Something of a threadjack, but this is one of the more "authentic" places in town. Fred's Unique Furniture in Eastpointe:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...,21.3,,0,11.75
It isn't a pawn shop...but it is.
Craziest place I've ever been, in a good way. Huge, better stuff, according to the owner, but not much better, IMO) some fairly wild looking sellers and buyers, but no open brandishing of guns or bravado. It is on 8 Mile, in Eastpointe. The owner...and I'm not sure if his name is Fred, told me that the people that do Hardcore Pawn and the people from 1-8-7 both approached him about doing a show there and doing an episode there, respectfully. He said he turned them down..."I don't want them to know what I do here." If you are in the area, stop by this place for an experience. There are even good deals.