All "reality" shows have some elements of staging. But I agree that less family drama, etc. and more sticking to the business of a pawn shop is the way keep me tuning in. By the way nu episodes air on Mondays's at 10EST History Channel
<< <i>No one has mentioned The Old Man yet, but I think he's a hoot!! He is definately the tightest one with a buck though. If I wanted to sell something to them, I would want Rick to do the buying.
Cool show, and unlike much of what the History Channel produces, it actually has something to do with history, and not UFO's, or the Bermuda Triangle, or Sasquatch, or lumberjacks, or ice road truckers, or etc., etc., etc.
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I agree with that! Where is the history in History Channel?
<< <i><< Raise your hand if you think the scene where Chumlee dropped the ball and chain through the case wasn't staged. >>
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And, others too.
Like the potty chair falling out of the back of the truck. >>
Yes, after viewing the broken glass scene, that scene was really quite pathetic. I think the show is interesting and could get good ratings just on its own merits of the stories about the items and the haggling that goes on...but evidently the producers must not think that is enough.
<< <i>I thought Operation Repo was real at first too. Then I realized that its scripted, so is Pawnstars. >>
I also liked this one till the shooting of the topless model,have not watched much since, then I see one the other day,they were repo'ing a segway,c'mon man.I will stick with pawnstars.
i was out in las vegas last week and stayed downtown. myself and two other guys walked up there (roughly a mile) not the best neighborhood so if you are walking it is best to go in the day. if you are staying anywhere south of the sahara on the strip you are in for a long walk and you may want to drive or get a taxi. if going by cab i would have leave the meter running because you won't be there long and there are no places to catch another cab.
to say that the store looks better on TV than in real life is a huge understatement. the back lot had fast food wrappers and a shake thrown on the ground. the store is much smaller than the effect that gets displayed on TV. i was looking for some souveniers. T-shirts were $18, shot glasses with chumlees face were $5. i was about to buy the shot glass when i saw a big stack of business cards that chumlee had there. i grabbed about six of them since they were free. on the business card he pimps his website Chumlees website. you can also email him at chumlee123@gmail.com.
the only TV character there that time was the old man and he went into the back room like a bear at the zoo on display. his vintage car was parked in front.
there was nothing of note. the reggie white and jerry rice jerseys were there along with the gold records. other than that a lot of play stations, jewelery etc that a pawn shop would have. not a lot of walking room in there.
i don't want to disappoint anyone planning to visit the place, but it is kind of dumpy. much better to watch the adventures on the plasma than to go there in real life. after being there my opinion is that they really did a lot go camera work to make the store look better than it is really is. much to my displeasure i think the show will jump the shark very soon. their 15 minutes is about 13:30 right now.
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I will have to check it out next time I am in vegas.!
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Another good show I just caught was "American Pickers." It's two guys that drive around small towns and country roads looking for stuff to buy. Very much of a diamond in the rough hunt, and it's not a bad show...
I almost died last night watching "The Axmen" that old guy and his son is hilarious, last night show i had to watch twice because it was so funny and thank God for on demand that ill prolly watch it another 10 times, i split my gut when his kid hit the water, man that some funny sheestuff there,, lololololol,,, bj
<< <i>Another good show I just caught was "American Pickers." It's two guys that drive around small towns and country roads looking for stuff to buy. Very much of a diamond in the rough hunt, and it's not a bad show... >>
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I like that one, too.
A wide variety of merch is revealed and valued. It's the kind of stuff I saw TONS of when I went traveling the backroads in 2007.
If I was young, I would prolly do exactly what the pickers are doing. In this economy, it is likely one of the best jobs a young person can have.
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<< <i>Another good show I just caught was "American Pickers." It's two guys that drive around small towns and country roads looking for stuff to buy. Very much of a diamond in the rough hunt, and it's not a bad show... >>
I caught that show.
Kinda cool. But, there's no way I would want to root around in someone's barn - there could be spiders just waitin' to suck me dry!
I watched where they bought an old carnival ride for 1500$ - it was all rusted out - but the cars were aluminum - with a retro-50s look.
I haven't seen any new episodes of Pawn Stars - last nite I was watchin the game - will have to check the reruns.
<< <i>Another good show I just caught was "American Pickers." It's two guys that drive around small towns and country roads looking for stuff to buy. Very much of a diamond in the rough hunt, and it's not a bad show... >>
I've been wanting to watch that show. Just catch the commercials. lol
I watched Pickers once and it sort of creeped me out. Seems like they're on the lookout for vulnerable old people. If someone walks into a show/shop with a box of cards and names their price, that's one thing. But when I drop in to their house and start pulling stuff out of the barn, I think we've crossed the line. If I found out they dropped in on my grandpa and bought his military memorabilia, for example, I'd pay them a visit.
