According to Tyrone Jackson, a long-time assistant at Chouteau Pawn in Kansas City, a customer walked in, popped out his glass eye, and asked to make a deal.
Like so many other people, the man had been negatively impacted by the economic recession. He needed some quick cash, and figured his eye had to be worth something to someone.
Tyrone was pretty sure the guy would come back for it, so he accepted the eye, and gave the man $100. He wasn’t sure if he would be able to sell the eye if the man didn’t come back, but hey, if he ended up putting it out on the floor and it didn’t sell, at the very least, it would make for an interesting conversation piece!
The man came back for the eye just a couple of days later.
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