pawn shop guns

[Patternpimp]

Anyone ever purchase a firearm from a pawn shop? Pitfalls if any?

 

[melensdad]

I bought this one at a pawn shop, one of the best deals I ever got. Its an original Detonics Scoremaster target pistol. There were hand built/fitted factory guns and I got it for a steal.

 

[Hiram2005]

I've bought a bunch from only one shop, in Indy. As far as pitfalls concerning the gun, none at all. Some were not in perfect condition, but the price always reflected that. Keep in mind that in most pawn shops, the marked price is usually VERY negotiable. Of course that depends on how long the shop has had the gun in stock.

 

[Patternpimp]

Thanks, you have confirmed my initial thoughts about Pawn shops.

 

[sgreen3]

My brother got a real nice mauser from a local pawn shop, for a great price. My advice would be to know have kind of an idea of what you like and what there going for. Or go look at the pawn shops and if you see something you like go back home do some reaserch and maybe go back an make an offer

 

[MrSmitty]

It helps if you can read their codes, to know how much they have in it. The code will be at or near the bottom of the tag Cash America has MREEE, or AYEEE.
MARY LOUISE
M 1
A 2
R 3
Y 4
L 5
O 6
U 7
I 8
S 9
E 0 Others have D.PAINTER

 

[Rampdog]

I'm pretty ignorant about them having never really frequented pawn shops. Do they all use the same code?

 

[sidewinder27]

It helps if you can read their codes, to know how much they have in it. The code will be at or near the bottom of the tag Cash America has MREEE, or AYEEE.
MARY LOUISE
M 1
A 2
R 3
Y 4
L 5
O 6
U 7
I 8
S 9
E 0 Others have D.PAINTER

So basically if they have an M they have $1,000 in it. Ive only been in few pawn shops in my life.

 

[farmboy365]

I read that as 130.00 not 1000

 

[MrSmitty]

They put the extra e's, or 0's for the prices $130.00, or 50.00 if it says LEEE and its a small something it's probably $50, if it's a car, might be $500.00, or $5000.00. If it's been in there awhile and you see they paid $75 and they want $200 offer them $100, they might take it

 

[long coat]

What Indy Pawn Shops carry guns? I have checked 1 or 2 and they say they don't carry any.

 

[MikeA]

west side loan is hit or miss on having quality firearms.

 

[Arm America]

I scored a custom made .35 whelen a few years ago
for the cost of the scope.
Being custom, the manager was unable to locate it's value in his available books.
Weird turn of events days later caused me to bump into the original owner.

 

[OZZY.40]

Th e gold nugget in Hope carries guns.

 

[JBrockman]

Another method that was used at a store I worked at for a bit was "MAKE PROFIT"

 

[boogieman]

Cash America on hwy32 in north west anderson sells long guns.