Pawn Stars (2009–…): Season 3, Episode 14 - Honest Abe - full transcript

Male announcer: ON THIS
EPISODE OF PAWN STARS...

- GOT A LINCOLN CAMPAIGN
RIBBON FROM 1860.

- OKAY, THIS IS AMAZING,

BUT I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT THIS THING IS WORTH.

- WELL, I DO.
- OKAY.

- $25,000.

- IT'S A MID-'60s
LITTLE ELECTRIC CAR.

- THE BODY'S IN
JUST GREAT SHAPE.

SO HOW DOES THIS THING DRIVE?

- YOU GOT TO PULL UP
YOUR THROTTLE AND BRAKE,

TURN THE KEY ON.



OH, COME ON!

- I'VE GOT AN 1860s
DYNAMITE BLASTER.

- HOW DOES IT WORK?

- YOU RUN THAT OUT
TO YOUR DYNAMITE.

YOU RAISE THAT UP.

- I WAS TOLD THIS ONE WORKS.

- DON'T PUT THAT DOWN!

- I'M RICK HARRISON, AND
THIS IS MY PAWN SHOP.

I WORK HERE WITH MY OLD
MAN AND MY SON, BIG HOSS.

EVERYTHING IN HERE
HAS A STORY AND A PRICE.

ONE THING I'VE
LEARNED AFTER 21 YEARS,

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT IS
GONNA COME THROUGH THAT DOOR.

WHAT CAN I HELP YOU WITH?

- GOT A LINCOLN CAMPAIGN
RIBBON FROM 1860.



IT'S MADE OF SILK. IT'S
IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.

IT'S GOT ABRAHAM
LINCOLN'S BUST PICTURE ON IT.

ALSO HAS, FOR VICE
PRESIDENT, HANNIBAL HAMLIN.

- IS THAT LIKE A LINCOLN LOG?

- NO, IT'S A RIBBON YOU WOULD,
LIKE, WEAR ON YOUR CLOTHES.

LIKE THEY HAVE CAMPAIGN
BUTTONS NOWADAYS.

- YEAH.

- SORT OF WHAT
THEY HAD BACK THEN.

- I NEED TO BUST
OUT THE NEW BUTTON:

CHUMLEE FOR PRESIDENT, 2012.

- I DECIDED TO COME TO
THE PAWN SHOP TODAY.

I HAVE AN ABRAHAM
LINCOLN CAMPAIGN RIBBON.

IT'S A VERY RARE
PIECE OF HISTORY.

DECIDED TO BRING IT AND
SEE WHAT IT WAS WORTH.

EVERYTHING HAS A NUMBER ON
IT, BUT I'M NOT GONNA GIVE IT AWAY.

- THIS IS PRETTY AMAZING.

SO WHERE IN THE
WORLD DID YOU GET THIS?

- WELL, IT'S BEEN IN
MY FAMILY 150 YEARS.

I HAVE A LITTLE DOCUMENT HERE.

IT WAS ORIGINALLY,
AND WHEN I FOUND IT,

IN MY MOM'S CEDAR CHEST.

GOT A LITTLE STORY
ABOUT IT THERE.

- OKAY.

"WORN BY MY
GRANDFATHER JOHN HALL.

CAMPAIGN OF 1860."

I'M DEFINITELY INTERESTED IN IT

BECAUSE, QUITE
FRANKLY, IT'S PRETTY COOL.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN IS CONSIDERED
ONE OF THE GREATEST LEADERS

THIS COUNTRY HAS EVER HAD,

SO WHENEVER I RUN ACROSS
ITEMS FROM HIS PRESIDENCY,

YOU BET I'M INTERESTED.

- HOW COME LINCOLN
DOESN'T HAVE A BEARD?

- THE STORY GOES IS, A LITTLE
GIRL WROTE HIM A LETTER

SAYING HE WOULD LOOK MUCH
MORE DISTINCTIVE IF HE GREW A BEARD,

AND THAT'S WHY HE GREW IT.

I DON'T KNOW IF
IT'S TRUE OR NOT.

BEARD OR NO BEARD, YOU DON'T GET

A MUCH BIGGER AMERICAN
ICON THAN LINCOLN.

SO WHAT WERE YOU
LOOKING TO DO WITH IT?

- SELL IT, IF THE
PRICE IS RIGHT.

- OKAY, UM...

