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00:01Is this it?
00:02No, that can't be it.
00:03Oh, it's got the lions on it.
00:05It's got the lions on it.
00:05This does not look like one of our regular picks.
00:07He must be done.
00:08Must be.
00:09He's greeting us in pressed white shorts and tennis shoes.
00:12Everything I got for sale.
00:14Something tells me that his collection is going to be fancy.
00:16I'm not here to pick Fabergé eggs.
00:19So was your dad more into cars or more into motorcycles?
00:22Man, all kinds of stuff.
00:23This kid's dad unfortunately passed away a couple years ago,
00:25and he inherited this huge collection.
00:27I like to sometimes just come out here and just look.
00:31Whoa.
00:33What's this, a piece of driftwood?
00:35It's a dinosaur bone.
00:36No way.
00:37Where'd you get that at?
00:39They've come out of a creek bed in Mississippi.
00:41If this is a dinosaur bone,
00:43it's going to make this trip pickin' folklore.
00:46I'm Mike Wolf.
00:47And I'm Frank Fretz.
00:49And we're pickers.
00:51We travel the back roads of America looking to buy rusty gold.
00:57We make a living telling the history of America one piece at a time.
01:10We're going to put this bike at.
01:12All right, look out, look out.
01:15Look what Danielle did.
01:16What'd she do?
01:17Broke her Frankenstein model.
01:18Look at the head.
01:19Hey guys.
01:21You break my Frankenstein model?
01:22What?
01:23Yeah.
01:23Did you break that?
01:24I don't know what you're talking about.
01:26Come on, I need to talk to you guys.
01:28What'd you do?
01:28I don't know, she probably wants a raise or something.
01:31Danielle's been working for us for three years,
01:33and today is the first day that she's ever called a meeting.
01:36You're not getting another raise.
01:38Especially since you broke the Frankenstein model.
01:41The Frankenstein model would have never gotten broken if we didn't.
01:43If we had more room here.
01:44Yeah.
01:45The store has gotten so cramped.
01:47It's hard to even move around in here.
01:49Wait a second.
01:49Move this thing.
01:50Hold on a second.
01:52Danielle!
01:53What?
01:53Move this over here.
01:54It's like we can't even move around here anymore.
01:56Which is why I called this meeting.
01:58We feel your pain.
02:00Definitely.
02:00When we come here and we unload stuff,
02:03half the time when we leave I'm thinking,
02:05where the heck is she going to put that stuff?
02:06We talked about expanding,
02:08but after we got a few bids,
02:09it became very clear that it was smarter to open a second store.
02:12I mean, if we were going to think about a second location,
02:15I'm thinking Nashville.
02:17I mean, you and I used to set up at the flea market down there.
02:20We talked about it,
02:20but we've got our finger on the pulse a little bit down there.
02:22We know a few people.
02:23We're on the same page.
02:24This is always going to be our home base.
02:26We love this area,
02:28but business-wise, we have to think beyond Iowa.
02:31We have to think bigger.
02:32It's a huge step.
02:33It's a scary step,
02:35but I think it's a step we need to make.
02:37I agree.
02:37If you want to go down there,
02:39Frank and I would flip the bill
02:40to have you at least look around.
02:42I'm so excited that Mike and Frank
02:44finally are ready to open a second store,
02:46and they want me to pick the location.
02:49I trust you.
02:50I really do.
02:51I want you to know that.
02:52Who are you talking to?
02:53We're talking to you.
02:54Me?
02:54I'm talking to you.
02:55I'm giving you some praise.
02:56This is a huge responsibility the guys have given me,
02:59and I'm taking it really seriously,
03:00and I don't want to let them down.
03:02I don't want to be in a strip mall.
03:04I don't want to be, like, way the heck out of town.
03:07I mean, we need to be right in town.
03:09I want to be, like, in a historic building,
03:12an older property.
03:13We have to be in a building that really fits our brand.
03:16I mean, who we are, man.
03:18I mean, you know what we want.
03:19I'll do it.
03:20I'll do it.
03:21I'll do an awesome job.
03:22Go down there.
03:23Check it out.
03:23I got stuff to do.
03:24I see little by little them kind of bringing me into the fold a bit more.
03:29That feels really good.
03:32Frankie and I are going pickin'.
03:33We're heading down south.
03:34Danny's going down to Nashville to take a look at some locations.
03:37It's a big job.
03:38Hopefully, she's up for the task.
03:42Today, we're going to see a guy named John.
03:44Danny said this guy's dad was a lifelong collector.
03:47He's got cars.
03:48He's got bikes.
03:49All the good stuff.
03:50Exactly what we love.
03:51Sounds like an amazing lead.
03:52I mean, if this guy's been collecting stuff his whole life like this,
03:55this is an honor for us to go through it, man.
03:57This kid's dad, unfortunately, passed away a couple years ago,
04:00and he inherited this huge collection.
04:02They want to start selling some of this stuff off.
04:04Hopefully, we can help him out and maybe buy a few things from him.
04:07This is like a residential neighborhood.
04:09You can't have one of these little garages.
04:09Yeah, it looks like a guy that's got the big, huge garages.
04:11All the way up.
04:13Oh, yeah.
04:13There we go.
04:13Oh, yeah.
04:14They got a bigger garage in the back.
04:15Oh, yeah.
04:16We pull in the back, and right away, I see the Model T.
04:19It looks like totally different from the front.
04:22I look off to the left.
04:22There's a Packard.
04:23There's lots of stuff in the yard.
04:25We're home.
04:26I'm going to make sure John's here.
04:28Dang.
04:28Look at that dog.
04:29Hey, you John?
04:31Hey, yeah.
04:31Hey, I'm Mike.
04:32He's a big dude.
04:33Big strapping guy.
04:34Walks out.
04:35I'm looking up at him.
04:36Man, hey, how's it going?
04:37How you doing, Frank?
04:38Nice to meet you, Frank.
04:39Hey, you talking to Danielle on the phone?
04:40Yeah, yeah.
04:40I sure did, man.
04:41Here's one of our flyers.
04:42She said that your dad was into transportation stuff.
04:44Yeah.
04:45My dad is a very unique person, Bobby Pounds.
04:47He was a musician.
