Pawn Stars (2009–…): Season 17, Episode 21 - Slice and Dice - full transcript
When a seller brings in an antique key gun, can the Pawn Stars unlock the mystery behind it? Meanwhile, Rick strikes gold...records, when a Pink Floyd album spins into the shop.
[HORN HONKS]
‐ NEED A RIDE? ‐ I'LL PASS.
[HORN HONKS]
‐ ON TONIGHT'S EPISODE...
I TAKE A TRIP BACK TO 1973.
‐ THE ORIGINAL GOLD RECORD AWARD
FOR "DARK SIDE OF THE
MOON." ‐ PINK FLOYD.
ONE OF THE GREATEST
ALBUMS EVER MADE.
COREY BRINGS IN AN
EXPERT TO HELP CUT A DEAL.
‐ IT LOOKS LIKE A
JAPANESE SWORD.
‐ THIS IS LIKE A
MUSEUM‐QUALITY BLADE.
‐ AND CHUM DISCOVERS
A SECRET WEAPON.
‐ THEY CAME UP WITH
THIS IDEA TO HAVE A KEY.
BUT IT COULD
ALSO, IF YOU HAD TO,
FIRE IT OFF. ‐ TOO BAD
FOR THE BAD GUY, HUH?
‐ I'M GONNA SHOW
YOU HOW THIS IS DONE.
THREE, TWO, FUN.
♪ ♪
‐ WHAT DO WE GOT HERE?
‐ THAT'S A 1944 LEICA IIIC GREY
WITH A K SHUTTER CURTAIN.
A VERY RARE CAMERA.
‐ OKAY, THAT WAS
AWFULLY TECHNICAL.
OKAY, SO WE HAVE A LEICA CAMERA.
‐ A LEICA CAMERA.
I'M HERE AT THE PAWN SHOP
TO SELL MY LEICA
GERMAN MILITARY CAMERA.
IT'S QUITE A RARE CAMERA.
THERE WAS ONLY 325 PRODUCED.
IN ADDITION TO THAT,
IT HAS THE GERMAN AIR
FORCE MILITARY MARKINGS ON IT.
I'M HOPING TO GET
$9,900 FOR THIS CAMERA.
‐ THIS IS PRETTY COOL, MAN.
SO THIS IS ONE OF
THE MILITARY ONES.
‐ THIS IS A MILITARY.
AND YOU CAN SEE IN THE
LIGHT THE LUFTWAFFE MARKING.
‐ THIS WAS LUFTWAFFE, YEAH.
‐ YOU CAN READ
EVERYTHING ON THE CAMERA.
‐ SO WHERE DID YOU GET THIS?
‐ I BOUGHT IT FROM A
GENTLEMAN IN BRIGHTON, ONTARIO.
AND HIS UNCLE WAS A POLISH POW.
HE SAID THAT HE GOT
IT FROM OVERSEAS
WHEN HE WAS
RELEASED FROM SIBERIA.
‐ OKAY.
ALL THE GIS KNEW THAT LEICA
CAMERAS WERE GREAT CAMERAS.
THEY WERE VERY
EXPENSIVE FOR THE TIME.
A LEICA IIIC, I THINK
THAT'S THE MODEL THIS IS,
WAS A COUPLE
HUNDRED DOLLARS, OKAY?
SO IF A GI COULD LIBERATE
ONE OFF A GERMAN,
HE WOULD BRING IT HOME.
‐ THAT'S WHERE WE
SUSPECT THIS CAME FROM.
♪ ♪
‐ DOES IT WORK? ‐ YEP.
EXCEPT THE SLOW SHUTTER
SPEEDS DO NOT WORK.
THAT'S VERY TYPICAL OF
THESE OLDER CAMERAS,
BUT THEY CAN BE SERVICED.
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]
THE TOP PART OF THE
CAMERA WAS PAINTED,
AND THE BOTTOM
IS LIKELY ORIGINAL.
‐ I'M 99% SURE THE BOTTOM
HAS BEEN PAINTED, TOO.
‐ MM‐HMM. ‐ OKAY?
WHEN YOU START
GETTING PIECES LIKE THIS,
WHERE YOU HAVE WEAR LIKE THAT
AND NOWHERE ANYWHERE ELSE...
THE LEATHER THAT GOES
AROUND IT'S BEEN REPLACED.
IT'S BEEN REPAINTED.
‐ MM‐HMM. ‐ HERE'S MY ISSUE.
WE DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THE
ORIGINAL FACTORY COLOR OF IT.
SO WHAT DO YOU
WANT TO DO WITH IT?
‐ SELL IT.
‐ HOW MUCH YOU WANT? ‐ $9,900.
‐ [SIGHS] THAT'S TOUGH.
SEE, MY PROBLEM IS IT'S WEIRD
BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH
RESTORATION WORK DONE TO IT.
‐ MM‐HMM. ‐ OKAY.
I'LL GIVE YOU
3,500 FOR IT. ‐ NO.
‐ SEE, THE THING IS
IT'S NOT MINT SHAPE.
IT'S BEEN RESTORED.
‐ I UNDERSTAND. ‐ THAT'S
MY BIG PROBLEM, AND...
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE BEEN IN
THE CAMERA BUSINESS BEFORE,
BUT THESE GUYS ARE NUTS. ‐ YEP.
‐ AND THEY'RE JUST
GONNA SIT THERE AND SAY,
"WELL, IT'S BEEN REPAINTED."
‐ EXCEPT WHEN IT'S ONE OF THE
RAREST CAMERAS IN THE WORLD.
‐ I 100% BELIEVE YOU.
THIS IS GERMAN MILITARY,
WORLD WAR II, THAT I‐‐
‐ AND THAT IS THE
ORIGINAL PAINT.
‐ 'CAUSE IF IT WASN'T, I'D BE
OFFERING YOU A LOT LESS MONEY.
‐ YEP, OF COURSE.
‐ BUT MY PROBLEM IS
IT'S BEEN RESTORED,
OKAY? ‐ YEAH.
‐ SO...
‐ IF YOU GET CLOSER
TO MY NUMBER,
WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO MAKE A DEAL.
‐ WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER? ‐ 7,500.
‐ I'LL GO 4,500.
♪ ♪
‐ 6,000. ‐ 4,500.
‐ 5,500, AND I THINK
WE CAN DO A DEAL.
‐ 4,500 IS ALL I'M GONNA DO.
‐ ALL RIGHT. ‐ SWEET, OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, I WILL MEET
YOU RIGHT OVER THERE,
AND I'LL GET YOU PAID.
‐ OKAY, THANK YOU. ‐ ALL RIGHT.
♪ ♪
[SIGHS] THAT WAS
NOT A PRETTY PICTURE.
[LAUGHS]
♪ ♪
‐ HEY. HOW ARE YOU DOING?
‐ I'M GOOD. HOW ARE YOU DOING?
WHAT IS THIS? ‐ 17TH‐CENTURY
PADLOCK KEY GUN.
‐ A KEY GUN AND A LOCK.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK
AT THE LOCK HERE.
IT'S PRETTY FREAKING HEAVY. WOW.
‐ YEAH, IT'S ITS OWN WEAPON.
‐ [LAUGHS]
‐ I'M AT THE PAWN SHOP TODAY
TRYING TO SELL MY
PADLOCK KEY GUN.
IT'S A GUN, IT'S A KEY
LOCK, AND IT LOOKS FUN.
I BELIEVE IT'S WORTH $5,000,
AND I WANT TO SELL IT NOW
BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE
TO INFUSE MY BUSINESSES
WITH SOME CAPITAL.
‐ THIS IS PRETTY FREAKING COOL.
THESE WOULD HAVE BEEN
USED IN A LOT OF JAILS
IN THE 17TH CENTURY
UP UNTIL THE 1800S.
‐ OH, OKAY.
‐ THE JAILER WOULD HAVE
HAD A LITTLE KEY GUN LIKE THIS
BECAUSE IT WOULD
SERVE A DUAL PURPOSE.
IMAGINE YOU'RE IN A JAIL FULL
OF BAD PEOPLE, 1600, 1700S.
SO THEY CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA
TO HAVE A KEY THAT
COULD UNLOCK THE LOCK.
BUT IT COULD
ALSO‐‐ IF YOU HAD TO,
YOU WOULD JUST PULL THAT
TRIGGER AND FIRE IT OFF.
‐ TOO BAD FOR THE BAD GUY,
HUH? ‐ TOO BAD FOR THE BAD GUY.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK
AT THE LOCK HERE.
IT'S PRETTY FREAKING HEAVY. WOW.
DOES IT WORK? ‐ YES, IT WORKS.
‐ THERE WE GO. AND
THEN YOU TAKE IT OFF.
OKAY, HOW MUCH ARE YOU
LOOKING TO GET FOR THIS?
‐ 5,000.
‐ [SIGHS]
THE CONDITION LOOKS
AMAZING. IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
IT'S GOT A NICE PATINA ON IT,
BUT IT'S NOT, LIKE,
RUSTED OR ANYTHING.
IT ALMOST LOOKS
TOO GOOD, YOU KNOW?
SO I'D LIKE TO GET SOMEONE
IN TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT
BECAUSE STUFF
LIKE THIS IS FAKED,
AND I'M GONNA NEED TO
MAKE SURE IT'S AUTHENTIC
AND PUT A REAL
SOLID VALUE ON IT.
‐ I'M VERY COOL WITH THAT. ‐
ALL RIGHT, WAIT RIGHT HERE.
GIVE ME JUST A FEW MINUTES,
AND I'LL HAVE SOMEONE RIGHT DOWN.
‐ COOL.
I FEEL GREAT ABOUT AN EXPERT
COMING IN, 'CAUSE IN MY EYES,
I'M PRETTY CERTAIN THAT THIS IS
A WONDERFUL PIECE OF ARMORY.
♪ ♪
‐ WHOA. THAT'S FREAKING AWESOME.
HEY, BIG HOSS, CHECK IT OUT.
THIS GUY BROUGHT
WALL‐E INTO THE SHOP.
‐ THAT IS NOT WALL‐E, CHUM.
THAT IS JOHNNY 5
FROM "SHORT CIRCUIT."
YOU'VE NEVER SEEN
"SHORT CIRCUIT"?
‐ I'VE SEEN "WALL‐E,"
AND THAT LOOKS LIKE HIM.
‐ [CHUCKLES]
‐ I'M HERE IN THE
PAWN SHOP TODAY
TO SELL MY JOHNNY 5
RECYCLED METAL SCULPTURE.
THE SCULPTURE IS
BASED OFF OF THE ROBOT
IN THE "SHORT CIRCUIT" FILMS.
I'D LIKE TO GET $25,000
FOR THE SCULPTURE TODAY.
♪ ♪
‐ THIS IS PRETTY COOL, MAN.
"SHORT CIRCUIT" WAS
THAT TYPICAL '80S COMEDY.
BASICALLY, HE WAS
MADE BY A SCIENTIST,
AND HE WAS SUPPOSED
TO BE THE SUPER SOLDIER.
NEVER GOT TIRED,
NO BATTLE FATIGUE.
AND HE ENDS UP GETTING
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING,
AND FOR WHATEVER
REASON, HE SHORT CIRCUITS
AND BECOMES,
LIKE, A LIVING THING.
IT DID, LIKE, $40 MILLION
AT THE BOX OFFICE.
AND I DON'T THINK THEY
ACTUALLY EXPECTED IT
TO DO AS WELL AS IT DID.
♪ ♪
SO WHERE'D YOU GET IT?
‐ WELL, I GOT HIM
AT AN ESTATE SALE.
‐ SO THIS IS JUST A REPLICA
OF WHAT HE LOOKED
LIKE IN THE MOVIE?
‐ RIGHT, HE LOOKS SIMILAR
TO THE ONE IN THE MOVIE,
BUT HE'S BIGGER AND HEAVIER,
MADE OUT OF CAR PARTS
AND MOTORCYCLE PARTS.
‐ AND DO YOU KNOW WHO
THE ARTIST WAS THAT DID IT?
‐ I BELIEVE IT'S
ALEXANDER KALIFANO.
‐ OKAY.
‐ AND HE HAS WELDERS
WHO WORK UNDERNEATH HIM.
HE COMES UP WITH THE DESIGNS,
AND THEN THE WELDERS
PUT IT ALL TOGETHER.
‐ DOES IT HAVE ANY
MARKINGS ON IT?
‐ I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND
ANY SIGNATURES
OR ANYTHING ON IT.
‐ ALL RIGHT, WELL, WHAT ARE
SOME KEY PARTS ON THIS GUY?
'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW NOTHING
ABOUT JOHNNY WHATEVER.
‐ WELL, IF YOU LOOK, HE'S
GOT SOME PISTON RODS
THAT ARE MAKING UP
HIS NECK, AND LIKE I SAID,
HE'S COMPLETELY
MADE OUT OF CAR PARTS.
SO YOU'LL HAVE BRAKE
CALIPERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
‐ WHAT DO YOU
WANT TO DO WITH IT?
‐ I'D LIKE TO SELL IT.
‐ WHAT ARE YOU
LOOKING TO GET OUT OF IT?
‐ I'M ASKING $25,000 FOR HIM.
‐ WOW.
‐ THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY FOR
A ROBOT THAT DOESN'T TALK.
‐ [CHUCKLES]
‐ HERE'S MY ISSUE‐‐ THIS
PARTICULAR ARTIST HAS
A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN PEOPLE
THAT WORK UNDERNEATH HIM.
HE'S GOT A FACTORY.
♪ ♪
IT WASN'T MADE OUT OF CAR PARTS.
I MEAN, THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A
MOTORCYCLE CHAIN OR WHATEVER.
IT'S HOLLOW. IT'S
MADE OF POT METAL.
THAT WOULD SNAP APART.
SO YOUR ASKING
PRICE IS JUST, I MEAN,
COMPLETELY OUT OF MY
REALM OF POSSIBILITY ON IT.
IT'S NOT ORIGINAL.
IT'S NOT SIGNED.
‐ WELL, IT'S GONNA BE THE
CENTERPIECE OF YOUR STORE.
IT'S GONNA JUST SIT
HERE FOR A LITTLE WHILE
BEFORE SOMEBODY
COMES IN AND SNAPS IT UP,
WITH THE SAME THOUGHT THAT I HAD
THAT IT REMINDS THEM
OF THEIR CHILDHOOD.
‐ YEAH, MAN, UNFORTUNATELY,
I'M JUST GONNA HAVE TO PASS.
I APOLOGIZE.
THANKS FOR
BRINGING IT IN, THOUGH.
THAT WAS FUN. ‐ THANK YOU.
‐ WELL, THAT WAS PRETTY COOL,
BUT I STILL THINK IT'S WALL‐E.
‐ IT'S NOT WALL‐E, CHUM.
♪ ♪
‐ NO OFFER WAS MADE TODAY.
IT'S PRETTY DISAPPOINTING.
SO I'M JUST GONNA TAKE HIM HOME
AND PUT HIM BACK
IN MY LIVING ROOM.
[ROBOTIC BEEPING]
♪ ♪
‐ WHAT DO WE GOT HERE?
‐ WE GOT A THIS BOY'S OWN
SALESMAN SAMPLE PRINTING PRESS.
‐ OKAY.
THIS WOULD BE A GREAT
ITEM FOR, LIKE, A TEENAGE KID,
BECAUSE IN THE '70S, WHEN
I WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL,
I TOOK GRAPHIC ARTS, AND
WE USED A PRINTING PRESS.
‐ YEAH, YEAH. [BOTH LAUGHING]
‐ I'M HERE AT THE
PAWN SHOP TODAY
TO SELL MY THIS BOY'S
OWN PRINTING PRESS.
IT WAS LIKE AN
ACTUAL WORKING TOY
THAT YOU COULD HAVE MADE
YOUR OWN CARDS AND WHATNOT.
IT'S JUST A GREAT, UNIQUE ITEM.
I WAS HOPING TO GET $350 TODAY.
‐ THIS IS PRETTY AMAZING.
I'M ASSUMING RIGHT
AROUND 1900‐ISH?
‐ I'M GONNA BELIEVE SO.
I THINK IT WAS LATE‐1800S
IS WHAT I UNDERSTAND.
‐ IT WAS AN EXPENSIVE
TOY. ‐ YEAH, I'M SURE.
‐ THIS WAS NOT CHEAP.
YOU COME FROM A
MIDDLE‐CLASS FAMILY,
GETTING AN APPRENTICESHIP
OR GOING TO A TRADE SCHOOL,
LEARNING HOW TO BE A
PRINTER WAS A BIG DEAL.
IT WAS A GREAT PROFESSION,
AND IT WAS A GREAT TOOL
TO TEACH A KID HOW A
PRINTING PRESS WORKS.
‐ OKAY.
‐ BASICALLY IT'S SET UP FOR
THE SIZE OF A BUSINESS CARD.
SO YOU LINE UP ALL
YOUR TYPE IN THERE.
ONCE YOU FILL UP THE WHOLE LINE,
YOU CLAMP IT DOWN
SO THEY DON'T MOVE.
THEN YOU COULD PUT
SOME INK RIGHT THERE.
YOU'D ROLL IT OUT REAL GOOD
SO YOU HAD A GOOD,
LITTLE PLATFORM THERE.
‐ YEP. ‐ CLOSE
IT SHUT LIKE THAT.
PULL THE CARD OUT, INK
IT, PUT ANOTHER CARD IN.
IT'D PROBABLY TAKE YOU AN
HOUR TO GET EVERYTHING SET UP.
BUT ONCE YOU GOT IT
SET UP, YOU COULD‐‐
‐ KIND OF BANG THEM
OUT. YEAH, RIGHT.
‐ FOUR OR FIVE CARDS
A MINUTE, YOU KNOW?
