1 00:00:02,333 --> 00:00:04,000 - On tonight's episode, I might as well jump 2 00:00:04,083 --> 00:00:05,958 at a deal for these famous rock and roll sneakers. 3 00:00:06,042 --> 00:00:07,542 Do you recognize these? 4 00:00:07,625 --> 00:00:10,167 - The greatest guitarist of all time, Eddie Van Halen. 5 00:00:10,292 --> 00:00:12,250 - [imitates ethereal choir] - [imitates ethereal choir] 6 00:00:12,375 --> 00:00:15,375 - Yeah, but there's no real proof that he wore them. 7 00:00:15,500 --> 00:00:18,500 Then Chum sees if he can swish a deal 8 00:00:18,583 --> 00:00:20,417 on a Magic Johnson rookie card. 9 00:00:20,500 --> 00:00:23,917 - You have a 1980s Topps basketball wax pack, 10 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:25,708 and I can see Magic Johnson right there 11 00:00:25,792 --> 00:00:27,000 through the wax pack. 12 00:00:27,042 --> 00:00:28,583 - It scares me because that's where 13 00:00:28,667 --> 00:00:29,750 a wax stain is gonna happen, 14 00:00:29,833 --> 00:00:31,333 and, unfortunately, we wouldn't know 15 00:00:31,375 --> 00:00:34,500 until we opened it up for sure whether it was stained or not. 16 00:00:34,583 --> 00:00:37,000 - And later, Corey is off to the races 17 00:00:37,125 --> 00:00:40,292 when he takes a look at a vintage mint julep cup. 18 00:00:40,375 --> 00:00:43,208 - Somebody told me that these were rare when I noticed 19 00:00:43,292 --> 00:00:45,583 the presidential initials. 20 00:00:45,708 --> 00:00:48,500 [upbeat rock music] 21 00:00:48,583 --> 00:00:55,500 ♪ 22 00:00:58,083 --> 00:01:01,000 - OK, I'm interested. What do we got here? 23 00:01:01,083 --> 00:01:02,958 - Worn and signed Converse, Eddie Van Halen. 24 00:01:03,042 --> 00:01:04,167 ♪ 25 00:01:04,250 --> 00:01:06,875 - You're saying that Eddie Van Halen, 26 00:01:06,958 --> 00:01:09,167 the man, wore these. - Mm-hmm. 27 00:01:09,292 --> 00:01:11,500 - That's pretty amazing. 28 00:01:11,583 --> 00:01:12,958 ♪ 29 00:01:13,042 --> 00:01:17,542 In 1979, I had tickets to Black Sabbath... 30 00:01:17,667 --> 00:01:21,042 - Awesome. - And the warm-up band was... 31 00:01:21,167 --> 00:01:22,458 - How awesome. 32 00:01:22,542 --> 00:01:24,125 - But then I ended up getting grounded, 33 00:01:24,208 --> 00:01:25,667 and I couldn't go to the concert. 34 00:01:25,708 --> 00:01:26,875 - Oh, that's not good. 35 00:01:26,958 --> 00:01:29,542 - Literally ruined my childhood. 36 00:01:29,625 --> 00:01:31,250 - [laughs] 37 00:01:31,375 --> 00:01:34,333 I'm here at the pawn shop to sell Eddie Van Halen's 38 00:01:34,375 --> 00:01:36,125 worn and signed Converse. 39 00:01:36,208 --> 00:01:37,667 I'm a big fan of Van Halen, 40 00:01:37,708 --> 00:01:39,708 but Eddie Van Halen was my favorite. 41 00:01:39,792 --> 00:01:41,708 I believe they're his because I've done lots of research 42 00:01:41,792 --> 00:01:42,917 over the years. 43 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:44,333 I've looked at the signatures. 44 00:01:44,375 --> 00:01:46,167 I looked up his shoe size. 45 00:01:46,208 --> 00:01:48,500 But I just never had them authenticated. 46 00:01:48,625 --> 00:01:51,042 My asking price for Eddie Van Halen's 47 00:01:51,125 --> 00:01:53,792 signed and worn Converse is 10,000. 48 00:01:53,875 --> 00:01:55,042 ♪ 49 00:01:55,125 --> 00:01:57,500 - I mean, I'm kind of in awe. 50 00:01:57,542 --> 00:02:00,625 Eddie Van Halen, guitarist for the band Van Halen. 51 00:02:00,708 --> 00:02:03,333 Just, like, mega rock stars of the '80s. 52 00:02:03,417 --> 00:02:04,750 You know, I was around in the '80s. 53 00:02:04,875 --> 00:02:07,667 I mean, who can forget the "Hot for Teacher" video? 54 00:02:07,708 --> 00:02:09,167 - The '80s were great. 55 00:02:09,250 --> 00:02:10,375 The '80s were great. 56 00:02:10,458 --> 00:02:13,000 - I mean, I so miss the '80s. - Yes. 57 00:02:13,042 --> 00:02:17,083 - His signature guitar was nicknamed the Frankenstrat. 58 00:02:17,208 --> 00:02:19,000 It was a Fender Stratocaster, 59 00:02:19,125 --> 00:02:21,125 and it had this paint job on it, 60 00:02:21,125 --> 00:02:24,042 and that's the guitar he played always. 61 00:02:24,042 --> 00:02:26,083 If you have one of his Frankenstrats 62 00:02:26,208 --> 00:02:28,667 that he played onstage or something like that, 63 00:02:28,750 --> 00:02:31,333 you're kind of rich. - Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. 64 00:02:31,417 --> 00:02:33,000 They're beautiful. I mean, yeah. 65 00:02:33,042 --> 00:02:35,833 - Those are the Franken-shoes? - [laughs] 66 00:02:35,917 --> 00:02:36,875 - I'm absolutely in love with them. 67 00:02:36,958 --> 00:02:38,333 - Are you? 68 00:02:38,417 --> 00:02:40,625 - This is my youth right here, OK? 69 00:02:40,708 --> 00:02:41,917 ♪ 70 00:02:42,042 --> 00:02:44,000 All right, so where did you get these? 71 00:02:44,042 --> 00:02:47,708 - It was a business transaction with a friend many years ago. 72 00:02:47,792 --> 00:02:50,333 - And you believe these are actually Eddie's? 73 00:02:50,417 --> 00:02:52,083 - I do. 74 00:02:52,167 --> 00:02:53,125 - I mean, someone definitely wore these. 75 00:02:53,208 --> 00:02:54,458 - Yes. 76 00:02:54,542 --> 00:02:56,250 - But we-- we don't know for sure 77 00:02:56,375 --> 00:02:58,375 if this was worn by him. 78 00:02:58,458 --> 00:03:00,583 Have you ever had this signature checked out? 79 00:03:00,667 --> 00:03:02,500 - No, and I-- I have thought about it, 80 00:03:02,583 --> 00:03:04,333 but I have just gone online, 81 00:03:04,417 --> 00:03:06,917 and I've looked at the many signatures. 82 00:03:06,917 --> 00:03:10,667 - You know, but the shoes, I mean, they're super cool. 83 00:03:10,750 --> 00:03:13,042 I mean, if we could prove he wore them. 84 00:03:13,125 --> 00:03:15,583 That's the whole problem. - I know. 85 00:03:15,583 --> 00:03:17,208 - How much do you want for these. 86 00:03:17,292 --> 00:03:19,250 - $10,000. - OK. 87 00:03:19,333 --> 00:03:20,875 First, I need someone to take a look at the signature. 88 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:23,500 So let me call in Steve. 89 00:03:23,542 --> 00:03:25,250 He's old like me, so he's probably 90 00:03:25,333 --> 00:03:26,792 gonna be excited too. - You're not old. 91 00:03:26,875 --> 00:03:28,125 - Be right back. - OK. 92 00:03:28,208 --> 00:03:31,958 ♪ 93 00:03:32,042 --> 00:03:33,917 - How you doing? - Great. 94 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:35,750 How are you? - Pretty good. 95 00:03:35,875 --> 00:03:37,250 What do you have here? 96 00:03:37,333 --> 00:03:39,500 - This is one of the most beloved and important packs 97 00:03:39,542 --> 00:03:41,167 of basketball cards in all of history. 98 00:03:41,292 --> 00:03:43,292 - A Long/Johnson/Boone pack. 99 00:03:43,375 --> 00:03:48,500 So I'm guessing this has Magic Johnson on the back? 100 00:03:48,542 --> 00:03:50,917 - Yes, one of the beloved Magic Johnson rookie cards 101 00:03:51,042 --> 00:03:52,667 is on the back. 102 00:03:52,708 --> 00:03:55,708 - Too bad it's not the Bird/Johnson/Erving card. 103 00:03:55,708 --> 00:03:57,583 - That's correct, but it could be in the pack, 104 00:03:57,667 --> 00:03:59,500 and that card, graded as a PSA 10, 105 00:03:59,583 --> 00:04:01,417 worth half a million dollars. 106 00:04:01,542 --> 00:04:03,500 - If you thought there was a 10 in here, 107 00:04:03,583 --> 00:04:05,208 a possibility you would have cracked this thing open 108 00:04:05,292 --> 00:04:06,542 and pulled it out. - Maybe I'm not-- 109 00:04:06,542 --> 00:04:09,208 maybe I'm not in the gambling mood right now. 110 00:04:09,292 --> 00:04:11,708 I'm here to sell a 1980 Topps basketball pack 111 00:04:11,833 --> 00:04:14,375 with Magic Johnson's rookie card on the back. 112 00:04:14,375 --> 00:04:15,958 The big factor of this pack is the fact that 113 00:04:16,042 --> 00:04:18,250 the Magic Johnson rookie's featured on the back, 114 00:04:18,333 --> 00:04:20,042 and there is potential for the Magic Johnson, 115 00:04:20,125 --> 00:04:23,458 Larry Bird, Julius Erving card to be inside the pack. 116 00:04:23,542 --> 00:04:26,083 I won this card at auction approximately three years ago 117 00:04:26,167 --> 00:04:27,333 as I started building a collection 118 00:04:27,417 --> 00:04:29,667 of sealed and authenticated wax packs. 119 00:04:29,750 --> 00:04:31,667 I've decided to sell this pack because, quite frankly, 120 00:04:31,750 --> 00:04:33,167 I've just got too many, and I'm looking 121 00:04:33,250 --> 00:04:34,500 to maybe narrow down my collection 122 00:04:34,542 --> 00:04:35,958 and focus on another part. 123 00:04:36,042 --> 00:04:37,667 - This is really cool. 124 00:04:37,750 --> 00:04:41,375 You have a 1980s Topps basketball wax pack. 125 00:04:41,458 --> 00:04:43,333 Cool thing about this is it's graded, 126 00:04:43,417 --> 00:04:45,542 so I do know that it's authentic. 127 00:04:45,625 --> 00:04:47,458 I have no questions about that. 128 00:04:47,458 --> 00:04:50,417 These cards were really cool because basically 129 00:04:50,500 --> 00:04:53,375 one card had three built-in mini cards into it. 130 00:04:53,458 --> 00:04:55,125 They were perforated and you just 131 00:04:55,208 --> 00:04:56,458 kind of had to rip them apart. 132 00:04:56,542 --> 00:04:58,875 But some people didn't rip them apart, 133 00:04:58,958 --> 00:05:00,750 and those were the smart people in time. 134 00:05:00,875 --> 00:05:02,333 If my brain serves me correctly, 135 00:05:02,458 --> 00:05:04,500 this pack would have came with eight cards. 136 00:05:04,583 --> 00:05:06,625 And we actually know what one of the cards is 137 00:05:06,708 --> 00:05:09,417 because it says right here "Long/Johnson/Boone." 138 00:05:09,542 --> 00:05:11,375 And it says "back," so I'm guessing 139 00:05:11,500 --> 00:05:12,958 I can see it through the back. 140 00:05:12,958 --> 00:05:14,250 And that's right. 141 00:05:14,375 --> 00:05:15,875 I can see the Magic Johnson right there. 