Pawn Stars (2009–…): Season 17, Episode 28 - Million Dollar Deal - full transcript

‐ ON TONIGHT'S EPISODE...
‐ THIS IS A FOSSIL,

AND IT'S MORE THAN
1,000 YEARS OLD.

‐ A GIANT EGG BRINGS
ME BACK IN TIME.

THIS THING WOULD BE
SCARY TO BE AROUND.

CHUM SLICES INTO
RUSSIAN HISTORY.

‐ THIS WAS NOT JUST
A CEREMONIAL SWORD.

THIS WAS A BATTLE SWORD.

‐ AND I TRAVEL TO LONDON
FOR SOME ELUSIVE ART.

‐ SO HERE'S THE PIECE.
THAT'S AN ORIGINAL BANKSY.

‐ WHOA!

♪ ♪



YOU MUST OWN REALLY
LARGE CHICKENS.

‐ NO, NO. I HAVE NO CHICKENS.

‐ SO WHAT EXACTLY IS THIS? ‐
THIS IS AN ELEPHANT BIRD EGG.

‐ OKAY. ‐ I BOUGHT
IT FROM MY BUSINESS.

I SELL FOSSILS AND OTHER
NATURAL HISTORY THINGS.

‐ I THOUGHT YOU WERE
GONNA SAY YOU SELL EGGS.

‐ I'M HERE AT THE
PAWN SHOP TODAY,

TO TRY TO SELL MY
ELEPHANT BIRD EGG.

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

I'VE HAD THE EGG FOR 15
YEARS. I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME

THAT SOMEBODY ELSE GETS
SOME ENJOYMENT OUT OF IT.

‐ THIS IS INTERESTING.

SO I KNOW A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE ELEPHANT BIRD.

BASICALLY, THEY WERE
THE BIGGEST BIRDS EVER.



LOOKED LIKE AN OSTRICH,
BUT IT WEIGHED TWICE AS MUCH.

IT WAS, LIKE, A FOOT TALLER.

‐ RIGHT. IN FACT, I HAVE A
VERY OLD TRADING CARD‐‐

A PICTURE OF THE ELEPHANT BIRD.

‐ THIS THING WOULD
BE SCARY TO BE AROUND.

I MEAN, YEAH‐‐ ‐ YOU THINK SO?

‐ I THINK OSTRICHES ARE SCARY.
‐ OSTRICHES ARE SCARY ENOUGH.

‐ I KNOW THEY DIG THESE
THINGS UP AND THEY, LIKE,

PIECE THEM TOGETHER
FROM SEVERAL EGG SHELLS.

‐ YEAH. FROM SEVERAL
EGGS. YEAH, IT'S‐‐

ALL THESE ARE LITTLE
PIECES, SO THIS IS MADE

OF ALL ELEPHANT BIRD
EGGSHELL, BUT NOT FROM ONE EGG.

‐ ALL RIGHT. LOOKS LIKE
THEY DID A GOOD JOB.

IT'S REALLY, REALLY INTERESTING.

THEY'RE SUPER
COLLECTIBLE. ‐ MM‐HMM.

‐ AS A MATTER OF FACT,
FOSSILS NOWADAYS,

THEY'RE SORT OF ON FIRE.

PEOPLE ARE REALLY, REALLY
GETTING INTO IT HERE LATELY.

HOW MUCH WOULD YOU
LIKE TO GET OUT OF IT?

‐ I'M THINKING 2,500. ‐ OKAY.

UM, TELL YOU THE TRUTH,

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

OR EVEN IF IT'S MADE
OUT OF EGGSHELL.

‐ OKAY. ‐ SO IF YOU DON'T MIND,

I DO HAVE A FRIEND
WHO'S A PALEONTOLOGIST.

IF I CAN GET HIM DOWN
HERE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT‐‐

‐ I THINK THAT'S GREAT. ‐ OKAY.

I'LL BE BACK HERE,
IN A LITTLE BIT.

‐ ALL RIGHT. ‐ THAT'S RIGHT.

I'M CALLING IN A "EGG‐SPERT".

♪ ♪

‐ HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?
‐ GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?

‐ WHAT DO WE GOT? ‐ I GOT
A WORLD WAR II COMPASS.

‐ OKAY. THIS IS INTERESTING.

PEOPLE TEND TO FORGET,
YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T HAVE

GPS AND STUFF BACK THEN.

NOT LIKE THE SMARTPHONES
WE HAVE TODAY.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
IT WASN'T UNCOMMON,

IN THE 1940S, FOR A GUY
WALKING AROUND NEW YORK CITY

TO HAVE A COMPASS IN HIS POCKET.

‐ I'M HERE AT THE
PAWN SHOP TODAY

TO TRY AND SELL MY
WORLD WAR II COMPASS.

I THINK THE COMPASS IS IN
PRETTY GOOD CONDITION.

THE STRAP IS A
LITTLE BIT RIPPED,

BUT I WANT TO SELL
THE COMPASS FOR $350.

I'VE DONE A LITTLE
BIT OF RESEARCH,

AND I ONLY FOUND
ONE OTHER ONE ONLINE,

SO I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY
ABOUT WHAT I COULD GET FOR IT.

‐ THESE ARE PRETTY COOL. I MEAN,

THIS LOOKS LIKE IT WAS
PROBABLY USED BY A PILOT.

I WOULD SAY THAT JUST BASICALLY

BECAUSE OF THE OPENING
ON THE SIDE RIGHT THERE.

YOU KNOW, YOUR ARMS ARE UP.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE
CONTROLLING A PLANE.

YOU DON'T REALLY WANNA BE
TAKING YOUR HANDS OFF CONTROLS,

TO BE LOOKING AT
YOUR COMPASS. ‐ RIGHT.

‐ MOST LIKELY, IT IS
DEFINITELY MILITARY,

BUT I WOULD BEG TO DIFFER
THAT THIS IS FROM WORLD WAR II.

BEING THAT IT'S
PLASTIC LIKE THIS,

I WOULD SAY IT'S MORE LIKELY
FROM KOREA OR VIETNAM ERA.

SOMEWHERE AROUND
THERE. WHERE'D YOU GET IT?

‐ MY COUSIN'S DAD.
HE HAS A PROPERTY

OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE,
AND HE LET US LOOK AROUND.

THAT WAS ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT I CAME ACROSS.

‐ OKAY. I MEAN, YOU
KNOW, REALISTICALLY,

IF IT'S AN ABANDONED
PROPERTY, OUT IN THE DESERT,

GUY COULD HAVE PICKED
IT UP AT A SURPLUS STORE

AND NEEDED A COMPASS
WHILE HE WAS OUT THERE.

‐ OKAY. ‐ ANY IDEA ON WHAT

YOU'RE LOOKING TO GET?

‐ I WAS GONNA SAY,
LIKE, THREE‐FIFTY.

‐ $3.50? ‐ 350.

‐ FOR THAT PRICE, I'LL
LET YOU USE THE COMPASS

TO FIND YOUR WAY OUT OF
HERE, BUT‐‐I DON'T KNOW.

I'M JOKING WITH YOU,
BUT QUITE HONESTLY,

IT'S PRETTY BARE BONES.

YOU KNOW, PEOPLE DO COLLECT 'EM,

BUT THE MORE INTRICATE ONES,

THE FANCIER ONES‐‐
STUFF LIKE THAT.

YOU KNOW, THE COMPASS
ITSELF IS IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE.

THE BAND, YOU KNOW,
OBVIOUSLY HAS ITS ISSUES.

YOU KNOW, AFTER REPLACING
THE STRAP, THIS IS SOMETHING

I MIGHT BE ABLE TO SELL
IN HERE FOR 40 BUCKS.

‐ OKAY. ‐ SO, I MEAN,

I'D OFFER YOU 20.

‐ ALL RIGHTY. WELL, I THINK

I'M JUST GONNA KEEP
IT THEN, FOR THAT.

‐ OKAY.

WELL, IF YOU EVER CHANGE
YOUR MIND, I'M HERE, OKAY?

‐ THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ‐ THANK YOU.

‐ UNFORTUNATELY, TODAY
THE DEAL WENT SOUTH,

BUT I THINK I'M GONNA TAKE
IT INTO ANOTHER DIRECTION

AND SELL IT ONLINE.

♪ ♪

‐ HEY, WHAT'S
GOING ON, STRANGER?

‐ WHAT'S GOING ON, BUDDY? I
BROUGHT YOU SOME GOODIES.

‐ ALL RIGHT. WELL, LET'S GET
THIS STUFF UNPACKED HERE,

AND THEN WE'LL SEE WHAT YOU GOT.

‐ ALL RIGHT. LET
ME HAND YOU THAT.

I'VE BEEN A COLLECTOR
MY ENTIRE LIFE.

MY HOUSE IS FULL OF COLLECTIONS,

AND WHEN YOUR HOUSE IS FULL,
YOU GOTTA MOVE 'EM SOMETIMES.

AND THEN I COME DOWN HERE
AND BRING 'EM TO CHUMLEE.

‐ IT'S ALWAYS A MYSTERY TO
ME WHAT YOU'RE GONNA BRING IN.

