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00:00I have much more than video games in here.
00:03Oh!
00:05We hit jackpot!
00:07When a prize collection turns home life into chaos,
00:12it's time for a renovation intervention.
00:15I'm Bobby Burke.
00:17I help people transform their spaces to get their lives back in order.
00:20But to help pay for it,
00:22will they be willing to sell off some of their precious treasures
00:25to get the home they dream of?
00:30I'm Carly. I collect Harry Potter books,
00:37and I collect Star Wars figures.
00:39And I'm Johnny, and I collect video games.
00:47I love collecting Star Wars because it's a whole universe in each story.
00:51I loved Star Wars movies as a kid,
00:53but I only started collecting about 12 years ago.
00:56We all have this nostalgia for all these things,
00:58and that's kind of why a lot of people collect.
01:00It all started for me at eight years old when I got my first Nintendo,
01:03and I just grew to love video games.
01:04This was my childhood.
01:05This was what I latched onto.
01:07It consumes every part of my brain.
01:09It's not just consuming my house.
01:13So we always wanted to have kids,
01:15but the doctors told us we wouldn't be able to.
01:17That was like a hard adjustment for both of us.
01:19So we did whatever we wanted.
01:20And we got passionate about things.
01:22We wanted to buy a complete set.
01:23Buy this pin.
01:24Buy these books.
01:25Buy these games.
01:26These Legos.
01:27And then all of that changed.
01:28Here's one for you.
01:30Here's one for you.
01:31Okay.
01:32We weren't supposed to be able to get pregnant,
01:34and then she did.
01:35I wonder what we get.
01:37The minute he was born, really everything shifted.
01:40It was like we have too much stuff.
01:42Something that we just feel we need now
01:44is having a dedicated spot for our family
01:47that's not focused on any of the collections.
01:50It's not about that.
01:51It's just a place we can go and just be a family together.
02:02Hello.
02:03Hi.
02:04Hi.
02:05Good morning.
02:06Good morning.
02:07So Johnny and Carly's love for collection,
02:08it's very clear,
02:09but their focus is really putting family first.
02:11So with my 20 years of design experience,
02:13I am going to help them create spaces
02:15that really strengthen family connection.
02:17I see the sign enter if you dare.
02:18Yeah.
02:19Well, I dare, and I would love to enter.
02:21So shall we get going?
02:22Yeah, let's do it.
02:23Let me show you the office.
02:25Wow.
02:27Yeah, this is what I do.
02:29This is insane.
02:31I collect video games, specifically old video games.
02:35The original Nintendo, you have Super Nintendo,
02:38N64, Sega Genesis.
02:40Everything in here represents a complete set.
02:42So this is a full, complete Super Nintendo set.
02:45That's a full PlayStation 1 set.
02:47So every game they've ever made.
02:48Every game that they made in North America.
02:50At 13, my mom finally let me get a Nintendo system.
02:54But she only allowed me to play it for 15 minutes a day.
02:57Yeah.
02:58And that was, you know, that was the extent of my Nintendo plane.
03:03What else do we have?
03:04So this is our Star Wars figures.
03:06My favorites are the Stormtroopers and all the droids.
03:08Like, you could, you could take over a planet.
03:11Yes.
03:13You can see we had to start covering up the window
03:16to keep pushing the shoving out.
03:18From the windows to the walls.
03:19Yeah.
03:20So we have probably 50 more.
03:24And we have extra duplicates in our shame room too,
03:28which is our garage.
03:29Some people get meal boxes weekly.
03:30We get these.
03:31Yeah.
03:32Okay. Weekly?
03:33Yeah. Sometimes.
03:34Wow.
03:35And what in this room is not working for you?
03:37So this has always been just our whatever we need it to be
03:40at the time room.
03:41Okay.
03:42There's more.
03:43So I don't know if you want to see the next thing.
03:44I want to see everything.
03:45All right.
03:46This is our main living area.
03:47Okay.
03:48This is where we hang out.
03:50Like, we'll watch a movie in here.
03:52So these, I feel like, were definitely bought before child.
03:55Yeah.
03:56This doesn't seem like family movie time.
03:58No.
03:59I hate our couch now.
04:00Yeah.
04:01Yeah.
04:02You need a sofa now.
04:03I want him to have those memories with us.
04:05Not a memory of stuff.
04:06Like, my best memories are of my things.
04:08Um, not really of my family.
04:10I don't want those to be his best memories.
04:12So we want to be here together.
04:14And that's why we need your help.
04:15Obviously, I'm not going to touch the game room.
