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Fun Summer Idea in Chicago: Visit Your Local Pawn Shop

Want to check out some cool handbags not available anywhere else? How about a second-hand guitar for a fraction of the price of a new one? Summer is the season for exploring, including those neighborhood shops you’ve walked past many times without taking a peek inside. Some adventures take place closer to home than you […]
Avoid These Common Pawning Mistakes

When a Chicagoan takes a favorite guitar or tv to a pawn shop in the hopes of getting some much-needed cash in their pocket, it’s easy to make mistakes. The urgency of an unexpected life event can cloud your judgment in the short term, as too many folks only discover when it’s too late to […]
Smart Lessons from the TV Show Pawn Stars

Think pawning isn’t popular? This age-old business practice is so universal that a TV show about it on the History Channel turned into an international hit – with a lot of lessons to learn for anyone tuning in. The most valuable pearls of wisdom viewers got from the show could apply to any exceptional pawn […]

Fun Summer Idea in Chicago: Visit Your Local Pawn Shop