Pawn Stars (2009–…): Season 3, Episode 28 - Ah, Shoot! - full transcript

An Ansel Adams print has an unexpected past. A Jaguar gets some special treatment. A customer has some big money and wants to sell.

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

- I HAVE AN ANSEL ADAMS PRINT
I'D LIKE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT.

- FROM THE ADDAMS FAMILY?

NOT REALLY, BUT...

- I HAVE A NEWSPAPER,
"DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN."

- BACK IN THE DAY,
PAPERS WAS ALL HAND-SET.

AND THIS WAS A MAJOR SCREWUP.

WHOEVER DID THAT PROBABLY
GOT HIS ASS CHEWED OUT.

- WE HAVE A 1987 JAGUAR.

- THIS IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.

- I ALWAYS TOOK
GOOD CARE OF IT, SO...



- WHAT... WHAT IN THE
WORLD DID YOU RUN INTO?

- PROBABLY MY WIFE DID THAT.

- YEAH, WELL, BLAME
IT ON THE WIFE.

- 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.

- HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?
- FINE.

I HAVE AN ANSEL ADAMS PRINT
I'D LIKE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT.

- FROM THE ADDAMS FAMILY?

- NOT REALLY, BUT...

- A DIFFERENT ADAMS FAMILY.

- I DECIDED TO COME
TO THE PAWN SHOP



SO I COULD SELL MY
ANSEL ADAMS PRINT,

BECAUSE I COULD
REALLY USE THE MONEY.

I JUST WANT AT LEAST $1,500,

AND I'M HOPING IT'S WORTH MORE.

- SO WHERE DID YOU GET THIS?

- I ACTUALLY WORKED AT
THE SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS.

AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
THEY WERE GONNA GET RID OF.

- IS ANSEL ADAM HOT RIGHT NOW?

- HE'S ALWAYS BEEN HOT.

HE'S SORT OF LIKE THE FIRST GUY

THAT BROUGHT PHOTOGRAPHY
TO A REAL ART FORM,

AND THAT'S WHY
THEY'RE EXPENSIVE.

UNDERSTAND?

- YEAH.
- OKAY.

ANSEL ADAMS IS ONE

OF THE GREATEST LANDSCAPE
ARTISTS OF ALL TIME.

HIS BLACK-AND-WHITE
PHOTOS ARE ICONIC.

BUT DON'T LET THE POSTERS AT
YOUR DOCTOR'S OFFICE FOOL YOU.

ORIGINAL ANSEL ADAMS
ARE WORTH A LOT OF MONEY.

- I KNOW IT DID RUN IN THE
SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS

IN 1962.

- OKAY, IT SAYS "PHOTOGRAPH
OF YOSEMITE BY ANSEL ADAMS.

FOR PHOTOGRAVE OR LITHOGRAPH."

HAVE YOU SEEN IT IN ANY
BOOKS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT?

- NOT THIS ONE, NO. I'VE
NEVER SEEN IT ANYWHERE.

- THIS MIGHT BE
WORTH A LOT OF MONEY.

A GUY RECENTLY BOUGHT
SOME NEGATIVES AT A YARD SALE

THAT SOME PEOPLE SAY ARE
ORIGINAL ANSEL ADAM NEGATIVES.

THEY COULD BE WORTH A FORTUNE.

THE JURY'S STILL OUT,

BUT IT SPARKED ALL
KINDS OF INTEREST

IN ADAMS' WORK AND YARD SALES.

ALL RIGHT, SO WHAT DO YOU
WANT TO DO WITH THE PHOTOGRAPH?

- I'D LIKE TO SELL IT.

- AND HOW MUCH DID YOU
WANT TO GET OUT OF IT?

- THERE WERE SOME PRINTS
THAT I FOUND ON THE INTERNET

THAT WERE ACTUALLY
SMALLER THAN THIS

THAT THEY WERE
ASKING $1,500 FOR.

SO $1,500...

- I MEAN, IT MIGHT BE
A REASONABLE FIGURE.

I CAN HAVE A FRIEND LOOK AT IT.

HE CAN TELL US
SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

- DEFINITELY.

- ANSEL ADAMS CAN BE
WORTH A LOT OF MONEY.

LET ME GET HIM IN
HERE. HE'LL TAKE A LOOK.

WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.

- GREAT.
- OKAY?

- THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

- NO PROBLEM.

- I THINK THE EXPERT'S
GONNA TELL ME

IT'S WORTH AT LEAST $1,500.

I'M HOPING TO MAKE
A LOT OF MONEY.

- SO THIS IS IT?

- WE HAVE A CLASSIC 1987 JAGUAR.

