<i> [bluesy rock music]</i> <i> ♪ </i> - Hey, how's it going?
- Good. An authentic Ronald McDonald
helium head. - All right, what's the thing in
its mouth? - That's where you put
the balloons. - So this is for filling
balloons. - Yes.
- So where did you get this? - I got this at a yard sale. - So you just sort of had to
have it? - Yeah, I did at the time.
- Okay. <i> [horn honking]</i> <i> - I've come to the pawn shop to
try to sell</i> <i> my Ronald McDonald helium head.</i> <i> I just don't have room for it.
I'm moving on,</i> <i> and I'm hoping
to get $500 for it today,</i> <i> and I know there's collectors
out there.</i> - I'm moving, so anything I can
get will help. - Do you know how old it is or
anything? - Well, it was made in 1977. - Okay, all right, makes sense. So have you ever tried it out
to make it work or anything? - I actually haven't. It's got the wiring and stuff, so I'm sure it would. - You know what?
I think I know someone who used to operate one of
these. Chum, you worked at McDonald's,
right? - Yeah, why? Oh, Ronald. - Did you use one of these when
you worked at McDonald's? - No, Rick. This thing looks like it came
out before I was born. - So you know nothing about
this. - It's Ronald McDonald. [laughter] Greatest mascot of all time. This is the face of McDonald's,
and if you're a kid, you're not coming to McDonald's
because you like the food. You're coming to McDonald's
because of Ronald McDonald. 'Cause they made their menu
catered towards kids. They used to have people come
in, and they would buy Happy Meals, and they
would just tell us not even to put the food in it. They just wanted to buy the
Happy Meal for the toy. But we didn't really fill
balloons up when I was at McDonald's, but I went to McDonald's
"school," and you would watch old videos,
because why remake them? And...
[laughter] So if you were a parent and you
wanted to have a birthday party for your kid, you would have a birthday party
at McDonald's. You'd call up, you'd say, "I'm
bringing in 10 kids," or, "I'm bringing in 20 kids,"
and, you know, they would set the place mats
out on the thing. The kids would eat a couple
bites of their burger, throw their French fries
everywhere, poop in the slide,
and be gone. - [laughs] Any idea what it's worth? - I don't know.
What are you asking for it? - 500. - I don't know if it's worth
500, but I do know that McDonald's
stuff is worth a lot of money. But you're gonna have to come up
with that price on your own, Rick. - Thanks, Chum.
I don't need you anymore. - Being the expert I am in
McDonald's memorabilia, I feel pretty good about this
item. <i> McDonald's merchandise is very
collectible.</i> <i> I think Rick should definitely
buy this thing,</i> because if you throw some face
paint and a red wig on him, I think we've got a match. - Well, I thought there was just
an inkling he would give me some insight
into it. Apparently not. All right, so I'll tell you
what, I'll give you 200 bucks for it. - Uh, 350? - I'll go 250 on it. - 3? - Nope. <i> ♪ </i> I'll go--I'll go--
I'll give you 250. - Okay, I'll take it.
- All right. All right, cool.
- Thanks. I'll meet you right over there,
and we'll do some paperwork. - All right. - I should have never stolen
Chum away from McDonald's. My life would have been
so much easier. [laughs] <i> ♪ </i> <i> [funky music]</i> <i> ♪ </i> - Hey, how's it going? - Great.
How are you? What can I help you with? - I have a Tomak Kris-Keris
spear I'm looking to sell. - You have a what? - It's a--
it's an Indonesian Kris. - Definitely does look like
something out of "The Hobbit." - Yes. <i> Today I'm here to sell a Tomak
Keris-Kris Indonesian spear.</i> <i> If a person was to appraise it,</i> <i> it would appraise somewhere in
the $8,000 to $10,000 range.</i> <i> I'd like to get somewhere in
the $3,000 range.</i> <i> If I sell the spear today,</i> I have a store that I'm going to
be opening, and I'm gonna use the money
towards that. It's a pretty rare piece, somewhere in the neighborhood
of 200 or 300 years old, done in silver. It's got genuine rubies and
sapphires on it. - So what else can you tell me
about it? Where'd you get it? - Well, I had a bad case of the
antique pox in 1976, and
I never got over it, and I just collected and
bought stuff. This actually was purchased in
Malaysia. What makes this one so special
is the gemstones are all original. - Yeah, gems are definitely
real. Any idea why it's shaped like
that? Is there a purpose behind that
or... - There is. In their culture, these were
used for execution and fighting. They would stab the people, and
they would die fairly quickly because of the shape of it. But the main purpose of the Kris
is its mythical powers. When I bought this one,
he proceeded to point it at a gecko on the wall, and the
gecko fell off the wall. - Okay. I mean, it definitely looks like
something that would be in "Lord of the Rings" or
something, so I can assume why people would say it has
magical powers. What are you looking to get out
of it, man? - It's worth a lot of money,
but, you know, what I really need, I need to
get around 3 grand for the piece. The value in the stones are
worth more than that, but I just need to--
I need to sell it quickly. - Do you mind if I have a buddy
of mine come down and check it out? - Absolutely.
