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00:01Tons of stuff to look through.
00:03I know, I got a good feeling.
00:05Oh my God, matchbook collection.
00:07This guy has tons of matchbooks from all over the United States.
00:10Man, I just want to do a belly flop into this stuff.
00:12Flop in!
00:13This is totally our kind of place.
00:14Me and Frankie are starting to get jump drunk.
00:17Wow, look at this place.
00:19I love that.
00:20This is a real deal tractor.
00:22It's got the little levers.
00:23It's electric powered.
00:24It's really cool.
00:25A lot of people collect tractors.
00:27I'm from Iowa, there's a tractor in everybody's barn.
00:29Drive a hard bargain, my friend.
00:32There's a leather license plates.
00:34This pick just went from a 7 to a 10.
00:36It's the only known Oldsmobile manufacturer license plate existing.
00:39It's from 1908.
00:40This piece is extremely rare.
00:42What's the value of something like that?
00:44$400.
00:45Wow.
00:47I'm Mike Wolfe.
00:48And I'm Frank Fretz.
00:49And we're Pickers.
00:52We travel the back roads of America looking for rusty gold.
00:56We're looking for amazing things buried in people's garages and barns.
01:01What most people see as junk, we see as dollar signs.
01:06We'll buy anything we think we can make a buck on.
01:10Each item we pick has a history all its own.
01:14And the people we meet, well they're a breed all their own.
01:17We make a living telling the history of America.
01:23One piece at a time.
01:31Alright.
01:32Wait a second.
01:33Wait a second.
01:34Wait.
01:35Alright.
01:36The shop's basically busting at the seams.
01:37I mean me and Frank are on the road all the time.
01:39We don't really see it happening.
01:40But when we're here, now we're living it.
01:42Wait a second.
01:43Move this thing.
01:44Hold on a second.
01:45Hold on.
01:46I got it.
01:47Danielle!
01:48What?
01:49Move this over here.
01:50It's like we can't even move around here anymore.
01:51Finally, Mike and Frank are getting to see the conditions I work in.
01:54It's not easy working in a place that's completely packed to the brim.
01:58It can't look like this.
01:59Seriously.
02:00You can't even move.
02:01I don't want the place to look like the places that we pick.
02:03Well, if you don't want it to look like the places that you pick, then we're going to need more room.
02:07You know, I've been thinking about it for a little bit.
02:08Every time I bump into something or scrape my elbow, I'm thinking, why don't we just expand?
02:12Well, then maybe you should like call a contractor or something.
02:14See if we can't blow this wall out to the back.
02:17We're on about eight or ten feet or something.
02:19I mean, because I can't even move.
02:21And I'm all for the addition.
02:22I think it's an awesome idea.
02:23I mean, just get through there.
02:24You're not the one paying for it.
02:25I know.
02:26I'm thinking it'd be a really cool idea just up in that upper portion to add a jacuzzi.
02:31It's just a thought.
02:32If you're going to get a bid to put an addition on this place, I want you to get three solid bids at least.
02:37Okay.
02:38You know what I'm saying?
02:39I'm thrilled that these boys finally said that I can go out and get bids for an addition.
02:42I have been asking forever.
02:44And remember when you went picking?
02:45Yeah.
02:46And you were flashing the big baby blues?
02:48Yeah.
02:49You're right.
02:50Remember that when the contract's here.
02:51I can do that.
02:52All right.
02:53I figured you could.
02:54Mm.
02:55Sent the boys to Michigan.
02:56And in return, they left me with the responsibility of finding a contractor.
03:00The shop is awesome.
03:01I love it.
03:02It's great.
03:03But we need more room.
03:04Bye, guys.
03:05Bye.
03:22Hello.
03:23Hello.
03:24How's the weather?
03:25It's dreary, girl.
03:26It's bad.
03:27It's low par.
03:28Oh, I got some sunshine for you.
03:31Good dog.
03:32It's this guy named Brian, and he owns an auction house.
03:35This guy buys some storage units and then just sells whatever he finds in them.
03:39He's been taking what he thinks is the cool stuff.
03:41You're storing them in your auction house.
03:43He's got the cream stashed from all the storage units.
03:45Right, right.
03:46Well, you know what, Danielle?
03:47If you've got a guy that wants to sell, we're going.
03:50Okay, good.
03:51We're on the same page with it then.
03:52Give us the coordinates.
03:53Okay.
03:54We'll let you know what happens.
03:55Thanks, honey bunch.
03:56Here's the deal.
03:57In the storage business, it's like Cracker Jack, man.
03:59Right.
04:00You can open up one good one and find some good stuff, or it could just all be a bunch of
04:03dirty clothes, right?
04:04Yeah.
04:05See what he thinks is valuable.
04:06Right.
04:07If this guy Brian's got a good eye, we could be in for a great pick.
04:10I want to pray that I find something good today.
04:12There it is.
04:13Auction today.
04:14See it?
04:15Whoa.
04:16That's a big place, man.
04:17If he's got this big a building and upstairs is packed, there's got to be some good stuff
04:20here, dude.
04:21Let's just get in there and hammer him out, buddy.
04:23Hammer it out.
04:24Oh, yeah.
04:25Is that an auction joke?
04:26You got it.
04:27Hammer it out.
04:28Hey, Brian.
04:29We're here.
04:30Yeah, I'm Brian.
04:31How you guys doing?
04:32Come on up.
04:33I mean, auctioneers, those guys are wheeler and dealers and they always have high prices.
04:37We purchase storage units and we auction out the contents here at the building.
04:41There's a lot of stuff upstairs, a lot of antiques collectibles.
04:44I need to get rid of some of this stuff.
04:45Well, can we look around a little bit?
04:46Yeah, absolutely.
04:47Come on and check it out.
04:48Cool.
04:49Oh, wow, man.
04:50All kinds of stuff.
04:52When I first walked into Brian's warehouse, I'm thinking, this guy's got one of everything.
04:56He put the good stuff upstairs.
04:58I can't wait to get up there.
04:59Well, this is the attic.
05:00Wow.
05:01Everything up here is pretty much old.
05:03Right then and there, I knew I was in for a lot of digging.
05:05Tons of stuff to look through.
05:06Man, I just want to do a belly flop into this stuff.
05:08Flop in.
05:09I'm going to go full on honey badger on this pick.
05:11I'm going to find the honey hole.
05:12I'm going to dig deep.
05:13I'm going to get dirty.
05:14I don't care.
05:17Cool.
05:18What are you finding, Mike?
05:19Nothing yet.
05:20Keep looking.
05:21It's here.
05:22I know.
05:23I got a good feeling.
05:24Let me get deeper in here.
