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00:00Ah, come on, man.
00:09Gotta believe, gotta believe.
00:10Oh, this is bad.
00:14The Kaitlyn Clark card that John hit, it's up for auction.
00:17The card's in the final stretch.
00:18It's still in the low five figures.
00:20It's bugging me I haven't heard from John.
00:22The silence is very loud.
00:24I believe.
00:27It's all right.
00:27It's all right.
00:28There's a lot of time left.
00:29I think a lot of things can happen.
00:30Crazier things have happened.
00:32The auction's stressful enough on its own.
00:34I'm starting to understand why people say
00:36don't do business with family and friends.
00:37We need six figures, man.
00:39Like, we gotta set the record.
00:40Didn't he turn down six figures?
00:41He did.
00:42Oh, he did?
00:42He did.
00:43Oh, God.
00:45I mean, look, dude, we're at 60.
00:48It's not over, bro.
00:49Come on.
00:50It's gonna be good, bro.
00:50It's gonna be good.
00:57Okay, it's ringing a little bit.
00:58Rejection.
01:02Damn.
01:04A little optimism.
01:05Okay, okay.
01:06Starting to get some bids.
01:07Starting to feel a little bit better about this.
01:09We've still got some time left.
01:11You guys seeing this?
01:12Where we at?
01:13120,000.
01:14Six-figure Kaelin Clark card.
01:17Carlo, come on, man.
01:18Breathe.
01:19Breathe.
01:19120,000.
01:20Oh, man.
01:21This is crazy, man.
01:22Thanks, Dave.
01:23Right?
01:24I mean, look, we're right there.
01:25We're right there.
01:25It's 120, higher than he was offered.
01:27You're good.
01:27You're in the clear.
01:28I know.
01:29Yeah, 142.
01:30We just got another one real quick.
01:31150, no.
01:31152.
01:32152.
01:33Okay, 152.
01:33Yeah, come on, man.
01:35We're way over.
01:35We're crushing now.
01:37Family's going nuts, I'm sure, bro.
01:38Let's let this go.
01:39162.
01:40See that?
01:41Let's go.
01:43This thing is on fire, but I'm starting to think we're going to break a record here.
01:4741 bids?
01:48Yeah.
01:4942 bids?
01:50192.5, bro.
01:52192.5, man.
01:54Carlito, dude.
01:55Oh, my gosh.
01:56There we go, man.
02:03$234,850.
02:05Massive all-time high, dude.
02:08New record on Kaelin Clark.
02:09You like that, John?
02:10You like that, buddy?
02:11Let's go, baby.
02:12We blew away his offer, all-time Kaelin Clark card.
02:15This is the way it works in the auction world.
02:17I had faith.
02:18We set the record.
02:19I know he's got to be happy, and, dude, what a huge sale for us.
02:23Johnny!
02:24Yeah!
02:25Now he's got the cigar!
02:27Johnny!
02:28What's up, baby?
02:29That's so great.
02:30What's up?
02:31Dude, you weren't picking up the phone all day, man.
02:34You got me sweating.
02:35Why didn't you make you feel like you were in high school calling your girlfriend if she wasn't
02:38picking up the phone?
02:40He's used to that, man.
02:41Oh, man.
02:42I had to put you in a little time-out over there.
02:45Well, I love you, man.
02:46Dude, congratulations, bro.
02:47You know I love you.
02:48We're still good, man.
02:49Love you, brother.
02:50See you, guys.
02:50See you, Johnny.
02:51Congrats, bro.
02:52All done, boys.
02:53Huge boys.
02:53Crushed it.
02:54Come on, man.
02:54The boys win again.
02:55What's up?
02:56I'm so sorry.
02:57I'm so sorry.
02:57I'm so sorry.
02:59What's going on?
03:12What's up?
03:14Peace out, Jersey.
03:15Big news, everyone.
03:16For the first time in my life, I am headed to Japan.
03:20Why to Japan right now?
03:24I'm gonna head out and see my good friend at Blaz Asia.
03:29Ryan has your first class.
03:30We want to meet you.
03:31We want you to consign directly with us.
03:35Come say hi.
03:36Bring us your consignments.
03:38See you there.
03:59Keep steady.
04:00I'm going for this.
04:05How are you feeling on the jet lag?
04:06Doing all right?
04:07You have to sleep to get jet lag, right?
04:09Well, that is a good point, actually.
04:11I'm in Tokyo.
04:12No jet lag.
04:13No naps.
04:14Take a look at this.
04:15Oh, my God.
04:16You thought New York was the center of the universe?
04:18Yeah.
04:19Tokyo.
04:20This is what it means to go global.
04:22I want Golden to do as much business as possible in Japan.
04:27We've got to bring in big numbers.
04:28I've set a goal for my team of $2 million to bring back in consignments.
04:33This is crazy.
04:34I mean, isn't it?
04:35Oh, my God.
04:36Yeah.
04:37The biggest thing about the Japanese culture is all about respect.
04:40It's doing things the right way.
04:41Being face-to-face with somebody.
04:43Mint has been one of my best clients for the longest time.
