I got this email today to shop a local pawn shop.
"Hi MN shoppers!
SHOP TYPE: Pawn/Loan
PAY: $50.00 shop fee, $50.00 reimbursement ($8.00 bonus)
LOCATION: (I removed that for this forum)
DUE DATE: 2012-06-29
SHOP DESCRIPTION :
Shoppers' View is paying $50 for quick turn around pawn/scrap gold shops. You must pawn your item by the due date.
You will be visiting a pawn shop and pawning a piece of gold jewelry (YOU PROVIDE THE REAL GOLD JEWELRY ITEM). Three business days later, you will return and retrieve the item you pawned and pay back the pawn loan. You will need to note the karats, weight, price paid per gram, and scan front and back copies of all receipts (original pawn ticket and receipt) to Shoppers' View.
You will be reimbursed for all fees, plus paid $50. You must pawn your item by the due date."
It seems like a scam, just judging from the large fee.
What do the board experts think?