Down here at the pawn shop

[Undertoad]

Alan showed me some silver dollars that he bought in that were not accepted at the smelter's. They were actually magnetic.

1895 and similar, Morgan Dollars. He had bought in eight of them.

They were remarkable Chinese fakes. They had circulation marks on them... what looked like dirt and grime of age.

~

An eBay buyer returned a Samsung Galaxy S5 saying that it was fake. I brought over my own S5. Sure enough, a brilliant fake! The size and colors were exactly right, but the screen was not as clear and bright and slightly smaller. The various ports were just a little different, the camera was different, and it didn't boot with a SAMSUNG splash screen. Just plain Android. this item came to us new in a new looking consumer S5 box with an S5 plastic screen protector. Good lord.

[sexobon]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

... 1895 and similar, Morgan Dollars. He had bought in eight of them. ...

The 1895 is a rare key to the series and would be worth tens of thousands of dollars even in the condition you describe (circulated proof). Fakes are abundant. That date always raises a red flag for a raw (uncertified/unauthenticated) example. Even if it was a an 1895-O or 1895-S, it would still be worth several times and perhaps many times melt value. It doesn't make sense that anyone would send it to the smelter.

Were you just using the 1895 date to illustrate the time period of those coins; or, was there actually one with that date?

[infinite monkey]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Alan showed me some silver dollars that he bought in that were not accepted at the smelter's. They were actually magnetic.

1895 and similar, Morgan Dollars. He had bought in eight of them.

They were remarkable Chinese fakes. They had circulation marks on them... what looked like dirt and grime of age.

~

An eBay buyer returned a Samsung Galaxy S5 saying that it was fake. I brought over my own S5. Sure enough, a brilliant fake! The size and colors were exactly right, but the screen was not as clear and bright and slightly smaller. The various ports were just a little different, the camera was different, and it didn't boot with a SAMSUNG splash screen. Just plain Android. this item came to us new in a new looking consumer S5 box with an S5 plastic screen protector. Good lord.

I woke up this morning and discovered that everything in my apartment had been stolen and replaced with an exact replica.

--Steven Wright

[glatt]

UT, how do I get the best experience pawning something? At work, they were throwing away bluray players from an old patent case. Most of them had been disassembled and really were trash, but a handful of them worked. And various employees got to take them home. I brought a Panasonic one home for personal use, but there was one left over that was put out for the trash. I took it, and want to pawn it because I can't be bothered with Ebay and shipping.

This thing is basically new, although the foam packing was thrown away. The remote control and batteries and cables are all still shrink wrapped in the box. It was a top of the line bluray player when it came out 5 years ago, and I just looked on Ebay and found only one completed listing (with 25 bids) for $320 and that was for a used one missing its remote. Other newer different models by this company go for a lot more and I think there are just fewer of this particular model on the market.

Should I call the pawn shop first and ask if they will buy it? Do I just show up with it? If these go on Ebay for $320, what can I reasonably expect to be paid for one? How long would they take to inspect the thing? It never came with any connector cables, just a power cord. Should I bring my own RCA cords from home so they can hook it up and test it, or will they have that stuff?

FYI, this is a Cambridge Audio azur BD650BD-B Region A/CU Blu-ray Disc Player

There's a pawn shop a 15 minute walk from my office.

[Gravdigr]

Glatt, they'll have any cables and such for testing. Shouldn't take but a minute. My experience is that you can expect about a third of perceived value, at best. If something is worth, say, $300, that's all they can get for it, if that. You can expect to get about $85-$100. Maybe even less. If it's something that will move really fast, maybe just a shade more. You can prolly just show up, but, a head's up never hurts.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by glatt

FYI, this is a Cambridge Audio azur BD650BD-B Region A/CU Blu-ray Disc Player

Is that a BD650-B Model, Region A/cu, rather than B Region?

There's a pawn shop a 15 minute walk from my office.

NO NO don't go there! Danger, stay away, they have shiny things to distract you! They have tools... tools you didn't know you needed... soft supple caress your hand tools that smell manly!
It will jeopardize your children's education, your golden years, your wife's patience. Run away!.

[glatt]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Is that a BD650-B Model, Region A/cu, rather than B Region?

It's A/CU. I understand that means it plays DVDs from all over the world, but only plays blu-rays from North and South America. Interestingly, you can buy a circuit board to install inside that lets you play blu-rays from all over too.