142 00:05:15,958 --> 00:05:17,542 I mean, I can kind of see a little bit 143 00:05:17,625 --> 00:05:21,833 of the other cards, but we can confirm one card 144 00:05:21,875 --> 00:05:23,500 out of the eight that are in here. 145 00:05:23,542 --> 00:05:25,500 Now there are other cards in this set that could be 146 00:05:25,625 --> 00:05:27,000 very valuable, and they could also be in here, 147 00:05:27,042 --> 00:05:28,750 but that's unconfirmable. 148 00:05:28,833 --> 00:05:30,833 I mean, the other valuable card that you would really want 149 00:05:30,917 --> 00:05:33,250 out of this pack would be the other Magic Johnson rookie. 150 00:05:33,375 --> 00:05:35,333 It also has the Larry Bird rookie attached to it 151 00:05:35,417 --> 00:05:39,500 and then the Erving card on it as well. 152 00:05:39,583 --> 00:05:41,208 So what are you looking to do with this slab today? 153 00:05:41,208 --> 00:05:42,500 - I'm looking to sell it. 154 00:05:42,542 --> 00:05:44,083 - And do you have a price in mind? 155 00:05:44,167 --> 00:05:46,167 - Yeah, I'm pretty firm right at $2,000 156 00:05:46,250 --> 00:05:47,708 based on current market conditions 157 00:05:47,792 --> 00:05:49,333 and the general rarity of that pack. 158 00:05:49,375 --> 00:05:52,500 - OK, as far as price goes, 159 00:05:52,542 --> 00:05:54,333 I really would like to have someone come in 160 00:05:54,375 --> 00:05:57,333 and take a look at it because I don't really know 161 00:05:57,417 --> 00:05:59,583 the graded sports market as well as I should. 162 00:05:59,667 --> 00:06:01,125 So do you have a few minutes 163 00:06:01,208 --> 00:06:02,208 to hang out while I get someone down? 164 00:06:02,375 --> 00:06:03,500 - Yeah, that sounds great to me. 165 00:06:03,583 --> 00:06:04,958 - All right. Give me just a few minutes. 166 00:06:05,042 --> 00:06:06,667 I'll have someone come down and take a look at it, 167 00:06:06,708 --> 00:06:08,667 and then we'll go from there. - Sounds like a plan. 168 00:06:08,750 --> 00:06:13,542 ♪ 169 00:06:13,625 --> 00:06:16,750 - I have a customer in the shop with a pair of custom-made 170 00:06:16,833 --> 00:06:20,542 Converse high-tops that she says was owned 171 00:06:20,708 --> 00:06:23,208 and signed by Eddie Van Halen. 172 00:06:23,292 --> 00:06:25,125 She's asking for $10,000. 173 00:06:25,208 --> 00:06:27,708 Steve Grad is gonna check out the signatures, 174 00:06:27,833 --> 00:06:29,750 and if they're real, this could be a deal 175 00:06:29,833 --> 00:06:31,750 that makes me dance the night away. 176 00:06:31,833 --> 00:06:32,750 Steve. - What's happening? 177 00:06:32,833 --> 00:06:34,500 How are you? Good to see you. 178 00:06:34,625 --> 00:06:35,625 - Pretty good. - Good to see you. 179 00:06:35,708 --> 00:06:37,000 Hi, how are you. - I'm good. How are you? 180 00:06:37,083 --> 00:06:38,708 - Good. Nice to see you. - Nice to meet you. 181 00:06:38,792 --> 00:06:40,667 - All right. So do you recognize these? 182 00:06:40,708 --> 00:06:42,708 - Well, yeah, I mean, the greatest guitarist 183 00:06:42,792 --> 00:06:44,750 of all time, Eddie Van Halen, correct? 184 00:06:44,750 --> 00:06:45,958 - [imitates ethereal choir] - [imitates ethereal choir] 185 00:06:46,042 --> 00:06:47,375 - Yeah. - Yeah. 186 00:06:47,458 --> 00:06:49,500 - Childhood relived right here, everything. 187 00:06:49,583 --> 00:06:51,292 Like, look at these. 188 00:06:51,375 --> 00:06:53,333 I mean, I'm really hoping they're real, 189 00:06:53,417 --> 00:06:55,542 but, you know, there's no real proof 190 00:06:55,625 --> 00:06:58,750 that they belonged to him and he wore them. 191 00:06:58,833 --> 00:07:00,458 - Well, let's take a look at the signature first. 192 00:07:00,542 --> 00:07:02,833 I mean, obviously, that's your big concern because 193 00:07:02,917 --> 00:07:04,625 if you have the signature that's authentic, 194 00:07:04,708 --> 00:07:06,000 you start to tie things together. 195 00:07:06,083 --> 00:07:07,417 - Do your magic. 196 00:07:07,542 --> 00:07:09,375 - I'm gonna just get some magnification on this. 197 00:07:09,458 --> 00:07:11,333 Now, I met Eddie many times. 198 00:07:11,458 --> 00:07:13,292 And if I look at a couple more of my examples 199 00:07:13,375 --> 00:07:15,167 that I have on file, the same thing, Rick, 200 00:07:15,292 --> 00:07:18,208 right in here, he's doing it here. 201 00:07:18,292 --> 00:07:19,792 Now look at this. 202 00:07:19,875 --> 00:07:21,208 Do you cross your sevens when you're writing? 203 00:07:21,375 --> 00:07:22,458 - No. 204 00:07:22,542 --> 00:07:23,875 - A lot of people don't do that. 205 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:26,917 Very distinct, crossed. 206 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:28,833 Crossed. 207 00:07:28,917 --> 00:07:31,375 I've got to tell you, this is a museum-quality piece 208 00:07:31,458 --> 00:07:33,167 for sure. 209 00:07:33,292 --> 00:07:35,000 Perfect signatures on both of them. 210 00:07:35,042 --> 00:07:37,417 So you're looking at a piece of music history here. 211 00:07:37,500 --> 00:07:38,792 Everything matches out pretty good. 212 00:07:38,875 --> 00:07:41,000 - OK, all right, what do you think they're worth? 213 00:07:41,042 --> 00:07:43,583 - Since Eddie Van Halen passed away in 2020, 214 00:07:43,667 --> 00:07:46,208 I've seen his value skyrocket, usually guitars. 215 00:07:46,208 --> 00:07:48,625 Now you're talking hundreds of thousands of dollars. 216 00:07:48,750 --> 00:07:51,667 Conservatively, based on what I see here, 217 00:07:51,708 --> 00:07:54,333 you're looking at $30,000. 218 00:07:54,417 --> 00:07:55,958 You know, Rick, with that said, 219 00:07:56,042 --> 00:07:58,250 take these to a professional photo matching service, 220 00:07:58,333 --> 00:07:59,792 these could even go for more. 221 00:07:59,875 --> 00:08:02,792 I could see these going up to 50. 222 00:08:02,875 --> 00:08:04,000 The photo match is the most important thing... 223 00:08:04,042 --> 00:08:05,167 - OK. - So... 224 00:08:05,208 --> 00:08:06,458 - All right. Thanks, man. 225 00:08:06,542 --> 00:08:07,792 - Good to see you. Good luck. 226 00:08:07,875 --> 00:08:08,875 - Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you. 227 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:10,625 Thank you. - Yep. 228 00:08:10,708 --> 00:08:13,333 - All right, you got something special here, OK? 229 00:08:13,375 --> 00:08:15,625 But they're not photo matched yet. 230 00:08:15,708 --> 00:08:17,667 How many photos are there of him in these shoes, 231 00:08:17,708 --> 00:08:19,458 I don't know. - Yes. Got it. 232 00:08:19,542 --> 00:08:20,750 - So I would give you the 10 grand for them. 233 00:08:20,875 --> 00:08:22,542 - Are you willing to go a little higher? 234 00:08:22,625 --> 00:08:23,875 Are you stuck on-- 235 00:08:23,958 --> 00:08:26,333 - I'll go $10,500 and not no more. 236 00:08:26,333 --> 00:08:27,583 I don't know if he wore them. 237 00:08:27,667 --> 00:08:29,917 It is a gamble. - I'll take it. 238 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:31,125 - OK, we got a deal. 239 00:08:31,208 --> 00:08:32,667 I will meet you right over at the counter. 240 00:08:32,750 --> 00:08:34,792 I'll get you paid. - OK. Thank you. 241 00:08:34,875 --> 00:08:37,167 ♪ 242 00:08:37,250 --> 00:08:40,083 - A guy came into the shop with a graded seven 243 00:08:40,208 --> 00:08:44,917 1980 Topps wax pack with the Magic Johnson rookie card. 244 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:48,208 He's looking to get $2,000, but I don't know 245 00:08:48,292 --> 00:08:50,000 how desirable this is right now. 246 00:08:50,042 --> 00:08:52,708 So I've asked Andy Broome to come take a look 247 00:08:52,708 --> 00:08:55,542 and let me know if I should take a shot on this or not. 248 00:08:55,625 --> 00:08:56,667 Hey. - Hey, Chum. 249 00:08:56,708 --> 00:08:57,792 - How are you doing? - Good. 250 00:08:57,875 --> 00:08:59,042 How are you doing? - Pretty good. 251 00:08:59,125 --> 00:09:00,875 - Hey, good to meet you. - Nice to meet you. 252 00:09:00,958 --> 00:09:03,958 - So this guy has one of the coolest wax packs you can have. 253 00:09:04,042 --> 00:09:05,708 I think the only one cooler would actually have 254 00:09:05,792 --> 00:09:07,667 Larry Bird with Magic Johnson on it. 255 00:09:07,792 --> 00:09:10,167 - Very nice. 1980 Topps basketball. 256 00:09:10,250 --> 00:09:12,833 So very famous, or infamous set, 257 00:09:12,875 --> 00:09:14,875 known for having one of the greatest 258 00:09:14,958 --> 00:09:17,375 basketball cards in the hobby. 259 00:09:17,458 --> 00:09:18,708 It was the first time Topps used 260 00:09:18,792 --> 00:09:20,542 such a design where they perforated 261 00:09:20,625 --> 00:09:22,083 three separate cards onto one. 262 00:09:22,167 --> 00:09:24,833 And so naturally, kids rip these packs 263 00:09:24,875 --> 00:09:27,167 and they pulled them apart. 264 00:09:27,292 --> 00:09:29,708 - Well, this is the Long/Johnson/Boone version, 265 00:09:29,708 --> 00:09:30,833 and if you want to check it out, 266 00:09:30,958 --> 00:09:32,625 you can see it right there on the back, 267 00:09:32,708 --> 00:09:34,500 Magic Johnson dead in the center. 268 00:09:34,542 --> 00:09:36,167 - Oh, yeah. 269 00:09:36,250 --> 00:09:38,167 And as we see here, this is where the pack is actually 270 00:09:38,208 --> 00:09:40,125 put together, the wax paper. 271 00:09:40,208 --> 00:09:42,208 And so that seam is right over the top 272 00:09:42,292 --> 00:09:44,292 of the Magic Johnson card. 273 00:09:44,375 --> 00:09:47,500 And so what we know from that is the wax would seep in. 274 00:09:47,500 --> 00:09:49,000 Maybe it had too much, maybe too much heat, 275 00:09:49,042 --> 00:09:51,708 it'd actually go onto the cards and soak in. 276 00:09:51,792 --> 00:09:53,292 And, unfortunately, we wouldn't know 277 00:09:53,375 --> 00:09:56,125 until we opened it up for sure whether it was stained or not. 278 00:09:56,208 --> 00:09:59,167 - So all in all, what do you think about this? 279 00:09:59,250 --> 00:10:01,750 - So this pack here with the Magic Johnson on the back, 280 00:10:01,875 --> 00:10:03,667 the value on this would be $800. 