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Pawn Stars on History Channel (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter DCThunder
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I will have to check that out.What station?
Fat Nick
Footballguy
Not 100% related, but I watched the "Storage Wars" show on A&E. They basically auction off unpaid storage units and then go through them. It's good stuff along the lines of the Pawn shows.
Loved the hook for Storage Wars: "The best storage show to watch." AFAIK, it's the ONLY Storage show to watch...
Loved the hook for Storage Wars: "The best storage show to watch." AFAIK, it's the ONLY Storage show to watch...
comfortably numb
Footballguy
They have another show on Spike?The name slips me, but that one seems staged to me for some reason.
Sarnoff
Footballguy
"Storage Wars" is bizarrely addicting.
JHuber77
Footballguy
The funniest one i've seen was the guy who brought in the "energy totum." The deer head on it looked like it had rabies and looked like it was attached to the sh##tiest piece of wood. The guy wanted Rick to buy it from him for $300. I also drove past that place last October and the line was clear around the block.
sbonomo
Footballguy
I don't understand why he keeps giving money away. For instance, last night the guy with the antique guns would have been very happy with $1,000. Rick calls in his "buddy" who appraises them at $3-6K. I am pretty sure Rick ends up paying $2,500 or so. He could have easily given the guy $1,000 and had a nice profit. Earlier this year same type of story with a faberge brooch that he could have gotten for under $1,000 (this one was worth in excess of 10K). There is something to be said for being honest but...... I still love watching this show...
ATC1
Footballguy
I'm sure they make a good enough profit that they like the rep of being fair. What I love is how the chick with the broach asks for 7000 after he tells her how much it's worth after her low ball offer.
shadyridr
Footballguy
cuz its on TV
shadyridr
Footballguy
guy from yesterdays episode did the same #### with the "dueling" pistols.
comfortably numb
Footballguy
I think you guys are talking about the same deal.Also, I recall him willing to offer someone what they wanted , but he thought it was a lot more valuable and called in a "buddy" who later identified the items to be worthless.
RC94
Footballguy
I read that they get nearly 1000 visitors a day in the shop and they often show shots of how crowded it is however whenever they show someone bringing in a piece they are going to talk about and maybe buy the shop never seems to be crowded. Do they have a set aside area for filming the scenes?
Last night some dude was trying to sell a "handwritten Jimi Hendrix poem" that the handwriting expert said wasn't written by Jimi. The seller didn't believe the expert and said so, and was sort of pissy about it. There was no sale to the Pawn Stars.I haven't watched much lately, but have they toned down the stupid stuff by Chumlee and the lunk-headed son? It seemed like it on the episode I saw last night.Well, what you have here is a hotel brochure. It may have been owned by Wyatt Earp. But it is just a hotel brochure....How about that guy who paid $1000 for the "Wyatt Earp" photo book?
bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
chumley is $$$$
You need to check out hard core pawn on Trutv, its a pawn shop based in detroit and the customers on that show are the best
You need to check out hard core pawn on Trutv, its a pawn shop based in detroit and the customers on that show are the best
OC Zed
Footballguy
I knew that Hendrix poem was a fake instantly. Who signs their name with printing the year underneath it? Even the exact date would have been a little odd, but just the year?DCThunder said:Last night some dude was trying to sell a "handwritten Jimi Hendrix poem" that the handwriting expert said wasn't written by Jimi. The seller didn't believe the expert and said so, and was sort of pissy about it. There was no sale to the Pawn Stars.I haven't watched much lately, but have they toned down the stupid stuff by Chumlee and the lunk-headed son? It seemed like it on the episode I saw last night.Well, what you have here is a hotel brochure. It may have been owned by Wyatt Earp. But it is just a hotel brochure....How about that guy who paid $1000 for the "Wyatt Earp" photo book?
Courtjester
The Town Drunk
I am a huge Pawn Stars fan. It just amazes me some of the stuff that comes in here. I know it would have been a hard sell, but I thought he should have made a better offer for the Lindbergh baby item.Hardcore Pawn is okay, but being that it is on Trutv, I have a hard time taking it seriously as some of their shows: Operation Repo, All Worked Up are staged recreations with actors. Still I can easily say working at that pawn store would stink.bicycle_seat_sniffer said:
Rebirtha
Footballguy
I thought it was going to go for thousands.
BlueDredSo
Footballguy
No, they only allow a few other customers in the shop when they're filming. The place is surprisingly small compared to how big they make it look on TV. I stopped by there in June during the middle of a weekday and while it was busy there wasn't any line and people were in and out of there pretty quickly. None of the 3 main stars of the show were there at the time. I bought a magnet autographed by the Old Man for $3. Had already spent enough $ in LV to seriously consider buying something weird/unique.RC94 said:
bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
IMO Pawn stars doesnt show enough of the seedy side of the Pawn business. Hard Core Pawn IMO shows how a real pawn shop is and it being in the hood of detroit vs las vegas means a different customer base.
newteech
Footballguy
Does Hardcore Pawn use actual video of their transactions? The bolded above is why I've avoided it till now.
