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16-Year-Old Owner of The World’s First Sneaker Pawnshop Talks Sneaker Pawn
It all started when 16-year-old, Chase Reed, needed a new lacrosse stick or money to go out to eat with his friends. Reed would ask his father for money and in return his dad would ask to hold on to his sneakers until he repaid him the money. Reed thought, How many...
UK eBay Sellers: Be Aware of Live Chat Security Breach
eBay sellers in the UK are reporting a security breach that requires no hacking or programming skills whatsoever. In fact, it's shockingly simple and potentially devastating to victims of anyone wanting to launch a malicious attack against them. On the other hand,...
Spartanburg County Pawnshop Owner Upset After Bank Closed His Business Accounts
SunTrust Bank executives forced a Spartanburg County pawnshop over, who specializes in guns, close his accounts with the popular bank. Now owner of Inman Gun and Pawn, Morris Williams, wants to know why. This is what Williams thought was going on, "We have an...
Blue Nile Reports 2Q Sales Decline
Blue Nile, a leader in online retailing of diamonds and diamond jewelry reported a sales decrease in their 2nd quarter of 1.3% to 106.6 million. U.S. engagement sales for the quarter were down 4.6% Non Engagement jewelry sales were up 2.6% International sales...
Rapaport Reports Declines in the July Price Index for 2 Categories
Rapaport reports that prices for certified polished diamonds has declined in 2 popular size categories. 1CT. Diamonds declined 2.4% in July .30CT. Diamonds declined 1.3% in July. The .30 to .50CT. category continued to rise 0.3% in July ,making the total increase...
BE AWARE: Thieves Are Targeting Tires and Wheels In Pawn Shops
PULASKI COUNTY, ARK. - On Monday night alone, Goodride Auto Care in North Little Rock had more than $25,000 worth of goods stolen, and in the last twelve days the shop has been robbed four times to thieves also stealing used tires. Now, it has gotten to the point...
New York: Russian Hackers Have Stolen 1.2B User Names and Passwords – Affecting 420,000 Websites
We recognize that this article is out of the editorial guidelines for PawnLink.org but we are certain that this matter is of utmost importance to anyone using the Internet. A Milwaukee firm, Hold Security, which is known for uncovering online security breaches,...
The Insight On How Successful People Stay Calm
Written by award-winning co-author of the #1 bestselling book, Emotional Intelligence 2.0, and the co-founder of TalentSmart, Travis Bradberry is going into depth in the article on how to manage your emotions and what strategies to use for remaining calm under...
Diamond Industry: Synthetics Pose A Problem
The diamond trade is facing a growing challenge from the production of synthetic diamonds. Synthetic diamonds are manufactured in a laboratory as opposed to natural diamonds, which are created by geological processes. The synthetic diamonds even have the same...
Pelham, Alabama Extends Permit Deadline For Pawn Shops And Other Businesses Under Moratorium
For anyone seeking to open establishments such as a pawn shop, title or payday loan entity, used-car lot or other establishments contained within a one-year moratorium in Pelham, Alabama will now have until August 31st to submit an application with the city. ...
Competing with Analytics – Part III
Three men were driving across the Midwest to attend a prestigious economic summit. In the car was a CEO of a multibillion dollar company. The second person was the President of prominent Mutual Fund and the third man in the car was a Stock Market Analyst. While...
3 Summertime Tips For Small Business Owners
A weekend parking-lot sale at his dad's small business, is what taught the author of this article how not to spend slow summer times at businesses and a speech by Magic Johnson is what taught him to try something new. Try these tips at your shop while you have some...
U.S. Government: Warning Retailers About Malicious Software
"BOSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department Of Homeland Security warned retailers about a type of malicious software attacking point-of-sales systems, dubbed "Backoff," that it said is undetectable by most types of anti-virus software. The agency released a 10-page...
Stolen Nearly 100 Years Ago From The Wyoming State Capitol, A World War I Gas Mask Was Found In Pawnshop
After World War I, Sgt. Robert Pennewill, brought back the mask as well as other artifacts upon his return to the United States. In 1919, the mask was donated to the state of Wyoming by entrepreneur, William Coe, after he purchased the collection himself. In 1920,...
Pine Bluff, AR Police Searching For Five Men Who Burglarized A Shop & Stole Three AR-15 Rifles
Five people, who police did not release descriptions for just yet, burglarized the Pawn City pawn shop at 400 East Harding Ave. between 4 and 4:34 a.m. "Based on surveillance footage, two of the burglars entered the store, then left and returned within a few minutes...
Competing with Analytics – Part II
Timing is everything. If you are a baseball fan, learning about the final score in the evening news may be fine. If you are the manager of the team, the score must be known pitch by pitch as you still have the opportunity to take action and affect the outcome....
Les Gold On 3 Negotiating Tips To Get What You Want
It’s not a huge leap in logic to think a pawn broker would be a pretty effective negotiator. Usually, the biggest conflict in any reality TV pawn show is the bargaining over what something is worth. Les Gold star of truTV’s Hardcore Pawn and owner of Detroit’s...
Rick Harrison On Personal Redevelopment Plan — Pawn Star Plaza
The purpose of the plan to build a large Rubik’s Cube themed plaza next to the hugely popular "Pawn Stars" Gold and Silver Pawn Shop is in hopes of monetary growth, as well as a better customer experience. Inspired by Tony Hsieh’s Container Park, Harrison's plan can...