I'm sorry Sir, I didn't mean to use the wrong terminology and offend you.
Some jackal in a shirt boned me out of the price of my shotgun simply because I was desperate.
It was completely my fault for being desperate. I am sorry.
Before the internet, I can easily see desperation leading to using a pawn shop. But now, there is just too much out there to resort to such things.
You can post a gun in the classifieds section of 10 websites, connecting you to tens of thousands of serious gun owners, and many in your local area, in less than the time it takes to drive to the pawn shop.
And with a discounted price, you can get it sold and have cash in hand within a few days, at most.
And that discounted price will be FAR more than any pawn shop will give you.
How many situations are there when you need cash and didn't even have a few days warning of your need for it? Very, very few.
If you don't have at least a few thousand in emergency savings, sell stuff to get that much when you are not desperate. You'll get better prices, and have less stress.