Pawn shops are like...

[smiradenius]

 

[Insipid]

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Get ya bitch ass whooped by the moderators on the daily.

[The_annoying_one]

[stilgar]

Pawned a lot of stolen goods from lost and found have you?

[smiradenius]

  On 12/7/2024 at 8:22 PM, stilgar said:

Pawned a lot of stolen goods from lost and found have you?

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Is this where you change the subject, derail the thread and cause a lock or a relocation?

[discolé monade]

those silver bits aren't paying like you thought they would?

Edited December 7, 2024 by discolé monade

[smiradenius]

  On 12/7/2024 at 10:39 PM, discolé monade said:

those silver bits aren't paying like you thought 

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The last time I was in pawn shop, it was to get a watch bracelet refitted.  I do pay attention to the other customers. 

Edited December 7, 2024 by smiradenius

[discolé monade]

oh yeah. pawn shops are my first go to for jewerly repair. 

 

 

[discolé monade]

  On 12/7/2024 at 8:19 PM, The_annoying_one said:

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[smiradenius]

  On 12/7/2024 at 10:49 PM, discolé monade said:

oh yeah. pawn shops are my first go to for jewerly repair. 

 

 

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The guy doesn't charge what a jeweler would charge, just for a link adjustment or changing a battery.  If I need more serious work done, like changing a mainspring or reseal, that's what jewelers are for.

[discolé monade]

lol

liar

[smiradenius]

  On 12/7/2024 at 11:01 PM, discolé monade said:

lol

liar

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He's also the right guy for an inspection.  If I buy gold or silver from anybody, I keep the receipt and let the pawn broker run a chemical test to authenticate it.

 

You don't seem to be nearly as street smart as you pretend to be, or you would already know these things.

[discolé monade]

lol. you're an idiot. 

you don't do any of this. 

lol

chemical test. 

m'kay

[smiradenius]

  On 12/7/2024 at 11:11 PM, discolé monade said:

lol. you're an idiot. 

you don't do any of this. 

lol

chemical test. 

m'kay

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So, what do YOU  call it when the broker scrapes a sample of the metal onto a stone like pad and then swabs the pad with a chemical that changes color according to the type of metal it is?

Edited December 7, 2024 by smiradenius

[discolé monade]

  On 12/7/2024 at 11:52 PM, smiradenius said:

So, what do YOU  call it when the broker scrapes a sample of the metal onto a stone like pad and then swabs the pad with a chemical that changes color according to the type of metal it is?

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something that doesn't happen in a pawn shop.

 

[tsar4]

Last time I was in a pawn shop (~40 yrs ago), I spotted a Fender Strat.  Took a look at it & it was priced at $275.

I figured it was a Strat neck attached to a knock-off body, and moved on.

[smiradenius]

  On 12/8/2024 at 12:27 AM, tsar4 said:

Last time I was in a pawn shop (~40 yrs ago), I spotted a Fender Strat.  Took a look at it & it was priced at $275.

I figured it was a Strat neck attached to a knock-off body, and moved on.

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I don't buy any musical instruments because I don't know anything about them and wouldn't be able to pick the frauds from the real things.

[smiradenius]

  On 12/8/2024 at 12:22 AM, discolé monade said:

something that doesn't happen in a pawn shop.

 

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The Hell it doesn't.   It's standard procedure when anybody goes in to sell.  Do you really think a pawn broker is just going to buy painted lead and take the seller's word that it's gold?  Now, if you just want your item tested, some brokers would charge five bucks for the service. 

[discolé monade]

  On 12/8/2024 at 12:40 AM, smiradenius said:

The Hell it doesn't.   It's standard procedure when anybody goes in to sell.  Do you really think a pawn broker is just going to buy painted lead and take the seller's word that it's gold?  Now, if you just want your item tested, some brokers would charge five bucks for the service. 

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no pawn shop owner is scraping jewerly bits then adding chemicals for a pawned item.

nor have you ever gone into a pawn shop with anything to scrape.

stop being silly. 

[smiradenius]

  On 12/8/2024 at 12:44 AM, discolé monade said:

no pawn shop owner is scraping jewerly bits then adding chemicals for a pawned item.

nor have you ever gone into a pawn shop with anything to scrape.

stop being silly. 

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Then, how does the broker know he's not getting cheated?

[tsar4]

  On 12/8/2024 at 12:36 AM, smiradenius said:

I don't buy any musical instruments because I don't know anything about them and wouldn't be able to pick the frauds from the real things.

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Trust me, if it had been closer to the real worth of the instrument and I had been interested in buying it, I'd have read up on what to look for before forking over the money.

[discolé monade]

  On 12/8/2024 at 12:46 AM, smiradenius said:

Then, how does the broker know he's not getting cheated?

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i wouldn't know. i don't use pawn shops. 

[smiradenius]

  On 12/8/2024 at 12:47 AM, discolé monade said:

i wouldn't know. i don't use pawn shops. 

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Well, there's your answer.  You've never set foot inside one, but somehow,  you're the expert in what goes on there? 

 

Bottom line:  The broker has to be certain that he's buying the real thing and that can't be done without testing.  Incidentally,  if anybody shows up with a "diamond", the broker has a test for that, as well.

 

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[discolé monade]

i never said i've never set foot.  how many bars of gold or silver do you think goes through the pawn shop, that the broker has to stop his jewerly repair side gig , and drop some chemical on the bar to check?

i bet it's a lot 

like a lot lot. 

like so much that jewelers are scared of pawn shops taking all the repair business away. 

