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00:00Oh, dude, dude, look over here, over here.
00:04This guy's whole driveway is lined with gas pumps.
00:07Did you used to work at a gas station when you were younger?
00:10No, I owned a service station.
00:12Me and Frank love gas and oil stuff.
00:14We have petroleum running through our veins.
00:17We used to be in the movie business, and so we have a lot of memorabilia from that.
00:22Look at all these reels.
00:23There's a projection head right there.
00:25Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster, Majestic Theater.
00:28This is our first movie theater honey hole.
00:30That's the top of the theater.
00:32Oh, my God.
00:34Not that heavy.
00:34I don't care how big this thing is.
00:36I've got to try to buy this and get it to my shop.
00:39I'd give you 500 bucks.
00:40No.
00:41I'd go 750, and that's the minimum.
00:43It's a battle.
00:44You know, we're in like a boxing ring.
00:46We're in there throwing punches.
00:47I'd do 600 bucks.
00:49No.
00:49750, and I will not go a penny lower than that.
00:53625.
00:55Tim's a tough negotiator, but guess what?
00:57So am I.
00:58I'm Mike Wolf, and I'm Frank Fritz.
01:01And we're Pickers.
01:03We travel the back roads of America looking to buy rusty gold.
01:09We make a living telling the history of America one piece at a time.
01:25This is kind of a good road, though.
01:26I mean, this is off the beaten track.
01:28Get off the four lanes, onto the two.
01:30Got that right.
01:31Frank and I are driving around the back roads of Kentucky.
01:33We're doing a little bit of freestyling.
01:35Keep your eyes peeled.
01:36I'm peeling.
01:37What about this place right here?
01:37What about that?
01:38No, there's not enough stuff out.
01:40Kentucky's one of the greatest states for freestyling because, you know what?
01:43There's stuff laying all over the place.
01:44Well, look at this guy.
01:45He's got everything he owns outside.
01:47Oh, dude, dude, look over here.
01:48Over here.
01:50This guy's whole driveway is lined with gas pumps.
01:54Grab a flyer.
01:55Check him out.
01:56All right.
01:56Me and Frank love gas and oil stuff.
01:58We have Petroliana running through our veins.
02:02Hey, how you doing?
02:03All right, how are you?
02:04I'm Mike.
02:04I'm Frank.
02:05Good to meet you, Frank.
02:06How you doing?
02:06There's a flyer.
02:07We're from Iowa.
02:08We buy and sell stuff.
02:09Oil cans, signs.
02:11Gas pumps.
02:11Gas pumps.
02:12I got a few.
02:13I saw that.
02:14Looks like it.
02:15This guy says his name is Benny, and he's been collecting gas pumps his whole life.
02:19There used to be a picker.
02:20I used to go out and buy them gas pumps and load them in the truck by myself.
02:24Do you restore them, or are you just collecting them?
02:26I restored one.
02:27Do you want to see it?
02:28Yeah, I'd love to.
02:29It's the universal language of grease, dust, and oil.
02:32This guy loves the same stuff that we do.
02:36Oh, yeah, that's a pretty one.
02:38That's nice.
02:39That's pretty cool.
02:39Did you used to work at a gas station when you were younger?
02:42No, I owned a service station.
02:44I used to run a marathon station.
02:46It kind of connects together there.
02:48So what made you restore just the one if you've got so many?
02:51Because I've been busy taking care of the cattle.
02:53So Benny tells us he's a cattle farmer, and part of his retirement plan is to restore and sell his
02:58gas pumps.
02:58So that means he's not going to sell us any today.
03:01Are you into just gas pumps?
03:02No, I got all kinds of junk.
03:03Can we look around?
03:05Sure.
03:06I'm hoping he's got some stuff that's not part of his retirement plan that he wants to get rid of.
03:11Oh, Benny, you have been collecting.
03:14I went to auction after auction, and I go to Pennsylvania.
03:18Oh, to Hershey?
03:19Yeah.
03:20Obviously, we know Benny's a buyer, but the question is, is he a seller?
03:23Hey, how about this sign right here?
03:26Marathon Motor Oils.
03:28That's a 1929.
03:29Even though this sign is really old, the colors are still popping on it.
03:32Benny said he was a marathon man, and this sign really proves it.
03:35I've had that for a long time.
03:37Is it something you'd sell?
03:39Yeah, but it would be expensive.
03:41What's expensive in Kentucky?
03:43It would be $1,000.
03:45Really?
03:46I've seen one sell 14-something.
03:49See, I don't think there'd be no meat left on that one.
03:53He realizes how hard it is to find things.
03:55So when he buys something, and he knows the work he put into getting it, he doesn't want to sell
04:00it very easily.
04:02He's digging.
04:03He's found something back in there.
04:04Benny, what about this?
04:05Oh, no.
04:06Oh, no.
04:07I was hoping you wouldn't find it.
04:08Oh, no.
04:09This is a great example of a lighted-up golf sign.
04:12It's not very old, but still a great piece.
04:27Is that for sale?
04:29If I let that go, I'd have to have $400 out of it.
04:32Ooh, $400 is a lot to pay for plastic.
04:35I know.
04:36I thought he was a marathon guy.
04:38Yeah, I thought you were a marathon.
04:39I am, but I also like golf.
04:41All right.
04:42I don't like it for $400.
04:43Mike and I love gas and oil, but Benny's not willing to let anything go.
04:48In order to make this freestyle worth the stop, we're going to have to go a different direction
04:51and find some items that Benny's willing to part with.
04:54Diving in.
04:55Get on in.
05:00All right.
05:01So what would you want for the blue and white shift knob?
05:04This is the kind of shift knob that guys love to put on their rat rods when they're building them
05:08out.
05:09I really and truly don't know what that blue and white shift knob is worth, but I do know what
05:14I paid for it.
05:15What did you pay for it?
05:15I probably got ripped off at $35.
