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Anyone who buys something from someone else, but especially a professional like a pawnbroker, has a duty to make sure the goods they're buying aren't stolen.

Isn't that what the pawnshop did, by submitting the serial numbers to the cops?

The very least the pawnbroker should pay is the cost of whatever they're out of pocket for

And they would've, if she had followed the legal procedure, she just didn't want to wait.



"Isn't that what the pawnshop did, by submitting the serial numbers to the cops?"

Yes, after they shelled out $225 to a thief.


What do you expect them to do?




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