>> ALL ACROSS AMERICA, PEOPLE
HAVE FOUND A WAY TO GET WHAT
THEY WANT WITHOUT SPENDING A
DIME, BECAUSE IN THIS ECONOMY, BARTERING IS ON THE RISE,
BECOMING A $12 BILLION INDUSTRY.
NOBODY HAS MONEY, MAN.
>> NO ONE HAS MONEY. >> EVERYBODY WANTS TO TRADE.
WE TRADE FOR A LIVING.
WE START WITH SOMETHING SMALL
AND TRADE UP TO SOMETHING AMAZING.
CLOSING THE DEAL TAKES SKILL AND
STRATEGY, BUT NOT EVERY TRADE
GOES DOWN LIKE WE PLANNED. >> NO, NO, THE DEAL'S OVER.
>> BUT TOGETHER, WE ALWAYS COME
OUT ON TOP.
[cheering] >> WE ARE THE BARTER KINGS. >> MY NAME IS STEVE.
I OWN A TRADING SHOP IN THE HIGH
DESERT, AND WE SPECIALIZE IN
CASHLESS TRADING. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
LOOKING FOR AND WHAT YOU WANT.
IF YOU NEED IT, I GOT IT, AND IF
I DON'T HAVE IT, I'LL GO TRADE FOR IT AND GET IT FOR YOU.
I GUARANTEE YOU, I CAN GET
TRIPLE IN TRADE ON THIS THING.
I WAS FIRED FROM THE CAR BUSINESS.
I HAD MOUTHS TO FEED, AND THEN
IT DAWNED ON ME.
TRADING. WE'RE GONNA TRADE IT.
LET'S GO, LET'S DO IT.
I STARTED THIS SHOP OVER THREE
YEARS AGO WITH MY BEST FRIEND, ANTONIO, A GUY THAT'S BEEN IN
THE BUSINESS FOR OVER 25 YEARS.
>> STEVE LEARNED EVERYTHING FROM
ME. >> HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY!
YOU KNOW THERE'S GAS TANKS DOWN
HERE, RIGHT?
>> I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING. GREW UP AS A JUNK MAN'S SON.
MY DAD WOULD COLLECT JUNK AND
MAKE MONEY OFF THIS.
I GOT A LOT OF TRADES GOING ON RIGHT NOW, SOMETHING REALLY BIG.
I CAN'T TELL YOU.
>> YOU SCARE ME WITH THAT SMILE.
>> [laughs] I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TOURETTE'S
SYNDROME WHEN I WAS SEVEN YEARS
OLD.
IT'S A NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER. IT GIVES ME MOVEMENT TICS.
I HIT MYSELF, I MAKE FUNNY
NOISES.
>> AS FUNNY AS IT'S NOT, HE MAKES IT FUNNY FOR US.
MM-HMM.
THE WAY HE HANDLES IT MAKES
EVERYBODY COMFORTABLE WITH IT. >> YAH!
>> [laughs]
>> IT'S BEEN A LITTLE ROUGH,
LIVING WITH IT. I'M GONNA RIDE IT OUT.
BUT I'VE OVERCOME A LOT OF
THINGS.
I CAN TRADE ANYTHING TO ANYONE AND WALK AWAY WITH THE BEST
DEAL.
[makes engine noises]
>> I SPEND A LOT OF TIME AT WORK.
I'D LOVE TO SEE MY FAMILY MORE
THAN I DO, SO I WANT A BOAT, SO
THE FAMILY AND I CAN SPEND TIME AT THE IN-LAW'S LAKE HOUSE.
I'M GONNA MAKE A STRING OF
TRADES, AND I'M GONNA GET TO
A BOAT. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET STARTED.
THE TRADING STRING IS ABOUT
STARTING WITH ONE SMALL ITEM
AND TRADING UP TO GET THE MOST VALUABLE ITEM YOU CAN.
THIS IS OUR BABY RIGHT HERE.
"ELVIS, AS RECORDED AT MADISON
SQUARE GARDEN." MILLION-DOLLAR SELLER AWARD
STATUS.
PEOPLE LOVE TO TRADE FOR GOLD
RECORDS. I THINK I CAN TRADE UP FOR
SOMETHING THAT'S OF WAY MORE
VALUE.
>> I DON'T KNOW, STEVE, I DON'T THINK THOSE GOLD RECORDS ARE
WORTH WHAT YOU THINK THEY ARE.
>> IT'S WORTH ABOUT 125 BUCKS.
>> [laughs] COME ON, STEVE!
>> HE'S AN INCREDIBLE COLLEAGUE,
BUT SOMETIMES HE CAN BE A PAIN
IN THE [bleep] ASS. HE THINKS EVERYTHING IS NOT
WORTH WHAT I THINK IT'S WORTH.
