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Title: Complaint filed against "Pawn Stars"
Post by: talesofthesevenseas on March 13, 2014, 04:30:24 pm
Interesting article about a criminal complaint filed against Gold and Silver Pawn Shop, the store owned by Rick Harrison and family, stars of the HBO series "Pawn Stars". I don't see any negligence or criminal activity on the part of the pawn shop. To me, the case should be against the man's niece who stole his coin collection and sold it to the shop. If the info in the article is correct, it sounds to me like the shop was operating within the law. What do you guys think?
http://gma.yahoo.com/pawn-stars-shop-may-melted-stolen-50-000-190156506--abc-news-personal-finance.html (http://gma.yahoo.com/pawn-stars-shop-may-melted-stolen-50-000-190156506--abc-news-personal-finance.html)

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Title: Re: Complaint filed against "Pawn Stars"
Post by: rdelgallo on March 13, 2014, 05:16:02 pm
At least its just a complaint and not a lawsuit. Although the suit would never stick or hold up in court due to the fact that they were following Nevada laws.

Their popularity will always put them under a magnified glass for situations like this. 

Thanks for sharing!
Title: Re: Complaint filed against "Pawn Stars"
Post by: icedgold10 on March 13, 2014, 05:17:25 pm
Someone just thinks they can get more money from them.  No chance, they played by the rules.
Title: Re: Complaint filed against "Pawn Stars"
Post by: greenacres on March 13, 2014, 05:54:52 pm
Pawn Stars has been in business a long time, and I think they know what the laws are. The Pawn Stars and the man robbed were both victims. Beckman knew she needed ID and showed it. Watkins could be lying.  He never noticed them missing for a long while.
Title: Re: Complaint filed against "Pawn Stars"
Post by: Rauville on March 13, 2014, 06:57:19 pm
"...contained such rarities as a 1903 St. Gaudens $20 gold piece..."

Well, just goes to show you that even the Harrisons aren't that smart. Since the St. Gaudens twenty dollar coin wasn't issued until 1907, they probably melted down a million dollars! ;D ;) 
Title: Re: Complaint filed against "Pawn Stars"
Post by: greenacres on March 13, 2014, 08:54:20 pm
Where was one of his friends that usually stops by! ;D
Title: Re: Complaint filed against "Pawn Stars"
Post by: rustyattic on March 13, 2014, 09:05:56 pm
It was all Chumlee's fault
Title: Re: Complaint filed against "Pawn Stars"
Post by: KC on March 14, 2014, 12:46:29 am
Agree Talesof...they sound as if they operated within the law!  They were both taken!