So it's a lot different than most places. On the outskirts of Las Vegas, three generations of the Harrison family-grandfather Richard, son Rick and grandson Corey-jointly run the family business, and theres clashing, camaraderie and. In Las Vegas' World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, we're told that 'everything here has a storyand a price.' We'll tackle both of those things in this review.
really large diamonds, really expensive watches. "It's the cost of doing business," Rick told NPR. Though the show mostly showcases the side of the Harrison family's business in which they sell and purchase items from wealthier folks, Rick said that he has lost thousands of dollars to people who attempt to sell stolen items. Then, the pawnbroker will sell the item if the customer doesn't pay back that loan with interest in the agreed-upon amount of time. A customer will bring in a personal item as collateral in order to receive a loan from a pawnbroker. For the past 19 seasons, three generations of the Harrison family, including grandfather Richard Harrison (who passed away in 2018), son Rick Harrison, and grandson Cory Harrison, have used their sharp skills to uncover historic treasures like "a 16th-century samurai sword, a Super Bowl ring, a Picasso painting, and a 17th-century stay of execution," per History Channel.Īs Rick explained to NPR, pawn shops are one of the oldest forms of banking, having been around for thousands of years. However, after seven years and 12 seasons, its time for the show to wind.
When it first came out in 2009, it quickly became the History Channels highest-rated show, and the staff of the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop became bona fide celebrities.
Since 2009, the History Channel's " Pawn Stars" has showcased a hunt for hidden treasures in the form of historical items and antiques at Rick Harrison's Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas. Before the seller turned down the 'Pawn Stars' offer of 350, he said he paid about three times that. Ah Pawn Stars: the show that officially turned the History Channel into a TLC-esque reality wasteland.
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