04:18There's not really anything.
04:19I mean, they're so beautifully organized.
04:21There's nothing I can do to that.
04:22My focus, I feel like, should be in, like, this room
04:25and the other, what I call, like, the collection room.
04:27Making that kind of the focal point of the collection
04:30and really kind of removing collection from in here.
04:32This is all about family.
04:34This isn't about stuff at all.
04:35This is just about the moments that happen in here.
04:37Yeah.
04:38Yeah.
04:39So what kind of budget are we working with?
04:40So I think we're at about $12,000.
04:42Okay.
04:43$12,000?
04:44That's great.
04:45I think I could do both rooms.
04:46But there are definitely ways I can elevate the design
04:49and help you turn this into the perfect family oasis.
04:52In the Star Wars space, I want to create a family collection room.
04:56I could update the fireplace and add cabinet lighting,
04:59showcase pieces and shadow boxes,
05:01and bring in new furniture with a game table for entertaining.
05:04How do you guys feel about the brick?
05:06I hate it.
05:07You hate it?
05:08Me too.
05:09But I didn't want to say that yet.
05:10I just hate it.
05:11You're like, I love the brick!
05:12To make the family room all about family,
05:15I could lose the brick and modernize the fireplace,
05:18add an accent wall, paint,
05:20and fill it with brand new family seating
05:22to really encourage togetherness.
05:24Updating the two fireplaces,
05:26covering the brick and furnishing both rooms,
05:28raises the budget.
05:29So it's going to be around $23,000.
05:32So I'll need another $11,000 or so.
05:35Now, are you willing to sell,
05:37I mean, what would be just a very small percentage
05:40of your collection to make all that happen?
05:42I mean, we love our stuff still.
05:44And I am willing to meet you, I think, most of the way.
05:48But I don't know if all the way.
05:49I'm going to bring an expert in.
05:51He's going to kind of walk through the values of things
05:53and then we can go from there, right?
05:54That works.
05:55Well, let's get out of here.
05:56Okay.
05:59Oh, hey.
06:06Hello.
06:07Guys, this is Scott, our expert.
06:08Hi, nice to meet you.
06:09Hi, nice to meet you.
06:10Nice to meet you.
06:11I'm Scott Zillner,
06:12and I am an expert on toys, video games,
06:14and anything cool.
06:16So this is the collection room, as you can see?
06:18Because there's a lot of collection in here.
06:20What do you think?
06:21These are a lot of, like,
06:22the premier 1-6 scale action figures.
06:26I don't see anyone that's, like, a super rare figure.
06:29Okay.
06:30But value-wise, each one of these figures is easily, you know, $200 to $700.
06:37Wow, okay.
06:38With most of these figures, you're looking at, like, $300 a pop, $300 a pop.
06:43Okay.
06:44$200 a pop.
06:45The Wookie?
06:46The Wookie?
06:47Well, I'm just saying, in general.
06:48The Wookie's bigger.
06:49He should be worth more.
06:50Yeah, but he's got that fur, and you've got to clean it.
06:55Uh, do back, $750.
06:58Tauntaun's about $300, $400 bucks.
07:01So, Ethan, if we were to sell just 10 of these, we're at $3,000.
07:05And 10?
07:06You wouldn't even notice 10's gone.
07:08Could sell.
07:09Could sell.
07:10All right.
07:11Let's go check out the video game room.
07:13Oh, my.
07:14Right?
07:15Oh, my, my, my.
07:17Oh, there's got to be treasure within treasure here.
07:20Hello Kitty Dreamcast is, like, maybe $1,000.
07:24And those rare Genesis games are $500.
07:27That Pokemon Nintendo, you can get $1,200 for.
07:30Wow.
07:31Maximum Carnage box set, that's about $4,000 bucks.
07:34That's not what I think it is.
07:36What?
07:37I don't know.
07:40Uh-oh.
07:41You have much more than video games in here.
07:46I want to touch it, but can I touch it?
07:48Go ahead.
07:49All right.
07:50Oh, we hit jackpot.
07:56You have much more than video games in here.
08:01It doesn't need.
08:02A couple things.
08:03A couple things.
08:04You have Magic the Gathering cards.
08:07Yeah, I have a few.
08:08Oh, ho, ho.
08:11Um, this is a graded eight Black Lotus card.
08:16Do you have an idea what this is valued at?
08:19I mean, I know it's expensive, but I don't, like, really follow up on the value.
08:23This is worth over $100,000.
08:25Shut the...
08:29I don't know.