CONDITION‐WISE, IT'S
IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE.
THE PROBLEM IS YOU'RE
MISSING SO MUCH OF IT.
I'VE SEEN THESE
ONLINE, IN MAGAZINES
AND STUFF, LIKE,
THAT ARE ORIGINAL.
THERE SHOULD HAVE
BEEN A TAP HAMMER WITH IT,
A LOT MORE TYPEFACE.
YOU WOULD HAVE THE
SPACING RODS WITH IT.
THE TWEEZERS, THE
BRONZING CLOTH.
AND YOU CAN JUST SEE
BY THE SIZE OF THE BOX,
A LOT MORE STUFF
CAME IN HERE. ‐ YEAH.
‐ SO WHAT DO YOU
WANT TO DO WITH IT?
‐ I'D LIKE TO SELL IT.
‐ AND HOW MUCH? ‐ I
WAS LOOKING FOR 350.
‐ OKAY.
[SIGHS] THAT'S JUST
NOT GONNA HAPPEN
BECAUSE YOU GOT TOO
MUCH STUFF MISSING.
IF EVERYTHING WAS HERE,
IF THIS WAS NEW IN THE BOX,
I'D PULL OFF 1,000
BUCKS IN A MINUTE.
‐ RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT.
‐ BUT IT'S NOT HERE,
SO, I MEAN, I'LL GIVE
YOU 100 BUCKS FOR IT.
‐ MM, I WAS LOOKING FOR
A LITTLE MORE THAN THAT.
HOPEFULLY, MAYBE 200.
‐ I'LL STRETCH IT AT 125 BUCKS.
THERE'S TOO MUCH STUFF MISSING.
‐ A LITTLE BIT, YOU
MIGHT HAVE A DEAL.
JUST A LITTLE BIT. ‐
100 AND 1/4, THAT'S IT.
‐ 150, A LITTLE...
[BLOWS RASPBERRY]
‐ NO, NO, 125. ‐
LITTLE, TINY BUMP.
‐ 125. ‐ [LAUGHS]
NOT EVEN A LITTLE BOOP?
‐ NO, NO. 125 IS STRETCHING IT.
‐ [GROANS] MM.
ALL RIGHT, YOU CAN HAVE
IT. ‐ ALL RIGHT, SWEET.
MEET ME RIGHT OVER THERE.
WE'LL DO SOME PAPERWORK,
I'LL GET YOU PAID.
‐ GREAT. THANKS,
APPRECIATE IT, BUD.
‐ ALL RIGHT.
‐ I SOLD IT FOR $125.
WAS HOPING FOR MORE,
BUT I'M OKAY WITH IT
BECAUSE I KIND OF BROKE EVEN.
SO BREAKING EVEN
IS OKAY SOMETIMES.
♪ ♪
‐ EARLIER TODAY, I GOT A TIP
THAT SOMEONE'S LOOKING TO SELL
THEIR FORD F‐150,
1959 SCHOOL BUS.
IT'S PAINTED BY THE ARTIST
JOHN VAN HAMERSVELD,
WHO WAS HUGE IN THE
ROCK AND ROLL SCENE
IN THE 1960S.
SO I'M ON MY WAY TO CHECK IT
OUT, AND I ENLISTED THE HELP
FROM BIG HOSS TO
GET A SECOND OPINION.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
♪ ♪
‐ NOT WHAT I WAS EXPECTING.
‐ HEY, HOW YOU DOING?
‐ HI, HOW ARE YOU?
‐ I'M GOOD. CHUMLEE.
‐ NICE TO MEET YOU. ‐ COREY.
‐ NICE TO MEET YOU, COREY.
‐ SO THIS IS YOURS, HUH? ‐ YEAH.
‐ CAN YOU IMAGINE ME AND YOU...
PARTY ALL WEEKEND
AND HANG OUT IN OUR BUS?
‐ YEAH, I'D BE
HIDING IN THE BACK.
YOU'D BE DRIVING FOR SURE.
‐ [LAUGHS] [HORN HONKS]
I HAVE A 1959 FORD BUS THAT
I'M HOPING TO SELL TODAY.
THE BUS IS PAINTED BY
JOHN VAN HAMERSVELD,
AND HE ALSO AUTOGRAPHED IT.
I CAN'T AFFORD TO
CONVERT IT HOW I WANT IT,
SO MIGHT AS WELL SELL IT.
‐ THIS THING IS FREAKING SWEET.
JOHN VANS HAMMERFIELD.
YOU KNOW WHO THAT IS, COREY?
‐ THE NAME SOUNDS FAMILIAR.
‐ YEAH, HE'S BEEN DOING
ART FOR OVER 50 YEARS.
AND HE IS BIG INTO THIS
FLOWER CHILD, HIPPIE MOVEMENT.
HE'S ACTUALLY DONE ALBUMS
FOR KISS, THE BEATLES,
THE ROLLING STONES.
HE EVEN DESIGNED A POSTER
FOR THE OLYMPIC
GAMES IN LOS ANGELES.
HIS PORTFOLIO OF
ARTWORK IS JUST AMAZING.
♪ ♪
‐ SO HOW'D YOU END UP WITH IT?
‐ WELL, I WAS LOOKING FOR A BUS
'CAUSE I'M A SINGER‐SONGWRITER.
AND I WANTED TO KIND OF
MAKE A MUSIC STUDIO OUT OF IT.
SO I LOOKED ONLINE,
AND I FOUND IT AT THE
FREMONT STREET EXPERIENCE.
WAS HOPING TO CONVERT IT,
BUT IT WAS GONNA COST TOO MUCH,
SO NOW I WANT TO SELL IT.
‐ ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S
TAKE A LOOK AROUND IT.
‐ OKAY.
♪ ♪
‐ AND IT'S COMPLETELY
BARE BONES.
‐ I CAN IMAGINE A
TRAVELING RECORDING STUDIO
GOING ON IN THIS THING.
CAN I GET ON IN IT?
‐ YEAH, GO FOR IT.
♪ ♪
‐ IT'S DEFINITELY GOT
SOME WEAR AND TEAR ON IT,
BUT NOTHING'S, LIKE, SMASHED UP.
IT'S ALL IN PRETTY
GOOD CONDITION
OTHER THAN A LITTLE COSMETIC.
♪ ♪
[HORN HONKS]
NEED A RIDE?
‐ I'LL PASS. [HORN HONKS]
ALL RIGHT, HOP
OUT. WE GOT SOME‐‐
[HORN HONKS]
HOP OUT. WE GOT
SOME‐‐ [HORN HONKS]
WE GOT SOME BUSINESS
TO DO. COME ON.
GET OUT OF THE DAMN BUS, DUDE.
♪ ♪
‐ THIS THING IS SWEET.
♪ ♪
‐ SO, OBVIOUSLY, PROBABLY
TRYING TO SELL IT, RIGHT?
‐ YES.
‐ ANY IDEA WHAT
YOU'RE LOOKING TO GET?
‐ I WOULD LIKE TO
GET 16,000 FOR IT.
♪ ♪
‐ THE ARTIST IS GREAT.
HE'S A GREAT ARTIST,
AND HE PAINTED A LOT.
BUT THE SUN HAS DONE
A NUMBER ON THIS THING,
AND IT'S REALLY,
REALLY DAMAGED IT,
ALMOST TO THE POINT OF NO RETURN
UNLESS THE ARTIST HIMSELF
CAME AND REPAIRED IT.
‐ NOT TO MENTION THE FACT
THAT I CAN SEE RUST HOLES IN
THIS THING THROUGH THE PAINT.
I MEAN, THERE'S
PARTS OF THE BODY
THAT YOU COULD JUST
PROBABLY PRESS THROUGH.
THE BEST ADVICE I CAN GIVE
YOU IS IF YOU WANT TO SET IT UP
IN YOUR BACKYARD OR
SOMETHING AS A RECORDING STUDIO,
FEEL FREE TO GO AHEAD AND DO IT,
BECAUSE I COULDN'T MAKE
YOU AN OFFER ON THIS THING.
‐ ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANKS, GUYS.
‐ WELL, THANK YOU. I'M SORRY.
‐ THANK YOU. ‐ THANK YOU.
‐ WELL, THERE GOES MY PLANS OF
TRAVELING THE WORLD WITH YOU.
‐ AT FIRST, I DIDN'T REALIZE
THAT THERE WAS ANY ISSUES,
BUT WHEN THEY STARTED
TO POINT THE ISSUES OUT,
THEN I KIND OF SAW WHY
THEY WEREN'T GONNA BUY IT.
I GUESS I'M JUST
GONNA KEEP TRYING.
SOMEBODY'S GOT TO WANT IT.
♪ ♪
‐ WHAT DO WE GOT HERE?
‐ THIS IS MY JACKIE ROBINSON
BOND BREAD COMPLETE
ROOKIE CARD SET.
‐ COOL, I'M SURE THEY SOLD
A LOT OF BREAD THAT WAY.
‐ [LAUGHS]
I'M HERE AT THE PAWN
SHOP TODAY TO SELL
MY JACKIE ROBINSON BOND
BREAD COMPLETE ROOKIE CARD SET.
I'M OBSESSED WITH
JACKIE ROBINSON.
THE CIVIL RIGHTS
MOVEMENT IS BASICALLY BUILT
ON HIS SHOULDERS.
HE'S REALLY THE MOST
IMPACTFUL ATHLETE OF ALL TIME.
I'M LOOKING TO SELL
THIS SET FOR $42,000.
♪ ♪
‐ THIS IS DEFINITELY COOL.
IN 1947, JACKIE ROBINSON
BROKE BASEBALL'S COLOR BARRIER
TO PLAY SECOND BASE FOR
THE BROOKLYN DODGERS.
‐ YEAH, AND HE BECAME
THE MOST EXCITING PLAYER
WHEN THEY BROUGHT HIM UP.
HE WAS ABLE TO CHANGE
HEARTS AND MINDS,
FIRST IN THE CLUBHOUSE,
THEN MORE BROADLY
THROUGH BROOKLYN AND
THROUGHOUT THE NATION.
‐ WHICH I BELIEVE HE'S THE ONLY
SINGLE NUMBER THAT'S RETIRED
THROUGH ALL OF BASEBALL.
NUMBER 42 IS NOT ON ANY TEAM.
THAT'S A FEAT IN ITSELF.
♪ ♪
SO HOW'D YOU COME ACROSS THESE?
‐ I'M OBSESSED WITH
JACKIE ROBINSON,
AND I LOOK FOR HIM. AND
OVER YEARS AND YEARS,
YOU FIND ONE HERE AND ONE THERE
AND PUT THEM ALL TOGETHER.
‐ SO, IN THE 1940S, COMPANIES
WOULD PUT TRADING CARDS
IN THEIR PRODUCTS AS
A MARKETING TECHNIQUE.
SO KIDS WOULD BE IN THE
BREAD AISLE WITH MOM,
AND, "THIS ONE HAS
BASEBALL CARDS IN THEM, MOM.
YOU GOT TO GET THIS ONE."
THIS IS PROBABLY
ONE OF THE FIRST
PROMOTIONAL THINGS HE DID?
‐ IT IS, BECAUSE BRANCH
RICKEY REALLY DIDN'T WANT HIM
PROMOTING DIFFERENT MATERIALS.
IT WAS HARD ENOUGH FOR HIM
TO BREAK THE COLOR BARRIER, SO...
‐ AND THIS IS THE FULL SET OF
ALL THE ONES BOND BREAD DID?
‐ IT'S THE FULL 13.
IT'S A REALLY NEAR‐IMPOSSIBLE
SET TO COLLECT.
AND HIS ROOKIE CARDS
ARE INCREDIBLY POPULAR,
THIS BEING THE CENTENNIAL
ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTHDAY.
‐ YEAH, HIS STUFF IS
EXTREMELY COLLECTIBLE.
THE CARDS, TO ME,
THEY LOOK A LITTLE...
THEY LOOK A LITTLE WORN,
BUT THEY'RE REALLY, REALLY OLD.
ANY IDEA WHAT YOU'RE
LOOKING TO GET FOR THEM?
‐ I'M LOOKING TO
GET 42,000 FOR THEM.
‐ WHEW. THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY.
WHEN IT COMES TO BASEBALL CARDS,
ONE LITTLE CORNER,
ONE ANYTHING ON IT
CHANGES THE VALUE A
FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS.
LOOKING AT THESE THINGS,
I'M NOT THE GREATEST AT IT.
I GOT A BUDDY THAT IS.
[CHUCKLES] DO YOU MIND
IF I HAVE HIM COME DOWN
AND TAKE A LOOK AT THEM?
‐ OH, I DON'T MIND AT ALL.
‐ OKAY, HANG OUT.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
‐ GREAT.
I'M FINE WITH AN
EXPERT COMING IN.
I KNOW THE VALUE OF THESE CARDS,
AND I'M HAPPY TO GET ANYONE
ELSE'S OPINION ON THEM.
♪ ♪
‐ SOMEONE BROUGHT IN A
SUPER‐OLD PADLOCK KEY GUN
FROM THE 17TH CENTURY.
THIS THING IS AWESOME,
BUT HE WANTS $5,000 FOR IT.
AND I'VE DEFINITELY SEEN
THESE THINGS FAKED BEFORE.
SO MY MILITARY‐WEAPONS
EXPERT, ALEX, IS COMING IN
TO AUTHENTICATE IT,
AND IF IT ALL GOES WELL,
HOPEFULLY WE
COULD LOCK UP A DEAL.
‐ THAT IS COOL.
SO COLLECTORS REFER
TO THESE AS KEY GUNS.
AND THEY'RE
ACTUALLY REALLY RARE.
YOU DON'T FIND THEM VERY OFTEN.
THIS DATES SOMEWHERE
FROM ABOUT 1680 TO 1720.
IT'S DIFFICULT TO
PIN DOWN EXACTLY.
WHAT'S AMAZING ABOUT THIS
IS THAT IT HAS THE ACTUAL LOCK.
DO YOU KNOW IF
THE KEY WORKS IN IT?
‐ YEAH, IT ACTUALLY
WORKS. ‐ IT REALLY DOES?
‐ YES, SIR.
‐ SO THERE IS A LITTLE MARKING
BEHIND THE LOCK‐‐YOU SEE THAT?
SO IT LOOKS LIKE A COAT OF ARMS,
OR IF IT'S GERMAN, A WAPPEN.
AND I CAN SEE SORT
OF THE OUTLINE
OF THE SIDE OF AN EAGLE,
AND THEN THERE'S A
LETTER N ON THE TOP.
SO IT'S DEFINITELY GERMAN.
I THINK THAT'S THE CITY OF
NUREMBERG'S COAT OF ARMS.
♪ ♪
I'M JUST GONNA PULL
THE HAMMER BACK, OKAY?
[CLICK] OH, THAT'S GOOD.
♪ ♪
SO IT'S ALSO GOT WHAT
WE CALL A DOG LOCK.
SO THIS WOULD
ALLOW IT TO BE SAFE.
THIS IS ESSENTIALLY A SAFETY.
AND THAT WOULD ALLOW THE
USER TO ACTUALLY HAVE IT LOADED,
CARRY IT AROUND
WITHOUT IT GOING OFF
BY ACCIDENTALLY
PULLING THE TRIGGER.
I MEAN, THIS IS A REALLY
NICELY DESIGNED KEY GUN.
USUALLY THESE ARE VERY CRUDE.
I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO SEE
IF IT ACTUALLY STILL FUNCTIONS,
LIKE, IF WE COULD FIRE IT.
IS THAT SOMETHING
YOU'D BE OPEN TO?
‐ YES, SIR. SOUNDS
LIKE FUN. ‐ ALL RIGHT.
‐ HE'S ASKING QUITE
A BIT OF MONEY FOR IT.
WHAT KIND OF PRICE
RANGE COULD WE PUT THIS IN
IF IT ACTUALLY FIRES? ‐ [SIGHS]
I'VE SEEN KEY GUNS
GO AS CHEAP AS $500,
BUT THOSE ARE THE
VERY CRUDE ONES.
LIKE I SAID, I'VE NEVER SEEN
ONE WITH ITS ORIGINAL LOCK.
SO, IF IT FUNCTIONS WELL, ALSO,
WITH THE COAT OF ARMS ON IT,
I THINK YOU'RE
APPROACHING $10,000.
‐ OOH.
‐ HAS RICK SEEN THIS YET? ‐ NO.
IF WE'RE GONNA GO TO
THE RANGE AND FIRE THIS,
I'M DEFINITELY GONNA
GET HIM DOWN THERE,
BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW
HE IS WITH GUNS AND TOYS.
‐ YEAH, I THINK HE'S
GONNA LIKE THIS.
‐ MAYBE WE CAN MEET IN THE
GUN RANGE IN A COUPLE HOURS.
IT'LL GIVE ME ENOUGH TIME
TO GET RICK ON THE PHONE
AND HAVE HIM MEET
UP THERE. ‐ SURE.
‐ SURE. ‐ SEE YOU GUYS THERE.
‐ MAKE SURE YOU BRING
THAT. ‐ ABSOLUTELY.
CAN'T WAIT TO GO TO THE
GUN RANGE AND SEE IT FIRE
AND GET IT SOLD.
BASED OFF WHAT I JUST
HEARD FROM THE EXPERT,
♪ ♪
‐ I HAVE A CUSTOMER IN
THE SHOP LOOKING TO SELL
A JACKIE ROBINSON ROOKIE
CARD COLLECTION FOR $42,000.
NOT ONLY WAS JACKIE ROBINSON
A REALLY GOOD BASEBALL PLAYER,
HIS LEGACY AS A CIVIL
RIGHTS TRAILBLAZER
WILL MAKE HIM LIVE ON FOREVER.
