For thousands of years, people all over the world have found themselves with one problem in common: the need for fast cash. Long before banks, ATMs, and check-cashing services, pawnbrokers have provided monetary loans in exchange for personal items of value, and are still helpingeveryday people make ends meet today. The fascinating world and history is revealed in PAWN STARS.
As seen on the HISTORY Channels hit television series, PAWN STARS takes you inside the world of the pawning business. Three generations of men from the Harrison family – grandfather Richard, son Rick and grandson Corey – live and breathe pawning business. They use their sharp-eyed skills to carefully asses the value of items – each with its own unique story and past.
From 15th century samurai swords to a Picasso painting and vintage cars, there isn't much these guys haven't seen or heard. Everything and everyone has a story and it's the Harrison family's job to decipher fact from fiction, because in this business the customer isn't always right.