<i> [rock music]</i> <i> ♪ </i> - Captain Fantastic.
- Yeah, yeah, it's a beauty. And I brought
the original sales flier. It was for this machine
that Bally brought out. I think it's funny. - Yeah, Elton John
looked a lot different. - He looked way different,
and he's wearing a hockey jersey for some unknown reason too. - It just looks so 1970s,
doesn't it? - It does, yeah.
[laughter] [bells ringing] <i> - I brought a Captain Fantastic
pinball machine from 1977.</i> <i> It's really kind of
a retro-looking, cool piece.</i> <i> You know, brought back
great memories,</i> <i> and I really fell in love
with it when I first saw it.</i> I've decided to sell
this pinball machine because I'm just flat
out of space, and it's gotta go. - This is pretty neat.
It was Bally's, right? - Yeah.
- Yeah, Bally's, yeah. <i> The neat thing
about this machine</i> <i> is this machine made them,
like, the number one</i> <i> pinball manufacturer
for a while.</i> <i> This was right after the movie
"Tommy" came out.</i> He did the--
the main song in "Tommy," like "Pinball Wizard." <i> Normally, when they made
a pinball machine,</i> <i> they'd sell like 3,000,
4,000 models of it.</i> <i> This thing, they sold, like,
I think, 17,000 of them.</i> <i> - Isn't that crazy?
- Just because it had</i> Elton John on the front of it,
who was just a rock star. - Yeah, right, literally.
- Yeah. <i> The only weird thing about this
was I guess in the background</i> here with all these people,
they put a few things <i> that shouldn't be there.</i> <i> It was extremely risqué
for '77,</i> <i> and especially with,
like, girls kissing</i> <i> in the background.
- Oh, wow.</i> <i> - They tried to get away
with as much as they could</i> <i> on this thing.</i> And, I mean, on the board
on here, I mean, there's nothing that's--
it's your basic pinball machine down here. - You got Elton John
on the bumper caps. - That's cool.
Does it work? - It works perfectly. - All right, did you ever
restore it, or--? - Yes, completely restored
mechanically and cosmetically. - Okay. How much you want for it? - 4,500, I think
that's very fair <i> based on this condition.</i> <i> - Do you mind if I have
someone look at it?</i> - Please.
- I actually have a pinball guy who knows all about
these things. - Oh, I invite that. - Okay, give me a minute.
I'm gonna give someone a call. - All right. <i> Rick's calling in an expert,
and I am very confident</i> that he's gonna
substantiate the value that I put on the machine. - When I was 16,
I was the pinball wizard. <i> [cash register dings]</i> <i> ♪ </i> Hey, how's it going?
- Pretty good. - Is that what I think it is? - It's a uranium glass
decanter and lid. It has antioxidant properties. - That's the first
I ever heard of it. <i> I always thought
it had radiation properties.</i> [laughs] <i> - I'm here to sell
my uranium glass decanter.</i> <i> I bought the decanter
at an auction.</i> <i> I recognized that
it was uranium glass,</i> <i> and I love
the properties of it.</i> <i> If I'm able to sell
the decanter today,</i> I'll probably go out on the town and have a really good time. - This stuff is really,
really neat. Uranium was discovered in, like,
the 1700s, and then <i> they found out that,
if you put it in glass,</i> <i> it does some really,
really weird stuff.</i> <i> Especially if you put a light
with a UV filter on it,</i> <i> stuff like that.</i> It's photoluminous,
which means the uranium will absorb light
at one frequency and emit light
in a different frequency. It was just really,
really popular around the turn of the century.
It was just a cool look. <i> And it sort of fell
out of favor</i> <i> because the federal government,
during World War II,</i> <i> basically decided they needed
all the uranium</i> in the United States,
and if you had actually had a store of uranium oxide,
they would take it. Starting early '50s
they started making it again. Just not nearly as much. It's difficult
to get the uranium. It's expensive.
