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<p>[QUOTE="Pilkenton, post: 931639, member: 23961"]So, don't you think Leftfield Pictures, not Rick, is controlling the price that is offered?</p><p><br /></p><p>I bet you the whole deal, from beginning to end, is said and done before the show is ever filmed. Leftfield lets you know what THEY, not Rick, will pay for it. Leftfield decides if it is TV worthy. It's all scripted. Leftfield tells the seller to say no, then to come back later. But they don't come back later. They just turned the camera off and turned them back on, and the guy acts like he came back. Same with the experts. They don't call the expert up, then hang around waiting for the guy to show up. They're standing off camera, waiting for their cue. If a pawn store told me to come back later so he can get an expert, I'd tell them to get lost.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think if there was no Pawn Stars, Rick would probably offer a lot less for a coin. I don't think any family owned business has the funds to pay the thousands of dollars that Rick and them shell out per episode.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pilkenton, post: 931639, member: 23961"]So, don't you think Leftfield Pictures, not Rick, is controlling the price that is offered? I bet you the whole deal, from beginning to end, is said and done before the show is ever filmed. Leftfield lets you know what THEY, not Rick, will pay for it. Leftfield decides if it is TV worthy. It's all scripted. Leftfield tells the seller to say no, then to come back later. But they don't come back later. They just turned the camera off and turned them back on, and the guy acts like he came back. Same with the experts. They don't call the expert up, then hang around waiting for the guy to show up. They're standing off camera, waiting for their cue. If a pawn store told me to come back later so he can get an expert, I'd tell them to get lost. I think if there was no Pawn Stars, Rick would probably offer a lot less for a coin. I don't think any family owned business has the funds to pay the thousands of dollars that Rick and them shell out per episode.[/QUOTE]
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