Bring the best person around. They're gonna like this piece. - Well, hopefully if I do buy
it, it's a good one and not an evil one. - I've had nothing but good luck
with it so far. - All right, I'll--I'll be back. Take a look around.
- Thank you. <i> If this man is truly an expert,
I have no problem at all</i> with him looking at it,
because it's worth well more than what I'm wanting. <i> ♪ </i> <i> [rock music]</i> <i> ♪ </i> <i> [rock music]</i> <i> ♪ </i> <i> ♪ </i> - Hey, how can I help you? - How's it going?
- Good. - I have a rare Civil War-era
photograph of a property at Gettysburg
on Emmitsburg Road. - Okay. - I believe it to be
the Wentz house. - The Wentz house. - Which was in the middle
of the Peach Orchard battle. - Actually, I know nothing about
this house. [laughs] [rimshot] <i> - I have a rare Civil War-era
photograph.</i> <i> I believe it's the Wentz home
in Gettysburg National Park.</i> <i> I'm looking to get 15,000
for the photograph.</i> If I'm able to sell this today,
I'll probably go out and buy some more unique items. It has a crazy backstory to it. Childhood home of Henry Wentz. He ended up in
the Confederate army, came and fought at the Peach
Orchard when his father was in that
house. - Okay. - There's questions about, "Is
this actually the Wentz house?" I'm not exactly sure. It is Gettysburg National
Military Park, but it's unsure what house it
is. - I mean, it sounds really
interesting. Anything to do with Gettysburg
is interesting, okay? It's--it's literally the battle
that completely changed the course of American history. Have you ever seen any other
pictures of this or... - Not of this. The Library of Congress does
have one picture supposedly of the Wentz house. So you have to, like, request
it. - Okay, it's in relatively good
shape for it being that old. Because photographs at this time
period when they're put on paper like
this, the paper and everything else
wasn't the top quality meant to last. - Sure.
- So how much you want for it? - I'm asking for 15,000. - Okay, anything related to
Gettysburg is worth money. If you can prove a gun was
there, it's worth money. I mean, a Civil War uniform, if you can prove, you know,
there was a soldier actually wearing it
at Gettysburg, it automatically bumps up
the value. Anything about Gettysburg,
there's value there. So let me call someone up to see
if this is a house that was there during the Civil War
battle and if it's rare and everything like that. I know one guy who will know
everything about it. - Oh, that would be great, yeah.
- Okay. And then if it checks out,
I'll figure out what it's worth, okay? So give me five minutes.
I'm gonna give him a call. - Okay.
- All right? - All right.
- I'll be right back. - Okay, thanks. - I don't know everything. [laughs] <i> ♪ </i> - This guy brought in an ancient
Kris that he says has magical powers. <i> I don't really believe in
magic,</i> <i> but I do believe in money,
so I called my buddy Dave</i> to come down and tell me
what it's worth. - Kris knives and Kris blades
are a lot of fun, because there's a lot of
symbolism that's tied up in 'em. They're often considered sacred
a lot of times, because the pattern-welded metal
is made out of a meteorite steel,
so basically, it's a gift from the gods. - Now, is this considered a
spear or a sword? - It's a spear, and that shape
of that blade, once it cuts you, it creates a
wound channel that's pretty hard to fix. So they're a pretty devastating
weapon when you see them used. - They told me this piece was
200 to 300 years old too. - I couldn't tell you for sure. A lot of the blades get
remounted and remounted and remounted. You know, looking at this piece,
it, you know, I can see where they've done
some repair work. There's some little glue
portions where the wire's been glued back down, and it's
possibly been resoldered up around here. But all in all, the workmanship on this is
fantastic. - In your opinion, what do you
think it might be worth? - At auction, I know you could
get a solid 2,300 for this. - Okay, I can work with that. I appreciate it.
- Yeah, you bet. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing that. - Yes, thank you. - So I know you were looking to
get 3,000 bucks for it, man. And you do have something really
cool here. The silverwork's pretty good. I mean, we do have some damage,
but it is old. I'd offer you around 1,500 bucks
for it. - If I could take this piece
off, I would say that would be fair. - Whew. - How about 2,800? - Um... I'd do 18. I've got to--I've got to make
money too, man. - I understand.
- It's not as if I can just flip this tomorrow. - I wasn't gonna walk out of
here with anything less than 25. How about we do 2 and we just
close the deal right now? - 2,000? I can do that.