BEAUTIFUL CONDITION.

YOU WILL LOVE IT.

- YOU'RE A TRUE CAR SALESMAN.

- I DECIDED TO COME TO
THE PAWN SHOP TODAY

TO SELL MY JAGUAR.

I REALLY LOVE THE COOL
LOOKS AND THE WAY IT RIDES,

BUT I DON'T NEED
THE CAR ANYMORE,

SO I WANT TO GET RID OF IT.

I HOPE TO GET AT LEAST $5,000.

THAT WOULD BE THE
MINIMUM I WANT TO SELL IT FOR.

I GOT IT ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO.

RIGHT NOW, IT HAS 113,000 MILES.

- IS THERE ANY MAJOR
MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH IT?

- NO, I ALWAYS TOOK
GOOD CARE OF IT,

SO THERE WAS NEVER A PROBLEM.

- WELL, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL CAR,

EXCEPT I'VE HEARD
STORIES ABOUT THEM...

HIGH COSTS OF REPAIRS,
ET CETERA, ET CETERA.

- THEY DO HAVE THE WORLD'S
COOLEST HOOD ORNAMENT, THOUGH.

- OH, YEAH, I AGREE WITH THAT.

- JAGUAR'S CHANGED
HANDS SO MANY TIMES

OVER THE PAST 20-SOME YEARS.

I KNOW FORD'S OWNED THEM.

NOW SOME INDIAN COMPANY,
TATA MOTORS, OWNS THEM.

- THIS WAS MADE BEFORE
ALL THAT HAPPENED.

I'M SURE.

- JAGUAR STARTED
OFF MAKING SIDECARS

FOR MOTORCYCLES IN THE 1920s.

NOW THEY MAKE SOME OF THE
BEST LUXURY CARS IN THE WORLD.

FROM THE ELEGANT LINES
TO THE REAL WOOD DASH,

JAGUARS ARE COOL.

YOU MIND IF I TAKE
A LOOK AROUND IT

AND CHECK IT OUT?

YOU GOT A LITTLE BIT OF
ROT GOING ON RIGHT HERE.

- YOU'RE GETTING
PICKY ON ME NOW.

- WHAT IN THE WORLD
DID YOU RUN INTO?

THAT'S A REALLY WEIRD
DENT IN THE DOOR.

- PROBABLY MY WIFE.

- YEAH, WELL, BLAME
IT ON THE WIFE.

- THE INTERIOR'S INCREDIBLE.

DOESN'T EVEN LOOK LIKE
ANYONE EVER SAT IN THE BACKSEAT.

FROM TIME TO TIME,

YOU HEAR ABOUT HOW
COMPLICATED JAGUARS CAN BE.

BUT THIS CAR IS SOLID.

THE BODY ONLY HAS
MINOR PROBLEMS,

AND THE ENGINE RUNS.

IF I CAN GET IT FOR
A DECENT PRICE,

IT'S DEFINITELY
WORTH PICKING UP.

SO HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT FOR IT?

- WELL, $5,000.

- ABSOLUTELY CLEAN, THESE
THINGS GO FOR 5 GRAND.

IT'S GONNA COST
ME OVER 1,000 BUCKS

TO GET EVERYTHING
STRAIGHTENED OUT ON IT.

I'M THINKING MORE LIKE $2,200.

- UH...

HOW ABOUT $3,000?

- I'LL GIVE YOU $2,500.
IT'S THE MOST I CAN GO.

IT'S JUST...

- YOU KNOW IT'S THE
WRONG COLOR, RICK.

- I'M NOT GONNA PAINT IT BLACK.

FOR SOME REASON, ALL
HE LIKES IS BLACK CARS.

BUT THERE'S A FEW THINGS
I GOT TO GET DONE TO IT,

AND I THINK $2,500 IS MORE
THAN A FAIR OFFER ON IT.

THIS IS NOT A GOOD TIME
TO BE SELLING LUXURY CARS.

IF I TRIED TO FLIP
THIS CAR RIGHT NOW,

I'D GET 3,500 BUCKS TOPS.

BUT I HAVE AN IDEA HOW I CAN
TURN A MUCH BIGGER PROFIT.

YOU GOT TO PLAY BIG TO WIN BIG.

- I REALLY LOVE THIS CAR.

I HATE TO GET RID OF IT, BUT...

ALL RIGHT.

- OKAY, $2,500.

- I'LL TAKE IT.
- OKAY.

- THANK YOU MUCH, SIR.

- LET'S GO INSIDE.

WE'LL GO DO SOME PAPERWORK.

- I SETTLED FOR $2,500.