>> ELVIS HAS NOT LEFT THE
BUILDING. >> I GOT RESPONSE ONLINE FOR
THESE GOLD RECORDS.
THERE'S A GUY THAT WANTS TO
TRADE HIS DIRT BIKE. NORMALLY GUYS DON'T WANT TO
TRADE DIRT BIKES FOR RECORDS.
THIS SHOULD BE INTERESTING.
THIS DUDE'S NAME IS ALLEN, AND APPARENTLY HIS WIFE LOVES ELVIS. ALLEN?
>> YEAH, WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> HEY, HEY, I'M STEVE.
HOW ARE YOU? >> HOPING TO MAKE A TRADE TODAY
FOR ELVIS MEMORABILIA, FOUND ON
CRAIGSLIST.
>> HOLY SMOKES. NICE GARAGE.
>> WOW.
>> THIS GARAGE IS BIGGER THAN MY
HOUSE, MAN. >> THIS GUY HAD HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF
TOYS, AND I GOT GOLD RECORDS.
THIS DEAL'S GONNA BE A CHALLENGE.
HEY, I LOST TRACK OF WHAT I WAS
DOING, BROTHER.
>> RIGHT HERE, THIS BIKE. IT'S A KTM 65.
MY SON'S BEEN RIDING IT SINCE HE
WAS, LIKE, EIGHT.
>> AND HE DOESN'T WANT IT ANYMORE?
>> AH, HE BROKE HIS FEMUR OUT AT
THE DUNES AND CAN'T RIDE NO
MORE. SO WE FIGURE THIS IS THE ONE
ITEM WE'RE NOT USING, YOU KNOW,
SO WE COULD GET RID OF IT.
>> OKAY, COOL. YOU WANT TO GO TAKE A LOOK AT
THESE PICTURES?
WHAT DO YOU THINK, MAN? >> NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE TRADING
ONE OF MY TOYS THAT I HAVE FUN
OUT IN THE DIRT WITH FOR SOME
ELVIS MEMORABILIA. >> I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS
GUY'S THINKING RIGHT NOW.
I DON'T KNOW IF HE EVEN LIKES
THESE GOLD RECORDS, OR IF HE JUST THINKS THEY'RE A BUNCH OF
CRAP.
YOU SAID YOUR WIFE IS INTERESTED
IN ELVIS? >> YEAH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A
SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY.
>> THEN IT DAWNED ON ME, THIS
GUY'S KID BROKE HIS LEG ON THE BIKE, AND HIS WIFE IS PISSED,
AND SHE TOLD HIM TO GET RID OF
IT.
AH, HE BROKE HIS FEMUR OUT AT THE DUNES AND CAN'T RIDE NO
MORE.
>> HE NEEDS A LITTLE KISSY-KISSY
MAKE-UP THING, AND HIS WIFE LOVES ELVIS.
I THINK I FOUND MY WAY IN.
WHEN THEY'RE UP ON A WALL, BRO,
THEY JUST LOOK UNBELIEVABLE. MAN, I THINK SHE'LL BE
SUPER HAPPY.
YOU CAN'T GO WRONG. >> YEAH, I SAY WE GOT A DEAL.
>> ALL RIGHT, BROTHER.
I TRADED THE GOLD RECORDS TO A
KID'S DIRT BIKE. THAT'S HOW WE DO IT IN THE HIGH
DESERT.
>> I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS
HAPPENED. THAT IS SUCH A SMOKIN' DEAL.
THE GOLD RECORDS, YOU HAVE A
CROWD IT CAN APPEAL TO THAT'S
THIS BIG. ON THIS BIKE, YOUR CROWD GOES TO
THIS BIG.
YES!
I HAVE MY FIRST TRADE IN THE BAG, BUT I GOT A LOT OF TRADES
TO GO BEFORE I GET MY BOAT FOR
THIS WEEKEND. >> YOU KNOW WHAT, STEVE?
THAT MOTORCYCLE, IT'S ALL RIGHT,
BUT I'LL BET YOU I CAN MAKE THE
BEST TRADE THERE IS OUT THERE. YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE SOME
KNOWLEDGE BEHIND PICKING THE
FIRST ITEM.
LAPTOPS ARE ALWAYS GREAT ITEMS. YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE ONE.
HELLO?
I GOT THIS CALL ON A GUY THAT
HAS A 1965 VINTAGE BASS AMP. I COULD COME OUT AND TAKE A LOOK
AT IT.
AND GET THIS, HE WANTS A LAPTOP. I TRADE FOR A LIVING, SO I GOTTA
PAY THE BILLS, SO I'M GONNA
TRADE UP AS HIGH AS I CAN, AND
THEN I'M GONNA CASH OUT. HEY, YEAH, ARE YOU "J?"
