Here is some clarification. Pawn shops: Getting stolen items back from the pawn shop can be a hassle. - tribunedigital-sunsentinel

That article describes exactly what I went through. The person who stole my clubs was caught and confessed to the clubs he had stolen and where he sold them. I worked with a detective to identify my clubs. Memory says they were in Fort Meyer at some 'Play It Again' shop.

I had to buy them back. If there was another way then the prosecutor and the detective did not recommend it. Possibly this was the most expedient way? This was in 2009, so details of exact conversations are blurry, but I did pay the pawn shop.

Taylormade r7 $35
Odyssey putter $15
Titliest and Taylor hybrid for $3/each
Callaway Big Bertha 3 wood $1

I did recover my money from the criminal after trial.

Pawn shop = license to buy stolen property. Citzen buying stolen property = jail time. Maybe if citzen had disclosure clause says " this item is not stolen they to could get theyre money back. IMO I am willing to say or guess 80% or higher of ALL items in pawn shop are stolen.

Majority pawn shops don't want to cooperate with citzen or police about there 10 cent on the dollar purchase. That's why the got the 90 day rule on pawned items. Depending on state lobbing rules. Usually the poorer the state the better the lobbist have greased politicians and have rules in theyre favor.