281 00:10:03,750 --> 00:10:05,833 - You got any questions at all? 282 00:10:05,875 --> 00:10:07,542 - It seems a little low due to the rarity 283 00:10:07,625 --> 00:10:08,750 of the pack and the general fact 284 00:10:08,875 --> 00:10:10,458 that Magic is on the back. 285 00:10:10,542 --> 00:10:12,417 I mean, the market at auction seems to be a little bit more 286 00:10:12,500 --> 00:10:13,958 volatile, volatile upwards. 287 00:10:14,042 --> 00:10:15,667 So I'm kind of surprised by that valuation. 288 00:10:15,750 --> 00:10:16,958 - Yeah, you know, in any auction, 289 00:10:17,042 --> 00:10:18,583 it just takes two people to fight each other 290 00:10:18,667 --> 00:10:19,958 and drive a price up. 291 00:10:20,083 --> 00:10:21,833 You know, we see that, especially in cards. 292 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:23,750 - All right, well, I appreciate you coming out. 293 00:10:23,833 --> 00:10:24,833 - Absolutely. - Thank you. 294 00:10:24,917 --> 00:10:26,167 - Good luck. - Thank you. 295 00:10:26,292 --> 00:10:27,625 - You bet. - All right. 296 00:10:27,708 --> 00:10:29,542 I know you're a pretty firm on what you were saying, 297 00:10:29,625 --> 00:10:31,500 but I do got to go with Andy there. 298 00:10:31,542 --> 00:10:32,792 - Well, I appreciate the consideration. 299 00:10:32,875 --> 00:10:34,500 You know, I do have a big collection 300 00:10:34,542 --> 00:10:37,167 of these sealed and slabbed wax packs, 301 00:10:37,250 --> 00:10:39,167 and I'm just starting to think about breaking it up. 302 00:10:39,250 --> 00:10:41,625 So maybe this isn't the one that I start 303 00:10:41,708 --> 00:10:43,708 breaking up the collection and I keep it intact 304 00:10:43,792 --> 00:10:44,833 for a little bit longer until maybe 305 00:10:44,917 --> 00:10:46,667 the market bounces back up. 306 00:10:46,708 --> 00:10:49,500 - So no deal, but really cool to see this. 307 00:10:49,542 --> 00:10:50,417 Thank you. - Appreciate your time. 308 00:10:50,500 --> 00:10:51,125 - Have a good day. 309 00:10:55,250 --> 00:10:57,375 [upbeat blues rock music] 310 00:10:57,458 --> 00:10:59,167 ♪ 311 00:10:59,292 --> 00:11:00,458 - OK. 312 00:11:00,542 --> 00:11:02,375 I'm assuming this is yours. - It is. 313 00:11:02,458 --> 00:11:03,750 - What do we got here? 314 00:11:03,833 --> 00:11:07,375 - This is a bust of Dr. Carl Gorman. 315 00:11:07,458 --> 00:11:09,875 The piece is entitled "Code Talker," 316 00:11:09,958 --> 00:11:11,750 by his son, RC Gorman. 317 00:11:11,875 --> 00:11:13,708 - RC Gorman, who was eventually called the Picasso 318 00:11:13,833 --> 00:11:15,083 of Native American art. 319 00:11:15,208 --> 00:11:16,833 His dad was actually one 320 00:11:16,917 --> 00:11:19,333 of the Navajo Code Talkers during World War II. 321 00:11:19,375 --> 00:11:20,375 I'm kind of impressed. 322 00:11:20,458 --> 00:11:21,958 ♪ 323 00:11:22,042 --> 00:11:23,833 - I came to the pawn shop today to try 324 00:11:23,958 --> 00:11:26,833 and sell my bronze bust by artist RC Gorman. 325 00:11:26,875 --> 00:11:29,083 The bust has the artist's name in it 326 00:11:29,167 --> 00:11:32,333 and is inscribed with 1978, the year that it was made. 327 00:11:32,375 --> 00:11:35,833 And it also shows markings that it's number three of ten. 328 00:11:35,875 --> 00:11:38,792 I'm hoping to get $50,000 for this sculpture. 329 00:11:38,875 --> 00:11:41,292 Although I love it, I need the money 330 00:11:41,375 --> 00:11:44,333 to restore a classic car that I'm working on. 331 00:11:44,417 --> 00:11:46,292 - It's super cool. 332 00:11:46,375 --> 00:11:48,500 During World War II, they were trying to come up with 333 00:11:48,583 --> 00:11:52,125 a code that the Japanese couldn't break. 334 00:11:52,208 --> 00:11:55,125 The army came up with the brilliant idea 335 00:11:55,208 --> 00:11:56,833 of getting an unbreakable code, 336 00:11:56,958 --> 00:12:01,083 which was Native American languages on the battlefield. 337 00:12:01,167 --> 00:12:03,583 The syntax of Native American languages 338 00:12:03,667 --> 00:12:05,667 are very different than the English language 339 00:12:05,708 --> 00:12:07,167 or the Japanese language. 340 00:12:07,292 --> 00:12:09,458 The Native Americans that were on the battlefield 341 00:12:09,542 --> 00:12:12,583 doing the code, they were very famous 342 00:12:12,667 --> 00:12:14,042 and the Japanese couldn't decode it. 343 00:12:14,125 --> 00:12:16,833 They had no idea what they were talking about. 344 00:12:16,917 --> 00:12:18,750 So what do you know about this? 345 00:12:18,833 --> 00:12:20,417 - RC Gorman, I'm sure you've heard the name, 346 00:12:20,500 --> 00:12:22,000 preeminent southwestern artist. 347 00:12:22,042 --> 00:12:24,375 I got it at an estate sale. 348 00:12:24,458 --> 00:12:25,792 I go around to them. 349 00:12:25,875 --> 00:12:27,250 I know just enough to be dangerous, so... 350 00:12:27,333 --> 00:12:28,625 - [laughs] OK. 351 00:12:28,708 --> 00:12:30,375 - So I went and grabbed it. 352 00:12:30,458 --> 00:12:33,083 - I don't know if he's the most famous Native American artist, 353 00:12:33,208 --> 00:12:35,292 but he's up there. It's in beautiful shape. 354 00:12:35,375 --> 00:12:36,708 It's not been dropped. 355 00:12:36,792 --> 00:12:38,208 It's not-- you know, and these things are heavy. 356 00:12:38,292 --> 00:12:39,708 I like it. 357 00:12:39,833 --> 00:12:42,500 It's an RC Gorman, and it's RC Gorman's dad, 358 00:12:42,583 --> 00:12:44,042 and it's incredible. 359 00:12:44,125 --> 00:12:46,625 I mean, it is beautiful, and it is American history. 360 00:12:46,708 --> 00:12:48,750 I love that part. 361 00:12:48,833 --> 00:12:51,000 Now the big question, how much do you want for it? 362 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:53,417 - Given the artist's clout, I was hoping 363 00:12:53,500 --> 00:12:55,875 to get around $50,000 for it. 364 00:12:55,958 --> 00:12:57,125 - Most people don't realize this, 365 00:12:57,208 --> 00:12:58,875 art doesn't go up in value forever. 366 00:12:58,958 --> 00:13:00,833 Some art goes up, some art goes down. 367 00:13:00,917 --> 00:13:03,833 This stuff went for really good money back in the day. 368 00:13:03,833 --> 00:13:07,000 These are going for right around $5,000 at auction. 369 00:13:07,125 --> 00:13:08,583 ♪ 370 00:13:08,667 --> 00:13:10,333 But I would give you $2,500 for it. 371 00:13:10,417 --> 00:13:12,333 - That's quite a difference. 372 00:13:12,458 --> 00:13:17,333 Can we go up to five Gs? 373 00:13:17,375 --> 00:13:19,167 - I can go 2,700 bucks. I can't go no more. 374 00:13:19,250 --> 00:13:20,333 - [sighs] 375 00:13:20,417 --> 00:13:22,000 Well, at that price, 376 00:13:22,083 --> 00:13:24,625 I think I'm just gonna continue 377 00:13:24,708 --> 00:13:26,375 to let it look great in my home. 378 00:13:26,458 --> 00:13:27,417 - If you change your mind, let me know. 379 00:13:27,500 --> 00:13:29,167 - I will. 380 00:13:29,208 --> 00:13:35,167 ♪ 381 00:13:35,250 --> 00:13:36,750 - Hey, how's it going? - Good. 382 00:13:36,833 --> 00:13:38,542 How are you today? - I'm doing well. 383 00:13:38,667 --> 00:13:39,708 What have we got here? - Just fine. 384 00:13:39,792 --> 00:13:42,333 I have sterling silver mint julep cups. 385 00:13:42,375 --> 00:13:43,542 - Minus the mint julep. 386 00:13:43,625 --> 00:13:44,542 - [laughs] 387 00:13:44,625 --> 00:13:45,958 ♪ 388 00:13:46,042 --> 00:13:47,333 - I'm here to sell two sterling silver 389 00:13:47,417 --> 00:13:48,708 mint julep cups. 390 00:13:48,792 --> 00:13:51,458 They're from a horse race in 1995. 391 00:13:51,542 --> 00:13:54,583 These cups belonged to my father-in-law. 392 00:13:54,708 --> 00:13:57,458 The cups may have been gifted to my father-in-law 393 00:13:57,542 --> 00:13:59,250 from the trainers. 394 00:13:59,333 --> 00:14:03,292 My asking price for my mint julep cups is $2,500. 395 00:14:03,375 --> 00:14:05,542 If I'm able to sell my cups, I'll be putting the money 396 00:14:05,667 --> 00:14:07,167 in my savings account. 397 00:14:07,250 --> 00:14:09,167 - Definitely a pretty cool item. 398 00:14:09,250 --> 00:14:10,667 Every state has their thing. 399 00:14:10,750 --> 00:14:12,917 Kentucky, it's the mint julep. 400 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:14,333 It's so popular there. 401 00:14:14,417 --> 00:14:16,542 I mean, I think it's the official drink of the state. 402 00:14:16,625 --> 00:14:18,083 Are these for a horse race, or? 403 00:14:18,167 --> 00:14:22,000 - Yes, they were from a 1995 horse race, 404 00:14:22,083 --> 00:14:24,208 and the horse was Anchor. 405 00:14:24,292 --> 00:14:26,083 - Mint juleps have been synonymous 406 00:14:26,167 --> 00:14:28,917 with horse racing since the 1820s. 407 00:14:29,042 --> 00:14:30,833 And I believe that they actually 408 00:14:30,917 --> 00:14:33,583 used to give out the cups as the trophies back then. 409 00:14:33,667 --> 00:14:34,917 I guess it kind of makes sense. 410 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:36,875 I mean, it's a fancy drink, it's cold, 411 00:14:36,958 --> 00:14:38,667 it's got the crushed ice, the mint. 412 00:14:38,792 --> 00:14:41,167 It's refreshing on a hot day. 413 00:14:41,208 --> 00:14:42,167 Do you mind if I take a look at them? 414 00:14:42,208 --> 00:14:44,875 - Please look at them. - OK. 415 00:14:44,958 --> 00:14:46,417 Yeah, they're definitely sterling. 416 00:14:46,500 --> 00:14:48,292 Oak Tree Racing Association. 417 00:14:48,375 --> 00:14:51,292 So these are made by Mark J. Scearce. 418 00:14:51,375 --> 00:14:52,708 Scearce is the name of the company. 419 00:14:52,792 --> 00:14:54,667 Shelbyville, Kentucky, obviously. 420 00:14:54,708 --> 00:14:57,167 Definitely a cool gift to give somebody. 421 00:14:57,208 --> 00:15:00,208 You just kind of came across these from your father-in-law? 422 00:15:00,292 --> 00:15:02,958 - I was cleaning out a closet, and I was gonna take them 423 00:15:03,042 --> 00:15:04,833 to work and auction them off. 424 00:15:04,917 --> 00:15:07,333 And then somebody told me that these were rare 425 00:15:07,375 --> 00:15:11,167 when I noticed the presidential initials. 