Pawn Stars (2009–…): Season 17, Episode 27 - A Loose Cannon - full transcript

‐ YEAH! ‐ WHOA!

OH, MY GOD.

WHAT?

ON TONIGHT'S EPISODE...

WHAT IS GOING ON?

CHUM CHANNELS HIS
INNER BART SIMPSON.

‐ SO HOW MANY PIECES IN
TOTAL IN THE COLLECTION?

‐ 133 PIECES.

D'OH. ‐

‐ AN ANTIQUE SLOT
MACHINE GETS ME GAMBLING.

IT'S GAMBLING AND IT'S
VEGAS. I KIND OF LOVE IT.



AND LATER, COREY AND
I HEAD TO THE DESERT

TO FIRE A MASSIVE
MOUNTAIN CANNON.

KAY, SO AT THIS POINT, IT'LL
SHOOT OR BLOW UP, RIGHT?

‐ EXACTLY.

FIRE IN THE HOLE!

WHOA!

OH, MY GOD!

♪ ♪

‐ HOW'S IT GOING?

‐ GOOD, HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY?

‐ PRETTY GOOD. WHAT
DO WE HAVE HERE?

‐ THIS IS A CIGAR TORCH LIGHTER,

MADE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN
THE LATE 1800S, EARLY 1900S.

‐ ALL RIGHT.‐ THIS IS A CIGAR SO
WHERE'D YOU GET THIS? LIGHTER,



‐ I BOUGHT IT FROM A COLLECTOR

THAT HAD A BUNCH
OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS

THAT HE WAS COLLECTING.

OBVIOUSLY, HE'S DONE SOME
TYPE OF RESTORATION ON IT.

‐ IN THE UNITED
STATES, LLECTING.

JUST ABOUT EVERY SINGLE GUY
SMOKED CIGARS AROUND 1900.

WE REALLY DIDN'T KNOW
THE HEALTH EFFECTS.

THEY USED TO ACTUALLY
ADVERTISE SOME CIGARS

THAT THEY WERE
REALLY HEALTHY FOR YOU.

RIGHT.

BIT OF A PROBLEM.

I'M AT THE PAWN SHOP HERE TODAY

TO SELL MY CIGAR TORCH LIGHTER
THAT WAS MADE IN THE 1900S.

I'VE HAD IT FOR ABOUT
A YEAR AND A HALF NOW.

BEEN KEEPING IT
WITH MY COLLECTION

OF OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS,

AND IT'S JUST TIME TO MOVE IT ON

AND TO A NEW HOME.

I'M HOPING TO SELL FOR $650.

♪ ♪

‐ THIS IS COOL.

YOU MIND IF I TAKE
A LOOK? ‐ SURE.

‐ YEAH, IT LOOKS
RIGHT AROUND 1900‐ISH.

IT'S SORT OF LIKE
THE STYLE. ‐ MM‐HMM.

‐ "GUDKNECHT AND MANN."

I'VE SEEN A FEW OF
THEIR THINGS BEFORE,

AND A LOT OF THEIR STUFF
WILL SAY "321 CIGARS,"

BECAUSE SUPPOSEDLY THEY HAD
321 DIFFERENT CIGARS THEY SOLD.

‐ OH, INTERESTING.

‐ AND LIKE I SAID, EVERY
GUY SMOKED CIGARS.

I MEAN, THERE WAS OVER
10,000 BRANDS OF CIGARS.

‐ THAT'S AMAZING. ‐ IN 1900.

‐ WOW.

‐ THIS WOULD HAVE
BEEN IN A REALLY NICE BAR,

OR SOMEWHERE LIKE THAT.

YOU'D FILL THIS WITH KEROSENE,

AND THIS WOULD ALWAYS
BE LIT, THE LITTLE LAMP.

‐ INTERNAL LIGHT.

‐ AND THESE SHOULD BE‐‐YEP,

IT'S PROBABLY ROCKWOOL ON THERE.

GO IN THERE, YOU
LIGHT UP THE CIGAR,

AND BLOW IT OUT, PUT IT BACK.

IT'S VERY NICE.

IT'S ALL BRASS, AND THIS
IS REAL CRANBERRY GLASS.

THERE'S ACTUALLY A
SMALL AMOUNT OF GOLD

THEY WOULD PUT IN THIS TO
GET THIS COLOR BACK THEN.

‐ THAT'S AMAZING.

‐ NOWADAYS, THEY HAVE
DIFFERENT DYES THAT DO IT,

BUT AROUND TURN OF THE CENTURY,

THERE WAS A TEENY BIT OF
GOLD THEY'D PUT IN THERE,

AND IT HELPED IT
TURN THAT COLOR.

YOU DON'T MIND IF I
TAKE IT APART, DO YOU?

‐ NO, PLEASE DO.

♪ ♪

‐ A LITTLE BEAT UP
RIGHT HERE. ‐ YEAH.

♪ ♪

‐ WE GOT THE HOLES HERE,

SO IT WAS PROBABLY
BOLTED DOWN TO A BAR TOP.

‐ OKAY.

‐ NO, EVERYTHING'S
IN GREAT SHAPE.

I MEAN, THERE'S A LITTLE
BIT OF DAMAGE RIGHT HERE.

I MEAN, ALL THIS STUFF
IS SUPER COLLECTABLE.

I MEAN, THE PRICES
KEEP ON GOING UP.

I'LL GIVE YOU THAT.

HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT FOR IT?

‐ I'D LIKE TO GET
650 FOR IT, RICK.

‐ OKAY.

I WAS THINKING MORE LIKE 350?

‐ DO YOU THINK YOU CAN DO 5?

‐ I'LL GO 400.

‐ HOW ABOUT 4 1/4?
MAKE ME FEEL BETTER.

♪ ♪

‐ DEAL.

‐ IT'S A DEAL, THANK
YOU. ‐ ALL RIGHT.

I'LL MEET YOU RIGHT UP FRONT.
WE'LL DO SOME PAPERWORK.

‐ IT'S A DEAL, THANK YOU. ‐ ALL RIGHT. ‐ I
SETTLED ON $425, BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

IT WAS TIME FOR IT TO MOVE
ON. I FEEL IT'S A FAIR DEAL.

♪ ♪

WHOA, CAN I HELP YOU?

‐ I'D LIKE TO SELL MY
"SIMPSONS" WORLD.

‐ THIS LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY
BIG "SIMPSONS" WORLD.

HOMER KIND OF REMINDS
ME OF MY BOSS, RICK.

HE'S A FAT GUY THAT
EATS A LOT OF DONUTS.

D'OH!

‐ I'M HERE AT THE
PAWN SHOP TODAY

TO SELL MY WORLD OF SPRINGFIELD

"SIMPSONS" COLLECTION.

THERE ARE 133 INDIVIDUAL PIECES,

BUT THERE'S ALSO I THINK 20
OR 30 DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS

THAT INTERACT WITH THE
CHARACTERS THEMSELVES.

THE COLLECTION THE WHOLE TIME
HAS BEEN STORED IN CONTAINERS

UP IN MY GARAGE,

SO IT WAS TIME TO
GET RID OF THEM.

I'M HOPING TO GET $2,000
FOR THE ENTIRE COLLECTION.

‐ YOU GOT A LOT, A LOT
OF COOL STUFF HERE.

IT'S THE BIGGEST AMERICAN

FAMILY SITCOM EVER.

♪ ♪

HOMER WAS KIND
OF THE STAR OF IT,

JUST THIS KIND OF DIMWITTED,
DUMB DAD WHO MADE BAD CHOICES,

BUT HE WAS A LOVING HUSBAND

AND HE TOOK CARE OF HIS FAMILY
THE BEST WAY HE KNEW HOW.

THEY FIRST APPEARED IN 1987
ON "THE TRACEY ULLMAN SHOW,"

AND BEFORE IT ACTUALLY
BECAME A TELEVISION SHOW,

FOX PICKED IT UP AND
DID A CHRISTMAS SPECIAL.

THE NUMBERS WERE GOOD,

SO THEY DID AN ACTUAL
SERIES OUT OF IT,

AND HERE WE ARE 30 YEARS LATER.

‐ RIGHT.

‐ THESE GUYS WON TONS
AND TONS OF AWARDS.

WHERE DID YOU
GET ALL THIS STUFF?

‐ I STARTED COLLECTING
THEM ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO.

‐ SO HOW MANY PIECES IN
TOTAL IN THE COLLECTION?

‐ 133 PIECES. ‐ MM‐KAY.

I SEE YOU GOT SOME
COOL STUFF HERE.

YOU GOT THE FAMILY
AND THEIR CAR,

AND, YOU KNOW, THIS WAS
ALWAYS THE OPENING SCENE.

WHAT DO WE GOT HERE?
‐ STEPHEN HAWKING.

‐ OH, STEPHEN
HAWKING, YEAH. ‐ YEAH.

‐ WOW.