IT WAS A LITTLE PAINFUL,

BUT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS,
NOW I DON'T NEED IT ANYMORE,

AND THAT'S WHY I TOOK IT.

- HEY. HOW'S IT GOING?

- I HAVE HERE A 1942

CHICAGO BEARS TEAM
SIGNED FOOTBALL.

IT'S IN GOOD SHAPE.

- USUALLY BALLS THIS OLD
HAVE JUST FALLEN APART,

SORT OF LIKE THE
BEARS USUALLY DO.

- COMING TO THE PAWN SHOP TODAY

TO TRY TO SELL MY
AUTOGRAPHED FOOTBALL

FOR THE 1942 CHICAGO BEAR TEAM.

I'D REALLY LIKE TO GET $5,000.

I SUPPOSE I'D TAKE
BETWEEN $2,000 AND $2,500.

- SO WHERE DID YOU GET THIS?

- MY WIFE'S AUNT
RECENTLY PASSED AWAY.

WE WENT OUT THERE TO HELP
HER CLEAN HER STUFF OUT.

THAT WAS IN THE
BOTTOM DRESSER DRAWER

WRAPPED IN A TOWEL.

- OKAY.

- I HAVE THE LETTER OF
AUTHENTICITY RIGHT HERE.

- WELL, THANKS FOR MAKING
MY LIFE EASY WITH THIS.

- 'CAUSE NOW I
DON'T HAVE TO CALL IN

A GUY TO LOOK AT
IT OR ANYTHING ELSE.

- RIGHT.

- THE FIRST SUPER BOWL
WASN'T PLAYED TILL 1967,

BUT THE NFL'S BEEN
HAVING BIG CHAMPIONSHIPS

SINCE THE '30s.

AND BACK IN THE '40s,

THE CHICAGO BEARS
WERE THE TEAM TO BEAT.

I MEAN, THEY WON, LIKE,
THREE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

JUST ABOUT ANYTHING FROM
THOSE REALLY EARLY GAMES

CAN MAKE NFL COLLECTORS GO NUTS.

- DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT THE '42 BEARS?

- I RECOGNIZE SID LUCKMAN.

- QUARTERBACK IN THE BIGGEST
BLOWOUT IN NFL HISTORY.

70-SOMETHING TO NOTHING.
- YEAH.

- THAT'S BACK WHEN THEY PLAYED
IN THE GRID FIELD TOO, RIGHT?

- I THINK THEY GOT RID
OF THE GRID IN THE '30s.

YOU KNOW HOW THEY USED
TO HAVE FOOTBALL FIELDS,

JUST A BUNCH OF
SQUARES ON THE FIELD,

WASN'T LINED UP LIKE TODAY?

THIS WAS DURING WORLD WAR II,

AND THEY COMBINED
SOME OF THE TEAMS.

I KNOW THERE WAS THE STEAGLES,

WHICH WAS THE COMBINATION
OF THE EAGLES AND THE STEELERS.

IT WAS A REALLY REDUCED LEAGUE.
- INTERESTING.

- THIS BALL IS AN AMAZING
PIECE OF NFL HISTORY.

AND SINCE THE BEARS HAVE SOME

OF THE MOST HARD-CORE
FANS OUT THERE,

IT WON'T BE IN MY
SHOWCASE VERY LONG.

SO WHAT DID YOU
WANT TO DO WITH IT?

- WELL, I'D LIKE TO SELL IT.

AND I'M THINKING $5,000
AT AUCTION WOULD BE EASY.

- YOU COULD BE RIGHT.

IT COULD GO FOR 5,000
BUCKS AT AUCTION.

BUT YOU'RE GONNA PAY
30% RIGHT OFF THE TOP

TO THE AUCTION COMPANY.

- 30%? WOW.

- AND THEN THERE'S NO GUARANTEE

THAT YOU GET $5,000 FOR IT.

- BUT WE HAVE CASH.

- YEAH.

- $3,000?

- I'M THINKING 2,000 BUCKS.

THE MORE EXPENSIVE THINGS ARE,

THE LONGER THEY SIT AROUND.

- I MEAN, IT'S PRETTY AMAZING

TO THINK IT'S A 1942 BALL.

- I'LL TELL YOU
WHAT. 2,500 BUCKS.

THAT'S AS HIGH AS I'M GONNA GO.

IT'S IN THE MIDDLE THERE.

I THINK IT'S A FAIR OFFER.

- IT'S FAIR.
- OKAY.

- I'LL TAKE IT.

- ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO
DO SOME PAPERWORK.

- $2,500'S A FAIR PRICE.

IT WASN'T QUITE AS
MUCH AS I WANTED,

BUT I THINK, IN THE END,
I WAS HAPPY WITH THAT.