>> YEAH.
>> HOW YOU DOING, BUDDY?
>> NICE TO MEET YOU. >> [laughing] THIS GUY LOOKS
LIKE HE COME OUT OF A ZZ TOP
ALBUM.
>> I RECENTLY GOT A BASS AMP, AND I'M LOOKING TO TRADE THESE
ITEMS TODAY.
IT WAS MY DAD'S.
HE LEFT IT TO ME. PASSED AWAY ABOUT A YEAR AND A
HALF AGO.
>> WHAT YEAR IS IT?
>> THIS IS A 1969. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THIS USED TO
BE WILLIE NELSON'S.
>> AH, COME ON, NOW.
>> NO, I'M SERIOUS, I HAVE A PICTURE OF MY DAD WITH IT.
>> YEAH?
>> SIGNED BY HIM AND EVERYTHING.
>> WOW. >> THIS WAS MY DAD AND WILLIE
NELSON, AND THEY'RE SITTING NEXT
TO THE AMP, AND IT'S AUTOGRAPHED
BY HIM. THE VALUE OF THIS IS, YOU KNOW,
AT LEAST $1,500 TO $1,800.
>> YOU ACTUALLY KNOW THAT, OR
YOU JUST--SOMEONE TELL YOU THAT? >> I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT WITH
A LOT OF MY BUDDIES, YEAH.
>> YEAH?
IT'S A GREAT STRATEGY TO LET THEM THINK THAT THEIR STUFF'S
NOT AS GREAT AS THEY THINK IT
IS.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S WORTH THAT MUCH.
IT'S DEFINITELY BEEN AROUND.
>> THAT'S WHEN I STARTED
THINKING THAT THIS LAPTOP LOOKED ALL NICE AND PRETTY, AND THEN I
GOT MY BEAT-UP, OLD AMPLIFIER
UNDERNEATH IT.
>> I MEAN, IT'S IN MINT CONDITION.
>> YEAH, IT IS.
>> IT HAS ALL THE UPGRADES.
I'VE SEEN THESE RANGE FROM $500 TO $1,000 BUCKS, I MEAN--
>> BUT I ALSO NEED SOME CASH
TOO, WITH IT.
YOU CAN'T DO CASH AT ALL? LIKE $200, $300?
>> I MAKE IT A POLICY NEVER TO
BRING CASH TO A TRADE.
THAT'S NOT WHAT TRADING IS ABOUT.
>> IT'S A FANTASTIC LAPTOP.
>> THIS BASS AMP USED TO BE
WILLIE NELSON'S. YOU CAN'T DO CASH AT ALL?
>> FEEL GOOD WITH JUST A
STRAIGHT-ACROSS TRADE.
>> WHEN HE SAID, "NO CASH," I WAS LIKE, "NO DEAL."
MY WIFE, SHE'S GOING THROUGH
NURSING SCHOOL, AND I HAVE TO
HAVE IT, LIKE, BY TOMORROW. >> HIS WIFE NEEDED THIS THING
TOMORROW.
THAT PUTS ME IN THE DRIVER'S
SEAT. TIME TO MAKE THIS TRADE HAPPEN.
FOR YOU, IT'S A GREAT DEAL.
YOU GOT EVERYTHING YOU NEED
RIGHT HERE THAT SHE WOULD WANT. >> I DON'T KNOW.
I THINK YOU'RE GETTING THE
BETTER END OF THE STICK HERE.
YOU'RE JUST LUCKY MY WIFE'S GONNA BE STARTING SCHOOL
TOMORROW, OR OTHERWISE, YOU
WOULDN'T BE GETTING THIS.
>> YEAH, SO WE GOT A DEAL? >> WE GOT A DEAL.
>> NEVER BE GUILTY WALKING AWAY
WITH THE BETTER ITEM.
>> AT THE END OF THE DAY I DIDN'T GET THE CASH I WANTED OUT
OF THE DEAL, BUT MY WIFE'S
HAPPY.
>> THIS GUY SAID HE HAD A PICTURE OF WILLIE NELSON WITH
THIS BASS AMP.
THAT MAKES THAT AMP WORTH MORE
VALUE THAN IT ALREADY IS. >> I WAS ON MY WAY BACK FROM A
FRIEND'S HOUSE, AND I SAW A BOAT
IN THE BACKYARD, ALL COVERED UP,
AND, UH, I JUST THOUGHT THAT, "HEY, WHY NOT SEE WHAT THIS GUY
THINKS?"
YOU MIND IF I LOOK AT THIS?
[dog growling] >> UH-OH.
>> BUFORD!