THE GREAT THING IS,
IT'S IN BEAUTIFUL SHAPE.

AND I CAN DEFINITELY TELL
IT'S REAL FROM HOW OLD IT IS,

BUT THE PROBLEM I HAVE HERE IS,

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT
THIS THING IS WORTH.

- WELL, I DO.

- OKAY, AND WHAT IS THAT?

- I HAD IT APPRAISED SEVEN,
EIGHT YEARS AGO FOR $25,000.

- OKAY.

UM...

SOUNDS A LITTLE HIGH TO ME.

YOU MIND IF I HAVE
SOMEONE COME DOWN HERE,

TAKE A LOOK AT IT,

MAYBE WE COULD
FIGURE SOMETHING OUT?

- NO PROBLEM.
- NOT THAT I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.

IT'S JUST, I DON'T
BELIEVE ANYBODY.

- FAIR ENOUGH.
- ALL RIGHT.

SO LET ME GET SOMEONE
DOWN HERE TO CHECK IT OUT.

- THANK YOU.

- THIS RIBBON IS AWESOME,

BUT I HAVE NO IDEA HOW
RARE IT IS OR WHAT IT'S WORTH.

IT COULD BE 25 GRAND
LIKE THE GUY SAYS,

BUT I'M NOT TAKING
HIS WORD FOR IT.

- OH, IT'S YOU AGAIN,

TRYING TO SELL ME
SOMETHING ELSE, HUH?

WHAT YOU GOT THERE?

- I'VE GOT AN 1860s
DYNAMITE BLASTER.

- WILE E. COYOTE USED IT.

IS IT MADE BY ACME? BEEP, BEEP.

I DECIDED TO COME TO
THE PAWN SHOP TODAY

TO SELL MY 1860s
DYNAMITE BLASTER.

I'VE GOT A LOT OF STUFF
AROUND THE HOUSE.

I NEED TO MAKE SOME
ROOM AND GET RID OF STUFF.

IT'S A RARE PIECE,

AND THESE GUYS REALLY
SHOULD JUMP ALL OVER THIS.

- THEY USED THESE FOR
PROBABLY OVER 100 YEARS.

THEY'RE AN INTERESTING PIECE.

THEY DON'T USE THEM NO MORE.

- I WAS TOLD THIS ONE WORKS.

- OH, IT MIGHT WORK, BUT WHEN
THEY SET DYNAMITE OFF NOW,

THEY USE...

- A LIGHTER.
- NO.

- IT'S ALL DONE WITH
RADIO WAVES NOW.

THIS TYPE OF DETONATOR
WAS INVENTED IN THE LATE 1800s.

IT SURE BEAT LIGHTING
DYNAMITE BY HAND,

WHERE YOU COULD
BLOW YOUR DAMN ARM OFF.

- HOW DOES IT WORK?

- YOU ATTACH YOUR
LEADS HERE, TWO WIRES.

YOU RUN THAT OUT
TO YOUR DYNAMITE.

YOU RAISE THAT UP.

DO YOU HEAR THAT SOUND IN THERE?

- YEAH.

- THAT'S THE GYRO
TURNING IN THERE,

CREATING THE
CURRENT THAT GOES OUT

AND BLOWS THE DYNAMITE UP.

YOU CAN TELL THEY BUILT
THESE THINGS TO LAST,

FOR A CENTURY LATER,
THEY STILL WORK.

WHAT ARE YOU
TRYING TO DO WITH IT?

YOU WANT TO SELL IT?
YOU WANT TO PAWN IT?

- I'D LIKE TO SELL IT.

- I USUALLY GET ABOUT
300 BUCKS OUT OF THESE.

- MM-HMM.

- THAT'S WITH THE
MANUFACTURER'S PLATE ON THEM.

THIS ONE HERE DON'T
HAVE A PLATE ON IT,

SO I CAN'T DATE IT, AND I
DON'T KNOW WHO MADE IT.

I'D GO ABOUT $125 ON IT.

THAT'D BE ABOUT
THE BEST I COULD GO.

- COULD YOU DO $150?

- $125 IS TOP OF THE LINE, SIR.

- ALL RIGHT, I'LL DO $125.

- ALL RIGHT, WE GOT A DEAL.
- THANK YOU.

THEY GAVE ME 125
BUCKS. IT'S QUICK MONEY.

