pawn shops
'Hardcore Pawn' star says economy leading to clientele pawning items 'to make it through the week'
"You're saying month to month," he said. "Our customers, our clientele, are pawning items to make it through the week. They're not worried about the next month."
Online 'pawn shop' Worthy ripped for using 'female empowerment' to sell used wedding rings
Some women say it feels “cringey” and even “manipulative” to use “girl power” language to draw someone into selling their wedding ring.
Sign of the times: Pawn shop features eerie item for sale as inflation saps buying power
The outlandish item was seen in Pasternack's Pawn Shop in Aurora.
Pawn Stars host: People needing cash turning to pawn shops during inflation
Rick Harrison said some are pawning items they never planned to sell in order to get by.
Manhattan DA to fight shoplifting surge by going after repeat offenders: biz group
Partnership for NYC President Kathy Wylde said that pre-trial detention will be requested for accused thieves who have prior felony convictions, multiple open cases and a history of skipping out...
NYC pawnshop owner savagely beaten in store dies of injuries: cops
The Queens pawnshop owner who was savagely beaten with a metal rod last month – so severely that cops initially thought he was shot – has died of his injuries,...
Video shows vicious beating of Queens pawn shop owner who cops thought was shot
Shocking video footage shows the moment a Queens pawn shop owner was beaten so badly that cops initially thought he'd been shot in the head.
Queens pawn shop owner beaten so badly, cops thought he was shot
The savage beating unfolded at about 1 p.m. Monday when the unidentified suspect walked into the store and unleashed on the owner — striking him multiple times in the head...
Queens pawn shop worker in critical condition after being struck with metal rod
An employee at Global Pawn Shop in Jamaica, Queens was gravely wounded after a gunman shot him in the head.
Alabama woman owes ex-fiancé $32K for ring she pawned for $10K: court
An Alabama woman pawned her $32,000 engagement ring when she lost her job during the pandemic last year, but state law says it wasn't hers to sell.
Retired police captain shot dead by looters in Facebook Live video
David Dorn, a 77-year-old former cop who had spent half his life on the Missouri force, was shot dead on the sidewalk in front of a pawn shop early Tuesday...
Pawn shop hero catches baby falling face-first off counter
Watch the dramatic moment a baby started to fall off a counter at a pawn shop in Hurricane, Utah — and was rescued by a store employee. Family Pawn manager...
Sapphire stolen two decades ago in Italy now at center of Manhattan lawsuit
The sleight of hand was as stunning as the stolen sapphire. No one knows how the 65-carat gem, inlaid in a dazzling art-deco diamond-and-sapphire Cartier bracelet, disappeared 22 years ago...
Man accused of stealing ring off dying cancer patient's finger
An Oklahoma man has been accused of stealing a ring off a dying woman’s finger and hawking it to a pawn shop, authorities said. Marvin James Johnson Jr., a family...
Mark Schechter is the pawnbroker for the ultra-rich
Mark Schechter is Wall Street’s pawnbroker of exclusive bling — and his business is booming. Brokers, traders and financial tycoons are some of his super wealthy clients. And these high-rollers...
Pair try to pawn off items stolen from pawn shop owner
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Authorities say two people who tried to pawn some stolen PlayStations didn't realize that they had burgled the home of the pawn shop owner. Citing a Clarksville,...
From Oscars statues to a killer's bling: The mystique of city pawnshops
There are 8 million stories in the naked pawnshop. There’s the bling put up by a beloved Knick before his death; an MTV Award presented to a world famous rapper;...
Dear John: Clutch of stolen jewels ends in a meltdown
Dear John: I cannot find anyone to help me. I am hoping you will. I had someone staying at my home, and that person stole my jewelry and pawned it....
Uncle sues nephew who opened rival pawn shop with 'stolen' goods
A Brooklyn pawn-store owner is suing his nephew for allegedly swiping his inventory and using the secondhand goods to open a competing shop on the same block in Bushwick. Joseph...
Teen opens world's first pawn shop for $15,000 sneakers
Forget stocks. Sneaker futures are making Wall Street look like a swap meet. High-end kicks are becoming the currency of choice in New York, and one 16-year-old is taking advantage...