COME ON, YOU SON OF A BITCH.
>> THIS GUY IS A LITTLE BIT OUT THERE.
KIND OF INTIMIDATES ME.
WHAT YEAR IS THIS THING?
>> '99. >> I'M NOT LOOKING TO BUY A
BOAT, I'M LOOKING TO ACQUIRE A
BOAT.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN THINK OF THAT I CAN TRADE FOR,
MAN?
WHAT ABOUT TVs?
YOU NEED ANYTHING FOR THE HOUSE? >> NO.
>> HOW ABOUT A KID'S DIRT BIKE?
>> COME ON, BROTHER, YOU CAN DO
BETTER THAN THAT. >> I AM A LITTLE NERVOUS THAT I
CAN'T FIND SOMETHING FOR THIS
GUY.
>> I COULD USE A HARLEY IF YOU HAD ONE.
>> I DON'T HAVE A HARLEY.
>> FIND ONE.
I WANT SOMETHING WORTH AROUND $8,000.
I THINK THAT'S A FAIR TRADE.
SOMETHING I CAN USE.
IF HE COMES UP WITH SOMETHING, GREAT.
IF NOT, OH, WELL.
>> WELL, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME,
MAN. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME STOP
BY.
THIS GUY'S A TOUGH CUSTOMER.
THE ONLY WAY I THINK I'M GONNA GET A TRADE FOR THIS BOAT IS TO
BRING SOMETHING THAT'LL BLOW
HIM AWAY.
>> I GOT A RESPONSE ON THE VINTAGE BASS AMP.
I GOT A GUY INTERESTED IN
TRADING IT FOR AN ATV, AN
ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE. THIS GUY HAS A BAND.
THEY PLAY MEXICAN WEDDINGS.
HI, ARE YOU LUIS?
ANTONIO. >> NICE TO MEET YOU, MAN.
MY BAND WILL LOVE THIS.
NOW, I CAN JUST SEE THEIR FACES.
UH, WE'RE GETTING PRETTY BUSY, SO WE COULD USE SOME MORE
EQUIPMENT.
>> UM, ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
AMAZING SOUND. WILLIE NELSON OWNED THIS AMP.
>> NO WAY.
>> YOU WANT TO CHECK OUT THE
RHINO? I'M TRADING TODAY 2003 OFF-ROAD
VEHICLE.
>> NOW, WHEN I TALKED TO YOU ON
THE PHONE, YOU SAID THAT IT WAS WRECKED.
>> YEAH, IT'S A SALVAGE TITLE.
>> DOES IT RUN?
>> TRY IT OUT. >> THIS THING IS AWESOME, MAN.
I CAN'T LET LUIS KNOW THAT I'M
EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
I GOT TO KEEP MY GAME FACE ON. I'M GONNA TELL HIM THAT I'M
REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE
SALVAGE TITLE.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK, MAN? >> I LIKE IT.
I'M A LITTLE SCARED.
I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO THINK,
"OH, YEAH, IT'S BEEN WRECKED, IT'S BEEN ROLLED."
WELL, I THINK IT'S WORTH WHAT
THE AMPS ARE WORTH.
HIS VEHICLE IS WORTH WAY MORE MONEY THAN MY VINTAGE AMP.
>> TO BE HONEST, I WOULD LIKE TO
GET SOME CASH ON TOP OF THE AMP.
>> COME ON. EVERYBODY WANTS CASH.
GET OFF MY BACK.
I WAS HOPING WE COULD TRADE
STRAIGHT ACROSS. >> I DEFINITELY WANT THE AMP.
>> YOU'RE GONNA MAKE A LOT OF
MONEY DOING WEDDINGS WITH THE
AMPLIFIER. YOU'RE NOT MAKING MONEY WITH
THIS.
IT'S SITTING THERE.
>> HAVING A FLASHBACK WITH THE MEMORIES, YOU KNOW.
>> [laughs]
>> IT'S JUST HARD, YOU KNOW?
>> EVERYBODY HAS MEMORIES. >> SENTIMENTAL VALUE ISN'T
WORTH ANYTHING TO YOU?
>> SENTIMENTAL VALUES DON'T MEAN
A WHOLE LOT TO ME IN THIS BUSINESS, YOU KNOW?
I'M SWEATING INSIDE BECAUSE
HE'S NOT BUDGING.
I GOT TO DO SOMETHING. I'M GONNA OFFER HIM SOMETHING I
DON'T HAVE.
IF I CAN GET YOU A SIGNED
PICTURE OF WILLIE NELSON WITH THAT?
I PROMISE YOU, MAN, YOU WILL
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT. >> YOU KNOW WHAT?
LET'S JUST GO AHEAD AND DO IT.
