Anybody Pawn Stuff?

[taiyuu_otoko]

https://priceonomics.com/heres-what-people-pawn-across-america/

 

[Desdinova]

I don't pawn, I sell. You get more money if you sell it directly to the person.

 

[taiyuu_otoko]

I've never pawned anything, have only been into a pawn shop once or twice (only because I was in the neighborhood). Based on TV shows, people only pawn things when they are desperate for cash. All those prices are pretty low, wonder what kind of a markup they add?

 

[Bible_Belt]

The price is low, because it is a loan. You get your item back if you return the money within a certain period of time. A lot of people never pay, so the store gets to keep the pawned item. They probably loan less than half of what something is worth.

 

[zekko]

I've never pawned anything. I wouldn't mind selling something at a pawn shop, but I've never thought I would be able to get a good price. Those prices listed are not bad IMO. Who the heck wants a used Apple watch? They've got to make a profit, so you have to figure that in. The key to that list is that they are popular items, I guess. I wouldn't expect to get top dollar at a pawn shop.

 

[Soflobro#3]

One time i pawned a bunch of chrome books donated to my ex gfs kindagrten class for drugs and alcohol. She was pissed. But she still bailed me out of jail (unrelated to he chromebooks).

This post is satire.

 

[Soflobro#3]

I've never pawned anything. I wouldn't mind selling something at a pawn shop, but I've never thought I would be able to get a good price. Those prices listed are not bad IMO. Who the heck wants a used Apple watch? They've got to make a profit, so you have to figure that in. The key to that list is that they are popular items, I guess. I wouldn't expect to get top dollar at a pawn shop.

Pawn shops will even take used power tools. Almost anything.

 

[RickTheToad]

Never. Rather just sell on Craigslist or eBay. My parents did decades ago and they got fleeced on some gold and silver they inherited from family. Small metals, nothing really worth much. But, they got much less than spot. This was before the advent of the Internet, so all the pawns in our area seemed to be pricing the same. Speak about collusion.

 

[Bible_Belt]

Pawn shops will even take used power tools. Almost anything.

Where I live, the only things easier to sell than tools are guns.

 

[zekko]

Where I live, the only things easier to sell than tools are guns.

I have a friend who fell on hard times and sold a fair number of tools to a pawn shop. I don't know what he got for them exactly, but he did say it was much less than they were worth. I suppose they can tell when someone is desperate.

It almost seems to me that if you wanted to sell, you'd be better off going in and trying to pawn your stuff, and then just never paying it back. You might get a better price, because they want the interest from you? Is there any sort of drawback to not paying off a pawn loan?

 

[RickTheToad]

Pawn places give you crap for money around here. Only people who do not know better go to these places. I do much better on Craigslist.