04:46So I'm so happy that I'm finally out here to do it properly and have that face-to-face interaction
04:51with somebody I've already done such great business with and I have so much respect for it.
04:55Go this way.
04:56Go this way.
04:57Go this way.
04:58I definitely feel like a fish out of water, but it is time to get face-to-face and do some
05:06deals golden style.
05:11Do you have any idea how many people are around the metropolitan area right now?
05:1750,000.
05:1837 million.
05:23This is our opportunity to open up Golden to a brand new worldwide audience.
05:29We want to get a lot of consignments.
05:31We need to make relationships.
05:32And the last time we had a large goal like this was Comic-Con and it did not go well.
05:36Your goal, two days, $2 million.
05:40That's the bare minimum.
05:42The final number actually was a little over 640 grand.
05:45We fell short, man.
05:46And that's not like a little short.
05:48I'm the team leader.
05:50Whenever we get these lofty goals, I have to lead by example.
05:53There's no ifs, ands, or buts.
05:55It's perform or else.
05:56Let's have some fun.
05:57Yes.
05:58Let's take in the sights.
05:59Let's blow up our social media accounts for some great scenery.
06:03Japanese lemon, too.
06:04I mean, that's another experience, so it's going to stop right there.
06:06Come on.
06:07He's distracted already, you know?
06:09Ryan, we will let you take care of that experience.
06:12Yeah, all right.
06:13Dave and I have wives to go home to.
06:14That's for sure.
06:15Be safe, right?
06:16Of course, yeah.
06:17Absolutely.
06:18Practice safe collecting.
06:19It's very important.
06:20One, two, three, one!
06:39Look at this, man.
06:40This is sick.
06:41This is really cool.
06:42If Ken was out here, you know what would be happening?
06:44Me and you would be pulling him in one of those carts right now.
06:47I'm not even kidding.
06:48Bro, we should both rock kimonos and just go back to Ken's place and just be like,
06:51What's up, man?
06:52How are you doing?
06:53Walking through this marketplace right now with Dave, it just hits every box of what I imagined
06:58Japan would be.
06:59Amazing people.
07:00You have beautiful temples everywhere.
07:02You have incredible foods and ice cream.
07:06Thank you so much.
07:07You just feel so immersed in the culture.
07:09Oh, no.
07:10Arigato.
07:11Damn it.
07:12I'm sorry.
07:13Arigato, I'm at.
07:14I'm working on it.
07:15Arigato.
07:16Oh, appreciate that.
07:17Where are you guys from?
07:18England.
07:19England?
07:20Awesome.
07:21Awesome.
07:22Amazing.
07:23Nice to meet you.
07:25One of the really interesting DMs I received here in Japan was a musician who actually told me he has a hundred-plus-year-old sports item.
07:44When you think of an item from Japan, a hundred-plus years old, you think of martial arts, sumo wrestling, I don't know, something kind of in that culture, I'm very intrigued.
07:59Wow.
08:00All right.
08:01Oh, my gosh.
08:02That's unbelievable.
08:03How are you?
08:04I have never seen a marimba before.
08:07I don't even know what a marimba is, to be honest with you, but Shinosuke makes it look super cool when he plays it.
08:12Maybe there's certain things you're really good at, and some things you're just not good at.
08:15Sounds like we play six months.
08:18Yeah, everyone's tone deaf, that's all.
08:21And playing this marimba is not something I'm good at.
08:24I heard you had an item that's almost a hundred years old, and I want to take a look, yeah.
08:29Okay, let's talk about the vision is done.
08:31Not even knowing what item from a hundred years ago we're about to go in and see doesn't leave me feeling great, because the clock is ticking, we have limited time, and we absolutely need a win here.
08:40This.
08:41This was the thing.
08:42Okay.
08:44You're an old man.
08:45Wow.
08:46The original 10.
08:47Yes.
08:48This is the original holder that a baseball would come in.
08:50Look at the quality.
08:51Wow.
08:52I'm getting used to it.
08:53I got to open it.
08:54All right.
08:55I'm nervous.
08:56I'm nervous.
08:57Oh, no, no, no.
08:58All right.
08:59What do we got in here?
09:00Oh, my gosh.
09:02All right.
09:03Slow reveal that one.
09:04All right.
09:05All right.
09:06What?
09:07Oh, my God.
09:09Wow.
09:10That's incredible.
09:12This is the symbol from the 1934 tour of Japan and sign of Babe Ruth.
09:20Wow.
09:21Yes.
09:26The United States, they sent their all-stars out to Japan in the off-season.
09:30From November to December 1934, Babe Ruth and a group of American League All-Stars came
09:35out to Japan in the off-season.
09:38They played 18 games against Japanese players.
09:41The United States won all 18 games.
09:44But the Japanese players in the crowd were so impressed by the event that after the U.S. players went home, the Japanese All-Stars formed the Yomiuri Giants, which became the first professional baseball team in Japan.
09:59My father or grandfather went to the games.
10:04Your great-grandfather.
10:05Yes.
10:06Wow.
10:07And then he got the sign from the ball.
