15 times Pawn Stars got ripped off by a customer

Modified Nov 18, 2024 06:36 ET

Pawn Stars often has sellers cheating the experienced stars of the show (Image via YouTube/Pawn Stars)

2. Antique jewelry purchase mistake (Season 1, Episode 15)

The antique jewelry mistake involved cubic zirconia, not diamonds (Image via YouTube/Pawn Stars)

A customer presented what they claimed was an antique diamond ring valued at over $20k. After some negotiation, Rick ended up purchasing it believing its worth only to later discover that the stones used weren’t diamonds.

They were cubic zirconia, instead. Rick was unable to recoup funds spent purchasing the item which left him frustrated. The incident also made him realize how easily sellers can manipulate perceptions of the value of jewelry pieces sold through pawn shops like theirs.

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Edited by Nimisha Bansal