426 00:15:11,250 --> 00:15:13,167 - George Herbert Walker Bush. 427 00:15:13,250 --> 00:15:14,333 - Yes. 428 00:15:14,417 --> 00:15:16,292 - OK, so that's how they date them. 429 00:15:16,375 --> 00:15:18,708 Instead of putting a year, they put the president 430 00:15:18,792 --> 00:15:20,167 that was in office, his initials. 431 00:15:20,208 --> 00:15:22,000 It goes all the way back to FDR. 432 00:15:22,083 --> 00:15:23,333 But I mean, this is kind of weird. 433 00:15:23,458 --> 00:15:26,000 On the bottom, you know, we have George HW Bush, 434 00:15:26,042 --> 00:15:29,250 but then we have this here that's engraved in 1995, 435 00:15:29,333 --> 00:15:31,333 where Bush wasn't president. 436 00:15:31,417 --> 00:15:35,042 So in some way, shape or form, there were some extra cups 437 00:15:35,167 --> 00:15:36,167 laying around that weren't engraved, 438 00:15:36,292 --> 00:15:37,833 and then they got engraved. 439 00:15:37,875 --> 00:15:38,833 You would assume that they would have 440 00:15:38,917 --> 00:15:40,667 a whole mass pile of cups 441 00:15:40,750 --> 00:15:42,458 that they had printed up already. 442 00:15:42,542 --> 00:15:45,042 I don't know, but they are Scearce cups. 443 00:15:45,125 --> 00:15:46,000 What are you trying to get for them? 444 00:15:46,125 --> 00:15:49,625 - Well, I was thinking $2,500. 445 00:15:49,708 --> 00:15:51,333 - I think they're really cool. 446 00:15:51,417 --> 00:15:53,292 But, I mean, in a state where we don't have any horse racing 447 00:15:53,375 --> 00:15:56,125 and I don't think I've ever seen anybody order a mint julep 448 00:15:56,208 --> 00:15:57,500 here, I'd give you about $800. 449 00:15:57,542 --> 00:16:00,792 - What about $900? - Will you do $850? 450 00:16:00,875 --> 00:16:02,208 - Sold. - Sold. 451 00:16:02,292 --> 00:16:04,417 OK, we got a deal? - You got a deal. 452 00:16:04,500 --> 00:16:05,500 - Why don't you meet me right over there? 453 00:16:05,542 --> 00:16:06,542 - All right. 454 00:16:06,625 --> 00:16:11,417 ♪ 455 00:16:11,500 --> 00:16:13,917 - A guy contacted me about an antique revolver 456 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:15,208 he's willing to sell. 457 00:16:15,292 --> 00:16:16,750 He said he's up for test firing it, 458 00:16:16,833 --> 00:16:18,292 if possible. 459 00:16:18,375 --> 00:16:20,375 So Chum and I are taking a trip out to the range, 460 00:16:20,500 --> 00:16:22,917 and hopefully we'll have a shot at a deal today. 461 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:24,333 How's it going? - Not bad. 462 00:16:24,375 --> 00:16:25,917 How about you guys? - Good. 463 00:16:26,042 --> 00:16:27,375 So you're the man with a gun. 464 00:16:27,458 --> 00:16:30,292 - Yeah. - So what exactly is this? 465 00:16:30,375 --> 00:16:34,458 - I believe it's an 1840s Colt Paterson revolver. 466 00:16:34,542 --> 00:16:36,292 - Well, it looks like a Colt Paterson. 467 00:16:36,375 --> 00:16:39,542 It's the first practical, reliable, 468 00:16:39,625 --> 00:16:42,375 "most likely will not blow up in your hand" revolver. 469 00:16:42,500 --> 00:16:44,167 [laughs] 470 00:16:44,292 --> 00:16:46,375 - I reached out to the pawn shop to try to sell 471 00:16:46,458 --> 00:16:49,375 a 1840s Colt Paterson revolver. 472 00:16:49,458 --> 00:16:51,333 I've been collecting for quite a while 473 00:16:51,458 --> 00:16:54,042 and I've never owned one of these or seen one in hand, 474 00:16:54,125 --> 00:16:56,208 so I was pretty surprised when I found it 475 00:16:56,208 --> 00:16:58,417 in this collection of guns that I recently bought. 476 00:16:58,542 --> 00:17:00,250 I'm asking for $4,500. 477 00:17:00,333 --> 00:17:01,833 If we can make a deal today, 478 00:17:01,917 --> 00:17:03,250 I'm gonna put that right back into buying 479 00:17:03,333 --> 00:17:05,583 some more guns and military antiques 480 00:17:05,708 --> 00:17:07,000 for my own collection. 481 00:17:07,042 --> 00:17:08,500 - I'm kind of impressed. 482 00:17:08,583 --> 00:17:12,542 In 1831-ish, Colt comes out with a Colt Paterson. 483 00:17:12,625 --> 00:17:14,958 It was the most high tech, 484 00:17:15,042 --> 00:17:16,625 mass produced firearm of its day. 485 00:17:16,708 --> 00:17:18,167 Everybody wanted one. 486 00:17:18,208 --> 00:17:21,083 Everything about this design was pretty impressive. 487 00:17:21,167 --> 00:17:22,542 I mean, right after this gun came out, 488 00:17:22,625 --> 00:17:24,375 you know, the saying came out that, you know, 489 00:17:24,500 --> 00:17:27,417 God made all men and Sam Colt made all men equal. 490 00:17:27,500 --> 00:17:29,167 [laughing] 491 00:17:29,250 --> 00:17:30,875 - Well, Rick, before you get ahead of yourself, 492 00:17:30,958 --> 00:17:32,875 this gun is missing a trigger. 493 00:17:32,958 --> 00:17:34,333 - No, it's there. - Where? 494 00:17:34,417 --> 00:17:35,667 [trigger clicks] 495 00:17:35,750 --> 00:17:39,458 - Oh. Oh, it comes down like-- is that-- oh. 496 00:17:39,542 --> 00:17:41,375 - That way, you could put it in your belt, or your holster 497 00:17:41,500 --> 00:17:42,417 or something, and it wouldn't get caught 498 00:17:42,500 --> 00:17:43,708 on anything because, you know, 499 00:17:43,792 --> 00:17:44,833 other guns had trigger guards. 500 00:17:44,917 --> 00:17:46,500 But this was a fancy little thing 501 00:17:46,583 --> 00:17:48,333 where you didn't have to have a trigger guard. 502 00:17:48,417 --> 00:17:50,500 - OK, that's pretty cool. 503 00:17:50,583 --> 00:17:52,542 Is there any markings on it, Rick? 504 00:17:52,625 --> 00:17:53,583 - I've seen a few. 505 00:17:53,708 --> 00:17:55,083 One of them's faded. 506 00:17:55,208 --> 00:17:57,583 - It's not Colt markings. 507 00:17:57,708 --> 00:18:00,542 This almost looks like it's French or something here. 508 00:18:00,625 --> 00:18:03,250 You can't see the whole words on it, but it's like "weest" 509 00:18:03,333 --> 00:18:05,333 at the end. [laughs] 510 00:18:05,375 --> 00:18:07,125 It looks just like a Colt Paterson, 511 00:18:07,208 --> 00:18:11,000 but it doesn't say Colt on it where it's supposed to. 512 00:18:11,125 --> 00:18:13,792 - I know it has the profile of a Paterson. 513 00:18:13,875 --> 00:18:17,208 It has that high-end engraving on it, the hidden trigger. 514 00:18:17,208 --> 00:18:19,708 It could be a foreign copy, I guess. 515 00:18:19,792 --> 00:18:21,167 - I just don't know. 516 00:18:21,250 --> 00:18:23,750 I mean-- I mean, I don't know if he made some 517 00:18:23,833 --> 00:18:25,042 of these, shipped them overseas, 518 00:18:25,042 --> 00:18:27,167 they put different stamps on them. 519 00:18:27,250 --> 00:18:28,333 How much do you want for it? 520 00:18:28,458 --> 00:18:31,625 - I'd like to get around 4,500. 521 00:18:31,708 --> 00:18:33,250 - OK. 522 00:18:33,333 --> 00:18:36,083 If it's a Colt Paterson, that's probably a good price. 523 00:18:36,167 --> 00:18:38,042 Let me call somebody, get him down here, 524 00:18:38,125 --> 00:18:39,792 and they can look at it. 525 00:18:39,875 --> 00:18:42,792 Maybe they'll know who made it, and then maybe we can fire it. 526 00:18:42,875 --> 00:18:44,333 [laughs] 527 00:18:49,042 --> 00:18:50,500 [upbeat rock music] 528 00:18:50,625 --> 00:18:52,750 ♪ 529 00:18:52,833 --> 00:18:54,833 [bell dings] 530 00:18:54,917 --> 00:19:01,750 ♪ 531 00:19:06,708 --> 00:19:08,333 - How's it going? 532 00:19:08,417 --> 00:19:10,000 - Good. I have a couple of LEGO minifigures 533 00:19:10,125 --> 00:19:11,417 I think you might be interested in. 534 00:19:11,500 --> 00:19:14,542 - OK. Yoda and Spider-Man. 535 00:19:14,625 --> 00:19:16,333 You know, the minifigures are hot right now. 536 00:19:16,417 --> 00:19:17,667 It's kind of weird. 537 00:19:17,708 --> 00:19:19,667 Now they're tied in with Disney, Marvel. 538 00:19:19,750 --> 00:19:21,750 You know, they started off as just little guys 539 00:19:21,750 --> 00:19:22,792 that you could put in a car 540 00:19:22,875 --> 00:19:24,042 you built with the LEGOs, right? 541 00:19:24,125 --> 00:19:25,625 - Yep. [laughs] 542 00:19:25,708 --> 00:19:27,500 I have two very exclusive LEGO minifigures. 543 00:19:27,583 --> 00:19:29,500 One is Spider-Man from Comic-Con 544 00:19:29,583 --> 00:19:32,500 and the other one is Yoda with "New York, I love" t-shirt, 545 00:19:32,625 --> 00:19:34,625 because it's Yoda speak, so it's really clever. 546 00:19:34,708 --> 00:19:36,833 These minifigures are probably some of the most highly sought 547 00:19:36,917 --> 00:19:38,417 after in the world, just because there's 548 00:19:38,500 --> 00:19:40,083 very few of them that were given out, 549 00:19:40,208 --> 00:19:41,667 and they were at very specific events. 550 00:19:41,750 --> 00:19:44,375 For the Spider-Man, I'm looking for $12,000, 551 00:19:44,458 --> 00:19:47,000 and for the Yoda, I'm looking for $14,000. 552 00:19:47,042 --> 00:19:48,792 - Definitely really cool. 553 00:19:48,875 --> 00:19:50,708 LEGO was actually kind of in trouble in the '90s, 554 00:19:50,792 --> 00:19:52,125 wasn't it? - Yeah. 555 00:19:52,208 --> 00:19:54,167 In, like, the early 2000s, you know, they were-- 556 00:19:54,250 --> 00:19:56,417 they were having a rough time. - Absolutely. 557 00:19:56,500 --> 00:19:58,125 They've got a whole new brand with the little minifigures 558 00:19:58,208 --> 00:19:59,292 and just about the license 559 00:19:59,375 --> 00:20:00,958 for almost everything kids like, 560 00:20:01,042 --> 00:20:03,167 television, movies, toys, theme parks. 561 00:20:03,250 --> 00:20:05,417 I mean, LEGO's almost a new Disney. 562 00:20:05,500 --> 00:20:06,708 [laughs] 563 00:20:06,792 --> 00:20:08,167 I mean, they just made these things 564 00:20:08,292 --> 00:20:10,458 just massively collectible. 565 00:20:10,542 --> 00:20:12,500 Let's start with Spider-Man here. 566 00:20:12,583 --> 00:20:14,292 - So this was exclusive minifigure, 567 00:20:14,375 --> 00:20:16,208 LEGO Comic-Con 2013. 