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Pawnshop Clients Trending Upscale
The face of the neighborhood pawnshop is changing. Traditionally, they squatted on the poor sides of town, catering to the desperate and down-and-out, people who slink in with a piece of jewelry or a cheap stereo for needed cash. ...more
February 7, 2009
Bucs Super Bowl Ring Symbol Of Today's Upscale Pawnshop
Some pawnshops around town are noticing a different clientele. They still are desperate, but they come in wearing designer clothes or toting Rolexes or multicarat diamond cufflinks, or even, at one North Tampa pawn shop, a Tiffany ring signifying that the wearer won a recent Super Bowl. Secrets between a guy and his pawnbroker sometimes stay secret, and Capital Pawn owner Joe Cacciatore won't say which player pawned the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl ring from 2002-03, but he did say the eventual buyer traded it for a "suitcase full of money." ...more
February 6, 2009
Gold's Allure Draws Jeweler Back Into Business
Dan Short shines and sparkles everywhere he goes. He sports gold on his wrists, cuffs, fingers - even across his tie. ...more
May 26, 2008
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