Went Pawn Shoppin' Yesterday

[Swampman]

I saw an early Marlin 1894 in .44 Magnum with a cheap Simmons 4X scope on it.  It had been hunted with some.  They wanted $999.00 for it.  I didn't even ask why. I did find a T/C Renegade for $63.00 out the door.  It's pretty rough.

[dpe.ahoy]

Since CAS took off so big, people seem to think the 1894's and the 92's are worth gold.  Glad I've got mine at reasonable prices.  DP

[Savage .250]

There is a pawn shop close to me and they have guns( all kinds) every place you look. I mean everywhere.
    Try and do business with them and you soon find out why they have so many. You`d think every weapon in there was serial #1 !   They seem to pull prices out of the air.  Counter people are nice enough but.............the prices! 

[rex6666]

Hardly ever see a gun in a pawn shop in this area any more unless it is some elcheapo single shot shotgun that won't sell well at auction.

[navylawdog]

There is a pawn shop close to me and they have guns( all kinds) every place you look. I mean everywhere.
    Try and do business with them and you soon find out why they have so many. You`d think every weapon in there was serial #1 !   They seem to pull prices out of the air.  Counter people are nice enough but.............the prices! 

I think it must be like that with every pawn shop. I won't even go to a pawn shop to look at the guns anymore. They always want above retail for a used and ,most of the time, piece of junk. I prefer little hometown gun shops. They usually will work with you on the price. Unfortunately there aren't any around this area.

Navylawdog

[kingstrider]

I find good deals all the time.  Today I found a NAA mini revolver for $100.  Over the weekend it was a Remington 1100 for $175.  Last week it was a pre-safety Marlin 336 for $150.  Just gotta find those shops that are willing to deal.

[Winter Hawk]

Where abouts are you located, Kingstrider?  The rest of us might want to visit the pawn shops with you!   

-WH-

[kingstrider]

Where abouts are you located, Kingstrider?  The rest of us might want to visit the pawn shops with you!   

-WH-

Sorry I cannot say, nor will I divulge info about any hunting spots or fishing holes 

[uncledub]

My local pawn shop has some good stuff coming through regularly.  Sometimes good prices, sometimes high (to me).  All in all a good place to shop.  They recently had a Winchester Model 94 in 30 WCF that was 1929 date.  About 90%.  Nice rifle.  Sold quick with fair price.  I bought a2008 1895CB.  They are reputable too.

[haus]

My best deals come from shops that I frequent regularly.  I have seen shops where they have more guns than they can sell due to crazy prices.  Some smart shops make money through numbers, other want to hit a home run on each gun, Retards!

[bearmgc]

Pawn shopping used to be a fun past time for me. But in the last 5yrs or so, I stopped going, because of the prices and the BS. and there is a fraction of the pawn shops today, that were here 10 yrs ago. Sad ending to an era here in Wyoming.

[Sweetwater]

My favorite shop in Green River was closed the last time I was there to visit. That shopkeeper, we called him the Pope, as that was his last name, was one of the first people I ever knew in when I moved there back in '85 - considered himself the poorman's banker. At Christmas time you could always go in there and he'd have a sack of groceries that you'd leave with. A bygone era, for sure.

[sixgun_symphony]

 What some fellows don't realize is that prices are negotiable at pawnshops.

 Anyone that ever shopped at a Bazaar in the middle east will understand that one is supposed to haggle. Anyone that pays sticker price has alot more money than sense.