Hi..ok I made the stupiedest thing ever...well the thing is that I need money...fast as sonn as possible! Well i made my point...its not like my job is gonna get the money that fast so I was thinking...a pawn shop! but Ive never been to one before...and it kinda scares me..people say they rip you off and stuff...and ok I have like 5 peices of solid gold jewelry 10k and 14k and about 50 sterling silver items many f them heavy rings and chains ...so is that gonna make me at least $500? I need $1700 by the way....Also what do i need to know about these shops before going there? Thank you.1 second ago - 3 days left to answer..--Answer1:the pawn shop pays pennies on the dollar value of your items.This money is an interest loan using your items as collateral. If you do not pay off the loan plus interest you forfeit your items. Example your ring cost 1k new they broker will give you 50 to 75 for it..--Answer2:Youll only get pennies on the dollar, but if you go to one dont let on that youre scared. Go in as if you do this every day to avoid the real rips.Dont expect a lot. Pawn shops have high overhead and they assume a lot of risk so they cant pay a lot. With jewelry you might try some of the jewelry exchange places, but dont quote me on it or you can always try selling on EBay, but there is a TON of competition there.good luck.