10:08Okay.
10:09Oh, my goodness.
10:10The condition of the baseball is immaculate.
10:13There's no scuffs.
10:14A lot of times people would play with these balls, or they would have played with them first, and then they would have gotten them signed.
10:19This was a brand-new baseball.
10:21This baseball here might be one of the finest tour of Japan team-signed baseballs in existence.
10:28May I ask one thing?
10:30How much this ball will be?
10:33The ones that I've seen that have been in much worse condition have sold 10,000, 20,000 plus.
10:39But this original case right here is probably what kept this ball being in this condition.
10:43Yeah.
10:44And because it's so rare in this condition, I could see $75,000 on something like this.
10:49Oh, my God.
10:50Oh, my God.
10:51You had no idea it could be worth that, right?
10:53No.
10:54When the final hammer hits, you know, there's no telling how high this could go in auction.
10:57All right.
10:58So let's do it.
11:01Oh, my God.
11:02Thank you so much.
11:03Thank you so much.
11:04For me, it's incredible.
11:05The same ball with 70,000.
11:08Oh, my God.
11:09Yes.
11:10I can't believe it.
11:11I will buy new marimba.
11:13Go.
11:14Oh, we're at the game.
11:17Charge!
11:18Woo!
11:19What do you think the boys are doing?
11:20Do you think Ryan's going to hit up the dating app such a fan?
11:35Imagine.
11:36No, like, I'm dead.
11:37I think so.
11:38I'm sure, you know, Krupa knows how to get them coming out.
11:40How long are they out there for?
11:41I have a delivery for you.
11:42Oh.
11:43Whoa.
11:44Fancy box.
11:45What is that?
11:46So you got some wooden box with stars on it, bro?
11:47I really have no idea.
11:48Come on.
11:49Just like this, huh?
11:50Mm-hmm.
11:51Wow.
11:52Slide it open.
11:53Oh, what the?
11:54Oh, crap.
11:55Was that a spider jump pattern?
11:57Was that you?
12:00Okay.
12:01Letter.
12:02Is this a love note?
12:04I don't know.
12:05You're taken, though.
12:06R.L.
12:07Stein to Alex.
12:08Come if you dare.
12:10We're talking goosebumps, like, when I was a kid, that R.L.
12:13Stein?
12:14He literally, for an entire generation, introduced kids to horror.
12:18I'm pretty sure someone's, like, playing a prank on you, right?
12:20Like, why would R.L. Stein?
12:21Why would...
12:22Let me see.
12:23I doubt he just wrote a letter and sent it to you.
12:25I've been reaching out.
12:26Really?
12:27Yeah, I mean...
12:28Really?
12:29I recently saw The Haunted Mask sell for $58,000.
12:31Huh.
12:32I've been emailing him for months to see if he wants to consign anything with us.
12:35Like what? One of his original books?
12:37Original books, signed, first prints.
12:39I'm intrigued.
12:40Well, he didn't even respond to any email. He just...
12:42We'll get Johnny Rez here. He'll authenticate the signature.
12:46I never thought that I would actually get a response back from R.L. Stein, let alone an invitation to his house.
12:53Maybe he has something from the TV show, maybe another prop, that we can bring to Golden and try to exceed $58,000.
13:02Hey, what's up?
13:03John, what's going on, bro?
13:04How you doing?
13:05It's kind of embarrassing.
13:06Yep.
13:07Apparently, R.L. Stein sent Alex a letter inviting him to come check some stuff out.
13:12I...
13:13You gotta look at this, John.
13:14You gotta check this out.
13:15You're like a master at this.
13:16Let's take a look.
13:18I've seen a lot of them.
13:19This is what I always see.
13:21It's got that monster R, goes right to the L, and then that crossbar that's just like a slash.
13:28And the way he crowds his last name, this one matches everything that I've seen.
13:36It's good.
13:37No!
13:38Come on!
13:39What would a signature like that, even on a piece of paper, get you?
13:42Well, it would get you an invitation to wherever you're going, for one.
13:53What's up?
13:54How you doing?
13:55Finally.
13:56Good to see you.
13:57Yeah.
13:58Masa is one of the first people I called when I planned this trip to Tokyo.
14:02He's the head of eBay Japan.
14:04He knows all the spots.
14:05He knows all the trends.
14:06He knows what's becoming hot and where to find it.
14:10Mandarake started as a bookstore.
14:12And then expanded into all sorts of collectibles you can only find in Japan.
14:17We are meeting at a retail chain shop that is a hub of Japanese collectibles, both new and used.
14:23It's owned by Mandarake Corp.
14:25And it's the perfect place for me to build my knowledge about Japanese collectibles.
14:29All right, this is the shrine of Mandarake.
14:35So would you consider Japanese collectors, like, big collectors?
14:39Well, collection is like a part of the DNA.
14:42We have more diverse set-up collectibles beyond Pokemon cards.
14:49We collect a lot of things in very mint fashion.
14:52Mandarake have, like, 100,000 items.
14:55Oh, very nice.
14:56Listed on eBay.
