my guess is he wants to know what they know about the item and what they have invested so he knows how much he can offer them for it.If a guy comes in and says he has some winged helmet dimes then he prolly knows he can low ball that guy. I get irritated when i see them take people to the bank but at the same time those people are leaving happy so i guess thats all that matters. Make sense to me at least
Looks all to staged, It would be nice if there was a little spontanayity, Well i guess Rick will have to call in an expert on that one:goof:
Hello everyone, I seen the first episode last night. Interesting. Still undecided but am interested to see what people bring in. Not sure i will continue watching it, but none the less, somewhat entertaining, when nothing is going on here that is. Regards, Stan
I think it's staged, too. Why would anyone take a hot air balloon or a flame thrower to a pawn shop? Maybe there's someone you can contact who runs the show if you got a camel saddle you want to unload. You would think they would have some way you can contact them if you were interested in something they got. I'll bet these things just don't just walk into the store. The History Channel probably lines these people up and pays for the stuff these guys want to sell. That's even if the customers are actually real. Rick and them probably gets some sort of paycheck, but the free advertising is enough to keep the pawn shop going.
And these people on the show are not leashed to the counter and can walk out with their item anytime and blow any offer made by the shop.
In my opinion, those guys rank at par with the guys from the Repo Men shows. Just as shifty, just as cheezy.
And remember something else, those people are not having their arms twisted to accept any offer from the shop staff. They are free to walk back out the door just as easily as they came in.
People walk out all the time. Mostly pleasant, but there have been a few who thought they were being flat-out lied to. Kinda like some users in another thread who are sure that they are being lied to about their "error" coins that are actually just damaged.
But, you know something? You can see who the ones desperate for money are. They're the ones standing their haggling hard over a price. The ones who aren't desperate for cash, are the ones smart enough to take their item elsewhere to sell it.
Wasn't sure what you were talking about, then I hit the Error forum and discovered it. And I agree. In so far as the ones who thought they were being lied to, a few of them don't realize that their items are more common then they would care to think. Take the guy who came in with the Pez collection. Believe it or not, eBay has over 7300 pez dispenser auctions right now. He may have been peeved over the offer Corey made for his collection, but on the other end of the spectrum, Corey is looking at ease of resale. And he's right, he more likely than not would have been competing with other sellers for the same dispenser if he went the eBay route to resell them.
Plus, the guy was probably trying to get "book" value, and as many of us know, "book" value means diddly squat in many cases.
The funny thing about the pawn shops here in Las Vegas is that they are very over priced on the items they sell. I shopped for a commercial planer at one time for work I was doing. Cheapest I could find at a Pawn shop was $150. New at Home Depot was $179 with a 1 year warranty. Now some how that doesn't make much sense, does it ?
I have a tendency to question things until they are settled in my mind. I have had too many "experts" tell me things that weren't exactly as they said. Sorry but, tossing another "why or what if" helps broaden my knowledge. I do appreciate the patience everyone here has shown though. The days go by a bit faster now that the discussion is available. Thanks again,
Ya I kinda got that part, but that fact that he knows so much is kinda overwhelming. I'm thinking what Paul said teleprompter, or maybe Chum is holding up cue cards.
I am going down there one of these days for sure ! I bought a painting at an estate auction that I cannot get info on without investing $300+. He might tell me all about it for free. LOL I got it for $20 and I thought the frame would cost about $200. Figured it might have some value ? If not, I got it hanging on a wall.
I'm sure that most pawn shop owners conduct their buy/sell operations in a similar manner. I was fortunate to find one owner in my area who has developed an interest in coin collecting on the side, and I sell him quite a few common dates, modern sets & modern commems whenever I need some fast cash. I've always been able to get close to CDN Ask (+/-) for everything, and he's happy with that. Chris
If the painting has a paper backing on the frame, look inside to see if there is an original copy of the Declaration of Independence hidden behind it. LOL!!! Chris
Not unless someone was using it as a stash. There is a paper backing of course. It is well framed was the reason I bought it. And I liked the portrait. It is an oil on canvas portrait of a senorita (or girl in a Mexican style dress, anyway) signed "FORD". It appears to be California type origin. Have seen similar in Doctor's office and other places. But Jackson Pollack's work never attracted me. Go figure ?
