Across the country, pawn loans have been flocking to pawn shops and trading in jewelry, tools, even cars. WUSF’s Michael Goldstein reports that Tampa pawn shops are doing more business than they have in a long time. But some worry about the effect of rising gas prices on their clientele.

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It’s 2 p.m. on a Thursday at A-Universal Pawn shop in Egypt Lake-Leto. 80s pop music plays softly. Signed photos of Ben Affleck and Kevin Costner hang by the door. And shop owner Rick Evans sits in a gray recliner with his mother, drinking coffee, waiting for customers.

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