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From: JK Coney on 3 Feb 2010 20:05 "DocTCW" <doctcw(a)aol.com> wrote in message news:8pjm37xmk6.ln2(a)recgroups.com... >I was wondering how many other of you guys are as addicted to Pawn Stars > as I am. The characters make it worth watching, not to mention the > merchandise. I don't care for the old man much---it seems that acting > naturally does not come easy for him. > > Tom Wife and I watch every one. I like the old man. I really wonder if pawn shops are that honest? I'm guessing they may call in an expert behind closed doors and then try to lowball the seller in most cases. -- JK Sinrod www.MyConeyIslandMemories.com
From: QX on 4 Feb 2010 08:34 On Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:58:32 -0800, "DocTCW" <doctcw(a)aol.com> wrote: >I was wondering how many other of you guys are as addicted to Pawn Stars >as I am. The characters make it worth watching, not to mention the >merchandise. I don't care for the old man much---it seems that acting >naturally does not come easy for him. > >Tom They were featured on the KVBC Channel 3 news last night. They went from 70 patrons a day to 1000, The exposure is also aiding other local businesses. They interviewed a gal who runs a potato shop who said her business has increased greatly since the Pawn show started running.
From: Observant Lurker on 4 Feb 2010 21:23 On Feb 2 2010 5:58 PM, DocTCW wrote: > I was wondering how many other of you guys are as addicted to Pawn Stars > as I am. The characters make it worth watching, not to mention the > merchandise. I don't care for the old man much---it seems that acting > naturally does not come easy for him. > > Tom we finally agree on something doc. I love that show and can't watch enough of it. JP _______________________________________________________________________� : the next generation of web-newsreaders : http://www.recgroups.com
From: Walt-via-recgroups on 5 Feb 2010 18:12 On Feb 3 2010 9:05 PM, JK Coney wrote: > Wife and I watch every one. I like the old man. I really wonder if pawn > shops are that honest? I'm guessing they may call in an expert behind closed > doors and then try to lowball the seller in most cases. > > > -- > JK Sinrod > www.MyConeyIslandMemories.com I can't believe the lowballing that happens right on the show. They'll have an expert standing there who says something is worth $1,500 or whatever at auction, and the pawn guy will offer to buy it for $300 and then let the customer negotiate up to $400 or $500 to make him think he got a deal. It's a shame how little $$ some of these people will accept just to get immediate cash, when they could likely get much more thru an auction house or online. --- Walt ------� RecGroups : the community-oriented newsreader : www.recgroups.com
From: JK Coney on 5 Feb 2010 22:04
"Walt-via-recgroups" <a413739(a)webnntp.invalid> wrote in message news:g8lu37x0r3.ln2(a)recgroups.com... > On Feb 3 2010 9:05 PM, JK Coney wrote: > >> Wife and I watch every one. I like the old man. I really wonder if >> pawn >> shops are that honest? I'm guessing they may call in an expert behind >> closed >> doors and then try to lowball the seller in most cases. >> >> >> -- >> JK Sinrod >> www.MyConeyIslandMemories.com > > I can't believe the lowballing that happens right on the show. They'll > have an expert standing there who says something is worth $1,500 or > whatever at auction, and the pawn guy will offer to buy it for $300 and > then let the customer negotiate up to $400 or $500 to make him think he > got a deal. It's a shame how little $$ some of these people will accept > just to get immediate cash, when they could likely get much more thru an > auction house or online. > > --- Walt > Seems to me most times they end up paying roughly half of the experts estimate, which is the old keystone markup retailers used forever. But you're right that some of the folks are sadly in need of the cash, and don't have the know how or time to sell it for twice the price to a collector or Ebay. -- JK Sinrod www.MyConeyIslandMemories.com |