What are the most popular items to pawn?
Musical instruments, televisions and gold jewelry are all very popular. Generally, pawn shops are interested in portable items of considerable value that can be cleaned up easily and re-sold. Golf clubs and other high-priced sporting goods are popular as well. Les says: “We’ve taken the most unusual things anybody can imagine. We’ve taken alligators, we’ve taken Bentleys, we’ve taken jewelry of all kinds.