04:48He was a machinist.
04:49He was a collector of many things, but all around just a great person.
04:54And, you know, I dearly miss him a lot.
04:56Okay.
04:56So was your dad more into cars or more into motorcycles?
04:58Man, all kinds of stuff.
04:59My grandparents actually owned several antique stores here.
05:02So, you know, he kind of came out by nature.
05:05Wow.
05:06Where can we start looking around?
05:07If you want, we'll just go over to the garages first.
05:09Okay, yeah.
05:10I'd love to.
05:10John starts explaining to us that his dad collected anything with wheels and a motor on it.
05:15So when's the last time this car ran here?
05:17Probably about a year ago.
05:18No doubt.
05:19My dad, when he retired, he had plenty of stuff to keep him busy, you know what I mean?
05:22Sure.
05:23He was very particular at who he let in, you know?
05:25I'm his own son, and he barely even let me in around the stuff, you know what I mean?
05:29I like to sometimes just come out here and just look, you know, it kind of reminds me of my
05:32dad.
05:36Whoa.
05:37Whoa.
05:37It's the wall of death.
05:40Now, this is a double-edged sword for a picker.
05:42One, you're like, this is so cool, man.
05:44There's this much stuff in this garage.
05:46And the other side of the sword is, damn, I've got to move all this to get into the garage.
05:50There should be a little pathway.
05:53There is?
05:54Yeah.
05:54Dang.
05:56If you find a pot of gold, be sure and let me know.
05:58I'm walking across the top of seats, gas tanks, handlebars.
06:02You can see there's some good stuff in there.
06:04Fraggy, Honda chopper.
06:06Oh, yeah.
06:08This Vespa's nice if you could get it out of here.
06:10This Honda's nice, too.
06:11Have you gotten anything out of here yet?
06:14No.
06:14Whew.
06:15I could see how overwhelmed John was.
06:17I've been doing this for 20 years, and I'm even overwhelmed.
06:21Look at this train.
06:22Yeah.
06:23It's a steam, right?
06:24Yeah.
06:24You can actually ride that.
06:25My dad was part of a train club in Columbia, Tennessee.
06:29They have a track.
06:30He'd bring that and then ride it on the track.
06:31Yeah.
06:33My dad was a train freak, you know.
06:35He loved Lionel trains growing up.
06:37I'm kind of interested in that.
06:38That's cool.
06:39That thing is probably priceless.
06:41Is it?
06:41Yeah, it was hand-built by a man here in town for my dad.
06:44Something you want to keep?
06:45Yeah, more than likely.
06:46He starts having these childhood memories and stuff.
06:48I heard my father talk about it for 26 years.
06:50You know, I understand that.
06:52I think I'm uncovering emotions that he didn't even know he had.
06:56Whoo!
06:57Jesus.
07:00Bella.
07:01The Sundar Bella, baby.
07:02That's cool.
07:03That's a German scooter.
07:04Is that something you consider selling?
07:06Yeah, we could talk something on that.
07:07It's actually kind of near the door.
07:09Yeah.
07:10These were great scooters.
07:11They had powerful motors and they had 12-inch aluminum disc wheels.
07:15They're extremely hard to find.
07:26All right, I can see the body.
07:28I can see a motor in it.
07:29It's original paint.
07:30It's a little bit sweaty.
07:31I'm interested in it.
07:32But before I start digging this thing out, it's probably going to take me like an hour.
07:36I want to establish a price.
07:38In this condition, I'm at 500 bucks.
07:42Hmm.
07:44I don't know.
07:44Those are pretty rare, man.
07:45They are rare.
07:46But as with anything else, it's condition.
07:48Yeah.
07:49What are you thinking?
07:51Think 550?
07:55I ain't even going to argue over 50 bucks.
07:57You're going to help me get this out of here, right?
08:01I didn't know that.
08:02I tell you what.
08:03I'll give you 600 bucks if you do the majority of the digging, and we'll help you get this
08:07out of here.
08:08All right.
08:09Six bills?
08:10We settle on 600.
08:11All right.
08:12Thanks.
08:15How about this grill?
08:17Yeah.
08:17That's a 32.
08:18Yeah.
08:18A 32 Ford is an iconic car because it's one-year-only stuff.
08:33I've been buying these things to hang them on walls because, you know, that's the signature
08:37of the car, man, when they're going down the road.
08:38It's got original paint on it.
08:40It's kind of sweaty just the way I like it.
08:42It's got some personality.
08:44Would you be interested in selling this?
08:45Um, yeah.
08:46That's probably possible, yeah.
08:47I'm not real familiar with them.
08:49I know it's pretty rare.
08:50Well, if this thing was in mint condition, like, super nice, really clean, it'd be like
08:561,500 bucks.
08:57Oh, wow.
08:57I mean, I'm talking, like, pull it out of a crate.
08:59John was left all of this stuff.
09:01He had no idea what it's worth.
09:02I felt it was really important to let him know, hey, this is the retail number, but this
09:07is what I'm willing to pay.
09:08In this condition here, with a big Wham-O in it, right on the bottom.
09:13See the Ford emblem here?
09:14The porcelain's all chipped up on it.
09:16Yeah.
09:16I'd be into it for, uh, like 200 bucks.
09:20Ooh.
09:21I mean, what are you thinking?
09:22You'd do 350 on it?
09:26No, I couldn't do 350 in this shape.
09:30I'd come up with 300 bucks on it.
09:33I'm gonna do it for three.
09:34All right, 300 bucks.
09:35All right, my friend, thanks.
09:36We settle on $300, and me and the 32 Ford grill climb the hell out of the garage.
09:41I got another garage right here.
09:44All right, it's an old school door.
09:48Wow.
09:49This is loaded up.
09:51Yep.
09:56Hey, John, what about this little Hummer frame here?
09:58Man, I know Harley made it.
10:00This is a little Hummer frame.
10:01It's a little small Harley Davidson frame.
10:03It was made in the 50s.
10:05It's a great parts piece.
10:06The front end snapped off right here.
10:09The tank's in it.
10:10The ignition's still in it.
10:12Original headlight.
10:13Yep.
10:13I noticed also when I moved this, you got some Wizard motors.
10:18Yeah, yeah.
