Fun at the Pawn Shop

[Bmi48219]

Pawn shops profit from peoples’ misfortune. It doesn’t matter if that misfortune resulted from irresponsible financial practices or a genuine disaster. Taking advantage of the misfortune or foolish behavior of others is as low as one can get.

[Winger Ed.]

They are run by crooks, frequented by crooks, .

People only sell to one as a last resort or act of desperation.
Back when a new S&W wholesaled for a little under $300, I was in a pawn shop looking around.
A guy was selling one that at a glance, looked new.
The shop was offering $35.oo. The kid was trying to hold out for $40.
I had to walk out, I couldn't watch that.

Also-
I've often thought theft and burglary crimes would go way down if there were no pawn shops to sell stolen stuff at.

[10x]

I've often thought theft and burglary crimes would go way down if there were no pawn shops to sell stolen stuff at.

Yard sales come a close second.

[Winger Ed.]

Yard sales come a close second.

I hadn't thought of that.

But rumor has it, there is a lot of stolen stuff being sold on ebay.

[pete501]

I have had good luck at yard sales in the past. I was one of those yard sale junkies. Not so much now.

You have to find a sale run by the family. The Estate Sale Companies and the price gun have ruined sales for deals.

Yard sale today I found a medium flat rate box full of reloading brass. Its old and dirty 30-06, just what I shoot the most. Another look and there are 200 primed but dirty cases. About half of those are military with the crimp and corrosive primer. WWII Stuff.
All are pretty dirty. The fired cases are being SS wet tumbled now, I am tempted to tumble the primed cases too.
Oh yeah, the brass came with 4 boxes of 28 ga., 3 Forschner knives and some other stuff for $20.

The fella coming in as I was leaving asked the seller if they had reloading stuff. I Told him what I had just bought and asked if he shot 28, as I don't.