Pawn shops (sad truth)

[Rob]

This has been beaten to death on Analogue Heaven about how difficult it
actually is to recover things that have been stolen from you from a pawn
shop.. Like they say, possession is nine-tenths of the law.

Many pawnshops are not as helpful as you would think.

Needless to say, I have a huge policy on everything I own since some of it
is prototypes of synths and other electronics that are actually worth quite
a bit more to me than just some stuff that some normal person would have in
their house.

Rob

----- Original Message -----
From: <CasioRZ1 at aol.com>
To: <synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl>
Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: Pawn shops (sad truth)


> 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
>  >
>  > >>
>