I REALLY DIDN'T WANT
TO HANG ON TO IT,

AND SO I DECIDED
TO GET RID OF IT.

- THIS IS IT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

- WELL, IT'S
DEFINITELY DIFFERENT.

- WHAT IN THE
HELL IS THIS THING?

- IT'S AN ELECTRA-KING,

MID-'60s LITTLE ELECTRIC CAR.

- THIS LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING
MR. POTATO HEAD WOULD DRIVE.

- I CAME TO THE PAWN SHOP TODAY

TO SELL MY LITTLE ELECTRIC CAR.

I DID SOME WORK FOR A GUY,

AND HE GAVE IT TO ME
AS PARTIAL PAYMENT.

I'M HOPING TO GET AROUND $3,500.

I GUESS I'D TAKE $1,500.

I KNOW THEY GOT
TO MAKE MONEY TOO.

- SO HOW FAST IS IT?
- 25, 30.

IT'LL KEEP UP WITH A MOPED.

- IT'S AN ELECTRA-KING?
- YEAH.

- SO THAT WOULD MAKE
IT LATE '60s, EARLY '70s.

IT WAS DESIGNED TO BE
A CHEAP COMMUTER CAR.

IT WAS PRETTY MUCH
MAINTENANCE-FREE.

- RICK, THIS THING WOULD
MAKE A HELL OF A GOLF CART.

- REALLY COULDN'T BE A GOLF CART

BECAUSE THERE'S NO
PLACE TO PUT YOUR CLUBS.

- PUT SOME RACKS ON THE BACK.

- THAT'S MY OLD MAN.

HE LOVES JUST ABOUT ANY OLD CAR,

EVEN IF IT'S AN ELECTRIC
ONE FROM THE '60s

THAT NO ONE'S HEARD OF.

SO HOW DOES THIS THING DRIVE?

- CAN I SHOW YOU?
- SURE.

- TURN THE KEY ON.

HERE'S YOUR FORWARD AND
REVERSE TOGGLE SWITCH.

THEN YOU PUSH THIS
FORWARD TO GO FORWARD.

PULL BACK FOR STOP.

- THIS THING WOULD BE LIKE
A BEER CAN IN A COLLISION.

- SURE YOU GUYS DON'T
WANT TO GO FOR A RIDE?

- NO, I DON'T THINK THE
THREE OF US WOULD FIT IN IT.

- YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE MISSING.

- THAT'S GOT TO BE THE
MOST UNNATURAL THING

I'VE EVER SEEN.

- IT DOES TAKE SOME
GETTING USED TO.

- THIS CAR CAN'T DECIDE
IF IT'S A GOLF CART,

A BUMPER CAR, OR THE
WORLD'S OLDEST PRIUS.

IT'S WEIRD, BUT I LIKE IT.

SO HOW MUCH YOU
WANT FOR THIS THING?

- I'M THINKING AROUND 35.

- DOLLARS?
- NO, HUNDRED.

- I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT

IF THERE'S SOMETHING
I CAN DO WITH IT.

I DON'T THINK PEOPLE
COLLECT THESE THINGS.

- WELL, YOU'VE NEVER SEEN ONE.

- I'VE NEVER SEEN A
PETRIFIED DINOSAUR TURD,

BUT I DON'T THINK
THERE'S A MARKET FOR ONE.

- YEAH.

- YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I
DON'T MEAN TO BEAT YOU UP,

BUT I'D GIVE YOU 500
BUCKS FOR THE THING.

- 500 BUCKS?

- I MEAN, I GOT TO FIGURE
OUT SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT.

THIS IS NOT GONNA
BE AN EASY SELL.

- OH, COME ON. HOW
ABOUT 1,500 BUCKS?

- I MEAN, I'LL GO 600 BUCKS.

AND I DON'T EVEN
KNOW WHY I'M DOING IT.

I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT
THE HELL I'M GONNA DO WITH IT.

- THAT'S THE BEST YOU CAN DO?

- THAT'S IT.
- THAT'S IT.

- I GUESS $600 IT IS.

- $600 IS A DEAL, MAN.
LET'S GO WRITE IT UP.

- THE REASON I
SETTLED FOR $600 IS,

IT'S BEEN TAKING UP SPACE
IN MY BUILDING FOR TOO LONG.

I WOULD HAVE BEEN
HAPPIER WITH $1,500.

- THIS IS A WONDERFUL
CAMPAIGN RIBBON.

