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Which pretty much proves that "Hardcore Pawn" is all staged. Can't believed I got sucked into watching 10 or 15 episodes of that crap. I finally figured it out when almost every customer had to be thrown out, and when you could see everyone holding back smiles during the "fights" between the family members.OTOH, it's a history lesson watching Pawn Stars. Rick knows his ####.
the guy who brought in the 20 grand worth of matchbox cars pawned them
I'm sure I'll get to it. Haven't been watching this from the beginning. Still have 8 or 10 episodes on the DVR.
Real pawn shops would be worse about paying out a 'fair' amount.
Both are staged. Who the hell would sell at a pawn shop, an item signed by George Washington?Also, I was watching one episode of Pawn Stars where some "lady" was pissed and cussing as she was walking out the door. As the camera was showing her walking out, she lifted her arms which in turn made her shirt lift up. In the small of her back on her belt loop was one of those "boxes" that you wear when using a wireless microphone. Yep....that convinced me that it was staged.
I don't know what's real and what's staged (probably most of it), but some people might just want cash. Sure, you could put it up for auction and wait and pay the fees, or you could be spending the money now.
That's the wow factor.Two brand new episodes tonight!
I'm sure they get paid a good amount to do it.
Surely they were doing plenty of research for the Hatfield-McCoy, and had a myriad of opportunities pop up along the way.Of course they woudl set set some things up, but I dont see much weird in the Pickers getting a lead via the ]H[ contacts. Pawn Stars is a bit bigger stretch. Unless of course they had someone who was willing to sale and they said... go to Rick and the boys with it and we may even pay you for your TV time. Doesnt have to be nefarious, or even fake per se.
Yeah, I'm not sure everyone understands how "reality" TV is made, and what it means.For starters, a docu-drama like the upcoming Hatfields/McCoys miniseries is, conservatively, a one-year long project to undertake for the History Channel. I mean, that would be a fast turnaround on it, 12 months, from green light to air date. That's a lot of time for the Scripted Development executive at HC to call the producers of the other shows and say "Let's do a tie-in. If something comes up that can work, go get it." It happens all the time in TV. Cross-promotion is a huge part of their everyday life in the network world.
I would think they get paid nothing or a minimal amount to keep unions happy. The amount of free publicity they get for their businesses would be worth more than the pay. How much would a commercial on Pawn Stars cost? Probably more than they would ever get paid.
It's all good. I was really hammered when I typed that up. Last week in the "Hardcore Pawn" thread someone complained that the whole show was FAKE!!! and STAGED!!! because the people coming in to sell stuff were wearing microphones. It irked me for some reason.
I would think some of these appraisers would PAY to be on a show like Pawn stars or American Pickers.Spin off potential alone.
Upon further review, you all are right.Googling showed that there was no compensation (other than the free pub).
People go to museums when they know about them.
Maybe he's written books or runs some other club or website that charges a fee or membership or sells merchandise. Maybe he gets store credit to get some of the stuff for his museum. Maybe he's just a history buff and does it for nothing. Or maybe it will go on his resume as leverage for his next job.
Or maybe he gets a woody from checking out stuff like that.
Yep.He loves history.Never puts a price on any item he evaluates/authenticates.
Truth.The thing which bugs me about Corey (granted... it's a very small pet peeve) is the way he shakes hands once the deal is done. Rick shakes hands like a man. More importantly, like a businessman. Firm grip, locked elbow, arm straight, eye contact.Corey shakes hands with customers like a jagoff. Fully bent elbow with the exaggerated roundhouse swing of his arm, as if there is an invisible telephone pole between them.
This is his attempt to place his arm on top. It is a subconscious show of dominance.(or maybe it's intended)
This. He doesn't even loo the person in the eye.
There has already been a spin off. The guy who did their restoration work (Rick I think) - he worked on a gas pump and a metal Coca-Cola cooler in the earlier seasons - has his own show on History Channel. American Restorers or something like that. I find it strange that Sean the antique arms and armor expert is no longer on. This season they used a different guy, or Rick has evaluated the guns on his own. Sean was a staple on the show for several seasons so I wonder what caused him to no longer be on the show. That Danny guy is an annoying ##### bag. Wish they used someone else than him.
For real? I think he's a good dude.
Yep, he's too full of himself IMO. Plus I think he lowballs customers on the value of their items to help out the shop. They used to have another guy before Danny that did restoration and didn't walk around like a know-it-all.
Hmmm, we are definitely not on the same page here. I don't see him as overly cocky at all. Weird.As for the low-balling, I have also seen him tell Rick stuff like "Wow, this is a real beauty... cars like this don't come around often."
The thing that kills me about Corey is when he does the solo 'let me tell you the item's history' schtick. Rick and the Old Man comes across as if they know some of what they are saying when they do theirs.Corey, not so much.
He knows in advance what item is coming in. Not hard to Google everything about it before the camera rolls.
Yeah, I get that.Just that I believe Rick and the Old Man actually know stuff, without the google.
Agreed. Rick's knowledge is vast, which is impressive considering he dropped out of high school.Experience in the real world trumps book smarts sometimes.
Supposedly, it comes from your maternal grandfather. I never met mine, so I'm not sure if he was bald. All the rest of the guys in my family are bald/losing their hair.
I like the, "I'd like $1,000 but the lowest I'd take is $600.". Then they cave for $250.I love when they interview the (potential) seller outside, and they say either:"I disagree with the expert -- my item is worth MUCH more than that!"-or-"I thought their offer was ridiculous -- I could get WAY more for this at auction."
I like the guy myself.
Nothing stupider than the customer that walks in and when asked "How much do you want for it" answers "Between $1500 and $1000". Like sometimes going to say "OK, how about $1250" instead of starting from the lowest number and working down.I like the, "I'd like $1,000 but the lowest I'd take is $600.". Then they cave for $250.I love when they interview the (potential) seller outside, and they say either:"I disagree with the expert -- my item is worth MUCH more than that!"-or-"I thought their offer was ridiculous -- I could get WAY more for this at auction."
If they insist on you giving them the first number, I would throw out a ridiculously high figure. Then the first number they throw back at you gives you an idea of their true ballpark. I would NEVER throw out the figure that I actually wanted. You never know... his first number may be higher than what you were even looking for. Unlikely, but it happens.Nothing stupider than the customer that walks in and when asked "How much do you want for it" answers "Between $1500 and $1000". Like sometimes going to say "OK, how about $1250" instead of starting from the lowest number and working down.I like the, "I'd like $1,000 but the lowest I'd take is $600.". Then they cave for $250.I love when they interview the (potential) seller outside, and they say either:"I disagree with the expert -- my item is worth MUCH more than that!"-or-"I thought their offer was ridiculous -- I could get WAY more for this at auction."
Man, I really wish I hadn't seen this post, man. It's amazing how much he says "man", man. Never noticed it before.
Sean might be doing a movie, he does a lot of work for the movie industry. I know that he did all 4 of the Pirate movies.