14:57I love the boxing robots.
14:59Batman, I was wondering.
15:00Okay, so I've never seen that before.
15:02220,000 yen, that's gonna be $1,500 in that range.
15:07This stuff is very cool.
15:09Golden specialty has always been high-ticket items.
15:12But eBay unlocks collectibles at every price point.
15:16And that is something I want to learn and take advantage of.
15:19A lot of these things are items that we're trying to get into,
15:23expanding outside of the world of, you know,
15:26just trading cards, TCG, sports memorabilia,
15:29and we're gonna attract more of a worldwide audience,
15:31which is honestly why I came to Japan.
15:34Yeah, there you go.
15:35I'm finally here at Mint Lab.
15:49This is my biggest and best clients.
15:51So, for once, this isn't about business.
15:53This isn't about sales or anything along those lines.
15:55This is about me just wanting to be in front of people
15:57that I truly value and respect
15:59and have trusted me with their business.
16:01Konnichiwa.
16:02Hey, Konnichiwa.
16:03My friend.
16:04Nice to meet you.
16:05Oh, my gosh.
16:06Hello.
16:07Such a pleasure to meet you all.
16:08Hello.
16:09Pleasure.
16:10This is Yu, our assistant director.
16:11How are you, my friend?
16:12Pleasure.
16:13This is such a surreal experience for me.
16:14Finally being in front of Chen and Yu
16:16and all my other big-time clients here at Mint,
16:19it's honestly, I can't even put it into words.
16:21Thank you so much for having me.
16:22Thank you for coming.
16:23Four and a half years, we've all worked together,
16:25so it's an absolute honor to be out here with you guys.
16:27This was my first big client I ever had at Golden.
16:31This is unbelievable.
16:33Whoa, what do we got here?
16:34A little live break studio?
16:35Go ahead.
16:36All right.
16:37Pleasure.
16:38Nice to meet you, my friend.
16:39Wow, look at this setup.
16:40Are you guys live right now?
16:41Yeah.
16:42Do you mind if I rip something?
16:43All right.
16:44I mean, we got everybody on here.
16:45What's going on, guys?
16:46I think we're going to have in Japan.
16:47In the US, it's huge, right?
16:48Everybody's always doing live breaks,
16:50so there's no way I'm going to miss my Japanese live stream debut,
16:53The Ryan Krupa Show.
16:54Not the best so far, but it's okay.
16:56This happens.
16:57Oh, you got a little Wemby.
16:59Okay.
17:00A little Wemby city edition.
17:02Now that's a nice one.
17:03Look at that.
17:04What a hit.
17:05Boom.
17:06I hit a $200 Victor Wembenyama city edition cart.
17:09Pretty freaking cool.
17:10I might not be thrilled that I'm doing live breaks right now with Mint
17:13instead of chipping away at that huge goal,
17:15but at the end of the day, this is all part of it.
17:17So you guys are stacked up on the wax, which is incredible.
17:20I mean, gosh, it just keeps going.
17:22It's an endless store right here.
17:23You're lucky it's all caged up,
17:24because if it wasn't, I'd be ripping everything.
17:26So this is for the best.
17:27We got our ninjas to make sure that.
17:29Yeah, I'm sure.
17:37You're so large, you take up the entire umbrella.
17:39Hold it up over me, please.
17:41Ken, Dave, Ryan, they're in Tokyo.
17:44Of course I want to be there, but, you know,
17:46it's a good opportunity for me to hold down the Ford of Golden,
17:49you know, kind of take charge.
17:51Alex has set up this meeting with R.L. Stine
17:54at his apartment in New York.
17:56I cannot believe I'm going to meet the legend today.
17:58But at the same time, you know, this is a big mystery.
18:00I don't know what we're doing up there.
18:02Maybe he wants to consign something.
18:03Maybe he wants to collaborate with Golden.
18:05I'm kind of scared.
18:06I'm kind of excited.
18:07Just like when I was a kid reading his books.
18:09Let's go.
18:10Right in here, huh?
18:11He's so popular and globally recognized.
18:14I checked it.
18:15It's not Stephen King.
18:16R.L. Stine, most successful horror author of all time.
18:19I feel like I'm in a scene in Ghostbusters.
18:21No, dude, here we go.
18:22I'm hoping we get something that surpasses that $50,000 haunted mask.
18:35Hey, hi.
18:36Mr. Stine, how are you?
18:37Alex.
18:38Good. Alex, nice to meet you.
18:39We meet you.
18:40Mr. Stine, Carlo.
18:41Hi, Carlo.
18:42Thank you for having us.
18:43Appreciate it.
18:44Do you prefer Mr. Stine?
18:45Bob is fine.
18:46I'm R.L. Stine.
18:47I write the Goosebumps books.
18:52I started writing when I was nine.
18:55I was this weird kid.
18:57I dragged a typewriter into my room.
18:59Now, no one knows what a typewriter is, but dragged it into my room, started typing stories.
19:04My parents would say, go out and play.
19:07Go outside.
19:08Get out of here.
19:09What's wrong with you?