<< <i>I watched Pickers once and it sort of creeped me out. Seems like they're on the lookout for vulnerable old people. If someone walks into a show/shop with a box of cards and names their price, that's one thing. But when I drop in to their house and start pulling stuff out of the barn, I think we've crossed the line. If I found out they dropped in on my grandpa and bought his military memorabilia, for example, I'd pay them a visit.
<< <i>Another good show I just caught was "American Pickers." It's two guys that drive around small towns and country roads looking for stuff to buy. Very much of a diamond in the rough hunt, and it's not a bad show... >>
I enjoyed it as well. I was surprised to see that they were from Iowa, very close to where I live!
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How about that lady with the counterfeit 1932 quarter! Wow...
It looked like she's going to go down the street and try selling it to some other poor sap...that mint mark was about as fake as a $3 bill..
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< How about that lady with the counterfeit 1932 quarter! Wow...
It looked like she's going to go down the street and try selling it to some other poor sap...that mint mark was about as fake as a $3 bill.. >>
Grote15 should know - he was an avid coin collector when that quarter was minted.
Yes, I believe 1932 is also the last time the Eagles woin an NFL championship, too..
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
Coins are something that I wish I knew more about, simply because I have passed up on several collections only because I knew nothing about them. Until tonight, I had no idea people could actually fake a mark like that. I think I'll stick to sportscards, and leave the coins and stamps to the professionals.
It seems like most of the time, it ends up costing himself more money when he brings in an expert. Some people walk in expecting $200, and end up getting $3000 because it was worth more than they thought. On the other hand, the expert saves them from spending too much for an item. I don't see them as a shill at all.
One thing I like to do while watching the show is look at the items in the background. They do have some sports memorabilia in there that I would love to check out one day.
He has to call an expert "shill" for every item he views!
I don't think he's shilling at all...in many cases (like the tonight with the double-barreled rifle), the expert actually adds to the price he has to pay for the item. In any case, I believe those experts are brought in more for the added benefit of the viewers as the experts provide history and background info on a piece rather than just watching Rick and the buyer haggling on a price.
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
I enjoy Pickers too, but Pawn Stars is much more entertaining (and informative)...
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
Coins are something that I wish I knew more about, simply because I have passed up on several collections only because I knew nothing about them. Until tonight, I had no idea people could actually fake a mark like that. I think I'll stick to sportscards, and leave the coins and stamps to the professionals. >>
Nothing new actually with fake mint marks - before the advent of coin grading and PCGS authentication, this was a rampant problem in coin collecting.
Con artists became so good at this, that some would take a 1909S and turn it into a 1909S VDB...IE take a fairly valuable coin, and risk messing up that coin to turn it into a much more valuable coin - that's how much confidence they had in their scam. Back in the 80's, a dealer showed one of these to me...how he got conned on it, because before then, the con artists at that time would always take a 1909VDB, only worth about a buck, and add the S, so "everyone" trying to determine authenticity of a 1909S VDB focused only on the S - this dealer determined it was real based on the S being real,...and only a bit later after he paid cash to the con artist and the con man left his shop, he took a closer look at the back and realized he'd been conned...that the VDB had been added.
I forget exactly what year that was but there were no grading companies back then. To this day I would never buy a 1909S VDB unless it was slabbed by PCGS.
"...I forget exactly what year that was but there were no grading companies back then. To this day I would never buy a 1909S VDB unless it was slabbed by PCGS...."
I watch the show. Went by the Pawn Shop last week while I was in Vegas. Met Big Hoss (Corey) and Chum Lee. Took a picture with Big Hoss and dwarfed him.
There are two items hanging on the wall at the pawn shop that I want. I'm planning on fitting a trip to Vegas in sometime in the near future and will hopefully be the proud owner of both of them. They've been on the wall for a while, so I think I have a little time to get there before they're gone.
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<< <i>No one has mentioned The Old Man yet, but
I think he's a hoot!! He is definately the
tightest one with a buck though. If I wanted
to sell something to them, I would want Rick
to do the buying.
Cool show, and unlike much of what the
History Channel produces, it actually has
something to do with history, and not UFO's,
or the Bermuda Triangle, or Sasquatch, or
lumberjacks, or ice road truckers, or etc., etc., etc.
~ >>
I agree with that! Where is the history in History Channel?