- Yes, it is. - So it looks
like uranium glass, but I just wanna make sure,
so can you give me one minute? When we buy diamonds,
we look at them with an ultraviolet light,
so let me go grab one. I just wanna check this out.
It's cool. It's been a while
since I had one of these. If this is
actually uranium glass, <i> when I put a UV light to it,
it should glow</i> this really eerie green. <i> I only have a small UV light
we use for diamonds,</i> <i> but it should still create
the same effect,</i> <i> and if it glows green,
it will definitely</i> be worth buying. So here we go. Yep, that's uranium glass. - It's gorgeous, isn't it?
- Yeah. <i> ♪ </i> It looks right out of something
out of "Frankenstein," don't it? - It does. - My God, it is so cool too,
'cause since it's photoluminous, the more, you know,
ultraviolet light you put on it, the more green it'll be. Literally, you could put this,
like, at a bar and put, like, something like ten times
as powerful in this thing and it glows like it's
a nuclear bomb's going off. It's...
- It does, it does. - This uranium decanter's
one of the coolest things I've seen in a long time. <i> If this guy doesn't want
an arm and a leg for it,</i> I want it because just imagine
this sitting in the showcase. <i> Everyone that walks in
the store will be asking,</i> "What in the world is that?" And I'll be able to tell Chum
all sorts of weird things, and he'll believe it.
[laughs] How much you want for it? - 200. - I'll give you 100 bucks. - You can do better than that. - But I don't want to. [laughter] - How about if I want you to? - Um, well,
what's your best price? <i> ♪ </i> - 175?
It's rare. Look--and look at the design
of it. <i> ♪ </i> - All right, 150. I mean, it--
we're gonna meet in the middle. It's really cool, I just want--
I mean, I dig this thing. I mean, I think it's really,
really cool. I think it'll sell pretty quick. - 160, and you got a deal. - [sighs] All right, you got a deal.
- Thank you. - All right, cool.
I'll meet you right over there, and we'll do some paperwork. It's going in my laboratory. <i> [laughs]</i> <i> ♪ </i> <i> ♪ </i> <i> [upbeat music]</i> <i> ♪ </i> <i> ♪ </i> <i> - Earlier, a guy came in
with a 1970s</i> <i> Captain Fantastic
pinball machine.</i> <i> Elton John's
on the front of it,</i> and I know these things
are worth money. I just don't know how much. <i> So I'm calling in Nick.</i> He's basically
my pinball wizard. [laughs] - What are you buying now? - I don't know
if I wanna buy it yet. That's why I called you.
Captain Fantastic. - Wow, this is really cool
to see this, and let me tell you why. This is the most famous
and well-known electromechanical
pinball machine ever made. - Yeah, he wants to sell it,
and I didn't know if the price was right
and how well it worked. - Well, let's take a look at it. He's got the coin door.
Make sure the coin door's not all kicked in
and dented and--yup. Wow, this is nice. Back glass is all nice,
not flaky, and I can see it's got all the naughty bits
on there, great. That's what makes
this game famous is because this one kind of escaped Bally,
and they kind of caught it about 80 machines into the run. So they recalled as many
as they could so they could destroy the glass
and remake this glass with the stars on here
to cover up all the--the stuff. <i> Bally knew they had
a hit on their hands.</i> <i> - Uh-huh.
- They didn't really wanna</i> <i> take the stuff out,
they just covered it up</i> <i> with these mirrored stars.</i> You see the--the hands
down the pants? There's a star
over her hand now. In the original back glasses,
you could see the hand down the pants. - I knew there was
bad stuff in here, so-- - Uh-huh.
- It's even worse now, yeah. Okay. [laughter] - So let's turn it on. - There's a plug.
- Okay. Okay, here we go. <i> ♪ </i> All right, ready? <i> ♪</i> ♪ Wow, look at that.
Try it out, Rick. - I used to be good at this
when I was a kid. - Pretty basic game play. You know,
knock the targets down, increase your bonus.