19:10And I'd say, it's boring out there.
19:12Type, type, type, type.
19:14People expect my apartment to be scary.
19:21Oh, my.
19:23Oh, my.
19:24This is crazy.
19:25Of course.
19:32Oh, man.
19:33That's a lot of books, right?
19:35I loved Goosebumps when I was a kid.
19:37I'm getting chills.
19:38This takes me back.
19:39Look at this.
19:40Oh, my God.
19:41Look at this.
19:42Oh, my gosh.
19:43Yeah, I spent a lot of time in here.
19:45Do you...
19:46Right here?
19:47Yeah, this is it.
19:48Right here.
19:49On this desk.
19:50This is incredible.
19:51Look at this.
19:52300 books.
19:53With one finger.
19:54I've never learned how to type.
19:55No, look.
19:56Look at it.
19:57That's my typing finger.
19:58It's totally curved.
19:59It's ruined.
20:00Oh, my gosh.
20:01It's what I sacrificed for my art.
20:02You got a few blimps back there.
20:03Some Nickelodeon awards.
20:04Yeah.
20:05Wow.
20:06That was the author of the year.
20:07Was really excited because 52 million kids voted.
20:09Wow.
20:10And the rule was, if you won four blimps in a row, you get a platinum blimp.
20:14Okay.
20:15And after I won three, Harry Potter came out.
20:17So that was the end, huh?
20:19That was it.
20:20That was it for me.
20:21I was done.
20:22Bob.
20:23Yeah.
20:24This dummy.
20:25Mm-hmm.
20:26Looks just like you.
20:27I used to do the introductions.
20:28Okay.
20:29To the prime time Goosebumps shows.
20:31And they made this for me.
20:33I did an act with him.
20:34Look at this.
20:35To introduce the show.
20:36Hello.
20:37I'm R.L. Stine.
20:39I write the Goosebumps books.
20:41You're not R.L. Stine.
20:43I am.
20:44Oh, yeah?
20:45Who's working your head?
20:48He was a little better than me.
20:50I was a little stiff.
20:52Oh, this is incredible.
20:54So when you first started, the inspiration for Goosebumps, where did that come from in
20:58the early 90s over there?
20:59Well, I was reading TV Guide magazine, and a little tiny ad on the bottom of the page
21:05said, it's Goosebumps week on channel 11.
21:08And I just stared at it.
21:11I mean, there it was.
21:12I said, we'll call it channel 11.
21:15Oh, that's amazing.
21:17That's amazing.
21:18You set me up for that one.
21:19No, it's a bad joke.
21:20But that's true story.
21:21That's where Goosebumps came from, from a little ad.
21:23It's a perfect name, because it's scary and it's funny.
21:26Right.
21:27And not too scary.
21:30I mean, you want to talk about a special moment.
21:32You know, you're a kid reading the books.
21:33Now we're at the desk.
21:35I'm touching the desk.
21:36Come on.
21:37The inspiration of these books.
21:38No, it's really...
21:39No, now you're embarrassing me.
21:40You know, look, you've inspired people.
21:42There's some big collectibles here.
21:44I gotta ask, I see something that doesn't fit in this room right here.
21:48Are those Kawhi Leonard shoes?
21:49Do you mind if I grab those?
21:50Yeah, check them out.
21:51What is this all about?
21:52I know he's with New Balance.
21:53Kawhi Leonard, he was a huge Goosebumps fan.
21:55And he designed these shoes.
21:57He's got his shoe line.
21:58Look at this.
21:59And these are Goosebumps shoes.
22:00New Balance.
22:01Size ten and a half.
22:02My size.
22:03You know, the one thing I have to show you.
22:06I recently read that somebody auctioned off the original Haunted Mask.
22:12For roughly about, like, 58,000.
22:14So, I, um, thought, if you wanted to auction off the dummy.
22:24I just had this idea that maybe somebody else would enjoy having this dummy.
22:29I've had it staring at me for 30 years, and it's the only prop I have from the old Goosebumps show.
22:36And I thought, well, maybe somebody else would really appreciate it.
22:40I mean, this is...
22:41This is insane.
22:42This is crazy.
22:43This is an incredible one of one.
22:45Right.
22:46You're potentially looking at a 50 to maybe six-figure item right here.
22:48Did you ever, did you ever think about that?
22:49Never.
22:50Not until I saw your show.
22:52You look at people in our age group here, the 30s, the 40s.
22:56Now they're established, people are making money.
22:59I mean, this would be an item that I could see going crazy on Golden.
23:03Wow.
23:04Mystery solved.
23:05We're acquiring the R.L. Stein dummy.
23:07I mean, this item's huge.
23:09It's coming directly from him.
23:10The provenance is perfect.
23:12I think we're gonna have a huge sale here.
23:14Not trying to overstep.
23:15I have just one favor if I can.
23:17Yeah, of course.
23:18My two-year-old son, Roman.
23:19I was hoping it was not too much.
23:21You could sign a book for him.
23:22Yeah.
23:23No, no, of course.
23:24Look, I have a million books.
23:25I can sign books.
