Comment on Thinking of visiting a pawn shop. What should I know?
sagrotan@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Why should you visit a store that concept roots in scam? I don’t mean fraud, just buying cheap from desperate people and selling high. That’s a scam imo. Just don’t. There’s nothing to find there, no treasure, no unique stuff for borderline reasonable price. Maybe a gun. You need a gun from a pawn shop?
TBF you just described most of capitalism.
I don’t need a gun, but the pawn shop on my commute has some musical instruments in the window which intrigue me. I’m a serial hobby-starter, and prefer gently used hobby tools over new, because used items have less of an environmental impact than new items.
Musical instruments are one of the better things you can find, and usually you can try them in store.
CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 11 months ago
Where I’m from they’re mostly used as alternatives to online marketplaces like Craigslist and Facebook marketplace for people who can’t be bothered to respond to a slew of messages.