AND EVERYTHING HE
HAS IS COLLECTIBLE.
BUT BEFORE I SLIDE INTO A DEAL,
I'VE GOT TO HAVE MY
SPORTS EXPERT, DAN,
COME TELL ME A LITTLE
BIT MORE ABOUT THE CARDS.
BOND BREAD JACKIE
ROBINSON CARDS.
APPARENTLY THE
WHOLE SET. ‐ COOL.
JACKIE ROOSEVELT ROBINSON.
YEAH, HE DEFINITELY
PAVED THE WAY
FOR A LOT OF AFRICAN
AMERICAN ATHLETES.
HE WINS THE ROOKIE
OF THE YEAR IN 1947,
AND THEN IN '49, THEY MADE
THE MVP AWARD FOR HIM.
AFTER BASEBALL, HE
ENDED UP JOINING THE NAACP
FOR FIGHT FOR FREEDOM.
SO HERE YOU HAVE A GUY THAT,
YOU KNOW, FINISHES BASEBALL.
HE CAN GO ENJOY HIS MONEY
AND DO WHATEVER HE WANTS.
BUT HE'S WORKING WITH
CONGRESS TO ABOLISH SEGREGATION.
SO HE WAS A GREAT GUY.
‐ HE WAS A GAME
CHANGER IN EVERY WAY.
‐ YEAH.
‐ SO THE WHOLE
SET IS HERE, RIGHT?
‐ THE SET'S 13 CARDS.
THESE CAME OUT IN 1947.
THEY CAME IN REALLY
ROUGH CONDITION
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE
WENT INTO THE GROCERY STORES
AND THEY'D BUY A LOAF OF BREAD,
AND THEN THE CARDS WOULD
MOVE AROUND WITH THE BREAD.
SO YOU REALLY NEVER
FIND THESE CARDS
IN REALLY, REALLY
NICE SHAPE. ‐ MM‐HMM.
THAT BEING SAID, WHAT'S
THE COLLECTION WORTH?
‐ JACKIE ROBINSON CARDS
ARE DEFINITELY COLLECTIBLE.
SO VALUE‐WISE, I THINK
THIS SET'S WORTH 6,000.
‐ OKAY.
‐ I THINK IT'S WORTH
CONSIDERABLY MORE.
THE JACKIE ROBINSON
MARKET IS REALLY HOT.
‐ YEAH, NO, IT'S DEFINITELY HOT.
I UNDERSTAND THAT SIDE.
THE ONLY THING IS THAT
OUR COMPANY, MEMORY LANE,
HAS SOLD ONE OF
THESE SETS FOR $8,000.
AND THE CONDITION
WAS A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
BUT OVERALL, IT'S
AN UNBELIEVABLE SET,
AND IT DOES TAKE A LONG
TIME TO PUT THIS SET TOGETHER.
‐ OKAY, WELL, I APPRECIATE
YOU COMING OUT.
‐ YOU GOT IT. ABSOLUTELY.
♪ ♪
‐ SO I GOT TO GO
WITH WHAT HE SAYS.
THE REASON I CALLED HIM IN
IS 'CAUSE I TRUST HIS OPINIONS.
SO IF HE SAYS THEY'RE
WORTH ABOUT 6, THAT MEANS
I'M GONNA HAVE TO MAKE YOU
AN OFFER LOWER THAN THAT.
YOU WANT 42,000.
ARE WE GONNA BE
ABLE TO MAKE A DEAL?
‐ YEAH, I THINK I'LL
HOLD ON TO THEM.
I MEAN, JACKIE ROBINSON'S
ALWAYS GONNA BE RELEVANT
AND IMPORTANT, SO... ‐ I
WOULD AGREE WITH YOU THERE.
MAN, I APPRECIATE YOU
BRINGING THEM DOWN.
‐ THANK YOU. ‐ THANK YOU.
‐ IT'S PRETTY SURPRISING
TO SEE A VALUE
OF $6,000 FOR THEM.
SO I'M GONNA TAKE THE CARDS,
CONTINUE TO ENJOY THEM,
AND FIND ANOTHER COLLECTOR
WHO WOULD APPRECIATE
THEM AS MUCH AS I DO.
♪ ♪
‐ HOW YOU DOING TODAY?
‐ GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?
‐ SO WHAT HAVE WE GOT?
‐ I HAVE THE ORIGINAL
GOLD RECORD AWARD
PRESENTED TO DAVID GILMOUR
FOR "DARK SIDE OF THE MOON."
‐ GUITAR PLAYER FOR PINK FLOYD.
OKAY.
IT'S ONE OF THE GREATEST
ALBUMS EVER MADE.
IT'S DEFINITELY IN THE TOP 10.
I HAD THIS VINYL WHEN I WAS A
KID, AND I HAVE THIS VINYL NOW.
‐ I HAVE THE T‐SHIRT. ‐
EVERYBODY'S GOT THE T‐SHIRT.
I HAVE A "DARK SIDE
OF THE MOON" T‐SHIRT.
‐ OKAY, I GUESS IT'S TIME
TO THROW MINE AWAY.
[RECORD SCRATCHES]
‐ I'M AT THE PAWN SHOP
TODAY TO TRY TO SELL
MY ORIGINAL GOLD RECORD ALBUM
FROM "DARK SIDE OF THE MOON."
THIS AWARD WAS
GIVEN TO DAVID GILMOUR
FOR THE SALES IN
EXCESS OF $1 MILLION.
I'M LOOKING TO GET $17,500
FOR THIS AWARD TODAY.
♪ ♪
‐ PRETTY AMAZING.
DAVID GILMOUR, ONE OF THE
GREATEST GUITAR PLAYERS EVER.
BEFORE DAVID GILMOUR, THEY
HAD ANOTHER GUY THAT WAS
A GUITARIST FOR, LIKE, TWO
YEARS, BUT THEY CALLED IN
DAVID GILMOUR JUST
TO COVER A FEW GIGS.
AND ONCE THEY GOT HIM
TO START PLAYING GIGS,
THEY NEVER WENT BACK.
BUT IT WASN'T UNTIL THIS ALBUM
UNTIL THEY WENT STRATOSPHERIC.
THIS WAS ON BILLBOARD'S
TOP 200 ALBUMS
FOR LONGER THAN ANY OTHER ALBUM.
IT WAS, LIKE, 20 YEARS
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
‐ 927 WEEKS.
‐ IT'S ONE OF THE BEST‐SELLING
ALBUMS OF ALL TIME.
‐ ESTIMATED TO BE OVER 45
MILLION SALES WORLDWIDE.
‐ OF THIS ALBUM? ‐
YES, OF THIS ALBUM.
‐ WHOA.
‐ I DIDN'T REALIZE
HOW NERDY THIS WAS.
‐ IT'S NOT NERDY.
IT'S AMAZING MUSIC.
YOU MAKE SOMETHING AMAZING,
PEOPLE ARE GONNA BUY IT.
WHERE DID YOU GET IT?
‐ ACTUALLY, I ACQUIRED
THIS 15 YEARS AGO
FROM AN INDIVIDUAL DIRECTLY
FROM MR. GILMOUR'S MANAGEMENT.
‐ DO YOU HAVE ANY,
LIKE, PAPERWORK
THAT TIES IT TO DAVID GILMOUR?
‐ NO, I DO NOT.
I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE
BROKER NUMEROUS TIMES,
AND HE'S ATTESTED
TO ITS AUTHENTICITY.
‐ SOME GUY NAMED
BOB SAID IT'S REAL?
[LAUGHS]
‐ LOOKS LIKE IT'S...
THE LABEL'S SEPARATING
FROM THE RECORD THERE.
‐ YES, IT HAD SOME
DETERIORATION IN THE MATTING.
SO HE PERFORMED
A LIGHT RESTORATION
TO REPLACE THE MATTING.
‐ ALL RIGHT. IT'S BEEN RESTORED.
‐ THAT'S THE ONLY THING
ABOUT IT THAT IS NOT ORIGINAL.
‐ OKAY, SO I GUESS
YOU'RE LOOKING TO SELL IT.
‐ YES. ‐ HOW MUCH
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
‐ I'M LOOKING FOR $17,500.
‐ OKAY.
‐ THAT THING BETTER BE
MADE OUT OF SOLID GOLD.
‐ I CAN TELL YOU
THAT TWO YEARS AGO,
THE SAME AWARD THAT WAS
GIVEN TO THE KEYBOARD PLAYER,
RICHARD WRIGHT,
WAS SOLD FOR $25,000.
‐ OKAY, BUT THE ONES WORTH MONEY
WERE ACTUALLY PRESENTED
TO THE GUYS IN THE BAND.
SO THERE'S BEEN
RESTORATION WORK TO IT,
AND ALSO, WE HAVE THE
PROBLEM WITH NO PROVENANCE.
‐ CORRECT. ‐ SO LET
ME CALL MY GUY UP.
HE WILL KNOW
EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS.
SO I'LL BE RIGHT
BACK. ‐ SOUNDS GOOD.
♪ ♪
‐ MONEY. IT'S A GAS.
♪ ♪
‐ HI. HOW'S IT GOING?
‐ HANG ON ONE SECOND
HERE. WHAT DO WE GOT?
‐ SO I HAVE THIS REALLY COOL...
OLD SWORD.
♪ ♪
‐ SO DO YOU MIND
OPENING IT? ‐ ABSOLUTELY.
♪ ♪
‐ OKAY. YOU CAN
SET THAT DOWN HERE.
‐ MM‐HMM.
‐ YOU DON'T REALLY NEED TO BE
HOLDING IT TOWARD ME LIKE THAT.
‐ [LAUGHS]
I'M HERE AT THE PAWN SHOP TODAY
TRYING TO SELL MY ANTIQUE SWORD.
I'VE HAD IT FOR
ABOUT THREE YEARS,
AND I'M JUST NOT
FINDING MUCH USE FOR IT.
I'M HOPING TO SELL
THIS SWORD FOR $8,000.
‐ THIS IS PRETTY COOL.
AND SO WHERE'D YOU GET IT?
‐ I GOT IT FROM MY UNCLE.
HE'S A BIG SWORD COLLECTOR.
AND HE WANTED TO PASS A
FEW OF HIS SWORDS DOWN
TO HIS NIECES AND NEPHEWS,
AND THIS IS THE ONE THAT I GOT.
‐ ALL RIGHT. ANY IDEA
HOW OLD IT IS OR...?
‐ NO, I DON'T KNOW
HOW OLD IT IS.
I KNOW IT'S IN REALLY GOOD
CONDITION, AND THAT'S ABOUT IT.
‐ I MEAN, IT'S IN REALLY,
REALLY GOOD CONDITION.
‐ YEAH. [CHUCKLES]
‐ IT LOOKS LIKE A
JAPANESE SWORD.
I BELIEVE THIS ONE
WOULD BE CALLED A SHOTO.
IT DOES LOOK LIKE IT'S
MISSING THE COLLAR,
WHICH WOULD BE THE PIECE
THAT WOULD GO RIGHT THERE.
‐ OKAY. ‐ A LOT OF TIMES,
THOSE WERE MADE OF GOLD,
THEY WERE MADE OF SILVER,
THEY WERE MADE OF, YOU
KNOW, OTHER THINGS, TOO.
BUT IF THEY WERE MADE OF GOLD,
YOU CAN IMAGINE, YOU KNOW,
WHY IT WOULD BE MISSING.
‐ RIGHT. YES.
‐ DO YOU MIND IF I TAKE A
LITTLE CLOSER LOOK AT IT?
‐ ABSOLUTELY. GO AHEAD.
♪ ♪
‐ IT'S DEFINITELY
SHARP AS COULD BE.
‐ YEP. [LAUGHS]
♪ ♪
‐ YOU KNOW, THE BIG
THING WITH THESE IS‐‐
IT'S ACTUALLY THE BLADE. ‐ OKAY.
‐ THESE THINGS‐‐AND THIS IS,
I BELIEVE, CALLED THE TANG‐‐
THEY WOULD WEAR OUT. ‐ MM‐HMM.
‐ SO THEY WOULD GET REPLACED.
BUT THESE WOULD STAY IN
FAMILIES FOR 500, 600 YEARS.
‐ MM‐HMM.
‐ SO WHAT ARE YOU
LOOKING TO DO WITH IT?
‐ I'D LIKE TO SELL IT.
‐ ANY IDEA ON HOW MUCH
YOU'RE LOOKING TO GET?
‐ I'M THINKING $8,000.
‐ HOW'D YOU COME
UP WITH THAT NUMBER?
‐ COMPARING IT TO OTHER
SWORDS IN THE SAME CONDITION.
‐ OKAY, SO HERE'S THE ISSUE.
WHEN IT COMES TO
THESE SWORDS‐‐ ‐ YEAH.
‐ ALL THE INFORMATION I
NEED IS INSIDE OF HERE.
‐ MM‐HMM. ‐ WHAT'S
INSIDE OF THERE
IS THE MAKER, WHERE
IT WAS MADE POSSIBLY.
I MEAN IT COULD GO
ON AND ON AND ON.
‐ RIGHT.
‐ YOU KNOW, THE MORE
INFORMATION, THE BETTER.
THAT BEING SAID, DO YOU MIND
IF I HAVE SOMEBODY COME DOWN
AND POP THIS OFF AND
TAKE A BETTER LOOK AT IT?
‐ YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
‐ YOU KNOW, HANG
OUT‐‐ I'LL BE RIGHT BACK
AND SEE IF I CAN GET HIM
DOWN HERE, ALL RIGHT?
‐ PERFECT. OKAY.
I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR
AN EXPERT TO COME IN,
AND SEE WHAT'S
UNDER THAT HANDLE.
♪ ♪
‐ SO I GOT A GUY IN THE SHOP,
AND HE'S GOT AN RIAA GOLD RECORD
PRESENTED TO DAVID
GILMOUR FROM PINK FLOYD.
AND HE WANTS $17,500.
SO I'VE CALLED IN
MR. ROCK AND ROLL
HIMSELF, WARWICK STONE,
AND HE'S GONNA TELL ME IF
THIS THING IS A GOLD RECORD
OR JUST A ONE‐HIT WONDER.
[LAUGHS]
‐ YOU CALLED, SIR?
‐ SO THIS GUY
RIGHT HERE HAS THIS,
A GOLD RECORD PRESENTED
TO THE DAVID GILMOUR.
HE HAS NO PAPERWORK,
AND THAT'S WHY I CALLED IN
THE BRAINIAC OF ROCK AND ROLL.
[BOTH LAUGH]
‐ WOW, DAVID GILMOUR.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST‐SELLING
RECORDS OF ALL TIME.
AND THIS GOT AIRPLAY
LIKE YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE.
I CAN TELL YOU EVERYTHING
ABOUT THIS FROM THE DATES.
IN ABOUT 1963, THEY
ADOPTED THIS STANDARD.
THE WHITE MATTE WITH THE
GOLD RECORD INSET INTO IT.
AND THEN IN 1975, THEY
CHANGED IT TO A BLACK MATTE.
THE WHITE MATTE GOLD
RECORDS ARE THE MOST DESIRABLE
BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T GIVE
THEM OUT TO A LOT OF PEOPLE.
SO THAT'S WHY THEY'RE VERY
DESIRABLE IN THIS FORMAT.
BUT THE THING THAT'S
BOTHERING ME MOST ABOUT THIS.
IF THIS HAD BEEN PUT AWAY
IN A DARK CLOSET FOR 45 YEARS,
IT WOULD STILL
NOT LOOK LIKE THIS.
THE GOLD ON THE GOLD RECORDS
AND THE BRASS, THEY OFF‐GAS.
AND THEY STAIN THE
BACK OF THE GLASS.
‐ OKAY.
‐ AND THEN AFTER THAT, IF IT'S
NOT THE PERFECT CONDITIONS,
THEN THIS ALL STARTS
TO PIT A LITTLE BIT.
SO, IF THERE'S SOME REASON
TO CHANGE THE MATTE,
WHY ARE THESE ALL
LOOKING PERFECTLY NEW?
♪ ♪
‐ SO WHAT DO YOU
THINK? ‐ [SIGHS]
♪ ♪
WELL, THERE WAS A DAY
WHEN I WOULD SAY THIS
WOULD BE WORTH $25,000.
BUT THIS ISN'T THE DAY.
♪ ♪
EVERYTHING ON THIS AWARD
SEEMS TO ME TO BE A LOT
YOUNGER THAN 45 YEARS OLD.
‐ YOU THINK IT'S NOT ORIGINAL.
‐ I'M LOOKING FOR A
LITTLE BIT MORE AGE.
‐ THANKS, MAN, I
APPRECIATE IT. ‐ ALL RIGHT.
‐ SO IT'S PRETTY COOL,
AND I DO LOVE THIS BAND,
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE
THE ORIGINAL PAPERWORK,
IT'S NOT THE ORIGINAL
MATTING, AND SO I'M GONNA PASS.
‐ I UNDERSTAND. ALL RIGHT.
‐ HAVE A GOOD ONE. ‐ THANKS.
‐ [SIGHS]
DIDN'T TURN OUT TO BE THAT
CRAZY DIAMOND I WAS HOPING FOR.
[LAUGHS]
♪ ♪
‐ HEY, HOW'S IT GOING? ‐
HI, THERE. GOOD, THANKS.
‐ SO WHAT DO WE GOT HERE?
‐ IT'S A WORLD
WAR II VICTORY BELL.
‐ SO WHERE'D YOU GET IT?
‐ MY GRANDFATHER LEFT IT TO ME,
SO I THOUGHT IT'D BE
NICE TO BRING IT OUT HERE
AND MAYBE PAY FOR
A NICE MEAL AT LEAST.
‐ ALL RIGHT.