- I absolutely love this. Flippers are a little weak. [laughs] - Well, cosmetically,
this is nice, so, getting my seal
of approval there. There's a little bit
of playfield wear. Not too bad. - What's it worth? - Well, the valuation of these
is pretty much all over the map. I've seen them
as low as 800 bucks to $5,000. This one, in good shape,
about an eight-plus playfield, semi-working flippers,
intact back glass... <i> ♪ </i> I would give it
about a $2,500 value. - Wow, I think this is
probably a $5,000 game. I mean, we did leave
the playfield original, but I like that aspect of it,
so I was asking 4,500 for it. - Okay. Well, it's your decision now.
- Okay. All right, thanks, man.
- All right. <i> I noticed some playfield wear.</i> <i> That devalues
the pinball machine</i> because for it to be
a $5,000, $6,000 Captain Fantastic,
it has to be perfect. - [sighs] I mean, I'll give you
1,800 bucks for it. I mean, just 'cause I--
I mean, I think it's really, really cool, I dig it,
but he's my guy. - I know.
- I mean, if he's saying it's <i> worth 2,500 bucks,
he can probably find me one</i> <i> of these in this shape
for 2,500 bucks.</i> - I just can't do it.
I--you know, the least I'd take
would be 3,000. - Okay, I mean, it doesn't
make sense for me at that price. - No, I guess
Captain Fantastic's gonna come home with me.
- Okay. If you change your mind,
give me a call, all right? - Thank you very much. <i> Rick's offer of $1,800--
there's absolutely no way</i> <i> I'd take that for it.</i> That's the opposite
of fantastic. <i> ♪ </i> - Hey, how's it going? - I have a LeRoy Neiman piece
here that I'm looking to sell. - Okay, let's pull it
out of there. Get some--these will work. <i> ♪ </i> Put this down there. So where'd you get it? - I got it from an older couple. They're amateur collectors. - Okay, it looks like
"Happy Birthday Mr. President." - That is true.
- Where's Marilyn Monroe? Oh, there she is. Yeah, there's a whole nother
story inside this picture. <i> [wolf whistle]</i> <i> - Painting is
"Happy Birthday Mr. President."</i> <i> So this was where
Marilyn Monroe was singing</i> <i> to President Kennedy
during his birthday bash.</i> It is in excellent condition. - I mean, it's real iconic. This is where Marilyn Monroe
in the super provocative dress, singing "Happy Birthday,
Mr. President." Kind of funny, huh?
- Mm-hmm. <i> ♪ </i> - I mean,
it's a typical LeRoy Neiman. Kind of controversial
in the art world. A lot of people actually
don't think he's an artist. They think he's
an illustrator because he didn't really do
a lot of original things. I mean, somebody took
a photo of this, and he decided to paint it. Made 600 of them, apparently? - Yep.
- Right. He sold them for 3 grand apiece
and got really rich. Take most artists,
and they're kind of starving. This guy was partying
with Hugh Hefner and had "Playboy" magazine
basically promoting him. What are you looking to get? - Looking around 6,000. - [sighs] Do you mind if I text
my art guy and see if I can get him over here
to take a look at this? - Yeah, absolutely. <i> He says he's gonna
call in an expert.</i> <i> I mean, I feel confident
because it's</i> <i> in excellent condition.</i> I'd say it's a very good piece. <i> [rock music]</i> <i> ♪ </i> - Hey, can I help you? - Hello, yes, actually. I have this. - All right, aw,
are you a stamp collector? - I'm not, but they do appear
to be very valuable. They're extremely old. - All right, "the stamp that
lost us the American colonies." "Stamp of 1765 issued
in accordance "with the Grenville Stamp Act
and the attempt to tax the American colonies." Oh, wow, I think this is
the stamp in relation to the Stamp Act. Too bad my boss isn't here
'cause he would really wanna nerd out on this right now. <i> - I'm here to sell
some old stamps that I have.</i> <i> They're definitely unique.</i> <i> I know they're not like
the stamps that we use today.</i> <i> That's for sure.</i> <i> I'm asking $250 for the stamps.</i> <i> I feel like they're worth
some value because</i> of how old they are. <i> - This is pretty cool.</i> <i> I mean, basically
what the Stamp Act was</i> is the British Parliament
deciding that all British citizens need
to pay a paper tax whether they lived on
this continent or in Britain, <i> so they imposed
this Stamp Act of 1765,</i> <i> and if you lived
on this continent, at the time,</i> it wasn't America,
everyone was from England, so you still had
to pay that tax. And this little stamp right here
had to be on every single piece of paper,
if I remember correctly, <i> otherwise there was some type
of legal consequence.</i> - Oh, wow.