23:26And I can start his collection.
23:28I love parents passing on goosebumps to their kids.
23:32I admire their enthusiasm.
23:34And that goosebumps meant so much to them when they were younger.
23:38Thank you for the book for Roman.
23:39It's been an absolute honor, my friend.
23:41My pleasure.
23:43That's exciting to me.
23:44I get to scare a lot of generations.
23:46I'm so sorry about it to bother you.
23:47Oh, hi.
23:48Could you possibly sign his hand?
23:50Oh, sure, Alex.
23:51Oh, my gosh.
23:52You can sign him.
23:53Try.
23:54Thank you so much.
23:57Here you go.
23:58Oh, my God.
23:59I think he just boosted the value of that thing just a little bit.
24:01You think?
24:02I don't know.
24:04Wait until everyone at the office sees this.
24:06They're going to go nuts.
24:07That's a good deal, Alex.
24:08They're going to be like, get this away from me.
24:10This is haunted.
24:11Let's go.
24:12Oh, my God.
24:13How you doing, buddy?
24:14Hey.
24:27No way.
24:28Dude, muscle man.
24:29No freaking way.
24:30I love these things.
24:31When we announced we're coming to Tokyo, we were getting DMs from all over the world.
24:35So when I get a message from someone from Shanghai that says he's flying to Japan with a huge item, I said, great, let's go. Come meet me while I'm shopping.
24:42Hey, Dave.
24:43See you?
24:44Good to see you.
24:45Yes, good to see you.
24:46All right, man.
24:47Let's meet you, man.
24:48Good to meet you.
24:49Thanks for coming out, man.
24:51My name is Siu from Shanghai, China.
24:52I collect basketball sports cars when I was 16.
24:55I'm in love with basketball.
24:56Then I start collecting all the sneakers, and then I, you know, move into fashion business.
25:00So that's what I'm doing right now.
25:02So I heard you had a little something for us.
25:05To show you.
25:06All right.
25:07I like the looks of that already.
25:09No.
25:10This is the thing.
25:12No.
25:15Yeah.
25:16This is the 2324 Flawless Victor Wembenyama LeBron James Dual Logo Man rookie card.
25:23Oh, my gosh.
25:25This is massive.
25:27Logo Man cards are very rare, very limited.
25:30These are game-used patches.
25:32This is LeBron James.
25:33This is Victor Wembenyama.
25:34It's also a rookie card.
25:36It's the best pair in the entire set.
25:39It does not get better.
25:40So if you actually hit one of these, it is life-changing money.
25:44You hit this?
25:45Yeah.
25:46And that's my first ever Flawless case.
25:48No way.
25:49No way.
25:50Yeah.
25:51It just happened.
25:52Do you have a video?
25:53Yeah, I have a video.
25:54You do?
25:55All right, I gotta see this, man.
25:56Oh, here it is.
25:57He knew it.
25:58He knew it.
25:59He knew it.
26:00But he didn't know it was that.
26:01Yeah.
26:02Yeah.
26:03Oh, my gosh.
26:04No.
26:05Look at everybody going nuts.
26:06Yeah.
26:07The Panini Flawless cases are very expensive.
26:10You're spending maybe $10,000, $20,000 plus on just one box with a few cards in it.
26:16It's a highly, highly risky investment.
26:18So seeing CU hit that on the first try, that's crazy.
26:22This is a one of one.
26:23It could be a seven-figure card.
26:25Have you had some offers on this?
26:27Yeah, already.
26:28What type of offers?
26:29I already got, like, an offer around $1 million in China.
26:34Wow.
26:35You turned down a million bucks?
26:36Yeah.
26:37Wow.
26:38Yep.
26:39Jeez.
26:40When I heard the offer that CU got on the card, immediately my heart dropped because I thought,
26:44I don't have a deal.
26:45I'm not offering a million dollars on this card.
26:47I'm not trying to buy it for myself.
26:48I'm trying to bring this to auction.
26:50I need to sell the upside potential, the marketing, the international appeal we can give this card.
26:54So how'd you hear of Golden?
26:56I hear it from the OGs.
26:58They told me, like, if you got, like, the hate cards, go to the Golding.
27:02Okay.
27:03I mean, obviously, we have the highest sale of any Wemby card ever.
27:05It was $860,000 for the Nebula Prism.
27:07That was just Wemby.
27:08Mm-hmm.
27:09Obviously, with LeBron here, that adds some value.
27:13Did you want to grade this at all, or you want to leave it sealed like that?
27:16I think I'm gonna grade it.
27:17You're gonna grade it?
27:18I'm gonna grade it.
27:19I mean, to grade this with PSA, you know it's gonna be probably, like, $25,000.
27:25But, I mean, if this thing pops at $10,000, this thing's massive, man.
27:28Yeah.
27:29What's it gonna take to get this to Golden?
27:32Obviously, I'm interested in listing this here.
27:35What if I did $100,000 advance?
27:39We'll grade it, and we can pay for it up front, so you don't have to cover that grading fee as well.
27:44We'll put this in the Golden 100.
27:46It's our best auction, premium auction.
