Comments on: Pawnshop Diving: Ladder http://toolmonger.com/2008/08/12/pawnshop-diving-ladder/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:44:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Zathrus http://toolmonger.com/2008/08/12/pawnshop-diving-ladder/#comment-439087 Zathrus Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:53:58 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/08/12/pawnshop-diving-ladder/#comment-439087 <blockquote>It’s such a crazy cycle that will never end until everyone stamps / engraves “do not pawn” on all tools and accessories.</blockquote> Which won't help a bit since they'll still pawn it once they've lost their job and it's either pawn/sell something or not eat/pay rent/mortgage. You act as if all the crap in pawn shops is stolen. Is some? Almost certainly. Is most? I doubt it. Coach James's solution seems like a much more sane option, since then it gives the pawn brokers real incentive to self-police. I'm not sure how well it would work in big cities though.

It’s such a crazy cycle that will never end until everyone stamps / engraves “do not pawn” on all tools and accessories.

Which won’t help a bit since they’ll still pawn it once they’ve lost their job and it’s either pawn/sell something or not eat/pay rent/mortgage.

You act as if all the crap in pawn shops is stolen. Is some? Almost certainly. Is most? I doubt it.

Coach James’s solution seems like a much more sane option, since then it gives the pawn brokers real incentive to self-police. I’m not sure how well it would work in big cities though.

]]> By: Coach James http://toolmonger.com/2008/08/12/pawnshop-diving-ladder/#comment-437729 Coach James Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:59:15 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/08/12/pawnshop-diving-ladder/#comment-437729 Where I live, once you report something stolen, the cops put it on their hot sheet and check pawn shops on a regular basis to compare their inventory against their hot sheets. When you pawn something here you have to show ID and the pawn broker writes it all down. Shops here don't want stolen stuff because if it's on the cops hot sheet, the cops will take it and the broker is out the money and goods. One broker in Raleigh lost several hundred dollars worth of stuff last year after the cops found it on their list. Most brokers here won't touch something if they suspect it's stolen. Where I live, once you report something stolen, the cops put it on their hot sheet and check pawn shops on a regular basis to compare their inventory against their hot sheets. When you pawn something here you have to show ID and the pawn broker writes it all down. Shops here don’t want stolen stuff because if it’s on the cops hot sheet, the cops will take it and the broker is out the money and goods. One broker in Raleigh lost several hundred dollars worth of stuff last year after the cops found it on their list. Most brokers here won’t touch something if they suspect it’s stolen.

]]> By: dnut http://toolmonger.com/2008/08/12/pawnshop-diving-ladder/#comment-433962 dnut Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:02:14 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/08/12/pawnshop-diving-ladder/#comment-433962 I sell enough tools and ladders to know that they do walk from jobs and backyards. It's such a crazy cycle that will never end until everyone stamps / engraves "do not pawn" on all tools and accessories. And when you shop pawn shops you are supporting the cycle. IT's cheap, but at one time was probably someone elses unit. I sell enough tools and ladders to know that they do walk from jobs and backyards. It’s such a crazy cycle that will never end until everyone stamps / engraves “do not pawn” on all tools and accessories. And when you shop pawn shops you are supporting the cycle. IT’s cheap, but at one time was probably someone elses unit.

]]> By: BC http://toolmonger.com/2008/08/12/pawnshop-diving-ladder/#comment-433556 BC Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:31:06 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/08/12/pawnshop-diving-ladder/#comment-433556 When it comes to pawnshops, you just have to hope that it's not "hot." There's nothing you can really do to completely avoid it. On the bright side, a ladder doesn't connect to the internet and report its location like the Playstation 3 - so you don't really have to worry about the boys in blue busting down your door for possession of a stolen ladder. When it comes to pawnshops, you just have to hope that it’s not “hot.” There’s nothing you can really do to completely avoid it. On the bright side, a ladder doesn’t connect to the internet and report its location like the Playstation 3 - so you don’t really have to worry about the boys in blue busting down your door for possession of a stolen ladder.

]]> By: J.R. Bluett http://toolmonger.com/2008/08/12/pawnshop-diving-ladder/#comment-433261 J.R. Bluett Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:49:47 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/08/12/pawnshop-diving-ladder/#comment-433261 dnut, besides pawn shops, what else would you avoid so as not to purchase stolen goods? I am actually asking, I'd prefer not to encourage crime, but I'm also somewhat skeptical, a ladder isn't exactly a crime of opportunity. It's big enough that you'd have to know where you're going with it so you don't get questioned walking down the block with it, and if you're going to plan out a theft there are higher yield targets. dnut, besides pawn shops, what else would you avoid so as not to purchase stolen goods? I am actually asking, I’d prefer not to encourage crime, but I’m also somewhat skeptical, a ladder isn’t exactly a crime of opportunity. It’s big enough that you’d have to know where you’re going with it so you don’t get questioned walking down the block with it, and if you’re going to plan out a theft there are higher yield targets.

