I have a 32 inch color television to pawn. Never pawned an appliance before... Help me look and sound smart!?

Question

I have a 32 inch color television to pawn. Never pawned an appliance before... Help me look and sound smart!?

Answer 1

Do NOT dress up. Go as raggedy as you can. Look as if you NEED the money and you might get more. Barter a little bit because you are never going to get a good deal. I lost a pearl neclace worth $200 for $20. When you get the money that you need to get it out, GET IT OUT. NEVER MISS YOUR PAYMENTS! My husband missed a payment by ONE DAY and we lost our $3,000.00 computer system we borrowed $100.00 on. I left him for a week I was so angry. The pawn shops make an INCREDIBLE amount of money off you missing a payment or not getting it out. If you get so low on money you cannot afford to get it out, the best thing you can do is offer it to a friend and see if they will pay the fee to get it out and then they can have it. You are going to lose it anyway.

Why give it to a store that is going to sell it for full price or more. Give it to your friend and make some points. It is a good way to let a friend have something for a fraction of what it is worth. We Mexicans consider it a Christmas gift in July. LOL

Answer 2

Umm, most pawn shop owners aren't very smart - which is why they are running a pawn shop.  Nothing to worry about.

What I am worried about though is whether the 32-inch color television you want to pawn is rightfully yours.

Answer 3

I am a pawnbroker in WA. The best thing to do is just be honest with the associate. Tell them that you've never pawned anything before, but you'd like to get a loan for $x*x amount. Bring the remote, if you still have it. At my shop we loan $75 on 32-inch tube TVs with a remote. You can probably expect around the same amount. Don't forget your ID and if you don't know your SSN, bring your card with you.