Charles Bock

My parents have a pawnshop in Downtown Las Vegas for quite awhile. I grew up seeing people come in and want - need - money so they could go and gamble again or so they could pay their bills or whatever reason, and try and sell items that were of value to them.

American Writer

Steve Wilkos

I've been watching 'Pawn Stars' every week for the last year. I like learning about the history behind the items that people bring into the pawnshop. I actually pawned a ring once that a woman sent to me while I was on 'Jerry Springer.' It was really gaudy.

American Entertainer

Sam Shepard

My dad was a kind of semiprofessional Dixieland-type drummer, and I learned the drums from him. When I was about twelve, we bought our first Ludwig drum set from a pawnshop - a marching-band bass drum, great big tom-toms, and big, deep snare drums.

American Playwright

Rick Harrison

It's the only pawnshop I know that's got real Picassos hanging on the wall. I have Salvador Dalis on the wall. I have LeRoy Neimans.

American Businessman

Corey Harrison

It was kind of like, 'Who's gonna wanna watch a show about four fat dudes in a pawnshop?

A pawnshop holds your items as security, called collateral, until you repay the loan.

Loan Collateral

You have a set time to repay the loan to the pawnshop or they can sell your item.

Repayment Period

Pawnshops often have high interest rates on loans they give for pawned items.

Interest Rates

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