05:25I feel ceramic here in Japan.
05:28Whoa.
05:29What do you got, popcorn machine?
05:31I don't know.
05:32I got a toy here.
05:33The first thing I see when I'm digging through a pile of junk, I find a cast iron Hubley sidecar
05:38motorcycle toy.
05:39Man, I'm ready.
05:40It's a real deal.
05:41For real.
05:42These are the original axles.
05:50Are you familiar with this toy?
05:51Not at all.
05:52It's had two riders on it.
05:53And those are usually always gone because they were detachable.
05:56Would you sell this?
05:57Sure.
05:58What would you be willing to pay for it?
05:59Let me see if there's any chips in it.
06:01When you're looking at a cast iron toy, you really got to pay attention to the details.
06:05If there's a crack, if there's a chip, the price can drop dramatically.
06:09I'd do a hundred bucks.
06:13A hundred bucks?
06:14What about $150?
06:16$150?
06:17What about $125?
06:19I'll do $125.
06:22Sounds fair.
06:23All right, $125.
06:24I'm your guy.
06:25Some collectors love cast iron.
06:26This is a great piece.
06:27It's got awesome subject matter.
06:29There's no chips, no breaks.
06:30This is going to be an easy piece to sell.
06:32Now, how did you get in the storage unit purchasing?
06:35Hey, boys.
06:36Well, I went to auctions when I was younger with my dad.
06:38We used to go to flea markets, garage sales, and things like that pretty much my whole life.
06:42And I've loved it since I was a kid, and I still love it today.
06:45We decided we're going to try it someday.
06:47My wife and I sold everything we own and invested everything into this business.
06:51I lived in an RV for two years to make this happen.
06:53Dang, that's commitment, my friend.
06:55We had a goal, and we stuck to it.
06:56I used to sleep in my van all the time, man.
06:58I know exactly what you're saying.
06:59Brian put it all on the line for his business.
07:01I have total respect for this guy.
07:07Oh, my God.
07:08I can see.
07:09Those are different, huh?
07:10Ooh, Gucci.
07:11What about some piece like this?
07:13One of the boxes I opened up had a PBR display.
07:16It was a ceramic lady, and you could put a beer bottle in it.
07:19Oh, that's a nice piece.
07:20It's kind of a nice advertising piece.
07:22What's to say, Frankie?
07:23This thing probably sat on a bar in the 1950s.
07:25It had a couple chips in it, but a very collectible piece.
07:28Kind of hung on a wall, too, it looks like, Frankie.
07:30Yeah, it's kind of cool in the back.
07:31What'd you have to have for something like this?
07:33Make me an offer.
07:34I'd be about $15 on it.
07:35$15?
07:36Would you do $20?
07:37Not even close.
07:38Not even do $20?
07:39Uh-huh.
07:40I'd do $15, then.
07:41All right, I'd do $15.
07:42Why not?
07:43Thanks.
07:44Men love to buy beer displays.
07:45I mean, this would make a great decorator item for somebody's mantle or somebody's bar.
07:49Oh, yeah.
07:50Bolex.
07:51I find and sell a lot of cameras, and there's a couple names that I always look out for,
07:58and Bolex is one of them.
07:59Oh, yeah.
08:00This thing's sexy, man.
08:01It's one of the most iconic workhorse cameras out there.
08:03How much is that?
08:04I don't know.
08:05Give me a hundred bucks for it.
08:06Yeah.
08:07Thanks.
08:08Frank, check this out.
08:09Got it.
08:10I can make, like, movies of you digging in barns.
08:11That'd be cool.
08:12This is totally our kind of place.
08:13Me and Frankie are starting to get junk drunk.
08:14A little Detroit bobblehead.
08:15How much is this guy?
08:16Can you do $10?
08:17About $8.
08:18All right, I'll do $8.
08:19Star Wars.
08:20$15?
08:21Yeah, I'll do $15.
08:22Sure.
08:23The prices are good.
08:24The cash is flowing.
08:25There's a lot of possibilities here.
08:26Oh, man.
08:27Look at that.
08:28That dude's cool.
08:29A souvenir of the Detroit Tigers.
08:31How much is that?
08:32I'd do it for $5.
08:34Five bucks.
08:35Five bucks.
08:36Cool.
08:37Oh, man.
08:38Look at that.
08:39That dude's cool.
08:40A souvenir of the Detroit Tigers.
08:42How much is that?
08:43I'd do it for $5.
08:44Five bucks.
08:45Cool.
08:46Oh, man.
08:47Five bucks.
08:48Cool.
08:49That's this.
08:54Ooh.
09:06Little hand signals we used there, Brian, when I'm on the pick.
09:10All right, check this, Frank.
09:11What you got?
09:12You know what this is?
09:14See that?
09:15Yeah.
09:16It's a dog, right?
09:17Yeah.
09:17Cast iron.
09:18Plug this in.
09:19Yeah.
09:19You push right here.
09:21Yeah.
09:21You stick the cigarette right here.
09:23Yeah.
09:24And it lights it.
09:25You've got to be kidding me.
09:25That's amazing.
09:26How much is that?
09:28God, it looks like about a $200 piece to me.
09:31$200?
09:32There's a lot of people that collect smoking accessories.
09:35Me and Frankie are always looking for something on the road that lights our fire.
09:38This thing does it.
09:39All right, I'm going to hit you.
09:43$60.
09:44$60, wow.
09:46I mean, it is unique.
09:47This has got to be worth all of $100.
09:49How about $95?
09:51I'd do $95.
09:53All right.
09:53Close enough.
09:54You've got to make me feel like I'm getting a deal.
09:59Melrose Place.
10:00They should be my favorite show.
10:01Dead turtles.
10:03Rabbit fur.
10:05Oh, my God.
10:07Matchbook collection.
10:14Oh, loser.
10:15They're amazing.
10:16Somebody flat in their mouth took all the matches out of them.
10:19Matchbook covers were one of the most popular forms of advertising for 40 years.
10:23This guy has tons and tons of matchbooks from all over the United States.
10:26Gas stations, sporting goods stores, bars, you name it.
10:29Hey, Brian.
10:30Yeah.
10:32Hey, I got a box here.
10:33Looks like there's some matchbooks.
10:35Some of the rare ones can go for hundreds of dollars.
10:38Even some of the more common ones can go for a dollar or two apiece.
10:41Matchbooks, man.
10:42People collect the letters.
10:43I'd do it all for 20 bucks for you, Frank.
10:45This is a no-brainer.
10:46I have to buy this box.
10:48Seems like fair for that big box.
10:50I'm not even going to look through the rest of them.
10:51I'll take them.
10:51Deal.