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My Sandberg Topps Master set
<< <i><< Raise your hand if you think the scene where Chumlee dropped the ball and chain through the case wasn't staged. >>
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And, others too.
Like the potty chair falling out of the back of the truck. >>
Yes, after viewing the broken glass scene, that scene was really quite pathetic. I think the show is interesting and could get good ratings just on its own merits of the stories about the items and the haggling that goes on...but evidently the producers must not think that is enough.
Oh..... BTW..... Happy New Year to all you turkeys on this board !!!!! chaz
<< <i>I thought Operation Repo was real at first too. Then I realized that its scripted, so is Pawnstars. >>
I also liked this one till the shooting of the topless model,have not watched much since,
then I see one the other day,they were repo'ing a segway,c'mon man.I will stick with pawnstars.
J.R.
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to say that the store looks better on TV than in real life is a huge understatement. the back lot had fast food wrappers and a shake thrown on the ground. the store is much smaller than the effect that gets displayed on TV. i was looking for some souveniers. T-shirts were $18, shot glasses with chumlees face were $5. i was about to buy the shot glass when i saw a big stack of business cards that chumlee had there. i grabbed about six of them since they were free. on the business card he pimps his website
Chumlees website. you can also email him at chumlee123@gmail.com.
the only TV character there that time was the old man and he went into the back room like a bear at the zoo on display. his vintage car was parked in front.
there was nothing of note. the reggie white and jerry rice jerseys were there along with the gold records. other than that a lot of play stations, jewelery etc that a pawn shop would have. not a lot of walking room in there.
i don't want to disappoint anyone planning to visit the place, but it is kind of dumpy. much better to watch the adventures on the plasma than to go there in real life. after being there my opinion is that they really did a lot go camera work to make the store look better than it is really is. much to my displeasure i think the show will jump the shark very soon. their 15 minutes is about 13:30 right now.
I think some of it is contrived but who cares - it's interesting entertainment.
And ya do learn stuff - sorta like watching Antique Roadshow but with all the charm of Orange County Chopper.
Thanx for the tip.
mike
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congrats!!!
collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.
looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started
I will have to check it out next time I am in vegas.!
Topps White Out (silver) letters Alex Gordon
80 Topps Greg Pryor “No Name"
90 ProSet Dexter Manley error
90 Topps Jeff King Yellow back
1958 Topps Pancho Herrera (no“a”)
81 Topps Art Howe (black smear above hat)
91 D A. Hawkins BC-12 “Pitcher”
<< <i>Another good show I just caught was "American Pickers." It's two guys that drive around small towns and country roads looking for stuff to buy. Very much of a diamond in the rough hunt, and it's not a bad show... >>
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I like that one, too.
A wide variety of merch is revealed and valued. It's the kind of stuff
I saw TONS of when I went traveling the backroads in 2007.
If I was young, I would prolly do exactly what the pickers are doing.
In this economy, it is likely one of the best jobs a young person can
have.
<< <i>Another good show I just caught was "American Pickers." It's two guys that drive around small towns and country roads looking for stuff to buy. Very much of a diamond in the rough hunt, and it's not a bad show... >>
I caught that show.
Kinda cool. But, there's no way I would want to root around in someone's barn - there could be spiders just waitin' to suck me dry!
I watched where they bought an old carnival ride for 1500$ - it was all rusted out - but the cars were aluminum - with a retro-50s look.
I haven't seen any new episodes of Pawn Stars - last nite I was watchin the game - will have to check the reruns.
Good stuff
mike
<< <i>Another good show I just caught was "American Pickers." It's two guys that drive around small towns and country roads looking for stuff to buy. Very much of a diamond in the rough hunt, and it's not a bad show... >>
I've been wanting to watch that show. Just catch the commercials. lol
JT
<< <i>I watched Pickers once and it sort of creeped me out. Seems like they're on the lookout for vulnerable old people. If someone walks into a show/shop with a box of cards and names their price, that's one thing. But when I drop in to their house and start pulling stuff out of the barn, I think we've crossed the line. If I found out they dropped in on my grandpa and bought his military memorabilia, for example, I'd pay them a visit.
JT >>
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I was very entertained by "Pickers" and will watch again, BUT I agree with you I was bothered by how they seemed to take advantage of the old man.
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<< <i>Another good show I just caught was "American Pickers." It's two guys that drive around small towns and country roads looking for stuff to buy. Very much of a diamond in the rough hunt, and it's not a bad show... >>
I enjoyed it as well. I was surprised to see that they were from Iowa, very close to where I live!