[BELL CHIMES]
WELL, IT WORKS. [LAUGHS]
‐ CERTAINLY DOES.
I'M HERE AT THE PAWN
SHOP TODAY TO SELL
MY WORLD WAR II VICTORY BELL.
THE BELL WAS LEFT TO
ME BY MY GRANDFATHER
WHO SURVIVED WORLD WAR
II, AND IT'S DOWN TO SHOW.
IT'S MORE OF AN ORNAMENTAL
PIECE THAN A FUNCTIONING BELL.
SO I WAS HOPING
TO GET ABOUT $200.
‐ PRETTY COOL.
IT SAYS "RAF
BENEVOLENT FUND" ON IT.
THINGS LIKE THIS WERE
REALLY COMMON AFTER THE WAR.
INJURED SOLDIERS DID NOT GET
THE BENEFITS THEY GET TODAY.
SO A LOT OF DIFFERENT
BENEVOLENT FUNDS,
THEY WOULD EITHER TAKE
CARE OF INJURED SOLDIERS,
THEY WOULD TAKE CARE
OF WIDOWS AND ORPHANS.
AND THIS IS OBVIOUSLY ONE HERE.
IT SAYS IT'S MADE FROM
"GERMAN AIRCRAFT SHOT DOWN
OVER BRITAIN DURING WORLD WAR II."
THEY PROBABLY TOOK SOME
OF THE ALUMINUM FROM THEM,
CAST IT DOWN, MADE THESE BELLS,
SOLD THEM AT CHURCHES.
THE SOLDIERS GOT PAID HALF
OF WHAT AMERICANS GOT PAID,
WHICH WASN'T A LOT, YOU KNOW?
HENCE THE PHRASE,
"THOSE YANKEES ARE OVERSEXED,
OVERPAID, AND OVER HERE."
[LAUGHING] ‐ YES.
‐ WE HAVE, LIKE, THE
THREE MAIN LEADERS
THAT TOOK CARE OF THEM.
WE HAVE ROOSEVELT,
WHICH WAS AN AMAZING GUY.
WE HAVE CHURCHILL
THAT WAS AN AMAZING GUY.
AND WE HAVE STALIN, WHICH WAS,
LIKE, A WORD I CAN'T SAY ON TV.
‐ HE DEFINITELY
WAS. ‐ [LAUGHING]
‐ THIS IS HOW IT LOOKED
WHEN IT WAS NEW.
I MEAN, IT WASN'T THE
GREATEST CASTING IN THE WORLD,
BUT THEY WEREN'T
LOOKING FOR THAT.
THEY WERE LOOKING
TO RAISE MONEY, SO...
HOW MUCH YOU
WANT FOR IT? ‐ $200?
‐ [SIGHS] I MEAN, I'VE SEEN
THESE THINGS BEFORE.
THEY GO FOR, LIKE,
$50, OKAY? ‐ OKAY.
‐ NOT THAT RARE, A LOT
OF PEOPLE BOUGHT THEM.
SO I'LL GIVE YOU,
LIKE, $30 FOR IT.
‐ [SIGHS] I THINK FOR THAT‐‐
‐ I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING
FAST FOOD, NOT FANCY DINNER.
[BOTH LAUGHING]
‐ I THINK FOR THAT
PRICE, I'LL KEEP IT
AND HAND IT ON
TO MY SON, I THINK.
‐ ALL RIGHT, WELL,
THANKS FOR BRINGING IT IN.
‐ NO PROBLEM, THANKS VERY
MUCH. ‐ ALL RIGHT, ENJOY VEGAS.
‐ CHEERS.
‐ THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN WORTH
A FORTUNE IF IT WAS PAVLOV'S.
♪ ♪
‐ ALL RIGHT. I'M READY.
‐ YOU READY? ‐ YEAH.
COREY CALLED MIKE INTO THE SHOP
TO EVALUATE A JAPANESE SWORD
THAT A CUSTOMER BROUGHT IN.
BUT BEFORE HE GETS
DOWN TO BUSINESS,
I'VE GOT A PLAN OF MY OWN.
FOR YEARS, MIKE'S
BEEN TELLING ME
HE'S GONNA TEACH ME
HOW TO CUT WITH A SWORD.
AND TODAY'S FINALLY
GONNA BE THAT DAY.
‐ COME OVER HERE.
♪ ♪
OKAY, PUT THE SWORD OUT.
WE'RE GONNA GO UP THIS
WAY. PUT YOUR LEFT FOOT OUT.
♪ ♪
OKAY, AND WE WILL TRY
TO GO RIGHT TO LEFT, OKAY?
SO LEFT FOOT FORWARD, ONE.
SWING, TWO.
GOOD. VERY GOOD.
YOU READY FOR THE
REAL THING? ‐ I'M READY.
‐ OKAY. LET ME HAVE THAT ONE.
♪ ♪
THE IMPORTANT PART
IS... GRIP IT SUPER HARD.
‐ OKAY. ‐ YOU DON'T
WANT TO LET GO.
‐ OKAY. ‐ ALL RIGHT.
AND TREAT IT LIKE A LOADED GUN
BECAUSE A SWORD
IS ALWAYS LOADED.
‐ OKAY. ‐ OKAY, SO SAME GRIP.
♪ ♪
WHEN I COUNT, YOU'RE GONNA TRY.
[DOOR OPENS] READY?
♪ ♪
‐ [SIGHS]
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
‐ I'M THE BEST ONE IN THE
SHOP AT SHOOTING GUNS,
SO I FIGURED WHY NOT BE THE
BEST IN THE SHOP WITH A SWORD.
‐ AND YOU TRUST HIM
WITH THIS? ‐ NOT REALLY.
I THINK WE SHOULD
STAND OVER THERE.
‐ OKAY, LET'S DO THAT.
‐ YOU READY, COREY? ‐ SURE.
♪ ♪
‐ HERE WE GO.
♪ ♪
‐ [SHOUTS] ‐ GOOD.
YOU WANT TO GIVE
IT ONE MORE TRY?
‐ OF COURSE I DO. ‐ OKAY.
JUST A LITTLE BIT
LOWER, NOT TOO LOW.
‐ ABOUT RIGHT
HERE? ‐ RIGHT THERE.
♪ ♪
‐ GOOD.
‐ [SHOUTS]
♪ ♪
‐ THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. ‐
I'M PROUD OF YOU, CHUM.
I'M STILL NOT UNDERSTANDING THE
PURPOSE BEHIND THIS, BUT, OKAY.
CLEAN THIS STUFF UP, GET
DRESSED, GET TO WORK.
MIKE, WOULD YOU MIND
CHECKING OUT A SWORD FOR ME?
‐ NO PROBLEM. OKAY.
BOTH: I'LL SEE YOU INSIDE.
‐ GOOD JOB, CHUM. ‐ THANK YOU.
I THINK I LIKE THIS BETTER
THAN SHOOTING GUNS.
‐ THAT'S WHAT A
LOT OF PEOPLE SAY.
[BOTH LAUGH]
‐ [SHOUTS]
‐ A CUSTOMER HAS
WHAT SHE BELIEVES
IS A JAPANESE SHOTO SWORD.
SHE'S ASKING $8,000.
BUT THE ONLY WAY TO GET
THE ACTUAL VALUE OF THIS
IS TO TAKE OFF THE HANDLE,
AND I DON'T WANT
TO RISK BREAKING IT.
SO NOW THAT SWORD MASTER
MIKE HAS ALREADY GIVEN
ONE SUCCESSFUL LESSON TODAY,
I NEED HIM TO COME SCHOOL ME
ON WHAT THIS BLADE
IS ACTUALLY WORTH.
I BELIEVE IT'S A SHOTO.
‐ WOW. FROM THE LOOKS OF IT,
IT LOOKS LIKE A VERY NICE
SWORD IN GOOD CONDITION.
SO...
♪ ♪
WE CAN TELL A LOT FROM THE
UPPER PORTION OF THE BLADE,
BY THE WAY IT'S MADE.
BUT ALL THE
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
USUALLY IS IN THE TANG, WHERE
THE SWORD MAKER SIGNED IT.
‐ OKAY, YEAH.
‐ THE WHOLE BLADE IS HELD
IN BY THIS LITTLE, TINY PIN.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT. ‐ OH, WOW.
‐ BECAUSE THE HANDLES ARE
MADE SO PERFECTLY TO FIT IT,
THAT'S ALL IT
TAKES TO HOLD IT IN.
♪ ♪
OH. ‐ OKAY.
‐ THERE WE GO.
‐ [CHUCKLES]
‐ OH, IT LOOKS LIKE
YOU GOT LUCKY.
DO YOU SEE THIS
GOLD WRITING? ‐ YES.
‐ THAT WAS ONLY DONE AT
THE ORDER OF VERY HIGH LORDS.
AND THIS SWORD IS ACTUALLY MADE
BY A VERY FAMOUS SWORD
MAKER NAMED YUKIHIRO,
WHO WORKED IN THE 1600S.
AND HIS SWORDS WERE
KNOWN FOR SHARPNESS.
BUT WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS
THIS WAS ACTUALLY TESTED BY
THE NUMBER‐ONE DECAPITATOR
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF
JAPAN DURING THAT TIME.
‐ SOUNDS LIKE AN
INTERESTING JOB TO HAVE.
‐ YEAH. [BOTH LAUGH]
‐ THE TANG IS ALL IN
ORIGINAL CONDITION.
♪ ♪
SIGNATURE IS GENUINE,
NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.
‐ OKAY.
‐ I MEAN, THIS IS LIKE A
MUSEUM‐QUALITY BLADE.
‐ WOW. THAT'S AWESOME. ‐ OKAY.
I GUESS THE BIG QUESTION
IS, WHAT'S IT WORTH?
‐ I MEAN, YOU'RE REALLY
LOOKING AT ABOUT AN EASY $15,000.
‐ OH, MY GOSH.
‐ AREN'T YOU GLAD
I CALLED HIM IN?
‐ YES. [LAUGHS]
THAT'S AMAZING. ‐
MIKE, I APPRECIATE IT.
DO YOU MIND PUTTING IT
BACK TOGETHER FOR ME?
‐ NO PROBLEM.
‐ THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MY MAN. APPRECIATE IT.
‐ THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ‐ HEY, TAKE CARE.
‐ YEAH, THANK YOU.
‐ NICE TO MEET YOU.
‐ YES, YOU TOO.
‐ YEP, SO I'M GONNA
OFFER YOU 10...
BECAUSE I'M GONNA
HAVE TO PUT IT IN AUCTION.
AUCTIONS AREN'T CHEAP.
THEY CHARGE COMMISSIONS.
I GOT TO MAKE MONEY ON IT.
‐ ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S TRUE.
WE DID LEARN A LOT TODAY,
THOUGH, AND HE SAID 15.
AND THAT'S A HUGE
DIFFERENCE, SO...
‐ I'LL TELL YOU
WHAT. I'LL DO 11.
DON'T GET GREEDY ON ME.
‐ AH, 14.14.
‐ YOU'RE GETTING
GREEDY ON ME. ‐ [LAUGHS]
‐ I'LL TELL YOU
WHAT. WE'LL DO 12.
‐ 12?
ALL RIGHT, YOU HAVE A
DEAL. ‐ ALL RIGHT, DEAL.
OKAY, COME WITH ME. YOU
GOT TO DO SOME PAPERWORK.
‐ OKAY.
I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO FIND
OUT THAT IT WAS WORTH $15,000.
I WAS HOPING TO GET
8,000. WE SETTLED AT 12.
THAT'S $4,000 EXTRA. I'M
VERY HAPPY WITH THAT.
♪ ♪
‐ SO IS THIS KEY GUN LIKE
THE ONE I BOUGHT, LIKE,
SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS AGO?
‐ NO, IT'S WAY BETTER
THAN THAT ONE.
SO ALEX AND I BROUGHT RICK
OUT TO THE GUN RANGE TODAY
TO TEST‐FIRE A 17TH‐CENTURY
PADLOCK KEY GUN.
THE SELLER'S ASKING $5,000,
BUT ALEX SAYS IF IT FIRES,
IT COULD ACTUALLY
BE WORTH A LOT MORE.
SO WE'RE GONNA TEST IT OUT
AND HOPEFULLY
UNLOCK ITS TRUE VALUE.
HEY. ‐ HEY, GENTLEMEN.
HOW YOU DOING TODAY?
‐ GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?
‐ WHAT'S UP? ‐ SEE
IT FOR YOURSELF.
‐ SO WE'VE GOT AN ACTUAL...
PERIOD‐CORRECT PADLOCK.
AND THEN HERE IS
THE ACTUAL KEY GUN.
AND YOU CAN SEE...
‐ OH, THAT IS COOL.
‐ YEAH. ‐ LET ME
GET A LOOK AT IT.
AND IT WORKS? ‐ IT DOES
WORK. GIVE IT A TEST.
♪ ♪
‐ SO THAT... ‐ YEP.
‐ AND THEN THIS LIFTS UP. ‐ YEP.
‐ AND THEN‐‐ OKAY.
‐ ALL RIGHT, ALEX,
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
YOU WANT TO GET IT LOADED
UP? I BROUGHT A COUPLE PLATES
I'M GONNA GO SET
UP, WE CAN FIRE AT.
‐ YEAH, SOUNDS
GOOD. ‐ ALL RIGHT.
‐ WHERE'D YOU GET THE PLATES?
‐ WELL, I GOT THEM FROM
THE KITCHEN UPSTAIRS.
DON'T WORRY, THERE'S MORE
WHERE THEY CAME FROM, RICK.
‐ IT'S ABOUT A .35 CALIBER,
SO I HAVE SOME
BALLS, SOME PATCHES.
AND WE'RE GONNA DO A LIGHT
LOAD OF TRIPLE‐F BLACK POWDER.
THIS IS REALLY COLLECTIBLE
BECAUSE IT'S ODD.
KEY GUNS ARE OUT THERE, BUT
USUALLY THEY'RE PRETTY CRUDE,
AND THEY DON'T WORK.
‐ ALL RIGHT. GO FOR IT, CHUM.
♪ ♪
‐ SO THE TRIGGER'S
JUST RIGHT DOWN THERE.
‐ OKAY.
YOU READY? ‐ ALL RIGHT.
‐ I'M GONNA SHOW
YOU HOW THIS IS DONE.
[RICK LAUGHS]
♪ ♪
THREE, TWO, FUN.
OH‐HO, YEAH, BOYS!
[RICK LAUGHS] WHOO.
[SLOW‐MOTION GUNSHOT]
[SLOW‐MOTION SHATTERING]
♪ ♪
‐ I'M PRETTY IMPRESSED.
I MEAN, 'CAUSE USUALLY WITH,
LIKE, FLINTLOCKS LIKE THAT,
THEY ONLY WORK A
THIRD OF THE TIME.
‐ YEAH, EXACTLY, BUT
THAT ONE, YOU CAN TELL
BY THE WAY IN WHICH IT'S BUILT,
IT'S A REALLY QUALITY PIECE.
IT'S SORT OF THE TOP
OF KEY GUNS FOR ITS TIME.
♪ ♪
‐ I MEAN, SO WHAT DO
YOU THINK IT'S WORTH?
‐ THIS HAS A PADLOCK,
AND IT FUNCTIONS AS
BOTH A KEY AND A GUN,
WHICH IS KEY.
AND THE NUREMBURG
COAT OF ARMS ON IT,
THAT REALLY HELPS THE VALUE
AND GIVES IT SOME PROVENANCE.
SO, BASED ON ALL THOSE THINGS,
I THINK IN AN AUCTION, YOU'D
GET ABOUT $10,000 FOR IT.
‐ DAMN.
OKAY. I'LL TELL
YOU IF I GET IT, MAN.
‐ ALL RIGHT, GOOD
LUCK. ‐ ALL RIGHT.
‐ THANK YOU. ‐ TAKE CARE.
‐ SO HOW MUCH DID
YOU WANT FOR IT?
‐ LET'S GO 7,500.
‐ BUT YOU SAID 5 BEFORE
WE CAME OUT HERE.
‐ YEAH, BUT IT WAS
VALUED AT 10,000 NOW
VERSUS WHAT I WANTED
FOR IT, SO WE GOT TO BE FAIR.
‐ WELL, YOU HAVE TO
UNDERSTAND. OKAY, IT'S LIKE THIS.
YOU CAN PUT THIS IN AUCTION,
AND AFTER ALL THE FEES,
YOU GET 8 GRAND, BUT THAT MIGHT
BE TWO, THREE YEARS FROM NOW.
AND IF IT GOES INTO AUCTION,
YOU'RE NEVER REALLY SURE
WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET FOR
IT‐‐ YOU MIGHT GET 4 GRAND.
‐ HMM. ‐ SO I'M
OFFERING 5 GRAND.
IT'S MORE THAN A FAIR OFFER.
‐ I'M THINKING 5,500.
‐ YOU KNOW, I'M
REALLY THINKING THE 5.
‐ WELL, LET'S MEET
SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE.
LIKE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE 5,300?
‐ 5,200 AND YOU GOT A DEAL.
♪ ♪
‐ 5,200 IT IS. ‐ RICK.
‐ I'LL TAKE THAT. ‐
HOW'D THAT JUST HAPPEN?
‐ THAT'S HOW YOU CLOSE
A DEAL. ‐ I'LL TAKE THAT.
‐ ALL RIGHT, I'LL MEET YOU BACK
AT THE SHOP AND WRITE IT UP.
‐ I GOT 5,200 LOCKED IN,
AND I'M SUPER HAPPY
WITH THE TRANSACTION.
COULDN'T HAVE BEEN A BETTER DAY.
‐ COLLECT THIS GUN. I'M
GONNA GO CATCH ALEX.