‐ SO THIS IS A SECRET PANEL
CHEST FROM THE HAUNTED MANSION,

AT DISNEYLAND. THIS
WOULD HAVE BEEN SOLD

AT THE GIFT SHOP, RIGHT
OUTSIDE OF THE RIDE.

‐ HAUNTED MANSION
IS A HUGE RIDE.

CAME AROUND IN THE
LATE 60S, AT DISNEYLAND.

SO THIS IS LIKE A PUZZLE, RIGHT?

‐ YEP. IT'S A PUZZLE, SO
THERE'S A WHOLE METHOD TO IT.

SO YOU GOTTA SLIDE
THAT, AND THEN DROP IT.

YOU SLIDE THE TOP OFF,
AND THEN YOU WOULD THINK,

"HEY, I'M DONE," BUT NO.
THIS SIDE SLIDES OPEN, TOO,

AND THERE'S ANOTHER
LITTLE DRAWER.

‐ ALL RIGHT. WELL,
THIS IS REALLY COOL.

I REALLY, REALLY LIKE THIS.

ALL RIGHT, SO WE GOT ALICE
COOPER AUTOGRAPHED POSTER.

ALICE COOPER‐‐ HE
HAD QUITE THE CAREER.

HE'S BEEN AROUND SINCE THE 70S,

AND, I MEAN, HE'S A ROCK LEGEND.

IT'S HARD TO SEE THE
CONDITION OF THE POSTER

IN THIS FRAME RIGHT HERE,

BUT IT LOOKS TO BE
IN GOOD CONDITION.

AND HERE'S ANOTHER
REALLY COOL THING.

‐ SO THIS IS A RON LEE STATUE
WITH BUGS BUNNY AND GOSSAMER.

GOSSAMER IS ONE
OF THE MOST‐LOVED

WARNER BROTHERS CHARACTERS,
BUT NO ONE EVER KNOWS HIS NAME.

‐ GOSSAMER'S ONE OF MY
FAVORITE LEAST‐KNOWN CHARACTERS

HE'S THE MONSTER
THAT WORE SNEAKERS.

‐ HECK YEAH. ‐ AND
EVERYONE KNOWS

I LOVE SNEAKERS.

IT'S A REALLY COOL RON LEE ICON.

THIS IS WARNER BROTHERS,
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY,

IT'S BUGS BUNNY.

NO MATTER WHAT THE MOVIE WAS,

BUGS BUNNY'S ALWAYS
GONNA BE COLLECTIBLE.

OKAY. PRETTY COOL.
THERE'S HIS SIGNATURE THERE,

SO I'M AFRAID TO KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR THIS.

‐ WELL, I THINK IT'S WORTH
A GOOD 700, 800 BUCKS.

I'D LIKE TO GET
600 FOR IT. ‐ OKAY.

UM‐‐

WOULD YOU DO 400
ON IT? ‐ I'D DO 550 ON IT.

‐ I'M WILLING TO GO 450,

BECAUSE I'M HOPING I
CAN GET 600 OUT OF IT.

‐ 450 IS WHAT I PAID,
SO MAKE ME FEEL LIKE

I'VE MADE A LITTLE
BIT OF MONEY. 475.

‐ I'LL GO 475, AGAINST
MY BETTER JUDGMENT.

ALL RIGHT. ‐ ALL RIGHT.

‐ ALL RIGHT, SO
THE ALICE COOPER,

I'M LOOKING FOR 100.
‐ SO YOU'LL TAKE 50

FOR THE ALICE COOPER
POSTER? ‐ NO. COME ON.

WE'RE FRIEND‐‐50? ‐ COME ON.

GIVE ME A BETTER
DEAL THAN 100. ‐ 75.

‐ 65. ‐ 75.

‐ WE'LL DO THIS FOR 75,

'CAUSE I THINK I CAN
MAKE 50 BUCKS OFF THAT.

‐ ALL RIGHT. ‐ THAT
WORKS FOR ME.

ALL RIGHT, SO I REALLY,
REALLY WANT THIS SECRET PANEL

HAUNTED MANSION CHEST.

‐ WELL, IT COULD BE YOURS
FOR THE LOW, LOW PRICE OF 125.

‐ WOULD YOU GO $70 ON THIS?

NOW, I'M THINKING THAT, AT 125,

THAT'S PROBABLY ABOUT
WHAT I'D GET FOR IT.

MAYBE ON A REALLY GOOD DAY.

‐ YOU KNOW THOSE GOOD DAYS ARE
COMING, SO HOW ABOUT 100 BUCKS?

‐ HOW ABOUT 75?

‐ 80 BUCKS AND
WE'LL CALL IT A DEAL.

‐ ALL RIGHT. 80
BUCKS. SOUNDS GOOD.

‐ IT SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN.

‐ LET'S GO WRITE UP
SOME PAPERWORK.

I'LL MEET YOU AT THE FRONT DESK.

‐ ALL RIGHT. COOL.

OVERALL, I GOT A GREAT
DEAL AT THE PAWN SHOP TODAY.

I MADE SOME MONEY, HAD SOME FUN,

AND NOW I'M OFF TO GO FIND
SOME OTHER COOL STUFF.

♪ ♪

‐ HEY, HOW'S IT
GOING? ‐ PRETTY GOOD.

I HAVE SOMETHING I THINK
YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN.

I HAVE A LETTER
FROM RICHARD NIXON

TO SAMMY DAVIS, JR.

‐ THAT IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.

COREY, YOU GOTTA LOOK AT THIS.

WHERE IN THE WORLD
DID YOU GET THIS?

‐ AT AN AUCTION.

I COLLECT PRESIDENTIAL
MEMORABILIA AND AUTOGRAPHS,

AND I SAW THIS, AND
THOUGHT, "WOW!"

‐ YEAH. I MEAN, SAMMY DAVIS, JR.

WAS JUST A COMPLETE
ICON IN VEGAS.

LIKE, LITERALLY, IF
HE WAS ON THE STRIP,

HE HAD A SOLD‐OUT SHOW.

AND THEN THERE'S NIXON.

‐ RIGHT. I HAVE A RICHARD
NIXON LETTER TO SAMMY DAVIS, JR.

THAT I'M HOPING TO SELL TODAY.

AND ALONG WITH THE NOTE,
I HAVE A PICTURE OF THEM

TOGETHER IN THE OVAL OFFICE.

I'VE HAD IT FOR ABOUT A YEAR,
AND I'M ALWAYS TRYING TO BUY,

AND RESELL, AND GET
SOMETHING BETTER.

BECAUSE OF THE HISTORICAL
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE LETTER,

I'M LOOKING FOR
ABOUT 2,500 TODAY.

‐ THIS IS REALLY COOL
VEGAS STUFF RIGHT HERE.

YOU INTO SAMMY DAVIS,
JR. TOO? ‐ WELL, YOU KNOW,

I WAS A LITTLE BIT
YOUNG FOR HIM,

BUT I ALWAYS THOUGHT
HE WAS FUNNY GROWING UP.

DIDN'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT HIM.

‐ I MEAN, HE WAS A
COMEDIAN, HE WAS A SINGER,

HE WAS AN ACTOR,
HE WAS AN ACTIVIST,

HE WAS A WARM‐UP
SINGER FOR FRANK SINATRA.

FRANK SINATRA ENDED
UP BECOMING BIG FRIENDS,

AND EVENTUALLY, THE
RAT PACK WAS FORMED

IN LIKE, '59 OR '60.

‐ THIS GUY HAD NUMBER ONE
ALBUMS, NUMBER ONE MOVIES.

‐ HE WAS SUCH A BIG PART
OF THE HISTORY OF THIS TOWN.

YEAH. HE CHANGED VEGAS.

‐ YEAH. YOU KNOW, HE BASICALLY
ENDED SEGREGATION ON THE STRIP.

‐ YEAH. BACK IN THE EARLY
60S, IF YOU WERE BLACK,

YOU COULDN'T STAY IN THE
HOTELS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

THE BLACK PERFORMERS‐‐

THEY WOULDN'T EVEN
HAVE A DRESSING ROOM.

‐ BUT IF YOU WANTED
FRANK SINATRA, DEAN MARTIN,

JOEY BISHOP, OR PETER
LAWFORD IN YOUR CASINO,

SAMMY WAS COMING, AND
YOU WEREN'T GONNA TREAT HIM

LIKE ANYBODY DIFFERENT.

‐ THIS WAS THE GREAT
THING ABOUT SAMMY DAVIS, JR.

HE GOT A LOT OF FLAK FOR
HANGING OUT WITH NIXON,

BUT HE ALSO SAID, "WELL, HOW ARE

WE GONNA CHANGE ANYTHING,
IF WE DON'T TALK TO HIM?"

‐ RIGHT. ‐ AND
THAT'S WHAT HE DID.

I MEAN RIGHT HERE
HE'S WITH NIXON,

BUT YEARS EARLIER, HE WAS
WITH MARTIN LUTHER KING,

ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS MARCH.

JUST AN INCREDIBLE GUY.

ENDED UP BECOMING A
SUPERSTAR WORLDWIDE.