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Topps White Out (silver) letters Alex Gordon
80 Topps Greg Pryor “No Name"
90 ProSet Dexter Manley error
90 Topps Jeff King Yellow back
1958 Topps Pancho Herrera (no“a”)
81 Topps Art Howe (black smear above hat)
91 D A. Hawkins BC-12 “Pitcher”
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It looked like she's going to go down the street and try selling it to some other poor sap...that mint mark was about as fake as a $3 bill..
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
<< <i> How about that lady with the counterfeit 1932 quarter! Wow...
It looked like she's going to go down the street and try selling it to some other poor sap...that mint mark was about as fake as a $3 bill.. >>
Grote15 should know - he was an avid coin collector when that quarter was minted.
It looked like she's going to go down the street and try selling it to some other poor sap...that mint mark was about as fake as a $3 bill.. >>
Grote15 should know - he was an avid coin collector when that quarter was minted.
Yes, I believe 1932 is also the last time the Eagles woin an NFL championship, too..
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
Coins are something that I wish I knew more about, simply because I have passed up on several collections only because I knew nothing about them. Until tonight, I had no idea people could actually fake a mark like that. I think I'll stick to sportscards, and leave the coins and stamps to the professionals.
He has to call an expert "shill" for every item he views!
One thing I like to do while watching the show is look at the items in the background. They do have some sports memorabilia in there that I would love to check out one day.
He has to call an expert "shill" for every item he views!
I don't think he's shilling at all...in many cases (like the tonight with the double-barreled rifle), the expert actually adds to the price he has to pay for the item. In any case, I believe those experts are brought in more for the added benefit of the viewers as the experts provide history and background info on a piece rather than just watching Rick and the buyer haggling on a price.
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
1932-S Quarter On Pawn Stars.......
show discussion forum link
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I am sure I have seen more fakes than I have seen real ones.
In the 1960s, EVERYBODY was trying to burn pawn shops and
coin shops with them. Some looked REALLY good.
counterfeit/fake 1932 Quarters
<< <i>SNAP!! lol
Coins are something that I wish I knew more about, simply because I have passed up on several collections only because I knew nothing about them. Until tonight, I had no idea people could actually fake a mark like that. I think I'll stick to sportscards, and leave the coins and stamps to the professionals.
Nothing new actually with fake mint marks - before the advent of coin grading and PCGS authentication, this was a rampant problem in coin collecting.
<< <i>1932-S Quarter On Pawn Stars.......
show discussion forum link
..........................
I am sure I have seen more fakes than I have seen real ones.
In the 1960s, EVERYBODY was trying to burn pawn shops and
coin shops with them. Some looked REALLY good.
counterfeit/fake 1932 Quarters >>
Con artists became so good at this, that some would take a 1909S and turn it into a 1909S VDB...IE take a fairly valuable coin, and risk messing up that coin to turn it into a much more valuable coin - that's how much confidence they had in their scam. Back in the 80's, a dealer showed one of these to me...how he got conned on it, because before then, the con artists at that time would always take a 1909VDB, only worth about a buck, and add the S, so "everyone" trying to determine authenticity of a 1909S VDB focused only on the S - this dealer determined it was real based on the S being real,...and only a bit later after he paid cash to the con artist and the con man left his shop, he took a closer look at the back and realized he'd been conned...that the VDB had been added.
I forget exactly what year that was but there were no grading companies back then. To this day I would never buy a 1909S VDB unless it was slabbed by PCGS.
"...I forget exactly what year that was but there were no grading companies back then. To this day I would never buy a 1909S VDB unless it was slabbed by PCGS...."
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Ditto 1916D Mercs.
pcgs on 16D dimes
I saw MANY of the glued-on Ds fall off while I was looking at them.
<< <i>How do you figure this?
He has to call an expert "shill" for every item he views! >>
I wonder how many of these "experts" actually wind up buying the item from the pawn shop???
Makes you wonder if funny business is going on...
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<< <i> How about that lady with the counterfeit 1932 quarter! Wow...
It looked like she's going to go down the street and try selling it to some other poor sap...that mint mark was about as fake as a $3 bill.. >>
That's what the wife and I thought too.
Watched pickers for the 1st time. We like it.
Pickers on the the other hand, just something about that show that turns my stomach.
Jeff
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I like Rick the most. He looks like he could be Bruce Willis' twin though.
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There are two items hanging on the wall at the pawn shop that I want. I'm planning on fitting a trip to Vegas in sometime in the near future and will hopefully be the proud owner of both of them. They've been on the wall for a while, so I think I have a little time to get there before they're gone.