We were just there in early December. Here is the bit from my trip report:
Since we were on our way downtown, we decided that this might be a good day to visit the Pawn Shop. It was still fairly early (about 10:00), so we were hoping the lines that we hear about wouldnt be there. Sure enough, we get there and people seem to be going in without a wait. We park and notice that there is a camera crew filming someone in the corner of the parking lot. Our assumption was that it was somebody that sold something
they were filming the side commentary. We took our pictures with the pawn shop sign in the background and then proceeded into the store.
Again, there was a camera guy filming some documents laid out on the counter. None of the principals were around. We were told not to take any pictures until the camera person was done but then could take any we wanted as long as we didnt point the camera in the direction of the office area. Like others have said, the place looked a lot smaller than what you see on TV. You were directed down one side (guns, etc) to the back (gift shop with t-shirts, etc) and then up the other side (jewelry, etc). Both of us had just read the book by Rick Harrison and really had a new respect for these folks. The book was for sale there both signed and unsigned; however, I was hoping to buy a Chum Lee t-shirt. None of them really looked like something I would wear, so I ended up with a pink Pawn Stars t-shirt for $23. I dont really feel the need to go back, but am glad that we took the time to visit.