YOU GOT A DEAL.
>> AWESOME, MAN! I GOTTA GET THAT WILLIE NELSON
PICTURE FOR THIS GUY.
>> NO PICTURE, MY WIFE'S COMING
AFTER YOU. >> [laughing] OKAY.
>> SO I POSTED THIS DIRT BIKE ON
CRAIGSLIST.
FINALLY, I GET A HIT. >> YEAH, LET'S GO WITH IT.
>> ALL RIGHT, WE GOT A DEAL.
THIS GUY TRADED ME FOR A SAFE.
>> WHAT A DUMB TRADE. BEEN DOING THIS FOR 28 YEARS.
I KNOW WHAT STUFF IS WORTH.
NOBODY'S GONNA WANT THIS SAFE.
YOU CAN'T EVEN MOVE THE DAMN THING.
>> HEY, JUAN, YOU READY TO TRY
AND HELP ME WITH THIS MESS?
>> YEAH, DEFINITELY. >> I'M GONNA GET THIS SAFE OUTTA
HERE BEFORE ANTONIO ARRIVES.
>> GOOD.
>> LET'S GO FORWARD. >> WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING,
MAN?
>> JUST WHAT I DIDN'T NEED.
GO TAKE YOUR NAP. GO BACK TO YOUR HOLE.
I WAS CONCERNED WHEN IT CAME OFF
THE GROUND, I WAS CONCERNED WHEN
WE TURNED AROUND. >> WHOA, WHOA!
>> HEY, IF THAT THING GOES,
3,000 POUNDS WILL CRUSH YOU
INSTANTLY. >> EASY, EASY, EASY, EASY.
>> [grunts]
>> OH, SOMEONE'S GONNA GET HURT
HERE. WE'RE SAFE. THE SAFE IS SAFE.
>> HA!
EAT IT, ANTONIO.
>> UNBELIEVABLE! >> THERE SHE IS.
I LOVE IT WHEN I CAN SAY, "I
TOLD YOU SO."
>> ALL RIGHT, FINE, YOU GOT IT ON THE TRAILER.
TRADING IT IS ANOTHER STORY.
>> SO I STARTED WITH MY GOLD
RECORDS AND TRADED THOSE FOR A DIRT BIKE, THEN I TRADED THAT
TO A BANK SAFE.
>> HE'D BETTER COME BACK WITH
SOMETHING GOOD, OR HE'S NOT GONNA GET THAT BOAT.
>> I GOT THIS ONE.
>> ALL RIGHT, YOU GOT THIS ONE.
>> GOT A RESPONSE ONLINE FOR THE SAFE, AND THE GUY RESTORES CARS
FOR A LIVING.
HEY, YOU HENRY?
>> I'M HENRY. I REALLY NEED A SAFE RIGHT NOW.
I DON'T WANT MY MONEY AND MY
JEWELRY TO JUST BE SITTING IN
THE OPEN, AND I FEEL THAT IT'D BE THE SAFE THING TO DO.
[chuckles]
>> I DON'T THINK THEY COME ANY
STRONGER OR BIGGER THAN THIS ONE AND ANY HEAVIER.
YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO LIFT IT,
BUT I CAN'T. [laughs]
EASY TO FALL IN LOVE, HUH? ANTONIO'S RIGHT.
I GOT TO TRADE BIG IF I'M GONNA
GET THIS BOAT IN THE NEXT TWO
DAYS. HE TOLD ME HE HAD A COUPLE CARS
TO LOOK AT.
THAT ONE THERE IS THE ONE I WAS
TRYING TO... >> THIS ONE?
>> KIND OF MOVE.
IT NEEDS SOME WORK.
>> YIKES. >> WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
>> I HAD TO BRING THE SAFE BACK.
>> IT DIDN'T FALL THROUGH THE
TRAILER? >> I PAINTED IT BLACK, AND I PUT
SOME WHEELS ON IT.
>> HOLY [bleep], WHAT IS THAT?
IF THAT'S WHAT I THINK IT IS, I'M GONNA BE PRETTY EXCITED.
>> NOW WHO'S THE BEST TRADER,
ANTONIO?
BO-BAM! BA-BAM!
THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW TIMES I
MIGHT GET TO SAY, "I TOLD YOU
SO." >> YOU TRADED THAT FOR A SAFE?
>> TRADED IT FOR A SAFE,
BROTHER.
I TRADED MY SAFE FOR A 1970 MONTE CARLO.
THIS IS A HIGHLY DESIRABLE ITEM.
>> I GOT TO TELL YOU, MAN, YOU
DID A GOOD JOB. >> [laughs]
>> GOOD JOB.
HOLY [bleep].