‐ SO WHAT'S UP WITH THE
LETTER? ‐ WELL, THE LETTER ITSELF

IS INTERESTING ALONE,
BUT THE HAND‐WRITTEN NOTE

AT THE BOTTOM IS WHAT
I THINK MAKES IT SPECIAL.

IT REFERENCES THREE
HISTORIC EVENTS

THAT ALL MADE HEADLINES
WHEN THEY HAPPENED.

‐ "WE SHALL ALWAYS REMEMBER

THE NIGHT YOU SPENT
AT THE WHITE HOUSE."

‐ WHICH WAS THE FIRST TIME A
BLACK PERSON HAD EVER SLEPT

IN THE WHITE HOUSE, AS A
GUEST OF THE PRESIDENT.

‐ OKAY. "THE 1972 CONVENTION
AND THE POW DINNER,

AT WHICH YOU PLAYED
AN INDISPENSIBLE ROLE."

‐ THAT WAS THE
FIRST BLACK TIE EVENT

EVER HELD AT THE WHITE HOUSE,

AND SINCE HE MENTIONS ALL THREE,

I THINK THAT MAKES THIS
LETTER KIND OF SPECIAL.

‐ IT'S PRETTY AMAZING
WHAT YOU GOT HERE.

HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT FOR THIS?

‐ 2,500. ‐ OKAY.

DO YOU MIND IF I HAVE IT
CHECKED OUT BY SOMEBODY?

‐ NO. ABSOLUTELY.
GO AHEAD. ‐ OKAY.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS
WASN'T DONE BY HIS SECRETARY.

IT'S NOT AUTOPEN
ON THE SIGNATURE,

OR ANYTHING ELSE LIKE THAT.

SO LET ME GET MY
AUTOGRAPH EXPERT,

AND WE'LL HAVE HIM
CHECK IT OUT, OKAY?

‐ SOUNDS GOOD. ‐
GIVE ME A FEW MINUTES.

‐ YOU KNOW, I'M CERTAIN
THE LETTER'S REAL,

BUT I MORE THAN WELCOME
THEM TO BRING IN AN EXPERT.

I'M CURIOUS TO
WHAT HE HAS TO SAY.

‐ LET'S TAKE IT OUT,
HERE. OOH. THAT'S NICE.

THAT SHE SAYS IS
FROM AN ELEPHANT BIRD.

I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS THING,

SO I'VE CALLED IN ANDRE,

MY PALEONTOLOGIST
FRIEND, TO "EGGS‐AMINE" IT.

‐ WOW. ELEPHANT BIRD.

‐ THAT'S WHAT SHE SAYS.

‐ MAY I? ‐ ABSOLUTELY.

‐ WOW. THESE ARE PRETTY RARE.

THEY'RE OFTEN FAKE, TOO, THOUGH.

THESE FOSSILS ARE OFTEN FAKED,

BECAUSE THEY ARE
RARE AND VALUABLE.

PORCELAIN IS SOMETHING
THAT'S EASILY FAKE‐ABLE

WITH THESE TYPES OF
EGGSHELLS. THEY'RE LARGE.

THEY'RE HEAVY, AND THAT'S
A MATERIAL THAT CAN PASS,

TO A LOT OF UNTRAINED EYES.

SO ELEPHANT BIRDS COULD GET
UP TO 10 FEET TALL AND WEIGH

AS MUCH AS 1,600 POUNDS,

SO OBVIOUSLY
THEY LAID A BIG EGG.

THIS IS ACTUALLY ONE OF

THE LARGER EGGS THAT I'VE SEEN.

SOME ARE SMALLER, BUT
THIS IS WELL WITHIN RANGE

OF WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT
TO SEE FOR AN ELEPHANT BIRD.

‐ OKAY, SO IS IT
REAL? ‐ IT LOOKS REAL,

BUT WE NEED TO
TAKE A CLOSER LOOK.

‐ OKAY. ‐ I'D LIKE
TO TAKE A LOOK

AT THE SURFACE TEXTURE.

THIS LENS IS GONNA TELL
US ALL WE NEED TO KNOW

ABOUT THE SURFACE OF THE SHELL.

LET'S SEE HERE.

WOW. THERE IT IS, RICK.

SEE THOSE LONG GROOVES
IN THE SHELL RIGHT THERE?

THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT
TO SEE FROM AN ELEPHANT BIRD.

‐ OKAY, SO WE HAVE AN
ACTUAL ELEPHANT BIRD EGG.

‐ YAY! ‐ WE DO HAVE AN ACTUAL

ELEPHANT BIRD EGG. ‐ OKAY.

‐ IT IS A COMPOSITE.
WHO KNOWS HOW MANY

DIFFERENT EGGS
THIS THING IS MADE OF?

BUT THERE IS SOME
CONDITION ISSUES

THAT I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT.

ALL OF THESE ABRASIONS
HERE‐‐THAT'S WHERE

THE PIECES DIDN'T
QUITE FIT TOGETHER.

SO RATHER THAN TAKING THE TIME

TO FIND PIECES THAT FIT BETTER,

THEY JUST KIND OF
GROUND 'EM INTO PLACE.

THAT'S REALLY GONNA
AFFECT THE VALUE.

‐ SO TELL ME, IS IT WORTH
ELEPHANT LOAD OF CASH?

‐ I WOULD APPRAISE
THIS EGG... $5,900

I THINK IS A FAIR APPRAISAL
OF THE SPECIMEN.

‐ I LIKE YOUR
PALEONTOLOGIST. ‐ OKAY.

THANKS. APPRECIATE
IT. ‐ THANK YOU.

‐ ALL RIGHT, SO YOU
WANT $2,500 FOR IT?

WELL, NOW I'M THINKING 3,000. ‐

IT'S A VERY SMALL MARKET.

IT'S VERY WEIRD. IT
WILL EVENTUALLY SELL.

TELL YOU WHAT. I'LL
GIVE YOU $2,800 FOR IT.

IT'S MORE THAN A FAIR
PRICE. ‐ BUT YOU'RE SURE

YOU CAN'T DO $3,000 ON IT? ‐ NO.

I'M OFFERING YOU MORE
THAN YOU WERE ASKING.

‐ I KNOW. THAT'S TRUE,

BUT YOUR PALEONTOLOGIST
REALLY GOT MY HOPES UP.

‐ 2,800 IS THE BEST I CAN DO.

♪ ♪

‐ IF IT'S REALLY
YOUR BEST, FINE.

OKAY. YOU GOT IT.
‐ ALL RIGHT. SWEET.

WE HAVE A DEAL. IF YOU JUST

GO AROUND THE CORNER,
DO SOME PAPERWORK,

I'LL GET YOU PAID. ‐ OKAY.

I THINK IT'S A FAIR
ENOUGH PRICE.

IT'S MORE THAN I CAME
IN FOR, SO I'M HAPPY.

♪ ♪

‐ SO I HAVE A GUY IN
THE STORE WITH A LETTER

FROM RICHARD NIXON
TO SAMMY DAVIS, JR.

THIS IS REALLY A SIGNIFICANT
LETTER, AND IT'S SUPER COOL.

HE WANTS 2,500 BUCKS,
BUT HE HAS NO PAPERWORK,

SO I'VE CALLED IN STEVE GRAD
TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS THING,

AND HOPEFULLY, THIS IS
A DEAL THAT WORKS OUT.

SO A LETTER FROM
NIXON TO SAMMY DAVIS, JR.

‐ OH, THAT'S PRETTY COOL.
THEY HAD A GREAT ASSOCIATION.

PRETTY CLOSE, FOR QUITE A WHILE.

‐ SO WHAT DO YOU THINK? ‐
WELL, NIXON WAS NOTORIOUS

FOR SENDING OUT SECRETARIAL
SIGNATURES OR AUTOPENS.

THAT WAS PRETTY
COMMONPLACE FOR HIM,

SO WHENEVER I SEE
HANDWRITING THINGS

THAT COME FROM NIXON'S
OFFICE, I'M KIND OF LEERY.

FIRST THING I WANT TO DO‐‐
CAN I TAKE THIS OUT OF HERE?

‐ SURE. ABSOLUTELY. GO AHEAD.

♪ ♪

‐ AND I WANT TO JUST PUT THIS
UNDER MAGNIFICATION, RIGHT,

JUST TO SEE WHAT WE'RE KIND
OF DEALING WITH PEN‐WISE HERE.

AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT
I WOULD EXPECT TO SEE.

TAKING A LOOK AT THIS AND
SEEING THAT INK ON THERE‐‐

NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.

DEFINITELY LIVE INK ON THERE.

I'M SEEING HERE. I'M
SEEING HERE AND AGAIN.

SO YOU KNOW, ABSOLUTELY
NO DOUBT IN MY MIND NIXON

DEFINITELY PENNED THIS, RICK,
AND HE DEFINITELY SIGNED IT.

‐ ALL RIGHT, SO
THE BIG QUESTION IS

WHAT DO YOU THINK IT'S WORTH?

‐ YOU KNOW, BASED ON THE
CONTENT, THE LETTER ITSELF,

NICE SIGNATURE BY NIXON‐‐

I'D PUT THE VALUE
RIGHT AT $1,000.

