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Q: Pawn shops in China?
I was in Hong Kong a few weeks back, and walking around I was surprised by the insane number of pawn shops dotting the streets (triad-run perhaps?). Anyway, after seeing my umpteenth pawnshop, I realized that I'd never seen one in China (or Beijing at least). My question is, do they exist here the way they do in Hong Kong or not and why?
They don't have pawn shops here. You can't go to a store and sell your stuff unless it is extremely valuable like some old coins or something. And those people will only try to buy it from you because they know the value of the coins and think they can make more with it later.
MrTibbles:
You just described a pawn shop while saying there are no pawn shops. I'm confused.
Mattaya is wrong I'm afraid, they do exist, they're called 当铺 dangpu and they only buy jewelry, watches and things of value. They won't buy your old tv or crap like that. Just look for the shops with really ugly jewelry, you can usually tell a pawnshop from a jewelers.
xunliang:
wants the point in voting this down? you can't dissagree with the truth, mattaya
WonHungLo:
not his fault, his medication not let him think straight, often cause halucinations.That is why he often does not make sense or post fantasy. The other day he said he met Jackie Chan in NY. Yet he has never been to NY.
