World's Second-Oldest Profession Goes Online

Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 09:31 in Earth & Climate

With roots that go back to ancient China, pawnbroking — often called the world's second-oldest profession — had largely been a cottage industry of neighborhood stores serving as lenders-of-last-resort.

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