Hardcore Pawn star and Detroit pawnbroker Les Gold told Fox News that customers seem to be getting increasingly desperate.
Gold starred in the TruTV series between 2010 and 2015 along with his adult children and fellow pawnbrokers Ashley and Seth at American Jewelry and Loan. He said pawnbrokers are “street-level economists” who are indicators of which way the economy is going.
“I see it each and every day,” he said in a Fox News Ingraham Angle interview.
“Right now, the pawn line is probably twice as long as the redemption line for people picking up merchandise,” he said.
Gold said the trend has been noticed in the past six months and have reflect a marked increase in customers coming into his 8 Mile store who are desperately in need of cash to fund basic necessities.
“They need to put food on their table, gas in their tank and a roof over their head,...
Gold starred in the TruTV series between 2010 and 2015 along with his adult children and fellow pawnbrokers Ashley and Seth at American Jewelry and Loan. He said pawnbrokers are “street-level economists” who are indicators of which way the economy is going.
“I see it each and every day,” he said in a Fox News Ingraham Angle interview.
“Right now, the pawn line is probably twice as long as the redemption line for people picking up merchandise,” he said.
Gold said the trend has been noticed in the past six months and have reflect a marked increase in customers coming into his 8 Mile store who are desperately in need of cash to fund basic necessities.
“They need to put food on their table, gas in their tank and a roof over their head,...
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