>> INSIDE NEEDS A LITTLE WORK. THE WHOLE INTERIOR'S RUSTED OUT.
IT ALSO DOESN'T START.
[engine failing]
LET'S JUST COAST IT. >> WHERE ARE WE GOING?
>> WE'RE GOING TO SEE A GUY THAT
HAS A CUSTOM CHOPPER.
>> WOW. >> I INTEND TO TRADE THIS 1970
MONTE CARLO FOR A CHOPPER BIKE,
AND IF I CAN GET THAT BIKE, I
THINK I FOUND WHAT I NEED TO PERSUADE THE GUY WITH THE BOAT
TO MAKE THIS TRADE.
>> YOU STEVE?
>> YES, SIR. >> HOW'S IT GOING?
>> GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?
>> I SAW AN AD ON THE INTERNET,
A GUY WANTING TO TRADE FOR A MOTORCYCLE.
I HAVE A, UH, 2001 LUCKY SEVEN
CHOPPER, AND NOW I HAVE TWO
KIDS, AND I MADE A DEAL WITH THE WIFE WHERE I CAN'T RIDE ANY BIKE
UNTIL THE KIDS GET OUT OF THE
HOUSE, WHICH IS GONNA BE QUITE A
LONG TIME. >> WHAT'S THE ENGINE?
>> IT'S A 110 REVTECH.
>> OKAY.
>> 110 CUBIC INCH. BUILT THE CHAIN.
>> THIS BIKE IS AMAZING.
I'VE GOT TO STAY CALM AND NOT
SHOW HOW EXCITED I AM. I'M ASSUMING YOU DIDN'T BUILD
IT, RIGHT?
>> NO, LUCKY SEVEN CHOPPERS
BUILT IT. >> OKAY, LET'S LOOK AT THE MONTE
CARLO.
>> COOL.
IF THIS MONTE CARLO DOESN'T EVEN ADD UP TO ANYTHING THAT STEVE
HAS TOLD ME ABOUT IT, THE DEAL'S
OFF.
[engine starting] [engine stalls]
>> HERE YOU GO.
GO AHEAD, PERFECT.
>> YEAH! >> WHEELS ARE BRAND-NEW, THE
TREAD'S BRAND-NEW, AND THE PAINT
IS TWO YEARS OLD.
>> THIS IS DEFINITELY A PROJECT. >> YOU KNOW THAT--A LITTLE BIT
OF MONEY INTO THIS, WHEN YOU
RESTORE IT, THIS THING COULD BE
WORTH TWICE WHAT THAT BIKE'S WORTH.
>> I KNOW.
>> SO YOU GOT POTENTIAL TO MAKE
A LOT OF MONEY WITH THIS CAR... >> WELL, THAT'S REALLY--
>> OR HAVE A LOT OF FUN.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW, BRO. >> I CAN SEE THIS GUY'S STARTING
TO HAVE SECOND THOUGHTS.
TIME TO PUT MY SKILLS TO GOOD
USE. HOW LONG YOU BEEN TRYING TO SELL
THAT?
>> TRYING TO SELL IT FOR ABOUT
TWO YEARS, MAN. >> NOBODY HAS MONEY, MAN.
>> NO ONE HAS MONEY, MAN.
>> EVERYBODY WANTS TO TRADE.
>> NO, I KNOW. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO GET RID
OF THE BIKE, BUT THE OLD LADY,
YOU KNOW, TWO KIDS--
>> COME ON, DO IT FOR THE FAMILY, MAN.
IT SAYS RIGHT HERE,<i> "FAMILIA,"</i>
RIGHT?
>> RIGHT. >> THE FACT IS, HE HAS KIDS, AND
HIS WIFE DOES NOT WANT HIM
RIDING THIS CHOPPER ANYMORE, SO
HE HAS TO GET RID OF IT, ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
>> [bleep] IT.
>> COME ON, BROTHER.
>> ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. >> I TRADED A 1970 MONTE CARLO
FOR A CHOPPER BIKE.
>> I AM GIVING UP MY BABY, BUT I
CAN'T PUT A CAR SEAT IN THE BACK OF IT.
>> WHOO! >> SO I GOT A GUY WHO ANSWERED
MY CRAIGSLIST AD, WHO MIGHT WANT
TO TRADE A LIFTED TRUCK FOR MY
ATV. TODAY IS MY SUPER BOWL.
I STARTED WITH A LAPTOP AND
TRADED THAT UP TO A CUSTOM AMP.
THEN I TRADED THE AMP UP TO A RHINO ATV.
NOW I'M ON MY WAY TO A LIFTED
TRUCK.
YOU LOUIE? >> YEAH, BRO, HOW'S IT GOING?
WE'RE LOOKING FOR AN ATV TO HANG
OUT WITH MY FAMILY.