HE FORGOT HIS STUFF.
‐ CHUM... ‐ DON'T
FORGET THE LOCK, RICK.
♪ ♪
‐ NEED A RIDE? ‐ I'LL PASS.
[HORN HONKS]
‐ ON TONIGHT'S EPISODE...
I TAKE A TRIP BACK TO 1973.
‐ THE ORIGINAL GOLD RECORD AWARD
FOR "DARK SIDE OF THE
MOON." ‐ PINK FLOYD.
ONE OF THE GREATEST
ALBUMS EVER MADE.
COREY BRINGS IN AN
EXPERT TO HELP CUT A DEAL.
‐ IT LOOKS LIKE A
JAPANESE SWORD.
‐ THIS IS LIKE A
MUSEUM‐QUALITY BLADE.
‐ AND CHUM DISCOVERS
A SECRET WEAPON.
‐ THEY CAME UP WITH
THIS IDEA TO HAVE A KEY.
BUT IT COULD
ALSO, IF YOU HAD TO,
FIRE IT OFF. ‐ TOO BAD
FOR THE BAD GUY, HUH?
‐ I'M GONNA SHOW
YOU HOW THIS IS DONE.
THREE, TWO, FUN.
♪ ♪
‐ WHAT DO WE GOT HERE?
‐ THAT'S A 1944 LEICA IIIC GREY
WITH A K SHUTTER CURTAIN.
A VERY RARE CAMERA.
‐ OKAY, THAT WAS
AWFULLY TECHNICAL.
OKAY, SO WE HAVE A LEICA CAMERA.
‐ A LEICA CAMERA.
I'M HERE AT THE PAWN SHOP
TO SELL MY LEICA
GERMAN MILITARY CAMERA.
IT'S QUITE A RARE CAMERA.
THERE WAS ONLY 325 PRODUCED.
IN ADDITION TO THAT,
IT HAS THE GERMAN AIR
FORCE MILITARY MARKINGS ON IT.
I'M HOPING TO GET
$9,900 FOR THIS CAMERA.
‐ THIS IS PRETTY COOL, MAN.
SO THIS IS ONE OF
THE MILITARY ONES.
‐ THIS IS A MILITARY.
AND YOU CAN SEE IN THE
LIGHT THE LUFTWAFFE MARKING.
‐ THIS WAS LUFTWAFFE, YEAH.
‐ YOU CAN READ
EVERYTHING ON THE CAMERA.
‐ SO WHERE DID YOU GET THIS?
‐ I BOUGHT IT FROM A
GENTLEMAN IN BRIGHTON, ONTARIO.
AND HIS UNCLE WAS A POLISH POW.
HE SAID THAT HE GOT
IT FROM OVERSEAS
WHEN HE WAS
RELEASED FROM SIBERIA.
‐ OKAY.
ALL THE GIS KNEW THAT LEICA
CAMERAS WERE GREAT CAMERAS.
THEY WERE VERY
EXPENSIVE FOR THE TIME.
A LEICA IIIC, I THINK
THAT'S THE MODEL THIS IS,
WAS A COUPLE
HUNDRED DOLLARS, OKAY?
SO IF A GI COULD LIBERATE
ONE OFF A GERMAN,
HE WOULD BRING IT HOME.
‐ THAT'S WHERE WE
SUSPECT THIS CAME FROM.
♪ ♪
‐ DOES IT WORK? ‐ YEP.
EXCEPT THE SLOW SHUTTER
SPEEDS DO NOT WORK.
THAT'S VERY TYPICAL OF
THESE OLDER CAMERAS,
BUT THEY CAN BE SERVICED.
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]
THE TOP PART OF THE
CAMERA WAS PAINTED,
AND THE BOTTOM
IS LIKELY ORIGINAL.
‐ I'M 99% SURE THE BOTTOM
HAS BEEN PAINTED, TOO.
‐ MM‐HMM. ‐ OKAY?
WHEN YOU START
GETTING PIECES LIKE THIS,
WHERE YOU HAVE WEAR LIKE THAT
AND NOWHERE ANYWHERE ELSE...
THE LEATHER THAT GOES
AROUND IT'S BEEN REPLACED.
IT'S BEEN REPAINTED.
‐ MM‐HMM. ‐ HERE'S MY ISSUE.
WE DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THE
ORIGINAL FACTORY COLOR OF IT.
SO WHAT DO YOU
WANT TO DO WITH IT?
‐ SELL IT.
‐ HOW MUCH YOU WANT? ‐ $9,900.
‐ [SIGHS] THAT'S TOUGH.
SEE, MY PROBLEM IS IT'S WEIRD
BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH
RESTORATION WORK DONE TO IT.
‐ MM‐HMM. ‐ OKAY.
I'LL GIVE YOU
3,500 FOR IT. ‐ NO.
‐ SEE, THE THING IS
IT'S NOT MINT SHAPE.
IT'S BEEN RESTORED.
‐ I UNDERSTAND. ‐ THAT'S
MY BIG PROBLEM, AND...
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE BEEN IN
THE CAMERA BUSINESS BEFORE,
BUT THESE GUYS ARE NUTS. ‐ YEP.
‐ AND THEY'RE JUST
GONNA SIT THERE AND SAY,
"WELL, IT'S BEEN REPAINTED."
‐ EXCEPT WHEN IT'S ONE OF THE
RAREST CAMERAS IN THE WORLD.
‐ I 100% BELIEVE YOU.
THIS IS GERMAN MILITARY,
WORLD WAR II, THAT I‐‐
‐ AND THAT IS THE
ORIGINAL PAINT.
‐ 'CAUSE IF IT WASN'T, I'D BE
OFFERING YOU A LOT LESS MONEY.
‐ YEP, OF COURSE.
‐ BUT MY PROBLEM IS
IT'S BEEN RESTORED,
OKAY? ‐ YEAH.
‐ SO...
‐ IF YOU GET CLOSER
TO MY NUMBER,
WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO MAKE A DEAL.
‐ WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER? ‐ 7,500.
‐ I'LL GO 4,500.
♪ ♪
‐ 6,000. ‐ 4,500.
‐ 5,500, AND I THINK
WE CAN DO A DEAL.
‐ 4,500 IS ALL I'M GONNA DO.
‐ ALL RIGHT. ‐ SWEET, OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, I WILL MEET
YOU RIGHT OVER THERE,
AND I'LL GET YOU PAID.
‐ OKAY, THANK YOU. ‐ ALL RIGHT.
♪ ♪
[SIGHS] THAT WAS
NOT A PRETTY PICTURE.
[LAUGHS]
♪ ♪
‐ HEY. HOW ARE YOU DOING?
‐ I'M GOOD. HOW ARE YOU DOING?
WHAT IS THIS? ‐ 17TH‐CENTURY
PADLOCK KEY GUN.
‐ A KEY GUN AND A LOCK.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK
AT THE LOCK HERE.
IT'S PRETTY FREAKING HEAVY. WOW.
‐ YEAH, IT'S ITS OWN WEAPON.
‐ [LAUGHS]
‐ I'M AT THE PAWN SHOP TODAY
TRYING TO SELL MY
PADLOCK KEY GUN.
IT'S A GUN, IT'S A KEY
LOCK, AND IT LOOKS FUN.
I BELIEVE IT'S WORTH $5,000,
AND I WANT TO SELL IT NOW
BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE
TO INFUSE MY BUSINESSES
WITH SOME CAPITAL.
‐ THIS IS PRETTY FREAKING COOL.
THESE WOULD HAVE BEEN
USED IN A LOT OF JAILS
IN THE 17TH CENTURY
UP UNTIL THE 1800S.
‐ OH, OKAY.
‐ THE JAILER WOULD HAVE
HAD A LITTLE KEY GUN LIKE THIS
BECAUSE IT WOULD
SERVE A DUAL PURPOSE.
IMAGINE YOU'RE IN A JAIL FULL
OF BAD PEOPLE, 1600, 1700S.
SO THEY CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA
TO HAVE A KEY THAT
COULD UNLOCK THE LOCK.
BUT IT COULD
ALSO‐‐ IF YOU HAD TO,
YOU WOULD JUST PULL THAT
TRIGGER AND FIRE IT OFF.
‐ TOO BAD FOR THE BAD GUY,
HUH? ‐ TOO BAD FOR THE BAD GUY.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK
AT THE LOCK HERE.
IT'S PRETTY FREAKING HEAVY. WOW.
DOES IT WORK? ‐ YES, IT WORKS.
‐ THERE WE GO. AND
THEN YOU TAKE IT OFF.
OKAY, HOW MUCH ARE YOU
LOOKING TO GET FOR THIS?
‐ 5,000.
‐ [SIGHS]
THE CONDITION LOOKS
AMAZING. IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
IT'S GOT A NICE PATINA ON IT,
BUT IT'S NOT, LIKE,
RUSTED OR ANYTHING.
IT ALMOST LOOKS
TOO GOOD, YOU KNOW?
SO I'D LIKE TO GET SOMEONE
IN TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT
BECAUSE STUFF
LIKE THIS IS FAKED,
AND I'M GONNA NEED TO
MAKE SURE IT'S AUTHENTIC
AND PUT A REAL
SOLID VALUE ON IT.
‐ I'M VERY COOL WITH THAT. ‐
ALL RIGHT, WAIT RIGHT HERE.
GIVE ME JUST A FEW MINUTES,
AND I'LL HAVE SOMEONE RIGHT DOWN.
‐ COOL.
I FEEL GREAT ABOUT AN EXPERT
COMING IN, 'CAUSE IN MY EYES,
I'M PRETTY CERTAIN THAT THIS IS
A WONDERFUL PIECE OF ARMORY.
♪ ♪
‐ WHOA. THAT'S FREAKING AWESOME.
HEY, BIG HOSS, CHECK IT OUT.
THIS GUY BROUGHT
WALL‐E INTO THE SHOP.
‐ THAT IS NOT WALL‐E, CHUM.
THAT IS JOHNNY 5
FROM "SHORT CIRCUIT."
YOU'VE NEVER SEEN
"SHORT CIRCUIT"?
‐ I'VE SEEN "WALL‐E,"
AND THAT LOOKS LIKE HIM.
‐ [CHUCKLES]
‐ I'M HERE IN THE
PAWN SHOP TODAY
TO SELL MY JOHNNY 5
RECYCLED METAL SCULPTURE.
THE SCULPTURE IS
BASED OFF OF THE ROBOT
IN THE "SHORT CIRCUIT" FILMS.
I'D LIKE TO GET $25,000
FOR THE SCULPTURE TODAY.
♪ ♪
‐ THIS IS PRETTY COOL, MAN.
"SHORT CIRCUIT" WAS
THAT TYPICAL '80S COMEDY.
BASICALLY, HE WAS
MADE BY A SCIENTIST,
AND HE WAS SUPPOSED
TO BE THE SUPER SOLDIER.
NEVER GOT TIRED,
NO BATTLE FATIGUE.
AND HE ENDS UP GETTING
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING,
AND FOR WHATEVER
REASON, HE SHORT CIRCUITS
AND BECOMES,
LIKE, A LIVING THING.
IT DID, LIKE, $40 MILLION
AT THE BOX OFFICE.
AND I DON'T THINK THEY
ACTUALLY EXPECTED IT
TO DO AS WELL AS IT DID.
♪ ♪
SO WHERE'D YOU GET IT?
‐ WELL, I GOT HIM
AT AN ESTATE SALE.
‐ SO THIS IS JUST A REPLICA
OF WHAT HE LOOKED
LIKE IN THE MOVIE?
‐ RIGHT, HE LOOKS SIMILAR
TO THE ONE IN THE MOVIE,
BUT HE'S BIGGER AND HEAVIER,
MADE OUT OF CAR PARTS
AND MOTORCYCLE PARTS.
‐ AND DO YOU KNOW WHO
THE ARTIST WAS THAT DID IT?
‐ I BELIEVE IT'S
ALEXANDER KALIFANO.
‐ OKAY.
‐ AND HE HAS WELDERS
WHO WORK UNDERNEATH HIM.
HE COMES UP WITH THE DESIGNS,
AND THEN THE WELDERS
PUT IT ALL TOGETHER.
‐ DOES IT HAVE ANY
MARKINGS ON IT?
‐ I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND
ANY SIGNATURES
OR ANYTHING ON IT.
‐ ALL RIGHT, WELL, WHAT ARE
SOME KEY PARTS ON THIS GUY?
'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW NOTHING
ABOUT JOHNNY WHATEVER.
‐ WELL, IF YOU LOOK, HE'S
GOT SOME PISTON RODS
THAT ARE MAKING UP
HIS NECK, AND LIKE I SAID,
HE'S COMPLETELY
MADE OUT OF CAR PARTS.
SO YOU'LL HAVE BRAKE
CALIPERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
‐ WHAT DO YOU
WANT TO DO WITH IT?
‐ I'D LIKE TO SELL IT.
‐ WHAT ARE YOU
LOOKING TO GET OUT OF IT?
‐ I'M ASKING $25,000 FOR HIM.
‐ WOW.
‐ THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY FOR
A ROBOT THAT DOESN'T TALK.
‐ [CHUCKLES]
‐ HERE'S MY ISSUE‐‐ THIS
PARTICULAR ARTIST HAS
A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN PEOPLE
THAT WORK UNDERNEATH HIM.
HE'S GOT A FACTORY.
♪ ♪
IT WASN'T MADE OUT OF CAR PARTS.
I MEAN, THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A
MOTORCYCLE CHAIN OR WHATEVER.
IT'S HOLLOW. IT'S
MADE OF POT METAL.
THAT WOULD SNAP APART.
SO YOUR ASKING
PRICE IS JUST, I MEAN,
COMPLETELY OUT OF MY
REALM OF POSSIBILITY ON IT.
IT'S NOT ORIGINAL.
IT'S NOT SIGNED.
‐ WELL, IT'S GONNA BE THE
CENTERPIECE OF YOUR STORE.
IT'S GONNA JUST SIT
HERE FOR A LITTLE WHILE
BEFORE SOMEBODY
COMES IN AND SNAPS IT UP,
WITH THE SAME THOUGHT THAT I HAD
THAT IT REMINDS THEM
OF THEIR CHILDHOOD.
‐ YEAH, MAN, UNFORTUNATELY,
I'M JUST GONNA HAVE TO PASS.
I APOLOGIZE.
THANKS FOR
BRINGING IT IN, THOUGH.
THAT WAS FUN. ‐ THANK YOU.
‐ WELL, THAT WAS PRETTY COOL,
BUT I STILL THINK IT'S WALL‐E.
‐ IT'S NOT WALL‐E, CHUM.
♪ ♪
‐ NO OFFER WAS MADE TODAY.
IT'S PRETTY DISAPPOINTING.
SO I'M JUST GONNA TAKE HIM HOME
AND PUT HIM BACK
IN MY LIVING ROOM.
[ROBOTIC BEEPING]
♪ ♪
‐ WHAT DO WE GOT HERE?
‐ WE GOT A THIS BOY'S OWN
SALESMAN SAMPLE PRINTING PRESS.
‐ OKAY.
THIS WOULD BE A GREAT
ITEM FOR, LIKE, A TEENAGE KID,
BECAUSE IN THE '70S, WHEN
I WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL,
I TOOK GRAPHIC ARTS, AND
WE USED A PRINTING PRESS.
‐ YEAH, YEAH. [BOTH LAUGHING]
‐ I'M HERE AT THE
PAWN SHOP TODAY
TO SELL MY THIS BOY'S
OWN PRINTING PRESS.
IT WAS LIKE AN
ACTUAL WORKING TOY
THAT YOU COULD HAVE MADE
YOUR OWN CARDS AND WHATNOT.
IT'S JUST A GREAT, UNIQUE ITEM.
I WAS HOPING TO GET $350 TODAY.
‐ THIS IS PRETTY AMAZING.
I'M ASSUMING RIGHT
AROUND 1900‐ISH?
‐ I'M GONNA BELIEVE SO.
I THINK IT WAS LATE‐1800S
IS WHAT I UNDERSTAND.
‐ IT WAS AN EXPENSIVE
TOY. ‐ YEAH, I'M SURE.
‐ THIS WAS NOT CHEAP.
YOU COME FROM A
MIDDLE‐CLASS FAMILY,
GETTING AN APPRENTICESHIP
OR GOING TO A TRADE SCHOOL,
LEARNING HOW TO BE A
PRINTER WAS A BIG DEAL.
IT WAS A GREAT PROFESSION,
AND IT WAS A GREAT TOOL
TO TEACH A KID HOW A
PRINTING PRESS WORKS.
‐ OKAY.
‐ BASICALLY IT'S SET UP FOR
THE SIZE OF A BUSINESS CARD.
SO YOU LINE UP ALL
YOUR TYPE IN THERE.
ONCE YOU FILL UP THE WHOLE LINE,
YOU CLAMP IT DOWN
SO THEY DON'T MOVE.
THEN YOU COULD PUT
SOME INK RIGHT THERE.
YOU'D ROLL IT OUT REAL GOOD
SO YOU HAD A GOOD,
LITTLE PLATFORM THERE.
‐ YEP. ‐ CLOSE
IT SHUT LIKE THAT.
PULL THE CARD OUT, INK
IT, PUT ANOTHER CARD IN.
IT'D PROBABLY TAKE YOU AN
HOUR TO GET EVERYTHING SET UP.
BUT ONCE YOU GOT IT
SET UP, YOU COULD‐‐
‐ KIND OF BANG THEM
OUT. YEAH, RIGHT.
‐ FOUR OR FIVE CARDS
A MINUTE, YOU KNOW?
CONDITION‐WISE, IT'S
IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE.
THE PROBLEM IS YOU'RE
MISSING SO MUCH OF IT.
