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So I went to hawk my GameCub today, as I rarely play it anymore. GameCube, 2 wireless controlers, 2 games and 2 memory cards, all mint condition. Some pawn shop wanted to give me $50, FIFTY DOLLARS!!! I was looking for at least $100, and I could sell it online seperatly for about $160 Anyway, he was like, do you want to consign it. And I had no idea what that meant. You can sell it, then buy it back or something wtf is up with pawn shops, wtf IS a pawn shop, what is consignment, and why are they so weird. help? |
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seriously man, what's the deal? |
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whoa shop around a bit I don't know WHAT that cat was trying to pull and I am totally lost on the consignment concept... aren't I helpful? |
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consignment is a bit of a strange pain in the ass thing i think. i have really only seen it with clothes...basically, you clean your stuff up, give it to the store to sell for you, and the longer it sits on the shelf, the smaller the percentage of the sale you get to keep. |
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oh, so they sell it for you? But you can buy it back too? then what's a pawn shop? Someone said that was only stolen stuff?? |
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ugh, the mystery will remain unsolved..... :( |
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Pawn shops won't give you jack shit for anything. eBay is really the best option. |
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what is a pawn shop though? I really don't undestand this whole business. |
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a show wherre you take stuff, unlike a charrity shop they pay you forr it, neverr verry much. |
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ok, there is a shop that will pay me for stuff. there is a pawn shop there is a consignment shop --------------- sometimes they are all in one, so what is the point of consignment, and what is the difference between a pawn shop and a store that gives you cash for stuff? |
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Pawn shops have shady connotations as they are often used as an easy way of offloading stolen goods. Sometimes boxed "new" goods tha t hey have several of the same item are actually from a warehouse raid. Many pawnshop owners have a seperate place (often an off site "lock up" or garage) to store "hot goods" for 2-3 months before they put them out on display. However, not all stuff in them is neccesarily nicked. I have some poor friends who've had to pawn stuff till the end of the month to cover bills etc. that said, a mate who worked in a pawn shop as a student estimated 2/3s of the valuable (say, over £100) items in them were nicked. These are the things people could get more money for by selling on ebay/2nd hand papers etc. smaller things like toasters/kettles etc. are generally legit. There is a chain of them in the UK called "Cash Generator" which has succeded in being seen as reputable by having neatly organised shelves, uniform for staff, returns policy/guarantee etc. |
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ok, so pawn shop, but what is the point of consignment then? |
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there called 'cash converters' up north, but we call em 'hash converters' for obvious reasons, my mate's brother got a mint condition SH-101 from one for £50 |
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He he, yeah, they used to all be cash convertors... the southern ones had a name change about 5 years ago. My mates used to have great fun playing a cash convertor and pawn shop (owned by the cash convertor manager's brother!) off against each other selling pcs between the two. 2 mates made enough to buy decent PCS themselves. Lucky fucker with the sh-101 :) Blatant: Sorry dunno what consignment is. May be the name for when they give you a low interest loan to the end of the month with an item as a guarantee. |
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well, thanks for your help, you could be right. I'm pretty curious, but this whole situation and definition thing is just a big mess now :D |
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