[smiradenius]

  On 12/8/2024 at 1:04 AM, discolé monade said:

i never said i've never set foot.  how many bars of gold or silver do you think goes through the pawn shop, that the broker has to stop his jewerly repair side gig , and drop some chemical on the bar to check?

i bet it's a lot 

like a lot lot. 

like so much that jewelers are scared of pawn shops taking all the repair business away. 

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It doesn't matter whether you're talking about a 2kg bar or an 8g ring, the broker still has to know exactly what he's buying or he would be out of business in less than three months.

 

Meanwhile, a jeweler's job is well enough safe because he can still get all the more intricate work, such as replacing mainsprings or securing diamonds to the settings.  

[discolé monade]

no pawn shop owner is testing an 8g ring. (no such thing)

and according to you...broker and jeweler are the same thing...

so....make up your mind. 

[smiradenius]

  On 12/8/2024 at 1:13 AM, discolé monade said:

no pawn shop owner is testing an 8g ring. (no such thing)

and according to you...broker and jeweler are the same thing...

so....make up your mind. 

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I did not say that they are the same. 

AND... 8 grams are more than a quarter ounce.

AND... When a pawn broker sells a bracelet watch, he will perform a size adjustment as part of the sale.

 

BTW, here's the 8g ring:

https://www.blissdiamond.com/products/mens-8-gram-solid-14k-gold-1-4ct-tw-diamond-ring-6mm-wedding-band

Edited December 8, 2024 by smiradenius

[Insipid]

  On 12/7/2024 at 10:45 PM, smiradenius said:

 I do pay attention to the other customers. 

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Being a black man, my comment about you not reading the room seems to have struck a nerve.

[smiradenius]

  On 12/8/2024 at 1:24 AM, Insipid said:

Being a black man, my comment about you not reading the room seems to have struck a nerve.

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How does this even relate to reading a room?

[discolé monade]

but you said you go to the pawn shop to get your jewelery repaired.

don't back peddle now. 

and i'm not clicking you're malware link.

[smiradenius]

  On 12/8/2024 at 1:58 AM, discolé monade said:

but you said you go to the pawn shop to get your jewelery repaired.

don't back peddle now. 

and i'm not clicking you're malware link.

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I'm not backpeddling anything.   Scroll up and read everything instead of just cherrypicking.

 

Here's where the link leads:

 

 

Edited December 8, 2024 by smiradenius

[smiradenius]

The Citizen watch is a strap

The Michael Kors is a bracelet. 

[discolé monade]

 

 

 

and this is an idiot that uses pawn shops for repairs

[smiradenius]

  On 12/8/2024 at 5:02 AM, discolé monade said:

 

 

 

and this is an idiot that uses pawn shops for repairs

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It's not a repair, it's an adjustment or changing a battery.   There's a difference. 

If I need anything more complicated done, such as replacing a mainspring, THEN I go to a jeweler.

 

Again you demonstrate your inability to read beyond a second grade level.

[stilgar]

Why are you making the guy you sell stollen goods to change your batteries?

[smiradenius]

  On 12/8/2024 at 5:41 AM, stilgar said:

Why are you making the guy you sell stollen goods to change your batteries?

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I never sold anything stolen to him.

He has all the batteries that fit.

[stilgar]

Oh, there is a different guy you sell the stollen things to. 

[smiradenius]

  On 12/8/2024 at 5:48 AM, stilgar said:

Oh, there is a different guy you sell the stollen things to. 

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I never sold any stolen goods at all.

[naraku360]

[André Toulon]

I let y'all have all the fun yesterday and my day sucked. 

I need to kick the dummy too in order to deal with real life

[smiradenius]

On a related note in pawn shops, a Seiko is a watch that a pawn broker could buy for twenty dollars and end up selling for fifty or sixty dollars. 

Problem:  Guy walks in, offering to sell one, the second hand isn't moving and he swears it still works.  Okay, so what does the broker do?  He changes the battery.

If that hand starts moving, the broker may opt to buy it.

If not, the broker just says, "Sorry, I can't help you here."

The same broker has hundreds of new batteries in stock of nearly every size for watches and he doesn't object to selling a new battery for five bucks and spending three minutes to put it in.

[Insipid]

I made sure to find a pic without naughty bits showing.

 

[André Toulon]

Bro needed a little relaxation after getting the history on that 1973 turntable, AM/FM combo before he paid $12 to the seller.

[Insipid]

"This may have been worth 25 dollars, but the heavy cigarette smell knocks its value down in half."

"Conditioned response."

"Oh no, not this again. Take it or leave it."

"Conditioned. Response."

"It's twelve, final. Or fuck off."

[smiradenius]

  On 12/9/2024 at 2:31 AM, Insipid said:

"This may have been worth 25 dollars, but the heavy cigarette smell knocks its value down in half."

"Conditioned response."

"Oh no, not this again. Take it or leave it."

"Conditioned. Response."

"It's twelve, final. Or fuck off."

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I never had a broker mention anything about smell.  

[scoobdog]

  On 12/7/2024 at 11:52 PM, smiradenius said:

So, what do YOU  call it when the broker scrapes a sample of the metal onto a stone like pad and then swabs the pad with a chemical that changes color according to the type of metal it is?

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A blatantly obvious scam.

[Doom Metal Alchemist]

  On 12/8/2024 at 12:27 AM, tsar4 said:

Last time I was in a pawn shop (~40 yrs ago), I spotted a Fender Strat.  Took a look at it & it was priced at $275.

I figured it was a Strat neck attached to a knock-off body, and moved on.

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I would figure it was the Fender equivalent of a Chibson.