10:52All right.
10:52This is an amazing deal.
10:54I can't wait to see what I've got.
10:55This pick has been a bonanza of smalls.
10:58We could spend a whole nother day literally just digging through this stuff.
11:01I paid $20 for the matchbook collection.
11:03I think I could get $200 for the set.
11:06I bought the cast iron dog for $95.
11:09I'm going to ask $200.
11:11This is priceless, dude.
11:13I bought this Bolex camera for $100.
11:15I'm going to ask $300.
11:18All right.
11:19You guys showed up.
11:19Keep rocking, man.
11:20Come back and see me sometime.
11:21All right.
11:22We'll see you later.
11:22I think I did well today.
11:23This was a lot of fun, and it was good to meet Mike and Frank.
11:31We've got to tell Danielle to keep in touch with Brian.
11:33Yeah.
11:33Because if he's buying 2,000 units a year.
11:36A hundred a week sometimes.
11:37A hundred a week.
11:37He's going to hit a good one.
11:38You know what I like about it, too?
11:40No emotional attachment.
11:42Yep.
11:43Everything in the place is for sale.
11:44Yeah.
11:45Let's go get some French toast.
11:46All right.
11:48Battery-operated plastic toys are just hard to find, especially if they work.
11:52$65 if it doesn't work.
11:55$85 if it does work.
11:57The honor's all yours.
12:04You know what I want to do while I'm in Michigan?
12:06I want to eat a Coney dog.
12:08I mean, Coney dogs were invented in Michigan.
12:10They were?
12:11Yeah.
12:11Wow.
12:11Yeah, right here, man.
12:12This is like sacred Coney dog territory.
12:14The Coney Island dog was invented in Jackson, Michigan.
12:17I know this because I'm a hot dog connoisseur, and it's all about the toppings and the fixings.
12:23You know my dog, dude.
12:24Pull on over, dude.
12:25Well, you got to point him out.
12:26My eyes are peeled.
12:27I don't see.
12:27I'm not looking for Coney dogs.
12:28I'm looking for a pick.
12:31Danielle's calling.
12:32Yeah, Grandma.
12:33Hello?
12:34Hey, how you guys doing?
12:36Yeah, what's going on, man?
12:37We haven't heard from you in a while.
12:38Oh, please.
12:39You breaking up with us?
12:40I actually have something for you.
12:42There's a gentleman by the name of Jim.
12:44He's an automotive advertising photographer, so he's taking all kinds of pictures for, you
12:48know, like fancy car magazines and whatnot.
12:50But he also collects work from various different artists.
12:53Oh, he's got artwork.
12:54Yeah.
12:54It's kind of cool.
12:55So, Danielle, what else has he got?
12:57Okay, well, you know what's really cool?
12:59He has a backyard full of, like, large-scale advertising display stuff.
13:04And a massive pair of wooden Dutch shoes in his backyard.
13:09That's weird.
13:10We're in a suburban area.
13:11It's not necessarily where we like to dig.
13:13But you know what?
13:14This could be a hidden gem.
13:15All right, girl.
13:16Send us the coordinates.
13:17All right.
13:17Will do.
13:18Bye.
13:19You know what?
13:19I mean, it sounds like the guy's got an eclectic collection.
13:21Sounds pretty cool.
13:22I mean, if he's got stuff like that.
13:24I'm really excited about this lead.
13:26Jim used to work in Detroit automotive advertising, and he's got a huge collection of drawings, photographs,
13:30and props.
13:31Ah!
13:31Ah!
13:32Ah!
13:32Ah!
13:32Ah!
13:32Ah!
13:33Ah!
13:33Ah!
13:33Ah!
13:34Ah!
13:34Ah!
13:35Ah!
13:35Ah!
13:36Ah!
13:36Ah!
13:37Ah!
13:38Ah!
13:38Ah!
13:39Oh, there's the shoes.
13:41There's the shoes.
13:41Where?
13:42Right there, dude.
13:42Oh, they're like carnival rides.
13:45Check them out, man.
13:46Hey, if he's got this much funky stuff outside, imagine what he's got inside.
13:49I've got some cool stuff inside, sure.
13:50He's got some stuff.
13:52I guess it's a major high roller.
13:53Oh, yeah.
13:55Hey, you Jim?
13:56Nice to meet you.
13:56Nice to meet you.
13:57How you doing?
13:58How you doing?
13:58Frank.
13:59Hey, nice to meet you.
14:00Pleasure.
14:00We saw your Dutch shoes out there, so we knew we were in the right place.
14:03Yeah, come on in.
14:04All right, cool.
14:05You got more.
14:06Oh, wow.
14:07Look at this place.
14:08Let me give you a little tour here, guys.
14:10All right, hit it.
14:14I love that.
14:18Check him out.
14:19That's cool.
14:20When you walk into his office, it's like Saturday Night Fever meets Disneyland.
14:23Where'd you get him at?
14:24It's actually from a miniature golf.
14:27You got a good eye, man.
14:28Well, thanks.
14:28I think my collection is based on three things.
14:32It's based on the original art, the advertising, and a little Americana.
14:37This is cool, man.
14:38I love this.
14:39This is a store display.
14:40For like a gun shop or something?
14:41Gun shop.
14:42You get to know Jim right away by the stuff that he's got.
14:44A lot of statement pieces.
14:46That's the kind of stuff we love.
14:47This is kind of like my home for all my objects.
14:51This was a six-car garage.
14:53My wife found the house.
14:55She said, I want you to have a place when you retire.
14:57Uh-huh.
14:58I wasn't even thinking of retiring.
14:59I was an automotive photographer for three decades.
15:02And I took the pictures of the automobiles on location and in the studio that were used
15:08for catalogs and national advertisements.
15:11Is this your personal work right here?
15:13No.
15:13This is representative of Detroit.
15:15One-of-a-kind art produced by the Detroit-area art studio.
15:20And this represents the height of the automobile companies, the big three, when they were at
15:26their peak from 1945 to 1975.
15:29This is completely different than the gas and oil stuff we usually see.
15:33This is the art that made American automobiles icons.
15:36And little-known fact is 90% of all advertising related to the automobile came out of Detroit.
15:43Okay, yeah, I need to think about that.
15:45Jim decided to take it upon himself to archive this stuff and start preserving it.
15:50It's time I move on, you know, with some of the stuff and I got to let go.
15:54Let me look around over here.
15:55All right.
15:56Jim is like a lot of collectors that we meet on the roadies.
15:58He surrounded himself with things from his industry, the advertising industry.
16:02This is an original painting.
16:03Original painting.
16:05It's a Honda 450 from the late 60s, but it's an actual painting.
