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From: dr. Baf on 6 Feb 2010 00:44 On Feb 2, 1:58 pm, "DocTCW" <doc...(a)aol.com> wrote: > I was wondering how many other of you guys are as addicted to Pawn Stars > as I am. I'm not a big fan of the show. It seems like a cross between the Antique Road Show & Orange County Choppers. I thing they stage the show, the items people bring in don't belong in a pawn shop. A number of years ago, I don't know what channel I saw it on, but it was a Vegas pawn shop open 24/7, The unsafe hours they had a walk up window. People would pawn their jewelry and if they win, they be back in a couple hours to reclaim their stuff. Sometimes repeating this several times a night. The show I really like is Repo, what a bunch of strange people. These people are just too stupid to be real. dr. Baf
From: NomenNeisco on 6 Feb 2010 01:14 dr. Baf wrote: > On Feb 2, 1:58 pm, "DocTCW" <doc...(a)aol.com> wrote: >> I was wondering how many other of you guys are as addicted to Pawn Stars >> as I am. > > I'm not a big fan of the show. It seems like a cross > between the Antique Road Show & Orange County > Choppers. > > I thing they stage the show, the items people bring > in don't belong in a pawn shop. > > A number of years ago, I don't know what channel > I saw it on, but it was a Vegas pawn shop open > 24/7, The unsafe hours they had a walk up window. > People would pawn their jewelry and if they win, > they be back in a couple hours to reclaim their stuff. > Sometimes repeating this several times a night. > > The show I really like is Repo, what a bunch > of strange people. These people are just too > stupid to be real. > > dr. Baf reality tv aint real ask jon and kate bullshit dem bones
From: ozzy on 6 Feb 2010 02:21 I will be in Vegas this month from the 18th to the 23rd. One of my stops will be the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop. Will probably just buy a souvenir cap or t-shirt. Looked at their website. Pricey stuff. Really like the show. Great history lessons.
From: fxd99 on 6 Feb 2010 03:26 Walt-via-recgroups wrote: > On Feb 3 2010 9:05 PM, JK Coney wrote: > > >> Wife and I watch every one. I like the old man. I really wonder if pawn >>shops are that honest? I'm guessing they may call in an expert behind closed >>doors and then try to lowball the seller in most cases. >> >> >>-- >>JK Sinrod >>www.MyConeyIslandMemories.com > > > I can't believe the lowballing that happens right on the show. They'll > have an expert standing there who says something is worth $1,500 or > whatever at auction, and the pawn guy will offer to buy it for $300 and > then let the customer negotiate up to $400 or $500 to make him think he > got a deal. It's a shame how little $$ some of these people will accept > just to get immediate cash, when they could likely get much more thru an > auction house or online. > > --- Walt > > ------ > RecGroups : the community-oriented newsreader : www.recgroups.com > > ....or at another pawn shop right down the street. Denny in Vegas
From: JK Coney on 6 Feb 2010 17:01
"dr. Baf" <slazar19(a)stargate.net> wrote in message news:19b80587-3818-4c1b-819d-9c7d3e58a416(a)q2g2000pre.googlegroups.com... On Feb 2, 1:58 pm, "DocTCW" <doc...(a)aol.com> wrote: > I was wondering how many other of you guys are as addicted to Pawn Stars > as I am. I'm not a big fan of the show. It seems like a cross between the Antique Road Show & Orange County Choppers. I thing they stage the show, the items people bring in don't belong in a pawn shop. Here's how it's done. Someone comes in, and Rick makes a list of what he thinks are interesting things. He asks the seller if they would like to come back and possibly get it filmed. He then runs it by the producer, and they choose. 1 or 2 days a month a crew comes in, and a list of sellers gets to walk in and act as if it's just happening then. Stuff is filmed out of sequence for convenience, (experts, restorers, Chumly adventures etc), and then edited as the want. Of course this is just my guess, based on what I know about how these shows are done. As far as authenticity, I don't care, it's just plain fun to watch. If anyone was really selling something valuable, wouldn't you think they'd go up and down the street and get at least 3 offers from different places before agreeing? -- JK Sinrod www.MyConeyIslandMemories.com -- JK Sinrod www.MyConeyIslandMemories.com |