27:48Everything in the auction's $100,000 or better.
27:50There's only 100 lots.
27:52We can make this work, or what?
27:57I'm looking for more.
27:59More than 100?
28:00Yeah.
28:01Because, you know, I already got, like, a million dollars, Alfred.
28:03If we put this in the auction, we could beat that.
28:05I think so.
28:07Wow.
28:08What about $250,000 cash advance?
28:13We'll do the grading for you.
28:15The Golden 100 auction.
28:17Does that get this done?
28:23I think that's a good deal.
28:24Let's do it, my man.
28:25Let's do it.
28:26Let's do it.
28:28All right, brother.
28:29Thank you for coming out and seeing me, man.
28:30The reason why I chose Golding is it's the best auction house.
28:33And it's also, you know, helps us to let everybody know where the card came from.
28:38This is a big deal.
28:39This logo, man, is just a life-changing card.
28:41We'll do our thing, man.
28:42We'll take care of you.
28:43I promise, all right?
28:46Appreciate it.
28:47We never know how we're gonna get there.
28:48We never know what's showing up half the time.
28:49So for me to be able to close a million-dollar deal here in Japan,
28:52half the goal, that is why I am Ken Jr.
28:56And that is why we are the best in the biz.
28:58It's a good trip already, man.
29:00It's a great trip already.
29:05For the first time ever, Ken Golden, the king of collectibles,
29:09is traveling to Japan, where you can meet him and the team.
29:12Make sure to bring your collectibles,
29:14as they will be doing in-person consignments.
29:16This is a great opportunity for you.
29:18Golden Showcase event is an opportunity to show Japan what Golden has to offer,
29:31as well as introduce us face-to-face to Japanese collectors,
29:35to getting consignments.
29:36And for them, we'll give out free appraisals.
29:39I'll see you inside, okay?
29:43Jared.
29:44Good.
29:45Thank you so much.
29:46Please look great.
29:47Of course.
29:48I've known Jared Blesnik for about 20 years,
29:50and he really came through today.
29:52He's brought us a massive amount of people,
29:55and I'm hoping we can learn from them about their collecting habits
29:59and use that to chip away at our $2 million consignment goal.
30:03I want to show you something.
30:04I want to sign with you.
30:05Okay.
30:06Okay?
30:07This was the bracelet that I was fortunate enough to win.
30:10Very nice.
30:11At the World Series of Poker.
30:12The buy-in is $50,000 and higher.
30:14They put a little diamonds on there.
30:16This is a big deal.
30:19Glad to do it.
30:20Thank you, Ken.
30:21Everybody, we'll open the doors.
30:23Let's go.
30:24Get ready.
30:26Welcome.
30:27Hello.
30:28How are you?
30:29This is it.
30:30You're consigning this with me right now.
30:31Okay.
30:32Love it.
30:33For sure.
30:34The signatures look great, though.
30:35Let's talk about this pair right here.
30:37Doors open up.
30:38Boom.
30:39Line right in front of me.
30:40Jordan Game U sneakers.
30:4150 grand.
30:42Tiny one of one right there.
30:44Oh, my gosh.
30:46I look over.
30:47Ryan has got big money cards in front of him.
30:49It hasn't even been an hour yet.
30:51We're cruising through this place.
30:52Slim sticks from 1978.
30:55That's cool.
30:56We'll definitely do that.
30:57And then this right here, man.
30:58Oh, Ken.
30:59Ken.
31:00Yes.
31:01Oh, my gosh.
31:02GMG Green Rodman.
31:03Are you kidding me?
31:04Oh, wow.
31:05This is tremendous.
31:06This is huge.
31:07Oh, my gosh.
31:08That's an eight.
31:09Oh, my.
31:10Look at this, Ken.
31:11Are you kidding me?
31:13The 97 Ultra Masterpieces One of One Iverson.
31:17Oh, wow.
31:18Are you familiar with Golden 100?
31:20Golden 100.
31:21Golden 100.
31:22Golden 100.
31:23Okay.
31:24Okay.
31:25Oh, my God.
31:26Amazing.
31:27An original Zeppelin album.
31:29Oh, million dollar Murakami cards.
31:32You live around here?
31:33It took four hours for him to come here.
31:35Oh, my God.
31:36I'm so honored you came in.
31:37Seriously.
31:38Such an honor.
31:39This is mind-blowing.
31:40They came here just to see us.
31:41Awesome.
31:42So nice to meet you guys.
31:43Thank you for coming in.
31:44It means a lot.
31:45You can tell they're just as excited to see us as we are to see them.
31:49This is an amazing start.
31:50I'm feeling really good.
31:51Both of these coming to Golden, so we're excited, man.
31:54This is amazing.
31:55Ken, you got to see this bat over here.
31:58It's an Otani bat from his rookie season in Japan.
32:01Rookie season in Japan?
32:02Yeah, with the Nippon fighters.
32:04Look at this, Ken.
32:05Hi, there.
32:07I'm very honored to meet you, sir.
32:08You are my hero.
32:09You, Dave, and you, Ken.