16:08And when you look at this thing, if you don't get right up on it, it looks like a photograph.
16:12That's how well it's done.
16:13A friend of mine named Cal did it, and he was a technical illustrator.
16:17There's no one that can do chrome like that.
16:19No.
16:20That's a Detroit thing.
16:21It's very collectible, just like the bikes are.
16:23If someone sees this painting and they've already got this bike, it's going to be the
16:26perfect fit.
16:27Is this something you'd sell?
16:29Hit me with a number.
16:31All right.
16:31200 bucks.
16:33Deal.
16:34Really?
16:35Yeah.
16:35All right.
16:36That was easy?
16:37Yeah.
16:37That was easy.
16:37I must have screwed up because there was no negotiation.
16:40He stuck his hand out.
16:41He goes, I'll take 200 right away.
16:43Right then and there, I knew I should have offered 100.
16:45I've been wondering what's behind this banner.
16:47Can we look around here?
16:47Oh, yeah.
16:48Come on down.
16:49All right.
16:49Come on down.
16:49I'm going to move your hip-oponymous things.
16:51Now, I want to tell you now, not many people have been back here.
16:54All right.
16:54This is it?
16:54All right.
16:54This is it.
16:55Come on.
16:55I'm ready.
16:56So he pulls back the curtain, and here's what I'm looking for.
16:59Ooh.
17:00This is the stuff I probably can buy.
17:03Nice buddy L.
17:04Yeah.
17:05That was made right across the river from us in Molina, and I.
17:07Yeah.
17:08Yeah.
17:08Yeah, we're right by it.
17:09Yeah, this is really nice.
17:10Jimmy got some cool stuff.
17:12Can you tell me about this?
17:14Oh, that toy?
17:14The first thing that caught my eye was this Ferris wheel.
17:17I've never seen anything like this, and I'm a toy collector.
17:21It's a Uniroyal.
17:22It was a tire company, and it's a symbol of Detroit.
17:24You see this off the freeway when you come into the city.
17:35Does it work?
17:37You know, it's battery-operated.
17:38It's battery-operated, and to be truthful, I've never worked it.
17:42I know the key to this is these are always missing, and they're all here.
17:47I see.
17:48Is this something you would sell?
17:50I could let it go.
17:52I mean, I've had it a long time.
17:54I'd do maybe $65 on it.
17:56Oh, you've got to do a little better than this.
17:57I've got the card.
17:59I don't need the card.
18:00I don't need the card.
18:00You can keep the card.
18:02Well, I mean, if I could see it operate.
18:03Jim knows as well as I do, when you buy a battery-operated toy, any day from a garage sale, brand new, anything, the first thing you do is put a battery in to try it.
18:13Come on.
18:13Help me out here.
18:14Make it $85.
18:16If I would give you $85 if we put a battery in it, Spence.
18:19Battery-operated plastic toys, I mean, they're just hard to find, especially if they work.
18:24So it's $65 if it doesn't work.
18:28$85 if it does work.
18:31This is the biggie.
18:31There we go, baby.
18:33Plastic breaks easy.
18:34They ruin.
18:35People left the batteries in them.
18:37Yeah, they're in there.
18:37Very highly collectible, and if they work, they're even better.
18:40There it is.
18:42The honor's all yours.
18:47Oh!
18:49You guys, give it a push.
18:51I don't see it happening, Jim.
18:52$65.
18:53$65, you know what?
18:55It's still a cool piece.
18:56Absolutely.
18:57You could have the postcard, too.
18:59You got a deal.
19:00Got a deal.
19:00Thanks a lot.
19:01All right.
19:02I got a guy at home that works on battery-operated toys.
19:05For $65, I got a great deal.
19:07Whoa, whoa, whoa.
19:08Look at this.
19:09That's very rare.
19:11Futuristic.
19:11Yeah, this is Sid Mead.
19:13This was done in the 60s, and he's internationally known.
19:23What do you get for ones like these?
19:27Well, they're framed, and I get about a $175.
19:32$175 each?
19:33Yeah.
19:34I could see selling these items to maybe like an art collector, a film buff, a car enthusiast.
19:39I mean, who knows?
19:39Maybe even somebody that follows the Mead collection.
19:41What would you do on both of them?
19:43Would $200 get them?
19:44$100 a piece?
19:45Could you do a little better?
19:48$220?
19:48I could live with that.
19:50$220?
19:50$220.
19:51$110 a piece?
19:51Yeah.
19:52I'll take them.
19:52I think they're great.
19:53So this was made by Oldsmobile.
19:55Yeah.
19:55This plate is one of a kind.
19:57I've got to have it.
19:58You know, I'm familiar with leather license plates.
19:59I've had them before, but not with this type of history.
20:02I'd do $1,000 on it if you're willing to do $1,000.
20:06It's cool, man.
20:09Yeah.
20:09Oh, that's me, boy.
20:11Look at that.
20:14I love looking at Jim's automotive collection, but there's
20:17one specific piece of folk art that really catches my eye.
20:19What can you tell me about this?
20:21This is a real deal tractor.
20:23It's got the little levers and stuff inside.
20:25It's actually made by an auctioneer, and it actually moves.
20:29It's electric-powered, and it just spins.
20:32Oh, the pistons go up and down and everything?
20:34Everything just spins?
20:34It's hilarious, yeah.
20:36This thing's very large.
20:37It's very detailed.
20:38It's handmade.
20:39It's even hand-painted.
20:40What kind of value do you put on this piece?
20:43Well, it's hard to value this because this is a one-of-a-kind.
20:46Like you said, it was folk art, and it's a really interpretive piece.
20:51So I'd probably put maybe $150, $200 on it.
20:57Well, I like $150 better than $200.
21:03I could let it go for $150.
21:05All right.
21:06Is the guy still alive?
21:08No, he passed away.
21:09All right.
21:10That's probably worth double that, then.
21:11I'm glad you got it.
21:12That's how long it took to make those spokes and stuff.
21:14I know, man.
21:15It's pretty detailed.
21:16I bought the folk art piece.
21:17It's really cool.
21:18A lot of people collect tractors.
21:20A lot of people collect folk art.
21:21I'm from Iowa.
21:22There's a tractor in everybody's barn.
21:23This is going to be a great piece to take back to Iowa.
21:26Drive a hard bargain, my friend.
21:27You know, you're breaking my heart taking my stuff.
21:30I bought the tractor for $150.
21:31I'm going to ask $300.
21:34Well, it's got a nice home, guys.
21:36It's a great Detroit piece.
21:37I bought the Uniroyal Tire Ferris wheel.
21:39I paid $65 for it.
21:41I think to a tire collector, $125.