I'VE SEEN THESE
ONLINE, IN MAGAZINES
AND STUFF, LIKE,
THAT ARE ORIGINAL.
THERE SHOULD HAVE
BEEN A TAP HAMMER WITH IT,
A LOT MORE TYPEFACE.
YOU WOULD HAVE THE
SPACING RODS WITH IT.
THE TWEEZERS, THE
BRONZING CLOTH.
AND YOU CAN JUST SEE
BY THE SIZE OF THE BOX,
A LOT MORE STUFF
CAME IN HERE. ‐ YEAH.
‐ SO WHAT DO YOU
WANT TO DO WITH IT?
‐ I'D LIKE TO SELL IT.
‐ AND HOW MUCH? ‐ I
WAS LOOKING FOR 350.
‐ OKAY.
[SIGHS] THAT'S JUST
NOT GONNA HAPPEN
BECAUSE YOU GOT TOO
MUCH STUFF MISSING.
IF EVERYTHING WAS HERE,
IF THIS WAS NEW IN THE BOX,
I'D PULL OFF 1,000
BUCKS IN A MINUTE.
‐ RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT.
‐ BUT IT'S NOT HERE,
SO, I MEAN, I'LL GIVE
YOU 100 BUCKS FOR IT.
‐ MM, I WAS LOOKING FOR
A LITTLE MORE THAN THAT.
HOPEFULLY, MAYBE 200.
‐ I'LL STRETCH IT AT 125 BUCKS.
THERE'S TOO MUCH STUFF MISSING.
‐ A LITTLE BIT, YOU
MIGHT HAVE A DEAL.
JUST A LITTLE BIT. ‐
100 AND 1/4, THAT'S IT.
‐ 150, A LITTLE...
[BLOWS RASPBERRY]
‐ NO, NO, 125. ‐
LITTLE, TINY BUMP.
‐ 125. ‐ [LAUGHS]
NOT EVEN A LITTLE BOOP?
‐ NO, NO. 125 IS STRETCHING IT.
‐ [GROANS] MM.
ALL RIGHT, YOU CAN HAVE
IT. ‐ ALL RIGHT, SWEET.
MEET ME RIGHT OVER THERE.
WE'LL DO SOME PAPERWORK,
I'LL GET YOU PAID.
‐ GREAT. THANKS,
APPRECIATE IT, BUD.
‐ ALL RIGHT.
‐ I SOLD IT FOR $125.
WAS HOPING FOR MORE,
BUT I'M OKAY WITH IT
BECAUSE I KIND OF BROKE EVEN.
SO BREAKING EVEN
IS OKAY SOMETIMES.
♪ ♪
‐ EARLIER TODAY, I GOT A TIP
THAT SOMEONE'S LOOKING TO SELL
THEIR FORD F‐150,
1959 SCHOOL BUS.
IT'S PAINTED BY THE ARTIST
JOHN VAN HAMERSVELD,
WHO WAS HUGE IN THE
ROCK AND ROLL SCENE
IN THE 1960S.
SO I'M ON MY WAY TO CHECK IT
OUT, AND I ENLISTED THE HELP
FROM BIG HOSS TO
GET A SECOND OPINION.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
♪ ♪
‐ NOT WHAT I WAS EXPECTING.
‐ HEY, HOW YOU DOING?
‐ HI, HOW ARE YOU?
‐ I'M GOOD. CHUMLEE.
‐ NICE TO MEET YOU. ‐ COREY.
‐ NICE TO MEET YOU, COREY.
‐ SO THIS IS YOURS, HUH? ‐ YEAH.
‐ CAN YOU IMAGINE ME AND YOU...
PARTY ALL WEEKEND
AND HANG OUT IN OUR BUS?
‐ YEAH, I'D BE
HIDING IN THE BACK.
YOU'D BE DRIVING FOR SURE.
‐ [LAUGHS] [HORN HONKS]
I HAVE A 1959 FORD BUS THAT
I'M HOPING TO SELL TODAY.
THE BUS IS PAINTED BY
JOHN VAN HAMERSVELD,
AND HE ALSO AUTOGRAPHED IT.
I CAN'T AFFORD TO
CONVERT IT HOW I WANT IT,
SO MIGHT AS WELL SELL IT.
‐ THIS THING IS FREAKING SWEET.
JOHN VANS HAMMERFIELD.
YOU KNOW WHO THAT IS, COREY?
‐ THE NAME SOUNDS FAMILIAR.
‐ YEAH, HE'S BEEN DOING
ART FOR OVER 50 YEARS.
AND HE IS BIG INTO THIS
FLOWER CHILD, HIPPIE MOVEMENT.
HE'S ACTUALLY DONE ALBUMS
FOR KISS, THE BEATLES,
THE ROLLING STONES.
HE EVEN DESIGNED A POSTER
FOR THE OLYMPIC
GAMES IN LOS ANGELES.
HIS PORTFOLIO OF
ARTWORK IS JUST AMAZING.
♪ ♪
‐ SO HOW'D YOU END UP WITH IT?
‐ WELL, I WAS LOOKING FOR A BUS
'CAUSE I'M A SINGER‐SONGWRITER.
AND I WANTED TO KIND OF
MAKE A MUSIC STUDIO OUT OF IT.
SO I LOOKED ONLINE,
AND I FOUND IT AT THE
FREMONT STREET EXPERIENCE.
WAS HOPING TO CONVERT IT,
BUT IT WAS GONNA COST TOO MUCH,
SO NOW I WANT TO SELL IT.
‐ ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S
TAKE A LOOK AROUND IT.
‐ OKAY.
♪ ♪
‐ AND IT'S COMPLETELY
BARE BONES.
‐ I CAN IMAGINE A
TRAVELING RECORDING STUDIO
GOING ON IN THIS THING.
CAN I GET ON IN IT?
‐ YEAH, GO FOR IT.
♪ ♪
‐ IT'S DEFINITELY GOT
SOME WEAR AND TEAR ON IT,
BUT NOTHING'S, LIKE, SMASHED UP.
IT'S ALL IN PRETTY
GOOD CONDITION
OTHER THAN A LITTLE COSMETIC.
♪ ♪
[HORN HONKS]
NEED A RIDE?
‐ I'LL PASS. [HORN HONKS]
ALL RIGHT, HOP
OUT. WE GOT SOME‐‐
[HORN HONKS]
HOP OUT. WE GOT
SOME‐‐ [HORN HONKS]
WE GOT SOME BUSINESS
TO DO. COME ON.
GET OUT OF THE DAMN BUS, DUDE.
♪ ♪
‐ THIS THING IS SWEET.
♪ ♪
‐ SO, OBVIOUSLY, PROBABLY
TRYING TO SELL IT, RIGHT?
‐ YES.
‐ ANY IDEA WHAT
YOU'RE LOOKING TO GET?
‐ I WOULD LIKE TO
GET 16,000 FOR IT.
♪ ♪
‐ THE ARTIST IS GREAT.
HE'S A GREAT ARTIST,
AND HE PAINTED A LOT.
BUT THE SUN HAS DONE
A NUMBER ON THIS THING,
AND IT'S REALLY,
REALLY DAMAGED IT,
ALMOST TO THE POINT OF NO RETURN
UNLESS THE ARTIST HIMSELF
CAME AND REPAIRED IT.
‐ NOT TO MENTION THE FACT
THAT I CAN SEE RUST HOLES IN
THIS THING THROUGH THE PAINT.
I MEAN, THERE'S
PARTS OF THE BODY
THAT YOU COULD JUST
PROBABLY PRESS THROUGH.
THE BEST ADVICE I CAN GIVE
YOU IS IF YOU WANT TO SET IT UP
IN YOUR BACKYARD OR
SOMETHING AS A RECORDING STUDIO,
FEEL FREE TO GO AHEAD AND DO IT,
BECAUSE I COULDN'T MAKE
YOU AN OFFER ON THIS THING.
‐ ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANKS, GUYS.
‐ WELL, THANK YOU. I'M SORRY.
‐ THANK YOU. ‐ THANK YOU.
‐ WELL, THERE GOES MY PLANS OF
TRAVELING THE WORLD WITH YOU.
‐ AT FIRST, I DIDN'T REALIZE
THAT THERE WAS ANY ISSUES,
BUT WHEN THEY STARTED
TO POINT THE ISSUES OUT,
THEN I KIND OF SAW WHY
THEY WEREN'T GONNA BUY IT.
I GUESS I'M JUST
GONNA KEEP TRYING.
SOMEBODY'S GOT TO WANT IT.
♪ ♪
‐ WHAT DO WE GOT HERE?
‐ THIS IS MY JACKIE ROBINSON
BOND BREAD COMPLETE
ROOKIE CARD SET.
‐ COOL, I'M SURE THEY SOLD
A LOT OF BREAD THAT WAY.
‐ [LAUGHS]
I'M HERE AT THE PAWN
SHOP TODAY TO SELL
MY JACKIE ROBINSON BOND
BREAD COMPLETE ROOKIE CARD SET.
I'M OBSESSED WITH
JACKIE ROBINSON.
THE CIVIL RIGHTS
MOVEMENT IS BASICALLY BUILT
ON HIS SHOULDERS.
HE'S REALLY THE MOST
IMPACTFUL ATHLETE OF ALL TIME.
I'M LOOKING TO SELL
THIS SET FOR $42,000.
♪ ♪
‐ THIS IS DEFINITELY COOL.
IN 1947, JACKIE ROBINSON
BROKE BASEBALL'S COLOR BARRIER
TO PLAY SECOND BASE FOR
THE BROOKLYN DODGERS.
‐ YEAH, AND HE BECAME
THE MOST EXCITING PLAYER
WHEN THEY BROUGHT HIM UP.
HE WAS ABLE TO CHANGE
HEARTS AND MINDS,
FIRST IN THE CLUBHOUSE,
THEN MORE BROADLY
THROUGH BROOKLYN AND
THROUGHOUT THE NATION.
‐ WHICH I BELIEVE HE'S THE ONLY
SINGLE NUMBER THAT'S RETIRED
THROUGH ALL OF BASEBALL.
NUMBER 42 IS NOT ON ANY TEAM.
THAT'S A FEAT IN ITSELF.
♪ ♪
SO HOW'D YOU COME ACROSS THESE?
‐ I'M OBSESSED WITH
JACKIE ROBINSON,
AND I LOOK FOR HIM. AND
OVER YEARS AND YEARS,
YOU FIND ONE HERE AND ONE THERE
AND PUT THEM ALL TOGETHER.
‐ SO, IN THE 1940S, COMPANIES
WOULD PUT TRADING CARDS
IN THEIR PRODUCTS AS
A MARKETING TECHNIQUE.
SO KIDS WOULD BE IN THE
BREAD AISLE WITH MOM,
AND, "THIS ONE HAS
BASEBALL CARDS IN THEM, MOM.
YOU GOT TO GET THIS ONE."
THIS IS PROBABLY
ONE OF THE FIRST
PROMOTIONAL THINGS HE DID?
‐ IT IS, BECAUSE BRANCH
RICKEY REALLY DIDN'T WANT HIM
PROMOTING DIFFERENT MATERIALS.
IT WAS HARD ENOUGH FOR HIM
TO BREAK THE COLOR BARRIER, SO...
‐ AND THIS IS THE FULL SET OF
ALL THE ONES BOND BREAD DID?
‐ IT'S THE FULL 13.
IT'S A REALLY NEAR‐IMPOSSIBLE
SET TO COLLECT.
AND HIS ROOKIE CARDS
ARE INCREDIBLY POPULAR,
THIS BEING THE CENTENNIAL
ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTHDAY.
‐ YEAH, HIS STUFF IS
EXTREMELY COLLECTIBLE.
THE CARDS, TO ME,
THEY LOOK A LITTLE...
THEY LOOK A LITTLE WORN,
BUT THEY'RE REALLY, REALLY OLD.
ANY IDEA WHAT YOU'RE
LOOKING TO GET FOR THEM?
‐ I'M LOOKING TO
GET 42,000 FOR THEM.
‐ WHEW. THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY.
WHEN IT COMES TO BASEBALL CARDS,
ONE LITTLE CORNER,
ONE ANYTHING ON IT
CHANGES THE VALUE A
FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS.
LOOKING AT THESE THINGS,
I'M NOT THE GREATEST AT IT.
I GOT A BUDDY THAT IS.
[CHUCKLES] DO YOU MIND
IF I HAVE HIM COME DOWN
AND TAKE A LOOK AT THEM?
‐ OH, I DON'T MIND AT ALL.
‐ OKAY, HANG OUT.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
‐ GREAT.
I'M FINE WITH AN
EXPERT COMING IN.
I KNOW THE VALUE OF THESE CARDS,
AND I'M HAPPY TO GET ANYONE
ELSE'S OPINION ON THEM.
♪ ♪
‐ SOMEONE BROUGHT IN A
SUPER‐OLD PADLOCK KEY GUN
FROM THE 17TH CENTURY.
THIS THING IS AWESOME,
BUT HE WANTS $5,000 FOR IT.
AND I'VE DEFINITELY SEEN
THESE THINGS FAKED BEFORE.
SO MY MILITARY‐WEAPONS
EXPERT, ALEX, IS COMING IN
TO AUTHENTICATE IT,
AND IF IT ALL GOES WELL,
HOPEFULLY WE
COULD LOCK UP A DEAL.
‐ THAT IS COOL.
SO COLLECTORS REFER
TO THESE AS KEY GUNS.
AND THEY'RE
ACTUALLY REALLY RARE.
YOU DON'T FIND THEM VERY OFTEN.
THIS DATES SOMEWHERE
FROM ABOUT 1680 TO 1720.
IT'S DIFFICULT TO
PIN DOWN EXACTLY.
WHAT'S AMAZING ABOUT THIS
IS THAT IT HAS THE ACTUAL LOCK.
DO YOU KNOW IF
THE KEY WORKS IN IT?
‐ YEAH, IT ACTUALLY
WORKS. ‐ IT REALLY DOES?
‐ YES, SIR.
‐ SO THERE IS A LITTLE MARKING
BEHIND THE LOCK‐‐YOU SEE THAT?
SO IT LOOKS LIKE A COAT OF ARMS,
OR IF IT'S GERMAN, A WAPPEN.
AND I CAN SEE SORT
OF THE OUTLINE
OF THE SIDE OF AN EAGLE,
AND THEN THERE'S A
LETTER N ON THE TOP.
SO IT'S DEFINITELY GERMAN.
I THINK THAT'S THE CITY OF
NUREMBERG'S COAT OF ARMS.
♪ ♪
I'M JUST GONNA PULL
THE HAMMER BACK, OKAY?
[CLICK] OH, THAT'S GOOD.
♪ ♪
SO IT'S ALSO GOT WHAT
WE CALL A DOG LOCK.
SO THIS WOULD
ALLOW IT TO BE SAFE.
THIS IS ESSENTIALLY A SAFETY.
AND THAT WOULD ALLOW THE
USER TO ACTUALLY HAVE IT LOADED,
CARRY IT AROUND
WITHOUT IT GOING OFF
BY ACCIDENTALLY
PULLING THE TRIGGER.
I MEAN, THIS IS A REALLY
NICELY DESIGNED KEY GUN.
USUALLY THESE ARE VERY CRUDE.
I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO SEE
IF IT ACTUALLY STILL FUNCTIONS,
LIKE, IF WE COULD FIRE IT.
IS THAT SOMETHING
YOU'D BE OPEN TO?
‐ YES, SIR. SOUNDS
LIKE FUN. ‐ ALL RIGHT.
‐ HE'S ASKING QUITE
A BIT OF MONEY FOR IT.
WHAT KIND OF PRICE
RANGE COULD WE PUT THIS IN
IF IT ACTUALLY FIRES? ‐ [SIGHS]
I'VE SEEN KEY GUNS
GO AS CHEAP AS $500,
BUT THOSE ARE THE
VERY CRUDE ONES.
LIKE I SAID, I'VE NEVER SEEN
ONE WITH ITS ORIGINAL LOCK.
SO, IF IT FUNCTIONS WELL, ALSO,
WITH THE COAT OF ARMS ON IT,
I THINK YOU'RE
APPROACHING $10,000.
‐ OOH.
‐ HAS RICK SEEN THIS YET? ‐ NO.
IF WE'RE GONNA GO TO
THE RANGE AND FIRE THIS,
I'M DEFINITELY GONNA
GET HIM DOWN THERE,
BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW
HE IS WITH GUNS AND TOYS.
‐ YEAH, I THINK HE'S
GONNA LIKE THIS.
‐ MAYBE WE CAN MEET IN THE
GUN RANGE IN A COUPLE HOURS.
IT'LL GIVE ME ENOUGH TIME
TO GET RICK ON THE PHONE
AND HAVE HIM MEET
UP THERE. ‐ SURE.
‐ SURE. ‐ SEE YOU GUYS THERE.
‐ MAKE SURE YOU BRING
THAT. ‐ ABSOLUTELY.
CAN'T WAIT TO GO TO THE
GUN RANGE AND SEE IT FIRE
AND GET IT SOLD.
BASED OFF WHAT I JUST
HEARD FROM THE EXPERT,
♪ ♪
‐ I HAVE A CUSTOMER IN
THE SHOP LOOKING TO SELL
A JACKIE ROBINSON ROOKIE
CARD COLLECTION FOR $42,000.
NOT ONLY WAS JACKIE ROBINSON
A REALLY GOOD BASEBALL PLAYER,
HIS LEGACY AS A CIVIL
RIGHTS TRAILBLAZER
WILL MAKE HIM LIVE ON FOREVER.
AND EVERYTHING HE
HAS IS COLLECTIBLE.
