I thought with the rain it would be a slow calm morning, two guys come in as soon as I open and want to

look at guns, fine. They each purchased a handgun so I began the paper work, starting by explaining I needed their Ga. drivers license for the background check ,well the scanner/ copier jammed up so I went to the backup copier which someone had taken the ink cartridges out and had not purchased new ones. In the mean time about 9:05 two more men wanted to redeem handguns pawned which also requires a FBI background check. I was working on unjamming the scanner/copier and Five large loud women came in to tell one of the men that he needed to go see his baby’s momma right now. This started a comotion with everyone seeming to be involved.  I finally got the scanner unjammed and started processing as fast as I could.  I could barely hear the FBI over the phone with their CHARLIE_TANGO JULIET SIERRA -123 codes and all four men were put on 4 day delay, this did not go down well with the crew.  Another group of large women came in to look at jewelry, none of the first group had left.  One woman wanted to show the others a $9,500 ring she was going to buy when her govment check came and they all wanted to try it on. I looked at all fourteen of this crowd and told them they had to leave ,the panic light had come on and I had to clear the store and we would reopen in two hours or when the police came and told told us it would be ok to reopen. They  all left bitching and I locked the door and turned the panic light  (in my head) off. After they all left the parking lot I opened back up, finished up the FBI delay paperwork, and took a deep breath and had a good remainder of the day.  If things start to get out of control you can always hit that panic button AND MENTION POLICE and things will be ok.

Three ladies came in wearing clothing that covered most of their face and hair and were new to America. I tried to be polite and let them examine the jewelry we had on sale. We had the jewelry priced at scrap gold prices just for a valentine special. All three began trying to bargain for a lower price which I said was not possible due to the price of gold. One of the ladies would not quit haggling and the store owner,who had been watching and listening on camera, came out of the back with a hammer and asked me for the ring which he placed on the floor and beat it into a lump of gold handed it back to me and walked away saying “Throw it in with the scrap.” The three ladies started speaking in their foreign language and then the haggler asked if all Americans were like that. I told her “only when pushed”.

We cannot get enough handguns to satisfy demand. People of all backgrounds,races, sexes want firearms and they want them now. It is not just my store it is every store. What does this mean? Some feel purchasing a firearm will become illegal, I don’t think so. Some for protection, very likely. SOME JUST BECAUSE EVERYONE ELSE IS AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO BE LEFT OUT, MOST LIKELY REASON. Herd mentality, I’ve seen it with baseball cards to beenie babies and now it is guns. The bad thing is that most of these people will not take the time to learn how to use their new weapon and will just load it and stick it by the front door where any child can get to it.  If for some reason the weapon is needed to ward off danger the owner having never having practiced will not make the right decision in the time you have to decide.These are dangerous times and will get worse not for the harm that others will do to us but the harm that we will bring onto ourselves.

You have a used 20″ TV-less than three years old works perfectly with remote that you would like to sell or pawn.  It has some sticky substance on the top, the screen is coated in nicotine and there are no batteries in the remote. You are likely to receive (A)$100 (B)$30(C)$15(D)$0 The answer is (C)$15 but could have $30 or more if you had taken 5 minutes to clean it up and put batteries in the remote.

As you may have guessed I am a pawnbroker and I am using this blog to help you get the best offer for your items whether you are pawning or selling. Times are tough and we all need a little financial help from time to time. I will share some of my experiences and answer your questions to the best of my knowledge.

Quite a few people think of a pawnshop as a combo warehouse of stolen goods and loansharking operation. In some cases that may be true but usually it is a place where you can borrow $40 in less than two minutes for a $10 fee using some item that you will not miss for 39 days as collateral.  People are becoming desparate and frustrated but with a little common sense and a little help maybe things will get better.

People in need happen upon extra money from time to time, but if you mention saving some for a rainy day they usually look at you like you are crazy and proceed to waste their extra money doing what my wife says is for them “Creating Memories” for they feel hopeless.

I look forward to your questions and ideas and I will share tips and thoughts. Pawndemonium