10:18My dad was a big collector of the Wizard because, you know, they came out when he was a youngster
10:23and all that.
10:23The Wizard motor was something a kid could turn his bicycle into a motorcycle.
10:28And they were made in 1947, 1948.
10:30It was some of the first motorcycle stuff he rode, you know.
10:33I got you.
10:34The three of them are incomplete, but there's some great parts on them.
10:36What do you think about Wizard motors and this frame here?
10:41I don't know.
10:42You think 400, 500 maybe?
10:44Yeah.
10:45I mean, we're not too far off here.
10:46The motors are pretty easy to find.
10:48Yeah.
10:49I'm thinking about 100 for the motors, and I'd probably go 200 on this.
10:52I could do a little better, but the front end is shot.
10:55Right.
10:56I'd do 300 on the little pile here.
10:59You know, I really need to start moving some of this stuff.
11:04Yeah, I think we could do 300.
11:06All right, 300.
11:07All right, man.
11:07Good deal.
11:08Sounds good, buddy.
11:08They paid a fair price for that, you know, in the shape that they're in.
11:13Check this out.
11:14Under all this junk is a 1930s Auburn coffin nose cord.
11:19I mean, you just don't see this kind of stuff.
11:21They could bring 40,000 to 140, depending on condition.
11:24I'm ready to dig deep on this.
11:26I've got to have the car.
11:28Are you sure it's not like a giraffe bone or something?
11:30Yep.
11:31How am I supposed to know what a dinosaur bone looks like?
11:34Is that from, like, a Tyrannosaurus Rex or something?
11:36Oh, my God.
11:37The thought of picking something prehistoric is super cool.
11:45Check this out.
11:46Sitting in the garage under all this junk is a 1930s Auburn coffin nose cord.
11:52I mean, you just don't see this kind of stuff.
11:54Whoo!
11:55Look at that.
11:55Is there original paint?
11:56Yep, original paint.
11:57They're either 100% restored or they're in somebody's museum.
12:00You do not find them in the original state like this.
12:03This car is cool.
12:04Look at the fenders on this thing, man.
12:06This thing looks like an airplane going down the road.
12:20You remember where he found it at?
12:21I am not real sure exactly where he found it.
12:24It had to have been in a barn somewhere.
12:26That was one of the first cars that he had actually started collecting.
12:29I mean, it's packed.
12:30It's buried.
12:30But this is feasible.
12:31I could get this car out.
12:33Hey, John, is this a car you'd sell?
12:35I talked to the president of the Auburn Cord Club.
12:38Yeah?
12:38He said they could bring $40,000 to $140,000 depending on condition.
12:44The hood's beat up on top here pretty good.
12:46I mean, real good.
12:47Yeah, you can see someone's done some body work on it.
12:50People who buy these cars are very particular.
12:52But this cord is in really decent shape.
12:54I know we wouldn't have a problem finding a buyer for it.
12:57This cord is cool.
12:59This is the kind of stuff that you don't ever see.
13:01I mean, I'm ready to dig deep on this.
13:03I've got to have the car.
13:05I look over in the corner and I see John.
13:08He's starting to get a little nervous.
13:09It's an awesome machine.
13:11There's not another one like it.
13:13You know, it's just bringing up old memories and stuff, so.
13:16Did you come up with a number on it?
13:20Man, just thinking about it and all that and just being with it as much as it meant to my
13:25dad.
13:29I'm not feeling like I'm ready to sell it yet.
13:32It's got a lot of sentimental value to me.
13:35I thought I might be ready to sell it, but.
13:38Hey.
13:38You know what I mean?
13:39No problem.
13:40That's all right.
13:40No problem.
13:42When it came down to we never had anybody in front of us with money ready to buy.
13:47I felt like in my heart and, you know, my dad's spirit and everything in me and all that couldn't
13:52let it go today.
13:53You have family history, okay?
13:55I mean, that's the huge thing.
13:56You grew up around this.
13:57And this is one of my dad's prized possessions, you know.
13:59I understand.
14:00You know what the ultimate thing would be?
14:02The ultimate thing is if you restored the car.
14:04If, like, you dug in it.
14:06Yeah.
14:06We don't want to buy anything you don't want to sell, my friend.
14:08Yes, sir.
14:08All in all, it was a great day.
14:10We got to meet a young kid that was passionate about his father's collection and preserving his father's legacy.
14:15All right.
14:15All right, guys.
14:16I'm here for moral support.
14:18Hand it on us.
14:18Of course we built it.
14:19I bought the Harley Hummer frame for $200.
14:22I think I can part it out for at least $500.
14:26Do you really see the wham-mos on outside here?
14:28No, it's cool.
14:29I like it.
14:30I bought the 32 Ford grille for $300.
14:33I'm going to ask $650.
14:36Lift.
14:39Yeah.
14:40There.
14:40I fixed it.
14:41Nice adjustment.
14:42That's $39.99 alignment there.
14:43You like that?
14:44I bought the Zundap Bella scooter for $600.
14:47I'm going to ask $1,500.
14:51All right, John.
14:52Hey.
14:52Hey, man.
14:52Thanks, man.
14:53Hey.
14:53I'm glad you decided to keep the car.
14:55Now, looking back at it, I think I'm pretty glad about it, too.
14:57I would definitely put it in shows.
14:59I'd probably get a picture of my dad, put it on the dash, you know, and just kind of make
15:03a memorial to him.
15:04If you get rid of the wall of death.
15:06If you get rid of that wall, and you start getting some of the motorcycles out, give us a call,
15:10because we'll take a look.
15:10Awesome, man. I'll do that, guys.
15:11All right, buddy. Thanks.
15:12Thanks, John.
15:12John had a ton of stuff in his dad's collection that we weren't even able to get to.
15:17When he's ready to sell, this would be a great place to revisit.
15:20See you, John.
15:21All right, man. Take care, man.
15:22Take care, man.
15:26I'm glad we didn't buy the car.
15:27Well, I don't blame him.
15:28I mean, he grew up around that stuff.
15:29It was his father's things.
15:31He's torn.
15:32It's the emotional attachment and the burden of trying to get rid of it.
15:35Yeah, I mean, I was just overwhelmed with all that stuff.
15:37I'm feeling for him.