I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO BUY AN ATV LIKE THAT, BUT I COULD TRADE
MY TRUCK FOR IT.
IT'S MY PROJECT.
NEVER FINISHED IT UP, YOU KNOW. >> WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
>> YEAH.
>> IT NEEDS A BUMPER, A GRILL.
>> SO IT STARTS AND EVERYTHING? >> I GOTTA PULL UP THE HOOD AND
OPEN IT AND START IT FOR YOU.
>> OH, REALLY?
OKAY. [engine starting]
I'D DEFINITELY HAVE TO HAVE
A SUSPENSION PUT IN.
DOES IT HAVE A STABILIZER? >> IT'S DISCONNECTED, IF YOU
COULD SEE IT RIGHT THERE.
>> WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE IT NEEDS
A LOT OF WORK, MAN. I DIDN'T WANT THIS GUY TO KNOW
THAT ALL THESE THINGS, I COULD
ACTUALLY FIX MYSELF EASILY.
WELL, YOU WANT TO CHECK OUT THE RHINO?
>> YEAH, LET'S--LET'S CHECK OUT
THE RHINO.
>> IT'S GOT A FIVE-POINT HARNESS.
IT'S GOT THE SHADE CANOPY.
IT'S GOT HALOGEN LIGHTS IN IT.
I MEAN, THIS THING'S READY TO ROLL.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING.
WHAT WOULD YOU VALUE THAT TRUCK
AT RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW? >> UM, AT LEAST AT $10,000 RIGHT
NOW.
>> $10,000?
>> YEAH, $10,000. >> IF THE TRUCK WAS COMPLETE,
YEAH, I COULD SEE IT WOULD BE
WORTH AROUND THAT, BUT THIS
THING IS WORTH $8,000 TO $10,000 THE WAY IT IS, AND THEY'RE
$15,000 NEW, AND...
>> YEAH, I SEE.
>> YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO DO NOTHING.
TURN THE KEY AND GO.
>> I GOTTA GO ASK MY OTHER HALF
FIRST. >> SOMETIMES WHEN A TRADE GETS
TENSE, MY TOURETTE'S WILL ACT UP
A LITTLE BIT.
THIS TRADE'S STARTING TO STRESS ME OUT.
WHEN HE SAID HE WANTED TO TALK
TO HIS WIFE, I WAS NOT EXPECTING
THAT. >> HER MONEY'S INTO THAT TOO,
SO I GOTTA--
>> OH, YEAH?
>> YEAH. >> MY WIFE GAVE ME PERMISSION TO
DO WHATEVER I NEED ALREADY, SO--
I'VE GOT A LOT RIDING ON THIS
TRADE. >> ALL RIGHT, BRO, LET ME GO IN
AND CHECK IT OUT REAL QUICK.
>> OKAY.
>> ALL RIGHT? >> ALL RIGHT. >> I GOT THIS CHOPPER.
NOW WE'RE HEADED OVER TO SEE THE
BOAT GUY.
IF THIS TRADE DOESN'T HAPPEN, I'M GONNA BE HEARTBROKEN.
OKAY, I'M NOT EVEN GONNA TALK,
MAN.
YOU'RE JUST GONNA LOOK AT THIS THING, AND YOU TELL ME WHAT YOU
THINK.
>> IN ORDER FOR ME TO MAKE THE
TRADE TODAY, STEVE'S GOTTA BRING ME SOMETHING WORTH MY WHILE.
>> IT'S A 4X4 CUSTOM.
I'M SURE YOU KNOW ALL THIS.
YOU GOT TO BE A LITTLE BIT EXCITED, MAN.
HE HAS NO EMOTION, DOESN'T TELL
ME ANYTHING, SO I'M NOT EVEN
QUITE SURE WHERE THAT LEAVES ME. >> IT'S MISSING A PIPE.
>> LET'S WHEEL IT OUT.
>> NOW WE'LL GET TO SEE WHAT
KIND OF SCRATCHES ARE IN IT. >> THERE AIN'T NO SCRATCHES ON
THIS THING, BRO.
>> I STILL CAN'T PUT A CHICK ON
THIS ONE. >> WHO WOULD LOOK BETTER ON THIS
BIKE THAN YOU?
THE GUY THAT OWNS THE BOAT'S
KIND OF A DICK, AND THIS BIKE SCREAMS, "DICK."
I GOTTA MAKE THIS THING HAPPEN
QUICK.
MY FAMILY'S WAITING DOWN AT THE LAKE.
>> I'M GONNA HAVE TO DRINK A
BEER.
THERE'S ALWAYS THE POSSIBILITY TO TRADE, DON'T KNOW.
JUST WEIGHING MY OPTIONS.
