Just had a Batlab on American Pickers

[jwyblejr]

Box wasn't in great shape but the Batlab looked alright. They paid $25 for it.

[megoscott]

Fake! Fake! Fake!

Naw, those guys are allright. Right?

[ScottA]

I'd like to know what they valued it at.

[scifiguy94]

Didn't they already sell it a while back on Ebay. I remember something was listed about the auction here in the forum. Guess it was the same one? Not sure how far back those shows are filmed before airing.

[Fuzzysnail]

They purchased for 25.00.....looking for 200.00. It came with a beat up box. I saw a batman suit as well, but had it on mute so my son could work on his Geometry.

[Marvelmania]

I think they said it had a Penguin figure and some others in it as well. Did you notice the 70s Farrah poster in the background? Wonder what other great 70s stuff was in there!

[scifiguy94]

Here's the forum link discussing America Pickers having a Batlab on Ebay back in Sept. Could it be the same one from the show tonight?
http://megomuseum.com/community/showthread.php?t=48081

[j_scott_o]

Yeah, I was just watching it on DVR. Man, first Storage Wars, now American Pickers. I thought I saw a Robin laying down in the lab.

[Sideshow Spock]

Fake! Fake! Fake!
Naw, those guys are allright. Right?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that the stuff and people the Pickers come across are legit. I mean, you can tell the cell conversations they have with Danielle are often "acted", and most (if not all) of their various visits are all pre-arranged and scouted, but otherwise I think everything is kosher.

I was very surprised that neither dude even said the Mego name when they came across the Batlab. Mike only referred to it as a "Batman VW Bus", which is pretty laughable. 70s toys are obviously not their wheelhouse. The box was pretty thrashed. Looked like some of it had been eaten by mice.

[megoat]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that the stuff and people the Pickers come across are legit. I mean, you can tell the cell conversations they have with Danielle are often "acted", and most (if not all) of their various visits are all pre-arranged and scouted, but otherwise I think everything is kosher.

I was very surprised that neither dude even said the Mego name when they came across the Batlab. Mike only referred to it as a "Batman VW Bus", which is pretty laughable. 70s toys are obviously not their wheelhouse. The box was pretty thrashed. Looked like some of it had been eaten by mice.

Well, when they listed it a few months back on eBay the word "mego" was nowhere in the title or description until it was added later after somebody tipped them off.....

[jwyblejr]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that the stuff and people the Pickers come across are legit. I mean, you can tell the cell conversations they have with Danielle are often "acted", and most (if not all) of their various visits are all pre-arranged and scouted, but otherwise I think everything is kosher.

I was very surprised that neither dude even said the Mego name when they came across the Batlab. Mike only referred to it as a "Batman VW Bus", which is pretty laughable. 70s toys are obviously not their wheelhouse. The box was pretty thrashed. Looked like some of it had been eaten by mice.

I pretty much figured it out with the 70s stuff when they ignored a Weebles Haunted House someone had.

[Sideshow Spock]

I do remember one ep tho where there was an Evel Knievel figure, and Frank grabbed it right up, and mentioned it was made by Ideal. How can you know Ideal and not Mego?

[wyatterb]

Here's a story on Frank that discusses the show. It answers a few of the questions about their finds. http://qctimes.com/news/local/articl...cc4c03286.html

[Hector]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that the stuff and people the Pickers come across are legit. I mean, you can tell the cell conversations they have with Danielle are often "acted", and most (if not all) of their various visits are all pre-arranged and scouted, but otherwise I think everything is kosher.

I was very surprised that neither dude even said the Mego name when they came across the Batlab. Mike only referred to it as a "Batman VW Bus", which is pretty laughable. 70s toys are obviously not their wheelhouse. The box was pretty thrashed. Looked like some of it had been eaten by mice.

I agree.

Looked legit to me...unlike the Storage Wars carded Mego episode.

The key?

Not once did they mention the word Mego...they truly had no idea...like you said...to them...it was a Batman VW Bus.

[AAAAA]

well they had an incomplete 1971 G.I.Joe jeep.
and look good shape ,but it did not have the dust on it like it was lock away in and old buliding for 40 years, sitting on a pile of grabage.