I'VE NEVER SEEN A
"SIMPSONS" COLLECTION

THIS DETAILED WITH
THIS MUCH STUFF.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING
TO DO WITH ALL THIS STUFF?

‐ I'M LOOKING TO SELL IT.

‐ WHAT KIND OF PRICE
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?

BECAUSE THIS IS GONNA
TAKE A LOT OF TIME

FOR ME TO MOVE AND SELL‐‐

A LOT OF LABOR, A LOT OF
POWER, A LOT OF SHIPPING.

‐ SO I'M LOOKING FOR 2,000.

‐ MM‐KAY. ‐ WHICH I
THINK IS SUPER FAIR.

A LOT OF THESE
ENVIRONMENTS THEMSELVES

EASILY SELL BETWEEN 100 AND 200.

‐ WELL, I CAN'T JUST
TAKE YOUR WORD FOR IT.

‐ OKAY.

‐ I HAVE A TOY GUY
RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET.

‐ COOL.

‐ SO IF YOU HAVE A FEW
MINUTES TO HANG AROUND,

I CAN GET HIM OVER
HERE. OOL. ‐ ABSOLUTELY.

‐ IF WE CAN COME TO A PRICE

WHERE I THINK I CAN
STILL MAKE MONEY,

MAYBE WE'LL HAVE A DEAL. ‐ COOL.

‐ HE SHOULD BE HERE
IN A FEW MINUTES.

‐ COOL, THANK YOU.

I THINK ANYBODY WHO
WORKS OR RUNS A TOY SHOP

IS GONNA COME IN HERE
AND GEEK OUT JUST LIKE I DID,

SO I THINK THEY'RE GONNA
SIDE WITH ME ON THIS.

♪ ♪

‐ HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?

‐ GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?
OH, WHAT DO WE GOT?

‐ I GOT PLAYING
CARDS AND A SHUFFLER.

‐ OKAY, DO YOU MIND
PULLING IT OUT FOR ME?

WHERE IN THE WORLD
DID YOU GET THIS?

‐ I GOT THIS AT AN ESTATE SALE.

‐ OKAY.

I'M ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE
THAT, FOR WHATEVER REASON,

I CAN'T SHUFFLE A DECK OF CARDS,

AND IF YOU'RE ACTUALLY
PLAYING FOR REAL MONEY,

THIS THING DON'T CHEAT.

‐ I HAVE A DECK OF
CARDS FROM 1914

AND A CARD SHUFFLER
I'M HOPING TO SELL TODAY.

THE SHUFFLER WAS
MADE BY A COMPANY

KNOWN AS JOHNSON
AND SON IN CHICAGO.

THE CARD SHUFFLER IS IN
VERY PRISTINE CONDITION.

THE CARDS THEMSELVES

LOOK LIKE THEY HAVE
BEEN USED QUITE A BIT.

I'M HOPING TO GET $150

FOR THE CARD
SHUFFLER AND THE CARDS.

‐ THIS IS INTERESTING.

DO YOU MIND IF I
TAKE A LOOK AT THEM?

‐ NO, HELP YOURSELF.

‐ THEY'RE DEFINITELY OLD
PLAYING CARDS, THAT'S FOR SURE.

YOU KNOW, PLAYING
CARDS HAVE BEEN AROUND

SINCE THE ROMANS.

IT'S BEEN, GOD,
ALMOST 1,000 YEARS

PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
PLAYING WITH CARDS,

BECAUSE PEOPLE ALWAYS NEEDED
A WAY TO ENTERTAIN THEMSELVES.

PEOPLE HAVE ALWAYS
LIKED GAMBLING.

THEY'VE PRETTY MUCH
GOT STANDARDIZED

ONCE THE PRINTING PRESS
WAS INVENTED AROUND THE 1400S,

AND, I MEAN, THEY REALLY
HAVEN'T CHANGED MUCH.

I MEAN, EVERY FAMILY
HAD A FEW DECK OF CARDS.

IT WAS A CHEAP, EASY WAY
TO ENTERTAIN YOURSELF

AND YOUR FRIENDS AND YOUR
FAMILY WHEN PEOPLE CAME OVER.

AND THE SHUFFLERS,
THIS WAS A HOME DEVICE.

IF YOU CAN'T SHUFFLE,

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
YOU WOULD WANT TO HAVE.

DOES IT WORK STILL, OR‐‐

‐ I'VE NEVER TRIED IT.

‐ CAN WE TRY IT WITH
A NEW SET OF CARDS?

‐ YEAH, LET'S TRY THAT.

‐ SO I BELIEVE IT WOULD
ACTUALLY WORK LIKE‐‐

‐ MM‐HMM. OKAY.

EUREKA. ‐ AND THERE YOU GO.

YOU GOT A SHUFFLED
DECK OF CARDS,

AND, LIKE I SAID, THE
MACHINE CAN'T CHEAT.

ANY IDEA ON HOW MUCH YOU'RE
LOOKING TO GET OUT OF IT?

‐ I WAS HOPING TO GET 150

FOR THE CARDS AND THE SHUFFLER.

‐ OKAY.

YOU GOTTA UNDERSTAND,

I CAN BUY THESE
CARDS ALL DAY LONG

FOR LESS THAN 5 BUCKS A SET.

AND THE SHUFFLER'S COOL,

BUT IT'S NOT LIKE SOMEBODY'S
GONNA BUY IT AND USE IT.

YOU HAVE TO REALLY BE INTO IT

AND YOU HAVE TO REALLY
KIND OF BE A COLLECTOR FOR IT.

ALL IN ALL, TOTAL,

I'D GIVE YOU ABOUT 30
BUCKS FOR THE ENTIRE SET.

‐ WOW. THAT'S DIFFERENT.

WELL, HOW ABOUT 70?

‐ HOW ABOUT 35?

HOW ABOUT 40?

‐ THERE YOU GO.
SOUNDS LIKE A DEAL TO ME.

COME WITH ME. LET'S
DO SOME PAPERWORK.

‐ I ENDED UP SELLING THEM
FOR LESS THAN WHAT I WANTED,

BUT I ACTUALLY ENDED UP
MAKING A PROFIT ON THEM.

♪ ♪

‐ WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?

‐ WELL, FOUR ORIGINAL
CASE WITH THE FILM IN IT

OF "BEN‐HUR" 1959 MOVIE
WITH CHARLTON HESTON.

‐ THAT'S PRETTY
AMAZING. CAN I OPEN IT?

‐ YES, SIR. YES, SIR.

♪ ♪

‐ THIS IS DEFINITELY COOL.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IT'S
ONE OF THOSE FEW MOVIES

THAT'S 3 1/2 HOURS LONG

THAT MOST PEOPLE CAN SIT
THROUGH, AND, YOU KNOW,

IF YOU'RE GONNA MAKE
A 3 1/2 HOUR MOVIE,

IT BETTER BE GOOD.

‐ I'M HERE AT THE
PAWN SHOP TODAY

TO SELL MY 1959 ORIGINAL
MOVIE OF "BEN‐HUR."

THEY SEEM TO BE
IN MINT CONDITION,

UNOPENED, STILL IN THE BOX.

I'M LOOKING TO SELL
MY FILM FOR $5,500.

‐ THIS IS PRETTY COOL.
THIS IS PRETTY AMAZING.

I MEAN, THIS WAS JUST A
GROUNDBREAKING MOVIE

IN GENERAL.

THE 1950S, SUDDENLY
YOU HAVE TELEVISIONS

SHOWING UP IN HOUSES
ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

INSTEAD OF GOING
OUT TO THE MOVIES,

WELL, NO, LET'S JUST SIT
AT HOME AND WATCH TV.

IT'S CHEAPER.

SO THE MOVIE STUDIOS
ARE GOING, LIKE, WHOA,

WE'VE GOT COMPETITION
NOW, AND IT'S CALLED TV,

AND WE BETTER MAKE GREAT STUFF
OR PEOPLE AREN'T GONNA SHOW UP.

SO THEY REALLY, REALLY
UPPED THEIR GAME

IN THE LATE 50S, IN THE 60S,

AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE
MOVIES THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY EPIC.

THIS WAS GREAT ACTING,

GREAT SETS, INCREDIBLE
CAMERAWORK.

YOU KNOW, THEY DID THE BEST

WITH WHAT THE
TECHNOLOGY THEY HAD,

AND IT MADE AN ASTRONOMICAL
AMOUNT OF MONEY.

THAT CHARIOT RACE
WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY

AS THE GREATEST
FILMING EVENT EVER.

SO I THINK IT'S
ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.

WHERE DID YOU GET
THIS? ‐ FROM A STUDIO.

MY WIFE HAD SOME
CONNECTIONS, AND WE PICKED IT UP

WHEN IT CAME UP FOR SALE.

‐ SO HOW MUCH YOU WANT FOR THIS?

‐ $5,500.