08:31I'm not a big reactions guy, but yeah, that's a lot of money.
08:36I can't sell.
08:37I can't sell.
08:38It's too special.
08:39Breathe.
08:40You didn't prepare me for this.
08:41You know, I like to see you squirm, Scott.
08:43If Johnny was willing, and hopefully maybe willing a little bit, to get rid of some pieces like this, what are our options for sale?
08:49Online auctions are your best friend.
08:51I don't know if we'd be willing to part with enough things.
08:55These are both passions for us, and things that we really enjoyed, and it's nostalgia for us, so it's hard.
09:01Scott, I'm gonna get you out of here.
09:03I'm gonna let you go compose yourself after these findings.
09:06It's gonna be hard to walk.
09:08Just walk back in the sideshow room.
09:09If we find you in your car hyperventilating, we'll know why.
09:13You guys are clearly very passionate about your collection, but I can also tell your priorities have changed.
09:18It's about little JD now, yeah?
09:19Yes.
09:20We just want a place where we can all be together.
09:22We want him to focus on, like, the quality of things he likes, and not just having a bunch of things.
09:28We need to make some decisions now.
09:30You already have 12K, which is amazing, but we'll need about 11K more for family-friendly seating and to also upgrade the two fireplaces.
09:40I could tell when we talked about the fireplace, like, you really loathe that brick.
09:43Yeah.
09:47We could get rid of some of the 1-6 figures.
09:49Yeah, I think that'd be all right.
09:51I do have some games that could go that I don't need to have.
09:54Ah, see? Teamwork here. We're getting there.
10:00Renovations are underway in both rooms, and to Carly's and my delight, we're saying goodbye to all that red brick, which will make these rooms feel cleaner and brighter.
10:10Behind me is the Collector's Expo, which is packed with vendors buying games to add to their collection or flip for resell.
10:22I got games and cards to sell, including a rare Super Nintendo game called Mountain Bike Rally and Speed Racer, and I'm hoping to sell it for $7,500.
10:30And I've got some old Magic cards that I think will fetch a good price.
10:35Carly sold three of our duplicate Star Wars figures online and made about $1,000, which is great.
10:40But I'm not coming out with less than $10,000.
10:43I'm looking for booths that look kind of professional and clean, because you can't just go to anyone.
10:54They need to be buying, because sometimes they're just there to sell, and I need them...
10:57I need them to take a large quantity of my stuff.
10:59How's it going? How you doing?
11:02Hey, good. Are you buying today?
11:04Yeah, definitely. We're always buying, man.
11:06All right. Well, I got some stuff.
11:08Oh, yeah. Let's check it out.
11:10This is a sealed Swamp Thing.
11:15Population on this very low.
11:17Do you mind if I see... Yeah, go ahead. Go ahead. Look at the conditions.
11:20Just a little condition? Yeah, yeah.
11:22Just got to see... Yeah.
11:24This is actually the first print variant of Wonder Dog.
11:27It's a red box. Normally, you'll see it in green, but this is the very rare red one.
11:31So I'm putting this at about $3.50.
11:37The haggling process can sometimes be a little bit painful, because I know they're coming in low.
11:41They sense a little bit of the desperation, so their number's coming down.
11:44And I have to convince them that I am less desperate than that.
11:48These are about $225.
11:50Here's the biggie. Oh, wow.
11:52So, X-Rotainment Mountain Bike Raleigh.
11:54Yep. Haven't seen this in a long time.
11:56Let's take $6,000 for it.
12:01Just $6,000 is so low.
12:03I am up against it. I have to come out with, like, $10,000.
12:06If I don't sell, I'm gonna have to figure something out.
12:09So you couldn't get to, like, $7,000?
12:11You got great stuff. I could do these four if you wanted.
12:21My goal today is to come out of this convention with $10,000.
12:24You couldn't get to, like, $7,000?
12:27I'm gonna be more aggressive with my first number to hope that they only can come down so far from that.
12:33How much were you asking on these?
12:34Like, I think I'd be comfortable around $1,950 if we're talking that.
12:38What do you mean, me at $1,850?
12:40$1,950.
12:44Deal, man.
12:45Gotcha.
12:46Thank you so much, man.
12:50So I was hoping, like, more $7,000.
12:51You can't do anything. There's no room here.
12:53Yeah, because I have to work by percentage.
12:56All right.
12:58Yeah, okay. That's fine.
13:00Want to do it?
13:01Yeah, I can do it.
13:02All right, let's do it.
13:07I'm putting this at about $3.50, and then these are about $2.25.
