Pawn Plus

I walked into the Pawn Shop ready to negotiate a fair price, 60 percent of the items' selling value were I not to repay the loan. The items for pawn were an HP2000 laptop in good condition and a brand new, unopened SAMSUNG WB350F Smart Camera. I had purchased the camera the day before at Sam's Club. It was on sale for $175, before tax.



Pawn Plus was selling a used HP2000 laptop online for $231 the same day I inquired about a loan. The condition of that computer was identical to mine.



After checking the merchandise, the sales associate offered me $20 for the camera and $40 for the computer. The associate claimed that, although unopened, the camera must be designated as "used" because I was not the original merchant. Since he found an identical camera "used" online for $80, he reasoned my camera was worth no more than $80 and he refused to give me any more than 25 percent of that $80 selling point.



The price he offered for the computer was less than 20 percent of Pawn Plus' online asking price for an identical computer on Amazon. His reasoning? The letters were a bit faded on the keys and the computer was a tad too slow for his liking.



I promptly walked out with my merchandise and assured him I would never return.



Please understand there are several other pawn shops in the vicinity that will give you more money for your merchandise. I recommend people steer clear of this unethical Company, a Company founded upon unprecedented greed and a modicum of morals.