If you think that Britain's pawnbrokers are only trading cash for garish sovereign rings and clunky gold bracelets, then think again. The financial crisis and subsequent double-dip recession have handed pawnbrokers a new type of customer – wealthy individuals short of cash.
These cash-strapped middle classes are exchanging luxury cars, vintage
designer handbags, jewel-encrusted Swiss watches and multi-carat diamond
rings.
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