568 00:20:16,333 --> 00:20:18,500 It's the only time Andrew Garfield 569 00:20:18,542 --> 00:20:21,208 was in minifigure form until the recent movie 570 00:20:21,208 --> 00:20:22,875 that just came out. - Tell me about Yoda. 571 00:20:22,958 --> 00:20:24,458 Where'd you get him? 572 00:20:24,542 --> 00:20:26,125 - So I was at the event where they unveiled a life-size 573 00:20:26,125 --> 00:20:27,292 X-wing fighter built out of bricks 574 00:20:27,375 --> 00:20:28,833 in the middle of Times Square. 575 00:20:28,958 --> 00:20:32,250 And this was a free gift with a purchase at Toys "R" Us. 576 00:20:32,333 --> 00:20:33,667 Knew it was in really good condition, 577 00:20:33,708 --> 00:20:36,125 so I sent it out and got the grading of 100% 578 00:20:36,208 --> 00:20:37,167 And as far as I know, it's the only one 579 00:20:37,333 --> 00:20:40,000 that's hit 100%. 580 00:20:40,083 --> 00:20:41,750 - Give me an idea of what you're looking to get for them. 581 00:20:41,833 --> 00:20:44,708 - For the Spider-Man, I'm looking for $12,000. 582 00:20:44,708 --> 00:20:46,375 - OK. 583 00:20:46,458 --> 00:20:48,500 - And for the Yoda, no one's ever seen one of these, 584 00:20:48,583 --> 00:20:50,958 and I'm looking for $14,000 for this one. 585 00:20:51,042 --> 00:20:56,083 - $26,000 for LEGO figures? - Yep. 586 00:20:56,167 --> 00:20:57,125 - You know what the crazy thing is, 587 00:20:57,208 --> 00:20:59,000 is they might be worth that. 588 00:20:59,042 --> 00:21:00,458 I have no idea. 589 00:21:00,542 --> 00:21:02,125 Do you mind if I have a LEGO expert come down 590 00:21:02,208 --> 00:21:03,250 and take a look at them? - That's fine. 591 00:21:03,333 --> 00:21:04,208 - I'm gonna go give them a call. 592 00:21:04,292 --> 00:21:05,833 I'll be back, OK? - OK. Thanks. 593 00:21:05,917 --> 00:21:09,667 ♪ 594 00:21:09,750 --> 00:21:11,000 - Chum and I are out at the range 595 00:21:11,083 --> 00:21:13,000 looking at an old revolver 596 00:21:13,125 --> 00:21:14,917 that looks like a Colt Paterson. 597 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:18,000 The seller is asking for $4,500, and I have 598 00:21:18,083 --> 00:21:20,250 a lot of questions for Alex. 599 00:21:20,333 --> 00:21:23,167 So let's see if he thinks this is a sure shot. 600 00:21:23,250 --> 00:21:25,375 - Hi. - All right, so... 601 00:21:25,500 --> 00:21:26,667 - So Rick is stumped. 602 00:21:26,708 --> 00:21:27,792 I'm just gonna come out and say it. 603 00:21:27,875 --> 00:21:28,958 - Stumped? - Yeah. 604 00:21:29,042 --> 00:21:30,208 - I'm Alex. - Jeremy. 605 00:21:30,292 --> 00:21:31,250 - Nice to meet you, Jeremy. - You too. 606 00:21:31,333 --> 00:21:33,292 - OK, it looks like a Colt Paterson, 607 00:21:33,375 --> 00:21:35,417 but it has some foreign looking words on it 608 00:21:35,417 --> 00:21:37,000 that are pretty worn down. - OK. 609 00:21:37,125 --> 00:21:41,167 I mean, it does look like it wants to be a Colt Paterson. 610 00:21:41,208 --> 00:21:42,375 ♪ 611 00:21:42,458 --> 00:21:44,125 The Paterson is super important 612 00:21:44,208 --> 00:21:45,667 in firearms design because it is 613 00:21:45,750 --> 00:21:48,083 the first revolving cylinder. 614 00:21:48,208 --> 00:21:50,375 So you can pull the hammer back, 615 00:21:50,500 --> 00:21:54,250 the trigger falls down, and the cylinder rotates. 616 00:21:54,333 --> 00:21:56,333 Fire it, and again. 617 00:21:56,417 --> 00:22:00,625 So that was patented in 1836 by Colt for the Paterson. 618 00:22:00,708 --> 00:22:04,167 From there on, pistols and the idea of a revolver 619 00:22:04,292 --> 00:22:06,125 changed firearms forever. 620 00:22:06,208 --> 00:22:08,750 Oh, look at all the engraving. 621 00:22:08,875 --> 00:22:10,333 - Can you make that out on there? 622 00:22:10,417 --> 00:22:12,417 - I mean, that-- I can see the end of it. 623 00:22:12,500 --> 00:22:14,583 So this is a pretty well known Belgian manufacturer 624 00:22:14,667 --> 00:22:17,500 called Lhoist, and underneath, 625 00:22:17,542 --> 00:22:19,875 that is the end of the word brevet. 626 00:22:19,958 --> 00:22:22,375 So brevet in French means patent. 627 00:22:22,458 --> 00:22:26,083 So the Belgian gunmakers in Liège were prolific. 628 00:22:26,167 --> 00:22:29,792 They were copying firearms made from all over the world, 629 00:22:29,875 --> 00:22:32,500 and they did it legally and illegally, 630 00:22:32,542 --> 00:22:35,292 meaning they honored patents when it was convenient 631 00:22:35,375 --> 00:22:37,750 and possible, or they just made them anyway. 632 00:22:37,833 --> 00:22:39,000 - All right. 633 00:22:39,083 --> 00:22:41,583 - Colt went to Belgium and made an agreement 634 00:22:41,667 --> 00:22:43,500 with most of the manufacturers there 635 00:22:43,542 --> 00:22:45,958 that he would allow them to use his designs 636 00:22:46,042 --> 00:22:47,750 if they paid him for it, 637 00:22:47,833 --> 00:22:51,500 but they had them mark their pistols as Colt Brevetes. 638 00:22:51,542 --> 00:22:53,583 This particular example is marked "brevete," 639 00:22:53,667 --> 00:22:55,333 but it is not marked "Colt." 640 00:22:55,375 --> 00:22:58,083 Certainly, it's an attempt at a copy of a Paterson. 641 00:22:58,167 --> 00:23:00,042 There are some differences, but that's what the design's 642 00:23:00,167 --> 00:23:02,292 being borrowed from. - OK. 643 00:23:02,292 --> 00:23:03,750 So does it work? 644 00:23:03,833 --> 00:23:05,667 - It should. 645 00:23:05,750 --> 00:23:08,125 It's a super high-quality build 646 00:23:08,208 --> 00:23:11,333 and you can just feel what-- the way in which it's indexing. 647 00:23:11,375 --> 00:23:12,708 The hammer is very strong. 648 00:23:12,792 --> 00:23:14,625 All the chambers look pretty clear. 649 00:23:14,708 --> 00:23:16,708 It doesn't look like it's been used much at all. 650 00:23:16,792 --> 00:23:18,458 - Can you look at it, make sure 651 00:23:18,583 --> 00:23:20,750 it'll shoot and everything. We'll try it out. 652 00:23:20,875 --> 00:23:22,833 - Are you OK with that? - I would love that. 653 00:23:22,875 --> 00:23:24,833 - It's-- it's very simple to fire. 654 00:23:24,875 --> 00:23:27,292 It's just percussion caps and black powder. 655 00:23:27,375 --> 00:23:29,167 - OK. Do your magic. 656 00:23:29,250 --> 00:23:31,000 - All right. I'll go get my stuff. 657 00:23:31,083 --> 00:23:32,375 - All right, Alex. 658 00:23:32,458 --> 00:23:33,500 I'll get some good targets for you. 659 00:23:33,542 --> 00:23:34,958 - All right. Thank you. 660 00:23:35,042 --> 00:23:36,792 ♪ 661 00:23:40,917 --> 00:23:42,000 [upbeat country music] 662 00:23:42,042 --> 00:23:43,875 - Chum and I are looking at what appears to be 663 00:23:43,958 --> 00:23:46,375 a copy of a Colt Paterson revolver 664 00:23:46,500 --> 00:23:48,833 made by a Belgian gun maker. 665 00:23:48,917 --> 00:23:51,208 The seller is looking to get $4,500 666 00:23:51,292 --> 00:23:52,917 and is willing to test fire it. 667 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:56,042 I can't wait to see what Chum came up with for targets. 668 00:23:56,125 --> 00:23:58,000 [laughs] 669 00:23:58,042 --> 00:23:59,042 Are we good to go? 670 00:23:59,125 --> 00:24:00,500 - We are good to go. 671 00:24:00,583 --> 00:24:02,167 I've got the right sized projectiles, 672 00:24:02,250 --> 00:24:06,500 percussion caps, and I'm gonna load it with the cylinder off 673 00:24:06,625 --> 00:24:08,417 and then put it back together. 674 00:24:08,500 --> 00:24:11,000 And Chum got some special targets. 675 00:24:11,083 --> 00:24:12,500 ♪ 676 00:24:12,625 --> 00:24:14,375 - Are those waffles? 677 00:24:14,500 --> 00:24:16,000 - Your eyes are not deceiving you, Rick. 678 00:24:16,083 --> 00:24:18,292 - Why waffles? 679 00:24:18,375 --> 00:24:21,000 - Belgium, waffles, guns. - Where'd you-- 680 00:24:21,083 --> 00:24:23,250 - I'm sorry, I couldn't get enough chocolate in time. 681 00:24:23,333 --> 00:24:25,958 - Those are really big looking waffles. 682 00:24:26,042 --> 00:24:28,875 - Well, if we don't hit them, you can eat them. 683 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:30,833 - [chuckles] All right, load her up. 684 00:24:30,958 --> 00:24:33,167 - OK. 685 00:24:33,250 --> 00:24:35,333 ♪ 686 00:24:35,375 --> 00:24:36,583 - All right, I'm backing up. 687 00:24:36,667 --> 00:24:38,167 - Everybody put your ears in. 688 00:24:38,208 --> 00:24:39,708 - Remember, if you don't hit it, 689 00:24:39,792 --> 00:24:42,167 it's not a bad thing this time. - [chuckles] 690 00:24:42,208 --> 00:24:45,958 - Three, two, one. 691 00:24:46,042 --> 00:24:47,458 [gunshot] - Yeah! 692 00:24:47,542 --> 00:24:49,792 - Whoa! - [laughs] 693 00:24:49,875 --> 00:24:52,625 - Well, there goes lunch. - Whoa. 694 00:24:52,708 --> 00:24:54,500 Look at this. - All right. 695 00:24:54,542 --> 00:24:56,625 Well, it fires well. - Yeah. 696 00:24:56,708 --> 00:24:58,333 - How was the waffle? 697 00:24:58,375 --> 00:24:59,667 - It was actually a little crispy, 698 00:24:59,708 --> 00:25:01,375 but it's pretty good. - Well, how was the gun? 699 00:25:01,500 --> 00:25:03,375 - Excellent. The gun worked great. 700 00:25:03,375 --> 00:25:04,458 [gunshot] 701 00:25:04,542 --> 00:25:07,250 [explosion] 702 00:25:07,333 --> 00:25:09,000 - All right-- 703 00:25:09,042 --> 00:25:11,167 - Rick's just dying to find out how much this thing's worth. 704 00:25:11,208 --> 00:25:14,292 - So how much is it worth? 705 00:25:14,375 --> 00:25:15,833 - So it's a really nice firearm. 706 00:25:15,917 --> 00:25:19,042 If you have an original Colt Paterson today, 707 00:25:19,042 --> 00:25:22,583 it's worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. 708 00:25:22,708 --> 00:25:25,208 But it's not a Colt Paterson. 709 00:25:25,292 --> 00:25:27,708 But because it's a Belgian copy, 710 00:25:27,792 --> 00:25:29,000 I think it's worth about $3,000. 711 00:25:29,125 --> 00:25:30,958 - OK. 712 00:25:31,042 --> 00:25:34,000 - OK, so you think this would retail for like $3,000? 713 00:25:34,083 --> 00:25:36,500 - Yeah, retail for $3,000. - OK. Thanks, man. 714 00:25:36,583 --> 00:25:37,542 Appreciate it. - All right. You're welcome. 