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Pawn Stars
Pawn shops experience boom in hard times
by
Jeff Tyler
Jan 10, 2013
The Great Recession has seen a sharp rise in the number of pawn shops in the U.S. There's also been a change of image as better-off people increasingly turn to the institutions to pawn luxury items.