Wow. I feel like it's been forever. There were several times that I started typing and then for whatever reason decided I didn't like where it was going and scraped the whole thing. Well, hopefully now I will actually finish writing. Let's see how it goes ...
So today marks my first day off since I started working for my uncle this past Monday. I've accompanied him to work a few times before, but it was always for just a day or two and I was just visiting. Now though, I am in the thick of it -- learning what it means to work in a "Pawn" Shop.
My uncle's store is called Pawn Starz -- not affiliated with the TV show, but business is conducted quite similarly -- but there is no pawning in this shop. It is strictly buy, trade, sell. The tag line for the store is "we buy anything of value" and, quite true to their word, they really do. I've seen squirrel lamps, pinball machines, slot machines, sports memorabilia, DVD's, CD's, air conditioners, vacuums, gaming systems, TV's ... the list goes on and on and on.
The most popular thing they buy, or maybe I should rephrase that, the favorite thing to buy is gold, silver, coins and jewelery. There is a fine art to determining if something is of value or not. More often than not, there are markings on the pieces that tell you whether or not something is silver or gold, but sometimes you have to test the item to determine if it is of value.
I've completed the process a couple of times, and look forward to when I can actually do the whole thing start to finish without feeling like I need to check with someone before I offer a price. I never thought I would but I am really loving working in my uncle's store. It's an adventure every day, truly. You really never know what or who is going to walk through that door ...
Stay tuned for more stories from my days working at Pawn Starz! =)
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