715 00:25:37,625 --> 00:25:38,667 Good luck. Nice to meet you. 716 00:25:38,708 --> 00:25:40,500 - Thank you. - OK, so... 717 00:25:40,583 --> 00:25:42,750 - I'm asking $4,500. 718 00:25:42,833 --> 00:25:44,000 - Well, that's not gonna happen. 719 00:25:44,042 --> 00:25:47,000 I mean, I think it's super, super cool 720 00:25:47,042 --> 00:25:50,500 because I'm not gonna get myself a real Colt Paterson. 721 00:25:50,542 --> 00:25:52,708 I think $2,000 is fair. 722 00:25:52,792 --> 00:25:54,292 - There's no way-- 723 00:25:54,292 --> 00:25:55,542 no way I can go that low on it. 724 00:25:55,667 --> 00:25:57,708 It's 180 years old. 725 00:25:57,833 --> 00:26:00,500 The beautiful engraving, it's in great condition. 726 00:26:00,542 --> 00:26:02,500 - But it's not a Colt. That's just it. 727 00:26:02,583 --> 00:26:03,667 I'd give you 2,000. 728 00:26:03,792 --> 00:26:04,917 - I could come down a couple hundred. 729 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:06,458 4,200. - Not gonna happen. 730 00:26:06,542 --> 00:26:07,833 - OK. 731 00:26:07,958 --> 00:26:09,667 - But if you change your mind, shop it around, 732 00:26:09,708 --> 00:26:11,458 my offer's 2,000. - I understand. 733 00:26:11,542 --> 00:26:12,250 - All right. Thanks for bringing it. 734 00:26:12,333 --> 00:26:13,833 - Thank you. 735 00:26:13,958 --> 00:26:14,792 - How much you spend on the waffles? 736 00:26:14,875 --> 00:26:16,042 - You don't want to know. 737 00:26:16,125 --> 00:26:17,792 - [laughs] 738 00:26:17,875 --> 00:26:21,167 ♪ 739 00:26:21,208 --> 00:26:23,833 - A customer brought in two exclusive LEGO minifigs. 740 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:25,500 One is a Times Square Toys "R" Us, 741 00:26:25,583 --> 00:26:27,000 "New York, I love" Yoda, 742 00:26:27,083 --> 00:26:29,083 and the other is a 2013 San Diego 743 00:26:29,167 --> 00:26:31,333 Comic-Con exclusive Spider-Man. 744 00:26:31,375 --> 00:26:34,417 The seller's looking to get $26,000 for these two figures. 745 00:26:34,500 --> 00:26:35,917 So I called my LEGO expert, Brandon, 746 00:26:36,042 --> 00:26:37,750 to come down and take a look at these 747 00:26:37,833 --> 00:26:39,458 and see if we could put together a deal. 748 00:26:39,542 --> 00:26:40,833 - Hey, Corey. How's it going? 749 00:26:40,917 --> 00:26:42,167 Good to see you again. Hi, I'm Brandon. 750 00:26:42,208 --> 00:26:43,833 - Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you. 751 00:26:43,917 --> 00:26:45,583 - These are the LEGO figures I was telling you about. 752 00:26:45,667 --> 00:26:46,833 - Oh, wow. 753 00:26:46,917 --> 00:26:49,000 These are some exceptional figures. 754 00:26:49,042 --> 00:26:52,000 LEGO created the minifigure in 1978. 755 00:26:52,042 --> 00:26:54,208 They pretty much kept it in house 756 00:26:54,333 --> 00:26:57,417 till the late '90s when they acquired the Star Wars license. 757 00:26:57,500 --> 00:26:59,125 Minifigs became super collectible. 758 00:26:59,208 --> 00:27:01,083 They look great, and people just love them. 759 00:27:01,167 --> 00:27:03,792 They have a sense of nostalgia that just 760 00:27:03,875 --> 00:27:05,542 hearkens back to everyone's childhood. 761 00:27:05,542 --> 00:27:07,833 - OK, he wants quite a bit for these. 762 00:27:07,917 --> 00:27:09,000 What do you think they might be worth? 763 00:27:09,042 --> 00:27:11,833 - So we have the "NY, I love" Yoda. 764 00:27:11,917 --> 00:27:14,667 This figure was given out as an exclusive 765 00:27:14,750 --> 00:27:17,250 in Times Square in May of 2013. 766 00:27:17,333 --> 00:27:18,542 It is very rare. 767 00:27:18,708 --> 00:27:20,542 The one issue with this figure 768 00:27:20,667 --> 00:27:23,000 is there is an extremely large amount of fakes. 769 00:27:23,042 --> 00:27:25,000 Obviously, it's graded 100%, 770 00:27:25,042 --> 00:27:27,375 but I just want to verify myself. 771 00:27:27,458 --> 00:27:29,333 But this looks good. 772 00:27:29,458 --> 00:27:30,917 This looks-- check out-- 773 00:27:30,917 --> 00:27:33,250 the color of the heart is correct. 774 00:27:33,333 --> 00:27:34,583 - So it's real? 775 00:27:34,667 --> 00:27:36,500 - I would say this is 100% real, yes. 776 00:27:36,542 --> 00:27:37,667 - Let's talk about Spider-Man over here. 777 00:27:37,708 --> 00:27:40,500 - So starting in 2011, 778 00:27:40,542 --> 00:27:43,083 LEGO issued the superheroes line. 779 00:27:43,208 --> 00:27:45,292 As part of the promotion, they would give away 780 00:27:45,375 --> 00:27:48,208 these exclusive minifigures at San Diego Comic-Con. 781 00:27:48,292 --> 00:27:52,667 This particular figure, I can tell you, is very rare. 782 00:27:52,750 --> 00:27:54,667 Had to get a raffle ticket to get it. 783 00:27:54,750 --> 00:27:56,417 It is the first figure that has 784 00:27:56,500 --> 00:27:59,333 the Andrew Garfield costume printing. 785 00:27:59,417 --> 00:28:02,250 As far as I know, there are only 350 of these... 786 00:28:02,250 --> 00:28:03,792 - Wow. - In existence. 787 00:28:03,875 --> 00:28:05,833 So basically what I'm looking for 788 00:28:05,875 --> 00:28:08,917 is a LEGO trademark stamped onto the bottom 789 00:28:08,917 --> 00:28:11,125 of the legs, which is there. 790 00:28:11,208 --> 00:28:13,958 It's an amazing figure and very rare. 791 00:28:13,958 --> 00:28:16,042 - I guess the biggest question of all, what are they worth? 792 00:28:16,125 --> 00:28:19,625 - So the "New York, I heart" Yoda, 793 00:28:19,708 --> 00:28:23,458 I would give this a value of $9,000. 794 00:28:23,542 --> 00:28:25,000 ♪ 795 00:28:25,042 --> 00:28:27,583 The Andrew Garfield Spider-Man, extremely rare, 796 00:28:27,583 --> 00:28:29,083 extremely hard to get. 797 00:28:29,167 --> 00:28:32,000 I would put a value of that at $12,000. 798 00:28:32,042 --> 00:28:33,500 - All right, well, I appreciate you coming down. 799 00:28:33,542 --> 00:28:34,750 - All right. Thank you. 800 00:28:34,875 --> 00:28:36,000 - Thank you. - Good luck. Appreciate it. 801 00:28:36,125 --> 00:28:38,292 - So is that what you wanted to hear? 802 00:28:38,292 --> 00:28:41,167 - I think he's-- he's right on the Spider-Man. 803 00:28:41,250 --> 00:28:42,833 I think he's low on the "New York, I love." 804 00:28:42,958 --> 00:28:44,667 - OK, well, that being said, 805 00:28:44,708 --> 00:28:46,417 I'll do 14 for the pair. 806 00:28:46,500 --> 00:28:48,542 Cash money today, and you don't have to go find 807 00:28:48,667 --> 00:28:50,833 a LEGO guy to buy them. - Can you do 19? 808 00:28:50,917 --> 00:28:52,583 - 15,000 is the most I can do. 809 00:28:52,667 --> 00:28:54,000 - [sighs] 810 00:28:54,083 --> 00:28:55,375 - We're talking about little tiny toys here, 811 00:28:55,458 --> 00:28:57,917 and I'm paying you the price of a small car. 812 00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:01,708 - 16,500? - 15,500. 813 00:29:01,792 --> 00:29:03,667 I won't go anymore. - $16,000 it is. 814 00:29:03,750 --> 00:29:05,542 - No, I-- 15,500. 815 00:29:05,625 --> 00:29:06,500 That's gonna be the most I do. 816 00:29:06,625 --> 00:29:08,333 ♪ 817 00:29:08,375 --> 00:29:09,792 - All right. - Deal. 818 00:29:09,875 --> 00:29:12,542 OK, meet me right over there. 819 00:29:12,625 --> 00:29:14,042 Taking these with me. 820 00:29:18,250 --> 00:29:20,000 [upbeat rock music] 821 00:29:20,125 --> 00:29:26,958 ♪ 822 00:29:37,875 --> 00:29:38,875 - Hello. - Hello. 823 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:40,542 Good morning. - Good morning. 824 00:29:40,625 --> 00:29:41,667 How can I help you today? 825 00:29:41,750 --> 00:29:43,583 - I have a Louis Vuitton jacket. 826 00:29:43,667 --> 00:29:45,083 I bought it from a flea market. 827 00:29:45,208 --> 00:29:48,292 It looks real, it feels real. 828 00:29:48,375 --> 00:29:51,542 - OK, well, I've bought plenty of stuff at the flea market 829 00:29:51,625 --> 00:29:53,667 before that was real, and... - Yeah. 830 00:29:53,708 --> 00:29:56,125 - Plenty of stuff that looks just real enough. 831 00:29:56,208 --> 00:29:57,542 - [laughs] 832 00:29:57,542 --> 00:29:59,208 I'm here at the pawn shop today 833 00:29:59,292 --> 00:30:02,000 because I'm trying to sell a Louis Vuitton jacket. 834 00:30:02,042 --> 00:30:04,667 I bought it at a flea market because I wanted 835 00:30:04,708 --> 00:30:06,500 to give it to my dad as a gift, 836 00:30:06,542 --> 00:30:08,500 but when he tried it on, it didn't quite fit him. 837 00:30:08,542 --> 00:30:11,750 It looks great, and it has a great quality. 838 00:30:11,875 --> 00:30:15,625 My asking price today is $550. 839 00:30:15,708 --> 00:30:17,833 If I do manage to make a sale today, 840 00:30:17,917 --> 00:30:20,958 I think I'll go shopping and find my dad a jacket 841 00:30:20,958 --> 00:30:23,417 that fits him and that he really likes. 842 00:30:23,500 --> 00:30:25,208 - Pretty cool. 843 00:30:25,333 --> 00:30:28,625 Well, Louis Vuitton is very prestigious company, 844 00:30:28,625 --> 00:30:30,125 to say the least. 845 00:30:30,208 --> 00:30:31,833 At times, they are trendsetters. 846 00:30:31,875 --> 00:30:34,000 It's nice to see a jacket like this. 847 00:30:34,125 --> 00:30:36,792 I mean, it's got your typical Louis look, 848 00:30:36,875 --> 00:30:39,292 maybe kind of early '90s-ish, really, 849 00:30:39,375 --> 00:30:41,833 kind of when the hip-hop culture really started 850 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:43,333 kind of taking on to this stuff. 851 00:30:43,417 --> 00:30:45,250 Maybe they started a little bit earlier in the '80s, 852 00:30:45,250 --> 00:30:47,667 but this jacket crosses the boundaries 853 00:30:47,833 --> 00:30:49,708 between streetwear and fashion. 854 00:30:49,833 --> 00:30:52,208 - I think it's a really cool look. 855 00:30:52,333 --> 00:30:53,792 - Do you mind if I take a look at it? 856 00:30:53,875 --> 00:30:55,333 - No, go for it. Have a look. 857 00:30:55,458 --> 00:30:57,542 - No, I mean, on first glance, the zipper looks, you know, 858 00:30:57,625 --> 00:30:58,958 pretty good. 859 00:30:59,042 --> 00:31:01,792 It's a nice, heavy duty zipper. - Mm-hmm. 860 00:31:01,875 --> 00:31:03,375 Let's take a look here. 861 00:31:03,458 --> 00:31:05,958 - It seems like it's a good quality. 