maui pawn

Who do you trust?

One cool thing about being in the pawn business is that we can (usually) make money on gold whether its…

12 years ago

Two colorful pawn shops

These two pawn shops, one in Maine and one in Florida, make our little Maui pawn shop seem kind of…

12 years ago

Too little to borrow

Kamaaina Loan blog has linked to many newspaper or television stories about the new status of pawning. Here is an unusually…

12 years ago

We see this happen, too

From  a summary of a new episode of "Hardcore Pawn," set on a day when gold has taken a big…

12 years ago

They got his number, and his, too

Kamaaina Loan blog has often pointed out how stupid a crook has to be to fence stuff at a pawn…

12 years ago

Can you pawn wine?

Not at our Maui pawn shop, where gold, watches, surfboards and fine art are accepted. But Kamaaina Loan would need…

12 years ago

Pawn shop busts ring thieves

From New Mexico, a story about how an alert pawnbroker used a tip from a savvy theft victim to catch…

12 years ago

Why did gold swoon?

Don't get your hopes up. By the end of this post, we will not be able to tell you. But…

12 years ago

We admire a fake

Yesterday found us around the desk admiring a phony Mexican 50-peso gold coin. A customer had offered to sell it,…

12 years ago

Annals of dumb crooks

And a not-too-bright employer, as well. This story about a minor fiddle (total value to crook: $507.93) leaves us with…

12 years ago