Randy's Pawn Shop in 3200 Towson Avenue

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  My first and last experience at this establishment involved a trade of various pieces of music gear for an amp he had on display. I presented over $600 worth of gear for him to choose what he wanted for a $300 Item($600 is a very conservative estimate). Knowing how pawn shops operate I expected him to want it all in return for his item and he did, except for a couple of less valuable items, worth about $80. I asked him how much difference would I have to pay if I kept one of the items he wanted to include in the trade. He told me $80 We finally settled on $60 and I paid him. He did not remove the item for which I had paid $60 to keep from the items which were his from the trade so I asked him if I got to keep the item I had just paid for. He said no. Because I know how pawn shops operate, I was not upset that he had tried to break it off in me getting so much merchandise plus some cash for his overpriced item. I could live with that, but when he claimed he got the item I had just made a deal with him to keep I was incensed. I got my money back and carried the car load of equipment back home I had worked all afternoon to sort and pack. I find it hard to believe someone in the pawn business for 28 years could get so far off base when making a trade. Either he understood what he was doing or something else is going on there. If you decide to do business there I would suggest you keep written notes during negotiations to avoid the deal changing after it is done. So much for trying to deal with a new pawn shop, I'll stay with the old ones rooted in reality who try to make fair deals. After I file this review I plan to buy the exact same item online for $50 cheaper. I will have to pick it up in Fayetteville but I will still have $600 worth of gear I can sell and I will be away from this economically deprived area and the people who profit from it for a while. Sorry this is so long but I wanted to be thorough and accurate. Thanks for reading! I understand you getting your buddies to attack me because of my review, after all you need to stay in business. I don't believe for a minute I misunderstood anything Randy. When we had the two piles we agreed on for the swap laid out and the mobile DVD player was in the pile you were to get, I don't believe for a minute you misunderstood my question when I asked "How much cash would you need if I keep the DVD player?". I have a college education with certification to teach advanced math through Calculus, as well as a teaching field in history so playing me off like some dim wit who can't follow a simple negotiation isn't going to fly. I've heard nothing concerning how you could have been the one who misunderstood the negotiation. If that was the case , perhaps admitting that possibility would have looked better here than having you buddies attack and demean me.
  By Gary Bates, March 11, 2017

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