‐ OKAY.

I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF
THIS IS IN GOOD SHAPE.

I DON'T KNOW IF
THIS IS IN BAD SHAPE.

I JUST DON'T KNOW. ‐ MM‐HMM.

‐ SO LET ME GET SOMEONE
DOWN HERE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

‐ I'D APPRECIATE THAT.

‐ AND I'LL GET A
PRICE FROM THEM.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK. ‐
THANK YOU, APPRECIATE YOU.

I'M REALLY GLAD THEY'RE
BRINGING IN AN EXPERT

THAT CAN SHED SOME
LIGHT ON ITS RARITY

AND COLLECTABILITY.

‐ I HAVE A CUSTOMER
WHO WANTS TO SELL

HIS VERY AWESOME "SIMPSONS"
FIGURINE COLLECTION.

THE "SIMPSONS" ARE
SUPER COLLECTABLE,

BUT WITH SO MANY PIECES,

IT'S GONNA TAKE A LOT OF
HEAVY LIFTING ON MY PART

TO SELL THESE INDIVIDUAL PIECES

AND MAKE A PROFIT.

SO TO HELP ME
OUT ON A FAIR PRICE,

MY TOY GUY STEVE IS SWINGING BY.

‐ WOW.

‐ CAN YOU SEE ME?
OH, THERE YOU ARE.

‐ APPARENTLY YOU HAVE

THE ENTIRE "WORLD
OF SIMPSONS" HERE.

‐ YES, IT'S A "SIMPSONS"
WORLD, AND YOU'RE LIVING IN IT.

‐ WOW. THAT'S IMPRESSIVE, MAN.

‐ I JUST WANT TO GET AN IDEA

OF WHAT YOU THINK
EVERYTHING IS WORTH.

‐ YOU KNOW, IT REALLY DEPENDS
ON WHAT EXACTLY YOU HAVE HERE.

"THE SIMPSONS" JUST‐‐
IT'S GOT A HUGE FAN BASE.

THERE'S TONS OF COLLECTORS
FOR "SIMPSONS" STUFF.

PLAYMATES TOYS
ACQUIRED THE LICENSING

OF "THE SIMPSONS."

THERE'S HUNDREDS UPON
HUNDREDS OF FIGURES,

THERE'S PLAYSETS,

AND "THE SIMPSONS" WERE ALWAYS
KNOWN FOR BEING A LITTLE EDGY,

AND BEING EDGY, THEY WOULD
DO THINGS LIKE, YOU KNOW,

DUFFMAN HERE WAS THIS
CARTOON THAT, YOU KNOW,

SENSATIONALIZED BEER AND
DRINKING AND THE BAR AND‐‐

YOU KNOW, THEY DID
THE STEPHEN HAWKING.

LIKE, A LOT OF PEOPLE
WERE OFFENDED

THAT THEY PRODUCED A TOY,

AND SO PLAYMATES
TOOK A LOT OF HEAT

FOR ACTUALLY PRODUCING THAT TOY.

‐ SO WHAT DO YOU THINK
THIS COLLECTION IS WORTH,

RETAIL VALUE?

I WANT TO KNOW THAT

BEFORE I START TO CONSIDER
WHAT I COULD PAY FOR IT.

‐ WELL, YOU KNOW,
LOOKING IT ALL OVER,

YOU HAVE PLAYSETS LIKE
THE MAIN STREET PLAYSET.

THIS USED TO BE, LIKE,
A $250 PLAYSET, RIGHT?

NOW, YOU'RE LOOKING
AT ABOUT A $65 PLAYSET.

SOMETIMES, WHEN STUFF IS
BOUGHT AS A COLLECTABLE,

THESE TOYS DON'T GAIN
VALUE, AND IN SOME CASE,

THEY MIGHT LOSE A
LITTLE BIT OF VALUE.

AND SO FOR THIS
TYPE OF A COLLECTION,

I WOULD EXPECT YOUR RETURN
ON THIS TO BE AROUND $2,200.

‐ D'OH!

‐ I APPRECIATE YOU,
STEVE. THANK YOU.

‐ ALL RIGHT, MAN,
ALL RIGHT. GOOD LUCK.

‐ THANKS, MAN. APPRECIATE IT.

‐ WELL, IT'S DEFINITELY GONNA
HURT YOUR ASKING PRICE.

‐ SURE.

‐ IF I'M GONNA BUY
THIS COLLECTION,

I'M REALLY LOOKING TO
BE AT ABOUT 700 BUCKS.

YEAH, I‐‐THAT'S‐‐NO.

THAT'S MADNESS.

IF YOU COULD PUSH
THIS UP TO 1,000,

I COULD WALK OUT OF
HERE WITH MY HEAD HIGH.

‐ THIS IS GONNA
TAKE A LOT OF TIME

FOR ME TO MOVE AND SELL‐‐

A LOT OF LABOR, A LOT OF
POWER, A LOT OF SHIPPING.

‐ BUT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
SO MUCH FUN DOING THIS.

WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE.

‐ I'D HAVE MUCH MORE FUN
TAKING A LONGER LUNCH.

‐ WOULD YOU DO 950?

‐ IF YOU COULD DO 1,000,
THIS WOULD BE AWESOME.

‐ I MEAN, FOR 50 BUCKS,

I THINK I COULD PROBABLY
STILL MAKE A LITTLE MONEY ON IT.

‐ COOL, THANKS,
MAN. ‐ WE GOT A DEAL.

‐ I APPRECIATE IT.

‐ MEET ME OVER THERE
AND WE'LL WRITE IT UP.

‐ I APPRECIATE IT. ‐ AWESOME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO THE $1,000 IS DEFINITELY
BELOW WHAT I WAS EXPECTING,

SO I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED,

BUT IN THE BIG PICTURE, I'M
ACTUALLY QUITE SATISFIED

BECAUSE I'M GONNA
BE USING THIS MONEY

TO BUY AN ENGAGEMENT
RING FOR MY GIRLFRIEND.

♪ ♪

‐ HELLO. ‐ HI.

‐ WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?

‐ THIS IS AN ANTIQUE
ANNUNCIATOR FROM A HOTEL.

‐ OKAY.

IT WAS THE FIRST
ANSWERING MACHINE.

THERE WAS A RECORD PLAYER

THAT PLAYED AN AUTOMATIC MESSAGE

FOR PEOPLE WHO CALLED THE HOTEL.

ON THE WEEKENDS, HOLIDAYS,
EVERYTHING LIKE THAT,

THERE WOULD BE A
MESSAGE, LIKE, "HEY, SORRY.

"THIS IS OUR REGULAR
BUSINESS HOURS.

WE'RE CLOSED RIGHT NOW.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS,"

YOU KNOW.

ALL THOSE SUPER
ANNOYING THINGS YOU GET

WHEN YOU CALL A PLACE
NOW, THEY HAD BACK THEN.

‐ WHAT I HAVE TODAY IS
AN ANTIQUE ANNUNCIATOR

FROM A HOTEL.

I'M LOOKING TO SELL TO DOWNSIZE.

I'M LOOKING TO GET 1,500
OR SO FOR THE ANNUNCIATOR.

♪ ♪

‐ ALL RIGHT, I'M INTRIGUED.
WHERE'D YOU GET IT?

‐ I GOT IT FROM AN
ESTATE SALE UP IN SYLMAR.

‐ SYLMAR, CALIFORNIA. ‐ YES.

‐ ALL RIGHT. IT'S
DEFINITELY INTERESTING.

THESE CAME OUT IN THE 1890S,

AND ONLY, LIKE, 14, 15 YEARS

AFTER TELEPHONES WERE AVAILABLE.

‐ MM‐HMM.

‐ THE OPERATOR
WOULD GET A CALL IN,

AND THIS OPERATOR WOULD
ANSWER, "HOW CAN I HELP YOU?"

"I WANT ROOM 207."

♪ ♪

THAT WOULD RING THIS ROOM,

IT WOULD POP UP
HERE ON THE SCREEN

THAT, YOU KNOW, THE
PERSON WAS USING THAT THING,

BUT IF IT WAS AFTER HOURS,
YOU KNOW, AN ANNUNCIAPHONE,

IT ACTUALLY ANSWERED FOR YOU

AND PLAYED A PHONOGRAPH
ON A RECORD PLAYER.

YOU COULDN'T LEAVE A
MESSAGE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT,

BUT THEY WOULD
TELL YOU, "HEY, SORRY,

"WE'RE NOT HERE RIGHT NOW.

WE'LL BE BACK AT
8:00 IN THE MORNING."

DEPENDING ON THE
DAY OF THE WEEK,

OR IF YOU HAD HOLIDAY
HOURS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT,

YOU COULD SWITCH
OUT THE RECORDS.

CAN WE OPEN IT UP? ‐ ABSOLUTELY.

‐ OKAY, YEAH.

