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re: Are Pawn Shop owners the biggest scumbags? My first experience with one

Posted on 3/9/20 at 2:48 pm to
Posted by commode
North Shore
Member since Dec 2012
1228 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 2:48 pm to
Pawn shops sell stuff at market value, and buy stuff cheap from broke individuals. Why do you seem so surprised by this. First time in a pawn shop?
Posted by undkeith
South Carolina
Member since Aug 2007
554 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 2:49 pm to
I don’t think any retail store is going to pay you market price. The guy next to albasha in citi place. I think gold and silver of Louisiana is a good dude. He was always fair to me, paid more than websites apmex etc
Posted by SelaTiger
Member since Aug 2016
20619 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 2:49 pm to
What did you expect from a pawn shop? You gotta compete with crackheads who sell shite for 1/10 of the price. You’ll never get market value from a pawn shop.
Posted by terd ferguson
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Member since Aug 2007
111961 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 2:49 pm to
You should use the silver to start your own pawn shop and then pay everyone market value for their belongings... that'd show him.
Posted by Mr Clean
Power I-Formation
Member since Aug 2006
52499 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 2:50 pm to
You should have said,

“I’ll let it go for $375 if that will help you out, my man”

Sincerely,

Big Hoss
Posted by chryso
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2008
13121 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 2:50 pm to
He pays pawn shop market value.

There is your difference.
Posted by DomincDecoco
of no fixed abode
Member since Oct 2018
11481 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 2:51 pm to
dear facebook......
Posted by BayouBengal
Member since Nov 2003
28285 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 2:52 pm to
Pawn shops are good if you need the money quickly, not for getting the best price for your goods. And why would he buy it from you for the same price he'd have to sell it for? You're the one that wants/needs the money.
Posted by LSU$$$
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2013
1212 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 2:53 pm to
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Who buys silver at market value in BR?


There used to be a coin shop that would buy precious metals and pay market value on Coursey. Not sure if it's around anymore. La Coin and Jewelry or something?
This post was edited on 3/9/20 at 2:54 pm
Posted by theantiquetiger
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Posted on 3/9/20 at 2:53 pm to
quote:

Pawn shops sell stuff at market value, and buy stuff cheap from broke individuals. Why do you seem so surprised by this. First time in a pawn shop?


Yes, my first time in a pawn shop (to sell). Silver is a commodity, has a market value. The silverware is worth 2-3x the market value.
Posted by Tridentds
Sugar Land
Member since Aug 2011
22345 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 2:54 pm to
At a pawn shop that might be the market price. Surely you didn't think that would be the top dollar place for silver?
Posted by Displaced
Member since Dec 2011
32914 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 2:54 pm to
You should make bullets out of it. Tonight is the super full moon.

I don't think werewolves are real, but one can never be too sure.
Posted by Dubosed
Gulf Breeze
Member since Nov 2012
7465 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 2:56 pm to
quote:

Are Pawn Shop owners the biggest scumbags?

Televangelists are the biggest scum bags.
Posted by D Tide
Member since Mar 2012
503 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 2:57 pm to
quote:

He pays pawn shop market value.

This he means “ market “ value for a pawn shop not the price your going to pull up online
Posted by Redbone
my castle
Member since Sep 2012
20021 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 3:04 pm to
quote:

Pawn Shop owners the biggest scumbags
quote:

I sold a few pieces on eBay
How much did you have to pay ebay.

They have been the biggest scumbags to me.
quote:

I called him a fricking liar and crook, walked out.
He was a "scumbag" so you became an a-hole.
quote:

Who buys silver at market value in BR?
Nobody wants to buy from an a-hole.
Posted by redstick13
Lower Saxony
Member since Feb 2007
39833 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 3:04 pm to
quote:

Who buys silver at market value in BR?


Just a guess but not someone acting as a middleman looking to turn a quick profit.
This post was edited on 3/9/20 at 3:05 pm
Posted by Elleshoe
Wade’s World
Member since Jun 2004
143651 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 3:05 pm to
That comparison is an insult to scumbags
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
137030 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 3:06 pm to
You need to keep that silver to protect you from coronavirus, baw
Posted by BlackAdam
Member since Jan 2016
6867 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 3:07 pm to
Nobody is going to pay market value. 65-85% of spot is the range, and good luck finding someone to pay 85%.

If you want spot or a bit above go the ebay route.
This post was edited on 3/9/20 at 3:09 pm
Posted by Redbone
my castle
Member since Sep 2012
20021 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 3:10 pm to
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Yes, my first time in a pawn shop (to sell).
I can tell.
quote:

Silver is a commodity, has a market value.
Yes but YOU don't determine what pawn shop "market" price is.
quote:

The silverware is worth 2-3x the market value.
So why didn't you see what his silverware price was?

Clearly, you were trying to deal with someone that has a business to run.

If you don't like his offer just walk away.

You don't have to be a dick, especially in a business in which you have no experience.
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