Season 6 begins with the return of the banished Rich, who hopes to regain Les' trust. When Rich eyeballs a load of stolen goods, he sees a way back into the boss's good graces. Meanwhile, Seth continues his efforts to take over the store, all under Ashley's watchful and disapproving eye.

Ashley doesn't buy into Seth's new money scheme which, if it works, could mean big bucks for the store; and employees get quite a shock when a customer brings in a vintage electric chair.

Some savvy salesmen spin a sensational story that Les just might buy into; pie-eyed patrons barter for big bucks; and later, Les makes a surprising discovery that catches everyone's attention.

Seth is shocked when Les rehires a flaky former employee who he claims took advantage of them.

Les buys rare rock memorabilia that may be worth a pile of cash.

Les is tempted to break store policy when a fast-talking customer pins him to the wall. But when Seth steps in, will the cash be taken off the table?

A customer is found hiding in a refrigerator. Ashley swears he was waiting for closing time to sneak out and rob them. She demands they hire overnight security, but Les squashes the plan. It's a move he may regret come nightfall.

Les buys a set of Vietnam-era miltary walkie-talkies and a roadster. However, the warehouse is overflowing with vehicles and other items that Les bought in the past, but never sold, irking Seth and Ashley. Les failed to convince them that it takes awhile to sell the items at a price that will earn the store the most profit. To save face, Les sells a 1941 Chevrolet, but the price must be right. Also: a man gets irate when he couldn't show his pawn slip in order to get back his TV; after he was kicked out, he found his pawn slip - in his pocket. A woman named Marcus gets angry when the wedding ring she laid-away was sold, as she was late on her payment. A woman with extra-long finger nails sells her gold ring.

A customer brings in some inherited jewels. Ashley thinks they're worthless, but Les insists on having them appraised. The customer receives quite a surprise at the results.

A fake receipt triggers a battle royal with a customer who returns to the store with a lawyer.

Ashley challenges Seth to a unique bet that puts him in over his head. If he loses, the world will hear a horrible lie about his sister.

The kids discover their Pontiac store is losing money. When they confront Les with a proposal to sell it, he is infuriated and makes it quite clear that the store is not for sale. Will Seth go behind his back and create even more anger?

Seth's secret plan to sell American Jewelry & Loan's second location is in full motion, but when it hits a snag, Ashley is pulled into the fray. The kids scramble to meet with a buyer and find themselves in a life-changing scenario. The Hardcore Pawn mid-season finale is jam-packed with drama and unusual items up for pawn. From a high-end empty bottle of liquor and a souped-up sports car claimed to be a factory experimental model, to a powerful racing go-kart.

In the aftermath of Seth trying to sell the business out from under his father, an unforgiving Les goes incommunicado and locks himself in the office. Later, a fight on the floor spills into the parking lot and threatens to get out of control.

Questions arise about the authenticity of a rare guitar, necessitating a gut decision from Seth and Les; Ashley and a customer go toe-to-toe with weapons; and a famous wrestler makes an interesting proposition.

Les is put out when he discovers hustlers scamming customers in his own parking lot and moves to put an immediate stop to the rip-offs; a young fashionista is steamed when Seth turns down her goods; and an Xbox hotshot makes the showroom floor his own personal video arcade.

A Hollywood player brings in a high end custom job that has Seth scrambling, but one sloppy mistake could lead to disaster - and cost the Golds major businness.

Les and Ashley debate the value of an old bike, while Seth has his hands full with a troublesome Jersey guy. Later, a woman wants more TV than she can handle.

Ashley's sassy attitude is costing the store business, so Les and Seth try to figure out what's bugging her; and a serial-hugger groupie brings in some macabre items. Later, Rich gets to demonstrate his drum skills when a customer brings in a set.

At Detroit's annual Dream Cruise, the Golds hope to cash in on automotive merchandise, but when Les passes on an offer for a historic Chevy sign, Seth goes behind his back and purchases it.

Les becomes concerned about Rich after he noticed that he spent too much time talking to a customer on a deal for a call box; however, Seth defends Rich's actions, as he felt it was simply good business. Les, still sore over Seth's attempt to secretly sell the Pontiac location, refused to give him the benefit of the doubt. Later, Rich accidentally left about 00 worth of gold jewelry alone in front of a customer, while checking on the sale price of one of the items. In response, Ashley, who has seen what happened, told Rich that what he did was bad. Rich apologised for his actions, which Ashley and Seth accepted, but Les refuse to accept the apology, as he not only still has not regained Rich's trust that he lost earlier, but he still has a grudge against Seth over Pontiac. Also: a woman tries to sell a flat-screen TV, but hopes to sell the item diminished when her friend accidentally broke the screen. A man tries to sell a huge rocking horse - which he transported in a horse trailer. Another man gets very upset when Seth could not make a sufficient deal over a laptop. And a man sells rare glass negatives of baseball legend Babe Ruth.

A warehouse overflowing with broken electronics prompts Seth to go behind his father's back and order a dumpster in which to deposit the junk; and Ashley has a run-in with a woman whose pawn experience isn't to her liking. Meanwhile, a man claiming to be a lawyer tries to unload some jewels that may be fake.

A warehouse overflowing with broken electronics prompts Seth to go behind his father's back and order a dumpster in which to deposit the junk; and Ashley has a run-in with a woman whose pawn experience isn't to her liking. Meanwhile, a man claiming to be a lawyer tries to unload some jewels that may be fake.

Les' ability to close on business transactions comes into question, never more so than when an incredible opportunity presents itself and his children wonder if he'll be able to seal the deal.

Jeff noticed a ring on the floor close to his workstation, but after conferring with Les, he chalked it up as a clumsy accident. However, his suspicions were heighened when he found some scrap jewelry on the floor, leading to he and Les to conclude that an American Jewelry employee is a thief. After a check on the security cameras yielded nothing due to technical problems, Jeff decides to create a sting operation as a way to catch the thief in the act. Also: an unruly customer threatens Les with passing, resulting in a call to the Detroit Police Department when security found him too tough to handle. And Seth wonders if they can sell a pair of size 21 sneakers worn by Shaquille O'Neal, which are taking up a lot of space on the sports shelf - along with some sports jerseys.

Continuing from the previous episode, the following day, Les, Seth and Jeff look at the video footage of the thief after he had taken the gold ring purposely set up as part of the sting operation. After examining footage from previous days, they not only found their thief, they also found themselves sick and betrayed, as the thief was Joe, American Jewelery's chief of security.