"We Buy Weird Things"

"One thing that has changed, somewhat distressingly, is that fans constantly interrupt the business of the pawn shop to offer a compliment or ask for a picture. This happens repeatedly as Rick tries to negotiate with a man from Utah over a $4,000 Winchester rifle. Whether it's stamps or the obscurities of Americana or the history of European firearms, Rick Harrison sounds more like a museum curator discussing his wares than a pawnbroker."

Richard Abowitz in the Los Angeles Times visits the Las Vegas shop owners of the reality show Pawn Stars.