P&N Pawnshop: “It’s in the blood”

P&N Pawnshop may have opened its doors in 2013, but for Chris (son) and Sue (mother) Firebaugh, the business of pawnshops is in their blood. Chris is a third-generation pawnshop owner with his mother, father, and grandparents having owned and operated them.

“I’ve kind of grown up in the pawnshop my whole life,” Chris said.

When asked about what they most like about the business, Chris replied that each day was always different.

“It’s awesome because it’s something different every day,” he said. They both said that working with family was another enjoyable benefit.

Another factor that they both enjoyed was the community. “This community is awesome,” Sue said. “We love being in Plymouth. It’s really great.”

For those that haven’t stepped through the doors at P&N Pawnshop, they would find a clean establishment that buys, sells, trades, offers loans new, sells and used merchandise.

Examples of that merchandise include: guns, knives, musical instruments, electronics, jewelry, coins, video games, etc…

“So, there’s a lot of aspects of new and used. There’s the old stereotype that pawnshops are only used for old, broken stuff. It’s not like that at all,” said Chris.

Much like the various shows about pawnshops, P&N Pawnshop has both in-house experts and those that they can call to come in and examine an item that a patron wishes to sell.

The in-house jeweler, for instance, can inspect pieces as well as performing resizing and repair jobs.

Part of what makes a good pawnshop is the ability to provide quality products. When it comes to technology and electronics, it can be difficult due to the rapid advancement of technology.

Chris states that in order to combat the advance of technology, a good pawnshop must be “learning, constantly learning and being able to test and provide good product.”

One of the things people might not know about P&N Pawnshop is that it doesn’t conform to the stereotype that pawnshops are only for low income people.

“It’s something for everybody,” said Chris.

Another thing that people might not know about P&N

Pawnshop. The “P&N” stands for Pearl and Nancy, Chris’ grandmothers who were involved with pawnshops