13:13Okay.
13:16Yeah, okay. I think I can make them.
13:17Okay.
13:18Okay.
13:20One, two, three, nine, ten.
13:24That's all there.
13:25Thanks, sir.
13:27Appreciate it.
13:28So I didn't make the $10,000 I was hoping for.
13:31We're gonna need to sell more goods.
13:32But this is a good opportunity for us to model for JD, too.
13:36We don't need everything.
13:37So if we can teach him to be thoughtful and mindful of the consumption, it's gonna go a long way for his future.
13:43So the progress is really moving along at Johnny and Carly's.
13:53We're just finishing the second fireplace.
13:55All that is either done or well on its way to be.
13:59Wow.
14:00So we have got some progress that has happened.
14:04All right, so the fireplace.
14:07Gone is the dated brick.
14:09Yeah.
14:10Nice.
14:11And instead, we've got this nice smooth coat.
14:13We're also gonna put the micro-cement over it to where it looks really modern and cool.
14:17And then, obviously, the brick columns are gone as well.
14:20We drywalled over that.
14:21That's really nice.
14:23So in here, I would love to do some U block out shades.
14:26So they literally will take out every single ray of light.
14:31To do this in here and in the collection room, because they are such large windows, would be about $4,000.
14:37Okay?
14:38$4,000 is kind of a lot.
14:39Yeah.
14:40Yeah.
14:41That would be on top of the $1,075 remaining.
14:44So we'll need an additional $5,075.
14:47I mean, we want them.
14:48And just, it'll create a better atmosphere.
14:50And that's the point.
14:51It's like, we're all together.
14:52We're all comfortable.
14:53So that would go a long way, I think.
14:55I think we'll have to go back through our collection again and really see, is there more that we could get rid of?
15:00Is there more that we don't need?
15:02Where can we find some more money?
15:03I've definitely got some things to do.
15:05And you guys need to go find some things to sell.
15:07And hopefully sell them.
15:08Yeah.
15:09We got a lot of work to do.
15:11Johnny and Carly's family room cabinets were in great shape.
15:13So by repurposing them with new lighting and an accent wall, they'll look completely custom.
15:20So today, I'm doing a live auction.
15:22Carly sold four of our duplicate Stormtroopers and made another $1,000.
15:25So I have to get a little more than $4,000.
15:28It's a lot.
15:29But the payoff is getting this renovation.
15:31That'll give us space to share as a family, which we desperately want.
15:34All right, everybody.
15:35I told you I was going to do one of these.
15:36Got to move some extra games.
15:37I've got things that need to happen.
15:38So I've got a good collection here for you.
15:40Some weird stuff.
15:41Some obscure stuff.
15:42All right, here we go.
15:43I'm going to start you off easy.
15:44Easy one.
15:45Everyone wants Alien Infestation for the DS.
15:48Not just rare, but also very playable.
15:50I'm starting it at $50.
15:51We've got a $50 start.
15:52Online live auctions are a super good way to move games right now.
15:56It's super nice, guys.
15:57Look at this.
15:58Show me that you want it.
15:59It has a built-in base.
16:00Up to $70.
16:01Up to $70.
16:02All right, some traction.
16:03Looking good.
16:04Again, rare.
16:05Hard to find.
16:06Who doesn't love a classic N64?
16:08You know, $150 to $200.
16:10If it goes for less than that, I'm going to cry.
16:12Here's a good one for the Game Boy Color.
16:14Harvest Moon.
16:15All right, $100.
16:17Guys, anyone?
16:18Pretty playable.
16:20All right, $90.
16:21Anyone else?
16:22We've got nine seconds.
16:23No one's going.
16:24No one's going.
16:25Okay, thank you, Tiger Wolf.
16:26$205.
16:27$85.
16:28We'll take $85.
16:29$140.
16:30Got it.
16:31Okay, cool.
16:32Thank you, guys.
16:33That's $120.
16:34That's a good price.
16:35And that's it.
16:36Thank you very much for your support.
16:37During the live auction, I think it went really well.
16:39I wound up selling some video games, some Super Nintendo games.
16:42Made a little over $4,100.
16:44So not only did we get Bobby the money he needs,
16:46but we also cleared out some clutter.
16:48That's going to go a long way to making our lives better
16:51versus just rotting in my closet.
16:54Check out your new space.
16:55Whoa, how cool.
17:06I could not be more proud of Johnny and Carly.
17:08They were able to sell, get rid of the things that we needed
17:10to get rid of in order for us to make it all happen.
