Friday 15 November 2013

The Pawn Shops Located Near You

By Alyce Powell


There are a variety of places that people can shop for almost anything they want these days. Even the Internet offers almost more selection than the average store does. However, there is no location, no store, no stop that you can make that will offer you more than local pawn shops. Not only will they have what you are looking for but they will offer much, much more.

What makes them unique in today's society is more than just their clientele and the items they bring in. It is the prices and the selection in one place that cannot be found anywhere else. You might find a similar selection in an area thrift shop but you will not find it along with the higher priced items as well. Which is a draw for the pawn shops.

You can find a variety of items there that are cheaper than what you would find in other places. Jewelry is a big seller in pawn shops. This is evident in the fact that most of them sell more jewelry than anything else. In addition they also sell a lot of electronic equipment. They sell televisions, VCRs, and cameras too.

They are usually run by families. Fathers and sons or larger families are usually the ones who own an d operate these shops. They are opened a long time ago and then passed down through the family for a few generations. They never sell them outright because they are actually pretty good money makers for the owners. Some of them sell cars and larger items as well.

This loan is based on the items value because the item serves as a sort of collateral. The customer usually has about 90 days to return and pay back the loan amount, with interest. If they do that, they will get their item returned to them. If they do not however, the store will keep the item in lieu of the loans repayment.

The shops in the bigger cities and metro areas are the ones that have lots of jewelry. The places that have cars are often the ones that have more room and are in more of a rural area. Sometimes the city ones will sell cars as well but they will often times store them in various other locations because they do not have room in the store.

The ones located out west will be filled with local items like surf boards and skateboards. It is all a matter of the location and where they sell they items and who they sell them to the most. The patrons are usually the people who dictate the items the store will sell. Just like the city based stores selling jewelry.

It all depends on the mood of the owner and maybe how well they know you or how good of a customer you are. If you are a frequent customer of the local pawn shops you can sometimes get better deals on some of the more expensive things. Especially if you are one to sell items to the store often. It is all a matter of getting to know people.




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