It says America on it too actually,
on here. - American colonies, yeah.
We weren't quite America yet. This is right before, you know,
we fought the Revolutionary War to become free. They're pretty interesting.
They almost look embossed. They kind of look royal,
you know? It kind of looks like
something the British Parliament would make with these
deep blue colors. How much are you
looking to get for it? - I'm thinking
probably like $250. - Well, normally,
I'd just go get my boss, <i> but he's not gonna be back
for a few hours.</i> If you have a few minutes
to hang out though, I can call my buddy,
and he knows the value of all this kind of stuff. - Okay, yeah,
I've got a couple minutes. - It could be worth
a lot of money. - I'd like to hear
what the expert has to say because I'm confident
they're valuable, <i> but I'm not exactly sure
how much.</i> I'm just taking
a wild guess on this. <i> ♪ </i> <i> - Earlier, a guy came in with
a print of Neiman's famous work</i> "Happy Birthday Mr. President." <i> It's a really iconic piece,
but I have no idea</i> <i> what it's worth, so I brought
in Chad to come check it out.</i> - Good to see you.
- You too. LeRoy Neiman. - "Happy Birthday
Mr. President." Great.
- The one where Marilyn Monroe sang.
- Marilyn Monroe. Who you won't see
is Jackie Kennedy. She didn't show up. I think she knew that Marilyn
was showing up that day. - Yeah, she was probably
pretty pissed. I wouldn't have want to been
in the White House after that. - No. So what's really cool about this
is this is an unusual piece for Neiman because, you know,
he's mainly known for his sports paintings,
but it's the moment in American history
that everybody knows. He was by far the best-selling
American expressionist that ever lived. <i> LeRoy Neiman has
a huge collector's market.</i> <i> People really, really
like his work</i> and the people that collect him
are very rabid about it. A lot of the critics
didn't like him. His art was very, very literal. But, that being said,
the people did like him because his art
was very, very literal. It's easy to understand. It's not something you have to
sit and ponder for a long time. - Blue collar art, right?
I mean for lack of a better term.
- Yeah. - You know, a lot of
blue collar guys watch football. - Yup, exactly.
- You know, and they can relate to a painting
of somebody playing football. - That's right, yeah,
and he liked painting the "Playboy" bunnies. A lot of guys
like the "Playboy" bunnies. - Exactly, I mean he--
- Yeah. - He found a way to appeal
to the masses. - Exactly. The print itself,
it's a little bit textured, and this is one of the things
he was known for. He painted a lot of time
in enamel paint, which was very unusual
at the time. So when he started
making prints, he wanted
the same kind of feeling. So you get a real textural,
very layered print. - That's cool. What do you think I could
possibly get out of it? - I think high retail on it... it is probably 7,500.
- Wow. - Realistic retail on it's
probably right around 6,000. - Well, I appreciate it, man,
thank you. - All right, thanks a lot. Hey, thanks for showing it
to me. - Thank you.
- All right, you guys take it easy.
- [sighs] Well, all that being said,
I'd like to offer you 2,500 bucks. <i> ♪ </i> - Well, he said 7,500. - High, high retail
in a really fancy gallery. I don't see getting that much. I think I might
be able to get 6, but that's after I frame it,
pay someone to sell it, everything else,
so I'm thinking 2,500. - Can't do 5? - Yeah, I'll--
I'll cut to the chase. I can go 3 grand.