BUT BEFORE I SLIDE INTO A DEAL,
I'VE GOT TO HAVE MY
SPORTS EXPERT, DAN,
COME TELL ME A LITTLE
BIT MORE ABOUT THE CARDS.
BOND BREAD JACKIE
ROBINSON CARDS.
APPARENTLY THE
WHOLE SET. ‐ COOL.
JACKIE ROOSEVELT ROBINSON.
YEAH, HE DEFINITELY
PAVED THE WAY
FOR A LOT OF AFRICAN
AMERICAN ATHLETES.
HE WINS THE ROOKIE
OF THE YEAR IN 1947,
AND THEN IN '49, THEY MADE
THE MVP AWARD FOR HIM.
AFTER BASEBALL, HE
ENDED UP JOINING THE NAACP
FOR FIGHT FOR FREEDOM.
SO HERE YOU HAVE A GUY THAT,
YOU KNOW, FINISHES BASEBALL.
HE CAN GO ENJOY HIS MONEY
AND DO WHATEVER HE WANTS.
BUT HE'S WORKING WITH
CONGRESS TO ABOLISH SEGREGATION.
SO HE WAS A GREAT GUY.
‐ HE WAS A GAME
CHANGER IN EVERY WAY.
‐ YEAH.
‐ SO THE WHOLE
SET IS HERE, RIGHT?
‐ THE SET'S 13 CARDS.
THESE CAME OUT IN 1947.
THEY CAME IN REALLY
ROUGH CONDITION
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE
WENT INTO THE GROCERY STORES
AND THEY'D BUY A LOAF OF BREAD,
AND THEN THE CARDS WOULD
MOVE AROUND WITH THE BREAD.
SO YOU REALLY NEVER
FIND THESE CARDS
IN REALLY, REALLY
NICE SHAPE. ‐ MM‐HMM.
THAT BEING SAID, WHAT'S
THE COLLECTION WORTH?
‐ JACKIE ROBINSON CARDS
ARE DEFINITELY COLLECTIBLE.
SO VALUE‐WISE, I THINK
THIS SET'S WORTH 6,000.
‐ OKAY.
‐ I THINK IT'S WORTH
CONSIDERABLY MORE.
THE JACKIE ROBINSON
MARKET IS REALLY HOT.
‐ YEAH, NO, IT'S DEFINITELY HOT.
I UNDERSTAND THAT SIDE.
THE ONLY THING IS THAT
OUR COMPANY, MEMORY LANE,
HAS SOLD ONE OF
THESE SETS FOR $8,000.
AND THE CONDITION
WAS A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
BUT OVERALL, IT'S
AN UNBELIEVABLE SET,
AND IT DOES TAKE A LONG
TIME TO PUT THIS SET TOGETHER.
‐ OKAY, WELL, I APPRECIATE
YOU COMING OUT.
‐ YOU GOT IT. ABSOLUTELY.
♪ ♪
‐ SO I GOT TO GO
WITH WHAT HE SAYS.
THE REASON I CALLED HIM IN
IS 'CAUSE I TRUST HIS OPINIONS.
SO IF HE SAYS THEY'RE
WORTH ABOUT 6, THAT MEANS
I'M GONNA HAVE TO MAKE YOU
AN OFFER LOWER THAN THAT.
YOU WANT 42,000.
ARE WE GONNA BE
ABLE TO MAKE A DEAL?
‐ YEAH, I THINK I'LL
HOLD ON TO THEM.
I MEAN, JACKIE ROBINSON'S
ALWAYS GONNA BE RELEVANT
AND IMPORTANT, SO... ‐ I
WOULD AGREE WITH YOU THERE.
MAN, I APPRECIATE YOU
BRINGING THEM DOWN.
‐ THANK YOU. ‐ THANK YOU.
‐ IT'S PRETTY SURPRISING
TO SEE A VALUE
OF $6,000 FOR THEM.
SO I'M GONNA TAKE THE CARDS,
CONTINUE TO ENJOY THEM,
AND FIND ANOTHER COLLECTOR
WHO WOULD APPRECIATE
THEM AS MUCH AS I DO.
♪ ♪
‐ HOW YOU DOING TODAY?
‐ GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?
‐ SO WHAT HAVE WE GOT?
‐ I HAVE THE ORIGINAL
GOLD RECORD AWARD
PRESENTED TO DAVID GILMOUR
FOR "DARK SIDE OF THE MOON."
‐ GUITAR PLAYER FOR PINK FLOYD.
OKAY.
IT'S ONE OF THE GREATEST
ALBUMS EVER MADE.
IT'S DEFINITELY IN THE TOP 10.
I HAD THIS VINYL WHEN I WAS A
KID, AND I HAVE THIS VINYL NOW.
‐ I HAVE THE T‐SHIRT. ‐
EVERYBODY'S GOT THE T‐SHIRT.
I HAVE A "DARK SIDE
OF THE MOON" T‐SHIRT.
‐ OKAY, I GUESS IT'S TIME
TO THROW MINE AWAY.
[RECORD SCRATCHES]
‐ I'M AT THE PAWN SHOP
TODAY TO TRY TO SELL
MY ORIGINAL GOLD RECORD ALBUM
FROM "DARK SIDE OF THE MOON."
THIS AWARD WAS
GIVEN TO DAVID GILMOUR
FOR THE SALES IN
EXCESS OF $1 MILLION.
I'M LOOKING TO GET $17,500
FOR THIS AWARD TODAY.
♪ ♪
‐ PRETTY AMAZING.
DAVID GILMOUR, ONE OF THE
GREATEST GUITAR PLAYERS EVER.
BEFORE DAVID GILMOUR, THEY
HAD ANOTHER GUY THAT WAS
A GUITARIST FOR, LIKE, TWO
YEARS, BUT THEY CALLED IN
DAVID GILMOUR JUST
TO COVER A FEW GIGS.
AND ONCE THEY GOT HIM
TO START PLAYING GIGS,
THEY NEVER WENT BACK.
BUT IT WASN'T UNTIL THIS ALBUM
UNTIL THEY WENT STRATOSPHERIC.
THIS WAS ON BILLBOARD'S
TOP 200 ALBUMS
FOR LONGER THAN ANY OTHER ALBUM.
IT WAS, LIKE, 20 YEARS
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
‐ 927 WEEKS.
‐ IT'S ONE OF THE BEST‐SELLING
ALBUMS OF ALL TIME.
‐ ESTIMATED TO BE OVER 45
MILLION SALES WORLDWIDE.
‐ OF THIS ALBUM? ‐
YES, OF THIS ALBUM.
‐ WHOA.
‐ I DIDN'T REALIZE
HOW NERDY THIS WAS.
‐ IT'S NOT NERDY.
IT'S AMAZING MUSIC.
YOU MAKE SOMETHING AMAZING,
PEOPLE ARE GONNA BUY IT.
WHERE DID YOU GET IT?
‐ ACTUALLY, I ACQUIRED
THIS 15 YEARS AGO
FROM AN INDIVIDUAL DIRECTLY
FROM MR. GILMOUR'S MANAGEMENT.
‐ DO YOU HAVE ANY,
LIKE, PAPERWORK
THAT TIES IT TO DAVID GILMOUR?
‐ NO, I DO NOT.
I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE
BROKER NUMEROUS TIMES,
AND HE'S ATTESTED
TO ITS AUTHENTICITY.
‐ SOME GUY NAMED
BOB SAID IT'S REAL?
[LAUGHS]
‐ LOOKS LIKE IT'S...
THE LABEL'S SEPARATING
FROM THE RECORD THERE.
‐ YES, IT HAD SOME
DETERIORATION IN THE MATTING.
SO HE PERFORMED
A LIGHT RESTORATION
TO REPLACE THE MATTING.
‐ ALL RIGHT. IT'S BEEN RESTORED.
‐ THAT'S THE ONLY THING
ABOUT IT THAT IS NOT ORIGINAL.
‐ OKAY, SO I GUESS
YOU'RE LOOKING TO SELL IT.
‐ YES. ‐ HOW MUCH
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
‐ I'M LOOKING FOR $17,500.
‐ OKAY.
‐ THAT THING BETTER BE
MADE OUT OF SOLID GOLD.
‐ I CAN TELL YOU
THAT TWO YEARS AGO,
THE SAME AWARD THAT WAS
GIVEN TO THE KEYBOARD PLAYER,
RICHARD WRIGHT,
WAS SOLD FOR $25,000.
‐ OKAY, BUT THE ONES WORTH MONEY
WERE ACTUALLY PRESENTED
TO THE GUYS IN THE BAND.
SO THERE'S BEEN
RESTORATION WORK TO IT,
AND ALSO, WE HAVE THE
PROBLEM WITH NO PROVENANCE.
‐ CORRECT. ‐ SO LET
ME CALL MY GUY UP.
HE WILL KNOW
EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS.
SO I'LL BE RIGHT
BACK. ‐ SOUNDS GOOD.
♪ ♪
‐ MONEY. IT'S A GAS.
♪ ♪
‐ HI. HOW'S IT GOING?
‐ HANG ON ONE SECOND
HERE. WHAT DO WE GOT?
‐ SO I HAVE THIS REALLY COOL...
OLD SWORD.
♪ ♪
‐ SO DO YOU MIND
OPENING IT? ‐ ABSOLUTELY.
♪ ♪
‐ OKAY. YOU CAN
SET THAT DOWN HERE.
‐ MM‐HMM.
‐ YOU DON'T REALLY NEED TO BE
HOLDING IT TOWARD ME LIKE THAT.
‐ [LAUGHS]
I'M HERE AT THE PAWN SHOP TODAY
TRYING TO SELL MY ANTIQUE SWORD.
I'VE HAD IT FOR
ABOUT THREE YEARS,
AND I'M JUST NOT
FINDING MUCH USE FOR IT.
I'M HOPING TO SELL
THIS SWORD FOR $8,000.
‐ THIS IS PRETTY COOL.
AND SO WHERE'D YOU GET IT?
‐ I GOT IT FROM MY UNCLE.
HE'S A BIG SWORD COLLECTOR.
AND HE WANTED TO PASS A
FEW OF HIS SWORDS DOWN
TO HIS NIECES AND NEPHEWS,
AND THIS IS THE ONE THAT I GOT.
‐ ALL RIGHT. ANY IDEA
HOW OLD IT IS OR...?
‐ NO, I DON'T KNOW
HOW OLD IT IS.
I KNOW IT'S IN REALLY GOOD
CONDITION, AND THAT'S ABOUT IT.
‐ I MEAN, IT'S IN REALLY,
REALLY GOOD CONDITION.
‐ YEAH. [CHUCKLES]
‐ IT LOOKS LIKE A
JAPANESE SWORD.
I BELIEVE THIS ONE
WOULD BE CALLED A SHOTO.
IT DOES LOOK LIKE IT'S
MISSING THE COLLAR,
WHICH WOULD BE THE PIECE
THAT WOULD GO RIGHT THERE.
‐ OKAY. ‐ A LOT OF TIMES,
THOSE WERE MADE OF GOLD,
THEY WERE MADE OF SILVER,
THEY WERE MADE OF, YOU
KNOW, OTHER THINGS, TOO.
BUT IF THEY WERE MADE OF GOLD,
YOU CAN IMAGINE, YOU KNOW,
WHY IT WOULD BE MISSING.
‐ RIGHT. YES.
‐ DO YOU MIND IF I TAKE A
LITTLE CLOSER LOOK AT IT?
‐ ABSOLUTELY. GO AHEAD.
♪ ♪
‐ IT'S DEFINITELY
SHARP AS COULD BE.
‐ YEP. [LAUGHS]
♪ ♪
‐ YOU KNOW, THE BIG
THING WITH THESE IS‐‐
IT'S ACTUALLY THE BLADE. ‐ OKAY.
‐ THESE THINGS‐‐AND THIS IS,
I BELIEVE, CALLED THE TANG‐‐
THEY WOULD WEAR OUT. ‐ MM‐HMM.
‐ SO THEY WOULD GET REPLACED.
BUT THESE WOULD STAY IN
FAMILIES FOR 500, 600 YEARS.
‐ MM‐HMM.
‐ SO WHAT ARE YOU
LOOKING TO DO WITH IT?
‐ I'D LIKE TO SELL IT.
‐ ANY IDEA ON HOW MUCH
YOU'RE LOOKING TO GET?
‐ I'M THINKING $8,000.
‐ HOW'D YOU COME
UP WITH THAT NUMBER?
‐ COMPARING IT TO OTHER
SWORDS IN THE SAME CONDITION.
‐ OKAY, SO HERE'S THE ISSUE.
WHEN IT COMES TO
THESE SWORDS‐‐ ‐ YEAH.
‐ ALL THE INFORMATION I
NEED IS INSIDE OF HERE.
‐ MM‐HMM. ‐ WHAT'S
INSIDE OF THERE
IS THE MAKER, WHERE
IT WAS MADE POSSIBLY.
I MEAN IT COULD GO
ON AND ON AND ON.
‐ RIGHT.
‐ YOU KNOW, THE MORE
INFORMATION, THE BETTER.
THAT BEING SAID, DO YOU MIND
IF I HAVE SOMEBODY COME DOWN
AND POP THIS OFF AND
TAKE A BETTER LOOK AT IT?
‐ YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
‐ YOU KNOW, HANG
OUT‐‐ I'LL BE RIGHT BACK
AND SEE IF I CAN GET HIM
DOWN HERE, ALL RIGHT?
‐ PERFECT. OKAY.
I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR
AN EXPERT TO COME IN,
AND SEE WHAT'S
UNDER THAT HANDLE.
♪ ♪
‐ SO I GOT A GUY IN THE SHOP,
AND HE'S GOT AN RIAA GOLD RECORD
PRESENTED TO DAVID
GILMOUR FROM PINK FLOYD.
AND HE WANTS $17,500.
SO I'VE CALLED IN
MR. ROCK AND ROLL
HIMSELF, WARWICK STONE,
AND HE'S GONNA TELL ME IF
THIS THING IS A GOLD RECORD
OR JUST A ONE‐HIT WONDER.
[LAUGHS]
‐ YOU CALLED, SIR?
‐ SO THIS GUY
RIGHT HERE HAS THIS,
A GOLD RECORD PRESENTED
TO THE DAVID GILMOUR.
HE HAS NO PAPERWORK,
AND THAT'S WHY I CALLED IN
THE BRAINIAC OF ROCK AND ROLL.
[BOTH LAUGH]
‐ WOW, DAVID GILMOUR.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST‐SELLING
RECORDS OF ALL TIME.
AND THIS GOT AIRPLAY
LIKE YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE.
I CAN TELL YOU EVERYTHING
ABOUT THIS FROM THE DATES.
IN ABOUT 1963, THEY
ADOPTED THIS STANDARD.
THE WHITE MATTE WITH THE
GOLD RECORD INSET INTO IT.
AND THEN IN 1975, THEY
CHANGED IT TO A BLACK MATTE.
THE WHITE MATTE GOLD
RECORDS ARE THE MOST DESIRABLE
BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T GIVE
THEM OUT TO A LOT OF PEOPLE.
SO THAT'S WHY THEY'RE VERY
DESIRABLE IN THIS FORMAT.
BUT THE THING THAT'S
BOTHERING ME MOST ABOUT THIS.
IF THIS HAD BEEN PUT AWAY
IN A DARK CLOSET FOR 45 YEARS,
IT WOULD STILL
NOT LOOK LIKE THIS.
THE GOLD ON THE GOLD RECORDS
AND THE BRASS, THEY OFF‐GAS.
AND THEY STAIN THE
BACK OF THE GLASS.
‐ OKAY.
‐ AND THEN AFTER THAT, IF IT'S
NOT THE PERFECT CONDITIONS,
THEN THIS ALL STARTS
TO PIT A LITTLE BIT.
SO, IF THERE'S SOME REASON
TO CHANGE THE MATTE,
WHY ARE THESE ALL
LOOKING PERFECTLY NEW?
♪ ♪
‐ SO WHAT DO YOU
THINK? ‐ [SIGHS]
♪ ♪
WELL, THERE WAS A DAY
WHEN I WOULD SAY THIS
WOULD BE WORTH $25,000.
BUT THIS ISN'T THE DAY.
♪ ♪
EVERYTHING ON THIS AWARD
SEEMS TO ME TO BE A LOT
YOUNGER THAN 45 YEARS OLD.
‐ YOU THINK IT'S NOT ORIGINAL.
‐ I'M LOOKING FOR A
LITTLE BIT MORE AGE.
‐ THANKS, MAN, I
APPRECIATE IT. ‐ ALL RIGHT.
‐ SO IT'S PRETTY COOL,
AND I DO LOVE THIS BAND,
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE
THE ORIGINAL PAPERWORK,
IT'S NOT THE ORIGINAL
MATTING, AND SO I'M GONNA PASS.
‐ I UNDERSTAND. ALL RIGHT.
‐ HAVE A GOOD ONE. ‐ THANKS.
‐ [SIGHS]
DIDN'T TURN OUT TO BE THAT
CRAZY DIAMOND I WAS HOPING FOR.
[LAUGHS]
♪ ♪
‐ HEY, HOW'S IT GOING? ‐
HI, THERE. GOOD, THANKS.
‐ SO WHAT DO WE GOT HERE?
‐ IT'S A WORLD
WAR II VICTORY BELL.
‐ SO WHERE'D YOU GET IT?
‐ MY GRANDFATHER LEFT IT TO ME,
SO I THOUGHT IT'D BE
NICE TO BRING IT OUT HERE
AND MAYBE PAY FOR
A NICE MEAL AT LEAST.
‐ ALL RIGHT.
[BELL CHIMES]
WELL, IT WORKS. [LAUGHS]
‐ CERTAINLY DOES.