05:18No, you didn't get ripped off.
05:19I mean, just the knob itself, if it doesn't have any chips in it, they'll bring up to as much
05:23as $75.
05:24They make reproductions of these, but this is an old one made out of marble or slag.
05:28This is in great condition.
05:29There's no cracks or chips.
05:30If I had that in my store, I'd probably have $100 on it.
05:33I'd be interested in it for $50.
05:38I don't think I can do that.
05:39Okay.
05:41All right.
05:42I paid up for this shift knob because hopefully it'll help us gain Benny's trust.
05:45After all, we're just two guys that rolled up to his house in a van.
05:48Hey, Benny, how about the oyster can?
05:51I like it because it's got the girl on it.
05:53It's a one-gallon oyster can with great Sailor Jerry-type graphics on it.
05:57$25.
06:00I find paint cans and oil cans all the time,
06:03but one-gallon oyster cans, they're very unique.
06:06I'd do $15.
06:09Okay.
06:09$15.
06:11That just goes to show you, if they put a pretty girl on something, anything will sell.
06:19How much is this bottle?
06:20$10.
06:21All right, $10, I'll take it.
06:22I like it.
06:23I like the color and I like the subject matter.
06:25How about this little stoplight?
06:27I wouldn't take less than $10 for that thing.
06:29$10?
06:30You got a deal.
06:31Hey, what about this?
06:33I'd say probably $35.
06:35How about $30?
06:37All right.
06:38All right, $30.
06:38Now that we've got some cash flowing, he's got another building that he said he wants us to check out.
06:45All right?
06:45Yeah.
06:46I'm ready.
06:46I like the golf cart on this pick.
06:48I want shotgun.
06:49All right, get on it.
06:51Hit it, Benny.
06:53I mean, this is full-service rock star access.
06:56Frank, we need one of these, man.
06:57I know.
06:59If we could fit a golf cart in the back of the van, we could travel to all of our
07:02picks like this.
07:03Oh, so this is where you had all your stuff.
07:08Oh, my God.
07:10This barn is huge with junk everywhere.
07:12This looks like a nice shop for restoring your pumps.
07:15I need to make more room.
07:16Well, we're here to help you with that.
07:25Look at that.
07:28What do you got?
07:29That's huge, dude.
07:32Benny, what about this little fuel line?
07:34Here's a fuel line display.
07:36I mean, it would be for putting the fuel lines on.
07:39It probably came out of a service station.
07:40It's kind of rough.
07:42Tried to clean it up a little bit there.
07:43It's pretty rusty on here.
07:46How about $15?
07:49I'll let you have it for $20.
07:51$20?
07:53You got a deal.
07:55Okay.
07:56All right.
07:56This is a great piece.
07:58This is a piece for somebody that's got like an old general store.
08:00Somebody's got a service station.
08:02Somebody that collects advertising.
08:07He's a marathon guy.
08:08He likes marathon gas.
08:09He owned his service station.
08:11But so far, this guy won't let go of any of his gas and oil stuff.
08:14Benny!
08:15Yeah?
08:16How about these marathon glass plates?
08:17Can you spare a couple of those?
08:20These are the placards that went on the top of the pump.
08:23You could basically take any pump and put one of these glass placards on it, and that
08:27turns it into a marathon pump.
08:29Benny, have you ever sold any of these before?
08:31I've sold a bunch of them things.
08:33What do you get for them?
08:34They usually get $20 a piece, but that'd give you a little bit better deal than that.
08:37Yeah?
08:38Yeah.
08:39If I bought how many?
08:40How many are you talking about?
08:42These are really cool.
08:43They're new old stock.
08:44They've never been used before.
08:45They're in the original wood crate.
08:47And I'm happy Benny's willing to put a price on them.
08:49If I bought four that looked like this, how much could I get them for?
08:52Uh, $45.
08:58That'd be giving you $15 off.
09:00Now that Benny's finally willing to sell something gas and oil related at a good price, how can
09:05I say no?
09:06I'd do that.
09:07I'd do four of these.
09:09Frankie and I weren't able to walk away with any big ticket items, but we did walk away
09:13with something from Benny's beloved Marathon collection.
09:16This thing's killer.
09:17I paid $50 for this shift knob.
09:19I'm going to ask $75.
09:23I love that.
09:24I got the fuel line display for $20.
09:26I'm going to ask $45.
09:29I'm going to put those up front, Frankie, because they're glass.
09:32Gotcha.
09:32I got the four Marathon glass placards for $45.
09:35I'm going to ask $30 a piece.
09:39Thank you, my friend.
09:40If we find any pumps, we know where you're at.
09:42You know, we never know how our day is going to work out.
09:44And just because somebody's got a whole driveway full of gas pumps, doesn't mean we're going
09:48to be able to buy them.
09:49We had fun today, didn't we?
09:50Thanks for letting us bug you.
09:52Pickers and the ex-pickers, it kind of connects, you know?
09:57All righty.
09:59See you, Benny.
10:01Picking is always about making connections.
10:03We were able to do that with Benny.
10:04We walked away with a few smalls.
10:06It was worth a stop.
10:14I'm back in Nashville with Lauren to go over a little Antique Archaeology 101 with her.
10:18Our lovely bosses are on a rampage.
10:20They want that Masonic chair out.
10:23Items have really been stacking up in the store.
10:25One of those items in particular was a Masonic chair that Mike picked in Illinois.
10:30Man, this is a hell of a chair.
10:32I bought that chair from the Masons.
10:34Just sitting at it kind of gives you a feeling of power.
10:37How about 1.30?
10:39I'll do that.
10:40Woo!
10:41We need to find out who needs a Masonic chair.
10:43You really have to dig to find people who are interested in things like a Masonic chair.
10:47So we need to call the prop houses.
10:49We can also look through our contact list.
10:51Do we have a contact list yet?
10:52A formal one?
10:53Not really.