‐ WHEN I LOOKED AT THE BACK,

I JUST SAW ALL THESE
WIRES HANGING OUT.

‐ THIS RIGHT HERE

WAS ALL THE WIRES GOING
TO THE HOTEL ROOMS.

WHEN YOU PLUGGED IN
THE PHONE CALL TO A ROOM,

IT WOULD SEND IT‐‐A SIGNAL
TO ONE OF THESE COILS,

WHICH WOULD MOVE THE ARROWS

SO THE PERSON WOULD KNOW
WHICH ROOM WAS ON THE PHONE.

IT'S A MIRACLE THIS
STUFF WORKS, DOESN'T IT?

‐ OH, YEAH, INDEED.
I WAS SURPRISED.

♪ ♪

‐ OKAY, SO, YOU'RE
MISSING THE COOL PIECE.

‐ WHICH IS WHAT?

‐ THE RECORD PLAYER.

‐ BUMMER.

‐ NO, THERE WAS A RECORD PLAYER,

AND BEFORE THE PERSON
LEFT WORK FOR THE NIGHT,

THEY WOULD CRANK THIS THING
UP 'CAUSE IT WAS SPRING OPERATED.

IT HAD A MECHANISM

THAT WHEN THE RECORD PLAYER
GOT ALL THE WAY TO THE END,

IT WOULD GO‐‐

AND GO TO THE BEGINNING,

AND WAIT FOR ANOTHER PHONE CALL.

THAT'S THE COOL PART‐‐ THE
AUTOMATIC RECORD PLAYER.

OKAY, SO HOW MUCH
YOU WANT FOR THIS THING?

‐ I'D LIKE 1,500 FOR IT.

YOU KNOW, I MEAN,
IT LOOKS REALLY NEAT,

IT'S KIND OF COOL,

BUT THE RECORD PLAYER
PART IS THE COOL PART.

IT'S NOT HERE.

I MEAN, I THINK IF I
BOUGHT THIS OFF YOU,

IT WOULD HANG ON THE WALL,
AND PEOPLE WOULD WALK BY

AND GO "THAT'S COOL,"
AND KEEP ON WALKING.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU,

BUT I COULDN'T GIVE YOU
ANYTHING FOR IT, KAY?

THANKS FOR BRINGING IT IN.
‐ YEAH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

‐ KAY.

‐ I DON'T FEEL BAD ABOUT
NOT MAKING A SALE TODAY.

I THINK IT JUST MEANS
THAT THE ANNUNCIATOR

WAS MEANT TO BE ON
MY WALL, WHICH IT WILL BE.

♪ ♪

‐ WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?

‐ 1937 BUCKLEY
HORSERACE MACHINE.

‐ OKAY.

AS FAR AS, LIKE,
SLOT MACHINES GO,

THIS WAS, LIKE, THE COOLEST,
MOST HIGH‐TECH ONE.

YOU KNOW, COMPUTERS
WEREN'T INVENTED,

BUT IF YOU LOOK INSIDE THIS,

IT LOOKS LIKE WHAT A
COMPUTER WOULD BE IN THE 1930S.

BUT IF Y IS,

‐ I HAVE A 1937 BUCKLEY
HORSERACE MACHINE

THAT I'M TRYING TO SELL TODAY.

I'M A RETIRED SLOT MECHANIC,

AND I GOT IT FROM
AN ESTATE SALE.

I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING,

AND I WANTED TO
SEE IF I COULD FIX IT.

AND I KNOW THAT
IT'S A RARE MACHINE.

I'M HOPING TO GET $2,500 FOR IT.

‐ THIS THING IS VERY COOL.

IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY,
IT WAS ILLEGAL TO GAMBLE,

BUT IN 1931, NEVADA
LEGALIZED GAMBLING,

AND SLOT MACHINES LIKE
THIS BECAME VERY POPULAR.

YEAH, I MEAN, IT'S
PRETTY SIMPLE.

YOU PUT A NICKEL IN HERE.

ONE PERSON CAN PLAY, OR, LIKE,
UP TO SEVEN PEOPLE CAN PLAY.

WE HAVE ALL THE
NAMES OF THE HORSES.

SEABISCUIT, WAR ADMIRAL‐‐
NUMBER SEVEN IS THE LONG SHOT.

IT'S GOT A TON OF REALLY WEIRD
1930S ELECTRONICS IN THEM.

SUPER COMPLICATED,

MASSIVELY EXPENSIVE WHEN
THESE THINGS CAME OUT.

THEY WERE $1,250 IN THE 1930S,

WHICH, IF YOU DO THE MATH,

IS JUST LIKE $60,000
OR $70,000 TODAY.

AND BEING SO EXPENSIVE,
IT ONLY TOOK NICKELS.

KIND OF COOL.

DOES IT WORK?

‐ IT DOESN'T PAY
OUT ALL THE WAY,

BUT IT DOES CYCLE.

‐ CAN WE PLUG IT IN? ‐ SURE.

‐ SO WE JUST PUT IT
IN ANY ONE. ‐ CORRECT.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

‐ SO NUMBER FIVE, TWO TO ONE.

OKAY, PRETTY COOL. ‐

‐ I'M IMPRESSED THAT
IT ACTUALLY WORKS.

WELL, SORT OF WORKS.
‐ SORT OF WORKS, YEAH.

‐ KAY. ‐ FOR AS OLD AS IT IS.

‐ I MEAN, IT'S SUPER COOL.

IT'S GAMBLING AND IT'S VEGAS.

I KIND OF LOVE IT.

‐ MM‐HMM. ‐ HOW MUCH
DO YOU WANT FOR IT?

‐ 2,500.

‐ 2,500 BUCKS.

‐ YES, SIR.

‐ ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE NO IDEA IF
THAT'S A GOOD PRICE,

BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF
WORK THAT'S GOTTA BE DONE TO IT.

DO YOU MIND IF I CALL UP A
BUDDY AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT?

‐ GO FOR IT, MAN. ‐ I GOT
A BUDDY WHO, YOU KNOW‐‐

IT'S HIS JOB, HE RESTORES
THESE OLD CRAZY STUFF,

AND HE'LL KNOW A LOT
MORE ABOUT IT THAN I DO.

‐ FINE. ‐ OKAY.

SO LET ME GIVE HIM A CALL,

LET ME HAVE HIM TAKE A LOOK
AT IT, AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE.

OKAY? ‐ ALL RIGHT, SOUNDS GOOD.

I WELCOME AN EXPERT
TO COME AND LOOK AT IT.

I'M CURIOUS TO SEE
IF IT IS WORTH $2,500.

♪ ♪

OF 35MM FILM FROM "BEN‐HUR."

THIS WAS A MOVIE MADE IN 1950S

THAT CHANGED THE
WAY FILMS WERE MADE.

HE WANTS $5,500 FOR IT.

I HAVE NO IDEA IF
THAT'S A GOOD PRICE,

SO I CALLED IN ROB,
MY FILM EXPERT,

AND HE'S GONNA TELL ME
IF THESE REELS ARE A STEAL.

‐ WHAT IS THIS?

‐ THE 16 REELS
OF "BEN‐HUR." ‐ AH.

YEAH, THAT WOULD EXPLAIN
WHY THERE'S SO MANY FILM CANS,

'CAUSE IT'S "BEN‐HUR."

THAT'S QUITE A LONG FILM.

‐ THAT'S WHY YOU'RE
HERE. ‐ YEAH, YEAH.

WELL, LET'S TALK "BEN‐HUR."

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE
CHARIOT RACE, RIGHT?

‐ ALL ABOUT THE CHARIOT
RACE. ‐ YEAH, YEAH.

SEE, THE COOLEST
THING WAS THE CHARIOT‐‐

THE BAD GUY'S CHARIOT‐‐

HAD KIND OF A KNIFE WHEEL THING.

‐ YEAH, YEAH.

‐ I THINK JAMES BOND STOLE
THAT ON THE ASTON MARTIN,

'CAUSE REMEMBER, HE
GETS‐‐ SO THAT'S PRETTY COOL.

‐ THAT IS.

‐ YOU'VE SEEN
"BEN‐HUR," I'M SURE.

‐ YES, YES.

‐ BUT HAVE YOU SEEN THIS
FILM PRINT OF "BEN‐HUR?"

‐ I HAVE NOT, I HAVE
NOT. ‐ YES, YES.‐ OKAY.

THE REASON I ASKED IS BECAUSE
CONDITION IS EVERYTHING.

‐ MM‐HMM. ‐ YOU KNOW?

AND WE COULD TAKE A
LOOK AT ONE OF THE REELS,

‐ MM‐HMM. AND IT
COULD BE TURNED RED.

‐ MM‐HMM.

‐ AND WHAT THAT MEANS
IS THE COLOR ON FILM

‐ MM‐HMM.
DETERIORATES OVER TIME,

SO IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO
PUT A PRICE ON FILM PRINTS

WITHOUT RUNNING
THE ENTIRE THING,

BUT I CAN LOOK AT A FEW THINGS

AND AT LEAST GIVE
YOU GUYS SOME ADVICE.