32:11Oh, thank you so much.
32:13Thank you so much.
32:14He's thinking to sell this in Golden.
32:16Troy, how'd you get this bat?
32:23Oh, before he really became popular.
32:25Okay.
32:26Look at that.
32:27He signed it in the original Kanje as well as in English.
32:30This is the true rookie.
32:31Exactly.
32:32Bat from Japanese league here.
32:34Yeah, I like it.
32:35Wow.
32:36This is massive.
32:37Honestly, I've never seen anything like this before.
32:39We definitely got to get this at Golden.
32:41True, and it's a professional bat too,
32:43which makes it even better as opposed to like a minor league bat.
32:46Yeah.
32:47So I'm sure you love the bat.
32:48Yeah.
32:49But I'm sure you'd probably rather a new car instead of the bat, right?
32:52Obviously, we came all this way here.
32:54We'd certainly love to sell this bat for you.
32:56Yeah.
32:57We have to get it authenticated,
32:58but we think this item could be potentially six figures worth of items.
33:02So are we bringing this to Golden or what?
33:04Are you looking to sign?
33:06Oh.
33:07This bat, this is important to me.
33:10It's really special.
33:11And this is my treasure.
33:13Uh-huh.
33:14Yeah, so I need time to think of it.
33:16Yeah, yeah.
33:17Oh, my God.
33:18Yeah.
33:19Thinking, yeah.
33:20Bracing my heart.
33:21This is one of the better items.
33:22Thinking, thinking, yeah.
33:23Since we've been here.
33:24All right, we try.
33:25We try.
33:26The biggest show in the world in the USA.
33:28The National.
33:29Do you know how often I get turned down there?
33:32Never.
33:33However, the Golden Showcase was a great event for us.
33:36I mean, we got some big consignments, but it's also a learning experience.
33:41Now, it's gonna be up to Dave and Ryan to get us across the finish line to our $2 million goal.
33:47No better place than Tokyo to be selling this stuff, right?
33:50Let's go get some more deals.
33:52There they are.
34:00Hey.
34:01What's going on, guys?
34:02All right.
34:03After our amazing meeting at Mint, their CEO, Tetsuo, actually asked me and Dave to go out
34:07to dinner with him.
34:08This is Dave.
34:09I don't think you ever met him, obviously.
34:10I'm honored to meet you.
34:11And then this is Chen as well.
34:12It's great to meet you in person.
34:13Great to meet you as well.
34:14I know Dave's itching to do deals right now, and I get it.
34:17He's a grinder.
34:18I am too.
34:19But this is the CEO of one of the biggest companies in Japan.
34:22This is pretty cool.
34:23This restaurant's owner is my friend.
34:25Oh, okay.
34:26So I have a key.
34:29Yeah.
34:30Wow.
34:31Oh, look at this.
34:35Oh, my gosh.
34:36I love this.
34:38All right.
34:39Do you enjoy Tokyo?
34:40Oh, yeah.
34:41It's been great.
34:42No, it's been really good.
34:43Busy trip, but it's been great.
34:45Shoes off right here?
34:46Yes.
34:47Perfect.
34:48What a cool place this is.
34:49Yeah.
34:50How long have you been collecting?
34:52Don't get him started on that.
34:54We want to get him started on that.
34:56Over 30 years.
34:5730 years.
34:58Wow.
34:59I'm a basketball guy.
35:02I was a big Charles Barkley fan.
35:05Okay.
35:06Charles Barkley.
35:07Wow.
35:08What's your favorite basketball team?
35:09Warriors.
35:10Warriors.
35:11Okay.
35:12Okay.
35:13That furry guy.
35:14We can change favorite team because we live in Tokyo.
35:18Yeah, that's right.
35:19That's fair.
35:20So you guys were my first and biggest client.
35:23I mean, that's to me, it's still so special.
35:25You know, and I think for us at Golden and for you guys at Mint,
35:29you know, we're both doing the same thing, right?
35:31We're building huge global brands.
35:33But our partnership together and what we've been able to do over these
35:36four and a half years has been incredible.
35:38We all have clients, but you guys feel like even more than that,
35:41and I have like friendship, which is, you know, a big thing as well.
35:43We really, again, appreciate you.
35:45The invite here.
35:46Absolutely.
35:47This is an amazing place.
35:48It really is.
35:49I love it.
35:50I'm getting a little hungry.
35:51I don't know about you.
35:52Before the food comes out though,
35:53we actually got one little extra thing for you.
35:56Okay.
35:57Oh, wow.
35:58Awesome.
35:59I don't think people realize how hard this is for me not to talk business.
36:03Anywhere I go, I talk business.
36:05It's just a part of who I am.
36:06So whatever this might be,
36:07will be the cherry on top of one of the best trips of my life.
36:11Okay.
36:12Oh, what do we got?
36:13Just coming.
36:14A little pleasure before dinner.
36:15I love this.
36:26This way.
36:27Oh, my.
36:28Dude, the-
36:29No, no.
36:30bull, bull, bull, bull, bull.
36:33See you next time.
37:03You
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