- EARLIER, I BOUGHT A 1987
JAGUAR FOR 2,500 BUCKS.

THESE CARS ARE A
TOUGH SELL RIGHT NOW,

SO TAKE MAKE IT AS
PROFITABLE AS POSSIBLE,

I'M GONNA BRING IT OVER TO MY
BUDDY DANNY AT COUNT'S KUSTOMS.

HE ALWAYS KNOWS HOW
TO TAKE AN ORDINARY CAR

AND TURN IT INTO SOMETHING
CUSTOMERS GO CRAZY FOR.

HEY, DANNY.

- HEY, GENTLEMEN, WHAT'S UP?

- WHAT'S GOING ON, COUNT?

- WELL, THIS IS IT, '87 JAG.

- NICE. I'M DANNY KOKER.

OWN COUNT'S KUSTOMS
RIGHT HERE IN LAS VEGAS.

WE BUILD WICKED CHOPPERS
AND UNBELIEVABLE HOT RODS.

I LIKE THE '87 JAGS
BECAUSE IT'S THE LAST YEAR

OF THAT NICE, ROUNDED
XJ6 BODY STYLE.

IT'S GONNA BE A LOT
OF FUN TO DO THIS CAR.

- OH, OKAY.

A LITTLE BIT OF
RUST IN THE BACK.

THE DOOR'S SCREWED UP.

- HEY, COUNT, HOW ABOUT
PAINTING THIS THING BLACK FOR US?

CHANGING FROM WHITE TO BLACK,

WE GOT TO TAKE THE
WHOLE CAR APART,

GET IN ALL OF THE DOORJAMBS.

LAST THING YOU WANT TO
DO IS SEE A CAR THAT'S BLACK,

AND THEN YOU OPEN
IT UP, AND THE DOORS,

YOU CAN TELL THAT
IT USED TO BE WHITE.

SO TO DO IT PROPERLY,
TAKE IT APART,

SHOOT THE WHOLE THING,
AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER.

IT CAN BE DONE, BUT...

- NO, NO, NO, NO.
- WHY NOT?

- 'CAUSE WE'RE NOT TAKING
THE WHOLE CAR APART.

WE HAVE TO MAKE MONEY ON IT.

I'M NOT... YOU'RE
NOT KEEPING IT.

- WHY?

- EVERY TIME I BUY A COOL CAR,

THE OLD MAN TRIES
TO KEEP IT FOR HIMSELF.

IT MAKES ACTUALLY SELLING
THESE CARS PRETTY DAMN HARD.

- IT REALLY LOOKS
IN NICE SHAPE, MAN.

HOW DOES IT DRIVE?

- UH, THAT'S THE THING.

IT'S RUNNING A LITTLE ROUGH.

- WELL, BEFORE WE DIVE
INTO IT, LET ME FIRE IT UP.

IS THAT COOL? I WANT TO
JUST HEAR HOW IT RUNS.

- YEAH, GO AHEAD.

- THIS IS REALLY NICE IN HERE.

IT DOESN'T SOUND ALL
THAT GOOD. I DON'T KNOW.

- WELL, IT'S NOT KNOCKING.

- RIGHT, THAT'S TRUE.
IT'S NOT KNOCKING.

I TELL YOU, THE GOOD
THING IS, SHE'S BEAUTIFUL.

BUT MECHANICAL, WE
GOT TO FIGURE THIS OUT.

THE OUTSIDE'S IN
WONDERFUL CONDITION.

THE INSIDE IS CHERRY.

SO HOPEFULLY IT'S JUST
A MATTER OF TUNING IT UP

AND PROPER FUEL
AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

I'M HOPING.

SO WHAT DID YOU GUYS PAY FOR IT?

- $2,500.
- I THINK YOU DID GOOD.

THE BODY'S REALLY NICE.

THE INTERIOR'S GORGEOUS.

AS LONG AS WE GET THIS
MOTOR RUNNING RIGHT,

-, - THAT'S THE
ONLY BIG QUESTION.

- ALL RIGHT, WELL...

- WE'LL GET IT
STRAIGHTENED OUT, I HOPE.

THANKS, DANNY.

GIVE ME A CALL.
- IT'S A PLEASURE, MAN.

- I BROUGHT THIS CAR TO DANNY

BECAUSE HE KNOWS HOW
TO MAXIMIZE MY PROFIT,

AND THAT IS NOT
EASY WITH AN '87 JAG.

BUT IF THE ENGINE TURNS
OUT TO BE A SIMPLE FIX,

I THINK HE CAN DO IT.

I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
WHAT HE COMES UP WITH.

EARLIER, A GUY BROUGHT IN
AN ANSEL ADAMS PHOTOGRAPH.

