Not that I ever do, I don’t have money even for second hand shit. But sometimes I get drawn into checking out the windows (I like guitars and electronics, that seems to be all those places sell).
Not that I ever do, I don’t have money even for second hand shit. But sometimes I get drawn into checking out the windows (I like guitars and electronics, that seems to be all those places sell).
Is all stuff at a pawn shop only there temporarily? I would think some people might sell stuff there and not want it back but i could be wrong. Maybe you could ask if any items could be potentially bought back by the original owner. If the owner isn't coming back for it, maybe you wouldnt feel so bad about it. I dunno how pawn shops work though, ive only used one to transfer an online gun purchase
The way it works is that the pawnbroker -- the shop -- takes your stuff (old TV, stereo, guitar, whatever) as collateral for a short-term loan. They keep the item(s) in storage until your loan term is up or you pay them back. If you are able to pay them back before the loan period expires, you get your stuff back. If you don't, then it becomes eligible for sale.
Most people that use pawn shops either can't pay back the $15 for lil' Billy's XBox 360 because that was rent/beer/meth money, or they don't bother because they treat it as a "dump off old stuff and forget about it" year-round garage sale.
I honestly didn't know pawnshops still operated using Crime and Punishment rules, like thats super predatory.
I always assumed they were just an all-purpose buyer/seller.
I sold about half of the things I owned at a pawn shop once, got $100 for it. Craigslist is slower, but much better for the purpose.