by Data Age | May 6, 2014 | Business, Education, Industry, Marketing
You’re not a jeweler! Why not admit you are a pawnbroker? If my experiences have value, I suggest it can be very difficult to make that admission. My pawnbroking peers will appreciate the following example that underscores the difficulties involved with such an...
by Data Age | May 6, 2014 | Compliance, Industry, Laws, Management, News
A Poconos pawn shop specializing in the resale of diamonds, jewelry and other goods allegedly failed to report its purchases to authorities as required under state and local laws to prevent the sale of stolen goods. Read on
by Data Age | May 6, 2014 | Education, Gold & Jewelry, Industry, Management
We have heard a lot lately about recycled diamonds. At an informative discussion on trade-ins last week at the American Gem Society Conclave (ably summarized here), a retailer raised a loaded question: Must a jeweler disclose to a consumer if a diamond, or piece of...
by Data Age | May 6, 2014 | Business, Education, Industry, Management, Marketing, New to the Industry, News
MIT IS DEVELOPING ANTI-COUNTERFEITING NANOCRYSTALS THAT CAN STICK TO CURRENCY, MEDICAL BLISTER PACKS, AND EVEN ART. TAKE THAT, CRIMINALS! Read full article
by Data Age | May 6, 2014 | Compliance, Firearms, Industry, Laws, News
Tallahassee, Fla. (WTXL) — A North Florida pawn shop owner is sentenced to one year in federal prison after pleading guilty to multiple counts of selling firearms to a convicted felon and a single count to selling a firearm to someone under the age of 21. Read...
