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pipoman

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15. I agree..

Sat Mar 16, 2013, 09:38 AM

Mar 2013

it is too good to be true in many cases..the educational value isn't eliminated for anyone who likes to go to garage sales, flea markets, antiquing, etc. I have met many 'pickers' over the years while picking myself. We all have our areas of interest, knowledge, and market (value of these things is based on a market which is extremely subjective). For instance one woman I know goes to all the same estate sales, etc. I do.. She looks for dolls, vintage clothing, and jewelery. I look for antique tools, advertising, postcards and photos. Over the years we have educated each other..she picks for me and I pick for her..we send pics to each other before buying. It happens all the time that I am walking through a sale behind 10 other people and I find something incredible and profitable...the more I know, the less chance I am the one walking by a $1000 bill..

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Contrary to what I have read here, I think "Pawn Stars" [View all] goodthanksandyou Mar 2013 OP

I like both those shows. Pawn Stars would do well to drop the name-calling that goes on ... Scuba Mar 2013 #1

I never saw Hard Core Pawn goodthanksandyou Mar 2013 #3

Couldn't agree more about the Hardcore disfunctional pipoman Mar 2013 #5

They are only pretending to Bay Boy Mar 2013 #26

Pawn shops are not antique stores Mnpaul Mar 2013 #44

Yeah, nobody has ever made money buying and selling antiques.. pipoman Mar 2013 #50

I'll take the pawn shop profits before the antique shop profits any day Mnpaul Mar 2013 #53

what ever..lol pipoman Mar 2013 #55

Obscene profit? Mnpaul Mar 2013 #58

I used to go to used book stores and buy books for $3 that I knew I could flip for $30 or more Peter cotton Mar 2013 #61

It's a different kettle of fish.. pipoman Mar 2013 #63

I know that there isn't a single retail business pipoman Mar 2013 #64

600%? Mnpaul Mar 2013 #71

So above you were pipoman Mar 2013 #84

If you tell a customer what it is worth Mnpaul Mar 2013 #85

More justification of bad behavior IMO.. pipoman Mar 2013 #87

The Pawn Stars shop really isn't a proper pawnshop though sir pball Mar 2013 #70

Hardcore pawn is reality Mnpaul Mar 2013 #73

Retail jewelry is a complete ripoff. Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2013 #83

I don't know if it's exactly history.. pipoman Mar 2013 #2

I admire what you do goodthanksandyou Mar 2013 #4

I started as a child pipoman Mar 2013 #23

I some time watch American Picker if I have the television tuned to that channel when the TV bluestate10 Mar 2013 #81

I like Pawn Stars too, but the problem with bringing new viewers to the channel truebluegreen Mar 2013 #35

It's total bullshit. Those 'customers' are shills, paid for by the producers. Ikonoklast Mar 2013 #6

"Why sell it in a dive Vegas pawn shop for pennies?" jorno67 Mar 2013 #9

But that isn't what's happening there. Ikonoklast Mar 2013 #13

One guy brought in a unique piece of American history TheCowsCameHome Mar 2013 #14

Because he was paid by the producers to do so. Ikonoklast Mar 2013 #16

I agree.. pipoman Mar 2013 #15

When you sell on the Internet, you take the chance that you will get stiffed Art_from_Ark Mar 2013 #19

You think a pawn shop won't rip you off? Ikonoklast Mar 2013 #21

I have been buying and selling on ebay and other pipoman Mar 2013 #24

I don't know about how scripted Pawn Stars is Jacoby365 Mar 2013 #30

Message auto-removed bobbyjeffy Mar 2013 #45

It's a safe bet that any reality show is very heavily scripted by now. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #76

Color me uniformed again. Where can I find these shows you speak of? In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #7

Hi, they are on the history channel on cable TV. goodthanksandyou Mar 2013 #40

I think I can find that! In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #41

Goodnight! goodthanksandyou Mar 2013 #42

"Hardcore Pawn" is on TruTV JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2013 #66

I avoid all of the shows makin' money on the hardship of people tryin' to survive. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #68

A friend of mine was an actor on American Pickers alphafemale Mar 2013 #8

Tell me more... Bay Boy Mar 2013 #27

Savannah episode alphafemale Mar 2013 #29

And so that person is not an appraiser? Bluenorthwest Mar 2013 #65

Most "reality" shows are scripted and played by actors. alphafemale Mar 2013 #67

Market Warriors on PBS Mnpaul Mar 2013 #75

I can agree with you, but the fact that this is the closest they get to actual history programming Squinch Mar 2013 #10

+1000 n/t truebluegreen Mar 2013 #37

Message auto-removed bobbyjeffy Mar 2013 #56

Wouldn't it be nice to see a biography of Tsar Nicholas, or Attucks Crispus, or Ghengis Khan? Squinch Mar 2013 #60

Both shows are interesting TheCowsCameHome Mar 2013 #11

How revolting. CBHagman Mar 2013 #18

Well said, especially your first two sentences. woo me with science Mar 2013 #25

Well, the "Learning Channel" has Honey Boo Boo on so your point is well made tularetom Mar 2013 #34

World's Worst Tenants is completely scripted and acted and has no educational values. alphafemale Mar 2013 #12

I like watching American Pickers here in the UK dipsydoodle Mar 2013 #17

Long ago I bought a Fender Rhodes piano at the flea market for $20 and sold it online for a lot more Fumesucker Mar 2013 #52

Instead of watching a couple hucksters haggling over a unique historical object for profit baldguy Mar 2013 #20

Worst of the bunch of 'scavenger' shows madamesilverspurs Mar 2013 #22

Message auto-removed bobbyjeffy Mar 2013 #46

The fact that they even aired that poisonous garbage offends me. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #77

Chum is a total waste of human flesh dballance Mar 2013 #28

Pawn Stars Prices dem in texas Mar 2013 #31

I agree. The storage wars stuff is really outrageous. They can find a box of used Kleenex BlueStreak Mar 2013 #51

I don't pipi_k Mar 2013 #32

the name irritates me: it's a takeoff from Porn Stars Whisp Mar 2013 #33

The interaction between the characters is all scripted tularetom Mar 2013 #36

Interesting conversation and opinions about these shows, and the channels. northoftheborder Mar 2013 #38

A note on the History Channel and why it probably does what it does Benton D Struckcheon Mar 2013 #39

i have interest in history but i'm no scholar JI7 Mar 2013 #47

I like pawn stars Paulie Mar 2013 #43

to zee lounge spanone Mar 2013 #48

most tv shows are poorly produced but you are right liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #49

The problem is that it frames the history as a monetary transaction. Doesn't really focus on Erose999 Mar 2013 #54

History of ephemera and a bit of social history in shows like these.... JCMach1 Mar 2013 #57

Theres nothing real about 96% of reality shows olddots Mar 2013 #59

I enjoy Pawn Stars union_maid Mar 2013 #62

I have never watched either one of those shows. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #69

Well, it's not like you've missed all that much union_maid Mar 2013 #72

I imagine there's options out there better than contemporary reality TV. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #74

These and news shows I like in the background when doing other things like playing my mandola. Hoyt Mar 2013 #78

I refuse to watch Pawn Stars LadyHawkAZ Mar 2013 #79

The thing I don't like about all these so called reality shows doc03 Mar 2013 #80

I like Antiques Roadshow much better. Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2013 #82

When AR first began airing in the US pipoman Mar 2013 #88

In 30 minutes you may learn a few facts about 3 or 4 items? Incitatus Mar 2013 #86