• EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world
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      3 hours ago

      specialty buy-only pawn shop did a bunch of buybacks after the shorting trend to recover.

      Quietly built a bunch of cash and assets to put against the bid

      Buy out a lead competitor online exchange to improve visibility and short term profits

      Coming soon - digitize and buy/sell to people directly while still reaping a slice for themselves for a small amount of the cost of workers

      They’ll be back under in 6-10 years minimum with how they spend.