- EARLIER, A GUY BROUGHT IN

AN ABRAHAM LINCOLN
CAMPAIGN RIBBON.

HE SAID IT'S WORTH 25,000 BUCKS,

BUT I HAVE NO
IDEA IF HE'S RIGHT.

SO I CALLED IN MY BUDDY
DANA TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK.

- I'M DANA.

I'M PRESIDENT OF EARLY
AMERICAN HISTORY AUCTIONS.

RICK CALLS ME TO CHECK ON ITEMS

TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY'RE AUTHENTIC

AND TO GET AN UPDATE ON
WHAT THEY MIGHT BE WORTH

IN TODAY'S MARKETPLACE.

- WELL, THIS IS WHAT
I CALLED YOU ABOUT.

- THIS IS A CAMPAIGN RIBBON
FROM, OBVIOUSLY, 1860,

WHERE IT SAYS THAT.

THIS ELECTION WAS REALLY
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT

IN AMERICAN HISTORY
BECAUSE, OF COURSE,

ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S
ELECTION LED TO THE CIVIL WAR,

AND HIS VIEWS ON SLAVERY
CAUSED THE SOUTH TO SECEDE.

AND ANOTHER REALLY INTERESTING
FACT ABOUT THIS CAMPAIGN WAS,

OVER 81% OF THE POPULATION
ACTUALLY VOTED IN THIS ELECTION,

SO THIS IS A REALLY
HISTORIC, WONDERFUL RIBBON.

- AN 81% TURNOUT IS INSANE.

AND IT WAS MUCH HARDER TO
GET TO A PLACE TO VOTE BACK THEN.

SO IS IT REAL?

- IT'S ACTUALLY IN
VERY, VERY NICE SHAPE,

BECAUSE IT'S VERY EASY TO READ,

AND YOU CAN EVEN SEE

THAT THERE'S A SCULPTOR'S
NAME DOWN HERE, CHILDS.

IT'S FULL AND COMPLETE OTHER
THAN THE TEAR AT THE TOP.

IT IS ONE OF THE NICER
EXAMPLES THAT I'VE SEEN.

IN MY OPINION, THIS
IS THE REAL DEAL.

- SO WHAT DO YOU
THINK IT'S WORTH?

- WELL, WHAT DO
YOU THINK IT'S WORTH?

- I'M THINKING IT'S
WORTH $20,000-PLUS.

- I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

AT THE PEAK OF THE MARKET,

THIS RIBBON WOULD HAVE
SOLD FOR MAYBE $4,000.

THESE DAYS AT AUCTION,

IT WOULD BRING SOMEWHERE
IN THE VICINITY OF ABOUT $3,000.

IT'S A GREAT RIBBON,

BUT IT'S SIMPLY NOT
WORTH THAT KIND OF MONEY.

- I UNDERSTAND.

- ALL RIGHT, WELL,
THANKS A LOT, DANA.

I APPRECIATE IT.

SO APPARENTLY WE WERE
PRETTY FAR OFF ON THE PRICE.

- WAY OFF.

- I MEAN, I WOULD GIVE
YOU, LIKE, 2 GRAND FOR IT.

- 2 GRAND, DOES THAT HAVE
ANY EXTRA ZEROS ON THE END?

- I'LL THROW A DECIMAL
IN THERE FOR YOU.

- WHERE ARE YOU GONNA
PUT THAT AT, THE END?

- WELL, HOW LOW WOULD YOU GO?

- $5,000.

- MM, NO, I MEAN,
I'LL GO $2,500,

BUT I'M NOT GONNA GO
A DIME MORE THAN THAT.

- NO, I THINK I'LL JUST
LEAVE IT IN THE FAMILY.

IT'S BEEN THERE
FOR 150 YEARS, AND...

- OKAY, THANKS FOR
BRINGING IT IN, THOUGH.

I APPRECIATE IT.
- THANK YOU.

I WAS DISAPPOINTED WITH
THE EXPERT'S NUMBERS.

THERE'S NO WAY I'M GONNA
GET RID OF IT FOR THAT.

I'M NOT GONNA JUST
LISTEN TO ONE PERSON.

I WAS FEELING THEM OUT
JUST LIKE THEY WERE ME.

- HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON, MAN?
- HEY, WHAT'S HAPPENING, MAN?

GOT THESE OLD-SCHOOL JORDANS.

