I am with Hazord and others on this one. IMHO too, Pawn Stars, American Pickers, and Combat Cash, seem to be the ones really ripping off the people. I cannot understand it nor do I believe these shows should be on TV when all they do is show eye candy. It makes your blood pressure rise and your pulse as well. It almost makes you wish that you were able to jump through the TV and tell these people "NO!" even though it was recorded sometime before its actuall showing. I would also be able to tell them that Rick wants it for any price, when they shoot him sitting down and telling them that he wants it no matter the price, then he comes out with a starting deal at $100.00.
For example, on Pawn Stars a guy came in to sell an Ejection Seat. With him (Rick) doing his usual saying. "Well, I don't know what to do with this. It is one, going to take me a while to sell it. I am gonna have to do this and this and that and put a lot of extra money into refinishing this so... before I can sell it to the right person and it may also spend years taking up valuable space." I'll give you a $100.00 and not one penny more." I realize the fact that he needs to make money in order to stay open, but hey, come on now. I'd myself take the ejection seat and make him a really good offer. I know what it is and since I also collect anything related to "Aircrew Survival Kits, componets, and ejection seats" I'd have told him to take it to Nellis and see if it was stolen first by an ALSE Sergeant or OIC. Then if it was not stolen, I would then make sure that the rockets were de-activated and then offer him a better price for it. Pawn Stars live not to far from Nellis Air Force Base, therefore IMHO it would sell in a matter of weeks. By the way, have you ever notice that American Pickers, Pawn Shop, and American Restoration, all work with each other to get things restored then re-sell them for higher prices. Just a little weird.
And....these so called "experts" that always seem to low ball almost everything that is within their expertice, just as though they might be working on behalf of Rick and his and his dorky son. Chumley (sp) on the other hand is to me what makes the show a little more bareable at times.
You'd also think that the people wanting to sell their item(s) would also do some some "Research, Googling and/or looking into E-Bay" before going in to sell or at the very least go to a website that deals with that particular web site such as would be the site on ejection seat subject! So, I also believe that we still have some people that lack in the common sense arena. On Combat Cash, I know a few of us here that belong to another web site know who Bob Chatt is. He and the other "California Boys" which I was told they call themselves because they stick together and back each other on threads to buy things cheaper too.
Last episode of Combat Cash, Bob Chatt sold a kid a supposedly old WWII medic helmet to a guy for a $1,000. That one there blew my mind when the kid had the money but not on him at the time. I am going to try that re-enactment up at Conneaut, Ohio for the D-Day show on Lake Erie. I only live about an hour and a half away. I'd like to meet Bob Chatt in person. He had made a statement about something he sold that this is $1,000 here but I can sell it in California for $1200. This is where the prices fluctulate and the folks that live and do their selling out to the Eastern part of the country are asking quite exuberent prices. This is one way I believe that prices are skyrocketing.
All just my opinion and again forgive me for the long post and the ranting and raving. This subject hits me everytime my Son watches them and I have long awaited for the right time to bring this up in a thread. Thanks John.