21:44Today, I bought the two Meade prints.
21:45I paid $110 a piece for them.
21:47I think I can double my money.
21:49Come back anytime.
21:50Not bad for a couple corn cobs.
21:51Yeah, take care, buddy.
21:52All right.
21:53All right, man.
21:53Thanks.
21:54Be good.
21:54I finally set up a meeting with a contractor
22:00to get a quote for the new addition.
22:04I'm freaking thrilled to actually have more space.
22:08Hey.
22:09Hey, Steve Wilson.
22:10Danielle, nice to meet you.
22:11Nice to meet you.
22:12I'm a virgin to this whole thing.
22:13I have never even worked with a contractor before,
22:15so I think this will prove to be very, very interesting.
22:18We need some information about knocking out this wall right here
22:21and then this one along the side and building out.
22:24Okay.
22:24I thought about doing a second level up in there
22:26and then we need office space and a jacuzzi
22:30and I'm thinking big.
22:33Big.
22:35Big.
22:36I think we did like a heart-shaped jacuzzi.
22:38Are you thinking two person or three person?
22:41Three would be interesting.
22:45Okay, so this is about 60 feet right here.
22:48Okay.
22:49I could do a lot of things with that much room.
22:51All right.
22:52Well, thank you very much for your time.
22:53Yeah, thank you.
22:53I appreciate it.
22:54Good to meet you.
22:54Yep.
22:55I'm excited to see what he comes up with.
22:57Don't forget my jacuzzi.
23:04Danielle's hooked us up with a guy named Tony.
23:06She said he's been collecting gas and oil stuff for 40 years.
23:09His barn is supposed to be bursting at the seams full of stuff.
23:12Me and Frankie are going to put the pedal to the metal.
23:14This guy's got a lot of stuff.
23:15He says he wants to thin his collection out
23:17because he doesn't want to overwhelm his kids and his wife
23:20or something because of his health.
23:21I don't blame him.
23:22I mean, that is overwhelming to people.
23:23I love picking in Michigan
23:25because this is the birthplace of the American auto industry.
23:28You never know what you're going to find here.
23:30This is it.
23:31First thing I notice when we roll up this barn,
23:33I mean, it's huge.
23:34It's out in the country.
23:35Check out the Sinclair sign.
23:37I know.
23:37He's got cars sitting outside.
23:39Look at this.
23:39Hot rods and repairs.
23:41I mean, I can't wait to get inside.
23:45Hello.
23:45Yeah.
23:46Hey, you Tony?
23:47Yeah.
23:48Hey, I'm Mike.
23:49Nice to meet you, my friend.
23:50Thank you, Frank.
23:51Pleasure.
23:52You talking to Danielle on the phone?
23:53Oh, okay.
23:54You guys.
23:54Yeah, yeah.
23:55It's us.
23:56We're just walking up here.
23:56We see your gas and oil guy.
23:58Yeah, yeah.
23:58I do.
23:58I got you.
23:59That's what Danny was saying.
24:00He said you've been buying for years.
24:02I think I might have a couple things you like.
24:03Cool.
24:04I started collecting in about 1968.
24:06I decided I wanted a little bit of everything.
24:08A lot of old car stuff, a lot of gas station, memorabilia.
24:11I can see the tonnage in here.
24:12Oh, yeah, yeah.
24:13Can we come in?
24:14Yeah, sure.
24:15It's cold out here.
24:16All right.
24:16Jump on in there.
24:19Oh, my God.
24:21Frankie.
24:22Whoa.
24:23So we go inside, and it's nothing that I could have ever dreamed of.
24:27Oh, wow.
24:28I think I might have a couple things you might want to look at.
24:30It looks like you got about everything on our list.
24:32He's got oil cans hanging from the ceiling.
24:34He's got sides.
24:36He's got smalls.
24:37Mike, I'm sweating.
24:38I mean, this guy's got everything that we're looking for.
24:40Wow.
24:40My wife is really worried about the amount of stuff that I have.
24:44She wants me to thin it out.
24:45Danny was saying that you're retired from Ford.
24:47Yes, I worked at Ford during Dearborn.
24:49In 30 years, I retired in 97.
24:51Tony worked at the Ford Motor Company.
24:53He was in the machine shop making tools and molds for manufacturing cars.
25:02So when did you start buying this stuff?
25:05I mean, when's the first thing, like, you bought?
25:06I bought my first Model A in 1968.
25:08Started collecting, decided I wanted an old car.
25:10Bought an old car.
25:10Then I bought a whole bunch of parts to help work on it.
25:13And one thing just led to another.
25:14And I got a whole barn full of stuff now over the years.
25:16Can we look around a little bit?
25:17Yeah, yeah.
25:18Go ahead, kind of look.
25:18Just be careful.
25:19Don't trip and fall and hurt yourself, guys.
25:20You know, so.
25:21This place is like an archaeological dig.
25:23Just waiting to happen.
25:24There's layers and layers of stuff here.
25:26He and Mike feel right home.
25:28Yeah, look at all this stuff here.
25:31Mike.
25:32Don't get hurt back in here, Frank.
25:35Ooh.
25:36Oh.
25:37Goodyear service station sign.
25:39Flange.
25:401915.
25:41Loving it.
25:42Signs like this are getting harder and harder to find.
25:44It's a great condition for its age.
25:46How much is that?
25:47I gave 650 bucks for it.
25:50Wow.
25:50That's a very good one.
25:52650 bucks is the moon for this sign.
25:54He must be way too emotionally attached to it.
25:56Let me look around a little more.
25:57Let me take it all in here.
25:59There's so much stuff in here, I know we can find something that Tony's not emotionally attached to.
26:05What's up with this?
26:06Uh-oh.
26:07Bizarro, man.
26:08It's weird.
26:08It's funky.
26:09It's a skull.
26:10Literally wearing a skull cap.
26:11That's probably a 20s helmet, probably.
26:13Yeah.
26:14This skull cap is vintage aviator headgear.
26:17I come across these a lot, but this one's in great shape.
26:19It's not dry rotted or cracked.
26:21My wife made the skull when she did start on the business.
26:23She did?
26:23Your wife made the skull?
26:25Yeah, we used to have a ceramic business.
26:26Any collector would probably be interested in the cap itself, but I could probably sell
26:30the whole thing to somebody that's looking for that off-the-wall accent piece.
26:33How much for the whole thing?
26:37How about 60 bucks for all of it?
26:3960 bucks?
26:39I've sold them for a lot more than that.
26:41This is a great way to get some cash flowing and loosen Tony up.
26:45I'm popping on it.
26:46You're going to...
26:46All right.
