On Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:21:53 -0500, "DanGLT" wrote:

I really wonder about the theft factor. Don't these places just scream
"fence" ? Very little jewelry is ever recovered, but this just about cuts
it to zero.

Most..not all..but most states and municipalities have rather stringent
requirements for ID, description of goods etc etc. And they have to be
turned over to local law enforcement each week.

Thats part of the rules pawn shops and other such entities have to go
through.
Want to pawn or sell something? Then you better have official photo ID
in hand when you go into the shop.

The days seen in the movies of people walking in, haggling with the guy
behind the counter and collecting cash are long long gone.
And when pawning guns..the 4473 has to be filled out, fees have to be
paid etc etc. Sometimes..its not worth pawning guns unless they are
worth over a grand.


Gunner


"Ignoramus5931" wrote in message
m...
On 2011-07-31, William Bagwell wrote:
On Sun, 31 Jul 2011 00:01:49 -0500, Ignoramus11951
wrote:

A lot of them started buying precious metals only recently. Perhaps,
before this they were picking up metal scrap from people's garbage or
were real estate agents. Now they are in precious metals.

Not only pawn shops, but around me are at least four stand alone stores
that
buy nothing /but/ precious metals. Three of them even have folks standing
at
the street holding up "We Buy Gold!" signs. Obviously have to be ripping
people
off big time to afford rent and all the other overhead.

Exactly.


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