Fake Items That Devastated Their Owners On Pawn Stars

the guys upon stars have seen and bought at all and though they love wheeling and dealing they don't love telling people that their treasured family heirlooms are worthless from pistols to diamonds these are fake items that devastated their owners on Pawn Stars a seller strolls in believing he has something really special in his possession a 50 million-year-old piece of Baltic amber with a fossilized tarantula trapped inside he presents it to Chumlee in the hopes of getting $50,000 for it turns out he's in luck as there's a gemstone expert already at the pawn shop I actually have a gemstone expert here all right hold on yeah the seller has authentication papers from an entomologist but the expert doesn't think that's the correct person to authenticate a gemstone so he suggests sending it off to the Gemological Institute of America the organization that sets the quality standards for diamonds and other stones a catch is it cost a lot to do that it cost about $200 to send it away well that sounds good I'll do that well when the results come back it's a huge disappointment the gemstone is really nothing more than a hunk of plastic the disillusioned seller is clearly disappointed the sax John Lennon was a well-known doodler who attended art school before founding the legendary Beatles and he often gave away his drawings for free so it's not far-fetched to believe a seller may have walked into the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop with a collage of doodles that resembled Lennon's most famous artwork a haphazardly hand-drawn self-portrait and it's signed the seller found it hanging in a thrift shop and bought it for $10 a total steal now he's hoping it's worth $20,000 at the pawn shop while Rick calls the fine needs he immediately spots a problem with the alleged artifact from the back he can tell it's been printed on Kodak printer paper which didn't exist at the time of Lennon's tragic death in 1980 unfortunately for the owner it's a complete fake trying to stay optimistic about the bus the seller says he's glad he didn't pay a lot for it in the first place Marchand linen is actually a John lemon a kaki seller wants 1 million dollars for a one in a million photo of President Abraham Lincoln and his wife Mary from 1863 that would be right in the middle of Lincoln's historic administration which ran from 1861 to 1865 but Rick isn't sure it's real so he calls in an expert to use his software to compare the sellers photo with an authenticated photo may facial features do not match among other things so she declares it a fake the seller doesn't take the news well belligerently saying he considers himself more of an expert on the subject than the actual expert when she defends her record of spotting fakes and sticks to her guns that the photo is an authentic the seller declares is your career you have a right to this credit yourself after watching the exchange in disbelief Rick takes the word of the renowned expert over the sulky seller and refuses to make an offer flintlock pistols were common in colonial America so when a gun collector walks into the pawn stars pawn shop with a pristine one allegedly from the Revolutionary War big Hoss is interested in buying it the seller purchased it for $800 at a gun show and he calls it the cream of his collection he's only getting rid of it in the first place because his wife is forcing him to sell it before handing over any money big Hoss calls an arms and armor expert to come check it out there's no authentication paperwork but if it's legit the expert says it could be worth up to $2,500 but as soon as the expert looks at the pistol he says it's a reproduction as it's missing certain markings and isn't hand engraved big Hoss feels bad for the guy but that doesn't mean he's willing to make an offer outside the seller unload storming off while swearing yes okay maybe the thing is is is a fake of the legendary Babe Ruth's is one of the best known sports stars of all time so memorabilia signed by him should fetch a pretty penny that's what one no-nonsense seller believes when he walks through the pawnshop doors with a signed baseball bat glove between the two items he's hoping to get a hundred and twenty thousand dollars when Rick says he wants to bring in an expert the seller bristles and asked who the man is Rick calmly explains he knows and trusts the experts while he doesn't know the seller from a hole in the wall right off the bat the sellers authentication paper makes the expert nervous because the person who signed the papers was implicated in an FBI sting exposing fraudulent signatures on memorabilia therefore auction houses won't accept the signature as legitimate Rick understandably has serious doubts about the validity of the items which immediately shuts down the deal after leaving the shop without a sale the frustrated seller questions the expert I think they're missing the boat on these items this young guy not even sure he heard of paper one authentic 1967 Pete Rose baseball card in mint condition could be worth about $1,500 and only about 75 are known to exist having five of them would be a pretty big windfall for the right seller that's why big Hoss is suspicious when a guy comes in with just that five mint condition 1967 tops cards that are just too perfect the seller says he'll have to reevaluate his entire collection if these turn out to be fake big Hoss calls over Rick and it takes in no time to tell him they're duds so what you want to know about this is the real know Rick explains the color is faded and blurry they also looked like they were printed on an inkjet printer once outside the apparently disillusioned seller questions his whole existence leading to this all-time great Pawn Stars moment because these cards are faked and you know what else is real the wife real the dog the cat you know what's real guess he's going to go home and take a second look at his card collection among other things Amelia weep occults bronze Perseus and Pegasus sculpture