10:54Let's get a formal contact list started.
10:56Not only am I going to sell that chair, but I'm going to help show Lauren how it's done.
11:04Oh, Frank!
11:06Whoa!
11:06Oh, man.
11:08On stage, Asylum of Horrors.
11:11Yeah.
11:12There's a guy came and did a little on stage horror show.
11:15Were people scared of him?
11:16Sure.
11:17They were 60.
11:18They were scared of everything.
11:20We're going into the bowels of Pickerland.
11:25This place is amazing.
11:26I mean, there's aisle after aisle of stuff stacked up to the ceiling.
11:30I got one hell of a filing system.
11:32But my retrieval system sucks.
11:35Big time.
11:39You know, this lead that Danielle got us here, this looks pretty good.
11:42What's he got?
11:43Well, he used to own a movie theater.
11:45Really?
11:45Danielle sent us to see a guy named Tom.
11:47Not only does he have old movie theater stuff, but he's been collecting stuff from his town for years.
11:56So Frank and I pull up to this really old commercial building.
11:59I love this town.
12:00This looks nice.
12:01Hello!
12:02Good morning.
12:03Hey, how you doing?
12:04We're good.
12:05I'm Mike.
12:05I'm Judy.
12:06Frank, nice to meet you.
12:07Welcome to Oldsville, Frank.
12:08Good to meet you.
12:08You guys talked to Danielle on the phone?
12:10We did for a fact.
12:11We have memorabilia from all over town, really.
12:14So you're kind of like the local historian.
12:16Yeah, and people knew I had a place and they'd say, would you like to have this?
12:20You know, and so I took it and took it and took it.
12:22Growing up in this small town in the 50s made a big difference in what you appreciate and what you
12:28remember about a town and the items that were in it and the lifestyle that there was.
12:33And we used to be in the movie business, and so we have a lot of memorabilia from that.
12:37Okay.
12:37You can tell this guy really loved his community.
12:40He wasn't just a resident in the town.
12:42He was the community curator and he was a local businessman.
12:45Can we look around a little bit?
12:46Yeah, go ahead.
12:54Undertaker and lumber.
13:00Oh, I got to ask about this Coke sign.
13:03Oh, yeah.
13:04This is an earlier one.
13:05It's got fountain service on the top.
13:07It's double-sided.
13:08The porcelain is nice.
13:09I mean, me and Frank see lots of Coca-Cola signs, but this one is speaking to me.
13:14Is that from the local fountain service?
13:16It is.
13:16It was in front of my green uncle's little cafe and bus station.
13:20What was the name of it?
13:21Mr. Clyde's Place.
13:23In high school, I had a charge account there.
13:25My dad paid for it.
13:26And every day at noon, he would have a ham sandwich and a Coca-Cola and a pecan pie sitting
13:32there for me at the same time.
13:34Every day.
13:35Every day.
13:36Every day.
13:36That's cool.
13:37It didn't deviate.
13:37I love this sign because it oozes nostalgia.
13:40Can I make you an offer on this?
13:42Yes, you may.
13:43How about, uh...
13:45550 bucks.
13:47Oh.
13:49So I can tell Tom's having an emotional affair with this sign.
13:53This is a sign that he's been around since he was a little boy.
13:59Six.
14:02575.
14:03I look over at Judy and she's excited to do this deal, but then I look back at Tom and
14:08I can tell how much this sign really means to him.
14:10I don't know why I hate to see this leave town.
14:13I don't know why I hate to see this leave town.
14:14I really do.
14:14Six.
14:15Excellent.
14:18I like that.
14:19I broke the ice on a killer item.
14:21Tom showed us he's serious about selling today.
14:24I think it's going to be a great pick.
14:25And what about the little buggy seat here that's right behind me?
14:28Yeah.
14:29This is kind of cool.
14:30Yeah, it's cool, yeah.
14:30What's the story on that?
14:31Everybody has a horse in Kentucky.
14:33This is a seat from a two-person horse-drawn buggy from about a century ago.
14:37Yeah, it's rough.
14:38If you were that old, you'd be.
14:40Yeah, it's rough.
14:41Even though it's not in the best shape, it has a nice wood frame and leather upholstery, so I could
14:46tell this was a fancy piece back in its day.
15:03What would you have to have for something like that?
15:05I don't know.
15:05Let's say 75.
15:07Take it or leave it.
15:09Tom's standing tall on the buggy, so I need to bring another piece into the mix so I can get
15:13a better deal.
15:14I've seen these Railway Express here.
15:17They're kind of rough.
15:18Yeah.
15:18They had a rough life, yeah.
15:19People love authentic railroad signs, and they take it back to another time and place.
15:23I just hope that Tom will work with me on this bundle.
15:26About 100 for the buggy seat and the signs.
15:34The buggy, 75.
15:35What do you want?
15:36Give 25 for that?
15:37I don't know.
15:39Man.
15:39I've been saving this stuff forever.
15:41When collectors like Tom have been holding on to things for a long time, sometimes it helps to let them
15:45know how much you appreciate the item.
15:48You know what's cool about it?
15:49That you collected them before they were worth it.
15:51Exactly.
15:52You know, that's it.
15:53That's it.
15:53That is.
15:54That's it.
15:54Okay.
15:55100.
15:55All right.
15:56All right.
15:57All right.
15:58All right.
15:58Shake his hand.
15:59I like to shake.
16:00I love old transportation-related items because they're highly sought after and they're easy to sell.
16:07Where's the rest of this at?
16:09Well, she's around.
16:11Is she?
16:11In 1912, a man by the name of Tab built an opera house and Judy and I leased it in
16:171963.
16:18They made a movie house out of it.
16:20That was the first theater that we got into.
16:22There were about nine or ten women scantily draped with torches that were lit by electricity.
16:30Okay.
16:31On the walls of this opera house.
16:33Oh, wow.
16:34And so when they gutted it, I got them all off the walls.
