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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BUncirculated, post: 1405246, member: 29581&quot;]But you have to understand something about the pawn business. </p><p><br /></p><p>The majority of their customers are not coming into the shop specifically looking to buy coins. I worked in two shops, and trained new employees in a third shop. They might get 3 customers a week shopping for coins, sometimes more, other times none at all. Most of the business they get are people looking to either sell, or get a loan(pawn) on property that has value. Numismatic items can sit for upwards of 6 months, and sometimes longer before they sell. Pawn shops keep their overhead as low as they can and typically don&#039;t sell on eBay. Several of the shops near me list things for sale on craigslist.com. No fees associated with that. </p><p><br /></p><p>Pawn shops, with regards to numismatic items, are no different than coin dealers, and B&amp;M shops who buy and sell coins, worth melt only or with collectible premiums. </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s an offer, and the person selling is not being held hostage and forced to take the offer. They can decline it and walk out as easily as they walked in.</p><p><br /></p><p>Are there unscrupulous pawn shops out there? Sure there are, just as there are unscrupulous coin dealers, and B&amp;M shops.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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