‐ YEAH. ‐ YEAH, OKAY.

YOU HAVE, LIKE, A PLACE
I COULD JUST SIT DOWN

AND MAYBE TAKE A
LOOK AT THE REEL?

‐ YEAH, USE THE DESK,
YEAH. ‐ AWESOME.

ALL RIGHT. ‐ THANK YOU, BROTHER.

‐ LET'S TAKE THIS SMALL ONE.

‐ OKAY. GIVE US A FEW MINUTES.

‐ THANK YOU, SIR.

‐ YEAH, MAN, HAVE
A SEAT RIGHT THERE.

‐ AWESOME.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

OKAY, RIGHT HERE,

IT SAYS IT'S THE
INTERNATIONAL LONG VERSION.

♪ ♪

IT IS IN FACT OF "BEN‐HUR."

♪ ♪

OH, YEAH.

LOOKS LIKE THERE'S STILL
SOME COLOR IN THE PRINT,

SO THAT'S A GOOD THING.

RIGHT OFF THE BAT, THOUGH,
I'M SEEING SOME SPLICES,

AND THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING

THAT THE FILM
COLLECTORS DO NOT LIKE.

SO IF WE WERE TO
LOOK AT EACH REEL

AND DETERMINE THAT THE
PRINT AT LEAST HAS THE COLOR

THE WAY THIS DOES,

YOU KNOW, THAT
WOULD BE A GOOD THING,

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY,
UNLESS YOU WATCH THE WHOLE FILM

TO KNOW IF IT'S A
COMPLETE PRINT,

YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY HARD
TO GIVE AN ACCURATE VALUE,

YOU KNOW, BASED ON
WHAT I'M SEEING HERE.

‐ ALL RIGHT, WELL,
LET'S HELP THIS GUY.

‐ OKAY. ‐ ALL RIGHT.

‐ SO THE GOOD
NEWS IS ON THAT REEL,

IT HASN'T TURNED RED YET.

‐ GOOD.

‐ SO ASSUMING THAT EACH
AND EVERY REEL WAS HERE,

AND IT WAS "BEN‐HUR,"

AND THEY WEREN'T RED,

I MEAN, YOU KNOW,
YOU HAVE SOMETHING.

‐ KAY, SO ASSUMING EVERYTHING
IS GOOD HERE, WHAT'S IT WORTH?

‐ WELL, "BEN‐HUR,"
BECAUSE IT'S A LONG FILM

IT'S WON SO MANY ACADEMY AWARDS,

I WOULD THINK ABOUT $2,000

WOULD BE WHERE I WOULD
VALUE THIS PARTICULAR‐‐

‐ THAT'S SURPRISING. UH‐HUH.

‐ YEAH, THANKS,
MAN. I APPRECIATE IT.

‐ YOU'RE VERY WELCOME,
AND NICE TO MEET YOU.

‐ THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.

‐ OKAY.

HERE'S MY PROBLEM.

I DON'T HAVE A 35MM PROJECTOR.

‐ MM‐HMM.

‐ AND IF I HAD A 35MM PROJECTOR,

I'D PROBABLY SCREW UP THE FILM

'CAUSE I DON'T
KNOW HOW TO USE IT.

KAY.

‐ SO I'M NOT GONNA
MAKE AN OFFER ON IT

'CAUSE AFTER TALKING TO ROB,

THIS THING JUST SOUNDS
LIKE A PAIN IN THE ASS.

‐ GOTCHA. ‐ KAY?

‐ APPRECIATE YOU.

‐ LET ME GET THAT THING
WRAPPED UP FOR YOU, ALL RIGHT?

‐ THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU.

I'M SORRY TODAY THAT
THERE WAS NO OFFER,

BUT THERE'S SOMEONE OUT THERE

THAT REALLY IS GONNA
APPRECIATE THAT FILM,

AND THEY'LL BUY IT.

♪ ♪

‐ SO I HAVE A
PERSON IN THE STORE

WITH A 1937 GAMBLING
HORSERACING MACHINE.

THEY WANT $2,500 FOR IT,

SO BEFORE I SAY
"YEA" OR "NEIGH,"

I'VE GOT RICK DALE COMING
DOWN TO LOOK AT THIS THING.

THAT WAY I'LL KNOW

IF IT'S A BET I'M
WILLING TO MAKE.

♪ ♪

SO HERE IT IS.

‐ YEAH. THESE ARE COOL.

IT'S, LIKE, A 1937
BUCKLEY? ‐ YES, SIR.

‐ THIS COMPANY
CAME OUT IN, LIKE, 1930,

AND THEY MADE
MACHINES TILL ABOUT 1956.

THEY WERE ELECTROMECHANICAL,
WHICH WAS QUITE THE HIT,

BECAUSE EVERYTHING STARTED
OUT WITH MECHANICAL ONLY.

SO THEY HAVE ALL THESE
LITTLE MICRO SWITCHES

AND CRAZY THINGS INSIDE OF THEM.

VERY ADVANCED.

‐ ARE THESE THINGS
WORTH RESTORING?

‐ WELL, THERE'S
QUITE A FEW THINGS

THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT

TO SEE IF IT'S EVEN
POSSIBLE TO RESTORE IT.

SO OPEN UP.

‐ THERE YOU GO.

‐ WHOA.

RIGHT.

SO IF YOU EVER LOOKED
AT A PINBALL MACHINE,

THIS IS WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE.

THEY MADE A BOWLING
MACHINE TOO THAT WAS LIKE THIS.

SO AS I'M LOOKING INSIDE HERE,

IT NEEDS A LOT
OF DETAILING, KAY?

EVERYTHING IS
DONE IN COTTON WIRE,

AND WHAT HAPPENS IS
RODENTS GET IN THEM

AND THEY EAT ON THE WIRE,

OR IT JUST GETS BRITTLE,
AND IT FALLS APART,

AND THEN IT SHORTS OUT.

AND THEN MY BIGGEST
ISSUE IS THIS GLASS.

SO THE GLASS IS
BASICALLY COMING APART

ON THE ARTWORK
THAT WAS ON THE BACK.

THESE THINGS RUN ABOUT
$3,500 TO MAKE A BRAND NEW ONE.

THE MACHINE ITSELF

IS AN AMAZING PIECE
OF ENGINEERING.

HERE, WATCH.

SO COOL.

SEE?

IT'S BASICALLY FUNCTIONING.

‐ ALL RIGHT, SO
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I MEAN, IS IT WORTH
BUYING AND RESTORING?

♪ ♪

‐ IT'S NOT WORTH RESTORING.

IT'S NOT CLEAN ENOUGH.

IT'S NICE, BUT IT'S ABUSED,
IT'S BEEN SITTING OUTSIDE,

THE GLASS IS RUINED, THE
INSIDE NEEDS SOME WORK,

AND THESE SELL FOR ABOUT
8,500 ALL PRISTINE, DONE UP,

LOOKING REALLY, REALLY GOOD.

THIS HERE IS GONNA NEED

PROBABLY $8,000 TO
$9,000 WORTH OF WORK,

PLUS HIS 2,500.

‐ I'LL NEVER MAKE MONEY. ‐
YOU'RE NOT GONNA MAKE MONEY.

‐ I MEAN, IT'S GOOD FOR PARTS.

‐ IT'S GOOD TO
SIT JUST LIKE THIS.

‐ OKAY. ‐ THIS ONE NEEDS TO SIT.

‐ OKAY, I UNDERSTAND. ‐ OKAY.

‐ THANKS, MAN. ‐ OKAY.

AWESOME SEEING THIS.

I APPRECIATE IT. IT'S AWESOME.

PUT IT IN A MUSEUM. ‐

‐ THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

‐ THIS IS THE WAY I LOOK AT IT.

LOOKING LIKE THIS, I'M NEVER
GONNA BE ABLE TO SELL IT.

IT'S NOT WORTH IT TO
ME GETTING IT RESTORED,

SO YOU NEED TO FIND
SOMEONE WHO NEEDS A PROJECT.

‐ THAT'S FINE. ‐ THANKS, MAN.

‐ HAVE A GOOD DAY.

I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED.

I DIDN'T KNOW IT NEEDED
THAT MUCH WORK.

I'M GONNA TAKE IT BACK HOME,
CLEAN IT UP A LITTLE BIT MORE,

AND THEN TRY TO SELL IT AS IS.

♪ ♪

‐ CHUM. ‐ IS GRANDPA HERE?

WHAT IS GOING ON?

‐ WHAT DO YOU
MEAN? ‐ I DON'T KNOW.

WHERE DID ALL THIS
"SIMPSONS" STUFF COME FROM,

AND WHY ARE YOU
PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR DOG?

