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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 11:16 AM Original message |
How bad is it? Pawn shops, payday lenders are hot |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
1. Can someone explain to me how a pawn shop makes money? |
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Viking12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 11:41 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Interest |
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brewens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 11:41 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. That's not the way it works. I hocked my golf clubs once when I was a kid |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 11:41 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Interest |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 11:44 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Ahh that makes sense. Thanks |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 11:51 AM Response to Reply #1 |
11. Those pawn shop programs on TV... |
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GReedDiamond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 12:00 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Slight correction... |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 12:26 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. OK, thanks... |
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GReedDiamond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 02:06 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. "Les Gold"...great name for a pawn shop guy... |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 03:50 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. No kidding! What the hell is up |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 06:02 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. He must also own a Falafel Franchise. |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 12:36 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. I think he's a weasel too |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 12:02 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. they steal old people's gold for pennies on the dollar |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 03:32 PM Response to Reply #14 |
23. Pawnshops get 98-99% return on the value of the Gold from the Refinery. |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 01:57 PM Response to Reply #1 |
45. You haven't shopped at many pawn shops.. |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
2. Constant commercials, too, for the thieves who will liquidate your settlement or annuity, |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
3. I notice things a lot. After Reagan the pig took over, I began to notice some things changing |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 11:42 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Cities that once thrived and had people are now boarded-up ghost towns. |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 11:44 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. The Bible bangers sided with the fascists, and went to the polls as a brainless group |
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surrealAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 12:40 PM Response to Reply #3 |
20. Not to detract too much from your point ... |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 05:06 PM Response to Reply #20 |
31. I don't know about that. Five and Dime stores were not $1.00 stores - they had items that cost more |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
4. Funny how they drag a dead horse behind them and call it a |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 12:17 PM Response to Reply #4 |
34. They offer statistics to try and convince us that the Economy is improving. |
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Volaris (479 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 01:51 PM Response to Reply #4 |
44. yeah...and every item sold off for LESS than its worth, |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
12. Pawn shops are a total rip off. So are payday loans. And don't forget check cashing places. |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 12:04 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. And the commercials! Almost as bad as the E-college promos! |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 03:44 PM Response to Reply #12 |
27. I was really glad when the local government came crashing down on payday loan places |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
16. It is my barometer of the economy |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 03:53 PM Response to Reply #16 |
29. It's a much better Barometer |
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The Midway Rebel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
17. Pawn shops were few in my town until... |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
21. It's not - |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 03:37 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Getting the last drop of Blood out of the Turnip |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
25. Who says "You'll never get rich"? |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 03:42 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Disaster Capitalism |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
30. Yeah, I noticed that when the largest one here opened a 2nd big new store farther uptown. |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 09:02 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Sad, isn't it? |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 02:19 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. It really is. The most popular reality program on tv is that show called "Pawn Stars". |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 06:29 AM Response to Reply #35 |
42. "Broken Dreams" |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 02:39 PM Response to Reply #30 |
37. Pawn shop owners, loan sharks, a repo men are all evil sociopaths. |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 05:55 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Pretty much. They are bottom feeding leechs attached to the still living souls of the poor. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
36. Pawn shops and payday loan sharks are evil. |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 04:44 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. I agree. |
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CleanGreenFuture (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
39. So are CoinStar machines. I have the opportunity each week to chat it |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 05:57 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. So many are scraping the 'Bottom of the Barrel.' |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 07:36 AM Response to Original message |
43. All I can say... here in Texas, EVERY strip shopping center consists of |
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