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Crying all the way to the pawn, shop, no doubt

So many people -- 5,000 a day -- want to check out the "Pawn Stars" store in Vegas that it's…

13 years ago

Big dog

Here at Kamaaina Loan And Cash for Gold, we often brag about being Maui's biggest pawn shop. But that's big-frog-in-small-pond…

13 years ago

Arizona loves to pawn

Nationwide,  about one American in 5 uses a pawn lender to raise cash, according to the private financial regulator FINRA.…

13 years ago

Fair’s fair

You may not realize it, but Hawaii law requires second-hand dealers to follow the same rules as pawnbrokers -- keep…

13 years ago

A pawn shop chain moves upscale

Pawn America is one of a couple of large (for the pawn business) chains that started in the past generation.…

13 years ago

The story of a pawn shop chain

Lots of America's pawn shops are one-outlet businesses, but there are chains, too. Here's a feature about a fast-growing chain…

13 years ago

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