by Data Age | May 12, 2014 | Business, Gold & Jewelry, Industry, News
Don Budd has been buying and selling championship rings from cash-strapped athletes since the 1980s. While he sells some sports memorabilia, Budd also keeps them so that the athlete can regain their beloved ring once they get on better financial footing. Read...
by Data Age | May 6, 2014 | Industry, Laws, News
Americans — even many of the poorest — enjoy a level of material abundance unthinkable just a generation or two ago. That indisputable economic fact has become a subject of bitter political debate this year, half a century after President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a...
by Data Age | May 6, 2014 | Compliance, Industry, Laws, Management, News
A Poconos pawn shop specializing in the resale of diamonds, jewelry and other goods allegedly failed to report its purchases to authorities as required under state and local laws to prevent the sale of stolen goods. Read on
by Data Age | May 6, 2014 | Business, Education, Industry, Management, Marketing, New to the Industry, News
MIT IS DEVELOPING ANTI-COUNTERFEITING NANOCRYSTALS THAT CAN STICK TO CURRENCY, MEDICAL BLISTER PACKS, AND EVEN ART. TAKE THAT, CRIMINALS! Read full article
by Data Age | May 6, 2014 | Compliance, Firearms, Industry, Laws, News
Tallahassee, Fla. (WTXL) — A North Florida pawn shop owner is sentenced to one year in federal prison after pleading guilty to multiple counts of selling firearms to a convicted felon and a single count to selling a firearm to someone under the age of 21. Read...
by Data Age | May 6, 2014 | Compliance, General Merchandise, Industry, News
A custom-made, $10,000 guitar stolen in March from heavy metal rocker Zakk Wylde’s tour bus outside The Chicago Theatre has been recovered after being sold to a Chicago pawn shop, Wylde’s manager confirmed Saturday. Article here