862 00:31:06,042 --> 00:31:08,083 - Yeah, the stitching looks pretty good. 863 00:31:08,167 --> 00:31:10,000 A lot of times, knockoff pieces will just 864 00:31:10,125 --> 00:31:11,833 have really, really bad stitching, 865 00:31:11,875 --> 00:31:14,000 and it'll be uneven from here to there. 866 00:31:14,083 --> 00:31:15,542 This one looks pretty good, though. 867 00:31:15,625 --> 00:31:16,833 - Mm-hmm. 868 00:31:16,917 --> 00:31:18,125 - And of course, we'll look at the-- 869 00:31:18,208 --> 00:31:20,542 this little Louis Vuitton tag in here, 870 00:31:20,625 --> 00:31:24,083 Louis Vuitton, Paris, 1854. 871 00:31:24,167 --> 00:31:26,667 So it's got a lot of the stuff that I'm looking for. 872 00:31:26,750 --> 00:31:28,333 The major thing I'm worried about 873 00:31:28,333 --> 00:31:32,375 right here is this medium tag is just slightly off-center, 874 00:31:32,500 --> 00:31:34,875 and if it was Louis Vuitton, I would expect that to be, 875 00:31:34,958 --> 00:31:36,708 you know, dead center. 876 00:31:36,792 --> 00:31:38,167 ♪ 877 00:31:38,292 --> 00:31:40,000 It's a mistake that I wouldn't see very often 878 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:41,125 in a Louis Vuitton jacket. 879 00:31:41,208 --> 00:31:42,833 It's possible that it could happen, 880 00:31:42,917 --> 00:31:46,167 but it leaves questions unanswered for me. 881 00:31:46,208 --> 00:31:47,500 And how much are you looking to get for it. 882 00:31:47,583 --> 00:31:50,875 - $550 - OK. 883 00:31:50,875 --> 00:31:53,042 It does have some really good stuff going for it, 884 00:31:53,208 --> 00:31:56,208 but I'm not 100% sure this is authentic. 885 00:31:56,292 --> 00:31:57,583 ♪ 886 00:31:57,667 --> 00:31:59,208 - I really hope it's authentic. 887 00:31:59,292 --> 00:32:00,667 - But I definitely need some questions answered 888 00:32:00,750 --> 00:32:02,292 about this piece. 889 00:32:02,375 --> 00:32:03,958 Do you have a few minutes to hang around? 890 00:32:04,042 --> 00:32:06,000 I could get someone down here. - Absolutely, yes. 891 00:32:06,042 --> 00:32:07,042 - All right. Give me a minute. 892 00:32:07,167 --> 00:32:08,458 I'm gonna make a phone call and see 893 00:32:08,542 --> 00:32:10,208 if he can get down here quick. - Thank you so much. 894 00:32:10,292 --> 00:32:16,458 ♪ 895 00:32:16,542 --> 00:32:17,958 - What have we got here? 896 00:32:18,042 --> 00:32:19,750 - I have an antique roulette table. 897 00:32:19,875 --> 00:32:22,167 The wheel was built about 1926. 898 00:32:22,250 --> 00:32:24,083 And the interesting thing about it 899 00:32:24,167 --> 00:32:27,042 is this is the Holy Grail of casino cheating. 900 00:32:27,167 --> 00:32:29,000 - It's a rigged wheel? 901 00:32:29,042 --> 00:32:30,833 - It's a rigged wheel, yeah. - I'll put 100 on black. 902 00:32:30,917 --> 00:32:33,083 [laughter] 903 00:32:33,167 --> 00:32:36,292 - I have a antique roulette table. 904 00:32:36,375 --> 00:32:38,542 It was built to be a cheating roulette table, 905 00:32:38,542 --> 00:32:40,583 which is very rare, and there's only a few 906 00:32:40,667 --> 00:32:42,208 known to exist. 907 00:32:42,292 --> 00:32:43,875 The table was found in California, 908 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:46,500 and I bought it from an antique dealer. 909 00:32:46,583 --> 00:32:48,583 I'm asking 95,000 for it. 910 00:32:48,667 --> 00:32:51,333 I have an antique mall, and if I'm able to sell it, 911 00:32:51,375 --> 00:32:53,833 I will reinvest and buy more merchandise, 912 00:32:53,917 --> 00:32:56,083 and that's what I do, I buy and sell. 913 00:32:56,167 --> 00:32:58,750 - I think it's absolutely beautiful. 914 00:32:58,833 --> 00:33:00,167 People have always gambled. 915 00:33:00,250 --> 00:33:03,583 In the 1700s, they basically came up with-- 916 00:33:03,667 --> 00:33:05,083 well, we have this, roulette. It's a French word. 917 00:33:05,208 --> 00:33:06,583 I forget what it means. 918 00:33:06,708 --> 00:33:09,833 And it ended up in gambling halls around Europe, 919 00:33:09,917 --> 00:33:11,708 became very popular, eventually came here. 920 00:33:11,833 --> 00:33:15,958 The great thing about this game is the house always wins. 921 00:33:16,042 --> 00:33:18,333 There's no winning with roulette. 922 00:33:18,417 --> 00:33:19,708 I tell people that all the time. 923 00:33:19,792 --> 00:33:20,875 They just-- you can't. 924 00:33:20,958 --> 00:33:22,500 Just the law of averages, eventually, 925 00:33:22,500 --> 00:33:24,625 it will take all your money. - Absolutely. 926 00:33:24,708 --> 00:33:26,250 - [laughs] 927 00:33:26,333 --> 00:33:28,083 How did you determine it's rigged? 928 00:33:28,167 --> 00:33:29,875 - The legs are hollow. 929 00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:32,333 There were four batteries, two in each leg. 930 00:33:32,417 --> 00:33:34,833 There are three switches, one on the end, 931 00:33:34,875 --> 00:33:36,250 one on each side. 932 00:33:36,250 --> 00:33:38,833 So the dealer could actuate them if they knew 933 00:33:38,917 --> 00:33:40,250 which screw to push right there. 934 00:33:40,375 --> 00:33:41,833 - Yeah, there's a button right there. 935 00:33:41,875 --> 00:33:43,000 - Yeah. - I grew up in Vegas. 936 00:33:43,125 --> 00:33:44,833 I've read about all the mob things. 937 00:33:44,875 --> 00:33:46,042 I've read everything, 938 00:33:46,167 --> 00:33:47,583 and I know how they would rig these things. 939 00:33:47,667 --> 00:33:49,792 If the ball looked like it was gonna go in one section 940 00:33:49,792 --> 00:33:51,833 where the big money bet was at, he'd press a button, 941 00:33:51,917 --> 00:33:54,667 a plunger would hit the ball, and it wouldn't go in that one. 942 00:33:54,750 --> 00:33:55,667 It would go somewhere else. 943 00:33:55,792 --> 00:33:57,333 [laughs] 944 00:33:57,417 --> 00:33:59,500 No, it's very, very interesting. 945 00:33:59,583 --> 00:34:01,167 It's cool. I mean, it's got some history. 946 00:34:01,208 --> 00:34:03,833 We don't know exactly what the history is. 947 00:34:03,917 --> 00:34:05,583 How much do you want for this? 948 00:34:05,583 --> 00:34:07,292 - 95,000. 949 00:34:07,375 --> 00:34:09,250 - How did you come up with that number? 950 00:34:09,375 --> 00:34:12,250 - Antique tables near this same quality are selling 951 00:34:12,333 --> 00:34:14,542 for $75,000 to $100,000. 952 00:34:14,667 --> 00:34:16,333 - I've never heard that kind of money for a roulette wheel. 953 00:34:16,417 --> 00:34:18,042 What you got here is super cool, 954 00:34:18,167 --> 00:34:20,167 but it's finding a customer for it 955 00:34:20,250 --> 00:34:21,583 that wants to spend a lot of money 956 00:34:21,667 --> 00:34:23,542 and has the room for it and wants to collect this. 957 00:34:23,667 --> 00:34:25,292 That's gonna be the problem. 958 00:34:25,375 --> 00:34:26,833 I'm not even gonna make you an offer on it 959 00:34:26,917 --> 00:34:28,875 because we're so far off. 960 00:34:28,958 --> 00:34:33,375 And a regulation size roulette wheel, 961 00:34:33,458 --> 00:34:36,167 most states, you're not allowed to own it, period. 962 00:34:36,292 --> 00:34:38,500 This is still a felony. 963 00:34:38,542 --> 00:34:39,583 But thank you for bringing it in. 964 00:34:39,667 --> 00:34:41,125 - Of course. 965 00:34:41,208 --> 00:34:42,667 - And I will go get some guys help you load it up. 966 00:34:42,708 --> 00:34:44,000 - Thank you very much. - OK, have a good one. 967 00:34:44,083 --> 00:34:45,667 - You too. 968 00:34:45,708 --> 00:34:49,250 - Roulette and its casino table game relatives 969 00:34:49,333 --> 00:34:51,417 are as Vegas as the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop, 970 00:34:51,542 --> 00:34:54,833 but they originated long before billions of neon lights 971 00:34:54,958 --> 00:34:57,125 lit up the Nevada desert. 972 00:34:57,208 --> 00:34:59,167 Some historians say Romans were the earliest 973 00:34:59,292 --> 00:35:01,083 innovators of craps. 974 00:35:01,208 --> 00:35:02,833 Soldiers would shave pig knuckles down 975 00:35:02,917 --> 00:35:05,292 into cube shapes to resemble dice 976 00:35:05,375 --> 00:35:07,042 and threw them into their inverted shields 977 00:35:07,125 --> 00:35:08,625 placed on the ground. 978 00:35:08,708 --> 00:35:11,875 In the late 18th century, blackjack shows up, 979 00:35:11,958 --> 00:35:13,667 based on a French card game. 980 00:35:13,792 --> 00:35:16,708 Apparently, Napoleon Bonaparte was a huge fan, 981 00:35:16,708 --> 00:35:19,500 and it was so popular among his soldiers 982 00:35:19,583 --> 00:35:21,958 that he banned it from being played in the camps 983 00:35:22,042 --> 00:35:23,667 because it was too distracting. 984 00:35:23,750 --> 00:35:26,000 It seems a little hypocritical, but then again, 985 00:35:26,125 --> 00:35:27,917 I don't let Chump play Pokémon Go 986 00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:30,458 when he's here at the shop. 987 00:35:30,458 --> 00:35:33,208 Poker is believed to have been brought to America 988 00:35:33,292 --> 00:35:35,583 by European settlers and traders. 989 00:35:35,667 --> 00:35:39,500 An 1829 account by English actor Joseph Crowell describes 990 00:35:39,583 --> 00:35:41,667 a game he observed in New Orleans 991 00:35:41,708 --> 00:35:43,542 involving four players, 992 00:35:43,667 --> 00:35:46,708 a 20-card deck, and in true New Orleans fashion, 993 00:35:46,792 --> 00:35:48,417 a whole lot of beads. 994 00:35:48,500 --> 00:35:51,333 But not everyone was so gung ho for betting. 995 00:35:51,375 --> 00:35:55,292 By 1910, most gambling was illegal across the nation. 996 00:35:55,375 --> 00:36:00,667 That is, until our fine state of Nevada legalized it in 1931. 997 00:36:00,750 --> 00:36:02,708 It was the great depression, and our economy needed 998 00:36:02,833 --> 00:36:05,000 a serious kick in the pants. 