you're in the market for a ten-foot tall suit of armor or you've got one that you'd like to sell, mapleville is the place for you. at this combination pawn shop/second hand store, business is booming because, well, the economy isn't doing so great. >> so what are the most pawned items? >> jewelry. got to be jewelry. micky and menda are the owners, along with menda's friend. >> ipods, phones. >> people are selling them. >> reporter: other popular items to pawn. first, it was gold, these days, it's silver. the price is in the stratosphere now. >> what used to be probably a family heirloom handed down from generation to generation, people are cashing in because of the high price of silver. $30 an hour or 30 bucks. it could be essentially a couple thousands dollars. >> people are coming in and they're deps pretty. desperate. >> so people that are unemployed, unfortunately and -- yeah. >> they don't have their savings, their little cushions like they used to. >> we kind of roll our eyes when i hear, hey, i'm trying to finance my trip to paris but you feel heart-felt about the dad who says you're