A pawn shop will give you money for certain items. Items such as, jewelry, kitchen appliances, electronics, bikes, some even take cars. You can retrieve your items once you pay back the money plus interest. They will only hold your item(s) for only a short period of time.
A pawn shop loans you money on your possessions. When you can afford it, you pay them back the money plus interest and they give your possessions back to you. If you don t pay them back, they sell whatever you gave them.
please disregard the other answer.a pawn shop is just what it sounds like, a place to buy pawns. pawns are sort of like large shrimp or small lobster, and are typically employed in southern cuisine.