17:13Now, every room still touches their collection a little bit,
17:16but their collection is now art pieces in the room
17:18instead of overpowering the room.
17:21This process is really about connecting as a family for us
17:24and creating spaces to enjoy together.
17:26So we are really excited to see what Bobby has done.
17:32Oh, it's totally different.
17:34This is not our room.
17:40Wow.
17:41Oh my gosh.
17:42This feels so warm and inviting.
17:43It's like somebody put a magazine house in my house.
17:47It's so much brighter too.
17:48Yes.
17:49Yeah.
17:50That brick soaked up so much light.
17:51As you know, we did the micro-cement.
17:53We drywalled over those brick columns here,
17:56and it just totally modernized your house instantly.
17:59Yes.
18:00It's like three decades in the future now.
18:03We added the wood mantel on here, and it really warmed up the space.
18:06Yeah, I love this mantel.
18:07Yeah.
18:08And my favorite piece of art in the whole house, I last minute needed some art.
18:14And I'm like, you know what?
18:15I don't think JD is going to mind having his art.
18:17No.
18:18I swiped this off your refrigerator.
18:19I hope you don't mind.
18:20No, this is wonderful.
18:21I love that you put his art there.
18:22He is going to love that he is part of it, and it's going to be featured there.
18:26And it's going to mean a lot to him.
18:28I wanted to reuse these.
18:29You know, not only did you already own them, but sustainability-wise, there was no reason
18:33to reinvent the wheel and throw these out and buy new.
18:36By putting this panel here in the back, it makes it all look built in.
18:39It makes it look super custom.
18:41We wanted it to be someplace where our family actually hung out.
18:44And so now, like, it actually feels like you want to come in and just sit down.
18:47It feels like you can really bring a group of people together in here.
18:50And more importantly, my family together in one place, which is nice.
18:54Another one of my favorite features, and we talked about this because of movies, was the
18:58you block out shades.
19:00Not only will this create less heat in here and less light.
19:03It's a really great way to be more sustainable with your energy.
19:06But it also, when they're all the way down, does what?
19:09Makes it dark.
19:10Protects your valuables.
19:12It keeps the sun from fading them.
19:15We failed the test.
19:17Are we ready to see the new collection room?
19:20Yes.
19:21Oh, yes.
19:22Let's go.
19:23Oh, wow.
19:24Whoa.
19:25This is very dramatically different.
19:27Right?
19:28Wow.
19:29This is amazing.
19:30It is no longer a pass-through slash exercise room.
19:34This is now a family collection room.
19:38It looks so much better like this.
19:40Yes.
19:41Yeah.
19:42So one of the things we did was these shadow boxes.
19:44They're beautiful.
19:45This is your place to showcase everyone's passion in the house.
19:49We've got Luke.
19:50We've got the cards behind it.
19:52You know, we've got the Nintendo story with Zelda in Final Fantasy.
19:55The Pokemon stuff for JD.
19:57I'm just going to love that.
19:58It tells our family story, like, together, which I love.
20:01We have so many things we collect now.
20:03We can each put our favorite things in there, and we get to put out things that we've never been able to put out before, which is really fun.
20:08Yeah.
20:09And these are things that you guys and JD can do together.
20:12He loves crafting and projects, so he's, like, being able to evolve in that way is going to be wonderful.
20:17I love that.
20:18And you know, all the cabinets now have light in them.
20:20They look so good.
20:21Yeah, they, again, look like art.
20:25I know we had to sell some things, and I know we sold a little over $15,000 to pay for the additional renovation cost.
20:32How are you guys feeling about that?
20:34Pretty good, actually.
20:35Yeah?
20:36It's hard to get it there.
20:37It's hard to, like, get your brain in that space to sell it, but with this being the result, it feels really worth it.
20:42It is time for me to bid you adieu.
20:44Thank you so much.
20:46For inviting me into your home.
20:48Thank you, Bobby.
20:50For allowing me to help you guys get your space back for your family.
20:56We're going to achieve what we wanted.
20:57All the spaces are really nice now.
20:59Like, they all feel inviting and, like, places you actually want to go into.
21:02I think everything came together very well.
21:04Yeah.
21:05Look.
21:06Whoa!
21:07How cool!
21:08I like about how funny these couches are.
21:10Oh, it is.
21:11And it's comfy.
21:12I like how you put in my painting.
21:15That's so cool, huh?
21:16Mm-hmm.
21:17See them all lit up right now?
21:19Yeah, that's cool.
21:21Look at all this.
21:22Whoa!
21:24I like it.
21:25I like it.
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