15:43You know what?
15:45I had a dream the other night that you were in a moon pie eating contest.
15:50We won 1,500 bucks.
15:52But the weird thing about it is, does reading in the paper today, there's going to be a moon pie
15:57eating contest.
15:58I'm trying to go on diet.
15:59If you win this contest, that takes care of all our hotel, all of our fuel, everything.
16:04I'm not ready to stuff my face to make some extra money.
16:07Luckily, Daniel sent us a lead.
16:09Today, we're going to meet this guy named Don.
16:11He's an auctioneer.
16:12I guess he's got a huge collection.
16:13And Daniel says he's ready to sell.
16:19Is this it?
16:20No, that can't be it.
16:21This is what the map says.
16:23Look at you guys.
16:23Oh, oh.
16:23You guys got the lions on it?
16:25You got lions at the entrance.
16:26This guy's got pillars.
16:28I know.
16:29I just can't believe it.
16:30It doesn't look like our kind of spot.
16:31This does not look like one of our regular picks.
16:34Let's hit it.
16:36Hey, there he is right there.
16:37Right here.
16:38You must be Don.
16:39Must be.
16:40How you doing?
16:41Doing fine.
16:41Talk to Daniel on the phone?
16:43Yes, I sure do.
16:44Frank.
16:44Yeah, Mike.
16:45Nice to meet you.
16:45This guy, Don, does not look like our usual seller.
16:48He's greeting us in pressed white shorts and tennis shoes.
16:51But in this business, you've always got to keep an open mind.
16:54You never know when you're going to stumble on your next mega pick.
16:57Danielle said you're in the auction business.
16:59Yeah, I sure am.
17:00You still in it?
17:00Yeah.
17:01Everything I got for sale.
17:02Oh, that's cool.
17:03That's good.
17:04We like that.
17:04No emotional attachment.
17:06No whatsoever.
17:07Something tells me about Don that his collection is going to be fancy.
17:10I'm not here to pick Fabergé eggs.
17:12Can we look around?
17:13Yes, sir.
17:14Just come right on in.
17:14All right.
17:18Oh, yeah.
17:19The house looks pretty good on the outside, but it's pretty rough on the inside.
17:23Man, every room is packed.
17:24He's got airplanes hanging from the ceiling.
17:27Toys off to the right.
17:28Whoa, Frankie.
17:30He's got stuff piled all over the place.
17:32Don's house, it may be a mansion, but I feel right at home.
17:35This kind of looks like your house, Frankie.
17:37It's kind of like my place.
17:39You know what?
17:40This place has got potential.
17:41So all this stuff you got at auctions?
17:43Well, I'd say probably 50% of it.
17:45I started collecting about 45 years ago.
17:48I'm a bottle collector and a toy collector, and I like stone jugs and pottery
17:53and just about everything you can think of.
17:55I like it.
17:56Frankie, look at that.
17:57What is it?
17:58Hopalong Cassidy sweater.
18:01Hopalong Cassidy was originally a storybook cowboy, but in the 1930s, when he went on
18:06to the silver screen, he became one of the biggest Western stars in Hollywood history.
18:10Was that yours when you were a kid?
18:11No, I bought that off some lady.
18:13I've been doing this for 20 years, but I've never seen one of these sweaters.
18:26What do you value that at?
18:28Oh.
18:29I'm prepared, man.
18:30He's going to hit me with a heavy hitter number.
18:32I mean, this guy has got it in his junk room framed, and it's on an easel.
18:38$75 to $100.
18:40$75 to $100?
18:41Yeah.
18:41This sweater is awesome, and it's priced to sell.
18:45$75 sounds better than $100.
18:47I'll do $75 for you, if you want.
18:49Yeah.
18:49All right, $75.
18:50All right, thanks.
18:51That's cool.
18:52I'm an auctioneer, and I'm a deal.
18:53Oh, that's right.
18:54That's right.
18:55I know, I like that.
18:56There's nothing here.
18:56I like where there's no emotional attachment.
18:59There's nothing I wouldn't sell.
19:02Most people wouldn't live in my house, the way it's cluttered up.
19:05Each room's another adventure here.
19:07That's the reason I need to sell stuff, because I need to get some stuff out of my way.
19:11I just let the dust accumulate.
19:13It makes it worth more when it gets dusty.
19:16Oh, look at that.
19:17We walk into the kitchen, and he's got so many collectibles on the counter that you can't
19:21even see the countertops.
19:22Oh, my gosh.
19:23That's kind of unusual right there.
19:25$50.
19:26You wouldn't give $60?
19:27With a money-back guarantee.
19:29All right, money-back guarantee, $60.
19:30I'm an auctioneer, and I'm a pretty fast tongue, so...
19:33I can stay in there with any of these traders.
19:36Hey, Don, what about these cans?
19:38They're good ones.
19:39How about $20 apiece?
19:40All right.
19:41How much for this?
19:42Well, I was asking $5, but I would take $3.
19:45$3?
19:46Yep.
19:47I'm your guy.
19:48What do you get on this, the battlefield?
19:50$20.
19:51I'll take it.
19:52Don's prices are so reasonable, it's like a red tag sale.
19:55What I've got in here is mostly military stuff.
19:58Oh, wow.
20:01Ooh, what's this?
20:02I picked this thing up.
20:04It's this really cool blue bomb.
20:06Bomb crack.
20:07Yeah, right.
20:07That's kind of cool.
20:08It's got the fins on it.
20:10It's got some graphics on the side of it.
20:11I mean, this thing is so cool.
20:13Those come off the myelin arsenal.
20:15Sometimes when you're looking at junk, you have to think out of the box.
20:17Somebody can either make this into a lamp, or somebody that collects military memorabilia,
20:22this would be a perfect piece for them.
20:24How much is this?
20:25$20.
20:26And hey, that's a bargain.
20:28That's a bargain.
20:2920 bucks is?
20:30Yeah, that's a bargain.
20:31Hey, if it's not a bargain, bring it back and I'll give you money back.
20:34That's the way I call it.
20:35I like this guy.
20:37Bring it back.
20:37I like his prices.
20:38All right, $20.
20:40That's a deal.
20:42This Sentinel TV is a rare find.
