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Waaaay back in the era of pogs, meaning the ’90s one trade show vendor offered these bobble-head turtles to resellers at a price of 75 cents each. With the first price break at 1000 units. However, being a small retailer … Continue reading →

A tilt/shift lens allows you to change the plane of view on a 35mm or digital camera much like you can with a view camera. The purpose of shifting is to straighten the linse in architecture or to shift to … Continue reading →

Sometimes an item comes out of pawn that we know is a guaranteed sale. This all metal Locomotive with coal car, riding on a black iron track, by Hinz & Kunst is one of those items. And one of these … Continue reading →

I bought an Apple magic trackpad and then found out it won’t work with OS-X 10.5. Apple being Apple, they show the requirement of OS-X 10.6.4 in teeny, tiny, light gray print, on a white background. –Any other company in … Continue reading →

We just had two 24″ iMacs come out of pawn (and they are gone already). Any computer that comes out of pawn has all personal data removed before it hits the sales floor. This includes changing user accounts and passwords. … Continue reading →

Just a fast note to say that our pawn shop is on twitter – @PioneerPawn.

I just learned that Pioneer Pawn and Pioneer Loan Center are about to join Twitter and Facebook. –The exact date is unknown, but I have started a Facebook page that just needs to be finished and published. I’m adding Foursquare … Continue reading →

For shooting small statues, plates or most other products for the web you don’t need a complicated setup. This one cost less than $40 at Walmart and works fine for most of what we put on our website. (These photos … Continue reading →

Here’s an interesting post in the The Chronicle of Higher Education titled: “What I Did When I Couldn’t Find a Job.” I couldn’t find a job, but neither could anyone I knew. Now, more than a year after graduation, most … Continue reading →

I haven’t had any hands-on experience with this gadget but it looks like an improvement over the traditional card swipers that require a paper form and roller arraignment or a full blown computer. If you have some sort of mobile … Continue reading →