- I NORMALLY DON'T DEAL
WITH TENNIS SHOES, MAN.

I DON'T REALLY KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT THEM.

I GOT A BUDDY WHO SPENDS A
WHOLE BUNCH OF MONEY ON THIS STUFF.

SO GIVE ME A SECOND. CHUM!

- WHAT'S UP?

THESE ARE JORDAN NUMBER 5s.

I HAVE 40 PAIRS OF JORDANS.

- THAT'S IT? ONLY 40? WOW.

- ONLY 40 PAIRS.

- DECIDED TO COME TO
THE PAWN SHOP TODAY

TO SELL MY 1990 AIR JORDANS.

NOT ONLY THEY DON'T FIT ME.

THINGS ARE A LITTLE
TIGHT RIGHT NOW,

AND I'M LOOKING TO GET
A LITTLE EXTRA MONEY

AND PAY A COUPLE BILLS.

THESE SHOES ARE
IN MINT CONDITION

EVEN THOUGH
THEY'RE 20 YEARS OLD,

AND I'M LOOKING TO GET
PROBABLY ABOUT $500,

FROM WHAT I'M THINKING.

- WHERE DID YOU GET THESE?

- BUDDY OF MINE GAVE THEM
TO ME ABOUT A YEAR BACK,

OWED ME SOME MONEY.

SAID THEY WERE
THE ORIGINAL SHOES

FROM BACK WHEN JORDAN
WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN '90.

- JORDAN DEFINITELY WON THE
CHAMPIONSHIP WEARING THE 5.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS ONE OF THE
CLASSIC JORDANS RIGHT HERE.

THEY MADE THE TONGUE
OUT OF 3M MATERIAL.

IT'S REFLECTIVE.

JORDAN, DOING THE
FLASHY DUNKS HE WOULD DO,

WOULD BE UP IN THE AIR.

EVERYONE SNAPPING A PICTURE,
THE TONGUE WOULD GLOW.

- CHUM'S BRAIN DOESN'T
WORK LIKE MOST PEOPLE'S.

I MEAN, IT ONLY SEEMS TO ABSORB
INFORMATION ABOUT VIDEO GAMES,

PINBALL MACHINES,
AND BASKETBALL SHOES.

- JORDAN 5 OGs, THEY CAN GO
FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS.

I GOT SOME NEWS FOR YOU.

THIS ISN'T THE SHOE
THAT CAME OUT IN 1990.

THIS SHOE WAS ACTUALLY
RELEASED IN 2009,

19 YEARS LATER.

- WHAT? KIDDING ME?

MY BUDDY TOLD ME THE
THINGS WERE REAL, MAN.

HOW CAN YOU TELL
THAT THEY'RE NOT THE...

- IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT,

BUT THIS WHOLE SHOE WAS ACTUALLY
MADE OUT OF REFLECTIVE MATERIAL.

- WHAT?
- DO YOU HAVE A CAMERA ON YOU?

WHEN YOU TAKE A PICTURE
OF IT, IT'S EASY TO TELL.

- IT'S ALARMING HOW MUCH
YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS.

IT REALLY IS.

IT'S HARD TO GET
USED TO THE IDEA

THAT CHUM ACTUALLY
KNOWS SOMETHING.

I MEAN, NORMALLY HE'S AS
DUMB AS A PILE OF ROCKS.

- WE CAN TAKE A PICTURE OF THEM,

AND YOU'LL SEE THIS WHOLE
SHOE IS MADE OUT OF 3M.

ONLY THE TONGUE IS SUPPOSED
TO FLASH OUT ON THE ORIGINALS.

- YOU KNOW WHAT,
CHUM? YOU'RE RIGHT.

- WOW.

- UNFORTUNATELY, MAN,
I'M NOT A SHOE STORE.

IF THEY WERE THE ORIGINAL ONES,

I COULD PROBABLY
SEE DOING SOMETHING,

OR IF JORDAN WORE THEM.

- WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

THESE ARE STILL
A VERY NICE SHOE.

- YOU CAN BUY THEM OUT OF
YOUR POCKET, THEN, IF YOU WANT.

- HOW MUCH YOU WANT FOR THEM?

- I DON'T KNOW. 100 BUCKS?

- UH, HOW ABOUT $50?

- UM, $75.

- $75, UM...

ALL RIGHT, DEAL.