ANSEL ADAM PHOTOGRAPHS
CAN BE EXTREMELY VALUABLE.

SO I CALLED MY BUDDY BRETT
DOWN TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT IT.

- HOW YOU BEEN?

I'M A FINE ART APPRAISER
HERE IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA,

WITH ART ENCOUNTER.

THE GUYS GIVE ME A CALL
WHEN THEY HAVE A PIECE

THAT THEY CAN'T MAKE
HEADS OR TAILS OF.

- HEY, THIS IS WHAT I
CALLED YOU ABOUT.

- ANSEL ADAMS. VERY NICE.

ANSEL ADAMS IS PROBABLY THE MOST

FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPHER
OF THE 20TH CENTURY.

HE REALLY BRIDGED THE GAP
FROM PHOTOGRAPHY TO FINE ART.

HE KIND OF BROKE
THROUGH THAT CEILING.

THIS IS QUINTESSENTIAL ADAMS.

HIS YOSEMITE PIECES ARE
REALLY WHAT PUT HIM ON THE MAP.

SO THIS IS DEFINITELY
RIGHT IN LINE

WITH THAT BODY OF WORK.

DO YOU MIND IF I TAKE A LOOK?

- NOT AT ALL.
- OKAY.

YEAH, IT'S NOT IN
GREAT CONDITION.

THIS WAS A PIECE INTENDED
FOR REPRODUCTION.

AND YOU CAN TELL
THAT IT WAS USED

IN THAT CAPACITY.

YOU CAN SEE THE MARKINGS ON IT.

ANSEL ADAMS USED TO
HAVE A FAMOUS EXPRESSION

WHERE THE NEGATIVE WAS THE SCORE

AND THE PRINT WAS
THE PERFORMANCE.

ON MOST OF HIS PIECES FOR
REPRODUCTION IN NEWSPAPERS,

HE WOULD HAVE SOME
SORT OF A STAMP ON HERE,

"RETURN TO ARTIST."

THE REASON FOR
THAT IS, HE DIDN'T WANT

AN IMAGE LIKE THIS TO BE SEEN.

THE FACT THAT IT WAS
REPRODUCED IN A LARGE CAPACITY,

I THINK, GIVES IT A LITTLE
BIT OF COLLECTABILITY,

BUT AS A FINE ART PIECE,

A CONNOISSEUR OF
ANSEL ADAMS' WORKS

WOULDN'T LOOK TWICE THAT THIS.

IT'S NOT ON PHOTOGRAPHIC PAPER.

IT'S NOT A PIECE THAT
HE SIGNED OFF ON

AS GALLERY PRESENTABLE.

- SO WHAT DO YOU
THINK IT'S WORTH?

- SOMEWHERE IN THE $300 RANGE.

- OKAY.

THANKS.

- HEY, RICK, MY
PLEASURE. THANK YOU.

SORRY, DAVE. THANK YOU.

- WELL, THAT'S WHAT I
WANTED TO FIND OUT.

- OKAY, WELL, YOU FOUND OUT.

AND I WOULD GIVE YOU,
LIKE, 200 BUCKS FOR IT.

- $200?

- I'D SPEND 50 BUCKS
GETTING IT FRAMED.

I'D ASK $400 FOR IT.

THERE'S JUST NOT A
LOT OF MONEY THERE.

- YOU KNOW, I THINK, FOR
200 BUCKS, I'LL KEEP IT.

- OKAY.

THANKS FOR BRINGING IT DOWN.

IT WAS GREAT LOOKING AT IT.

- OKAY, THANK YOU.

TELL YOU THE TRUTH,
I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED.

OBVIOUSLY I HOPED
FOR MORE THAN $200.

I'LL FRAME IT AND DISPLAY
IT IN MY OWN HOME.

IT'S A DONE DEAL.

- GOOD MORNING.
- HEY. HOW YOU DOING?

- I'M FINE. HOW ARE YOU?

- DOING WELL. WHAT DO WE GOT?

- A NEWSPAPER.

"DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN."

AS WE ALL KNOW,
THIS WAS A MISPRINT.

- WHOEVER DID THAT PROBABLY
GOT HIS ASS CHEWED OUT.

I'M SURE THEY DID.

I CAME TO THE PAWN
SHOP TODAY TO SELL

A "DEWEY DEFEATS
TRUMAN" NEWSPAPER

FROM THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE.

THE REASON WHY I
WANT TO SELL IT IS,

I THINK IT'S A VALUABLE
PIECE OF HISTORY

THAT SOMEBODY
MAY BE INTERESTED IN.

