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TurboWatch · 21 October 2009, 02:52 PM

on how much the pawn shops can offer for your goods, 10, 20, 30 cents on the dollars, the lower he pays you the more money he will make. One thing to keep in mind is that not all pawn shops operators have the expertise and/or have the proper tools to open and to authenticate the watch. I once looked at a vintage 1655 at a pawn shop down in the LA area, the owner had just bought the watch from a guy who claimed to have inherited the watch from hid father. He swore the watch was 100% genuine Rolex, he even had the case back opened to show me the real Rolex movement inside. Sure the movement was indeed real, but what he did not know was that the case was an Italian made replacement case...

21 October 2009, 02:52 PM	#12
TurboWatch "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NorCal Posts: 1,641	There's no set rules on how much the pawn shops can offer for your goods, 10, 20, 30 cents on the dollars, the lower he pays you the more money he will make. One thing to keep in mind is that not all pawn shops operators have the expertise and/or have the proper tools to open and to authenticate the watch. I once looked at a vintage 1655 at a pawn shop down in the LA area, the owner had just bought the watch from a guy who claimed to have inherited the watch from hid father. He swore the watch was 100% genuine Rolex, he even had the case back opened to show me the real Rolex movement inside. Sure the movement was indeed real, but what he did not know was that the case was an Italian made replacement case...