16:37I stored them in the farmhouse out in the country.
16:40Uh-huh.
16:40My father rented some wild people and they thought they were haunted and they broke them all up.
16:47Frank and I spend our lives trying to find and preserve items like these.
16:51So when I hear about someone destroying stuff like this, it breaks my heart.
16:55Except for I have the rest of her.
16:58Oh, I gotta see that.
16:59She's here somewhere.
17:01I've got to see how much of this statue Tom's got buried here.
17:04Who knows?
17:04Maybe there's enough to put it together.
17:06Oh, I found her.
17:07I found her.
17:08Oh, God.
17:09Oh, Lord.
17:10There I see it.
17:12The torso.
17:12Woo!
17:14They did a number on her, man.
17:15Yeah.
17:16She's not in perfect condition, but you know what?
17:18Perfection is boring.
17:20There's her arm.
17:20Oh, yeah, there's her arm.
17:21There you go.
17:22I find an arm.
17:23I find a torch.
17:24They were all like this.
17:27Gotcha.
17:28All right.
17:29There she is.
17:30Yeah, looks good.
17:31What are you thinking, my friend?
17:33Let's look at the other one, which is whole.
17:36What?
17:37What?
17:42You might like this one better.
17:43How about that?
17:44Huh?
17:44I just found the broken one's hotter sister.
17:47This one's all intact.
17:48She's got the right curves.
17:50Watch out.
17:50Pieces coming off right now.
17:51Uh-oh.
17:52Oh, yeah.
17:52It's falling apart right now.
17:53Pieces coming off right now.
17:54It's falling apart as we speak.
17:55The tab was built in 1912.
17:57That makes her 100 years old.
18:00What are you thinking on her?
18:01What do you say, Judy?
18:02I don't know.
18:02This is, you know.
18:03Judy, I need your help in here, Judy.
18:05I have no idea, Mike.
18:06What is something like that worth?
18:08A 100-year-old lady from an old opera house.
18:10Well, for her, I'm thinking 200 bucks.
18:16Would you give 250 for this one and I would give you the other one?
18:20No.
18:21And Tom is like, what?
18:22She'll give the place away.
18:23250 for this one and I'll give you the other one.
18:27All right.
18:28God bless you.
18:29Done, done, done.
18:29After I get the broken one repaired, these two are going to make an amazing pair.
18:35Wash your head.
18:36I never have to wash my head.
18:44Wow.
18:45Look at that.
18:45Majestic.
18:46That's the top of the theater.
18:48That's marquee.
18:49This is the whole marquee right here.
18:51In two pieces, yes.
18:52I buy these letters all the time.
18:54But right now, I'm looking at a complete marquee.
18:57It all lit up.
18:58It was all neon one time.
18:59Wow.
19:01Imagine this marquee, double-sided, in neon, lit up in this little town.
19:07Oh, it was gorgeous.
19:08I bet.
19:08It was.
19:08I bet.
19:09Did you used to go there when you were a kid?
19:10Oh, yeah.
19:11The Majestic Theater was such an important place to him that he preserved the marquee.
19:15I wonder if The Majestic is what inspired Tom to open his own theater.
19:34What kind of movies?
19:35You saw John Wayne movies there?
19:36We went Saturday afternoon and watched Double Western and The Three Stooges and a short and
19:41a cartoon.
19:42I hated to see it close and then torn down as well.
19:45And so I thought I could try to salvage something.
19:48And, you know, otherwise it was going to the dump.
19:49Just like that.
19:51Would you be interested in selling these?
19:53You want both of them?
19:54Well, I mean, let me see how much it weighs.
19:57Oh, my God.
19:58Not that heavy.
20:00I don't care how big this thing is.
20:02I don't care how I'm going to get it down.
20:03I've got to try to buy this and get it to my shop.
20:06I can get you some help.
20:08You can get some help?
20:09Yeah.
20:10All right.
20:10Well, if you can get some help, what are you thinking on one of these?
20:18Well, if you just take one, which would suit me better.
20:25I don't know.
20:28$250.
20:30$250?
20:31$250 is a fair price, but I have to factor in what it's going to cost me to get this
20:35thing
20:36back to Iowa.
20:36How about if you've got people here in town that can maybe help us move one of these out
20:43of here, I'd pay $200 for one.
20:53Well, two and a quarter and I'll get the boys.
20:57It's worth $25.
20:59All right, two and a quarter and you get the boys.
21:00Okay.
21:00I was going to say, I'd pay for that.
21:01Yeah.
21:02All right, that sounds good.
21:03Like all Tom's stuff, this marquee is great because it's one of a kind and he rescued it
21:07himself.
21:08Now I've got the full story behind it and that matters a lot to a collector.
21:13Whoa, Frank.
21:15What's this?
21:16Oh, that's a Victorian dollhouse.
21:17Victorian dollhouse, Mike.
21:19Dollhouses are the complete opposite from what me and Frankie usually buy, but the truth
21:23is they can be worth a lot of money.
21:25About $400.
21:26It's just, oh no, you must be in the bad mood.
21:29What side of the bed did you get up on this morning, man?
21:31See what else you got.
21:34Hey, what's this?
21:35Tucked up in the rafters, we find the movie poster display case from the Majestic Theater.
21:40How about $60 on this?
21:41Yeah, okay.
21:43Look at all these reels.
21:44What do you get a piece?
21:45$5.
21:46So I'll take these $10.
21:47All right.
21:48This is our first movie theater honey hole.
21:50There's a projection head right there.
21:52I think I want $100.
21:54Okay.
21:55What about the rewind machine?
21:56Oh, you want everything.
21:58How about $100?
21:59All right.
22:00All right.
22:00I'll take it.
22:00All right.
22:01That's a cool piece.
22:02Tom's stuff is in great condition.
22:03This warehouse just keeps going and going.
22:06Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster, Majestic Theater.
22:09How about $120?