LET'S GO DO SOME PAPERWORK.

- MAN, I COULDN'T BELIEVE

THAT THE SHOES WEREN'T REAL.

MY BUDDY IS GONNA
GET IT FROM ME.

YOU KNOW, I GOT
SOMETHING FOR THEM,

BUT FOR THE MOST PART, I
THOUGHT THEY WERE GONNA

BE WORTH A LITTLE BIT
MORE, AND THEY WEREN'T.

SO I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED.

- HEY, HOW WE DOING?

- GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?

- IT LOOKS LIKE A...

- IT LOOKS LIKE A TRUCK.

- I DECIDED TO COME TO
THE PAWN SHOP TODAY

TO SELL MY OLD ARMY TRUCK TOY.

I PICKED IT UP FOR 25 BUCKS.

I FIGURE IT'S GOT TO BE
WORTH MAYBE $50, $100, $200.

THE SKY'S THE
LIMIT. I DON'T KNOW.

EVERYBODY FINDS THIS
STUFF ONCE IN A WHILE.

MAYBE I FOUND ONE.

I THINK IT'S A '60s ARMY TRUCK.

I PICKED IT UP AT A GARAGE SALE.

I REALLY DON'T HAVE
ANY NEED FOR IT.

I GUESS WHAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION

WAS THE WAY THE
DOORS... THE HANDLES ARE,

YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT
OF INTRICATE WORK THERE,

AND THE FACT THAT THESE
WERE ACTUALLY SPLINED.

- OKAY, YEAH, IT IS PRETTY COOL.

I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY
PRE-WORLD WAR Il.

- WOW.
- IT MIGHT BE.

- I'M NOT SURE, BUT THE FACT

THAT IT SAYS GERMANY
ON THE BOTTOM

AND NOT WEST GERMANY

WOULD MEAN THAT IT'S MOST
LIKELY DURING WORLD WAR Il

OR PRE-WORLD WAR Il.

I MEAN, I THINK IT'S
A PRETTY RARE TOY.

I KNOW SOME OF THEM CAN
BE WORTH A LOT OF MONEY.

SINCE GERMANY WAS
DIVIDED INTO TWO COUNTRIES

FOR OVER 40 YEARS,

I CAN OFTEN DATE GERMAN STUFF

JUST BY THE MARKINGS
ON THE BOTTOM OF IT.

THIS TRUCK DEFINITELY
LOOKS PRE-WORLD WAR Il,

AND IT'S A REALLY COOL PIECE.

ALL THE PARTS ARE
HERE, IT SEEMS LIKE.

I MEAN, THE LITTLE GUN HERE
LOOKS A LITTLE MESSED UP.

IT DOES NEED A LITTLE HELP.

IT'S IN PRETTY ROUGH SHAPE.

I MEAN, WE HAVE... THE WHOLE
LITTLE WIND-UP MECHANISM

IS SCREWED UP RIGHT HERE.

- YUP.

- THIS TOY TRUCK
IS PRETTY BEAT UP,

BUT MY GUESS IS, IT'S RARE,

AND THAT MEANS IT
COULD BE VALUABLE.

I JUST NEED TO GET
IT CHECKED OUT.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I GOT SOMEONE

WHO KNOWS EVERYTHING
THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT TOYS.

HE'S COMING BY HERE
IN A LITTLE BIT ANYWAY,

IF YOU COULD JUST HANG
OUT AND WAIT FOR HIM.

AND...
- WE'LL GO FROM THERE.

- OKAY?
- ABSOLUTELY.

WOW, HE'S GOT A TOY
EXPERT. YEAH, BRING HIM IN.

LET'S SEE WHAT
THIS THING IS WORTH.

LET'S GET THIS BALL ROLLING.

- EARLIER, I GOT A
CALL FROM A WOMAN

SELLING AN ANTIQUE
RECORD PLAYER,

SO I'M GONNA GO
SEE WHAT SHE'S GOT.

ALL RIGHT, SO WHAT
DO WE GOT HERE?

- WELL, I HAVE A VICTROLA
TALKING MACHINE.

IT WAS MADE IN 1913.

IT WAS MY GRANDMOTHER'S.

- THIS WAS MADE BY RCA VICTOR.

RCA SPLIT OFF THE
VICTOR COMPANY.

YOU EVER HEARD OF JVC?
- YES.