from 1888 was a limited-edition of 800 and it's the artists most famous work so when a seller comes in asking only $6,000 for one Rick's eyes light up Rick knows there are millions of fakes in the art world so he inspects it first and immediately finds a made in the USA stamp on the bottom it's obviously a 20th century recast man after pre-call died in 1915 after receiving the news the seller goes ballistic accusing Ric of incompetence like his fee no which you can please through the front of it I don't care what you're saying I don't care what you tell me but I know you're full of things get heated enough that security comes over but Rick waves them off Rick's father Pawn Stars legendary old man steps in to cool things off calmly thinking the man for bringing in the item but saying they're not interested with sculpture in hand and security keeping an eye on him the seller knows there isn't going to be any deal so he storms out Stradivarius violins are a rare commodity as their maker Antonio Stradivari only produced just under a thousand his lifetime he handmade them from the late 1600s until his death in 1737 as a result most of his instruments are pushing 300 years old therefore they're worth big money to anyone in the market for one no matter its condition that's why Chumlee gets when a man walks in with one he says was passed down from his grandfather it's in rough shape though the instrument is cracked and peeling and even looks like someone tried to glue a piece back together if real it would definitely be worth a lot of money but Chumlee doesn't think it's worth what the seller is asking so of course he brings in a Stradivarius expert the expert explains that it's the craftsmanship and attention to detail that sets Stradivarius instruments apart and just by looking at the varnish he can tell that this violin is a reproduced homage from the 1830s to the 1960s these knockoffs were mass-produced by the millions making this item basically worthless but unlike similar stories that ended in rage over the dashed dreams of extra zeros and the sellers bank accounts this one ends on a sweet notes with the owner saying he plans to hang it on his wall in honor of his grandfather Marilyn Monroe is one of the most glamorous and iconic movie stars ever and her dramatic death only adds to her mystique so it's not surprising that our autograph and anything related to her would be highly coveted cue a seller who walks into the pawn stars shop with a signed photo and a handwritten poem by the blonde beauty he says he's had four experts authenticated and the two items are appraised at a total of $48,000 still big Hoss wants his own expert to weigh in unfortunately they're both poor juries the expert says it's widely known that Marilyn's secretary used to sign autographs for her with a red pen and wouldn't you know it this signature is in red ink as for the poem the handwriting doesn't look anything like the Stars real handwriting the poem also was not penned by Miss Monroe which causes disappointment all around well I wish you were real man I mean we both make a lot of money a painting by Swann Miro once pitched 37 million dollars at auction so when someone walks in with another piece by Miro Chumlee gets excited the artist happens to be one of chums favorites which makes him more knowledgeable than usual well the seller would like to get $12,000 for it Chumlee thinks the signature looks questionable it's lacking fluidity as if someone had forged it Chum wants to call in an expert and he says he's one of the most faked artists around the experts presence makes the seller nervous because he's not sure the etching is genuine upon inspection it looks like an original print and for a brief moment the seller is be me but the signature seems like a forgery the experts final opinion it's a real Miro etching with a fake signature and he tells Chumlee to avoid purchasing it the seller says he'll probably just keep it and hang it on his wall jewelry always sells well at the pawn stars shop so Rick is intrigued when a young man comes in with a 300 year old 15 karat gold and rose diamond cross he's looking to get $8,000 for it Rick immediately recognizes it as Baroque style which was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and says jewelry from that time period can sell for millions of dollars he carefully inspects the piece with a magnifying glass and sees no hallmarks of it being genuine including the gold being two different colors in fact it looks like someone soldered it together and blowtorches didn't exist in the 1600s it's clearly not 300 years old to add insult to injury there's probably only $200 worth of actual gold to be had and the diamonds aren't even worth Rick's time the seller disagrees with Rick's appraisal and says he's going to get a second opinion the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic in the North Atlantic Ocean is one of the most well known events in history so when a seller struts into the pawn shop with a mint condition Boston Globe newspaper from the day after the Titanic sank he thinks he's going to make Bank while looking at the sensational headline Titanic sinks 1500 die Ricci immediately notes the paper is in almost to perfect condition as he flips through the pages there's no yellowing which is extremely rare for a 100 year old paper Rick quickly declares it's a fake saying it looks like it came from a copy machine when the surprise seller asked when someone might have made the copy big Hoss quips early right after the movie came out well the guy is disappointed he admits that once Rick opened the paper up and pointed out the excellent condition me knew it was fake to check out one of our newest videos right here plus even more looper videos about your favorite stuff are coming soon subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit the bell so you don't miss a single one [Music]

Channel: Looper

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Id: PpRtFzCInEk

Length: 10min 35sec (635 seconds)

Published: Fri Jun 19 2020