‐ I BOUGHT 130 SIMPSON PIECES

FOR 1,000 BUCKS.

SOME OF IT'S WORTH
A LOT OF MONEY,

LIKE THE BIG PIECES,

BUT A LOT OF THEM ARE
ONLY WORTH, LIKE, 7 BUCKS,

LIK10 BUCKS EACH, ES,

SO TO HELP MOVE THAT STUFF,

I'M THROWING IN AN
AUTOGRAPHED PICTURE OF PINKY.

‐ A DOG CAN'T
AUTOGRAPH A PICTURE.

‐ SHE HAS A PAW PRINT
AND AN INKPAD AND‐‐

‐ NO ONE'S GONNA BUY SOMETHING

BECAUSE YOUR DOG
PUT ITS PAW PRINT ON IT.

‐ I DON'T KNOW. DID YOU
SEE HOW CUTE SHE IS?

LOOK AT HER.

‐ YOU KNOW I'M NOT BIG ABOUT
THE DOG AT WORK ANYWAY,

BUT I ALLOW IT,

BUT YOU ACTUALLY
HAVE TO BE WORKING

WHEN YOU'RE AT WORK, SO‐‐

‐ SHE'S NOT JUST A DOG, RICK.

‐ PINKY IS NOT GOING
TO SELL MERCHANDISE.

PINKY ISN'T A REAL EMPLOYEE.

PINKY CAN'T TALK TO PEOPLE.

IT'S A DOG.

I LET YOU BRING THE DOG TO
WORK BECAUSE THE DOG IS CUTE.

YOU JUST MADE HER MAD. ‐

‐ SHE HEARD THAT, RICK,
AND SHE DIDN'T LIKE IT.

I GUARANTEE YOU.

BECAUSE OF HER,
MERCHANDISE WILL SELL.

‐ WILL YOU DEAL
WITH THIS, PLEASE?

‐ NO.

YOU'RE THE ONE THAT
ALLOWS THIS TO HAPPEN.

‐ GO DO SOME REAL WORK.

DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, CHUM.

‐ IT'S OKAY, PINKY.
LET'S DO A COUPLE MORE.

OH, YEAH, GIRL. GET IT.

‐ WHEN YOU THINK
OF CIVIL WAR UNIF ♪ ♪

‐ SO I GOT A CALL FROM A
GUY WITH AN ANTIQUE CANNON

THAT HE DOESN'T
KNOW A LOT ABOUT,

SO COREY AND I ARE
MEETING HIM OUT HERE

AT A LOCAL SHOOTING RANGE,

AND SINCE THIS IS IN
ALEX'S WHEELHOUSE,

HE'S GONNA MEET US OUT
HERE AND CHECK IT OUT.

SO THAT'S THE
CANNON. ‐ YES, SIR.

♪ ♪

‐ IT'S A LITTLE BIGGER
THAN I IMAGINED.

‐ RIGHT?

‐ SO THIS IS WHAT YOU
BROUGHT ME OUT HERE TO SEE.

‐ YEAH.

IT'S A MOUNTAIN CANNON,
WHICH MEANS THAT IT'S DESIGNED

TO BE PUT ON A BUNCH OF MULES.

‐ SO BASICALLY, IT'S A
CANNON YOU CAN DISASSEMBLE.

‐ YEAH.

SO YOU CAN
LITERALLY, LIKE, TAKE IT

TO THE TOP OF THAT
MOUNTAIN UP THERE

AND JUST RAIN DOWN TERROR
AND HELL AND DAMNATION,

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

‐ I CALLED THE GUYS
FROM THE PAWN SHOP DOWN

TO SEE IF THEY WERE INTERESTED
IN BUYING MY BRITISH CANNON.

I DON'T REALLY KNOW TOO MUCH,

OTHER THAN IT'S
OLD AND EXPENSIVE.

CONDITION‐WISE, IT'S GREAT.

IT STAYS IN A STORAGE
UNIT, AND IT'S BEEN OILED,

SO IT SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO.

I'M TRYING TO SELL
THE CANNON FOR $50,000.

♪ ♪

‐ LOOK AT THAT THING. SO
WHERE'D YOU GET THIS THING?

‐ SO BACK IN THE '70S,

MY DAD PICKED IT UP
FROM A PRIVATE DEALER,

AND HE ENDED UP
WILLING IT TO ME,

SO I'VE JUST BEEN
HANGING ON TO IT.

‐ OKAY.

YOU KNOW, IT'S
OBVIOUSLY BRITISH,

BECAUSE IT HAS
ALL THIS LATIN ON IT

AND THE CROWN.

WE HAVE 1902 ON THE CARRIAGE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY
PAPERWORK WITH IT?

‐ I HAVE THE ATF PAPERWORK
THAT CAME WITH IT,

BUT THAT'S ABOUT IT.

‐ CAN I OPEN UP THE
BREACH? ‐ YEAH, GO FOR IT.

‐ I SHOULD‐‐

♪ ♪

MAYBE I'M DOING IT WRONG.

‐ YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A
GUY COMING DOWN HERE

TO DO ALL THIS STUFF, DAD.

‐ YOU KNOW WHAT, SON?

YOU KNOW, I'M HAVING A
GOOD TIME HERE, ALL RIGHT?

‐ WELL, HERE'S A FEW THINGS.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO KNOW IF IT WORKS.

IF IT FIRES AND IT
WORKS, THAT'S ONE THING.

IF IT DOESN'T, THEN IT'S JUST
REDNECK LAWN ART TO ME.

‐ DID YOU SAY
"REDNECK LAWN ART?"

‐ YEAH!

‐ THAT'S THE ONLY PERSON
THAT PUTS A CANNON

IN THEIR FRONT
YARD, MAN, I'M SORRY.

‐ I KEEP IT IN A STORAGE
UNIT, SO WE'RE GOOD.

‐ OKAY.

HOW MUCH YOU LOOKING
TO GET OUT OF IT?

‐ SO, I KIND OF DID
SOME HOMEWORK,

AND THEY'RE KIND OF EXPENSIVE,

SO MAYBE ABOUT 50,000?

‐ HOW MUCH? ‐ 50,000.

‐ 5‐0? ‐ 5‐0.

‐ OKAY.

TO TELL YOU THE
TRUTH, I HAVE NO IDEA.

IF WE JUST HANG
OUT FOR A LITTLE BIT,

I GOT MY BUDDY COMING DOWN.

HE'LL LOOK AT IT,

AND IF THERE'S A
DEAL TO BE MADE,

THERE'S A DEAL TO BE MADE.

‐ COOL.

‐ WELL, I'M GONNA GO SIT IN
THE TRUCK AND WAIT FOR ALEX,

'CAUSE IT'S COLD.

♪ ♪

‐ HOW YOU DOING?

‐ PRETTY GOOD. WHAT
CAN I HELP YOU WITH?

‐ I GOT A CIVIL WAR UNION
SOLDIER KEPI OR CAP.

‐ OH, A KEPI, YEAH.

WHERE DID YOU GET THIS?

‐ I GOT IT FROM A
COLLECTOR IN CHICAGO.

‐ MM‐HMM.

KIND OF A FUNNY‐LOOKING
HAT, RIGHT?

‐ THEY ALSO CALL
IT THE SLOUCH CAP.

‐ I CAN SEE WHY THEY
CALL IT THE SLOUCH CAP,

'CAUSE IT'S A LITTLE SLOUCHY.

RIGHT. ‐

‐ I'M HERE AT THE
PAWN SHOP TODAY

TO SELL MY CIVIL WAR
UNION SOLDIER KEPI HAT.

THERE HAS BEEN SOME MOTHS
THAT HAVE EATEN AWAY AT IT,

BUT GENERALLY, IT'S
IN GOOD CONDITION.

I'M HOPING TO SELL
THE KEPI FOR 3,500,

BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO UPGRADE
AND GET AN EVEN BETTER ONE.

‐ YEAH, IT'S DEFINITELY
PRETTY COOL.

I'VE ACTUALLY NEVER SEEN
ONE IN PERSON BEFORE,

BUT, OF COURSE, I'VE SEEN
TONS OF THEM IN PHOTOGRAPHS.

‐ SURE.

‐ THE KEPI MILITARY CAP

ORIGINATED IN THE ALGERIAN WAR,

AND THE VERSION WE
USED DURING THE CIVIL WAR

WAS BASICALLY COPIED
FROM THE FRENCH.

THERE'S NOT MANY
OF THEM OUT THERE

BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T
MADE VERY WELL.

AFTER A FEW YEARS, THEY
WOULD JUST FALL APART.

SO HOW ARE YOU SO SURE
THIS IS FROM THE CIVIL WAR,

BECAUSE I KNOW THESE WERE AROUND

PRE AND POST‐CIVIL WAR AS WELL.

‐ DOING SOME RESEARCH,

THE BUTTONS ARE SCOVILL
BUTTONS FROM CONNECTICUT,

SCOVILL MANUFACTURING
COMPANY, AND THOSE ARE PERIOD.