]]> By: dnut http://toolmonger.com/2008/08/12/pawnshop-diving-ladder/#comment-432983 dnut Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:37:56 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/08/12/pawnshop-diving-ladder/#comment-432983 congrats on buying what was probably stolen goods from the side of someones house. But hey....you scored right? congrats on buying what was probably stolen goods from the side of someones house. But hey….you scored right?

]]> By: kif http://toolmonger.com/2008/08/12/pawnshop-diving-ladder/#comment-432137 kif Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:28:10 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/08/12/pawnshop-diving-ladder/#comment-432137 No, I didn't mean to dim enthusiasm for J.R.'s find at all - just lamenting the fact that I've "outgrown" the 200lb ladder. I used one at a Rebuilding Together day a few years ago and looked down at concerned onlookers who looked as though they were watching a bear ride a tricycle. I certainly could've used a 200 lb latter in my college days. ..... I think many of us can use this situation to relate better to our girlfriends/wives/(both?). Next time I'm in a home improvement outlet, I'm going to grab a 200 lb ladder and say "honey, does this ladder make me look fat?" No, I didn’t mean to dim enthusiasm for J.R.’s find at all - just lamenting the fact that I’ve “outgrown” the 200lb ladder. I used one at a Rebuilding Together day a few years ago and looked down at concerned onlookers who looked as though they were watching a bear ride a tricycle. I certainly could’ve used a 200 lb latter in my college days. ….. I think many of us can use this situation to relate better to our girlfriends/wives/(both?). Next time I’m in a home improvement outlet, I’m going to grab a 200 lb ladder and say “honey, does this ladder make me look fat?”

]]> By: douglas kwan http://toolmonger.com/2008/08/12/pawnshop-diving-ladder/#comment-432065 douglas kwan Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:48:49 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/08/12/pawnshop-diving-ladder/#comment-432065 a 200lb rated extension ladder is good for occasional use but if you are standing on it for any period of time they tend to be less than stable. yes i have tried it and it was in the rain trying to fix a satellite dish. a 200lb rated extension ladder is good for occasional use but if you are standing on it for any period of time they tend to be less than stable. yes i have tried it and it was in the rain trying to fix a satellite dish.

]]> By: Blair http://toolmonger.com/2008/08/12/pawnshop-diving-ladder/#comment-431761 Blair Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:10:16 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/08/12/pawnshop-diving-ladder/#comment-431761 Forgot to add, J.R., don't let the fact that we are over limit dim your enthusiasm for a great deal, nice find! Forgot to add, J.R., don’t let the fact that we are over limit dim your enthusiasm for a great deal, nice find!

]]> By: Blair http://toolmonger.com/2008/08/12/pawnshop-diving-ladder/#comment-431753 Blair Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:06:03 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/08/12/pawnshop-diving-ladder/#comment-431753 LOL at you guys, and me too,200 lbs. ladder might get a bit shaky at full extension on a breezy day, don't ask how I know that............ LOL at you guys, and me too,200 lbs. ladder might get a bit shaky at full extension on a breezy day, don’t ask how I know that…………

]]> By: J.R. Bluett http://toolmonger.com/2008/08/12/pawnshop-diving-ladder/#comment-431516 J.R. Bluett Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:02:31 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/08/12/pawnshop-diving-ladder/#comment-431516 I'll be using the bucket and rope routine for gear, I'm borderline on the weight limit myself! I’ll be using the bucket and rope routine for gear, I’m borderline on the weight limit myself!

]]> By: kif http://toolmonger.com/2008/08/12/pawnshop-diving-ladder/#comment-431486 kif Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:48:03 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/08/12/pawnshop-diving-ladder/#comment-431486 Sweet deal. I think the Habitat for Humanity thrift stores are pretty good too, if you have one near your home. Often, when "toolmongers" go to collect their eternal reward, or when makers go to meet their maker, the garage portion of the estate ends up here. Wrenches, for example, are priced by their size. In my area its like $0.50/small, $0.75 medium, $1.00 large whether it is from Tiānjīn or Kenosha. I would need some sort of Helium suit before I could make use of a ladder rated at 200 lbs. There are so many hidden costs to beer and barbeque. Sweet deal. I think the Habitat for Humanity thrift stores are pretty good too, if you have one near your home. Often, when “toolmongers” go to collect their eternal reward, or when makers go to meet their maker, the garage portion of the estate ends up here. Wrenches, for example, are priced by their size. In my area its like $0.50/small, $0.75 medium, $1.00 large whether it is from Tiānjīn or Kenosha.

I would need some sort of Helium suit before I could make use of a ladder rated at 200 lbs. There are so many hidden costs to beer and barbeque.

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