HARRY: I have this Buddha
that I'm trying to sell. CHUMLEE: I thought
Buddha was fat. [laughter] There is the happy Buddha,
which has a really big belly. But anyone who becomes
enlightened is a Buddha. So there's been hundreds, if
not thousands, of Buddhas. CHUMLEE: Oh. Where in the hell
did you get this? HARRY: A friend of mines gave
it to me as a housewarming gift. I bet you were pissed. HARRY: I received this Buddha
as a housewarming gift, and I'm not a Buddhist. I have a lot of
stuff in my house, and I'm not really
attached to it. I saw a Buddha similar to this,
and it was selling for $10,000. And that's what I'm asking for. RICK HARRISON: I'll tell you
what, I'm definitely intrigued. Looks like Tibetan Buddhism. The Tibetans were the ones who
were super stylized like this-- all the jewelry, the nice hair,
everything else like that. Do you know much about it?
- No. I think they got it
from a garage sale. OK. It doesn't surprise me,
because in World War II, we did have some
people in China. Some of this stuff
was brought back. In the early '50s,
the Chinese invaded. They took over the country. So Tibet is nothing
like it used to be. Most of the stuff that was
in Tibet after the invasion is gone. That's why this stuff is getting
harder and harder to find. It looks right, OK? I don't know when this was made. It could be 50 years old. It could be 200 years old. You got a bunch of little spots
where the gilding came off, and you have-- I'm assuming it's
brass underneath. You were looking to sell it? HARRY: Yes. RICK HARRISON: How much
do you want for this? $10,000. And how did you come
up with that number? I saw it online. It was a similar item
going for that price. I actually have a
friend who's a college professor that has studied
this stuff his whole life. Let me get him in here
and have a look at it. It's one of these things-- I do not have near
enough knowledge about this thing to figure out
what it's worth at the moment. HARRY: Yes, I understand that. OK. RICK HARRISON: So hang
out here for a little bit. Shop around. I'll be right back.
HARRY: OK. PHINEAS KASTLE: This Buddha
is called Avalokitesvara. And Avalokitesvara means
One Who Looks Down. You see these multiple heads. We have 1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. That is perfect
to the mythology, because this
Avalokitesvara has so much compassion for humanity. He's listening in
all the 10 worlds. And they believe that above our
head, there's 10 more worlds. And so this guy is listening
to all your frustrations, all your prayers. And that's why this
mythological form is so cherished by those people. This particular form is
called a Bodhisattva. A Bodhisattva is
someone who becomes enlightened, but comes back into
the world to help everybody. So it's a very
particular, unusual form. Well, we know
it's a real Buddha. Oh, yeah. RICK HARRISON: I
mean, how old is it? What's it worth? Condition-wise, is that
going to be a problem? Looking at this--
the condition it's in-- I'm going to pitch
the age about 1750-- in the 1750s. And I'm going to say that I have
seen these on the auction block in England, going from 10,000
to 15,000 bucks, because-- Yeah! PHINEAS KASTLE: --because
really, it's so old, and it's in such good condition. RICK HARRISON: Well, thanks man. You're the best. You're so welcome.
Thank you guys. Have a great day.
- See you, Doc. PHINEAS KASTLE: To see
that particular item-- it was amazing. Something very ancient, and
basically from a culture that has been pillaged. So even when you go to Tibet,
you don't see that quality of a Buddha anymore. RICK HARRISON: Well, damn. It looked old and
everything to me, but I thought your price
was absolutely nuts. What's your best price on it? I want 10,000. - I'm thinking closer to six.
- No. All right? No. RICK HARRISON: He
just said I could get maybe 10 grand at auction. OK. If I give you 10 grand,
there's no money to be made. I will give you 7,500. I will not give
you a penny more. That is the best I can do. And realize, OK, I'm taking
a serious shot at this. I mean, if I put
this in an auction, and it only goes for 10 grand,
I'm going to break even. But at 7,500 bucks,
that's the end of my game. OK.
All right. I'll accept that. I'll meet you right up there
and we'll-- come on, follow me. We'll do some paperwork. HARRY: I'm settling on 7,500
because this was a gift. It is a complete profit for me. I'm taking this 7,500
and I'm going shopping.