26:46I'm breaking the ice on that.
26:47All right.
26:48Step one, break the ice.
26:50Step two, find that bigger ticket item.
26:52Tell me about this sign, Tony.
26:55I got one I pulled out here.
26:57That's probably out of the 20s.
26:58The reason I always buy signs is signs are very easy to sell.
27:02Probably was in a...
27:03Hung from a front of a building or something.
27:05We can't keep them at the shop.
27:06You can sell them online.
27:07Now, some of those great big round ones, a lot of people can't dedicate that much space.
27:11Smaller signs sell.
27:13What do you value something like this?
27:14Gosh, Frankie, I don't even remember what I paid for that one.
27:16About 150.
27:17Make it 160 and we'll do it.
27:22160?
27:23No problem.
27:24Okay.
27:24All right.
27:25Everybody has enough room in their den or their man cave for a small sign.
27:29It's a great piece.
27:30What's up with this raincoat?
27:32Oh, that belonged to Charles Lindbergh.
27:34Wow.
27:35Well, how much is it?
27:36I don't know, 500 bucks.
27:37I'm going to hit you.
27:39150.
27:42That's dead silence.
27:43That's not good when you're a picker.
27:44Oh, I found a motorcycle model.
27:49You interested?
27:50No.
27:53Ooh, look at this one.
27:55Man.
27:56So I find this motometer in a display case.
27:58This one's cool, man.
27:59Frank and I know about these, but in California, we got schooled on them.
28:03This says Boyce on it.
28:05Okay.
28:05What Boyce did is he patented these in 1912.
28:09Were they like the main maker of them?
28:10They were the maker of them back then.
28:12The motometer was a radiator cap accessory developed for early automobiles.
28:16It had a thermometer built into it, which allowed the driver to check the engine's temperature
28:20so it wouldn't overheat.
28:22What about this motometer here?
28:23How's it got a name on the motometer for a car?
28:25It says Boyce motometer.
28:27No car name.
28:27Okay.
28:28This piece would look great on somebody's shelf, but it would look even better as a finishing
28:32touch on a restoration.
28:33And that opens up to unlock it.
28:35This opens up.
28:36What do you got to have for that?
28:37100 bucks.
28:38100 bucks.
28:40Almost looks like a mustache on it.
28:42Yeah.
28:42Yeah.
28:43It looks like a handlebar.
28:44Mustache rides.
28:45All right.
28:46100 bucks.
28:47Put that one over there.
28:48I'd take that one for 100.
28:50All right.
28:50Let me see what else you got here.
28:52100 bucks is a really good price for this thing.
28:54And you know what?
28:55The guy's got a bunch more in this case.
28:57Oh.
28:57How much is that one?
28:58It just says Boyce motometer.
29:00I'd have 100.
29:01All right.
29:01I'll take this for 100, too.
29:02What do you think on that one?
29:0445.
29:0545.
29:06I'm buying another Boyce motometer.
29:08All right.
29:08You got anything?
29:09How about that?
29:09Give me that wing one, Mike.
29:10Which one?
29:11I'm in the zone over here, and all of a sudden, I turn around, and there's Frankie.
29:14Oh.
29:15Ah.
29:16Mike's been over here hogging the motometers.
29:18I need to get in there and find some of this action myself.
29:20Oh, wow.
29:21And this is different because it's got an iron needle that moves this way.
29:24It's called a parameter.
29:25I've only ever seen one like this.
29:27What do you get for this one?
29:29That one's got to be 100 and a quarter.
29:30Mike did good with his three motometers, but I think the one I've got is the gem.
29:34Here, and you realize I've had some luck with them before.
29:37What do you get for something like that?
29:3950 bucks.
29:40What do you think this is worth?
29:42I would put the value of this close to $1,000.
29:47I'll take that for 100 and a quarter.
29:48Okay.
29:49Buying these, it's like buying a lotto ticket.
29:51I got the winner.
29:53All right.
29:54Tony seems to really have softened up on his prices.
29:56Time to back the van up to the barn.
29:58Tony, what are you thinking?
30:00100 bucks.
30:01All right, I'm your guy.
30:02All righty.
30:02Thanks, my friend.
30:03Good to you.
30:03Good.
30:03All right.
30:04All right.
30:05Well, something like that'd be worth.
30:06Ten bucks.
30:07Ten dollars, that's a good deal.
30:08I'll take that one.
30:09This collection is amazing.
30:10It has top quality automotive stuff.
30:12And you know what?
30:13There's a bunch of bizarre things mixed into.
30:15This is a fun pick.
30:16Licensed junk collector until May 1st, 1926.
30:19Oh, that's us, man.
30:21Sweet.
30:23What's up with this raincoat?
30:24Oh, that belonged to Charles Lindbergh.
30:26This belonged to Charles Lindbergh?
30:28Yes, this gave a picture of him.
30:29Wow.
30:31Even back in the day, companies used famous people to endorse their products.
30:35So it's very likely that this company made this jacket and sent it to Lindbergh himself.
30:40The lady I got us from, her husband used to barnstorm and race motorcycles with Charles Lindbergh.
30:45Charles Lindbergh was a world-famous celebrity.
30:47In 1927, he piloted the Spirit of St. Louis from New York to Paris.
30:52Charles Lindbergh gave him that coat.
30:54No doubt.
30:55And she showed me pictures of her husband, Charles Lindbergh,
30:58sitting arm and arm with her foot up on the wheel of a Curtis Jenny biplane.
31:00You got pictures like that?
31:01You got it?
31:02She wouldn't let me make copies of it.
31:04Ugh.
31:13Look at this thing.
31:14It's like an ironing board.
31:15It's so stiff.
31:16I really believe that Charles Lindbergh owned this raincoat.
31:18But to sell this for real top dollar, I need some documentation, and Tony doesn't have it.
31:23How much is this?
31:25How do you price it?
31:26I don't know.
31:26I don't know.
31:27You've been doing this longer than me.
31:29Maybe it should be in a museum.
31:30This thing really could be in a museum.
31:33Aviation collectors look at Charles Lindbergh just like boxing fans look at Muhammad Ali.
31:37Well, how much is it?
31:39Hit me.
31:40I don't know.
31:40500 bucks.
31:41Are you serious?
31:42500?
31:43I don't know.
31:43What do you think?
31:44You don't hit me.
31:45All right.
31:45I'm going to hit you.
31:48150.
31:50That's dead silence.
31:52That's not good when you're a picker.
31:53Work with me a little bit here.
31:56Three?
31:57Three bills.
31:58I'm willing to take a risk on this jacket, but not that big a risk.
32:02I don't know.
32:03I'll come up a little bit.
32:04How about 250?