‐ $1,000? ‐ YEAH.

‐ OKAY. ‐ REALLY
NEAT PIECE, THOUGH.

‐ ALL RIGHT. THANKS, MAN.

‐ GOOD TO SEE YOU.
GOOD TO SEE YOU, COREY.

‐ YEP. YOU TOO. ‐ TAKE CARE.

‐ THANK YOU. ‐ YEP.

‐ ALL RIGHT, SO WHAT'S
YOUR BEST PRICE ON IT?

‐ I'M LOOKING FOR AROUND 2,500.

‐ BUT WHAT'S YOUR
BEST PRICE FOR IT?

2,400. ‐

‐ YOU KNOW, QUITE FRANKLY,
I WANT IT FOR MYSELF.

I HAVE A LOT OF
COOL VEGAS HISTORY,

AND THIS WOULD BE GREAT FOR ME.

I'D GIVE YOU 1,000 BUCKS FOR IT.

THAT'S SORT OF, LIKE, A RETAIL
PRICE ON IT, BUT YOU KNOW.

‐ I THINK YOU'D BE HARD‐PRESSED

TO FIND A LETTER
LIKE THIS FOR $1,000.

COULD YOU DO 2,000?

‐ I'LL GO 1,200, AND
THE ONLY REASON

I'M GOING THAT HIGH, IS
'CAUSE I WANT IT FOR MYSELF.

I'LL PUT IT IN MY OFFICE WITH
ALL MY OTHER VEGAS STUFF.

‐ MY ABSOLUTE‐‐AND I
MEAN ABSOLUTE ROCK BOTTOM

ON THIS WOULD BE 1,500. I
WON'T TAKE A PENNY LESS.

‐ THIS IS ON YOU,
MAN. I'M NOT A CROOK.

‐ I'LL GIVE YOU
1,300 BUCKS FOR IT.

I MEAN, I'M PAYING PROBABLY
MORE THAN IT'S WORTH,

BUT I'LL GO 1,300, JUST
'CAUSE IT'S SAMMY DAVIS, JR.,

AND IT'S VEGAS, AND I
THINK THAT'S A FAIR PRICE.

‐ WELL, A WISE MAN
ONCE SAID THAT,

IF THE DEAL AIN'T
RIGHT, DEAL AIN'T RIGHT.

I'M GONNA HAVE TO
PASS THIS TIME, RICK.

‐ ALL RIGHT. IF YOU CHANGE
YOUR MIND, LET ME KNOW.

‐ ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

‐ APPRECIATE IT, BUDDY.
‐ NICE TO MEET YOU.

‐ I LITERALLY OFFERED
MORE THAN RETAIL.

♪ ♪

YEAH, SO JUST MAKE SURE
WE GET SOME BRASS PLAQUES

ON THESE THINGS
EXPLAINING WHAT IT IS,

'CAUSE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW
WHAT DALI'S SIGNATURE LOOKS LIKE.

IT NEEDS TO SAY "DALI" ON THERE.

WHAT'S UP? ‐ LOOKING GOOD.

THIS HAS COME TOGETHER. ‐ YES.

LITTLE TWEAKS HERE AND THERE.

A FEW THINGS NEED TO
BE FIXED, BUT ALL IN ALL,

IT'S DOING REALLY WELL,
SO‐‐ ‐ IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

‐ THE ART BUSINESS IS GREAT.

SPEAKING OF ART
BUSINESS, STREET ART,

LIKE THE GRAFFITI
ARTISTS, THINGS LIKE THAT‐‐

I THINK WE REALLY
SHOULD GET SOME MORE

OF THAT STUFF IN HERE,
BECAUSE IT'S A DRAW.

IT'S WHAT'S COOL RIGHT NOW,
AND WHAT'S COOL SELLS, SO‐‐

‐ THERE'S A VARIETY OF LEVELS
OF ART LIKE THAT YOU COULD GO.

IF YOU WANT THE REAL STUFF,
IF YOU WANT THE BANKSYS,

I KNOW WHERE THERE ARE A FEW.

‐ OKAY, SO WHAT BANKSYS
ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?

‐ THESE ARE THE LIMITED EDITIONS

THAT ARE GOING UP VERY RAPIDLY,

AND I THINK FOR THIS
PLACE, FOR THIS MARKET,

THIS IS GONNA BE
THE BEST BET FOR YOU.

I KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS A FEW,
AND HE HAS "MONKEY DETONATOR."

‐ THAT'S LIKE‐‐ THAT'S
AN ORIGINAL, RIGHT?

‐ YES, BUT THERE'S A CATCH.

YOU'VE GOTTA GO TO
LONDON TO GET 'EM.

‐ OH.

I COULD CALL IT A BUSINESS TRIP.

LET'S GO GET A CUP OF COFFEE

AND TALK ABOUT IT. ‐ COME ON.

‐ YOU KNOW, I'M ALWAYS
DOWN TO GOING TO LONDON.

‐ IT'S A NICE TIME OF YEAR. ‐
GET AWAY FROM COREY AND CHUM.

‐ AH, UPSIDE.

‐ HEY, A RIFLE, HUH?

‐ WELL, CHECK IT OUT.

♪ ♪

‐ OH, IT'S NOT A
RIFLE. THAT'S A SWORD.

‐ YES, SIR.

WHAT I HAVE IS A VERY OLD SWORD.

I GOT THIS FROM MY GRANDFATHER.

HE RECENTLY PASSED
AWAY. HE WILLED IT TO ME.

I DON'T KNOW MUCH
ABOUT THIS SWORD,

JUST THAT IT'S WORTH
A LOT OF MONEY.

I'M HOPING TO
GET 40,000 FROM IT.

I REALLY DON'T HAVE
MUCH USE FOR IT,

AND I REALLY DON'T
THINK HE WOULD MIND

IF I USED IT FOR A LITTLE
BIT OF PERSONAL GAIN.

‐ IT LOOKS PRETTY COOL.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS? ‐
I'M ACTUALLY NOT TOO SURE.

I KNOW MY GRANDFATHER
GOT IT AT AN AUCTION,

AND I JUST KNOW
THAT IT'S VALUABLE.

THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT, SO‐‐

‐ AT FIRST GLANCE, IT'S
AMAZING. IT'S VERY ORNATE.

IT'S GOT SOME VERY COOL
DETAIL, LIKE THE HEAD OF MEDUSA.

WHAT LOOKS LIKE
A LION RIGHT HERE.

A DATE OF 1810 ON IT WITH
SOME RUSSIAN WRITING.

‐ MM. ‐ LET'S TAKE IT OUT, HERE.

OOH, THAT'S NICE.

‐ CAREFUL. IT IS SHARP. ‐ YEAH.

THAT'S REALLY WEIRD
RIGHT THERE. UM‐‐

THAT'S ARABIC WRITING.
I'M KIND OF PUZZLED HERE.

I MEAN, IT'S GOT
ARABIC ON THE BLADE.

IT'S GOT RUSSIAN
WRITING RIGHT HERE.

IT'S DRESSED UP
REALLY NICE AND FANCY,

ALMOST LIKE A DRESS PIECE,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

‐ HM. ‐ I'M JUST
KIND OF LOST HERE.

WHAT ARE YOU
LOOKING TO DO WITH IT?

‐ I'M LOOKING TO SELL IT.

‐ AND HOW MUCH ARE
YOU LOOKING TO GET?

‐ WELL, I WAS
LOOKING FOR 40,000.

40,000 SEEMS LIKE
A STRETCH, TO ME.

DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH
GRANDPA PAID FOR IT?

‐ I ACTUALLY DON'T. MY
UNCLE WAS TELLING ME,

THOUGH, THAT HE DID
PAY A PRETTY PENNY FOR IT.

‐ WELL, THIS BLADE IS SO NICE,
AND THE SWORD IS SO ORNATE.

IT'S TOO MUCH GOING ON
HERE FOR ME TO DECIPHER.

I'D LIKE TO HAVE SOMEONE
COME IN AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT,

ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE
ASKING MONEY LIKE $40,000.

‐ OF COURSE. YEAH. ‐ I MEAN‐‐

I UNDERSTAND. ‐
ALL RIGHT. LET ME GET

MY GUY ALEX DOWN HERE,

AND HOPEFULLY HE KNOWS
SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SWORD.

AT LEAST MORE THAN YOU
OR I. ‐ YEAH. SOUNDS GOOD.

‐ ALL RIGHT. GIVE
ME A FEW MINUTES.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK. ‐ GREAT.

I'M VERY HAPPY THAT
AN EXPERT'S COMING IN

TO LOOK AT IT.

I THINK THAT IT WOULD HELP
ME OUT KNOWING ITS VALUE

AND KIND OF KNOWING A
LITTLE MORE OF THE HISTORY,

SO EVEN IF I DON'T
SELL IT TODAY,

IT WOULD HELP ME
OUT, IN THE FUTURE.

♪ ♪

‐ HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?

‐ IT'S GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
‐ WHAT DO WE GOT HERE?

‐ I BELIEVE IT TO BE AN
ANTIQUE VIOLIN CLOCK.