20:44What do you get for something like this?
20:45Back in the day, this was state of the art for a portable device.
20:49A hundred and a quarter.
20:49I was thinking more like about 60.
20:52Oof.
20:53Oof.
20:56One great thing about Don's collection is it's very diverse.
20:59I mean, he has all kinds of different things, and that's always a good sign of a great pick.
21:02This is just stuff here.
21:04That's overwhelming here.
21:05Mmm.
21:08All of a sudden, I spot this beautiful vintage television.
21:12Wow.
21:12Ooh, fraggy.
21:14This Sentinel TV is a rare find.
21:16This portable TV was made in the 1940s, and to find one in a condition like this is very rare.
21:21That's the best one.
21:23All these I've got is an old one.
21:24These TVs are highly sought after.
21:26Today, everybody has iPods and laptops, but back in the day, this was state of the art.
21:42What do you get for something like this?
21:45It's kind of partial to that.
21:47And I said I'd sell anything in here, and I will.
21:50Right.
21:50A hundred and a quarter.
21:51A hundred quarters of bottom.
21:53Yeah.
21:54That's good TV.
21:55I was thinking more like about 60.
21:58Oof.
21:59Oof.
22:00Oof.
22:00Oof.
22:02How about 65?
22:06I just can't touch it.
22:06I mean, does it work?
22:07I don't guess it does.
22:09I mean, I'm taking a chance.
22:10It doesn't even.
22:10I'm not even plugging it in.
22:11Yeah, don't plug it in.
22:12You never, ever plug in vintage electronics, because nine times out of ten, you're going to fry the unit.
22:17It's always best to take it to a professional and have him check it out.
22:20What's our bottom on it here?
22:23A hundred and a quarter.
22:24A hundred and a quarter.
22:25You know, I've been pretty reasonable.
22:27But that's good there.
22:29I'm not kidding.
22:29Don's not budging.
22:31At 125, he's not going anywhere.
22:32I'm going to have to change my strategy.
22:35I spot this cool-looking toy.
22:37You've been negotiable.
22:38I have.
22:39Remember, I told you.
22:40I was in business selling.
22:42This is a Chrysler Woody made by the Wyandotte Toy Company made in the 1940s.
22:46It's a very collectible toy, and hopefully I can use it to sweeten the deal.
22:50How about a hundred and quarter you throw the car in?
22:55You know that's about a hundred dollar toy, don't you?
22:58I don't know if it's that much.
23:00How much you think toys worth?
23:01I'm thinking this is worth 50.
23:05I'm giving you a bargain.
23:06I'm going to let you have it.
23:07I'm giving you a bargain.
23:08All right.
23:09You've been giving me a bargain since I've been here.
23:10That was tough.
23:11Now, does that got the money back guarantee?
23:13Yes, sir.
23:13All right.
23:14Money back guarantee.
23:14When I plug it in, does it work?
23:16That's right.
23:17Today was a great pick.
23:18I mean, me and Mike were able to get some great items, and Don's prices were unbelievably
23:21fair.
23:22It just goes to show you, you can't judge a book by its cover.
23:25All right.
23:26Is that TV heavy for you?
23:27None of it's too heavy for me.
23:28I paid $125 for both items.
23:31I think I can sell the car for at least $100 and the TV for $150.
23:35The blue bomb.
23:36I got the bomb for $20.
23:38I'm going to ask $200.
23:41Take my baby doll here.
23:42I bought the Hopalong Cassidy sweater for $75.
23:45I'm going to ask $2.25.
23:48All right, Don.
23:49I was really impressed with both of them.
23:51And they were real fair with me.
23:53I mean, they were real reasonable about everything.
23:55Thanks, Don.
23:56Thanks, Don.
23:56They were both my kind of people.
23:58I like people who like jobs.
24:00In fact, I hope they come back.
24:01I'll always have something selling.
24:05See you later.
24:16Right now I'm in Nashville, and Mike and Frank are out picking, so I'm scouting for a new
24:21shop for us.
24:22Finding this space is about location, location, location.
24:26I've set up an appointment with a commercial real estate lady named Sarah, and hopefully
24:30we can really find something cool.
24:31So here we are.
24:33Okay.
24:33Come on in.
24:36Okay.
24:37From a business perspective, this is a big risk.
24:40And I'm not going to lie, I'm a little nervous.
24:42Good traffic flow.
24:44Total about 5,000 square feet.
24:46Antique archeology needs to have a building that personifies what it is we do.
24:52I like the tin ceiling, and it has some age to it, but...
24:55The space isn't bad, but it's in a strip mall.
24:58And Mike would hate it.
24:59You know, it's an option.
25:01Okay.
25:02I...
25:03Let's keep looking, too.
25:04Okay.
25:05I will not settle for anything less than what we deserve.
25:08And we deserve a rockin' killer place.
25:11So nice to meet you.
25:12Mike and Frank are very picky, they're very opinionated, and all the pressure is on me
25:16right now.
25:17I know I will find the right spot.
25:23While Danielle's in the big city, me and Frankie are tearing it up on the back roads
25:27of Tennessee.
25:28We're looking to do some backwoods gorilla pickin'.
25:30This ain't a bad place of freestyle right here.
25:32It's not one too bad.
25:33That's Corvette.
25:34Oh, it's a bass boat.
25:37Look at this place right here.
25:38You think anybody lives there?
25:39Nope.
25:39No, it's a bass.
25:44Oh, look at all this stuff.
25:45Oh, look at that.
25:46It's got some stuff.
25:47Wow, that's cool.
25:48It's got some big golf, big Texaco.
25:50Uh-huh.
25:50Oh, these are big signs.
25:52Who knows what he's got inside the building.
25:53Good eye, dude.
25:53Let's just whip in here.
25:54This guy's got some stuff.
25:56Hey, partner.
25:58How you doing?
25:59Good.
26:00Hey, my name's Mike.
26:01Bobby.
26:03Check this out.
26:04We're pickers.
26:05We're from Iowa.
26:06We buy and sell a lot of stuff.
26:08I got quite a bit of it.
26:09Anything for sale?
26:11Well, I sell a little.
26:12He said he'd sell something.
26:14Can we look around from here?
26:15Can we pull up here?