32:05We're only 50 bucks apart.
32:07Anybody that collects Lindbergh memorabilia is going to love this jacket.
32:11It's got to be one of a kind.
32:12Yeah, probably a dumb thing, but I'll let it go.
32:16I think we're going to, you're going to.
32:19All right.
32:19I love it.
32:19Another unusual piece.
32:21It's something you'll never, ever see again.
32:22This pick just went from a seven to a 10.
32:25I just bought a collection of motometers and a jacket that could have been worn by Charles
32:29Lindbergh.
32:30You ever see a leather license plates?
32:32Yeah, I've only had one ever.
32:34Leather license plates are extremely hard to come by.
32:36They were used back in the early 1900s before the government started issuing metal tags.
32:41Well, I have one of the rarest ones you will ever, ever see here.
32:44This is a leather license plate that was registered to Olds Motor Works in Lansing, Michigan.
32:48It's the only known Oldsmobile manufacturer license plate existing.
32:51So this was made by Oldsmobile?
32:53Yeah, Oldsmobile put this plate together as a manufacturer to put on their cars that they
32:56tried out on the streets.
32:57Oh.
32:58That's from 1908.
32:59Back in the day, you could buy kits to make your own license plate.
33:02You would get a leather base and numbers, and you would craft this piece yourself.
33:07And I can prove where it came from and prove that Oldsmobile owned it.
33:09God, that's cool.
33:11I have a listing out of a book that a friend of mine owns, and it tells the number there,
33:15and it was issued to Olds Motor Works.
33:17One, six, three, four.
33:19Olds Motor Works, Lansing.
33:20Where'd you find it at?
33:30At a farm auction, and there was a really old guy, about 80, almost 90 was there.
33:34He said, my great-grandfather started at Oldsmobile in Lansing.
33:37When he first opened up, he was one of the first employees hired there.
33:40And then later on, I found out this was a manufacturer's license plate.
33:42So that must have been his great-grandfather.
33:44His great-grandfather must have brought it home from Oldsmobile.
33:46This is an amazing story.
33:48Tony can trace the entire provenance of this license plate through documentation and story.
33:53That's exactly what you're looking for in an item.
33:56What's a value of something like that?
33:58I'm thinking $400.
34:00Wow.
34:01This plate is one of a kind.
34:03I could sell this item to any car collector or any license plate collector.
34:07I've got to have it.
34:08You know, I'm familiar with leather license plates.
34:10I've had them before, but not with this type of history.
34:12I'd do $1,000 on it if you're willing to do $1,000.
34:18Yes, I'll do that.
34:19All right.
34:20I paid $1,000 for the leather license plate.
34:23I have no idea what it's worth.
34:25I've got to get it appraised.
34:27Hey, we put a little dent in it.
34:29Yeah, we sold a little.
34:30Well, I mean, we've got a little bit out, Tony.
34:32I paid $125 for the motor meter.
34:34I think I'm getting $300 for it.
34:37You're going to have to stop by another year.
34:39I paid $250 for the Charles Lindbergh coat.
34:43I'm going to ask $500.
34:46Tony.
34:46All right.
34:47Good seeing you guys.
34:47Good time, man.
34:48I'm really glad that Tony opened up his barn to us today.
34:51He got some very interesting items.
34:52And I'm telling you, Michigan has opened up their arms for us.
34:55I'm glad we stopped by here because it looks like he bought everything in the tri-state area.
34:58I know.
34:59I know.
34:59I know.
35:00You're right.
35:00Mike and Frank are tough negotiators, but I'd rather deal with another dealer or picker
35:05because they know what they want.
35:06See you in flea market heaven or wherever we're all going to, guys.
35:09All right.
35:13This leather license plate is a major part of Michigan history.
35:18When I think of Oldsmobile, I think of class.
35:21Well, when I think of the Oldsmobile license plate, I think of a high roller price.
35:25I think of cash.
35:28Awesome.
35:28Cool.
35:29Oh, my goodness.
35:31Ashley's face lit up, man.
35:32I could tell he was extremely happy.
35:34Whoa.
35:34What do you think a plate like this is worth?
35:37Oh, boy.
35:41So, I got the quote.
35:44I'm going to call the guys.
35:46And we'll see how they react.
35:55Danielle, what's up?
35:56What's going on, girl?
35:57I have information for you.
35:59All right.
36:00It's quote information.
36:02Oh, you got a bid?
36:03I got a bid.
36:05Yep, I got a bid.
36:06Danielle's been complaining to us for a long time that we need to put an addition on the
36:09store.
36:10So, finally, Frankie and I give her the okay to get some bids.
36:13You're sitting, right?
36:15Yeah, I'm driving in the van.
36:16What's the bid?
36:17Can we have a guarantee you're not going to shoot the messenger here?
36:21Just give us the bid.
36:22Just give us the bid.
36:22We're nowhere near you.
36:24Okay.
36:27It's almost 200 grand.
36:30200 grand.
36:31200 grand.
36:32I think $200,000 is a little rich for their blood.
36:38What did you put in the bid?
36:40Did you, like, put second story, all glass in the front?
36:43Did you put 800-square-foot office for yourself?
36:46I mean, dude, that's crazy.
36:48It's a cinder block building.
36:50$200,000, we could buy another building.
36:52I mean, they did have the jacuzzi.
36:54Just as a thought.
36:56What if we just kind of looked at renting a bigger store?
36:59That way there's not the massive investment of buying a bigger place and...
37:03Tearing down this one and rebuilding it?
37:05Well, I don't have a problem with another location.
37:07She said, let me switch gears for you.
37:09Have you ever thought of another location?
37:11So she's got my mind working right now on maybe we need to be in another market.
37:15Why not just consider looking at, like, a sister store?
37:20I mean, there's no reason we have to get rid of this location.
37:22I don't have a problem with thinking about any of that stuff as long as it's financially feasible.
37:26Right.
37:27I could not be more excited.
37:28Not only are they interested in opening another store, but they actually like my idea.
37:33So that's pretty rad.
37:34I'm thinking maybe, you know, California.
37:39Maybe Maine.
37:41I like change.
37:42Danielle hooked us up with a guy named Ashley.
37:52He's the curator and the manager of the R.E. Olds Museum.
37:55This is the perfect place to get an expert eye on this leather license plate.
37:59All right, here it is.
38:00R.E. Olds Transportation Museum.
38:02Look at the graphics on the side of the building.
38:05This looks really nice.
38:06I'm excited, man.
38:07I don't get too excited now.
38:08I love Oldsmobiles.
38:09Let me handle some of it.
38:10All right.
38:18This place is a lot bigger than I thought.
