I just have a bit to say on buying from Pawn Shops. I frequent the establishments occasionally and quite often find great buys. 2 days ago I took my daughter up to Billings to do a few perusals. As I posted I found another set of Dillon 223 Carbide Dies for well under a 100 bucks...but they are heading for ebay. Not the purpose of this thread though. I have bought many items at pawn shops.... another great find(for me). I also found a pristine Dewalt 12 in compound sliding miter saw for just under 200 bucks...my old saw was only 10 inch no slide and was getting a little play in the bearing.. We cut 1000s of feet of hardwood flooring (at least 8000) over the years...so we gave it to ReStore. Someone gave us 4 -8x12 foot trailers of 2x10 and 3x10 end cuts from a saw mill...so we're gonna cut it to length and burn it this winter. Pawn shops can be great places to buy things...my last 20 in Stihl chain saw was way under 1/2 price and it still had all the paint on the blade...My daughter is heading back to Md today with a nice saddle and a pack saddle she bought. Does anyone else spend time looking through the wares at pawn shops??
Pawn shops Are Great Places To Shop
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Goodwill, FB Marketplace and the local pawn shops are treasure troves.
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If I need a new tool, gun, etc I will always stop at the local pawnshop/LGS first. Bought many a fine item there. I prefer quality and do not mind buying used. If over at the gun counter, these folks tend to be very knowledgable, at least my favorite local store.
I recently stopped at two Pawn shops and found two nice bargains, both new. A scope for my .308 rifle for $50 less than Bass Pro at $79.98 and a Colt Python for $1299 at another. They always like cash and I try to develop a good relationship with the owners who are willing to give me a good deal. On the Python it was $400 off the retail price. The owner was selling the shop and wanted some cash versus a considerable inventory. I saw a similar Python on an auction that was bid to $1300 and that included no fees or shipping and transfer costs.
When I buy a gun on line I use the local Pawn shop to do the paper work. I also check out the gun selection. Prices are a bit higher than on line but sometime one likes to get his hands on the gun to see how it fits. I had owned a couple of Glocks in the past and didn't like them much because they just didn't fit my hand couldn't shoot well with them. So I gave up on Glocks and sold the ones I had. One day in the shop I saw a 43 Glock and asked to see it. Perfect fit. Bought it and for the last 5 years has been my go to carry gun. I often see a power tool that I just have to have because the price is much better than buying new. All in all my local shop are run by good guys and I stop by just to look.
One of the shops had a really nice Rem 1100 Standard grade 20 ga on the rack. I need another one like a hole in the head...so didn't buy...The old standard weight 20s bring really high prices these days I typically buy most of the guns I get from the current owners...face to face.... and you can usually get a good feel for the true condition. The 870 I recently bought sight unseen was a case in point. The price was right at 250 or so. Turns out it was a 150th Anniversary(1966) and was a C grade trap gun. C grade means pretty wood and hand checkered in the custom shop...no stamped checkering like 99% back then...I have made some of my best buys on tools though...oh and a beautiful mine cut emerald ring I got for my wife. I like colored gemstone better than diamonds
I have not been inside a pawn shop in years and there are plenty around here. Way back when, I did purchase a Ruger Single Six in .22 Magnum at a local pawn shop - top right:
The .22LR Single Six was given to me, and the Bearcat was a LGS find some years ago.
The .22LR Single Six was given to me, and the Bearcat was a LGS find some years ago.
Here in Florida most of the Pawn shops are also gun shops and at times I have been able to find some good deals on nice guns. I go by several in my area about once a week to check out any new guns they may have brought in.
I have been dealing with Dewey's Pawn Shop here in Greenville for year's. I have purchased every thing from watches, firearm's, jewelry, tool's, you name it. A few years ago i hit the , (as they say in bass fishing), the GLORY HOLE. Just looking around and in walks this middle aged man with a suitcase. It was full of boxed S&W's. After the shop purchased them all, I got a Model 10 hvy brl 4" ,Model 19 nickel 4", Model 15 4". What a day!!! Divorce Lawyer's name upon request.