999 00:36:05,083 --> 00:36:08,167 Let's just say it worked out for us. 1000 00:36:08,208 --> 00:36:10,750 These days, tens of millions of people 1001 00:36:10,875 --> 00:36:12,542 visit Sin City annually, 1002 00:36:12,625 --> 00:36:15,833 and blackjack is the table game of choice. 1003 00:36:15,875 --> 00:36:19,333 Thousands of tables are in play all over the state. 1004 00:36:19,417 --> 00:36:25,417 In 2022, people spent $7.3 billion to play the game. 1005 00:36:25,542 --> 00:36:27,833 Too bad I don't have a blackjack table 1006 00:36:27,917 --> 00:36:28,833 in the back of the store. 1007 00:36:28,875 --> 00:36:29,417 [laughs] 1008 00:36:33,333 --> 00:36:34,667 [upbeat rock music] 1009 00:36:34,875 --> 00:36:37,167 - There's a woman in the shop with a vintage Louis Vuitton 1010 00:36:37,208 --> 00:36:40,417 jacket that she's asking $550 for, 1011 00:36:40,542 --> 00:36:42,917 but I have a few questions on its authenticity. 1012 00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:45,500 So I'm having my vintage clothing expert, Marko, 1013 00:36:45,542 --> 00:36:48,208 come down to take a look to let me know if it's 1014 00:36:48,292 --> 00:36:50,625 really designer or just another dud. 1015 00:36:50,708 --> 00:36:52,458 - Hello. - Hello. 1016 00:36:52,542 --> 00:36:53,958 Lovely to meet you. - Likewise. 1017 00:36:54,042 --> 00:36:57,292 - So this is the jacket she brought in. 1018 00:36:57,375 --> 00:36:59,333 I'm not quite sure if it's authentic. 1019 00:36:59,458 --> 00:37:00,917 It has some nice features to it. 1020 00:37:01,000 --> 00:37:04,083 So what do you think about this jacket at first glance? 1021 00:37:04,167 --> 00:37:06,875 - At first glance, it's beautiful, 1022 00:37:06,958 --> 00:37:11,000 but it's not authentic Louis. 1023 00:37:11,083 --> 00:37:13,625 It's one of those weird gray area 1024 00:37:13,708 --> 00:37:16,000 where it's not a bootleg, it's not authentic, 1025 00:37:16,083 --> 00:37:18,833 but it's definitely valuable. 1026 00:37:18,875 --> 00:37:22,333 What you have here is what we call a Dapper Dan piece. 1027 00:37:22,417 --> 00:37:24,917 Now, Dapper Dan, if you don't know who he is, 1028 00:37:25,000 --> 00:37:26,500 famous designer 1029 00:37:26,583 --> 00:37:28,333 for early hip-hop stars in the '80s. 1030 00:37:28,375 --> 00:37:30,167 He used to have a shop in Harlem. 1031 00:37:30,250 --> 00:37:32,667 You think about like '85, like LL Cool J, 1032 00:37:32,708 --> 00:37:34,542 Eric B. and Rakim. 1033 00:37:34,625 --> 00:37:38,750 And he realized that people love this monogram. 1034 00:37:38,833 --> 00:37:41,333 They loved the logo. 1035 00:37:41,417 --> 00:37:44,292 But think back to Louis Vuitton and Fendi. 1036 00:37:44,292 --> 00:37:46,500 These brands weren't known for their fashion. 1037 00:37:46,625 --> 00:37:48,458 These were, like, powerhouse brands 1038 00:37:48,542 --> 00:37:50,333 known for their leather goods, their purses, 1039 00:37:50,375 --> 00:37:51,958 their wallets and whatnot. 1040 00:37:52,042 --> 00:37:53,625 It didn't have any sauce, is what we would call it. 1041 00:37:53,708 --> 00:37:54,875 - Yeah. 1042 00:37:55,000 --> 00:37:56,167 - So Dapper Dan, at that time, 1043 00:37:56,250 --> 00:37:57,500 he figured it out. 1044 00:37:57,542 --> 00:37:59,833 He would make beautiful leather jackets, 1045 00:37:59,833 --> 00:38:02,708 and he would buy these Louis Vuitton and Gucci purses, 1046 00:38:02,792 --> 00:38:06,333 cut them up, and, you know, make Louis trim. 1047 00:38:06,417 --> 00:38:08,250 And then he realized-- he actually 1048 00:38:08,333 --> 00:38:11,417 taught himself how to screen print himself 1049 00:38:11,500 --> 00:38:15,000 on textiles, and that's what this jacket ultimately is. 1050 00:38:15,167 --> 00:38:16,500 He ended up-- he called it-- 1051 00:38:16,583 --> 00:38:18,667 it wasn't so much of a knockoff. 1052 00:38:18,708 --> 00:38:21,625 It was a knock-up, to his words. 1053 00:38:21,708 --> 00:38:25,250 Because he took that fabric and made it into designs 1054 00:38:25,333 --> 00:38:28,792 that really catered to the urban youth. 1055 00:38:28,875 --> 00:38:31,667 But this right here is back in his heyday. 1056 00:38:31,750 --> 00:38:35,333 This looks like a, you know, late '80s, early '90s piece, 1057 00:38:35,417 --> 00:38:37,125 back when, like, the Members Only jackets 1058 00:38:37,208 --> 00:38:38,542 were in style. 1059 00:38:38,625 --> 00:38:40,125 As you can see, it's very reminiscent 1060 00:38:40,208 --> 00:38:42,750 of a Members Only silhouette. - Yeah. 1061 00:38:42,875 --> 00:38:43,833 - And yeah, the medium-- 1062 00:38:43,917 --> 00:38:46,458 that little tag is slightly off center. 1063 00:38:46,542 --> 00:38:48,542 But this is the telltale sign of what, 1064 00:38:48,667 --> 00:38:50,500 like, Dapper Dan was doing. 1065 00:38:50,542 --> 00:38:52,375 - He wanted to bring that touch of Harlem 1066 00:38:52,458 --> 00:38:54,417 to the rest of the world. - Indeed, man. 1067 00:38:54,500 --> 00:38:56,833 But he garnished so much attention 1068 00:38:56,875 --> 00:39:01,250 that eventually Louis Vuitton and Fendi caught wind of him 1069 00:39:01,333 --> 00:39:03,417 and shut him down. 1070 00:39:03,542 --> 00:39:05,542 - So what kind of value would you put on it? 1071 00:39:05,625 --> 00:39:09,000 - It's really one of, like, the onsets of urban fashion 1072 00:39:09,083 --> 00:39:10,750 of streetwear, as we call it now, 1073 00:39:10,833 --> 00:39:15,083 but definitely an iconic piece in hip-hop fashion. 1074 00:39:15,167 --> 00:39:17,583 Easily $1,000. 1075 00:39:17,667 --> 00:39:20,042 That's what I sell them at my shop. 1076 00:39:20,125 --> 00:39:21,958 - It was a good find. - Indeed. 1077 00:39:22,042 --> 00:39:24,042 - All right, well, thanks for coming in, Marko. 1078 00:39:24,125 --> 00:39:25,500 - My pleasure. I love it. 1079 00:39:25,583 --> 00:39:26,625 You have a gorgeous piece. - Thank you so much. 1080 00:39:26,708 --> 00:39:28,292 - Nice meeting you. - All right. 1081 00:39:28,417 --> 00:39:30,875 Well, as cool as it is to have a Dapper Dan in here, 1082 00:39:30,958 --> 00:39:33,875 even though Dapper Dan says it's a "knock up," 1083 00:39:33,958 --> 00:39:36,375 it's still a knockoff, and I'm not allowed 1084 00:39:36,458 --> 00:39:37,792 to sell it without getting in trouble. 1085 00:39:37,875 --> 00:39:39,333 So if it was in my size, 1086 00:39:39,375 --> 00:39:40,542 maybe I'd make you an offer, 1087 00:39:40,542 --> 00:39:43,667 because I could wear it, but not today. 1088 00:39:43,750 --> 00:39:44,875 - That's completely understandable. 1089 00:39:44,958 --> 00:39:46,333 Thank you so much. 1090 00:39:46,417 --> 00:39:47,500 - I think you'll get some good money for it. 1091 00:39:47,583 --> 00:39:49,833 Have a good day. - Thank you. Bye. 1092 00:39:49,917 --> 00:39:54,125 ♪ 1093 00:39:54,208 --> 00:39:55,333 - Here they are. 1094 00:39:55,417 --> 00:39:56,500 All right, I need to take these out 1095 00:39:56,542 --> 00:39:57,750 and get them for sale. 1096 00:39:57,833 --> 00:39:59,292 - No, I think I'm gonna keep them. 1097 00:39:59,375 --> 00:40:00,833 - Why? 1098 00:40:00,917 --> 00:40:05,083 - Because they were signed by Eddie Van Halen, 1099 00:40:05,167 --> 00:40:07,333 the coolest guy on the planet. 1100 00:40:07,458 --> 00:40:09,625 - I think you paid, like, $10,000 1101 00:40:09,708 --> 00:40:11,292 for these, and you're thinking about wearing them? 1102 00:40:11,375 --> 00:40:12,583 - $10,500. 1103 00:40:12,667 --> 00:40:14,500 I mean, I'm kind of in awe. 1104 00:40:14,583 --> 00:40:15,833 You know, I was around in the '80s. 1105 00:40:15,917 --> 00:40:18,750 I mean, who can forget the "Hot For Teacher" video. 1106 00:40:18,833 --> 00:40:20,208 I am absolutely in love with them. 1107 00:40:20,292 --> 00:40:21,833 - Are you? 1108 00:40:21,875 --> 00:40:22,958 - And you're thinking about wearing them. 1109 00:40:23,042 --> 00:40:24,125 - I don't think they'll really fit me, 1110 00:40:24,208 --> 00:40:25,333 but I sort of want to keep them. 1111 00:40:25,417 --> 00:40:26,917 I don't know. 1112 00:40:27,042 --> 00:40:28,167 - And what are you doing over there with that shirt? 1113 00:40:28,250 --> 00:40:29,708 That looks horrible. 1114 00:40:29,792 --> 00:40:31,625 - You know how Eddie Van Halen has the Frankenstrat? 1115 00:40:31,708 --> 00:40:34,333 - Yeah. - Those are the Franken-shoes. 1116 00:40:34,417 --> 00:40:35,833 And since I own the Franken-shoes, 1117 00:40:35,958 --> 00:40:37,125 I was gonna make the Franken-shirt. 1118 00:40:37,208 --> 00:40:39,000 [laughs] 1119 00:40:39,042 --> 00:40:42,000 - What if I told you these are worth a lot of Franken-money? 1120 00:40:42,083 --> 00:40:44,708 - What do you mean? - The mail came in today. 1121 00:40:44,792 --> 00:40:46,167 The letter of authenticity is here, 1122 00:40:46,292 --> 00:40:48,792 and they're photo matched, so you might want to sell them. 1123 00:40:48,875 --> 00:40:50,708 - These are photo matched to a concert. 1124 00:40:50,792 --> 00:40:54,000 - On July 30, 1993 at the World Music Theater 1125 00:40:54,125 --> 00:40:56,750 in Tinsley Park, Illinois. 1126 00:40:56,833 --> 00:40:58,792 - Really? 1127 00:40:58,875 --> 00:41:01,542 - And didn't Steve say these would go for a little bit more 1128 00:41:01,625 --> 00:41:03,083 if they were photo matched? 1129 00:41:03,167 --> 00:41:05,625 - He said like $50,000. [sighs] 1130 00:41:05,708 --> 00:41:07,875 - Why are you so sad, Rick? That's good news. 1131 00:41:07,958 --> 00:41:09,542 I mean, I know you like the cool factor, 1132 00:41:09,625 --> 00:41:12,167 but today, you get these framed up, 1133 00:41:12,250 --> 00:41:15,292 go for a lot of money. - I guess I am gonna sell it. 1134 00:41:15,375 --> 00:41:18,083 But I think I still might design a shirt. 1135 00:41:18,167 --> 00:41:19,333 - Well, have at it. 1136 00:41:19,417 --> 00:41:21,042 I'm gonna go get these out for sale. 1137 00:41:21,167 --> 00:41:22,917 - Would you wear one? - No. 1138 00:41:23,000 --> 00:41:25,583 I don't really wear shirts covered in tape. 1139 00:41:25,667 --> 00:41:29,208 - Guy has no style whatsoever. [laughs]