Pawn Stars

[Amaazee]

Saxman has been watching Indiana Jones too much   

[Vudak]

I think most people who have watched the show with regularity can honestly say that not everyone in that shop rips people off (on camera).

Whereas the old man is cheap and Cory is almost smug (and rips people off), Rick (the father) strikes me as a fair businessman (or at least as fair as you can be in the pawn business and do well).  I've seen him offer thousands more than the customer originally asked (on some faberge doodah).  He's negotiating for a good price, sure, but he's much more malleable and fair than the other two.  Corey or the old man, by contrast, would take the customer's outrageously low asking price and run with it.

Now, does he do this when the cameras are off?  I don't know.  I do know that if I walked into the store and had to choose between the three, I'd want to do business with the father.

[Tupac]

I watch the show for Chumlee's little golden nuggets of comedy.

[VonKost]

Saxman has been watching Indiana Jones too much   

Warhead beat me to it!

[Delirium]

You can tell how a town/city is doing by the number of pawn shops within town limits. I don't like the vast majority of them, they literally make money off the misery and hardship of most people.

That said, I like the show but I still feel sympathy for some of the clientele.

[Pigslilspaz]

<edit: ya ever notice that Rick has a 'buddy' in practically EVERY bizarre type of relic/technical/document/EVERYthing trade?

"Hmm...Ming Dynasty vase...I have a buddy who specializes in 650-700 AD southern China antiques"...>

this perfectly captures the show.

[FYB]

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this perfectly captures the show.

[Flench]

F@#k Them and there show ! I like the PICKERS way better ...Now that's two good guy's and a good show . I have had to deal with pawn shops most of my life . My fathers brother stole from us all the time and that's the first place he would go and when I would have to go get my guns and stuff I found out that the guy's would give like $30 buck's for my BAR 270 and would charge me 100 to get it back . I wish them and the title loan company's should be shut down and I think the law would if it was not for the fact that the cops use them to catch the persons doing the stealling .

[BowHTR]

I wonder how angry people get when they watch the show and realize how badly the fatboys have ripped them off.

I can't stand those smug dweebs.

<S> Melvin

Beat me by 30 secs Flench lol

From what I understand, they dont show Pawn Stars over there. Can you imagine the amounts of people that would be coming through there if they knew that they could be on tv.

Also, had a friend go to Vegas, he tried asking around to see where the Pawn Stars pawn shop was. Everyone thought he was crazy.

[Shuffler]

.... another reality show on what used to be the History channel.

They can keep the H and start calling it the Hocking channel.

[Somerled]

I love the show, but i am amazed at the stupidity of some of these people who come in there.

"Well, I got this thing, i have no idea what its worth or what it is, so what will you give me for it?"

Good thing they are ethical, like that stupid woman who brought in the fabrege jewels and wanted 100 bucks for it, when it was worth 30,000.

[bmwgs]

F@#k Them and there show ! I like the PICKERS way better ...Now that's two good guy's and a good show . I have had to deal with pawn shops most of my life . My fathers brother stole from us all the time and that's the first place he would go and when I would have to go get my guns and stuff I found out that the guy's would give like $30 buck's for my BAR 270 and would charge me 100 to get it back . I wish them and the title loan company's should be shut down and I think the law would if it was not for the fact that the cops use them to catch the persons doing the stealling .

Now this is funny.  

Pickers and Pawn Stars are in exactly the same type business, except Pickers do not loan money.  Both are trying to buy an item at the lowest possible price and sell it at the highest possible price.

What is even funnier, Pickers goes and finds their victims, I mean customers, where in Pawn Stars, the victim, I mean customers, actually walk into their store.    

Fred

[bmwgs]

You can tell how a town/city is doing by the number of pawn shops within town limits. I don't like the vast majority of them, they literally make money off the misery and hardship of most people.

That said, I like the show but I still feel sympathy for some of the clientele.

Might want to include Doctors, Lawyers, Car Mechanics, Plumbers, Air Conditioning repair, and the list goes on.  They all make money off other peoples misery.

Fred

[VonMessa]

I love the show, but i am amazed at the stupidity of some of these people who come in there.

"Well, I got this thing, i have no idea what its worth or what it is, so what will you give me for it?"

Good thing they are ethical, like that stupid woman who brought in the fabrege jewels and wanted 100 bucks for it, when it was worth 30,000.

Ding, ding, ding.  The man deserves a cigar.

A person cannot be "ripped off" if they are informed.  One can only be "ripped off" if one allows one's self to be.  It is a PAWN SHOP.  Not an auction house, museum, K-mart, etc.  If you try to sell something you own, without knowing it's true worth, you are just  plain foolish.  In addition, expecting "retail", "auction" or "market" value of an item you are trying to pawn or sell at a PAWN SHOP is ludicrous.  They are not there to be nice, charitable or "break even"  The sole purpose is to make money.  Bottom line.  End of story.

There is no deception involved, and every customer has the right to say "NO, I can't accept that price".  There is no law restricting the making of money off of others misery, stupidity, impatience, etc. if the transaction is conducted in a legal, honest manner.

In addition, if any one of the individuals on this BBS was in the business of buying/selling a wide variety of items and has been doing it for 20-30 years, you also would made friends/acquaintances with many other folks who are much more knowledgeable about specific items.  It would be foolish to not do so.

If you are looking to get a fair value for an item you are looking to sell, here is a small tidbit...  DO NOT GO TO A PAWN SHOP.  Simple, elegant, effective.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

[GtoRA2]

Anyone dumb enough to go to a pawn shop isnt getting ripped off, they are getting what they deserve.

I have never met anyone but total losers who use pawn shops.

The show is interesting.