That's the most I'm gonna be able to pay you. - Are you fixed on 3? <i> ♪ </i> - I'm absolutely fixed on 3. - Okay.
- Deal? All right, I appreciate it.
- Thanks. - Let's go over there
and do some paperwork. We can leave this here. <i> ♪ </i> <i> ♪ </i> <i> [upbeat music]</i> <i> ♪ </i> <i> ♪ </i> <i> - A girl came in with some
really old British stamps,</i> <i> and one of them looks like
it could be from</i> <i> the Stamp Act of 1765.</i> She's asking $250. I have no idea
if that's too high or too low, so I'm calling in my buddy Dave
to help me out. So this is what
I called you about. I thought it was pretty
interesting, but Rick wasn't around, and I figured,
even if he was, he'd call you down anyways.
- He would love this. Yes, you're right. These are really,
really interesting. This is something that
a collector has put together who collected
British revenue stamps. These ones up here are
from the 1694 series, which was for general use
by the British. However, this one here,
it appears is a stamp issued by the British
in line with the Stamp Act. Well, the Stamp Act
was a way for the British Crown to raise money
in the colonies in America. <i> Remember, they'd just come out
of fighting</i> <i> the French and Indian War.</i> They emerged victorious,
but it was very expensive, and they wanted to recoup
some of that money, so they came up with
the Stamp Act, which specifically targeted
the Americas. <i> It mainly affected
items on paper,</i> although it also affected dice. I mean, who knew? - No gambling without a tax.
- Exactly. I'll make sure
it says "America." The British issued
all sorts of revenue stamps in the 18th century. If it says "America,"
we're in business. Yes, it does. Yeah, this one says "America."
This is wonderful. - Nice.
- So this is an important stamp. - It seems like there'd be
a lot of these if you had to stamp it
on every piece of paper. - You would think.
It was a relatively <i> short-lived act.
It was introduced in 1765 and,</i> just a few months later,
repealed. <i> So there wasn't a lot
of opportunity for their use.</i> - What kind of value
would you put on it? - Well, the basal value
is about $400 or $500 if you're buying it
in a stamp auction, but this also
has some other stamps. I think to any
advanced collector, it's easily a $1,000 item. - Awesome.
- Yeah. - Okay, well, appreciate it.
- All right. All right, congratulations.
- Thank you. - Thank you. - All right, it looks
like someone's happy with what they heard.
- Yeah, I had no idea. I'm working with 1,000 now. How does that sound to you? - It sounds like
a little too much to me. Would you take 450? - 450, that--I think maybe
if it was just these, but... - What are you thinking? - Well, I don't wanna sell them
for half what they're worth, so how about 650? <i> ♪ </i> - You think you could do 600? - I don't think so.
That's a little too low. That's almost selling them
for half what they're worth. - 250 to 650, huh? <i> ♪ </i> Um... - I could just
take them back with me. - I really wanna show 'em
to my boss, so I'm gonna make a deal.
$650. - $650. - All right, meet me
right up here at the counter. - Okay.
- I'll take these. <i> - I'm leaving here
with $650 for those stamps,</i> and that's more
than I was looking for, and that's awesome. <i> ♪ </i> - Why is it the first thing
I come to on the website is a picture of you? - Who else would it be? I'm the face of the shop. I'm the only attractive person
that works here. - You're far
from attractive, Corey. Check these out. Shillings and pence
and crown jewel, you've never seen one of these,
a tax stamp. - How much did you pay for them? - Well, Corey, I don't think
how much I paid for them is important,
but I did get them for a steal at $650. - Actually, that's pretty cool. - Hold on,
what's your play here? - My play is to make money
for the shop, Corey, and, from time to time,
get something really cool. - They really are.
- Yeah? - And they're collectible,
they're worth money. - High five, collectible,
worth money. What are you gonna do
for the shop today? I got cool things to go buy. I'll be back later. - I mean, this is cool stuff
we can put on the website right after you
take your face down. - I'm not taking my face
off the website. - I mean, really,
look at that pose. <i> - I'm not taking my face down.</i>
