![]() Over night window duty for years too each. Although both younger members you see have worked all the hard jobs. And he doesn't make Chumlee go back to work there either- that's just a joke used on the program. In Vegas it is not air conditioned either- huge warehouse. You do need to have a good number ability in your head to even begin this process. ![]() Banks and money available for the bankless. (Patriot Act made this even more lengthy and invasive a process.) He is the credit source for all the people who cannot afford a bank account or have zero credit available to them. EVERY item has to be searched for the multiple reasons of being stolen or illegal or whatever else the police decide makes it "theirs". And very, very register and legal aspects heavy. Pawned OR bought items have to be listed and police searched item by item for 1 month before they are even "stored" for the next part of the resale or 6 month wait to see if the pawn customer comes back to pay his bill/interest and/or retrieve her/his items. And storage needed to do this is multiple, multiples beyond the sizes and spaces of the pawnshop or front desk or displays etc. What you see on TV is not the pawning, but the buying/selling aspects. This gets 5 stars for teaching me the reality of pawning and selling. It perfectly illustrates that the only real failure is not trying. Reading about the night window and some of the unforgettable customers that have appeared at it was eye-opening, to say the least.įor anyone who's been down and out and thinks they can't make anything of themselves, read this book. There is definitely a lot of humor mixed in, just like the show itself. Old Man, Big Hoss and Chumlee also have their own little sections where they give their back stories, all of which were very honest and touching. Little did I know that Rick is a bookworm who not only tried refining his own gold, but attempted cold fusion in his garage. I assumed he and the others were being fed lines about the items that came in. I didn't realize how hard they worked to overcome their setbacks and how persistent Rick had to be to even get a pawn shop license! He is a very smart, driven guy and I don't think people necessarily pick that up from the show. I had no idea of the struggles Old Man, Rick, Big Hoss and Chumlee had faced in their lives. I got to know the Harrison family and Chumlee as people, aside from their TV personas. This book was a lot deeper than I was expecting. I'm a big fan of Rick's show, Pawn Stars, but I figured this was going to be just one of those strike-while-the-iron-is-hot deals. I have to say, I was really surprised at how much I enjoyed this book! I read it in two days. Rick shares them all, and so much more-there's an irresistible treasure trove of history behind both the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop and the life of Rick Harrison. Each object has an incredible story behind it, of course. The shop has three Olympic bronze medals, a Patriots Super Bowl ring, a Samurai sword from 1490, and an original Iwo Jima battle plan. Rick also reveals the items he loves so much he'll never sell. Or that WWII bomber jackets and Zippo lighters can sell for a freakishly high price in Japan? Have you ever heard that the makers of Ormolu clocks, which Rick sells for as much as $15,000 apiece, frequently died before forty thanks to the mercury in the paint? For instance, did you know that pimps wear lots of jewelry for a reason? It's because if they're arrested, jewelry doesn't get confiscated like cash does, and ready money will be available for bail. Rick isn't only a businessman he's also a historian and keen observer of human nature. It's a captivating look into how the Gold & Silver works, with incredible stories about the crazy customers and the one-of-a-kind items that the shop sells. License to Pawn also offers an entertaining walk through the pawn shop's history. With the birth of his son, he sobered up, reconnected with his dad, and they started their booming business together. He was a math whiz at an early age, but developed a similarly uncanny ability to find ever-deepening trouble that nearly ruined his life. ![]() Now License to Pawn takes readers behind the scenes of the hit History show Pawn Stars and shares the fascinating life story of its star, Rick Harrison, and the equally intriguing story behind the shop, the customers, and the items for sale. In Las Vegas, there's a family-owned business called the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, run by three generations of the Harrison Rick his son, Big Hoss and Rick's dad, the Old Man.
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