I THINK IT'S WORTH
SEVERAL THOUSAND,

AND THAT'S WHAT I'M
LOOKING TO GET FOR IT.

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL PAPER
FROM NOVEMBER 3, 1948.

MY FATHER OWNED A NEWSSTAND,

AND HE KEPT THIS.

- WHAT HAD HAPPENED WAS,

DEWEY WAS AHEAD
IN THE POPULAR VOTE,

AND THEY WERE IN SUCH A RUSH
TO BE THE FIRST NEWSPAPER OUT

THAT SAID "DEWEY
DEFEATS TRUMAN,"

THEY BLASTED THEM RIGHT OUT.

BACK IN 1948, EVERYBODY
THOUGHT THOMAS DEWEY

WOULD BEAT HARRY
TRUMAN IN A LANDSLIDE.

SO THE CHICAGO
TRIBUNE WENT AHEAD

AND PRINTED HIS VICTORY
BEFORE THE RESULTS WERE EVEN IN.

IT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST SCREWUPS

IN THE HISTORY OF JOURNALISM.

- WHAT I FOUND
REALLY INTERESTING

IS OBVIOUSLY THE HEADLINE

AND THEN THE TYPESETTING
THAT'S UPSIDE DOWN.

- BACK IN THE DAY,
PAPERS WAS ALL HAND-SET,

AND YOU ALWAYS HAD THE
HUMAN ERROR IN THERE.

THERE'S ALWAYS A MARKET
FOR PRESIDENTIAL COLLECTIBLES.

HARRY TRUMAN HOLDING
UP THIS NEWSPAPER

IS ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC
IMAGES OF THE 20TH CENTURY.

- SO WHAT DID YOU
WANT TO DO WITH IT?

DID YOU WANT TO
PAWN IT OR SELL IT OR...

- SELL IT.

I KNOW THERE'S ONLY 12 IN
THE WHOLE UNITED STATES.

- I BEG TO DIFFER STRONGLY.

IN 1948, THIS WAS A BIG DEAL.

AND EVERYBODY THAT GOT THIS
NEWSPAPER WITH THIS HEADLINE

HELD ON TO IT.

NO ONE THREW THAT AWAY.

SO I'D MAKE YOU AN OFFER
SOMEWHERE AROUND $45.

- ARE YOU KIDDING?

- NOT AT ALL.

- WELL, I'VE HAD AN
OFFER FOR $1,000.

- RUN AS FAST AS
YOU CAN AND GET IT.

PLEASE DO.

I'M WITHDRAWING MY OFFER.

- WELL, AND THE REASON
WHY, HE'S FROM CHICAGO,

SO THIS MEANS A LOT TO HIM.

- SENTIMENTAL VALUE CAN
BE WORTH MORE SOMETIMES.

- WELL, THAT'S IT.

- TAKE IT TO HIM.
SELL IT TO HIM.

GET YOUR THOUSAND BUCKS.

BUY SOMETHING NICE WITH IT.

- MM-HMM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IT WAS NICE MEETING YOU.

I THOUGHT THE OFFER
WAS REALLY LOWBALLING IT.

I HAVE OTHER PARTIES INTERESTED
THAT ARE HISTORY BUFFS,

SO I WILL PURSUE THOSE AVENUES.

- HEY. HOW'S IT GOING?

- GOOD. HOW YOU DOING TODAY?

- ALL RIGHT.

SO WHAT DO YOU GOT HERE?

- I'VE GOT A $500
BILL AND A $1,000 BILL.

- ALL RIGHT.

THIS IS PRETTY COOL.

SO DID YOU WANT
PAWN THESE, SELL THESE,

OR JUST SPEND THEM IN THE STORE?

- I DECIDED TO COME TO
THE PAWN SHOP TODAY

TO TRY TO SELL MY $500
BILL AND MY $1,000 BILL.

THE REASON I WANTED TO
TRY TO SELL THESE BILLS IS,

I'M TRYING TO GET RID OF
SOME OF THE MERCHANDISE

I HAVE AT HOME AND
TURN IT INTO SOME CASH.

I'D LIKE TO SELL
THE BILLS COMBINED

FOR APPROXIMATELY $7,400.

- SO WHERE'D YOU GET THESE?

- I BOUGHT THESE FROM A DEALER

A FEW YEARS BACK IN BOSTON.

- OKAY.

1934 AND 1934?

- YES.
- OKAY.

THERE WAS A CASH SHORTAGE
IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1934

BECAUSE THERE WAS PEOPLE
WHO WERE HOARDING LOTS OF GOLD,

AND THE FEDERAL RESERVE
HAD TO PAY THEM CASH FOR IT,

SO THEY HAD TO
PRINT A LOT OF MONEY,

WHICH IS WHY THE MAJORITY
OF $500 BILLS AND $1,000 BILLS

WERE PRINTED IN 1934.