38:25When we walked in the front door, it was evident this was the Taj Mahal of Oldsmobile.
38:28This place is awesome.
38:30Ashley!
38:31Yeah?
38:31How's it going, man?
38:33Put a face with the boys.
38:34Pleased to meet you.
38:35Nice to meet you, too.
38:36I'm doing fine, thank you.
38:37Pleasure.
38:37Pleased to meet you.
38:38This place is beautiful.
38:39This is Jim of Lansing, really.
38:41Can you show us around a little bit?
38:42I'd be happy to.
38:43In fact, I want to show you our plate collection.
38:45Okay.
38:45Oh, yeah.
38:46Show us your plate collection, and we'll show you ours.
38:48Okay.
38:51Along this wall right here, we start with a pioneer plate or a leather plate similar to what you have.
38:56And then we have the porcelain plates they made for five years, and then thereafter, everything was metal.
39:02All right, cool.
39:03So you guys have one pioneer plate?
39:05Just one.
39:05So those plates were made out of any and all material.
39:08The state of Michigan gave out a dashboard disc with the number on it, and then that owner would have that plate made up.
39:15And it could be made up out of leather.
39:17It could be made up out of wood or aluminum, or even it could be painted, but it would have to go on the car, usually on the rear of the car.
39:26Now, on that plate there, have you traced the origin of it?
39:34No, we have not.
39:35With the numbers?
39:35Because ours has this literature here.
39:37This is from 1908.
39:38Right.
39:39Motor vehicle licenses, where it says Oldsmobile Works Lansing.
39:42These state records prove that Oldsmobile owned this plate.
39:46Each plate that was registered that year was documented in this literature.
39:51And you really have this plate with that number on it?
39:53We got it.
39:54We really have it.
39:55You want to see it?
39:55Are you ready?
39:56Yes.
39:57Are you sure?
39:58Oh, yeah.
39:58This guy's jonesing to see this plate.
40:00Show it to him.
40:00Let me see.
40:00Ready?
40:01Yeah.
40:02There it is.
40:03Holy cow.
40:05Whoa.
40:05Hey, should we let him touch it?
40:06Please.
40:07He can touch it.
40:07All right.
40:09That is awesome.
40:10That is certainly a piece of history.
40:12It is very, very nice.
40:14You're getting to see the age of it.
40:15Oh, the patina and the numbers and everything else.
40:18This is superb.
40:19You have to stop and think that this is a 1908 license plate that's well over 100 years old,
40:24and this is just an excellent example of that era.
40:27Would you care to see the car that this would have gone on, possibly?
40:31Heck yeah.
40:31Okay.
40:32You got one of them?
40:33Yeah, we do.
40:33Oh, this is cool.
40:35This is a 1908 Rio, and chances are this plate probably was on that car.
40:40Wow.
40:41Get in, please.
40:42Are you serious?
40:43Serious.
40:43Go ahead.
40:44Put on in.
40:44All right.
40:44Let me get in there.
40:45Get in there, Frankie.
40:46All right.
40:47All right.
40:48Oh, yeah.
40:48This is it, dude.
40:51This is the car.
40:51This is pretty luxury, really.
40:52Okay.
40:55Oh, shut up.
40:56This is nice.
40:57I like it.
40:57This is awesome.
40:58Good feel to it.
41:00Now it's time to see how much this thing is worth.
41:03What do you think a plate like this in this condition, with the history on it, what do you think it's worth?
41:08Oh, boy.
41:08You know, normally a plate in that condition would probably be worth maybe $1,300, $1,500.
41:14Given the background that we know that it belonged to Olds Motor Works, I'd probably add another $800 to that.
41:22You know, so $2,300.
41:23$2,300?
41:24$2,300, yeah.
41:24Really?
41:25Yeah.
41:25Really?
41:26Really.
41:26So a solid $2,000.
41:28Easy.
41:29I had no idea that it could be possibly worth that much money.
41:32And you know what?
41:33I do understand the significance of it and your relationship with it.
41:38As far as Oldsmobiles and where it came from.
41:41And for me, the thrill of the hunt is over.
41:44I've already found it.
41:44I've already discovered it.
41:46I bought it.
41:46The next step is passing it on to somebody.
41:48And I can't think of anybody else I'd rather pass it on to if we can come up with a price that you're comfortable with.
41:54Please, please, please.
41:54I don't need to make a ton of money on it.
41:56Yeah.
41:56I got a grand in it.
41:59I'd do $1,200.
42:02You would?
42:03$1,200?
42:03Yep.
42:04For the plate, my friend.
42:05Pioneer up.
42:06Consider it done.
42:06There it is.
42:07Done.
42:07All right.
42:08Awesome.
42:08Cool.
42:09Oh, my goodness.
42:11Ashley's face lit up, man.
42:13I could tell he was extremely happy.
42:14Wow, what an acquisition.
42:16Thank you, guys.
42:16It's yours.
42:17Our job as pickers is to pull things out of a pile and put them back in their place.
42:22That is exactly the case with this plate.
42:23I really feel it belongs in this museum.
42:25You know, I was thinking instead of putting this up with our other plates, I'd like to put it in a place of honor.
42:31That looks perfect.
42:31It found its new home.
42:33Absolutely.
42:33Got it.
42:33We find a lot of stuff, and sometimes we have no idea where it ends up, but this was really cool for us to actually see the license plate resting in its spot after all these years of being vacant from this town.
42:44Thank you so much.
42:45Thank you, boys.
42:45And this new resting place.
42:47So, hey, what about those free T-shirts?
42:49Ah, okay.
42:50Follow me.
42:51Yeah.
42:51Extra large.
42:52Yes.
42:52Where is a good place where we can open up a second location, possibly?
43:01Go to Mississippi.
43:03Ah, it's too hot.
43:04Florida.
43:05It's by the ocean.
43:06California.
43:08New York.
43:09Arizona.
43:09A lot of cute boys in Kansas.
43:11Hi.
43:12Is this the Kansas Visitor Center?
43:14The tourism board for Oregon?
43:16The tourism board for Maine?
43:17I'm just curious as to how well a nine-foot-tall antique cowboy boot would sell in that area.
43:24Do you think that large-scale Laurel and Hardy masks would sell there?
43:30No, I said Laurel and Hardy.
43:32How old are you?
43:35All right, this is harder than I thought.
43:39Ah, that sounds really promising in a heartbeat, huh?
43:42I really think at the end of the day, the place we need to go is south.
43:45I think that it's still centrally located.
43:48We can make that work.
43:49So I'm going to go with my gut.
43:51But right now, my gut is telling me I need Thai food.
43:56So I'm going to go take care of that.
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