All You Need To Know About Pawnbrokers

The pawnbroker's job is not a glamorous one but is a very necessary job

. They are responsible for running a pawn shop and in this capacity have many job responsibilities. They are ultimately responsible for keeping up with the business, lending the money and ensuring that those loans are sound business decisions.

In this regard, they must have a working knowledge of literally everything, a sound understanding of research methodologies as well as deep cash reserves to wait for loans to be repaid. Pawnbrokers have to know how much to lend on a particular item at any given time.

Expert on everything

The key to a pawnbroker being successful is them having knowledge about many different types of products so they can pay out loans only on working items. Modern technology gives pawnbrokers access to pricing information via the Internet, but without knowing how everything works, it is impossible to determine whether an item is genuine or running properly.

A guitar, for instance, is easy to physically inspect and make sure the strings are all there but an electric guitar needs to be run through some paces while plugged in to make sure the electronics work properly. Even then, unless the broker knows what to look for, the item may not fetch nearly what it should if there are problems with the neck or other wooden parts of the guitar. Right after that transaction, the next person in the store may be seeking funds from pawning a piece of construction equipment, such as a nail gun.

Again, it may work but there are easily and commonly done modifications to these devices that can affect its safety and resale value.

Deep pockets

The typical pawnbrokers must have deep pockets as well as a large area to store the collateral. The typical pawn loan will last between one and three months and if the loan is not repaid, the item then is put up for sale. Depending on the state of the item, the quality and the demand, the sales process can take a week or it can take a year. During that time, the broker does not have the cash that was lent from the item to make another loan. However, they make quite a bit off the interest and are making so many small loans that the typical broker does not worry, even if an item takes a while to sell.

Expert Managers

Brokers are typically not running a business out of their home. They usually have a storefront and a number of employees who work for them. These stores can be single building entities that the broker owns or they may simply manage a corporate store for a large pawn shop chain. Either way, they are responsible for the business being successful which includes hiring, evaluating, promoting and firing employees.

They are also responsible for when items are discounted to try to sell them quicker, whether to sell new products alongside the used collateral items and many other business decisions that can make or break the store. Within this capacity, pawnbrokers oversee all the transactions but will likely not be directly involved in most of them.

by: Patrick Williams

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