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In-Vogue Pawn Shops? An old business with a new model.

In-Vogue Pawn Shops? An old business with a new model.

Forget what you think you know about pawn shops.  It's an old industry with well established laws and success history. And like every other mom and pop industry with these qualities, the model is being turned on it's head by more sophisticated players.  Just take Pawngo and Borro that have raised hundreds of millions of dollars to do collateral lending over the internet. Basically the customer submits his item (which must be valued...
A Priceless Handbag?

A Priceless Handbag?

  Ever wonder who started the designer handbag trend? Well wonder no more.  According to Curator Rachel Ward of The Courtauld Gallery this bag is believed to be from 1300's Mongolian Noblewoman. It was discovered in Mosul Iraq and thought to be the oldest know handbag in existence.  It is brass and inlaid with gold and silver depicting a courtly scene. There are musicians, hunters, and revellers depicted. This would have...