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How To Choose The Best Miami Pawn Shop
How a pawn shop works.
Pawn shops provide three main services to their clients:
1. They buy your items of value.
2. They sell previously owned merchandise.
3. They lend you money against an item of value that you have brought into the pawn shop as collateral.
Now, lets elaborate on each of these three services so that you know exactly how it all works.
1. They buy your items of value.
Basically, a pawn shop will give you cash, on the spot, for almost any items of value that you bring into the shop. These items include gold, platinum, silver, and diamond jewelry, precious gems, electronics such as televisions, computers, video games, household appliances and tools, musical instruments, bicycles, motorcycles, cars, etc.
As long as the item is in working condition and has value.
2. They sell previously owned merchandise.
Pawn shops sell a wide variety of previously owned items at great prices. The benefit of buying merchandise from a pawn shop is that you can often find great deals. You can find merchandise at up to half off the regular retail price.
3. They lend you money against an item of value that you have brought into the pawn shop as collateral.
If you need to borrow money immediately, you can bring an item of value into the pawn shop. The pawnbroker (the person that lends you the money against your collateral) in the shop will determine the fair market value of your item and give you a percentage of that amount in cash, on the spot. You leave your item of value (collateral) there at the pawn shop and leave with your cash. You will have to pay the pawnbroker monthly interest on the borrowed cash. This process is called “pawning.”
At the end of the loan, as long as you have paid the pawnbroker back his cash as well as the interest due, you will get your item of value (collateral) back.
If you do not repay your loan and interest, the pawnbroker keeps your item (collateral).
Solving Problems with a Pawn Broker
There are a number of problems that people face with pawn brokers. However, there are two problems that people worry about the most when they deal with a pawn broker. These two problems are when you cannot pay them back and when you lose the pawn receipt that you have been given. It is important that you know what you can do if you are faced with these problems.
When You Cant Pay the Pawn Broker Back
There are a lot of people who take loans with a pawn broker that they feel they will be able to pay back. However, there are times when you will not be able to pay back the amount that you need. The options that you have available to you will vary depending on the value of the loan and what you are comfortable with.
If you are comfortable with losing the item of value that you have put up a security of the loan then you do not have to do much. When you are unable to pay the broker back they will sell the item and this could cover the loan amount that you cannot repay. However, if the sale of the item does not cover the loan then you are still liable for repayment. If the sale of the item results in more money than you owe the pawn broker must give you the difference.
If you have a loan that is less than £75 the item you put up will belong to the broker and they can sell it. If the loan is more than £75 then the item will still belong to you, but the pawn broker is allowed to sell it. For loans that are over £100 the pawn broker will need to tell you before they sell the item which gives you time to get the money together for it.
When You Lose Your Receipt
There are a lot of people who worry about what could happen if they lose the receipt that they are given. The value of the loan you have taken will also affect what you can do if you lose the receipt. If the loan is less than £75 you can get a standard form from the pawn broker which you sign. This form states that you are the owner of the item. The problem with this is that the broker is not obligated to give this to you.
If the loan has a value of more than £75 then you will not be able to get a standard form. In this case you will need to legally swear that you own the item. To do this you have to go to a magistrate or a commissioner for oaths and swear before them.
The two most common problems that people face when using pawn brokers are not being able to pay back the loan and losing the receipt they get. It is important that you know what you can do in these cases before you actually use a pawn broker. When you know what could go wrong you can determine whether or not you should be using a pawn broker.