Hardcore Pawnstar and Detroit pawnbrokerLes GoldtoldFox Newsthat customers seem to be getting increasingly desperate.
He said pawnbrokers are street-level economists who are indicators of which way the economy is going.
I see it each and every day, he said in aFox News Ingraham Angleinterview.
When host Laura Ingraham mentioned how they are living month-to-month, Gold corrected her.
Youre saying month to month, he said.
Our customers, our clientele, are pawning items to make it through the week.
Theyre not worried about the next month.
Gold has seen some strange things pawned at his shop.
One such item was a van owned by the late pathologist and right-to-die proponent Dr. Jack Kevorkian.
Gold wagered with the man who pawned it, where he would either pay $20,000 or $40,000.
Gold ended up purchasing the van for $20,000.
