Didn't know pawn shops did finger printing too...well, there goes my next scheme.

Next time use eBay.

If someone had pawned his power tools to me 59 times already, I wouldn't think twice before assuming they were his

bighairyguy: If anyone ever asks you if you want to sell your power tools, lock them up, because they will come back to steal them soon.

/Voice of experience

Always put your initials on the product in a hard to spot location (so they don't see it and remove it" and keep track of the serial number and all that stuff as well.

Hey, BIGHAIRYGUY, I have an amazing money-making opportunity involving the sale of your tools, via our state-of-the-art nigeria based electronic bidding website. Please send us your address, phone number, and an email address we can contact with more information about this exciting opportunity.

What the perp's wife might look like:

They finger print you at pawnshops? Appropriately tagged.

OMG PWNAGE!!11!

Wait, hang on, this is about actual pawning?

I forgot there was such a thing.

Fool me 30 to 40 times, shame on you.
Fool me 50 to 60 times, shame on me.

hmmm, for me, it takes at least 62 transactions of similar items to become suspicious.

but seriously, after the same guy brought in a fifth air ratchet or something, I'd be asking around. No one has that many powertools that they need to get rid of on that regular of a basis.

'course, they could've been going to different shops to sell them, to cover thier tracks, but the reciepts all end up at the same po po station eventually.

Now's they's gonna gets powertooled in the prisons!
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They don't check around here. That's why all these new contracting companies can afford to start up all the time...

What, should I of not done that?

Should I not of done that?*

sobernutz: Should I not of done that?*

Should I not HAVE done that? Is that what you were trying to say?

Yes it is, my son is sick I am sick.

That's some fine police work there, Lou.

One Million: OMG PWNAGE!!11!

Wait, hang on, this is about actual pawning?

I forgot there was such a thing.

Yep, me too.

here in Colorado, the pawn shops take your pic and require you to sign a form stating it's your legal property and the only way to get it back (if one is ever so lucky as to come up with the money to get stuff out of hock) is to go in, show id which is then compared to the pic. Pretty good security measures. No fingerprinting here, tho.

/had to pawn a bunch of stuff last week to buy a hot water heater
//does not recommend the pawn shop experience to anyone
///glad this guy got popped