‐ THAT IT MOST DEFINITELY IS,

AND SOME PEOPLE WILL
CALL IT A VIOLIN CLOCK

'CAUSE IT'S SHAPED
LIKE A VIOLIN.

SOME PEOPLE WILL
CALL IT A BANJO CLOCK.

‐ OKAY. ‐ DOES IT WORK?

‐ ONLY ONE TIME HAS IT WORKED.

‐ IT WORKS AT LEAST
TWICE A DAY, RIGHT?

‐ I'M HERE TODAY
AT THE PAWN SHOP

TO SELL MY VIOLIN CLOCK.

I ACQUIRED THE CLOCK
FROM MY LATE HUSBAND.

HE WOULD GO OUT, AND TRADE,

AND BARTER WITH
DIFFERENT PEOPLE,

AND ONE DAY, HE BROUGHT IT HOME.

OVERALL, I BELIEVE IT
TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION,

AND I'M HOPING TO GET
300 FOR THE CLOCK TODAY.

‐ THIS IS INTERESTING.

IT WAS MADE BY THE
COMPANY PLYMOUTH,

WHICH STARTED AROUND 1860,

AND IT WAS SERVICED
SOMEWHERE AROUND 1930.

‐ OKAY. ‐ SO IT'S IN BETWEEN

ONE OF THOSE DATES. ‐

TO ME, IT LOOKS LIKE IT
WAS MORE THAN LIKELY,

IN SOME KIND OF
GOVERNMENT BUILDING.

YOU CAN SEE GEORGE WASHINGTON

AND SOME TYPE OF
FEDERAL BUILDING HERE,

AND THIS EAGLE,

FOR SOME REASON,
REMINDS ME OF SCHOOL.

DO WE GOT ANY OF THE
KEYS OR ANYTHING WITH IT?

‐ THERE IS A KEY
THAT CAME WITH IT.

‐ WELL, LET'S TRY TO WIND
IT AND SEE IF IT WORKS.

‐ OKAY.

♪ ♪

‐ AND THAT IS NOT THE RIGHT KEY.

NO. OKAY. ‐

‐ THE ISSUE I'M GONNA
HAVE HERE WITH IT IS,

TO POP THIS OFF HERE,
AND ACTUALLY GET INSIDE,

AND LOOK AT THE MOVEMENT,

IS GONNA BE ALMOST
IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO DO.

IT VERY WELL MIGHT WORK, IF
YOU WERE ABLE TO FIND A KEY,

BUT YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE TO FIND IT.

WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME WHAT
YOU'RE LOOKING TO DO WITH IT?

‐ I'M LOOKING TO SELL IT.

‐ ANY IDEA ON HOW MUCH
YOU'RE LOOKING TO GET FOR IT?

‐ MAYBE 300.

IT IS AN INTERESTING PIECE.

I MEAN, I THINK I COULD
PROBABLY SELL IT,

BUT I'M THINKING I MIGHT BE
ABLE TO GET 80 BUCKS FOR IT,

SOMETHING LIKE THAT. ‐ OKAY.

‐ THAT'S IF I CAN
FIND THE KEY. ‐ OKAY.

‐ HOW ABOUT 50? ‐ HOW ABOUT 75?

‐ YOU'RE PUSHING
IT. ‐ I'M PUSHING IT?

‐ 50 BUCKS IS THE
MOST I'M GONNA GO.

‐ OKAY 50 BUCKS.
‐ ALL RIGHT. DEAL.

ALL RIGHT, COME
WITH ME. WE GOTTA DO

SOME PAPERWORK. ‐ ALL RIGHT.

I WOUND UP SELLING
THE CLOCK FOR $50,

AND I AM PLEASED WITH THAT.

I'VE NEVER LIKED THIS
CLOCK ANYWAY, SO HONESTLY,

IF HE WOULD'VE OFFERED ME
A DOLLAR, I WOULD'VE SOLD IT.

‐ ♪ RULE, BRITANNIA ♪

♪ BRITANNIA RULE THE WAVES ♪

♪ ♪

‐ SO I'M HERE IN LONDON
TO BUY SOME BANKSY ART.

BANKSY IS THE MOST FAMOUS
GRAFFITI ARTIST IN THE WORLD,

HANDS DOWN, AND HE
RECENTLY HAD AN ORIGINAL PIECE

GO FOR $12 MILLION.

THERE'S A COLLECTOR
HERE, IN LONDON.

HE'S GOT SOME BANKSY
ART HE'S LOOKING TO SELL.

I WANNA TO BUY IT. I HOPE
THE PRICE IS NOT CRAZY,

BECAUSE I THINK IT'S AN
INCREDIBLE INVESTMENT

RIGHT NOW, AND I DID NOT

FLY HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD
TO COME HOME EMPTY‐HANDED.

‐ SO HERE'S THE PIECE. ‐ WHOA.

‐ THAT'S AN ORIGINAL BANKSY.

‐ THAT'S AMAZING, SO IT'S
"MONKEY DETONATOR," RIGHT?

‐ YES. MADE IN 2002.
IT'S AN ORIGINAL PIECE

MADE OUT OF A STENCIL
AND SPRAY ON BOARD.

‐ THAT'S PRETTY AMAZING.
IS THAT ONE HIS TOO?

‐ ABSOLUTELY. THIS ONE IS
AN ORIGINAL SCREEN PRINT.

"WELCOME TO HELL."

‐ THESE ARE AMAZING.
HE LOOKS PISSED OFF.

YEAH.

I REPRESENT THE OWNER
OF TWO BANKSY PIECES

THAT ARE FOR SALE,

"MONKEY DETONATOR"
AND "WELCOME TO HELL."

THE OWNER IS LOOKING TO
GET $918,000 FOR BOTH PIECES.

‐ THIS IS INCREDIBLE.
I LOVE BANKSY.

I MEAN, HE CAME UP WITH
HIS OWN PARTICULAR STYLE,

SO WHEN YOU SEE A BANKSY,
YOU SAY, "THAT'S BANKSY."

HE HAS GOT THAT CRAZY
MYSTIQUE ABOUT HIM,

BECAUSE NO ONE
KNOWS WHO HE OR SHE IS,

AND IT'S LITERALLY THE MOST
POPULAR ART IN THE WORLD NOW.

I MEAN, IT IS THE HOTTEST ART.

THERE WILL BE A
DAY WHEN A BANKSY

BREAKS THE $100 MILLION MARK.

I TRULY BELIEVE
THAT. ‐ ABSOLUTELY.

‐ YOU KNOW, HE DID THIS IN 2002,

RIGHT AFTER THE ENTIRE ECONOMY
MELTED DOWN ACROSS THE PLANET,

RIGHT AFTER 9/11.

AND I JUST LOOK AT IT LIKE

ANY RANDOM THING CAN
BLOW UP EVERYTHING.

YEAH.

UNFORTUNATELY, YOU NEVER KNOW

WHO IS GONNA PRESS ON
THE RED BUTTON NOWADAYS.

‐ UM, YEAH. I MEAN, IT'S SIMPLE,

BUT IT'S JUST
QUINTESSENTIAL BANKSY.

‐ SO THIS ONE IS EDITION OF 175,

AND IT COMES WITH THIS
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY

MADE BY THE PEST CONTROL.

‐ THE PEST CONTROL. THAT'S LIKE

HIS AUTHENTICATION COMPANY
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

‐ YES. IT COMES WITH A BILL

THAT WAS CUT IN
HALF WITH A NUMBER,

AND BANKSY/PEST CONTROL
WILL KEEP THE OTHER HALF,

TO MAKE SURE IT'S ORIGINAL.

‐ SO IF YOU GO TO RESELL
ONE OF THESE, THEY WILL SAY,

"YES, THIS IS ONE
OF THE ORIGINALS?"

‐ ABSOLUTELY. ‐ SO WE
HAVE THE CERT FOR THIS,

AND DO YOU HAVE THE
CERT FOR THIS ONE?

‐ YES. THE OWNER
CONSERVED THE ORIGINAL.

‐ HOW MUCH?

‐ WELL, MY CLIENT
WANTS £750,000.

‐ I DON'T KNOW THE
EXACT EXCHANGE RATE,

BUT THAT WOULD BE
RIGHT AROUND $900,000.

‐ MORE OR LESS.

‐ AND THE RAT?

‐ THE OWNER ASKED FOR £15,000.

‐ RIGHT AROUND 18,000 AMERICAN.

‐ MORE OR LESS. ‐ MORE OR LESS.

OKAY, SO I KNEW I
WAS COMING HERE.

I ARRANGED FOR A LOCAL EXPERT
THAT WAS RECOMMENDED TO ME.

HE'S AN EXPERT IN
STREET ART AND BANKSY.

I WANT HIM TO COME DOWN. I
WANT HIM TO TAKE A LOOK AT 'EM,

VERIFY EVERYTHING, AND
THEN WE'LL TALK NUMBERS.

‐ IT'S ABSOLUTELY NORMAL.
PLEASE TAKE YOUR TIME.

‐ OKAY. GIVE ME
JUST A FEW MOMENTS.

‐ SURE.