AND THE REASON THEY
DON'T MAKE IT NOW IS THE IRS.

IT'S TOO EASY TO TRANSPORT
LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY

IF YOU HAVE $1,000 BILLS

AS OPPOSED TO
$100 BILLS, YOU KNOW.

A MILLION BUCKS IN $1,000
BILLS IS A LITTLE STACK LIKE THAT.

THESE BILLS ARE
SUPER COLLECTIBLE

BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T
IN CIRCULATION VERY LONG,

THOUGH I'M NOT SURE
WHY PRESIDENTS CLEVELAND

AND MCKINLEY ARE ON THEM.

ODDLY ENOUGH, THE U.S. TREASURY
NEVER REVEALS ITS REASONS,

SO YOUR GUESS
IS AS GOOD AS MINE.

THEY'RE IN AMAZINGLY
GREAT SHAPE.

WELL, IT'S PRETTY EASY
TO GRADE THIS ONE.

IT'S A 65, WHICH MEANS IT'S GEM.

IT'S ALMOST PERFECT.

IT CAN BE GRADED HIGHER,
ALL THE WAY UP TO A 70,

BUT THE BORDER ON
THE BOTTOM IS SMALLER

THAN THE BORDER ON THE TOP.

NOW, IF IT HAD, LIKE,
PERFECT BORDERS,

THAT WOULD MAKE
IT CLOSER TO A 70.

AND THIS ONE RIGHT
HERE IS NOT UNCIRCULATED.

IT MIGHT GET AN
UNCIRCULATED GRADE LIKE A 60,

BUT YOU CAN SEE THERE'S
DAMAGE TO THE CORNERS.

ALMOST LOOKS LIKE IT'S
BEEN FOLDED AND IRONED.

WITH BILLS, EVERY CREASE, MARK,

AND IMPERFECTION
AFFECTS THE VALUE.

AND THESE BILLS
ARE IN GREAT SHAPE,

SO THEY'RE VERY COLLECTIBLE.

WHAT WERE YOU LOOKING
TO GET OUT OF THESE?

- $1,200 FOR THE $500 ONE

AND $6,200 FOR THE $1,000 ONE.

THIS ONE, I'LL GIVE
YOU 1,000 BUCKS.

WE GOT A DEAL?

- WELL, THAT ONE FIRST.

- I REALLY WANT TO PAY
YOU, LIKE, $3,500 FOR THIS.

- I'D LIKE TO AT LEAST
GET WHAT I PAID FOR IT,

AND THAT WAS $4,800.

IF I CAN GET $4,800

AND $1,000,

$5,800 FOR BOTH...

- $5,500 FOR THE PAIR?

- $5,700, AND YOU GOT A DEAL.

- ALL RIGHT, $5,500.
- $5,700.

I'LL GO $5,500, AND
I'M PUSHING IT AT THAT.

- OKAY, $5,500.

- ALL RIGHT. IT'S A DEAL.

- I SETTLED FOR $5,500.

I WISH I COULD HAVE
GOT A LITTLE MORE FOR IT,

BUT I AM HAPPY,

AND I'M GONNA BUY MY WIFE
A NICE GIFT WITH THE MONEY.

- LOOKING FORWARD
TO SEEING THE CAR?

- I'M GONNA DRIVE IT.

- OKAY.

COUPLE WEEKS AGO, I
BROUGHT AN '87 JAGUAR

TO DANNY AT COUNT'S KUSTOMS.

I'VE KNOWN DANNY
FOR A LONG TIME,

AND HE'S THE KIND OF GUY THAT
WILL GO THAT EXTRA STEP FOR ME,

AND IT ALWAYS MEANS
EXTRA MONEY IN MY POCKET.

HEY, DANNY.

YEAH.

- WHEN I PULLED THE CAR OUT,
I WAS A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS.

I KIND OF WENT OUT ON A LIMB

AND GAVE IT THIS
CRAZY JAG PATTERN.

HOW YOU DOING, BROTHER?

- I'M DOING GREAT, MAN.
- GOOD TO SEE YOU, MAN.

- HEY, DANNY.
- HOW ARE YOU, BROTHER?

- I'M GOOD.
- ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

- SO WHAT ALL DID YOU DO TO IT?

- WELL, WE STUCK WITH
THAT SAME BASE COAT ON IT.

WE FIXED THE RUST ISSUES
THAT WERE REALLY MINOR.

FIXED THE DENT
ON THE OTHER SIDE.

