Want a thriving community? Avoid Capital Pawn in Albany

Albany OR

Description

You might have an idea in your head about pawn shop owners being less than savory, and unfortunately in this case, you would be right. The owner of this pawn shop watched his guitar get stolen one day. Upsetting no doubt. But when that stolen merchandise then popped up on Craigslist for a quick sell - the owner did nothing. Saw the ad, admitted he saw the ad, but did nothing. In the meantime, a member of this small community (Z) saw the guitar up. Yes it was a good deal, but not a deal so out of the ordinary that one would immediately assume it was stolen. Z has been trading guitars in this community for nearly two years, so he knows the difference between a good deal and an absolute scam. He asked the seller for the back story of the guitar, of which the seller gave a plausible story. So in this case, Z goes and buys the guitar. Z was still skeptical, but he knew that worst case scenario, if there was anything fishy with the guitar, he'd be getting it off the market as soon as possible. Worst case scenario, if it was stolen, Z would be able to reunite it with its owner. So the next day, he puts it up on Craigslist, for the value that it's worth...and that's when the owner of this establishment decides to reach out. I'll cut to the chase. This business owner saw his stolen merchandise on Craiglist and DID NOT contact the authorities about it. Even though he had a police report!! Could have gotten his merch back and gotten the perp in the process!! But instead, he waits until an innocent buystander purchases it, with his hard earned money, to contact him instead. Z, being a decent human being (unlike the owner of this place) obviously gave it back, no questions asked. And the owner of this establishment chose NOT to pay even part of what Z had to front. So he let a thief go and then let a member of this community go high and dry. Dude - you run a business. You got the money from the person who sold you the guitar, and you'll get the money from when it sells from your shop. But the person who reuinted you with that merch? Nah, forget him, right? He's the thief in the scenario!!!! Such a detriment to have in a small community.