THAT'S WHAT I'M GUESSING.
‐ LET'S CHECK IT OUT HERE.

IT'S GOT SOME PAPER IN HERE.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT
THAT IS RIGHT THERE?

‐ NO, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S, LIKE,

A SHIPPING DEPARTURE
AND ARRIVAL LIST.

‐ OKAY. I DON'T KNOW
MUCH ABOUT THEM.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S IN PRETTY
ROUGH CONDITION THOUGH,

BUT IT'S WHAT YOU'D EXPECT
OUT OF SOMETHING THIS OLD.

I MEAN, IT'S A FABRIC,

SO A LOT OF THINGS ARE
GONNA EAT AWAY AT IT

AND DETERIORATE IT OVER TIME,

BUT THE LEATHER ACTUALLY LOOKS,

YOU KNOW, PRETTY
GOOD FOR ITS AGE.

♪ ♪

HOW MUCH ARE YOU
LOOKING TO GET FOR IT?

‐ I'M ASKING 3,500.

‐ MM‐KAY.

I MEAN, TAKING A LOOK
AT IT, IT LOOKS AUTHENTIC,

IT LOOKS PERIOD, BUT BEFORE
I MAKE YOU AN OFFER ON THAT,

I'M REALLY INTERESTED TO KNOW

IF THIS IS ACTUALLY
FROM THE CIVIL WAR,

OR IF THIS PREDATES
THE CIVIL WAR,

SO IF YOU HAVE A
LITTLE BIT OF TIME,

I'D LIKE TO CALL SOMEONE DOWN
TO COME TAKE A LOOK AT THIS

AND FIGURE OUT WHAT
EXACTLY TIME PERIOD IT'S FROM,

AND MAYBE WE CAN GO FROM THERE.

‐ SOUNDS GOOD. ‐ ALL RIGHT?

GIVE ME JUST A FEW
MINUTES, ALL RIGHT?

‐ ALL RIGHT.

♪ ♪

A SUPER OLD CIVIL WAR KEPI HAT.

THE CONDITION IS QUESTIONABLE,

BUT THERE'S A HUGE
MARKET FOR CIVIL WAR STUFF,

SO I INVITED THE
BEARD OF KNOWLEDGE,

MARK HALL‐PATTON,
TO COME ON DOWN

AND CHECK IT OUT FOR ME.

THANKS FOR COMING OUT, MARK.
‐ SURE, WHAT DO WE GOT HERE?

‐ WELL, NICE LITTLE HAT.

‐ AH. ALL RIGHT.

YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE
IT'S A CHASSEUR CAP,

NORMALLY KNOWN AS A KEPI,
BUT THERE ARE VARIATIONS ON IT.

WHEN YOU THINK OF
CIVIL WAR UNIFORMS,

THIS IS THE CAP THAT
YOU THINK ABOUT.

‐ MM‐HMM.

‐ BUT THE QUESTION IS WHETHER
OR NOT IT'S CIVIL WAR VINTAGE,

OR INDIAN WAR VINTAGE.

DO YOU MIND IF I TAKE
A CLOSER LOOK AT IT?

‐ BY ALL MEANS.

♪ ♪

‐ KAY, THESE WERE INTENDED
TO SLOUCH FORWARD.

YOU CAN SEE THAT IT'S
MUCH LONGER IN THE BACK,

MUCH SHORTER IN THE FRONT.

THAT'S THE CORRECT BUCKLE.

THE BUTTONS LOOK CORRECT.

THESE ARE SCOVILL
BUTTONS. ‐ OKAY.

‐ DO YOU HAPPEN TO
HAVE A TAPE MEASURE?

‐ YEAH, HOLD ON. I
GOT ONE RIGHT HERE.

♪ ♪

IT'S NOT VERY BIG, BUT I
THINK IT WILL DO THE JOB.

THAT'LL DO FINE.

I DON'T NEED A‐‐

OKAY.

THAT'S INTERESTING.

‐ IS THIS GONNA HELP YOU

DETERMINE WHAT PERIOD IT'S FROM?

‐ YEAH.

THE MEASUREMENTS
CHANGED SLIGHTLY.

THEY'RE FAIRLY MINOR,

BUT IT'S ONE OF THE FEW
THINGS THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT.

THE TOP HERE AND
THE CIVIL WAR VINTAGE

IS OBLONG RATHER THAN ROUND.

THIS ONE IS ROUND,

SO MY IMPRESSION OF THIS

IS THAT IT'S NOT A
UNION CIVIL WAR PIECE,

THAT IT IS AN
INDIAN WAR'S PIECE.

‐ OH.

‐ STILL VERY MUCH OF INTEREST
TO PEOPLE THAT COLLECT THESE,

JUST NOT CIVIL WAR.

‐ OKAY, WELL, I APPRECIATE
YOU COMING DOWN, MARK.

THANK YOU. ‐ NOT A PROBLEM.

‐ SO MARK LIKES THE HAT.

UNFORTUNATELY, HE DOESN'T
THINK IT'S CIVIL WAR PERIOD,

BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST
SHORTLY AFTER THERE.

INDIAN WAR.

HOW FIRM ARE YOU
THERE ON THAT PRICE?

‐ A LITTLE WIGGLE ROOM.

‐ WOULD YOU WIGGLE
DOWN TO, LIKE, 1,000?

♪ ♪

‐ I'LL WIGGLE TO 1,700.

‐ I THINK THE MOST I CAN
PAY IS PROBABLY 1,200 FOR IT,

YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE I'M
NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO SAY

IT'S CIVIL WAR PERIOD.

ALTHOUGH IT'S STILL
HIGHLY COLLECTABLE,

MOST PEOPLE PREFER

TO HAVE THE CIVIL WAR NAME
ATTACHED TO IT, YOU KNOW?

‐ HOW ABOUT 13? CALL IT A DAY.

‐ 1,250, AND THAT'S
MORE THAN I WANT TO PAY.

‐ NO, I CAN DO
THAT. ‐ ALL RIGHT.

YOU GOT A DEAL. ‐
ALL RIGHT, THANKS.

COME ON OVER HERE.
LET'S WRITE IT UP.

‐ I SOLD IT FOR 1,250,

BUT I ONLY PAID 900 FOR IT,

SO WHAT I'M GONNA
DO IS I'M GONNA EITHER

UPGRADE TO ANOTHER KEPI,

OR BUY SOME MORE
CIVIL WAR PHOTOGRAPHS.

♪ ♪

‐ SO COREY AND I ARE
CURRENTLY MEETING WITH THIS GUY

AT A LOCAL SHOOTING RANGE

WHO'S GOT AN ANTIQUE
MOUNTAIN CANNON.

HE WANTS $50,000 FOR IT,
WHICH MIGHT BE A CRAZY PRICE.

FORTUNATELY, ALEX IS
GONNA MEET US OUT HERE,

AND HE'S GONNA CLEAR
ALL THIS UP FOR US.

♪ ♪

‐ WOW, THAT IS GOOD LOOKING.

SORT OF THE NICKNAME FOR
THESE ARE CALLED SCREW GUNS

BECAUSE THIS BIG COLLAR HERE,

THIS PART COMES OFF,

AND THE WHOLE THING UNSCREWS

SO THE MUZZLE AND THE
BREACH BECOME TWO PIECES,

SO YOU COULD PUT
THEM ON MULE TRAINS

AND GET THEM UP
INTO THE MOUNTAINS,

AND SET UP THE GUN
IN UNDER TEN MINUTES

AND BE FIRING.

NOW THESE ARE REALLY RARE.

FEWER THAN 200 OF
THESE WERE MADE.

THEY HAD A VERY SHORT WINDOW‐‐

ABOUT 1901, 1902‐‐

AND THEN THEY WERE OBSOLETE

BECAUSE THIS WHOLE
SYSTEM BACK HERE

IS FRICTION‐PRIME,

WHICH WAS AN ARCHAIC WAY

OF MAKING THIS GUN FIRE

DEVELOPED IN 1863,

BUT, I MEAN, THIS
IS A BEAUTIFUL,

BEAUTIFULLY‐MAINTAINED CANNON.

HERE IS THE ORIGINAL DATA PLATE.

SO YEAH, IT IS DATED 1902.

SO THE WAY THE LAW
IS IN THE UNITED STATES,

IF IT'S MADE AFTER
1898, TYPICALLY,

A CANNON WOULD BE
CONSIDERED AN EXPLOSIVE DEVICE

AND WOULD BE REGULATED.

THIS IS NOT BECAUSE OF
THAT FRICTION‐PRIME SYSTEM.

BECAUSE IT'S SUCH
AN ARCHAIC SYSTEM,

THIS IS STILL
CONSIDERED AN ANTIQUE.

AND SO YOU CAN CERTAINLY
BUY IT IF YOU LIKE IT.