BUT I WANTED TO MAKE IT
STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD,

EASIER TO SELL,

SO WE WENT AHEAD AND
ADDED THE JAGUAR PATTERN

TO THE PINSTRIPE BODY LINE

AND THE SAME THING ON THE HOOD.

THE HOOD'S GOT A GREAT
BODY LINE DOWN THE CENTER,

WHERE IT JUST KIND OF STARTS
SMALLER AND WIDENS OUT.

SO IT REALLY MAKES IT STAND OUT.

IT'S BAD.

AND THEN WE PUT SOME 18-INCH,

YOU KNOW, CHROME
WHEELS AND TIRES ON IT,

GIVE IT MORE OF A LOWER,
WIDER COOL STANCE.

I THINK THE OUTSIDE
CAME OUT GORGEOUS.

- SO WHEN WE BROUGHT IT IN, IT
WASN'T EXACTLY RUNNING RIGHT.

WHAT WAS THE DEAL
WITH THE MOTOR?

- WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S
A LITTLE NERVE-RACKING

WHEN IT'S A MOTOR ISSUE,
BECAUSE IT COULD BE ANYTHING.

THESE CARS WERE
COMPUTER-CONTROLLED,

AND ALL THE TERMINALS

WERE NOT MAKING GOOD
CONNECTIONS ON THE COMPUTER.

SO WE HAD TO CLEAN ALL THAT UP,

GAVE IT A FULL TUNE-UP.

THE CAR'S AS HAPPY AS CAN BE.

IT'S WONDERFUL. YOU SCORED.

THESE GUYS, MAN, THEY
GET LUCKY SOMETIMES,

AND THEY SCORED
A REALLY GOOD CAR.

IT WAS MINOR, MINOR
STUFF UNDER THE HOOD,

AND AFTER THAT, CAR
RUNS LIKE A WATCH.

- ALL RIGHT, ENGINE
WORK, PAINT, WHEELS.

HOW MUCH OVER
BUDGET DID WE GO, MAN?

WE DIDN'T WANT TO PUT
A LOT OF MONEY INTO THIS

'CAUSE THERE'S JUST NOT A
LOT OF PROFIT IN AN '87 JAG.

BUT A FEW SMALL TOUCHES
CAN GO A LONG WAY.

- FOR THE WHOLE PROCESS
OF TURNING IT AROUND

WITHOUT PUTTING TOO
MUCH MONEY INTO IT,

WE DIDN'T CHANGE
THE COLOR ON THE CAR,

SO WE DIDN'T HAVE
TO TAKE IT APART.

WE WENT FOR THAT WHOLE
JAGUAR GRAPHICS ON IT.

THAT WAS REALLY COST-EFFECTIVE.

THE PROBLEMS UNDER THE
HOOD WERE NOT BIG ISSUES.

SO I TELL YOU WHAT.

WE DID THIS WHOLE PACKAGE
FOR, LIKE, 3,500 BUCKS.

- THAT'S A GOOD DEAL.
- SWEET.

- SWEET, SWEET.
- I'M GLAD YOU'RE HAPPY.

- I'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE
SOME MONEY OFF THIS THING.

IT'S DEFINITELY AN
$8,000 OR $9,000 CAR.

THIS CAR IS AWESOME.

IT WILL APPEAL TO SOMEBODY

WHO'S WILLING TO SPEND
THAT LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA MONEY

SO THEY CAN STAND
OUT IN A CROWD,

WHICH MEANS MORE PROFIT FOR ME.

YEAH, IT'LL SELL QUICK.

THIS IS ALWAYS A QUICK SELLER.

THIS CAR IS SO VEGAS.

- SWEET.

- YOU GOT THE KEYS?

- UH, THEY'RE IN IT.

- ALL RIGHT, COOL.

- ENJOY, BROTHER.
- THANKS.

- GET OUT OF THE WAY, RICK.

I'M GONNA DRIVE
THE DAMN CAR HOME.

SEE YOU LATER, RICK.

. DAMN IT.

- DAD, LET ME... LET ME... JUST
LET ME TAKE THE CAR, ALL RIGHT?

- ALL RIGHT.
- YOU'RE OLD, DAD.

ISN'T THERE A LAW YOU
CAN'T DRIVE A CAR ANYMORE?

- COME ON, MAN.

COME ON, DON'T BE SO
HARD ON YOUR DAD, MAN.

- YEAH, WHATEVER.

HE DESERVES EVERY BIT OF IT.

- GIVE ME MY HAT.

- SEE YOU GUYS.

- SO HOW DO YOU PUT UP WITH HIM?

OH, HE'S AN AT TIMES,

BUT I'M USED TO HIM.