Pawn shops (sad truth)

[CasioRZ1 at aol.com]

Hmm....

It's at least the partial truth of pawn shops.  The thing about pawn shops 
and musicians is that if you need money RIGHT NOW, you can't e-bay it or 
consign it.  You can try selling it to another musician, but they're often as 
broke as you might be.

One of my ex-bandmates used to pawn his stuff frequently.  Most of the time 
he got it all out, but sometimes he lost an item or two.  Oddly, he never 
seemed to learn.

I guess my point is that pawn shops do serve a purpose for some, and I don't 
think everything in there is stolen.  However, it's a good reason to write 
down all the SNs on your gear, so if you do get ripped off you can ID it 
if/when it shows up in pawn.

Derek


<< HEAR HEAR@!!! This is the sad truth of pawnshops... I still question the
 reasoning behind them.. They have always sounded like a legal way to fence
 off stolen property.
 
 I cringe everytime I go into one.
 
 Rob>>
 
 ----- Original Message -----
 From: Harry Bissell <harrybissell at prodigy.net>
 To: <synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl>
 Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 8:26 PM
 Subject: RE: Pawn shops (sad truth)
 
 
 > <soapbox mode on>
 >
 > If you are going to deal with pawn shops you have to remember that the
 > reason that
 > they don't "know" what they have is because very often the person who
 > "sold" it to them
 > was not the original owner.  Most musicians sell to another musician, or
 > through a music
 > store consignment deal, or on e-bay etc.
 >
 > OTOH most B&E artists, Crackheads, and their ILK sell via the
 > "pawnshop". So remember when you do business with them you risk buying
 > your own vintage synth
 > next week. Sorry, and sadly that's how it is.
 >
 > Be aware of the moral implications of dealing with questionable
 > property....
 >
 > <soapbox mode off>
 >
 > H^)  harry
 >
 > >>