26:15Yeah, sure.
26:16All right.
26:17As long as you're not selling nothing.
26:19We're buying.
26:19I ain't selling.
26:20I'm buying.
26:21Bobby looks like a good old boy.
26:22He's got the beard.
26:23He's got the overalls.
26:25He's got the sun hat.
26:26I hope he has that southern hospitality.
26:28You collect these?
26:30I collect everything.
26:31I'm a junker and I'm retired.
26:33So you do a lot of barn digging?
26:35Everywhere.
26:36Everywhere?
26:36That's the same thing as this.
26:37Yard sales, estate sales.
26:40Flea markets.
26:40Flea markets.
26:41Twice a week, Saturday and Sunday.
26:42Bobby goes to two flea markets a week.
26:44I'd love to see what he's brought home.
26:47Come in.
26:47Come in and enjoy the cool.
26:49All right.
26:51Oh, yeah.
26:55Oh, yeah, you have been collecting.
26:57What we saw from the road looked pretty cool, but I mean, we didn't know that he was going
27:00to have a collection like this.
27:01I think we struck gold.
27:05A bunch of apple peelers.
27:06Those are cool.
27:07He's got everything from A to Z.
27:09Apple peelers to Zippos.
27:11Oh, this is a nice big building here.
27:12Bigger than my house.
27:14This is bigger than your house?
27:15My wife said, I can't believe build a junk building bigger than their house.
27:20Some real age to it here, you know?
27:22No bicycle, Frankie.
27:23I got it.
27:25Ooh.
27:26What's this?
27:27Sun record 45s.
27:30Bobby, how about this bicycle light?
27:33It's got the mounting hardware on it.
27:35This light is over a hundred years old.
27:37It's made for a bicycle.
27:39Very cool piece.
27:40I'd like to have 50.
27:4150 bucks?
27:43Actually, this one's not too bad of shape.
27:45Still got the nickel plating on it.
27:56Any bicycle collector would love to have this light for a turn-of-the-century bicycle.
28:00It's got a really nice reflector in it.
28:02The lens isn't cracked.
28:03The mounting bracket's there.
28:04I mean, all that stuff is hard to find.
28:06How about 45?
28:08That's close.
28:09That's close?
28:10Real close.
28:11Work with me a little bit on this one.
28:1545.
28:18All right.
28:19All right, 45.
28:20Cool.
28:20I got a bicycle I'll put this on.
28:22Okay.
28:22I'll be thinking about you.
28:24I can already picture it on one of my bikes hanging in the shop.
28:28How about 400 bucks for the dinosaur bone?
28:30450.
28:31450?
28:32If this is a dinosaur bone, it could be worth a lot more than that.
28:35How about 425?
28:36I'm firing on 450.
28:42Bobby has an eclectic collection, but I see there's one thing that he must really like.
28:46So, I noticed that you're a lantern collector.
28:49Well, that's my...
28:50That's your passion?
28:51Yeah, I'm the Lantern King.
28:52You're the Lantern King?
28:53I mean, this guy had tons of them.
28:55Shelves of them.
28:56I got 700.
28:58700?
28:59Wow.
29:00Dang.
29:10Now, how did you start collecting lanterns?
29:12I just needed to collect something, and they were cheap.
29:14They were cheap?
29:15I probably started collecting lanterns probably 20 years ago, and it was just a whim.
29:20Everything I collected is just a whim.
29:21I just see it, and I like it in the back.
29:23I've got no reason, really, for what I collect.
29:25I just collect.
29:26Yeah.
29:29It's a little wallet.
29:31Somebody got down.
29:31Somebody spent some real time on that.
29:36Well, that's cool.
29:38It's a wire recorder.
29:39A wire recorder?
29:41Yeah.
29:41I've heard about these things before, but I've never seen one.
29:45That's you recording.
29:46That's an hour.
29:48One hour on them.
29:49One hour spooling.
29:50That's wild.
29:51I've never seen that before.
29:52Wire recorders were used from the 40s to the 50s before tape recorders became popular.
29:56The audio was recorded onto stainless steel wire.
30:05Hello, I'm out here.
30:06This is Edward Murrell, speaking from London.
30:10What's something like that worth?
30:12I want $40 for that one.
30:15Bobby wanted a little bit more than I wanted to pay for this, so I thought I'd bring something in
30:19to sweeten the deal.
30:20Let me keep this off the side here.
30:22I'm gonna think about it.
30:23He's a bundler.
30:24I like to put things together.
30:25He's a bundler.
30:25You don't bundle in Tennessee, you pile.
30:28Oh, that's even better.
30:30Piling.
30:31I love that word.
30:32I'm gonna start using it myself.
30:33All right, let's...
30:34What do you want on this?
30:35I found this really cool Carhartt overall sign.
30:38It's made of porcelain and probably made around the 1930s.
30:41$35.
30:42How about $60 for the little pile here?
30:49All right, we can handle that.
30:52Call it a bundle or call it a pile.
30:54Either way, it works for me.
30:57You got a lot to look at.
30:58A lot of smalls.
30:59We like smalls.
31:00How about this trigger sign?
31:04Five bucks.
31:05All right, I'll take it.
31:06Trigger, baby.
31:07Hey, Bobby, how about this little license plate topper?
31:10I'll do five.
31:10Five bucks?
31:11Yeah.
31:12You got it.
31:13How about this?
31:14It's for a bicycle.
31:15Five dollars.
31:16All right, I'll do five bucks on that.
31:18Bobby loves to buy random stuff at flea markets,
31:20and lucky for us, he likes to sell it too.
31:22What about your calendar here?
31:24Oh, yeah, she's cute.
31:26Fifteen.
31:26How about ten?
31:28All right.
31:29Ten dollars?
31:30All right.
31:30If there's such a thing as a smalls honey hole, this is it.
31:41Anything in there's not for sale.
31:43Okay.
31:43Well, that's my dad's.
31:45Private collection there?
31:46Yeah, dad and mother's.
31:47Every collector has those special items that have sentimental value.
31:50In this case, it's personal items from Bobby's family.
31:53And that lantern that belonged to my daddy.
31:55I carried that lantern when I was little.
31:56I had to hold it up with both hands, keep them dragging the ground.
31:59Really?
