I saw parts of one episode. I think the guy was trying to pawn an old civil war sword.
Caught that one as well . . . and I'm not an avid watcher. I bet we were watching it at the same time. Under the same night sky. So close, yet . . . so far away.
They get a lot of interesting pieces in there. I just watched an episode where some young guy walks in with something, he has no idea, turns out t's a war bond from days after the Revolutionary War started. Oh, it also had been worked on in some way by Paul Revere Jr.
The dude that had it only thought he could get enough money to get a new guitar. No, he got $12k and a Stratocaster that was probably worth another 2-5K. It was worth 25-30K.
It seems like every episode has a nice piece of American history come through that pawn shop. Swords, hand guns, Rifles and signatures.
Crazy awesome show. If you guys have Netflix through your PS3's, check it out and give it a chance. Otherwise try to catch a show now and then. Some of them are better than others. Old Man and Chumlee make that show gold, imo.
I've tuned in from time to time, and while it is moderately interesting, it definitely feels faker than shit. I mean, the guy just happens to know people who are experts on everything.
I'll concede I've only watched pieces of maybe 5-10 episodes, but in every episode, they have some guy bring in some antique thingamajig, and the bald guy is all like "I like it, I just don't know what its worth/if it's authentic. But I have a friend that I'd like to call."
Then, the friend comes over. Appearantly these experts are on call because the bald guy and the customer are wearing the same outfits, so it's obviously the same day. And you get this history lesson on whatever it is the person brought in.
Also . . . the pawn shop itself is like a friggin' museum. Every pawn shop I've been into has been a shit hole full of old video games, VCR's, and ugly jewelry. That place, they have fucking Van Goh's hanging from the wall.
I call shenanigans.