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  2. Pawnbroker - Wikipedia

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    The symbol of a pawn shop in Hong Kong is a bat holding a coin (Chinese: 蝠鼠吊金錢, Cantonese: fūk syú diu gām chín). The bat signifies fortune and the coin signifies benefits. In Japan, the usual symbol for a pawn shop is a circled number seven because "shichi", the Japanese word for seven, sounds similar to the word for "pawn" (質).

  3. Best Things To Pawn To Get Quick Cash: What Do Pawn ... - AOL

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    If you need quick cash, a pawnshop could be a good option for you. Find out which items are in high demand and what you can pawn for $50, $100 or $500.

  4. 5 Things You Should Never Buy At a Pawn Shop - AOL

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    Pawning your items for cash is a great way to make money fast. Similar to thrift stores, pawn shops can also help you save money by offering items at deeply discounted prices. Read: How To Get ...

  5. Fence (criminal) - Wikipedia

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    Pawnbrokers have often been associated with fencing, though in many jurisdictions, government identification must be shown in order to pawn an item and police regularly check pawnshops for stolen goods and repossess any stolen items. While pawnbrokers do not like this characterisation of their business, police efforts have indicated that some ...

  6. Tarrasch rule - Wikipedia

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    If the pawn is held up before the fifth rank, the rook is better in front of the pawn. Often the rook is best protecting the pawn from the side if it is on the fifth rank or higher. [20] In the ending of a rook and pawn versus a rook, if the defending king is cut off from the pawn's file, then the best defence is with the rook on its first rank ...

  7. History of pawnbroking - Wikipedia

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    Those pawning items must present a photo ID and are often asked for a thumbprint. Criminals know to avoid pawnshops since the items purchased or pawned are reported to the police each day. Many crimes are solved when pawnshop owners turn in a list of the items pawned or purchased when the match up with a stolen item on a police database.

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    The way to make money on TikTok is to make something popular that brands will want to be associated with, and work out deals with them directly. ... It was basically "Pawn Stars." We built their ...

  9. Promotion (chess) - Wikipedia

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    A passed pawn is a pawn that no enemy pawns can stop from reaching promotion. [28] A passed pawn is highly valuable in the endgame, where few enemy pieces remain to prevent it from being promoted. A pawn race is a situation in which each side tries to promote a passed pawn before their opponent. [29]