THERE'S NOTHING LEGALLY
STOPPING YOU FROM DOING THAT.

DO YOU MIND IF I OPEN
UP THE BREACH DOOR

AND TAKE A LOOK?

‐ NO, GO FOR IT.

YEP.

OOF.

♪ ♪

OH, LOOK AT THAT.

I MEAN, THE BOARD'S REALLY NICE.

IT'S MAINTAINED WELL.

THERE IS PITTING,

BUT YOU CAN STILL SEE
ALL THE LANDS AND GROOVES

TQUITE CRISPLY. G,

I DON'T SEE ANY REASON
WHY WE COULDN'T FIRE IT

IF YOU'RE UP FOR IT.

‐ LET'S DO IT. I'M DOWN.

‐ I'D LOVE TO SHOOT IT. ‐ YEAH.

I THINK IT WOULD BE REALLY FUN,
AND IF YOU WANT TO SELL THIS,

YOU NEED TO SHOW
COLLECTORS THAT IT CAN FIRE,

BECAUSE THESE THINGS
ARE REALLY FUN TO SHOOT.

‐ LET'S DO IT. ‐ ALL RIGHT.

I'LL GO BACK TO MY SHOP
AND START GETTING READY.

‐ YOU GRAB SOME STUFF
FOR IT, WE'LL GO HAVE LUNCH.

MEET YOU BACK HERE IN TWO HOURS?

‐ SOUNDS GOOD
TO ME. ‐ ALL RIGHT.

‐ I'M HOPING IT'S GONNA FIRE.

IT'S MAINTAINED WELL,
SO WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.

♪ ♪

‐ SO COREY, ALEX, AND I ARE
OUT AT A LOCAL SHOOTING RANGE

WITH A SELLER WHO'S GOT A
MOUNTAIN SCREW GUN CANNON,

AND THE GUY
WANTS $50,000 FOR IT,

SO WE'RE GONNA
TEST THIS BABY OUT,

AND IF IT WORKS,

WE'RE GONNA TRY AND
COME UP WITH A PRICE.

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‐ SO WE'RE GONNA
FIRE THIS THING?

‐ WE ARE GONNA FIRE IT.

I GOT SUPPLIES FOR IT,

AND I EVEN FOUND
THIS OLD ANTIQUE SHELL,

WHICH HAS AN ORIGINAL
COPPER RING ON IT,

AND THE COPPER RING IS SOFTER

THAN THE RIFLING
INSIDE THE BARREL,

AND IT'LL SPIN IT BETTER,
SO IT'S MORE ACCURATE.

TO THAT END, I SET UP
AN OLD WINE BARREL,

AND I PUT SOME
SPECIAL STUFF INSIDE,

SO IF I HIT IT,

YOU'LL GET TO SEE
WHAT'S IN THERE.

‐ OKAY.

SO LOAD THE THING
UP. I CAN'T WAIT.

‐ ALL RIGHT.

SO THE TARGETS TODAY
ARE WOODEN WINE BARRELS,

AND I HAVE RIGGED
THEM WITH EXPLOSIVES,

AND I HAVEN'T REALLY
TOLD THE GUYS THAT,

SO IF WE HIT IT,

IF I'M ACCURATE WITH THIS THING,

IT'S GONNA GO BOOM.

SO I PUT THE PROJECTILE IN.

NOW, I MADE SOME POWDER PACKS.

THIS IS FILLED WITH
BLACK POWDER.

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I'M GONNA CLOSE THE BREACH.

THIS IS A FRICTION PRIMER.

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY
WOULD HAVE USED IN 1902,

AND THEY WOULD HAVE
DONE THIS EXACT PROCESS

WITH A LANYARD.

ALL RIGHT. IT'S LOADED.

‐ KAY, SO AT THIS POINT, IT'LL
SHOOT OR BLOW UP, RIGHT?

‐ EXACTLY.

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FIRE IN THE HOLE!

‐ YEAH! ‐ WHOA!

OH, MY GOD!

WHAT?

THAT WAS SO...

‐ WHOA! ‐ AWESOME.

‐ THAT GOT AT LEAST
20 FEET. ‐ OH, MY GOSH.

‐ OH, MAN. ‐ THAT WAS AWESOME.

‐ WELL, WE GOT, LIKE,
15, 20‐‐YEAH, THIS‐‐

‐ WE HAD AT LEAST 20
FEET, RICK, I WOULD SAY.

‐ WELL, IT WORKS.

♪ ♪

THAT IS CALLED SHRAPNEL.

‐ I GOT TO ADMIT, MEGA COOL.

KAY. ‐ MEGA COOL.

‐ SO TELL ME, WHAT
IS THIS THING WORTH?

‐ I THINK IN THIS CONDITION,

DOING WHAT IT CAN DO AND
HOW BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED IT IS,

ANYWHERE 35, 40,000.

‐ OKAY.

SO WILL YOU TAKE
20 GRAND FOR IT?

‐ OOF.

CAN YOU DO 25? ‐
YES, ABSOLUTELY.

WE CAN DO 25. ‐ ALL RIGHT.

‐ HE LET US BLOW SOMETHING
UP WITH HIS CANNON.

GIVE THE GUY THE 25, MAN.

‐ KAY. 25 GRAND.

‐ ALL RIGHT, MAN. CAN WE
BLOW UP ONE MORE THING?

‐ AS LONG AS I GET
TO PULL THE TRIGGER.

‐ WELL, YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW
IF WE HAVE ANOTHER BARREL.

‐ I KNOW YOU, AND I KNOW
WE DO. ‐ WE ABSOLUTELY DO.

WELL, ON'T KNOW IF WE
HAVE‐ YES! ER BARREL.

I'M TOTALLY HAPPY WITH THE 25.

IT WAS JUST SITTING
IN THE STORAGE UNIT

COLLECTING DUST,

SO IF THESE GUYS CAN TAKE
IT AND START SHOOTING IT,

YOU KNOW, THAT'S TOTALLY OKAY.

OH!

‐ I AM A WARRIOR.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR
SELLING ME THIS THING, MAN.

‐ NO WORRIES, BUDDY. THANK YOU.

‐ THAT WAS GREAT. ‐
THANKS, ALEX, THIS IS GREAT.

‐ YOU'RE WELCOME.

‐ I'M GONNA TAKE THE
MONEY FROM THE SALE

AND JUST PUT IT INTO
SAVINGS AND HANG ON TO IT.

‐ ALL RIGHT, LET'S
GET THE REST OF THESE

SIGNED UP HERE, PINKY.

WE GOT A LOT OF
ORDERS GOING OUT.

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‐ I TOLD YOU THIS
WAS A TERRIBLE IDEA.

‐ WHAT?

‐ NO ONE'S GONNA BUY
SOMETHING JUST SO THEY CAN GET

AN AUTOGRAPHED PICTURE OF PINKY.

‐ WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

THESE THINGS ARE SELLING
LIKE HOTCAKES, RICK.

‐ WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY'RE
SELLING LIKE HOTCAKES?

‐ I MEAN I'VE GOT, LIKE,
TEN ORDERS READY TO GO.

THIS ONE I SOLD FOR $7,

BUT THEY'RE THROWING
AN EXTRA 10 IN

JUST TO GET A PICTURE
OF PINKY AUTOGRAPHED.

‐ PEOPLE ARE PAYING AN EXTRA $10

FOR A PINKY AUTOGRAPH?

‐ YEAH.

WHO WOULDN'T WANT THAT?

‐ I'M BAFFLED. I DON'T
KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

‐ I CAN GET YOU GUYS
ONE FOR FREE IF YOU WANT.

‐ THAT MAKES NO SENSE. ‐ WHY?

‐ PINKY'S NOT EVEN
FAMOUS OR ANYTHING.

I MEAN‐‐

‐ LOOK, SHE DOESN'T LIKE
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, RICK.

I MEAN, LOOK AT HOW
CUTE SHE IS, RICK,

IN HER GOLD & SILVER
PAWN SHOP SHIRT.

‐ WE MAKE THOSE?

‐ I HAD IT SPECIALLY
MADE FOR HER

SO SHE COULD COME TO WORK
AND YOU WOULDN'T GET MAD AT HER

ABOUT NOT WEARING A UNIFORM.

ALL RIGHT.

I DON'T GET IT.

‐ PINKY'S GETTING TIRED.
READY FOR HER BREAK, HUH, GIRL?

BEEN SIGNING ALL DAY.

‐ IF IT'S WORKING, GOOD FOR YOU.

‐ I'M GONNA SELL ALL
THESE SIMPSON TOYS.

YOU DON'T WORRY,
COREY. ‐ ALL RIGHT.

‐ MAKING YOU GUYS MONEY.

YOU READY FOR A
BREAK, PINKY? COME ON.

♪ ♪

LET'S GO TAKE A
POOP IN RICK'S OFFICE.