MAW Posted December 28, 2009 Share #76 Posted December 28, 2009 Wow....that's kinda cool. Thanks for posting the Ebay link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted December 28, 2009 Share #77 Posted December 28, 2009 We watched one of the shows from the 2nd season and watched a young couple that said they bought a camera from a yard sale for $25. They sold it to the pawn shop for $125 I think. If I was going to do - as they did - buy a Bolex for resale, $125 is about the most I'd pay (I have sold and appraised Bolex cameras). I see that one is up to $380 now on Ebay, which is a good prices these days (the advent of inexpensive HD video cameras has severely impacted 16mm film camera prices). Pawn Stars teaches us that reality TV is not reality. The mere presence of a TV camera in a room changes what goes on, and when you need to shape things for a forumulaic TV show it gets even further from reality. It is a fun show to watch and I have to give them credit for letting people know, again and again, that seldom can they sell their treasure for full value: a retailer or an auction house is usually going to come between them and a buyer willing to pay full value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAW Posted December 28, 2009 Share #78 Posted December 28, 2009 Another thing that a lot of militaria collectors could learn from watching this show........ask people where they got the item! I know that the pawn shop does it as a matter of law to try to avoid getting stolen items, but how many groups could be ID'd if collectors simply asked for documentation from the original source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
man860 Posted March 8, 2010 Share #79 Posted March 8, 2010 Yuk, yuk, just found this thread.... I live in The Vegas, and on weekends I drive down the boulevard and hit up all the pawn and junk shops near where this place is located. All I can say about this place is that it just serves to jam up traffic ever since Pawn Stars aired. Before that all you ever saw that side of town was rats and crackheads running around!! EVERYTHING in their shop is overpriced, just cuz they're on the picture tube. I wonder how much they'd give me for MacArthur's visor cap, or Eva Braun's underwear :lol: It's got rock solid provenance, appraised by Charlie Snyder himself!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt Detective Posted March 8, 2010 Share #80 Posted March 8, 2010 I wonder how much they'd give me for MacArthur's visor cap, or Eva Braun's underwear :lol: It's got rock solid provenance, appraised by Charlie Snyder himself!!! LOL..Now thats funny. Snydster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leatherneck72 Posted March 8, 2010 Share #81 Posted March 8, 2010 I know people on the show. Everything is scripted from start to finish. Even what is brought in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractor Posted March 9, 2010 Share #82 Posted March 9, 2010 I know 2 people that were approached to rent items for the show. One accepted the offer and was featured in the first season with US militaria piece that was shot and was paid and given lunch and returned home with the piece. The second wanted a friends vehicle which he said F U to them. The show is fake in the most part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoovieDude Posted March 9, 2010 Share #83 Posted March 9, 2010 Man, are my kids gonna be disappointed when they here that it is pure BS, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAW Posted March 9, 2010 Share #84 Posted March 9, 2010 I know people on the show. Everything is scripted from start to finish. Even what is brought in. Not disputing your claim, but what are your sources? Even if it is so, someone on here posted a link to one of their ebay auctions.....so some things they definately buy and resell..... ...and it is good entertainment. The show works.....it's a variation on Antiques Roadshow at its core. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted March 9, 2010 Share #85 Posted March 9, 2010 Just a sidebar, Richard Harrison, the 'old man', is a member of NAFTS - the National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors. We held our 2009 meeting in Las Vegas. Among his other USN career assignments, he was a crewman on the USS CHOWANAOC (ATF-100). Interesting fella in real life. Photo: Richard Harrison & ATF-100 shipmate Rodger Dana at NAFTS cocktail party, 11/09 from Winter 2009 edition of NAFTS Towline Magazine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stony Posted March 9, 2010 Author Share #86 Posted March 9, 2010 Last night while watching the show, the pan away from the "old man's" desk and you can see a picture of him in his Navy uniform hanging on the wall. As for the show, it is entertaining, but I like the new show "American Pickers" much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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