«GOOD BUSINESS IS THE BEST ART»

BEVERLY HILLS, California (AFP) — An original Kandinsky, an Andy Warhol, a grand piano and Rolexes by the dozen: as the economic crisis bites even the filthy rich are hocking prized possessions to pay the bills."This business in the past eight months is booming," said Yossi Dina, the president of The Dina Collection, who describes himself as the pawnbroker to the stars."I'm very special because I don't give small loans. I give big loans, people call me for half a million, two hundred, big loans. I've invested and I give the money out," he boasted to AFP.Across the wealthy Beverly Hills enclave, dotted with the luxurious mansions of the nation's rich and famous, pawnshop owners say they haven't had it so good for decades.