Pawn shops proliferating
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Mitch Powers got a call from the History Channel show “Pawn Stars” about this 1889 Colt revolver that his father, Dale, owned. Mitch Powers didn't really expect much when he answered a posting on Craigslist looking for people with interesting Jay Dardenne speaks with Jimmy DeRamus, owner of Silver Dollar Pawn on Lee Street where [...]
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Long before banks and ATMS, there were pawn shops. Step inside the colorful world of today's pawn business with Corey, Rick, Old Man and Chumlee. With “Pawn Stars,” “Rick's Restorations” and “Count's Kustoms” all getting in front of TV cameras, tourists make a bee-line for what's rapidly becoming a downtown reality TV campus. It all [...]
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With “Pawn Stars,” “Rick's Restorations” and “Count's Kustoms” all getting in front of TV cameras, tourists make a bee-line for what's rapidly becoming a downtown reality TV campus. It all began with Gold & Silver Pawn owners Rick Harrison, What does the Pawn Stars story tell us about how networks and producers develop, launch and [...]
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Photo: Ron Tom, AP Q Are the pawnshop staff on "Pawn Stars" briefed about the items being offered? It seems that no matter what's offered, they're able to recite the history of the item. Either they're briefed, or they're brilliant. I almost never watch shows like Pawn Stars. I really don't care about the junk [...]
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