History Channel's "American Pickers" - Anyone Hooked?

[Adam West]

I also think that people take their items to the pawn shop because they are paid cash on the spot and I suspect most of them are desperate.

With an auction house, you have to deal with commissions, not knowing what your item is going to sell for, waiting for the item to be listed, etc.

I suspect many people go in thinking the worst that can happen is being offered something lower than they are willing to accept and they will simply walk away and list it in an auction. The people may audition but I really don't think the price is negotiated beforehand. I would also suspect having a camera on you adds additional emotions to the process. You don't want to look like a fool on tv for passing up on what seems like a good offer. The pawn dealers know they always have the upper hand for the most part because they aren't emotionally attached to anything and can simply walk away from a deal even if it is over $50.

[Hector]

I always wonder the same thing .....

The only reason I can come up with is Pawn Stars probably has an audition process ... No way are those people just walking off the street.
If that was the case there would be 10,000 gawkers just hanging around.

So, I think these people audition just to show their stuff off on TV and are will to take a lowball price to do it - In the cases where they actually do sell the item.

Good points.

[Hector]

his face was priceless when it went for $6K

I missed the ending, how much did the time thingy from the 1600's appraise for? and how much did he offer or pay for it?

The expert said it could be worth up to $7000.

The pawn shop bald dude offered him $3000.

The seller counter with $5000.

The pawn shop dude said $4000 was the most he would go.

The seller said $4500.

The pan shop dude really thought about it hard...then said that his absolute highest would be $4200...and that would be it.

The seller said..."Ok...this is Vegas...lets flip a coin...you win...I'll sell it for $4200...and if I win...you give me $4500".

Pawn shop dude said, "Ok, flip the coin".

The seller won the coin flip...he got $4500 for it...and pawn shop dude wasn't too thrilled about it...he didn't wanna pay that extra $300...



P.S. The seller was elated that he got $4500...he had no idea it was worth that much...I mean...he initially was going to pawn it for a measly $600...

[bgrimm77]

^^^ Could be.... I have been wrong many times before.

[theantiquetiger]

Did anyone else notice the Green arrow car hanging from the ceiling?

I just finished watching this episode. I don't think it was a GA car. It looked like it had a yellow roof, so I am thinking some kind of John Deere toy.

[toys2cool]

On the most recent Pawn Stars episode...the son and Chumley wanted a fortune teller cabinet (similar to the one featured in the movie Big with Tom Hanks) from an auction house...so they tried to buy it before auction...I bet they were going to offer something low like a thousand or something...the auction boss told them no...that they had to wait for the actual auction.

So they participated in the auction...and quickly got crushed by others...for the fortune teller cabinet went for a whopping $6000 +...

Now they know how it feels...especially Chumley...he looked crushed...lol.

The other question that comes up...why in the hell do people with prized antiques go to that pawn shop...why not to that nearby auction house instead?

his face was priceless when it went for $6K

I missed the ending, how much did the time thingy from the 1600's appraise for? and how much did he offer or pay for it?

[Mikey]

The other question that comes up...why in the hell do people with prized antiques go to that pawn shop...why not to that nearby auction house instead?

I always wonder the same thing .....

The only reason I can come up with is Pawn Stars probably has an audition process ... No way are those people just walking off the street.
If that was the case there would be 10,000 gawkers just hanging around.

So, I think these people audition just to show their stuff off on TV and are will to take a lowball price to do it - In the cases where they actually do sell the item.

[Hector]

On the most recent Pawn Stars episode...the son and Chumley wanted a fortune teller cabinet (similar to the one featured in the movie Big with Tom Hanks) from an auction house...so they tried to buy it before auction...I bet they were going to offer something low like a thousand or something...the auction boss told them no...that they had to wait for the actual auction.

So they participated in the auction...and quickly got crushed by others...for the fortune teller cabinet went for a whopping $6000 +...

Now they know how it feels...especially Chumley...he looked crushed...lol.

The other question that comes up...why in the hell do people with prized antiques go to that pawn shop...why not to that nearby auction house instead?

[Hector]

The old guy that was asking too much for the coin scales ..... If I was them, when he came back later to lower his price after they wouldn't pay it, I would have told him - sorry bud but you talked yourself out of a deal and I don't want them anymore.

He was very annoying - I hate sellers that act like that

Agreed.

[Hector]

Did anyone else notice the Green arrow car hanging from the ceiling?

Holy crap...no!!!

I'm going to re watch that episode on OnDemand.

[bgrimm77]

Did anyone else notice the Green arrow car hanging from the ceiling?

[Mikey]

The old guy that was asking too much for the coin scales ..... If I was them, when he came back later to lower his price after they wouldn't pay it, I would have told him - sorry bud but you talked yourself out of a deal and I don't want them anymore.

He was very annoying - I hate sellers that act like that

[jwyblejr]

The one tonight with the underground place was something else.

[toys2cool]

Was watching the Pickers show the other day that showed the unaired times they had the door shut in their faces ... That was interesting

yeah I saw that

[Mikey]

Was watching the Pickers show the other day that showed the unaired times they had the door shut in their faces ... That was interesting