In a pawn transaction, the customer gets a short-term loan of about fifty to seventy-five percent of the value of an item.

VOA: special.2011.04.18

He says having a visa to go abroad could count as a big item for today's Chinese consumers.

VOA: standard.2009.09.28

We have a guitar competition in which the winner wins a Wayne Henderson handmade guitar, which is a very coveted item."

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

Another big item today is a house. Beijing homes are expensive;

VOA: standard.2009.09.28