In Raleigh, NC, residents were successful in preventing a new pawnshop from opening in their neighborhood. Their primary concern was “an increase in crime and vagrancy”.
Pawn Stars and other TV shows have gone a long way to improving the image, as well as the clientele, of pawnshops. Unfortunately there are many who still cling to the old stigma that surrounds our industry.
Read the North Raleigh News article.