Do Business With Confidence
Happy Hocker Pawn is a highly
successful and established business
that has experienced a steady
growth since 1990. We serve the
general public and the jewelry trade
in the primary function of
purchasing watches, diamonds, coins,
and jewelry at the highest
competitive prices possible. We also
offer loans on luxury cars, fine
motorcycles, boats, and even
aircraft.
We have over 100 years combined
experience in the jewelry business,
and have been in the same location
since 1990. Family-owned, Happy
Hocker Pawn is not after the
one-time sale, loan, or purchase.
Rather, we want to take care of all
of these needs today, next year, and
ten years from now. We are fully
licensed and insured, and a
longstanding member of the
International Watch and Jewelry
Guild, American Watch Institute,
National Pawnbrokers Association,
Georgia Pawnbrokers Association,
Polygon, and CoinNet.
Who We Are
 Art
Rappaport is an Atlanta native.
Owner and founder of Happy Hocker
Pawn/Rappaport Jewelry Buyers, Art
Rappaport began his career in
numismatics at age 20 and owned and
operated Supreme Coin Company by age
22. At 24, he then worked for Shilo
Gold Exchange (Macon Georgia),
traveling the southeast calling on
pawn and jewelry stores buying and
selling coins, scrap gold and
diamonds. Though his travels he met
the owner of CBS Coin Company, a
large manufacturer of gold coin
jewelry out of Miami, Florida, and
by age 25 he purchased the company.
After working out of an office for
four years he then realized how much
he missed the excitement of dealing
with the public and merged CBS Coin
& Jewelry Company with Atlanta
Jewelry Connection, and eventually
purchased the company.
Art developed a love for beautiful
jewelry including fine estate
pieces, diamonds and Rolex watches
and wanted to open a pawnshop to
experience the excitement of seeing
every unique piece that may come
through the door. Finally, in 1990,
after a two-year search, he found
the ideal location in Sandy Springs
(just 20 minutes north of Atlanta)
and opened Happy Hocker Pawn. Art’s
knowledge of wholesaling is still
very much part of the overall
operation.
Lisa Rappaport, Art’s wife, has been
an asset to the Happy Hocker
Pawn/Rappaport Jewelry Buyers
business since 1995. With a BA in
management from Georgia Tech and an
eye for fine jewelry, Lisa is
involved primarily in choosing
jewelry for the in-store, on-line
collection and working with
customers designing unique
one-of-a-kind pieces.
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Howard Rappaport, brother to
Art, is a 38-year jewelry
business expert and manages
the storefront. An expert
gemologist, Howard was a
diamond buyer for twelve
years for Citizens Jewelry’s
four stores, and went on to
manage Ellman’s Jewelers.
His trained eye for value is
a critical component of
knowing the value of fine
jewelry.
Visit Happy Hocker Pawn
today! We look forward to
meeting you and providing
you with our exceptional
personal
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Sell Your Jewelry: |
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CLICK HERE
to find more
information
on how to
sell your
jewelry,
watch, loose
diamond or
diamond
jewelry. |
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Did You Know...? |
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Queen
Isabella of
Spain pawned
the crown
jewels to
finance
Columbus’
voyage to
America.
Many
pawnshops
around the
country
cater to the
likes of
actors,
directors,
professional
athletes,
CEO’s, rock
stars, and
anyone else
who wants to
take
advantage of
fast,
non-eventful
transactions
for instant
cash.
The 1980s
provided a
boom period
for pawn
broking,
with new
shops
opening in
all parts of
the country.
This upturn,
in part, is
due to the
increase in
the number
of Americans
excluded
from
mainstream
credit
markets and
small bank
closings and
in
significant
part to the
upgrading by
the industry
of the
products and
service
offered to
the public.
All items
received by
a pawnbroker
must be
listed with
the city
and/or
state’s
police
department,
therefore
reducing the
chance of a
consumer
receiving
stolen
property.
Pawnshop
clientele
are
represented
in a range
of ages
(must be 18
or older),
races and
genders with
male and
female
customers
being about
equal. |
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