Mike decided to sell the last valuable thing he had left – his Olympic medal. The pawn shop owner, upon seeing Mike dressed in rags and sitting in a banged-up wheelchair, immediately said the medal was a fake. “How could someone like you have such a thing?”, he asked with a grin. Mike explained that he was an Olympic champion, so the medal was the real deal. The owner scoffed and offered him a hundred bucks for it. His assistant, however, quietly pointed out that the trophy was made from real gold, so it was worth much more. The owner giggled and whispered that it was simply a good chance to rip off a customer who couldn’t do anything about it.
Mike accepted the tiny bit of cash and left. But what had happened didn’t sit right with the assistant.
01:02I think the medal is truly valuable and needs money.
01:07My dear trainee, you have so much to learn.
01:10This business does not tolerate weakness.
01:13But if you act fairly, I believe that kindness will always circle back to you.
01:17And I'll still prefer money.
01:19So, what is it gonna be?
01:37No one let this go.
01:38800...
01:39900...
01:40Sure, hold it.
01:41Just take a look.
01:42I climbed to 96.
01:43So the thing is real?
01:44Yes, this is a unique medal.
01:45It costs a fortune.
01:46We should call him.
01:47The money for it could completely change his life.
01:48Yeah.
01:49Yeah.
01:50Yeah.
01:51Yeah.
01:52Yeah.
01:53Hey, Chester.
01:54Hi.
01:55Hey man, I need you to organize an auction.
01:57AACP.
01:58I've got a real treasure here.
02:00Yep.
02:01Thanks.
02:02See ya.
02:03What are you doing?
02:04This man pounded.
02:05Oh, don't make me laugh.
02:06Now I definitely cannot return it.
02:07No.
02:08No.
02:09No.
02:10No.
02:11No.
02:12No.
02:13No.
02:14No.
02:15No.
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02:18No.
02:19No.
02:20No.
02:21No.
02:22No.
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02:24No.
02:25No.
02:26No.
02:27No.
02:28No.
02:29No.
02:30No.
02:31No.
02:32No.
02:33What I need you to do is call all our regular clients and extend the invitation to the representatives
02:37for tomorrow's auction.
02:39No.
02:41I won't do that.
02:43It's unfair.
02:44I won't take part of this scam.
02:45Then what the hell are you doing in my business?
02:47Huh?
02:48Get to work, or you're fired.
02:56Good decision.
03:05Atlanta 1996. An outstanding year for sports in our country.
03:12Dear clients, ladies and gentlemen, welcome and prepare your wallets because we are starting our auction.
03:19Hold on!
03:20Before we start the auction, you need to hear it.
03:30What are you doing here? You're fired!
03:36Hello.
03:39I don't want to take up too much of your time, but you must know that...
03:50This is my medal.
03:55Yes, look at me now. It's hard to believe.
04:00It's a cosmic irony.
04:01I was a track and film athlete, and I got everything. A wife, a successful career, worldwide recognition, until a car crash took away everything I loved.
04:18I have come here to ask you not to bid.
04:25This medal is my pride. It's the only thing I have left.
04:30Yes, I was foolish enough to pardon it, but I was desperate.
04:36And now, please, help me to make it right.
04:41Ladies and gentlemen, my apologies for this misunderstanding. Don't listen to this tramp.
04:55Let's get back to the auction, shall we?
04:58So, the certain price for this item is $10,000. Who will give more?
