What is the deal on Pawn shop pricing?

[jnojr]

There was a guy, I think on SIGForum, who got an FNC out of a pawn shop (I want to say in Seattle?) for $1200 or so.

I had to respond and tell him how much I hated him

 

[gunmn74]

Pawn shop

I use to shop in pawn shops in the Denver area and got some outstanding
deals. I now live near Wichita and all the pawn shops seem to think they
are retail gun dealers. (prices well above new). The only thing I have seen
worse are farm auctions, where a 22 rifle that looks like it has been drug
around behind the truck sells for 200 bucks.:banghead:

 

[boomer1911a1]

I've got a pretty good pawn shop. After doing business with them for years, they cut me pretty good deals. Of course, their guns are priced high, but you can bargain with them.

One notable exception to the high asking price was a S&W Model 41 which they had up for $399! If I hadn't been Christmas broke....

 

[Phaetos]

Went to a shop around here looking for some MilSurp rifles. A shope had 2 SKS and a M1 Garand on the shelf! The SKS's were really dark and beat up. Looking closer the entire stock had been VARNISHED, with not 1 coat, but apparently 4 or 5. Barrels in horrible condition, rusted and pitted on the OUTSIDE, didn't bother with inside. Price tag you say ... $399!!! I told them it had too many 9's on it The Garand was also in horrible condidition, they wanted $1150 for it. Couldn't get $250 at a show for the condidition it was in. Their response was "that's the going price, people pay it." Blah!

 

[Sniper X]

You know another thing I notice about Pawn shops here in Albuquerque is every time I have been in one in the city the proprioters look like Biker gang members. At least 2 of the shops here, probably owned by the same people the guys behind the couonter wear their Diablos Colors while working! Also, I have NEVER seen a gun in good shape in a pawn shop here in Albuqueruqe, but I have not looked for about a year so things might have changed.

 

[BigRed]

You know another thing I notice about Pawn shops here in Albuquerque is every time I have been in one in the city the proprioters look like Biker gang members. At least 2 of the shops here, probably owned by the same people the guys behind the couonter wear their Diablos Colors while working! Also, I have NEVER seen a gun in good shape in a pawn shop here in Albuqueruqe, but I have not looked for about a year so things might have changed.

Being from Albuquerque myself..... You must be talking about the shops (not mentioning any names) close to the Airport?!

 

[tank mechanic]

I have never really checked out pawn shops until I noticed this thread. For the last week or so I have checked quite a few pawn shops in Colorado Springs and i can say without a doubt that every single gun was overpriced and junk. Every shop had at least one used astra 1911 for at least $289, which I thought was odd that every single shop had one. One shop had a Poly Tech AK with a figer glass stock, used, for $850! The guy behind the counter kept telling me what a good deal it was and I couldn't help but chuckle. I highly doubt that I will find a good deal at a pawn shop here in town.