- JAPAN VICTOR COMPANY.

SO YOU HAVE, LIKE, A HI-FI
JVC SYSTEM RIGHT HERE.

- HOW ABOUT THAT?

I DECIDED TO CALL THE PAWN SHOP

TO LOOK AT MY VICTROLA
TALKING MACHINE.

WE'RE MOVING RIGHT NOW.

I DON'T WANT TO LUG IT WITH ME.

I'D LIKE TO SELL IT FOR $2,000,

BUT THE MINIMUM I'LL
TAKE FOR IT IS ABOUT $1,000.

- DO YOU KNOW WHAT
THESE ARE RIGHT HERE?

- THAT'S WHERE THEY
PUT THE RECORDS, RIGHT?

- NO, THAT'S THE SPEAKER.

REMEMBER THE OLD VICTROLAS,

THEY HAD THE BIG
HORN THAT WENT OUT?

WELL, THIS ONE,
THEY KEPT IT INTERNAL,

SO IT GOES DOWN
THIS PIPE RIGHT HERE.

THEN IT FANS OUT IN THERE,
AND THAT'S THE SPEAKER,

SO IT FILLS THE
ROOM UP LIKE THAT.

THIS WAS ONE OF THE
MORE EXPENSIVE MODELS.

I IMAGINE PROBABLY OVER $100,

WHICH WAS A LOT
OF MONEY BACK THEN.

THOMAS EDISON MAY HAVE
INVENTED THE PHONOGRAPH MACHINE,

BUT VICTROLA WAS BY FAR
THE MOST POPULAR BRAND.

DO YOU HAVE THE STYLUS FOR IT?

- NO.

- WHAT ABOUT THE DIAPHRAGM?

- NO.

- OKAY, THIS JUST...
JUST WHAT WE SEE HERE,

WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET?

- I HAVE THIS REALLY
BEAUTIFUL HANDLE.

- OKAY.

DOES IT EVEN TURN?
HAVE YOU TRIED IT OUT?

- I DON'T REMEMBER. I
DON'T KNOW HOW IT WORKS.

- OKAY, THERE'S
A SPRING IN THERE

THAT YOU GOT TO WIND UP.

IT'S LIKE A CLOCK OR A WATCH.

IT SEEMS LIKE IT
SHOULD BE TURNING

A LITTLE HARDER
THAN IT'S TURNING.

YEAH, FOR SOME REASON,
IT'S NOT WINDING UP.

- MAYBE IT'S RUSTY.

IT HASN'T BEEN USED
SINCE WORLD WAR Il.

- A MINT CONDITION VICTROLA CAN
GO FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS,

BUT COLLECTORS
WANT THEM TO WORK.

THIS THING IS MISSING PARTS,

AND THE WINDING
MECHANISM IS BUSTED.

IMAGINE TRYING TO FIND
PARTS FOR SOMETHING

THAT'S 100 YEARS OLD.

IT GETS REAL
EXPENSIVE REAL FAST.

SO WHAT WERE YOU
LOOKING TO DO WITH IT?

- SELL IT.

- OKAY, AND HOW MUCH
DID YOU WANT FOR IT?

- I'D LIKE $2,000 FOR IT.

- MM...

- NO?

- IT'S A BEAUTIFUL
PIECE OF FURNITURE,

BUT MY PROBLEM IS,
YOU'RE MISSING PARTS.

YOU KNOW, I'M IN
BUSINESS TO MAKE MONEY,

AND I WOULD NOT BE
ABLE TO MAKE A DIME ON IT

AT ANY PRICE.

- SO WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
- I CAN'T BUY IT.

- YOU CAN'T BUY THIS?

- YEAH, I'M NOT EVEN
GONNA MAKE YOU AN OFFER.

- AND HERE I'M THINKING
I HAD SOMETHING

THAT WAS WORTH A LOT OF MONEY.

IT'S MEANT TO STAY
WITH ME, I GUESS.

- WELL, THANKS FOR
LETTING ME LOOK AT IT.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

- WHEN HE SAID HE
COULDN'T PUT AN OFFER ON IT,

I WAS DISAPPOINTED.

I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA SELL IT,

AND I GUESS I'M GONNA
BE JUST STUCK WITH IT.

- EARLIER, A GUY BROUGHT
IN A TOY GERMAN ARMY TRUCK

HE PICKED UP AT A YARD SALE.