I'M HERE AT THE PAWN
SHOP TODAY TO SELL
MY WORLD WAR II VICTORY BELL.
THE BELL WAS LEFT TO
ME BY MY GRANDFATHER
WHO SURVIVED WORLD WAR
II, AND IT'S DOWN TO SHOW.
IT'S MORE OF AN ORNAMENTAL
PIECE THAN A FUNCTIONING BELL.
SO I WAS HOPING
TO GET ABOUT $200.
‐ PRETTY COOL.
IT SAYS "RAF
BENEVOLENT FUND" ON IT.
THINGS LIKE THIS WERE
REALLY COMMON AFTER THE WAR.
INJURED SOLDIERS DID NOT GET
THE BENEFITS THEY GET TODAY.
SO A LOT OF DIFFERENT
BENEVOLENT FUNDS,
THEY WOULD EITHER TAKE
CARE OF INJURED SOLDIERS,
THEY WOULD TAKE CARE
OF WIDOWS AND ORPHANS.
AND THIS IS OBVIOUSLY ONE HERE.
IT SAYS IT'S MADE FROM
"GERMAN AIRCRAFT SHOT DOWN
OVER BRITAIN DURING WORLD WAR II."
THEY PROBABLY TOOK SOME
OF THE ALUMINUM FROM THEM,
CAST IT DOWN, MADE THESE BELLS,
SOLD THEM AT CHURCHES.
THE SOLDIERS GOT PAID HALF
OF WHAT AMERICANS GOT PAID,
WHICH WASN'T A LOT, YOU KNOW?
HENCE THE PHRASE,
"THOSE YANKEES ARE OVERSEXED,
OVERPAID, AND OVER HERE."
[LAUGHING] ‐ YES.
‐ WE HAVE, LIKE, THE
THREE MAIN LEADERS
THAT TOOK CARE OF THEM.
WE HAVE ROOSEVELT,
WHICH WAS AN AMAZING GUY.
WE HAVE CHURCHILL
THAT WAS AN AMAZING GUY.
AND WE HAVE STALIN, WHICH WAS,
LIKE, A WORD I CAN'T SAY ON TV.
‐ HE DEFINITELY
WAS. ‐ [LAUGHING]
‐ THIS IS HOW IT LOOKED
WHEN IT WAS NEW.
I MEAN, IT WASN'T THE
GREATEST CASTING IN THE WORLD,
BUT THEY WEREN'T
LOOKING FOR THAT.
THEY WERE LOOKING
TO RAISE MONEY, SO...
HOW MUCH YOU
WANT FOR IT? ‐ $200?
‐ [SIGHS] I MEAN, I'VE SEEN
THESE THINGS BEFORE.
THEY GO FOR, LIKE,
$50, OKAY? ‐ OKAY.
‐ NOT THAT RARE, A LOT
OF PEOPLE BOUGHT THEM.
SO I'LL GIVE YOU,
LIKE, $30 FOR IT.
‐ [SIGHS] I THINK FOR THAT‐‐
‐ I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING
FAST FOOD, NOT FANCY DINNER.
[BOTH LAUGHING]
‐ I THINK FOR THAT
PRICE, I'LL KEEP IT
AND HAND IT ON
TO MY SON, I THINK.
‐ ALL RIGHT, WELL,
THANKS FOR BRINGING IT IN.
‐ NO PROBLEM, THANKS VERY
MUCH. ‐ ALL RIGHT, ENJOY VEGAS.
‐ CHEERS.
‐ THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN WORTH
A FORTUNE IF IT WAS PAVLOV'S.
♪ ♪
‐ ALL RIGHT. I'M READY.
‐ YOU READY? ‐ YEAH.
COREY CALLED MIKE INTO THE SHOP
TO EVALUATE A JAPANESE SWORD
THAT A CUSTOMER BROUGHT IN.
BUT BEFORE HE GETS
DOWN TO BUSINESS,
I'VE GOT A PLAN OF MY OWN.
FOR YEARS, MIKE'S
BEEN TELLING ME
HE'S GONNA TEACH ME
HOW TO CUT WITH A SWORD.
AND TODAY'S FINALLY
GONNA BE THAT DAY.
‐ COME OVER HERE.
♪ ♪
OKAY, PUT THE SWORD OUT.
WE'RE GONNA GO UP THIS
WAY. PUT YOUR LEFT FOOT OUT.
♪ ♪
OKAY, AND WE WILL TRY
TO GO RIGHT TO LEFT, OKAY?
SO LEFT FOOT FORWARD, ONE.
SWING, TWO.
GOOD. VERY GOOD.
YOU READY FOR THE
REAL THING? ‐ I'M READY.
‐ OKAY. LET ME HAVE THAT ONE.
♪ ♪
THE IMPORTANT PART
IS... GRIP IT SUPER HARD.
‐ OKAY. ‐ YOU DON'T
WANT TO LET GO.
‐ OKAY. ‐ ALL RIGHT.
AND TREAT IT LIKE A LOADED GUN
BECAUSE A SWORD
IS ALWAYS LOADED.
‐ OKAY. ‐ OKAY, SO SAME GRIP.
♪ ♪
WHEN I COUNT, YOU'RE GONNA TRY.
[DOOR OPENS] READY?
♪ ♪
‐ [SIGHS]
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
‐ I'M THE BEST ONE IN THE
SHOP AT SHOOTING GUNS,
SO I FIGURED WHY NOT BE THE
BEST IN THE SHOP WITH A SWORD.
‐ AND YOU TRUST HIM
WITH THIS? ‐ NOT REALLY.
I THINK WE SHOULD
STAND OVER THERE.
‐ OKAY, LET'S DO THAT.
‐ YOU READY, COREY? ‐ SURE.
♪ ♪
‐ HERE WE GO.
♪ ♪
‐ [SHOUTS] ‐ GOOD.
YOU WANT TO GIVE
IT ONE MORE TRY?
‐ OF COURSE I DO. ‐ OKAY.
JUST A LITTLE BIT
LOWER, NOT TOO LOW.
‐ ABOUT RIGHT
HERE? ‐ RIGHT THERE.
♪ ♪
‐ GOOD.
‐ [SHOUTS]
♪ ♪
‐ THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. ‐
I'M PROUD OF YOU, CHUM.
I'M STILL NOT UNDERSTANDING THE
PURPOSE BEHIND THIS, BUT, OKAY.
CLEAN THIS STUFF UP, GET
DRESSED, GET TO WORK.
MIKE, WOULD YOU MIND
CHECKING OUT A SWORD FOR ME?
‐ NO PROBLEM. OKAY.
BOTH: I'LL SEE YOU INSIDE.
‐ GOOD JOB, CHUM. ‐ THANK YOU.
I THINK I LIKE THIS BETTER
THAN SHOOTING GUNS.
‐ THAT'S WHAT A
LOT OF PEOPLE SAY.
[BOTH LAUGH]
‐ [SHOUTS]
‐ A CUSTOMER HAS
WHAT SHE BELIEVES
IS A JAPANESE SHOTO SWORD.
SHE'S ASKING $8,000.
BUT THE ONLY WAY TO GET
THE ACTUAL VALUE OF THIS
IS TO TAKE OFF THE HANDLE,
AND I DON'T WANT
TO RISK BREAKING IT.
SO NOW THAT SWORD MASTER
MIKE HAS ALREADY GIVEN
ONE SUCCESSFUL LESSON TODAY,
I NEED HIM TO COME SCHOOL ME
ON WHAT THIS BLADE
IS ACTUALLY WORTH.
I BELIEVE IT'S A SHOTO.
‐ WOW. FROM THE LOOKS OF IT,
IT LOOKS LIKE A VERY NICE
SWORD IN GOOD CONDITION.
SO...
♪ ♪
WE CAN TELL A LOT FROM THE
UPPER PORTION OF THE BLADE,
BY THE WAY IT'S MADE.
BUT ALL THE
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
USUALLY IS IN THE TANG, WHERE
THE SWORD MAKER SIGNED IT.
‐ OKAY, YEAH.
‐ THE WHOLE BLADE IS HELD
IN BY THIS LITTLE, TINY PIN.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT. ‐ OH, WOW.
‐ BECAUSE THE HANDLES ARE
MADE SO PERFECTLY TO FIT IT,
THAT'S ALL IT
TAKES TO HOLD IT IN.
♪ ♪
OH. ‐ OKAY.
‐ THERE WE GO.
‐ [CHUCKLES]
‐ OH, IT LOOKS LIKE
YOU GOT LUCKY.
DO YOU SEE THIS
GOLD WRITING? ‐ YES.
‐ THAT WAS ONLY DONE AT
THE ORDER OF VERY HIGH LORDS.
AND THIS SWORD IS ACTUALLY MADE
BY A VERY FAMOUS SWORD
MAKER NAMED YUKIHIRO,
WHO WORKED IN THE 1600S.
AND HIS SWORDS WERE
KNOWN FOR SHARPNESS.
BUT WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS
THIS WAS ACTUALLY TESTED BY
THE NUMBER‐ONE DECAPITATOR
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF
JAPAN DURING THAT TIME.
‐ SOUNDS LIKE AN
INTERESTING JOB TO HAVE.
‐ YEAH. [BOTH LAUGH]
‐ THE TANG IS ALL IN
ORIGINAL CONDITION.
♪ ♪
SIGNATURE IS GENUINE,
NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.
‐ OKAY.
‐ I MEAN, THIS IS LIKE A
MUSEUM‐QUALITY BLADE.
‐ WOW. THAT'S AWESOME. ‐ OKAY.
I GUESS THE BIG QUESTION
IS, WHAT'S IT WORTH?
‐ I MEAN, YOU'RE REALLY
LOOKING AT ABOUT AN EASY $15,000.
‐ OH, MY GOSH.
‐ AREN'T YOU GLAD
I CALLED HIM IN?
‐ YES. [LAUGHS]
THAT'S AMAZING. ‐
MIKE, I APPRECIATE IT.
DO YOU MIND PUTTING IT
BACK TOGETHER FOR ME?
‐ NO PROBLEM.
‐ THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MY MAN. APPRECIATE IT.
‐ THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ‐ HEY, TAKE CARE.
‐ YEAH, THANK YOU.
‐ NICE TO MEET YOU.
‐ YES, YOU TOO.
‐ YEP, SO I'M GONNA
OFFER YOU 10...
BECAUSE I'M GONNA
HAVE TO PUT IT IN AUCTION.
AUCTIONS AREN'T CHEAP.
THEY CHARGE COMMISSIONS.
I GOT TO MAKE MONEY ON IT.
‐ ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S TRUE.
WE DID LEARN A LOT TODAY,
THOUGH, AND HE SAID 15.
AND THAT'S A HUGE
DIFFERENCE, SO...
‐ I'LL TELL YOU
WHAT. I'LL DO 11.
DON'T GET GREEDY ON ME.
‐ AH, 14.14.
‐ YOU'RE GETTING
GREEDY ON ME. ‐ [LAUGHS]
‐ I'LL TELL YOU
WHAT. WE'LL DO 12.
‐ 12?
ALL RIGHT, YOU HAVE A
DEAL. ‐ ALL RIGHT, DEAL.
OKAY, COME WITH ME. YOU
GOT TO DO SOME PAPERWORK.
‐ OKAY.
I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO FIND
OUT THAT IT WAS WORTH $15,000.
I WAS HOPING TO GET
8,000. WE SETTLED AT 12.
THAT'S $4,000 EXTRA. I'M
VERY HAPPY WITH THAT.
♪ ♪
‐ SO IS THIS KEY GUN LIKE
THE ONE I BOUGHT, LIKE,
SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS AGO?
‐ NO, IT'S WAY BETTER
THAN THAT ONE.
SO ALEX AND I BROUGHT RICK
OUT TO THE GUN RANGE TODAY
TO TEST‐FIRE A 17TH‐CENTURY
PADLOCK KEY GUN.
THE SELLER'S ASKING $5,000,
BUT ALEX SAYS IF IT FIRES,
IT COULD ACTUALLY
BE WORTH A LOT MORE.
SO WE'RE GONNA TEST IT OUT
AND HOPEFULLY
UNLOCK ITS TRUE VALUE.
HEY. ‐ HEY, GENTLEMEN.
HOW YOU DOING TODAY?
‐ GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?
‐ WHAT'S UP? ‐ SEE
IT FOR YOURSELF.
‐ SO WE'VE GOT AN ACTUAL...
PERIOD‐CORRECT PADLOCK.
AND THEN HERE IS
THE ACTUAL KEY GUN.
AND YOU CAN SEE...
‐ OH, THAT IS COOL.
‐ YEAH. ‐ LET ME
GET A LOOK AT IT.
AND IT WORKS? ‐ IT DOES
WORK. GIVE IT A TEST.
♪ ♪
‐ SO THAT... ‐ YEP.
‐ AND THEN THIS LIFTS UP. ‐ YEP.
‐ AND THEN‐‐ OKAY.
‐ ALL RIGHT, ALEX,
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
YOU WANT TO GET IT LOADED
UP? I BROUGHT A COUPLE PLATES
I'M GONNA GO SET
UP, WE CAN FIRE AT.
‐ YEAH, SOUNDS
GOOD. ‐ ALL RIGHT.
‐ WHERE'D YOU GET THE PLATES?
‐ WELL, I GOT THEM FROM
THE KITCHEN UPSTAIRS.
DON'T WORRY, THERE'S MORE
WHERE THEY CAME FROM, RICK.
‐ IT'S ABOUT A .35 CALIBER,
SO I HAVE SOME
BALLS, SOME PATCHES.
AND WE'RE GONNA DO A LIGHT
LOAD OF TRIPLE‐F BLACK POWDER.
THIS IS REALLY COLLECTIBLE
BECAUSE IT'S ODD.
KEY GUNS ARE OUT THERE, BUT
USUALLY THEY'RE PRETTY CRUDE,
AND THEY DON'T WORK.
‐ ALL RIGHT. GO FOR IT, CHUM.
♪ ♪
‐ SO THE TRIGGER'S
JUST RIGHT DOWN THERE.
‐ OKAY.
YOU READY? ‐ ALL RIGHT.
‐ I'M GONNA SHOW
YOU HOW THIS IS DONE.
[RICK LAUGHS]
♪ ♪
THREE, TWO, FUN.
OH‐HO, YEAH, BOYS!
[RICK LAUGHS] WHOO.
[SLOW‐MOTION GUNSHOT]
[SLOW‐MOTION SHATTERING]
♪ ♪
‐ I'M PRETTY IMPRESSED.
I MEAN, 'CAUSE USUALLY WITH,
LIKE, FLINTLOCKS LIKE THAT,
THEY ONLY WORK A
THIRD OF THE TIME.
‐ YEAH, EXACTLY, BUT
THAT ONE, YOU CAN TELL
BY THE WAY IN WHICH IT'S BUILT,
IT'S A REALLY QUALITY PIECE.
IT'S SORT OF THE TOP
OF KEY GUNS FOR ITS TIME.
♪ ♪
‐ I MEAN, SO WHAT DO
YOU THINK IT'S WORTH?
‐ THIS HAS A PADLOCK,
AND IT FUNCTIONS AS
BOTH A KEY AND A GUN,
WHICH IS KEY.
AND THE NUREMBURG
COAT OF ARMS ON IT,
THAT REALLY HELPS THE VALUE
AND GIVES IT SOME PROVENANCE.
SO, BASED ON ALL THOSE THINGS,
I THINK IN AN AUCTION, YOU'D
GET ABOUT $10,000 FOR IT.
‐ DAMN.
OKAY. I'LL TELL
YOU IF I GET IT, MAN.
‐ ALL RIGHT, GOOD
LUCK. ‐ ALL RIGHT.
‐ THANK YOU. ‐ TAKE CARE.
‐ SO HOW MUCH DID
YOU WANT FOR IT?
‐ LET'S GO 7,500.
‐ BUT YOU SAID 5 BEFORE
WE CAME OUT HERE.
‐ YEAH, BUT IT WAS
VALUED AT 10,000 NOW
VERSUS WHAT I WANTED
FOR IT, SO WE GOT TO BE FAIR.
‐ WELL, YOU HAVE TO
UNDERSTAND. OKAY, IT'S LIKE THIS.
YOU CAN PUT THIS IN AUCTION,
AND AFTER ALL THE FEES,
YOU GET 8 GRAND, BUT THAT MIGHT
BE TWO, THREE YEARS FROM NOW.
AND IF IT GOES INTO AUCTION,
YOU'RE NEVER REALLY SURE
WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET FOR
IT‐‐ YOU MIGHT GET 4 GRAND.
‐ HMM. ‐ SO I'M
OFFERING 5 GRAND.
IT'S MORE THAN A FAIR OFFER.
‐ I'M THINKING 5,500.
‐ YOU KNOW, I'M
REALLY THINKING THE 5.
‐ WELL, LET'S MEET
SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE.
LIKE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE 5,300?
‐ 5,200 AND YOU GOT A DEAL.
♪ ♪
‐ 5,200 IT IS. ‐ RICK.
‐ I'LL TAKE THAT. ‐
HOW'D THAT JUST HAPPEN?
‐ THAT'S HOW YOU CLOSE
A DEAL. ‐ I'LL TAKE THAT.
‐ ALL RIGHT, I'LL MEET YOU BACK
AT THE SHOP AND WRITE IT UP.
‐ I GOT 5,200 LOCKED IN,
AND I'M SUPER HAPPY
WITH THE TRANSACTION.
COULDN'T HAVE BEEN A BETTER DAY.
‐ COLLECT THIS GUN. I'M
GONNA GO CATCH ALEX.
HE FORGOT HIS STUFF.
‐ CHUM... ‐ DON'T
FORGET THE LOCK, RICK.
♪ ♪