>> OH, COME ON, MAN.
>> I MAKE A LOT OF STUPID DECISIONS.
>> LET ME HAVE A BEER AND A
SMOKE.
>> I'VE WORKED SO HARD TO GET TO THIS POINT, AND NOW HE WANTS TO
GO INSIDE AND THINK IT OVER?
HE MIGHT NOT EVEN COME BACK OUT
FOR ALL I KNOW. >> SO WHAT'D SHE SAY, MAN?
>> [sighing] YEAH, WELL, SHE'S
PLAYING A LITTLE ROUGH BUT, UH--
>> [laughs] >> YOU KNOW, UM, I TALKED HER
INTO IT.
>> SO WE GOT A DEAL?
>> WE GOT A DEAL. [rock music]
♪ ♪
I'M HAPPY WITH THE TRADE.
I'M JUST GONNA GET ON THAT ATV AND RIP ACROSS THE DESERT WITH
MY FAMILY.
[engine roars]
>> I AM SUPER COCKY. I'M SO COCKY, THEY CALL ME "THE
COCKNESS MONSTER."
THIS IS WHY I TRADE.
I STARTED WITH A LAPTOP AND TRADED THAT UP TO A CUSTOM AMP,
FROM A CUSTOM AMP UP TO AN ATV,
AND FINALLY, I TRADED THAT ATV
TO A BIG-ASS TRUCK, AND I SOLD THAT TRUCK AND CASHED OUT FOR
$9,300.
BA-BAM! >> IF THIS TRADE DOESN'T HAPPEN,
I'M GONNA BE HEARTBROKEN.
>> MM, HANG ON.
>> HE HAS NO EMOTION. I GOTTA FIND A SOFT SPOT.
TIME TO USE SOME TRADING
PSYCHOLOGY.
I'M TRYING TO GET A BOAT FOR ME AND MY KIDS.
I KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE THE
SENTIMENTAL STORY, BUT YOU GOT
KIDS? >> I GOT A LOT.
IF IT'S FOR YOUR KIDS, THEN I
MIGHT AS WELL LET IT GO TO
SOMEBODY THAT'S GONNA ENJOY IT. >> DONE?
>> YOU GOT A DEAL.
>> HE DID IT, HE SAID YES. >> BEAUTIFUL.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT
YOU COULD PULL UP TO A BAR, AND
IT STANDS OUT AMONGST OTHERS, SO IT'S PRETTY NICE.
>> IT'S BEEN A LONG ROAD.
I STARTED OFF WITH ELVIS PRESLEY
RECORDS, TRADED THAT FOR A KID'S RACING BIKE, RIGHT INTO A SAFE,
TRADED THE SAFE FOR A MONTE
CARLO, FOR A 4X4 CUSTOM CHOPPER,
AND I ENDED UP WITH AN ABSOLUTELY AWESOME BOAT FOR MY
FAMILY.
I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE THE
EXPRESSION ON MY KIDS' FACES. THIS IS GONNA BE ABSOLUTELY
INCREDIBLE. I BROUGHT YOU SOMETHING.
>> both: WE GOT A BOAT!
[both laugh]
>> GIVE ME A JUMPING HUG. [laughter]
YEAH.
THIS RUSH IS NOT GONNA LAST
FOREVER. I'M GONNA BE BACK, BIGGER AND
BADDER.
I'M GONNA TRADE UP, LIKE I
ALWAYS DO. >> SO I'M ON MY WAY TO LUIS'S
HOUSE BECAUSE I GOT HIS PICTURE.
WHEN I TRADED LUIS THIS AMP FOR
THIS RHINO, I PROMISED HIM WILLIE NELSON'S SIGNED PICTURE
OF THE AMP IN THE BACKGROUND.
>> OH, THIS IS AMAZING, MAN.
>> YOU SEE THE AMP RIGHT THERE? >> YEAH, THAT'S DEFINITELY GOING
UP ON MY WALL.
>> RIGHT ON.
>> I'M REALLY GLAD I HAVE THIS PHOTOGRAPH.
I CAN PROVE TO ANYBODY, WILLIE
NELSON ACTUALLY PLAYED WITH MY
AMP. >> IT WAS A GREAT FEELING,
GIVING LUIS THIS SIGNED PHOTO,
BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, IT WAS
AN EVEN GREATER FEELING, KICKING STEVE'S ASS IN THIS COMPETITION.
>> NICE TRUCK, OLD MAN.
YOU WANT ME TO BUILD YOU SOME
STEPS, SO YOU CAN CLIMB UP IN IT?
>> SPEAKING OF OLD, THE '80s
CALLED, AND THEY WANT THEIR
BOAT BACK. >> OH, MAN.