32:00When I was a kid, my job was feed the mules and shut up the chickens.
32:04Okay.
32:05And we had an old battery radio, and I'd get to listening to the radio, and I'd forget
32:09my job.
32:10Oh, yeah?
32:11And he'd kind of tune me up a little and give me that lantern, and I'd go,
32:15they dusted your pants in.
32:16He dusted your pants off?
32:18Yep.
32:19So you've had that lantern that long?
32:21Yeah.
32:21That's really cool.
32:22Well, you know what?
32:23I mean, do you think that lantern is what started you collecting lanterns?
32:28Just that one thing that you remember as a child, it carries with you through life.
32:33I doubt it, because he tuned me up pretty good a few times.
32:36Yeah?
32:38I like that.
32:39Tune him up.
32:39Tune him up?
32:40I don't think that made me want lanterns.
32:44So what's your what?
32:45Does your wife collect stuff?
32:46No.
32:47Were you collecting stuff when you met her?
32:49No.
32:49What'd she think of your new past time?
32:51Because a lot of people, you know, they get, a lot of spouses get upset, keep bringing
32:55home stuff.
32:56She likes it, because I used to honky-tonk.
32:58It's a lot safer than honky-tonk.
32:59I've never had, I've never had my life threatened at the flea market.
33:03Frank has.
33:04Oh, yeah.
33:16What's this, a piece of driftwood?
33:19Guess it's dinosaur bone.
33:21Dinosaur?
33:23No way.
33:24I can't believe it.
33:28This is dinosaur bone?
33:30Yep.
33:32Where'd you get that at?
33:33Ripley flea market.
33:34They've come out of a creek bed in Mississippi.
33:36The man wouldn't tell me where.
33:38No way.
33:39This thing is heavy, man.
33:41I've never held a dinosaur bone before, so I don't know what to look for.
33:44Are you sure it's not like a giraffe bone or something?
33:47Yep.
33:48What's that from?
33:48Like a transsaurus rex or something?
33:50Or, I think he said a duckbill or something.
33:52Duckbill?
33:53Well, I've seen Jurassic Park three times, and I don't remember seeing any dinosaurs that
33:57look like ducks.
33:58That's the duck that had this man coming at you.
34:01I know.
34:01Oh, my God.
34:11My shop's called antique archeology, not antique paleontology.
34:15How am I supposed to know what a dinosaur bone looks like?
34:18To be honest with you, I've never seen one.
34:21I'd say that's almost the oldest piece I got.
34:24I'd say this is the oldest piece you got, too.
34:26The oldest thing I've ever picked before was Civil War relics.
34:30But the thought of picking something prehistoric is super cool.
34:35Is this thing for sale?
34:39Uh, $500, I'd think about it.
34:42$500?
34:43Yep.
34:44I mean, have you had it appraised or something?
34:48No, a man told me it was worth $1,500, so I don't know.
34:51What, was he sitting on a bar stool when he told you?
35:04We've been playing it safe today buying a lot of smalls, but I'm ready to take a gamble.
35:08How about $400 for this?
35:13$450.
35:14$450?
35:17Mmm.
35:18If this is a dinosaur bone, it could be worth a lot more than that.
35:21If not, it's a lot of money for a petrified piece of wood.
35:25How about $425 for the dinosaur bone?
35:29I'm firm on $450.
35:31You're firm on $450?
35:33Alright, let's think about it.
35:43This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
35:46$450, alright, let's think it out.
35:48Alright, I bought a dinosaur bone.
35:50Don't drop this thing, it'll shatter.
35:53I bought the dinosaur bone for $450.
35:56I'm gonna take it to an expert and see if I can get it authenticated.
35:59If this is a dinosaur bone, it's gonna make this trip pickin' folklore.
36:04I like smiles, they're easy.
36:06I picked the bicycle light for $45, I'm gonna ask $95.
36:11Alright.
36:12I paid $40 for the wire recorder.
36:14I think I could get at least $125.
36:18I appreciate the deal, I think.
36:21It's been a real privilege to be at Bobby's today.
36:24I mean, here's a guy that started collecting things to keep himself out of trouble,
36:27and he bought stuff that he loved.
36:29Alright, sweet pickin'.
36:30Hey, Bobby!
36:34Hey, you George?
36:35Yeah, yeah, I'm George.
36:37In most cases, someone calls you and says they have a dinosaur bone,
36:40it's going to be a big block of wood or a big rock that's shaped like a bone.
36:44Here it is, my friend.
36:45I've been dying to see this.
36:47You ready?
36:50We've been driving around with this dinosaur bone, or what we hope is a dinosaur bone,
36:54in the back of the bank.
36:55I laid down $450 on this bone.
36:58I need to find out if it's a real deal or just a piece of driftwood.
37:02You want the heavy end or the light end?
37:03The heavy end.
37:05Danny called us and said she's got a guy lined up.
37:07His name's George.
37:08He's a paleontologist.
37:09He's going to be able to tell us everything we need to know about this bone.
37:13Hey, you George?
37:14Yeah, yeah, I'm George.
37:15You're a little bit hard to find, man.
37:17Got off the beaten track here.
37:18In most cases, in my profession, someone calls you and says they have a dinosaur bone,
37:23it's going to be a big block of wood, petrified wood.
37:27So it's a fossil, but it's not a dinosaur bone.
37:30Or it's going to be something completely different, a big rock that's shaped like a bone,
37:33or what some people think is a bone.
37:35Here it is, my friend.
37:36Are you ready?
37:36I've been dying to see this.
37:37You ready?
37:38Whoa!
37:40Oh, my goodness.
37:42Let me pick it up.
37:42Can I pick it up?
37:43Yeah, do whatever you want.
37:45Wow.
37:46Oh.
37:47You could tell right away that he was excited, and we think we brought it to the right guy.
37:52Just on its weight alone, it's got to be a dinosaur bone.
37:56This thing's big.
37:57He's excited.
37:57It's good.
37:58When they brought this thing out and unveiled it, I couldn't believe it.
38:02I was really taken aback.
38:03Well, Mike, you've picked a winner here.
38:05This is part of treasure.
38:06Oh, yeah.
38:06So it's definitely a dinosaur bone.