‐ 900,000 IS DETONATING
MY BRAIN RIGHT NOW.

‐ I'VE NEVER SEEN
YOU SPEECHLESS.

IT'S ORNATE, IT'S SHINY,
AND IT'S REALLY SHARP,

BUT HE'S ASKING 40 GRAND FOR IT.

IT COULD BE WORTH THAT,
BUT THERE'S A FEW RED FLAGS.

ALEX IS HERE TO BE
MY SECOND OPINION,

AND IF IT ALL WORKS OUT,

HOPEFULLY I'LL BE SLICING
MY WAY THROUGH A DEAL.

IT'S NOT THE HOLY GRAIL,

BUT THIS THING IS
PRETTY MYSTERIOUS.

‐ WOW. I KNOW THIS SWORD.
‐ AT LEAST ONE OF US DOES.

‐ WELL, THIS IS
ACTUALLY ‐‐IT'S, LIKE,

A HISTORICALLY
SIGNIFICANT SWORD.

‐ OH. ‐ REALLY?

‐ DO YOU MIND IF I TOUCH
IT? ‐ GO FOR IT. YEAH, YEAH.

‐ UM‐‐OH, MY GOSH.

YEP, SO THIS SWORD
BELONGED TO A RUSSIAN PRINCE.

THAT NAME‐‐ IVAN
IVANOVICH ODOEVSKY‐‐

HE WAS A HUSSAR,

AND HE WAS KILLED AT
THE BATTLE OF BRIENNE

IN FRANCE, IN JANUARY
1814 BY NAPOLEON'S TROOPS.

‐ WOW. ‐ HE WAS A WAR HERO,

AND THIS GUY GETS KILLED
WITH THIS SWORD ON HIM.

‐ WHOA. ‐ SO‐‐OHH‐‐

‐ THAT'S WHAT I WAS
CONFUSED ABOUT.

IT HAS AN ARABIC
MARK ON THE BLADE.

‐ YEAH. THIS ARABIC WRITING
MEANS IT CAME OUT OF PERSIA,

WHICH WOULDN'T BE
UNCOMMON FOR THIS.

SO THIS WAS BUILT WITH
THE INTENTION OF BEING,

LIKE, A HEAD OF STATE'S SWORD,

BECAUSE THIS IS
ABOUT THE FINEST BLADE

YOU CAN PUT ON IT.

AND I MEAN THIS
THING IS MASSIVE,

AND YOU CAN HOLD
IT AND FEEL LIKE‐‐

‐ IT'S GOT SOME WEIGHT TO IT.

‐ YEAH, AND IT'S
WELL‐BALANCED, SO‐‐

‐ IT'LL DEFINITELY TAKE AN
ARM OFF. THAT'S FOR SURE.

‐ THIS WAS NOT JUST
A CEREMONIAL SWORD.

THIS WAS ALSO A
BATTLE SWORD. ‐ MM.

‐ BUT IT DOES HAVE A
CEREMONIAL FEEL TO IT, RIGHT?

‐ OH, YOU'RE COMPLETELY RIGHT.

IT'S ABOUT AS
FANCY AS THEY COME.

I MEAN, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

I MEAN, IT'S REALLY SECOND
TO NONE, AND THE ONLY‐‐

‐ I'VE NEVER SEEN
YOU SPEECHLESS.

‐ I‐‐IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW,
YOU HEAR ABOUT THESE THINGS.

YOU NEVER REALLY
THINK YOU'RE GONNA,

LIKE, WALK IN AND SEE IT, UM‐‐

‐ WHAT KIND OF VALUE
DO YOU THINK THIS HAS?

‐ SO HERE'S THE THING.

THIS SWORD SOLD AT AUCTION
FOR $30,000, AND FRANKLY,

THE SWORD UNDERSOLD.

NOW, THE FUNNY THING
ABOUT THE AUCTION IS

IT WASN'T THE RIGHT
AUCTION TO PUT IT IN,

AND SO THE COLLECTING
COMMUNITY DIDN'T ACTUALLY KNOW

THAT THIS WAS OUT THERE,
UNTIL AFTER IT WAS SOLD.

IF YOU TAKE IT TO AUCTION TODAY,

AND GET IT IN FRONT
OF THE RIGHT BUYERS,

I WOULD IMAGINE YOU'RE
TALKING 75,000, 100,000.

‐ WELL, I THINK THAT'S
ALL I NEEDED TO HEAR.

‐ ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS A LOT.
‐ THANKS FOR COMING DOWN.

‐ THANK YOU FOR
LETTING ME SEE IT.

‐ THANK YOU. OF
COURSE, OF COURSE. YEAH.

‐ ALL RIGHT. IT'S
A LOT TO TAKE IN.

‐ MM‐HMM. IT IS. ‐ SO FOR ME

TO BE IN THIS SWORD
ANYWHERE COMFORTABLE,

I'D BUY IT FOR 20,000.

YEAH.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT. YEAH.

‐ THE PROBLEM IS IT'S
TOO BIG OF A RISK FOR ME.

‐ RIGHT. ‐ I'D LOVE
TO OFFER YOU 50,000

FOR THIS SWORD,
POSSIBLY EVEN MORE,

BUT IT'S ALREADY SOLD
ONCE IN AN OPEN MARKET,

AND IT DIDN'T COME
ANYWHERE CLOSE

TO THE RESERVE IT WAS EXPECTING.

‐ RIGHT, RIGHT. ‐ SO IT'S JUST

A DANGEROUS
TERRITORY FOR ME. ‐ YEAH.

I‐‐I DON'T KNOW
IF I CAN DO THAT,

ESPECIALLY AFTER
WHAT HE JUST SAID.

‐ I DON'T BLAME YOU, MAN.
‐ NOW, IT MAKES ME THINK

THAT I SHOULD FIND THE
RIGHT AUCTION FOR IT.

‐ ALL RIGHT. WELL,
THANKS FOR COMING IN.

‐ THANKS, MAN. I APPRECIATE
IT. ‐ HAVE A GOOD DAY.

‐ YOU TOO. THANK YOU.

AFTER KNOWING THE
ACTUAL VALUE ON THE SWORD,

KINDA GLAD I DIDN'T
SELL IT, AND I THINK, NOW,

I'M GOING TO TRY TO
FIND THE PROPER AUCTION.

AND HOPEFULLY, I CAN PUT IT
IN FRONT OF THE RIGHT PEOPLE,

TO GET A BETTER PRICE FOR IT.

♪ ♪

‐ SO I'M HERE IN LONDON,

AND I'M LOOKING AT
SOME BANKSY ART.

ONE OF 'EM IS A
ONE‐OF‐A‐KIND ORIGINAL

CALLED "MONKEY DETONATOR."

THE OTHER ONE IS A
LIMITED EDITION PRINT CALLED

"WELCOME TO HELL."

THE REPRESENTATIVE
FOR THE SELLER

WANTS APPROXIMATELY $920,000,

SO CHAD, MY ART EXPERT IN VEGAS,

HAS HOOKED ME UP WITH A GUY
NAMED OLIVER, HERE IN LONDON,

WHO IS AN EXPERT IN
STREET ART AND GRAFFITI ART.

HE'S GONNA TELL ME IF
THERE'S A DEAL TO BE MADE

OR IF THIS ENTIRE THING IS
GONNA DETONATE IN MY FACE.

THIS IS THE BANKSY.
‐ WOW. AMAZING.

LET ME TAKE A CLOSER LOOK.

SO THIS IS THE
"MONKEY DETONATOR,"

AND EASILY
IDENTIFIABLE AS A BANKSY,

JUST FROM THE OVERSPRAY.
YOU SEE HOW HE SPRAYS,

AND THERE'S SLIGHT
BLURRED LINES.

‐ YEAH. I MEAN,

IT SCREAMS BANKSY. ‐ ABSOLUTELY.

‐ SO WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT?

‐ IT'S AN IMPORTANT WORK BY HIM,

AND IT'S OBVIOUSLY
AN EARLY WORK BY HIM,

BUT BANKSY WAS PAINTING
WAY BACK IN THE LATE 90S,

ON THE STREET QUITE
EARLY, IN BRISTOL

AND ORGANIZING EVENTS.

AND THEN HE CAME UP TO LONDON,

AND THAT'S REALLY
WHEN‐‐2000, 2001

WHEN HIS NOTORIETY
STARTED TO RISE.

‐ SO WHAT DO YOU
THINK OF THIS ONE?

‐ I‐‐I MEAN BANKSY'S
RATS ARE HIS SIGNATURE,

BUT I THINK THIS IS ONE OF
THE SPECIAL ONES, FOR ME.

‐ YEAH. I DO BELIEVE IT'S,
LIKE, QUINTESSENTIAL BANKSY.

‐ "QUINTESSENTIAL" IS
THE RIGHT WORD. YEAH.

‐ I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE
I'M BUYING LEGIT STUFF,

AND I'M BUYING IT
AT THE RIGHT PRICE.

‐ SURE. I UNDERSTAND
YOU. ‐ SO ARE THEY LEGIT?

‐ I'LL NEED TO CHECK
THE CERTIFICATES,

AND I SEE WE HAVE
ONE CERTIFICATE HERE,

FOR THIS PRINT? ‐ YES.