I THINK IT'S A RARE FIND,
BUT I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE,

SO I CALLED MY BUDDY JOHNNY
DOWN TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK.

- I'M JOHNNY JIMENEZ, OWNER
OF TOY SHACK LAS VEGAS.

WE SPECIALIZE IN VINTAGE CARS,
DIE CASTS, AND COLLECTIBLES.

- I'M THINKING IT'S,
LIKE, WORLD WAR Il

OR PRE-WORLD WAR Il.

- I'VE SEEN A FEW
OF THESE COME UP.

IT'S A PRETTY RARE PIECE.

ANYTHING FROM THE 1930s
IS GONNA BE PRETTY RARE.

THE TOY COMES FROM
THE COMPANY TIPPCO.

THE OWNER OF TIPPCO WAS JEWISH.

HE WAS FORCED TO FLEE
THE COUNTRY BEFORE THE '30s.

HE LATER CAME BACK AND
TOOK BACK HIS COMPANY,

STARTED REPRODUCING TOYS AGAIN.

YEAH, WHAT WE'VE
GOT HERE IS A SHELL.

WE'RE MISSING THE DRIVER.

THERE WAS A DRIVER THAT
WENT HERE IN THE FRONT.

HE HAD TWO GUNNERS IN THE BACK,

AND THERE WAS A SHIELD HERE.

- OKAY.
- SO WE'RE MISSING A FEW PIECES.

THIS GUN, WHEN IT CAME
OUT, ACTUALLY FIRED,

AND IT WOULD JUST
SHOOT A PROJECTILE OUT.

YOU GOT A FEW CONDITION ISSUES.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT
WAS PLAYED WITH.

BUT, I MEAN, THEN AGAIN, I
MEAN, BACK THEN, YOU KNOW,

PEOPLE WERE TRYING TO
PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE,

YET ALONE BUY TOYS FOR
THEIR KIDS, YOU KNOW?

SO YOU GOT ONE
TOY, AND THAT WAS IT.

- YEAH. IT'S NOT LIKE TODAY.

SO WHAT'S IT WORTH IN
THIS KIND OF CONDITION?

- BEING THAT YOU'RE MISSING
A LOT OF THE MAIN PIECES,

I WOULD PUT A PRICE ON THIS

MAYBE ABOUT $150
TO $250 DOLLARS.

- OKAY, THANKS, MAN.
- NO PROBLEM.

WELL, AS A TOY COLLECTOR,
I MEAN, IT'S AN AMAZING TOY.

I MEAN, I WOULD LOVE
TO HAVE IT IN MY SHOP.

IT'S JUST TOO BAD THAT IT
WASN'T IN BETTER CONDITION.

- OKAY, DID YOU WANT
TO PAWN THIS OR SELL IT?

- I WANT TO SELL IT.
- OKAY.

SO HOW MUCH YOU WANT FOR IT?

- WELL, HE SAID $250. $300?

- REALLY? YOU'RE REALLY
GONNA START THAT WAY?

- ABSOLUTELY.

- I'M THINKING, LIKE, 80 BUCKS.

THE THING IS... I
MEAN, LITERALLY,

YOU LOOK THIS THING
UP IN A BOOK SOMEWHERE,

AND YOU'RE GONNA
GO TO THE -UP COLUMN.

- I HEAR YOU.

$175.

- 80 BUCKS.

- OKAY, $125, YOU KNOW YOU'RE
GETTING ON AWESOME DEAL ON IT.

YOU GUYS WILL DO WELL ON IT.

- HOW ABOUT 90 BUCKS?

BECAUSE I'M GONNA GET,
LIKE, $150 OUT OF IT, TOPS.

- 100 BUCKS, AND YOU DON'T
SEE MY SMILEY FACE AGAIN TODAY.

- PROMISE?
- PROMISE.

- ALL RIGHT, I'LL
GO 100 BUCKS ON IT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO
DO SOME PAPERWORK.

- ALL RIGHT, SOUNDS GOOD.

YOU KNOW, I SOLD
IT FOR 100 BUCKS.

MAYBE THEY CAN MAKE
SOME GOOD MONEY ON IT TOO.

GOOD FOR THEM. I'M
HAPPY WITH WHAT I GOT.

- WHOOPEE.

- DAD, WHAT IN THE
HELL ARE YOU DOING?

- THIS IS PRETTY COOL.

WHEE.