38:08Oh, definitely a dinosaur.
38:09I can't believe I actually own a real dinosaur bone.
38:12Right now, I'm cooler than Fred Flintstone.
38:14Tell us about it.
38:15What is this?
38:16It's from a group of dinosaurs called ornithopods.
38:30And this is a tibia.
38:33This is the front end.
38:34Okay.
38:34The kneecap sits up here on the thigh bone.
38:37And this is the shin right here.
38:40This is by far the most complete one I've ever seen.
38:42So here is the left rear leg of a horse.
38:46Oh, my gosh.
38:46Look at the size of this, Frankie.
38:48That's big.
38:49Horses are big, too.
38:50That is the thigh bone.
38:52And this is the tibia.
38:53Okay.
38:54Okay.
38:54This is the piece we have right here.
38:55Exactly.
38:56Right.
38:57Look at that.
38:57When he pulled out the horse bone, I mean, it looked like a pool stick and a toothpick,
39:02you know?
39:02I mean, you could just see how massive these animals were.
39:05Now, when they found this in the Warshot Riverbank, do you think there were some other bones
39:10laying around?
39:10You generally just find one or two pieces.
39:12Here and there.
39:13The fact that you've got a whole bone is incredible.
39:15Now, uh...
39:16Oh, because usually you would just find, like, a shard of it.
39:19Exactly.
39:20Just like a little tiny piece.
39:20Have there been a lot of bones like this found in Mississippi?
39:24Not many.
39:25This would be probably bone number 25 that resides in this.
39:28Really?
39:29Yeah.
39:29I'm now realizing that this bone isn't just rare for what it is, but it could be more
39:34rare because of where it's from.
39:35If this indeed is from the Ripley, Mississippi area, those geologic formations there are right
39:41at about 65 million years old, and that's when the dinosaurs became extinct.
39:46To find something on a pick that's 65 million years old is epic. 65 million years.
39:54Think if we could get, like, a dollar a year for this.
39:57I know this has a lot of miles on it, and it's 65 million years old.
40:01What's it worth?
40:05Frank, I'm not a dealer.
40:07I'm a paleontologist.
40:10I just couldn't speak to that end.
40:12Okay.
40:12George is a scientist.
40:13He doesn't buy and sell things, but more than most people, he's gonna know the true value of this bone.
40:18To the world of paleontology, it's absolutely priceless.
40:22It's that rare.
40:23I completely agree with George.
40:25Sometimes you just can't put a price on history.
40:34What is your plans for this very important scientific discovery?
40:38That is very rare and...
40:40I can see how much this bone meant to George.
40:43I've always in my life felt like I find him and then I put him in their place.
40:47Mm-hmm.
40:48You know what?
40:50It's yours.
40:51Seriously.
40:51I think it's found a great home.
40:53When Mike said, let's go ahead and donate it, I thought, fantastic.
40:56We've got a good home for it.
40:58The Mississippi Museum of Natural Science in Jackson, Mississippi.
41:01It'll be appreciated by a lot of people there.
41:03Trained professionals to educators to little kids.
41:06Can you imagine how big George is gonna be around the water core?
41:09He's gonna, oh my God.
41:10Yeah.
41:10Out of all the things that me and Frankie find down the road, this item is by far the most
41:14important.
41:15We made history today, dude.
41:17I know.
41:18Cool.
41:18That was awesome.
41:31I've seen a couple of places with Sarah, but the plan of ATT&CK is to find something
41:35way more awesome.
41:36Sarah set me up with a friend of hers that represents this supposedly really killer building
41:42in Nashville.
41:43Hi.
41:44Hi.
41:44Hi there.
41:45How are you?
41:46I'm doing good.
41:47Well, this is the front right here.
41:49Right away.
41:50I already have a better feeling about this location.
41:53I'm really liking this place.
41:57Whoa.
41:59There's hardwood everywhere and exposed brick.
42:02This feels much more like us.
42:05This actually used to be an old car manufacturer.
42:09They made the Marathon car here from 1907 to 1914.
42:14When Cindy told me it was an old automotive factory, the first thing I thought of is our clientele's
42:19going to love this.
42:20The brick is original.
42:21I'm feeling it.
42:21This building has been here for years.
42:23We're on the historical registry.
42:25It was like a perfect first date.
42:27She said all the right things.
42:29I like it.
42:30I like it.
42:31I like it.
42:31I'm going to take some pictures.
42:32Sure.
42:33And send them off to the boys and feel out what they think about it.
42:36All righty.
42:36Honestly, it's much bigger than what we really need, but I'm kind of thinking that the guys
42:40can keep their big items here, motorcycles, old cars, the big stuff.
42:45You're welcome.
42:46See you soon.
42:47Okay.
42:52I cannot wait for them to get these pictures and then send me the kudos and accolades I've
42:56been deserving for quite some time.
42:59Danny D does it again.
43:04All right, Danielle's sending us an email.
43:06All right.
43:06All right.
43:07Looks like our girl is coming through here, my friend.
43:09Danny said she's not only found the right property, but it's a historic property.
43:13She said it's going to blow us out of the water.
43:15Check out these photos.
43:16Oh, that looks pretty cool.
43:18I like the brick wall.
43:19See, this is perfect.
43:20I like the beams.
43:21Oh, my gosh.
43:21Look at this.
43:21She said it's an old car factory, which is totally perfect.
43:24It's got great character.
43:26This is the kind of place our stuff can really shine.
43:28I think Danielle hit it out of the park.
43:29She did good.
43:30I'm going to email her back.
43:31Looking good, mama.
43:33Iowa is always going to be our home base, but opening up a second store, that's the next
43:37step we need to do.
43:39How much?
43:39How perfect is that?
43:40Is it in our budget?
43:41The price seems decent.
43:42Right.
43:43But I'm going to have to fall back on the moon pie eating contest.
43:45I got you something.
43:47Smell it.
43:48Smell it.
43:48Isn't that good?
43:49See, you can do like 47 of those, can't you?
43:52You're there.
43:53You're there.
43:54This is going to be awesome, man.
43:56Nashville, here we come.
43:58Ayo!
43:59Ayo!
44:00Ayo!
44:00Ayo!
44:00Ayo!
44:00Ayo!
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