‐ THE ONE THING IS
THAT WE'RE VERY LUCKY

THAT BANKSY
INVENTED THIS SYSTEM,

SO WE CAN CHECK THAT
WITH PEST CONTROL,

TO KNOWING IT'S A REAL MCCOY.

‐ OKAY.

‐ SO I CAN TELL
FROM THE CERTIFICATE

AND BY CERTAIN SECURITY FEATURES

THAT THIS IS A
LEGITIMATE BANKSY.

‐ COOL.

‐ AND DO YOU HAVE
THE CERTIFICATE

FOR THE ORIGINAL,
AS WELL? ‐ YES.

THE OWNER IS CURRENTLY
TRAVELING ON A BUSINESS TRIP,

AND WE CAN SEND
YOU THE CERTIFICATE.

‐ OKAY, AND THE PROCESS OF ME

CHECKING THAT
WOULD TAKE 24 HOURS.

‐ SO IF I MAKE A DEAL,

YOU CAN GET THEM
ALL CHECKED OUT,

AND WE CAN JUST BROKER THE
ENTIRE THING THROUGH YOUR SHOP.

‐ WOULD BE A PLEASURE ‐
ALL RIGHT. THE BIG QUESTION:

WHAT ARE THEY WORTH?

‐ I WOULD SEE THIS PIECE,
THE "MONKEY DETONATOR,"

ON A GOOD DAY IN AUCTION,
ACHIEVING 900,000, MAYBE MORE.

‐ POUNDS? ‐ POUNDS.

‐ SO £900,000 IS A SMIDGEN
MORE THAN $1 MILLION.

‐ INDEED.

‐ AND WHAT DOES THIS GO
FOR? ‐ RECENT AUCTION RESULTS,

WE'VE SEEN THIS
PRINT ACHIEVE £16,000.

‐ SO THAT'S AROUND
119,000 AMERICAN.

RIGHT AROUND THAT?
‐ YEAH. THEREABOUTS.

‐ OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I
WILL GIVE YOU A CALL,

IF THE DEAL COMES TOGETHER,
AND WE'LL GET IT DONE. OKAY?

‐ SOUNDS GOOD. NICE TO MEET YOU.

‐ ALL RIGHT.

‐ VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.
‐ THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

‐ OKAY.

£500,000 TOTAL. THAT'S $600,000.

‐ I'M AFRAID THAT FOR THIS
PRICE, WE ARE A BIT FAR.

ESPECIALLY THAT THE MARKET
IS PRETTY HIGH RIGHT NOW.

‐ ALL RIGHT. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

I'LL GIVE YOU £600,000.
THAT'S $720,000.

IT'S A VERY FAIR OFFER,

BUT UNFORTUNATELY,
IT'S TOO FAR, STILL.

‐ DO YOU THINK HE'LL TAKE
650? THAT'S 780,000 AMERICAN.

YOU KNOW, UM‐‐ I'M
GONNA TRY TO REACH HIM

RIGHT NOW AND GET BACK TO YOU.

‐ OKAY. ‐ JUST PLEASE
GIVE ME A SECOND.

I REALLY WANT THESE
THINGS. CALL ME CRAZY,

BUT I DID NOT FLY ACROSS
THE POND FOR NOTHING.

‐ RICK...

I WAS ABLE TO REACH THE OWNER.

CONGRATULATIONS. WE
HAVE A DEAL, AT £700,000.

‐ I OFFERED 650. ‐ MY CLIENT IS

A VERY TOUGH BUSINESSMAN,

AND BELIEVE ME, THE MARKET
WILL CONTINUE TO GROW.

IT'S A GREAT DEAL YOU
HAVE ON YOUR HANDS.

‐ YOU WON'T REGRET IT.

‐ MY FAMILY WILL THINK
I'M NUTS, BUT OKAY.

WE GOT A DEAL.

OKAY. £700,000.

IT'S 840,000 AMERICAN.

GET EVERYTHING OVER TO OLIVER.

THE SECOND HE TELLS ME
EVERYTHING IS VERIFIED,

I'LL WIRE THE MONEY.
HE'LL GET YOU PAID.

‐ CONGRATULATIONS.
THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL PIECES.

YOU WON'T REGRET IT,
BECAUSE BANKSY IS BANKABLE.

AND HOPEFULLY, COREY
AND CHUM DON'T COMMIT ME

WHEN I GET BACK TO VEGAS.

♪ ♪

‐ HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?
‐ I'M DOING PRETTY WELL.

‐ WHAT DO WE GOT
HERE? ‐ IT'S BASICALLY

A OLD DIGGER ARCADE MACHINE.

‐ COOL, MAN, SO
WHERE'D YOU GET IT?

‐ I BOUGHT IT FROM
A FRIEND OF MINE.

I'VE BEEN WANTING TO RESTORE IT.

I JUST HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE.
‐ TOO MANY PROJECTS AT ONCE

OR SOMETHING? ‐ CORRECT.

THE STORY OF MY LIFE. ‐

I HAVE A OLD,

VINTAGE ARCADE DIGGER
MACHINE THAT I AM HERE TO SELL.

THE MACHINE DOES
NEED A LITTLE WORK,

BUT IT IS FUNCTIONAL.

I'M HOPING TO GET
$1,000 FOR THE GAME.

‐ THIS IS INTERESTING.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD IT?

‐ PROBABLY A FEW YEARS.

‐ OKAY. ANY IDEA HOW OLD IT IS?

‐ I BELIEVE IT'S FROM THE
50S, 60S, AROUND THAT TIME.

‐ IT LOOKS OLDER THAN
THE 50S OR 60S TO ME.

SIMPLY THE FACT
THAT YOU HAD TO PAY

TO HAVE THE BARTENDER
PRESS THE BUTTON IN THE BACK.

IT LOOKS, YOU KNOW,
MAYBE TEENS, TWENTIES,

SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
‐ TWENTIES. OKAY.

‐ IT WOULD BE COIN OPERATED
IF IT WAS FROM THE 50S, 60S.

THESE THINGS ARE REALLY COOL.

ORIGINALLY, THEY WERE
INVENTED FOR CARNIVALS,

AND CONEY ISLAND,
AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

‐ OKAY. ‐ YOU KNOW, FOR KIDS,

AND SOMEBODY KIND OF
TOOK THE IDEA AND RAN WITH IT.

I COULD REALLY MAKE SOME
MONEY WITH THIS THING AT MY BAR.

‐ FOR SURE. ‐ DOES
THIS ONE STILL WORK?

‐ YES IT DOES.

‐ DO YOU MIND IF I
GIVE IT A SHOT NOW?

‐ YEAH. NO PROBLEM.

‐ SO, WHAT? I PRESS THE BUTTON‐‐

‐ CORRECT. ‐ AND THEN

HOW DO I GET IT TO GO DOWN HERE?

‐ IT JUST GOES DOWN ON ITS‐‐

YEP. THERE YOU GO. I LOST.

I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO WIN
AT ONE OF THESE THINGS EVER.

I MEAN, AS FAR AS CONDITION
GOES ON THIS THING,

IT'S DEFINITELY SEEN
ITS BETTER DAYS.

OVERALL, I MEAN THE
MECHANICS OF IT WORK,

BUT I CAN SEE THE
BARE WIRES IN THE BACK,

AND YOU CAN SEE IT'S BEEN
PAINTED MULTIPLE TIMES.

THE GREAT THING ABOUT THESE

IS IT'S NOT THAT HARD TO
RESTORE SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

THAT BEING SAID, MAN, WHAT
ARE YOU LOOKING TO DO WITH IT?

‐ SELL IT. ‐ ANY
IDEA ON HOW MUCH

YOU'RE LOOKING TO GET? ‐ $1,000.

UH, THAT WOULD BE NICE.

THERE'S NO WAY I CAN
GO THAT HIGH ON IT.

I'D OFFER YOU ABOUT 300.

I MEAN, AND THIS
ONE'S COOL. IT'S OLD.

I CAN GET OLDER, NICER ONES
FOR LESS THAN 1,000 BUCKS.

‐ I COULD DO 500,
JUST TO GET RID OF IT.

‐ WILL YOU DO FOUR?

‐ I'LL DO 450. ‐ YOU
MEET ME AT FOUR, MAN.

I'M HAVING A SLOW
WEEK, HERE. ‐ 450.

WELL, ALL RIGHT,
MAN. I'LL DO 450.

‐ OKAY. SOUNDS
GOOD. IT'S A DEAL.

‐ ONCE AGAIN, I LOST
ON A DIGGER MACHINE.

‐ I WAS HOPING TO SELL
IT FOR $1,000, OF COURSE,

BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S
BETTER THAN NOTHING.

I'LL TAKE THE MONEY AND USE IT
TOWARDS MY OTHER PROJECTS.

‐ WE ALL KNOW
TABLETOP ARCADE GAMES

LIKE THAT DIGGER
MACHINE STARTED IT ALL.