22:11All right.
22:12$120.
22:13He's definitely breaking up.
22:14All right, man.
22:14I love it.
22:15Once Tom got past selling a few sentimental items, I think he really started to enjoy letting
22:19things go.
22:20Oh, Frank.
22:23Whoa.
22:24Oh, man.
22:25On stage, Asylum of Horrors.
22:28Judy and I played that at the tab about, what, 63?
22:32You know, in those days, it was wonderful.
22:34The movie business was wonderful.
22:35He played double features and, you know, you had shorts and cartoons and everything like
22:39that.
22:39And the deal was, there was a guy came and did a little onstage horror show.
22:43Were people scared of him?
22:44Sure.
22:45It was 60.
22:46They were scared of everything.
22:48Imagine that, back in the day, in these little towns, everybody going there to get the hell
22:53scared out of them.
23:11Is this something you'd sell?
23:12I don't know.
23:13Man.
23:13Sure you would.
23:14What do you think?
23:15Uh, how about, uh, 75 bucks?
23:20Are you kidding?
23:21Of course.
23:22You can part with it for that.
23:24Tom, you lived the Asylum of Horrors.
23:26You're right.
23:27You lived it.
23:28So, 75 bucks?
23:29Yeah.
23:30All right.
23:30Guys like Tom didn't collect things because they were valuable.
23:33They collected things because they wanted to preserve their community's history.
23:36And that's exactly what he did with all of the things that were inside this building.
23:40All right.
23:41I got the gold lady statues for $2.50.
23:44I'm going to ask $5.75.
23:48You got it?
23:49What'd you pull out?
23:50I got this side.
23:51I paid $75 for the buggy seat.
23:53I'm going to ask $125.
23:56You got it?
23:57You guys got it?
23:59You got it?
23:59Got it?
24:00I paid $225 for the majestic sign.
24:03After shipping costs, I'm going to ask $1,000.
24:08Well, I'm glad you were here.
24:10I'm glad you were here, Judy.
24:12It was a pleasure.
24:13It was an honor.
24:13Thanks, baby.
24:13It was an honor.
24:14Great.
24:14Take care of all those Boyd'sville treasures.
24:17You're the curator of your community.
24:18I'm sure that somebody can take these things and make them more beautiful and they'll have
24:23a new life.
24:23So, that's a good thing.
24:24We won't miss them.
24:25Well, okay.
24:27I'm starting to.
24:28See you, Tom.
24:29See you.
24:29Bye.
24:30Bye.
24:32Tom did his job of saving it, but now it's up to us to bring this stuff to market and
24:36find
24:36it a good home.
24:43Frankie, we've been freestyling for a while now, man.
24:46I'm getting hungry.
24:47I'll tell you what.
24:47Freestyling for lunch is a lot harder than picking.
24:49I mean, I don't even think there's a nice place around here to eat.
24:52Remember that one time we ate and all they served was crocodile?
24:55What about that time we had that rattlesnake?
24:57How about the fried sushi?
24:59That wasn't as bad as the cooked crickets.
25:01Hey, hey.
25:02There's a subway.
25:05Finally, a real place to eat.
25:07Good thinking.
25:12All right, Frankie, what'd you get?
25:13I got the subway club with the chipotle Southwest sauce.
25:17I got the steak and cheese with provolone and red onion.
25:21And you know what?
25:21What?
25:22I don't even miss the cooked crickets.
25:25So Lauren and I are working on getting organized and moving some of this merchandise out the
25:28door.
25:29So I asked Lauren to put together a contact list.
25:32Part of Lauren's education is going to be reaching out to past customers to help make
25:36future sales.
25:37Okay, so I have my client list.
25:39Let me just find it.
25:41It's in here somewhere.
25:42Wait, is that a client list with other stuff in it?
25:45I mean, it's just like one notebook that I keep some stuff in.
25:48All right, so we need to go through and organize that so you have a client list separate from
25:52everything else.
25:53And then I want you to call the people who are actually interested in the chair, find
25:56out what their level of interest is.
25:57Okay.
25:58This business relies on word of mouth.
25:59So I told her, if they're not interested, see if they know somebody who is.
26:07You know what?
26:08We haven't given Danielle a major task in a long time.
26:12She needs to sell that Masonic chair.
26:14I really wouldn't worry about Dani.
26:15I mean, she slacks off at times, but the most part, she's keeping it together.
26:18Well, you know where she got the lead for our next pick?
26:20Uh-uh.
26:21Gordon Farmer.
26:22That's a good one.
26:23We know you talked to Danielle on the phone.
26:24You had two requirements.
26:25You have to like old stuff.
26:27And you have to have a lot of money.
26:28Yeah.
26:29We have both those things.
26:30You do?
26:30Yeah.
26:33This guy, Tim, we're going to.
26:35He supposedly has a warehouse full of stuff, and he used to be a politician.
26:40Apparently, Tim wants to start selling part of his collection to open up his own business.
26:44We had great luck at Gordon Farmer's, so I can't wait to see what we can buy here.
26:49This has got to be the place, man.
26:51He said it was right here.
26:58Hey.
26:58How are you doing, my friend?
26:59I'm fine.
27:00How y'all doing?
27:01We're doing good.
27:01Hey, I'm Mike.
27:03Nice to meet you.
27:04I'm Frank.
27:04Nice to meet you.
27:05I'm Frank.
27:05You're friends with Gordon, huh?
27:07Yeah.
27:08He's a nice old fella, isn't he?
27:09Quite the guy.
27:10Can we look around a little bit?
27:11Yeah.
27:11Come on in.
27:12All right.
27:12We're going into the bowels of picker land.
27:15As soon as we walk through the little door, we get into a big pick.
27:22Y'all going to have to dig because it's in boxes.
27:24I don't mind digging.
27:25This place is amazing.
27:26I mean, there's aisle after aisle of stuff stacked up to the ceiling, and it's spilling
27:30out everywhere.
