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Gary DeGeorge Jr. and Sr., above, work at the Trading Post Pistol and Pawn, where they say some customers visit the pawn shop once a week and others as many as several times weekly in search of the new and different.
“I keep lists of what people are looking for, and I call them when items become available. ” —Al Abraham, Abraham’s Gun and Pawn
TV sets, to name just a few. “We don’t know what’s coming,” Rowe said. “Every day’s different, and that’s the fun of it. It’s just not like the TV show. No one should come in here thinking we have a case full of Tiffany jewelry. Have we taken Tiffany jewelry? Absolutely. Have we taken Rolex watches? Yes. But … we don’t have any in here now.” 30 | NEWNAN – COWETA MAGAZINE