Posted: 1/14/2006 8:05:56 AM EDT
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Never been in one. I noticed a few around the area I now live...can a deal be had or is it not worth my time? Anyone ever score at one? |
No...NEVER. There are NO deals to be had at ANY pawnshop ever. That is one truth in life. Just a bunch of stolen junk sold for the same price as if the item was new. Usually tons of VCR's for $85. Electric guitars that dont work and you wont be able to return and crappy jewelry. Cameras that barelly work sold for high prices. Stay away !!!! |
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Pawn brokers are a valid source for some incredible deals, you just have to watch for them. Get to know the people who work there, tell them what your interested in and have them contact you if something to your liking come in. A good friend of mine, recently bought a makarov 9x18 with all the trimmins for $65.00 it was absolutly minty. I have to admit, I was a bit envious. 
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Pawn shops fill a niche for poor people with no credit and little income but have assets worth something to other consumers. But it's a pretty shitty deal for the seller, but they accept cash amounts a lot less than what their pawned goods are worth in exchange for quick cash from the pawnbroker. With Craigslist.com, if you need cash and have shit worth buying, you can get better prices without shipping and advertising costs or being ripped by pawnbrokers. It works wonderfully. |
You need to check out some different pawn shops dude, there are plenty of good deals out there. In the last week I picked up a calcutta reel on an allstar rod that was a little rough looking for 40 dollars. The reel just needed a little cleaning. I could take it anywhere and catch fish today. I also picked up a greenlee knockout set 1/2 to 2 inch in the box ,only the one inch punch had been used, cost 100.00 out the door. That is a great price. Also a 1 inch to 4 inch knockout set greenlee hydraulic working order ( 2of the small cutters were bad but the 4 through 2 inch were virginal) 134 + tax out the door. Those were all f'ing great buys. |
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There were 3 or 4 pawnshops within about 2 miles of the last place I worked. So, what do you do with a whole hour for lunch? Look for deals. The key is to get to know the people working there. It got to the point that I would walk in and they would show me stuff that was about to come out. "If the guy doesn't come to pay by friday this will be on the shelf. You interested? How much should we price it when it goes on the shelf?" (One shop knew almost nothing about guns) This was between 6 and 8 yrs ago. I got... MAK 90 $175.00 NHM 91 $300.00 Mossberg 500 8shot $75.00 Colt MKIV $217.00 (about 50% of the bluing gone but no rust) Kerosene Heater $40.00 (like new) Daewoo DR200 $350.00 That's all I can think of right now. Being a cheap SOB, I love pawn shops.  |
I hate you..... I've found some damn good deals. I've bought a few broken guns at them also. Bought a Win 30-30 that all it had was a broken firing pin. Got it for $75. Got a Belgian Browning 22 for $90 I think it was. Zero finish left on it. Re-blued it and still have it. They may not have any deals today, go back in a week and score big time. |
Pawn shops can be crazy. Back in the 70's there was this one near where I worked that actually guaranteed the guns and had decent prices. At another a couple of women ran it and they would have good prices pretty regular. Some other pawn shops put the stuff out there at NIB prices and the stuff is about 65% at best  The local one I now hit about 2 or 3 times a month is hit or miss. Bubba'ed Lee Enfield for $155.00, worth maybe $35. Beretta O/U with messed up choke tube threads $950.00 worth maybe $650. Stevens 311 as new for $150.00 worth $275 Norinco SKS as new for $99 worth $175 .What gets me are the ones that have the same over priced stuff sitting on the shelves for YEARS !!! They make some much on the interest that it seems like they don't need to sell the merchandise. rj |