Monthly Archives: July 2012

Jewelry Stores vs. Pawnshops: A Comparison

Retail jewelry stores and pawn shops have some major and important differences. Unlike traditional jewelry stores, pawn shops can price their gold items according to the current price of gold in the market. They have the unique ability to monitor the market and price items, such as necklaces and bracelets, accordingly. In the retail jewelry […]

The Unique Skill Set of a Pawnbroker

Pawnbrokers have a very unique skill set. This fact has helped make the industry a point of interest in recent years, with several popular hit TV shows cropping up about pawning. Pawnbrokers’ unique skill set includes: Assessing the worth of items Pawnbrokers do not have a predictable, rotating inventory. They see a wide variety of […]

Low Gold Prices at Suffolk Right Now

The prices for gold items are low at Suffolk Jewelers & Pawnbrokers right now! Why? We’ll explain. Suffolk is able to price its items in response to the current gold market. Since gold prices are currently down, you can get gold necklaces, bracelets, watches, and other gold items for less at Suffolk Jewelers & Pawnbrokers. […]

What does the pawn shop symbol mean?

The Suffolk Jewelers & Pawnbrokers logo features the traditional symbol of the pawnbroker, which is three spheres suspended from a bar. As legend has it, this symbol traces back to the Medici family – a prominent family in Florence, Italy in the 15th century that was known for loaning and banking. The Medici family crest […]