I bought a 1200-year-old Viking bracelet once.
You can have a soda every once in awhile, but don't drink a gallon of it a day.
The Obama administration made it illegal for me to loan any money to anyone in the military. I have one compliance guy just for a pawn shop. It's everything from Homeland Security, FBI, the local police department, IRS - all these regulations I have to keep an eye on constantly, and it's just overwhelming for a small business.
It amazes me. I'm just a fat, middle-aged, bald guy, but people still want to meet me.
In the '90s, I went on eBay to buy some paddle tires for my four-wheeler ATV and couldn't find any. When I did find a manufacturer that sold them, I bought 20,000 and had no problem reselling them. So the next time you get mad when you can't find an item, realize there's a market waiting to be explored.
I'm a nerdy guy who likes to read a lot.
I asked for a horse for Christmas, and I got one! It's an adult horse. I didn't want a 5-year-old, which is a teenager for horses. It has a beautiful gait. It's the Cadillac of horses.
I had this when I was 17 years old - a 1969 Oldsmobile Delta 88 with no backseat. I paid 150 bucks for it, I think, rode it for a good six months, and put four or five quarts of oil a week in it.
I compete with the 'Welcome To Las Vegas' sign for the number one non-gaming tourist attraction in Las Vegas. I get more visitors than the Hoover Dam.
The best part of my business is working with my family, and the worst part of my business is working with my family.
When you're the boss, you have no one else to turn to.
If I brought another car home, there would be problems. I have a lot of cars as it is. I'm a car addict.
There's a gazillion different business license fees. And just keeping up with all the regulations - it just doesn't stop.
I was a really sick kid. I developed epilepsy when I was eight years old, and I would have violent seizures, and I would - literally, I couldn't get out of bed.
When you endorse a Republican, everyone sort of frowns on you. I don't know why, but hey.
If you make it difficult to do business, there's not going to be any business.
It costs you just as much to ask a doctor 50 questions as it does to ask him one question. So go see your doctor with questions written down... And if he doesn't want to answer your 50 questions, go find yourself another doctor!
The weird thing about the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop is that people come on vacation, and they bring stuff here to sell. They come here to see what we'll give them for it. Mostly, it's people from out of town.
The show impacted our lives immediately. It is crazy. I can't watch the show. I get weirded out.
I hate to say this about television, since I have a television show, but it's just mind-numbing to me.
