How long has pawnbroking been around as a business?
Another notorious industry has the title “The World’s Oldest Profession,” but if prostitution is in fact the oldest, pawnbroking just may be the second-oldest. Pawnbroking existed 3,000 years ago in China, and after being practiced in Ancient Greece and Rome, spread through Europe as the influences of those cultures widened. Les Says: “I’m a fourth generation pawnbroker. My grandfather, my father, me then Ashley and Sal.