I like looking in pawn shops in Omaha, Nebraska. Generally checking for WW II rifles. Found a Mosin Nagant M38 in an M44 stock for $599. I bought it for $499. Metal was mint condition. Bore was sharp. Stock was very nice. 1943 Ishevsk production. All parts matching except the magazine. Typical refurbishment. 
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There are 3 pawn shops I go in every time I'm in their town and they know I look for S&Ws and I get " Deal, Deals" on guns.
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The one pawn shop I used to frequent decided they got better money on BrokeGunner. A few things are in the store, but I guess it's the old story of "money talks".
Yes I love them, good times and good friends.
Have bought, sold and traded for past 20 years from one favorite. I've seen chickens, moonshine, silver, guns, and old cars traded in (parking lot)
Have bought, sold and traded for past 20 years from one favorite. I've seen chickens, moonshine, silver, guns, and old cars traded in (parking lot)
I rarely go into pawn shops. When I do it seems like a treasure trove of plastic. I don't think I've ever seen a revolver of any kind in one!
Pawn shops aren't a thing in my neck of Penn's Woods.
I've gotten some good deals and I'm willing to haggle with a pocket full of cash.
The two pawnshops I used to frequent closed. I think there was a change in state law and they decided that it just wasn't worth it. When they closed, I got some great deals!
The two pawnshops I used to frequent closed. I think there was a change in state law and they decided that it just wasn't worth it. When they closed, I got some great deals!
I had a great relationship with a busy pawn shop a block from my shop. I did all the repairs on their string musical instruments at a heavy discount and they returned the courtesy when I shopped there.
PS: If we lived close to Becky's (pawngal) shop Logan and I would be in there weekly.
She definitely knows her stuff.
PS: If we lived close to Becky's (pawngal) shop Logan and I would be in there weekly.
She definitely knows her stuff.
My local Pawn has been my FFL for 6 years and I have found quite a few treasures there. Most recently….
Picked up this Russian made 308 Molot Vepr today. Banned 4 years ago from import. Never been fired and in mint condition. I didn't have any AK styled rifles and this grabbed my eye. I got is for a decent price and if this wasn't such a depressed market, a great price.
I don't plan on shooting it. That's one problem buying unfired collectibles. Very few of these were imported before the bans were put in place.
Picked up this Russian made 308 Molot Vepr today. Banned 4 years ago from import. Never been fired and in mint condition. I didn't have any AK styled rifles and this grabbed my eye. I got is for a decent price and if this wasn't such a depressed market, a great price.
I don't plan on shooting it. That's one problem buying unfired collectibles. Very few of these were imported before the bans were put in place.
Quite a few contractors in Butte pawn their large tools they use infrequently. When they need one for a job they go back and get theirs or someone else's for a month. When they are done it gets pawned again. I used to use one as an ffl for online purchases. I now use a guy that is a lot closer.
The DFW Metroplex is awash with pawn shops. Cash America's world HQ is in Ft Worth. Getting to know the managers is a must.
Right next door in Arkansas you hardly see a pawn shop because the state's usury laws are such that they cannot charge sky high interest rates. That's where pawn shops make their money, not selling stuff. In TX they have to pay taxes on their inventory at years end. Everything is on sale in December and cash is king. I kind of miss living there. On a day off I could hit 5 or 6 shops around DFW. Lots of First Cash shops too.
Right next door in Arkansas you hardly see a pawn shop because the state's usury laws are such that they cannot charge sky high interest rates. That's where pawn shops make their money, not selling stuff. In TX they have to pay taxes on their inventory at years end. Everything is on sale in December and cash is king. I kind of miss living there. On a day off I could hit 5 or 6 shops around DFW. Lots of First Cash shops too.
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