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\"iStock_000020540024_Medium\"<\/a>The Pawn Expo<\/a> Trade Show is the largest and most comprehensive trade show in the pawn industry. Spanning two days, this is the place to find the products and services vital to the success of a pawnbroker\u2019s business.<\/p>\n

The National Pawnbrokers Association<\/a> \u2013 the show organizer \u2013 reports that attendees will find new ways to strengthen their businesses by networking with other pawnbrokers and attending expert sessions.\u00a0 The show encourages using fellow pawnbrokers as resources and in fact, offers a special Pawnbroker Peer Roundtable session where attendees have the opportunity to discuss current pawn topics with their peers and learn best practices from one another.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll be in Booth #205 demonstrating XRF technology<\/a>.\u00a0 Pawnbrokers see a lot of gold come into their shop.\u00a0 It comes mostly in the form of jewelry, but occasionally a pawnbroker will see coins or even gold dental fillings and crowns.\u00a0 Before a pawnbroker offers cash or loans for those items, they must be valued for their precious metal content.\u00a0 Is it real gold?\u00a0 How many karats?\u00a0 The only way to find out is through testing.\u00a0 X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzers<\/a> enable pawnbrokers to find out in just a few seconds the exact precious metal content in jewelry, coins, and other valuable products without destroying them.\u00a0 Some XRF analyzers even alert you to the probability that an item is vermeil (gold-plated<\/a> silver) or gold-plated copper, or contains steel, tungsten or any other non-gold substrate.<\/p>\n

In the spirit of sharing information among fellow pawnbrokers, we\u2019ve invited Seth Gold of American Jewelry and Loan<\/a>\u00a0to be in our booth during exhibit hours.<\/p>\n

Seth is a fourth generation pawnbroker and reality television personality who was named the 2013 National Pawnbrokers Association Pawnbroker of the Year at last year\u2019s annual meeting and conference.Seth\u2019s nomination stemmed from his tireless commitment to supporting the pawn industry, community outreach, bolstering the association\u2019s charitable giving campaigns, and fostering strong relationships with his community and local leaders.<\/p>\n

Seth will sign autographs, but more importantly, he\u2019ll share his knowledge with you.<\/p>\n

Stop by Booth #205 to find out appearance times and to get a demonstration of XRF technology.\u00a0 Bring a few pieces of jewelry or other items containing metal, and I\u2019ll analyze them for you at no cost. You\u2019ll know in seconds if they are precious metals or not, and even if they are gold-plated.<\/p>\n

Our next article will be written by Seth himself, who will give some advice about the use (more specifically, stopping the use) of acids for testing jewelry.<\/p>\n

Show Details:
\n<\/em>Pawn Expo<\/em><\/a>
\nBooth #205 \u2013 check schedule for times
\nJuly 8-10, 2014
\nLas Vegas, Nevada USA<\/em><\/p>\n

twitter: \u00a0@PawnTweet<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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