27:31That's cool.
27:32That's a cool piece.
27:33That's nice.
27:33This is equestrian, isn't it?
27:35Like a hat here.
27:35Yeah, that's a rider's hat.
27:37Rider's hat.
27:37First thing I see is a vintage riding helmet.
27:39In my business, I've found that anything equestrian is highly collectible.
27:43How much is that?
27:44Oh, uh, $25.
27:48How about $15?
27:49$20.
27:50And it's yours.
27:51It's the original.
27:52$20.
27:53I'll take it.
27:53You got it, man.
27:54All right, man.
27:55Cool.
27:55Broke the ice already.
27:56I'm two steps into this pick, and I bought an equestrian piece.
27:59I can't wait to see the rest of his stuff.
28:02I want to know what's in every box.
28:05I got one hell of a filing system.
28:08Yeah?
28:09But my retrieval system sucks.
28:14I really started back when I was probably around 12 years old.
28:18Um, more out of necessity than interest at first.
28:23I saved most of the money because the family needed it.
28:26It just became almost an obsession, and it hasn't really waned since.
28:31I just enjoy it.
28:33It's my thing to do.
28:35I'm opening up an art gallery.
28:38Okay.
28:39And an antiquarian bookstore.
28:41Okay.
28:42And a coffee shop.
28:43Wow, okay.
28:45Have you got the building?
28:46Up there.
28:47Upstairs?
28:48It might be.
28:49It's a nice building.
28:50Okay.
28:51And it's a storefront, but right now it's a warehouse.
28:54Warehouse for more stuff?
28:55Yeah.
28:56He needs to clear the upstairs out, and I can't wait to see if we can help him out.
29:01Wow, this is way bigger than I thought it'd be.
29:03Whoa, this place is huge, man.
29:05Major big.
29:06This looks like a department store of antiques, and all it's doing is housing his collection.
29:11This looks like you could just open up the door and start putting price tags.
29:14Yeah, you know, I might do that.
29:16I'm ready to start digging in here.
29:20This is the coin-op section over here.
29:22This is the furniture area.
29:23Whoa, Frank.
29:25What's this?
29:26Oh, that's the Victorian dollhouse.
29:28Victorian dollhouse, Mike.
29:29Dollhouses are the complete opposite from what me and Frankie usually buy.
29:33But the truth is, they can be worth a lot of money.
29:35Look at the gingerbread, Mike.
29:37Got stained glass windows.
29:38That's the real deal, though.
29:39That's huge.
29:41I don't remember the last time I saw a dollhouse like this one.
29:43It's early.
29:44It's Victorian.
29:45And whoever made it really paid attention to detail.
30:00What are you thinking on this thing?
30:01I'm thinking about $1,000.
30:04$1,000?
30:05Yep.
30:06Ooh, that's a lot of money.
30:07$1,000 is the most I think I can get out of this dollhouse, so I've got to get Tim
30:12down.
30:12All this is broken off.
30:13Did you notice this?
30:14Broke.
30:15Windows are broke out over here.
30:15All the gingerbread on the side is broke.
30:17These are all broke.
30:18Dollhouses are completely out of my comfort zone, but this one is very unique, so I think it's worth fighting
30:23for.
30:24About $400 bucks.
30:25It's just, oh, no.
30:26You must be in a bad mood.
30:28What side of the bed did you get up on this morning, man?
30:30All right.
30:31What are you thinking?
30:32Give me a counteroff on the thing.
30:33No, hey, I can't buy it and sell it.
30:35It's yours.
30:35$800 then.
30:36$800?
30:36Yeah.
30:38And that's about all I'm going to be able to do with it because it's...
30:42$800 bucks.
30:43Yeah.
30:44Tim's a tough negotiator, but guess what?
30:46So am I.
30:47I'll give you $500 bucks.
30:48No.
30:49I go $750 and that's the minimum.
30:52That's it.
30:53I'm sorry.
30:54I can't.
30:54I can't do it.
30:55Honestly, we just...
30:58I can't do it.
30:59We just can't get together on that.
31:02Look around a little bit more.
31:03Let me look around a little bit more.
31:04Maybe we can put something with it.
31:06I'm trying.
31:06I'm trying here.
31:07I'm trying.
31:07I'm trying, Tim.
31:08We can't come to a number on this dollhouse, so we just need to step back and get some cash
31:12flowing again.
31:13I'm here about a chair.
31:15The Masonic chair?
31:15As a mason, I was very interested to see if it was the real thing.
31:19Well, there's something very special.
31:20I can tell you that.
31:30What would you have cut in that?
31:33Tobacco?
31:33You think?
31:34Mm-hmm.
31:35I bought my share of tobacco cutters in the past, but I've never seen one quite like this.
31:39Who knows?
31:40Maybe it's not a tobacco cutter, but it'll appeal to people that collect them.
31:44What do you get on something like that?
31:45I want to have to get about $110 for it.
31:53$110?
31:54Uh-huh.
31:55How about $75?
31:58About $95.
31:59How about $80?
32:01$85.
32:02And we'll go with that.
32:04$85, I'll do it.
32:05You're a good man.
32:06You got it.
32:06All right.
32:07To get this pick back on track, I took a lighter approach, and fortunately, it worked out
32:11for me.
32:12You know something Danielle mentioned to us?
32:13She said something about you being a senator.
32:15No, it was the House of Representatives.
32:17House of Representatives?
32:18How'd you get into that?
32:20I got elected.
32:21I spent 12 years as a representative in the state legislature and enjoyed it for the most
32:28part.
32:29I had a few dark days.
32:31I got indicted.
32:33Indicted?
32:33By the federal court system.
32:36The FBI followed me for 18 months.
32:38For what?
32:38Uh, they accused me of selling my vote for money.
