As long as I can remember (long before ebay), pawnshops have always outrageously overpriced their goods and refused to bargain. I could never figure out their business plan. But now with ebay it's clear that there really are that many suckers around to make selling crappy stuff at ridiculous prices into a good living.
Ken Muldrew snipped-for-privacy@ucalgazry.ca (remove all letters after y in the alphabet)