BUT AS GIANT VIDEO GAME
MACHINES BEGAN SHOWING UP

IN PUBLIC PLACES LIKE
BARS AND CARNIVALS,

A REVOLUTIONARY HOME
GAMING CONSOLE CAME OUT,

IN 1977. ATARI.

THIS SYSTEM WAS SUPER
HIGH TECH FOR ITS TIME.

ITS FIRST GAME,
"PONG," CAME COMPLETE

WITH TWO WHITE
BARS, A WHITE PELLET,

AND ALL THE FUN A KID IN
THE 1970S COULD ASK FOR.

BUT THEN, IN 1985, A JAPANESE
COMPANY CALLED NINTENDO

UPPED THE ANTE.

8‐BIT GRAPHICS, LUSH
COLORS, AND OF COURSE,

"SUPER MARIO BROTHERS."

IT WAS JUST YOUR BASIC PLOT.

TWO ITALIAN PLUMBERS
TRYING TO SAVE A PRINCESS.

BUT 40 MILLION COPIES SOLD.

A HOLLYWOOD FEATURE AND
NUMEROUS SPINOFF GAMES LATER,

IT'S A GAME THAT HAS TRULY
STOOD THE TEST OF TIME.

GAMING ONLY GOT MORE ADVANCED
AND LUCRATIVE FROM THERE.

AND WHILE WE'LL ALWAYS HOLD
ONTO THESE MEMORIES OF OLD,

IT'S SAFE TO SAY ESPORTS

ARE NOW THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE.

COMPETITIVE GAMING
LEAGUES NOW CASH OUT

MILLIONS OF DOLLARS,

AND SO, IF I EVER CLOSE
DOWN MY PAWN SHOP,

I'VE GOT A BACKUP PLAN.

MAYBE NOT.

‐ HOW YOU DOING? ‐ HI.
I'M FINE. HOW ARE YOU?

‐ I'M GOOD, AND WHAT
DO YOU HAVE HERE?

‐ I HAVE AN ANTIQUE CHILD'S
TREADLE SEWING MACHINE.

‐ DOES IT WORK? ‐ IT DOES WORK.

‐ WELL, I'VE NEVER SEWED,

SO IF I HAD TO MAKE
MY OWN SHIRTS,

I'D PROBABLY ONLY HAVE ONE. ‐

‐ I'M HERE AT THE
PAWN SHOP TODAY

TRYING TO SELL MY ANTIQUE

CHILD'S TREADLE SEWING MACHINE.

I'VE BEEN COLLECTING ANTIQUE
AND VINTAGE SEWING MACHINES

FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS.

I'M HOPING TO SELL THE
SEWING MACHINE FOR $1,000.

‐ IT'S PRETTY COOL. DO
YOU KNOW HOW OLD IT IS?

‐ IT'S AT LEAST 100 YEARS OLD.
THE COMPANY STARTED IN 1879.

‐ YEAH. 1879 WAS KIND OF, LIKE,
PRIMETIME FOR SEWING MACHINES.

‐ YEAH. ‐ IN THE LATE 1800S,

THIS WAS A SKILL THAT
EVERYONE HAD TO LEARN,

SO YOU'D WANT TO
LEARN AT A YOUNG AGE.

THIS WAS DEFINITELY MADE
FOR A KID, AND YOU CAN TELL,

JUST BECAUSE THE SIZE
OF IT. ‐ RIGHT. IT IS SMALL.

‐ MIND IF I TAKE A
LOOK AT IT? ‐ SURE.

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‐ IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S IN
PRETTY GOOD CONDITION.

IT'S GOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.

WHAT YOU'D EXPECT FROM SOMETHING

OVER 100 YEARS OLD. ‐ RIGHT.

‐ AND IS THIS THE
ORIGINAL CHAIR WITH IT?

‐ I BELIEVE IT IS,
BUT A REGULAR CHAIR

WOULD BE TOO BIG
FOR THIS MACHINE.

‐ I DON'T SEE ANY SCREWS IN IT
WHICH PROBABLY MEANS IT WAS

JUST MADE WITH JOINTS AND
GLUE WHICH IS PRETTY GOOD.

YOU KNOW, IT TAKES A
MASTER WOOD MAKER

TO MAKE SOMETHING
LIKE THAT. ‐ YEAH.

‐ WHAT ARE YOU
LOOKING TO DO WITH IT?

‐ WELL, I'M LOOKING TO SELL IT.

I NEED MORE ROOM,
SO I CAN COLLECT MORE.

‐ AND HOW MUCH
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?

‐ I'M ASKING YOU
$1,000 FOR THIS.

‐ OKAY. IT WOULD BE HARD

FOR ME TO SELL AT
THAT PRICE, YOU KNOW?

I PROBABLY COULD
OFFER YOU ABOUT 250.

‐ YOU HAVE TO REALIZE
THAT THEY MADE VERY FEW

OF THE CHILDREN'S VERSIONS.

‐ AND I DO AGREE WITH
YOU. I JUST COULDN'T GET YOU

ANYWHERE CLOSE TO THE
1,000 THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

WHAT'S YOUR BOTTOM DOLLAR ON IT?

‐ WELL, I WOULD CONSIDER 500.

‐ ALTHOUGH I'M
SURE IT'S WORTH 500

AND MAYBE EVEN A LITTLE MORE,

IT'S JUST‐‐THAT'S GONNA
BE A LITTLE TOO MUCH FOR ME.

IT'S JUST KIND OF OUTSIDE
OF MY COMFORT ZONE.

‐ WILL YOU EVEN SPLIT
THE DIFFERENCE WITH ME?

‐ I'LL GO 325. THAT
COULD BE ABSOLUTE‐‐

THE HIGHEST I COULD PAY FOR IT.

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‐ WELL, I REALLY
NEED TO DOWNSIZE,

SO I'M GONNA TAKE
YOU UP ON THE 325.

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

‐ I'LL MEET YOU AT THE
COUNTER, AND WE'LL WRITE IT UP.

‐ OKAY. THANK YOU.

I'M HAPPY TO GET 325.

I THINK I'M GONNA TAKE THE MONEY

AND BUY SOMETHING
NEW‐‐ ACTUALLY OLD‐‐

FOR MY COLLECTION.

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‐ WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
‐ HANGING MY PICTURE.

‐ THAT'S CUTE. YOU
GOT A BANKSY POSTER.

‐ IT'S A LIMITED
EDITION BANKSY, YEAH.

‐ OH, WHERE'D YOU GET THIS?

‐ GOT IT IN LONDON.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

‐ YOU'RE TELLING ME
YOU WENT TO LONDON

AND GOT A BANKSY PRINT
AND DIDN'T INVITE ME?

DID YOU KNOW YOU WERE
GOING TO LOOK AT THIS?

‐ YEAH. ‐ YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW

ANYTHING ABOUT BANKSY, RICK.

‐ I KNOW A LOT ABOUT
BANKSY. ‐ ALL RIGHT. WHAT?

‐ HE'S A GUY THAT NO
ONE KNOWS WHO HE IS.

EVEN THOUGH I'VE
TALKED TO PEOPLE

WHO THINK THEY KNOW WHO HE IS,

BUT NO ONE REALLY
KNOWS WHO HE IS.

‐ SO YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE
SUCKERS THAT BANKSY CONVINCED

HE'S DOING FINE ART, HUH?

‐ HE IS DOING FINE ART.

‐ HOW MUCH DID YOU PAY FOR THIS?

‐ $18,000, AND I ALSO
BOUGHT A BANKSY ORIGINAL.

‐ AND WHAT'D YOU BUY?

‐ "MONKEY DETONATOR." ‐ REALLY?

ISN'T THAT, LIKE, A
MILLION DOLLAR PIECE?

‐ NOT QUITE THAT
MUCH. IT WAS 900,000.

‐ OH, MY GOSH. THAT'S‐‐
‐ DON'T TELL COREY,

'CAUSE HE DOESN'T
UNDERSTAND. ‐ OOH,

I'M GONNA TELL COREY ON YOU.

‐ NO. I JUST DON'T WANT
TO HEAR IT FROM HIM,

'CAUSE HE'LL JUST GIVE ME A
RATION OF YOU KNOW WHAT.

‐ BANKSY'S NOT
MEANT TO BE FINE ART

AND PAID HIGH‐DOLLAR
PRICES LIKE THAT.

THE ONLY WAY TO HAVE
AN AUTHENTIC BANKSY

IS CUT A PIECE OF GRAFFITI
OUT OF A WALL, AND HANG IT UP,

OR DISPLAY IT IN YOUR
HOUSE. ‐ YOU KNOW WHAT?

THIS IS WHY I LIKE THIS SO MUCH,

'CAUSE IT REALLY DOES
REPRESENT MY WORK.

‐ HOW SO? ‐ BECAUSE I AM A GUY

WEARING A PEACE SIGN
AND COOL WITH THE WORLD,

BUT OTHER PEOPLE ARE
TRYING TO TURN IT INTO THAT.

‐ WELL, I DON'T THINK

THAT'S HOW IT'S MEANT
TO BE INTERPRETED, RICK.

‐ WHATEVER.

MY OFFICE. PLEASE LEAVE.

‐ OLD PEOPLE WILL NEVER BE HIP.