32:47They had a nationwide sting operation set up through the U.S. Attorney's Office and the
32:54FBI, and I was the only one out of the 28 that were indicted that was found not guilty
33:01in the court.
33:01The rest of them either pled guilty or were found guilty in the trial.
33:05Really?
33:05You're the only one.
33:06Only one.
33:07So is that how you got your negotiating skills?
33:09No, no.
33:10And that was where I first proved that I had them.
33:14Yeah.
33:14Yeah.
33:16Now I understand why Tim's been so tough on me.
33:18This guy's got a lot of experience fighting for what he thinks is right.
33:22Well, let's keep on trucking.
33:31What about this piece?
33:33This is interesting.
33:34What is that?
33:35That's a...
33:36Some sort of a compass.
33:37Yeah, that is cool.
33:39This piece is early, and it's really cool.
33:41It's in great shape.
33:43It looks like it's from the mid to late 1800s.
33:45It's got a leveler.
33:46Let me see here.
33:48So this would have dropped in there.
33:49It looks like he would attach this thing to a post.
33:52I'm thinking it might be a surveyor's compass.
34:04What do you got on this?
34:05Oh, with the box and all about 75 bucks.
34:0875 bucks?
34:09And that's the brass is worth that.
34:12Sit here.
34:14North is that way.
34:16Right there?
34:16That's it.
34:17North.
34:18Where I'm pointing.
34:19It works.
34:20Okay.
34:21I'll take it.
34:21You got it.
34:22If it works, I'll take it.
34:23Me too.
34:23That's pretty cool, man.
34:30What do you get for these little cars?
34:32These Corvettes are made by the Franklin Mint Company.
34:35They're very intricate.
34:36They're very nicely made.
34:37And they're very collectible.
34:5325 a piece.
34:5525 a piece on those.
34:56How about this little guy?
34:58This rubber.
34:59Yeah, well, it's plastic and the handlebars broke off there.
35:02This is a Kitty motorcycle toy.
35:04It was made in 1955.
35:06I mean, Kitty has been around for a long time.
35:08They've made a lot of toys.
35:09And it's a great piece.
35:11Take 35 on him.
35:1235 on him?
35:13Mm-hmm.
35:15All right.
35:16I'd do 45 bucks for the three items.
35:19Make it 50 and we'll do it.
35:21I don't want them that bad.
35:23I know.
35:25You want 45 is all you need to.
35:27That's the max I could do?
35:28All right.
35:29This is a deal.
35:2945?
35:30Wrap them, wrap them up.
35:31I got the two Corvettes and the motorcycle for $45.
35:34I mean, I did really good on this bundle.
35:36What else do you got?
35:38We're racking up some decent smalls, but I can't get my mind off this dollhouse and I
35:42want to make sure I'm not wasting my time or my money on this.
35:46A lot of times, Frank and I have specific clients in mind when we're picking.
35:50And I've got a friend, Alex, that's an interior designer.
35:52Mike reached out to me because he's not a decorator.
35:55And I bought picks from him for years.
35:57And he finds some of the greatest things that I incorporate in my own design.
36:01You guys have done an incredible job.
36:04I sent her a few photos.
36:05I want to see what she thinks about the dollhouse.
36:07And who knows?
36:08Maybe she's got a client.
36:10Hello?
36:11Alex.
36:12Mike?
36:13How's Leapers Fort, Tennessee treating you?
36:15It's great.
36:16Did you get those pictures?
36:17You know what?
36:18I did.
36:19And you will not believe.
36:20I am working on a house right now.
36:22And I swear that page is a miniature of that house.
36:26Really?
36:26This couldn't be more perfect.
36:28What are the odds that Alex is decorating a house that looks exactly like the dollhouse?
36:32I think that it's a really cool page and I am interested in it.
36:36I am.
36:37I figured it was funky enough.
36:38It was different enough to where you would like it.
36:40I can't tell you how many times in the past I've already sold something before I got it home.
36:45I'm hoping this dollhouse is one of those things.
36:47You got to tell me where you're at on it.
36:49That's what you would pay for it before I go back in there and start negotiating with this guy again.
36:55Every condition that's around, I wouldn't pay anything more than $1,000.
37:02Okay.
37:02If you're in for a grand, then I could maybe do something with you on it.
37:09Pull the trigger.
37:10You're pulling the trigger at $1,000?
37:12Yeah.
37:13You're incredible.
37:14All right.
37:15I'm on it.
37:16I'm going to go back in there.
37:17I'm going to try to buy this dollhouse for you.
37:19Don't work your magic.
37:20All right.
37:21I'll talk to you soon.
37:22Bye-bye.
37:23Okay.
37:23Bye-bye.
37:23The fact that Alex is interested in buying this dollhouse is huge.
37:27It's a guaranteed sale, and it makes me want to negotiate harder for it.
37:30Hey, Tim.
37:31Now that we got you in a good mood.
37:33All right.
37:33The cash is flowing.
37:35What's the rock bottom?
37:37I'm talking like basement.
37:39I'm talking geothermal price.
37:40Like way in the ground.
37:41We're going underground.
37:42Way down on the dollhouse.
37:48Now it's the moment of truth.
37:50$7.50, and you are going home with a deal.
37:54And I, because I know what I'm doing.
37:55South Carolina is rough, man.
37:57South Carolina is not rough.
37:58We just poor.
37:59I tell you what, I'd do $600.
38:01No.
38:01It's a battle.
38:02You know, we're in a, like a boxing ring.
38:04We're in there throwing punches.
38:05We're in there throwing punches.
38:09Hello.
38:10Hey, how's it going?
38:11Good.
38:11How are you?
38:12Doing good.
38:12I'm here about a chair.
38:14The Masonic chair?
38:15The Masonic chair.
38:16I did what Danielle told me to do.
38:17I started a client list.
38:19I went through it, and I made some calls.
38:21A customer gave me a lead to Jesse Lee, who's very interested in this chair.
38:25I can show you that.
