Maui gold buyer

Been there, done that

From the Gainesville Times.com, a story about a new ordinance that requires pawn shops to take a picture and fingerprint of…

13 years ago

Pawnbrokers should be smiling

IDEX Research finds that in 2012 for the first time, sales in America of jewelry and fine watches exceeded $70…

13 years ago

Pawn 101: ‘Rogue’ gold buyers

At the risk of sounding like a broken record (do young people even know what that means?), we are returning…

13 years ago

Living and dying in the information age

Because we track our customers and how they are reached by our advertising, we at Kamaaina Loan are sharply aware…

13 years ago

Stupid ways to die, a continuing series

There's an old joke that condo politics are so vicious because the stakes are so small. Not always the case.…

13 years ago

Words to the wise from Ken Rutherford

Ken Rutherford is a well-known name in the precious metals business. He makes and sells the Fisch instrument, a simple…

13 years ago

An honest gold seller in India

Bloomberg News has a story about T.S. Kalyanaraman, who shook up the gold jewelry business in India by putting pricetags…

13 years ago

Star gazing: Rick to get hitched

"Pawn Stars" honcho Rick Harrison is getting married to his longtime girlfriend -- who he has said will never be…

13 years ago

And they say there’s no ham in hamburgers

News reports say horse DNA was discovered in beef hamburgers sold in Ireland and England. Up to one-third in one sample,…

13 years ago

Pawn 101: Fender’s Pawn Shop series

Pawn shops don't get a lot of respect -- tell us about it! -- but from time to time there…

13 years ago