Sarnoff
Footballguy
That's not the show, though. Hardcore Pawn is like "A look at how a real pawn shop operates", which isn't what the History Channel wants. They want "Cool Americana with a history lesson".
bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
Oh yeah, these people are not actors.
bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
yeah but you can hock a dvd player at pawn stars for 10 bucks too.
Apu
Footballguy
My Dish package doesn't get TruTv, at least I don't think it does. I'd really like to watch this show though. What percentage of items that are sold at this store do you think are stolen? 90%?
17seconds
root of all aliai
no way.ok, scratch that idea next time I'm in LVWas in LV yesterday. Drove by the shop. There's still a line about a half block long just to get in here.
James Daulton
Footballguy
How much was the "art and educational" currency appraised at? The one where the guy had 3 seperate laminated bills. I think the guy paid $7,500 for them and Rick said the grading would ultimately decide what they were worth. I missed this part.
17seconds
root of all aliai
Because he has a conscience and it's on TV I guess.What I don't get is why people would bring historic memorabilia to a pawn shop instead of auction. The Lindberg case stuff was so over the top I think the old guy who brought it in just wanted to show off his #### on TV.
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GoFishTN
Footballguy
They need money quickly?
bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
He has to bring the experts. I think where he makes the mistake is by having the customers there. Seems odd that they have all these experts on-call to just pop over too. The lindeburgh thing wouldnt sell in his shop. heck he probably would auction it off.That Jimi hendrix stuff was sooooo fake it wasnt even funny
Foosball God
Foos
Not even a little?
Apu
Footballguy
No guarantee that an auction will bring more money. In fact, it could bring in much less. And you have to pay a commission at an auction, sometimes up to 30%.They need money quickly?
comfortably numb
Footballguy
They need money quickly?
Also, how many auctions do you know even know about?Are auctions for a particular item scheduled within say the next few months?
Auction will take a 10, 20, 30% cut?
Will you have to fill out a W2 (or whatever #)
and always the risk an item valued at 5k can bring in 3 that particular day.
I think i would have a tough time accepting an offer of say 4k, when an expert just told me in an auction setting it can bring in 7500-9000.
But considering all the above factors I see why many people will take cash bills despite their item being worth more.
Foosball God
Foos
Plus now they have a bit of a reputation in dealing with that kind of thing so bring it to the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop isn't the same as bringing it to any old pawn shop.No guarantee that an auction will bring more money. In fact, it could bring in much less. And you have to pay a commission at an auction, sometimes up to 30%.They need money quickly?
comfortably numb
Footballguy
I would like to see them maybe revisit items they purchased.
Perhaps a "Pawnstars Update show."
Say,
Paul Revere spoon
Show a dude come in and buy it.
Then give us the
Purchased spoon for 1500 sold for 2600.
Perhaps a "Pawnstars Update show."
Say,
Paul Revere spoon
Show a dude come in and buy it.
Then give us the
Purchased spoon for 1500 sold for 2600.
thatguythere
Footballguy
Does he really call his son "big hoss"...?
Buddy Ball 2K3
Footballguy
They need to show actual sales to keep this show going.
Gopher State
Footballguy
Someone told me they charge $3.00 a head to get in the store, I wonder if this is trueRC94 said:
comfortably numb
Footballguy
I have a hard time believing that.
GTBilly
Footballguy
Not according to a quick google search.
DesertDawg
Footballguy
one bill was $7500 alone...another was like $750. He sold all 3 to the shop for $8500
Courtjester
The Town Drunk
They are most definitely not actors, but it just seems sort of staged. I mean the main pawn guy goes out and starts exchanging words with a customer, the customers starts to go off and then the big security guys come in and just pick him up and throw him out of the store and that's it. And this is all while the camera crew is just hanging out getting the right angle for the shot. I mean, maybe I have missed some shows where there were blows exchanged, but the fights and conflicts seem to be a lot of pushing and shoving. Or course, some of the security guards there are built like a brick wall, so that may deter people from taking things up a notch.Still I agree with you that the clientele and items pawned are night and day between the shows.
I enjoy both, but then again, I still like COPS.
Sarnoff
Footballguy
Corey "Big Hoss" Harrison arrested for shoving a deputy & security guard at a bar in Big Bear Lake, CA
GTBilly
Footballguy
SuperAwesomeDude
Footballguy
that houdini jacket was awesome