38:26Why don't you come along?
38:26Sure.
38:27As a Mason, I was very interested to see if it was the real thing.
38:31Oh, wow.
38:32I think what happened is the Mason Lodge closed, and somebody just didn't want to throw it out.
38:37Well, there's something very special.
38:38I can tell you that.
38:39That's a handmade chair that was made for the master of a blue lodge.
38:43Not only is the chair authentic, but the fact that somebody high-ranking sat in it, hopefully,
38:47will increase the value.
38:48I don't know if you're familiar with Masons, or you don't know the history.
38:51This is a fraternity of men.
38:52It dates back to the building of King Solomon's Temple.
39:08A lot of people don't understand it, and they have questions, and they think of Masons
39:11as a secret society.
39:13Sure.
39:14It's not like that.
39:14It's a fraternity of good men.
39:16The Declaration of Independence was written mostly by Masons, great presidents, musicians.
39:21People that I admire were Masons.
39:23It's taking a good man and making him an even better man.
39:26So I can see that you appreciate the value of this chair.
39:29There's no doubt.
39:30I just want it to go to a place where it's really going to be appreciated for what it
39:34is.
39:35So I really think that if we stick it right around $450, that'll make Mike and Frank happy,
39:41and I think that that will hopefully make you happy as well.
39:46Mike paid $130 for this chair, so if Jesse pays $450, that's awesome.
39:53I'm happy if you're happy.
39:55I'm happy.
39:56Done deal.
39:57I'm honored you're taking this chair.
39:59Absolutely.
39:59I think that's great.
40:00I have just a place for it.
40:02Am I leaving, bro?
40:03Thank you for the phone call.
40:04It's great.
40:05Lauren is one smart cookie.
40:07She only had to be told once.
40:08She went through her clientele list and found somebody.
40:21South Carolina is rough, man.
40:23South Carolina is not rough.
40:25We're just poor.
40:25I've been trying to buy this dollhouse since I have a client for it, but Tim is pulling
40:30out all the stops.
40:30It's $700, and that'll do it, and that's it.
40:36I will not go a penny lower than that.
40:40Normally, I try to at least double my money.
40:41That's not going to happen today, but I'm okay with it.
40:44I've got a buyer for this thing, and it's not going to sit around the shop, but it's going
40:47to take up a lot of room in the van.
40:48I've got to see if I can get Tim down on the price.
40:51That's what picking's all about.
40:53Obviously, I think $700 is too much, and you think $600 is too low, so we have to agree
41:00to disagree there.
41:00Mike's pulling out every trick in the book.
41:03You know, I haven't seen him work this hard in a long time.
41:05Rather than sell it for less than that, I'd give it to a little girl in an orphanage.
41:13Wow, this guy really is a politician.
41:15He just took the deal to a whole other level.
41:18I'm going to come up a little bit.
41:19$6.25.
41:23I have to be honest about it.
41:25I met my match today.
41:28$6.75.
41:29Let's flip.
41:31Let's flip.
41:31Actually, you know what?
41:32We would armrestle for it.
41:33No, let's do rock, paper, scissors.
41:36Let's do that.
41:36If you win, I'll pay this $6.75.
41:39If I win, I get it for $6.25.
41:42All right, that's a deal.
41:43All right, ready?
41:44We're only going to do it once.
41:45One, two, three.
41:47Paper covers rock.
41:49I win $6.25.
41:50Paper covers rock.
41:51You did.
41:53I told you we'd get there.
41:55That was tough.
41:55That was fun, though.
41:57Dealing with Tim was tough, but he told us some great stories, and he sold us some really
42:01unique stuff.
42:02This is early, though.
42:03It is.
42:03That's a good one.
42:04I bought the Surveyor's Compass for $75.
42:07I'm going to ask $200.
42:11I think it's cool.
42:12I got the cutter for $85.
42:14I think it's worth at least $150.
42:19I finally got the dial house for $6.25.
42:22I'm going to sell it to my friend Alex for $1,000.
42:27It was rough in there.
42:29We had a good time.
42:30I'm enjoying it.
42:31Thanks for showing us around.
42:32It was a pretty even fight all the way to the end, and no hard feelings on either side,
42:38and those two are right on top of the game, no doubt about it.
42:43See you, Tim.
42:44All right.
42:45Good to see you.
42:46I really like dealing with Tim.
42:47I mean, he's proof that some politicians can get things done, and he really knew how to deal.
42:57Look who it is.
42:58Danielle.
43:00Hey, Danny.
43:01What's up?
43:02Good.
43:02Lauren and Danny D here today.
43:04Hey.
43:05Hey, Danny.
43:06What's up, Lauren?
43:07Lauren.
43:08Look at what we did.
43:09Colored each other's hair.
43:11Lauren and I tag teamed the mason chair and sold it.
43:14Yeah.
43:15That's good.
43:15That's a big piece out of that.
43:17I love that.
43:17We did it together.
43:19Lauren, are you learning anything?
43:21Yeah.
43:22Good.
43:23Hey, what about the Sinclair sign?
43:24Did you sell that?
43:25Yeah.
43:25What about those green lockers?
43:27Those ones we got with the mesh fronts.
43:29Honestly, there's no thank you there.
43:31Where's the humanity in that?
43:33Can't say thank you to a girl?
43:34What about those old guitars we bought, too?
43:36Remember those old button-up guitars?
43:37People love those things on their wall.
43:39You know, actually, it's getting really busy in the shop.
43:41I'll call you back later.
43:41White helmet.
43:42Yeah.
43:42Talk to you guys later.
43:43Bye.
43:44Bye.
43:44Hello.
43:46All right.
43:47Well, time to get to work.
43:48Girl, where are you going?
43:50Best lesson I could ever teach Lauren?
43:52Do not let those boys run you ragged.
43:54Take in the fresh air.
43:55Enjoy the moment.
43:57I love when Danielle comes to Nashville.
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