You got a deal. All right, come with me,
and let's do some paperwork. - All right. I'm thrilled that we were able
to come to a agreeable price, and I'm just glad that
this good luck spear is going to reside here
at the pawn shop now. <i> [bluesy rock music]</i> <i> ♪ </i> - Work here?
- Yeah, how can I help you? - Yeah, I have an early inkwell from the Victor Talking Machine
Company. This was on an executive's desk
from right around 1900. - Yeah, that's Nipper from the
RCA logo, and you can tell, because,
you know, he's a terrier dog, all white with the black ears, and his ears propped up
listening to music. I guess dogs like music. - Yeah.<i>
[dog barks]</i> <i> - I came here to see if they
were interested</i> <i> in my Nipper inkwell from 1900.</i> <i> I've been collecting Nipper for
a long time.</i> <i> I have amassed a collection
probably of over 2,500 Nippers.</i> I'm gonna ask $800 for it, but the lowest I'll take is
$675. <i> ♪ </i> - So what do you know about
Nipper? - Nipper was the trademark of
the Victor Talking Machine Company before 1900. - Yeah, Nipper was actually a
real dog. An artist named Francis Barraud
actually adopted a dog, and I guess he noticed that the
dog liked the music and would listen to the
phonograph, so... - Yeah
- He painted a picture. They started using it for
promotional ads, and everyone took to Nipper. When you think of RCA today, you think of Nipper the dog,
right? - Absolutely. - Yeah, and I think everyone
does. So you said this sat on an
executive's desk? Do you know which executive?
- No, I don't. That's what I haven't been able
to find out. And it's almost impossible to
find out. - Yeah, I imagine so. I was hoping maybe you had some
provenance in maybe who owned it, you know,
prior to you or prior to him. If it came from an executive's
desk, he may have just had it made. There may have been these other
Nipper-style dogs around. And he may have just, you know,
had it made into an inkwell. Who knows? How much are you looking to get
for it? - I'm looking to get $800 for
it. - Whew, hmm. It looks from around the time
period. That's how they were built and
stuff. I just wish you has some
paperwork. If you had some paperwork, I can
easily see it being worth that. If I was gonna make you an
offer, I'd probably want to be somewhere around, like, $200. - I can't--I can't do...
I can't do 200. - I mean, I'd offer you 225 max. - Yeah, I--I can't do that. - Okay, well, I appreciate you
bringing it in. - All right, and...
- I wish you had some paperwork. - Thanks for the time, yeah.
- Yeah. <i> - I honestly realize they have
a business,</i> <i> and the price that he offered
me,</i> <i> it may have been fair,
but I needed something</i> that would be music to my ears. - A seller is claiming he has a
Civil War-era photo of the Wentz house. I really want to know what Mark
has to say about this thing. So this is the photograph
he says is of the Wentz house. And I know next to nothing about
it, so... - The Civil War was interesting,
'cause that was the first war that we photographed. In this case, you're talking
Gettysburg. You're talking the battle that
changed the war. And when you talk about the
Wentz house, during the battle, the 17th
Mississippi went through Sherfy's Peach
Orchard, which was right across the
street from the Wentz house. So John Wentz, he's in his house
as this battle is churning around him. - He knows all this stuff,
'cause he was there. - No, no.
[laughter] I only look like it. The Wentz house is an
interesting one. There's no known photograph of
the Wentz house that existed during the battle. There is, however, a drawing, and I was able to track that
down. In order for something to be
correct, everything has to match, so this is not the Wentz house. The Wentz house was actually
only a story-and-a-half-tall log
structure. In looking at this,
it's wood frame, and it's a wood house. - Right.
- It doesn't quite fit. It had nothing to do
with the battle. It's not the house
that people would be particularly interested in. - So this is not the
Wentz house. This is not--
- No. - You can't confirm
it's any Gettysburg... - Yeah, it could be another
structure that was at Gettysburg. That I can't tell you,
but it's not the Wentz house. - Thanks, man.
- Not a problem. Very good to meet you.
Thank you. - Thank you.
Nice meeting you. -<i> Any time you have the
significant portion</i> of one of the pivotal battles
of the Civil War, <i> if somebody can find a
photograph of that,</i> any collector would love
to have it. <i> This photo is a probably
late-1860s farmhouse.</i> Whether it was at Gettysburg or
not, that I can't say, <i> but it is not the Wentz house
from the Battle of Gettysburg.</i> - At this point,
I don't know what it is. All I know is, it's a period
photograph. It would be really hard for me
to even retail this at any price, so... - Sure.
- And it's just not for me. Have a good one, man.
- All right. Well, thanks for looking at it.
- No problem. Oh, so, Mark might be a little
bit smarter than me, a little bit. <i> [bluesy rock music]</i> <i> ♪ </i> <i> [bluesy rock music]</i> <i> ♪ </i> <i> ♪ </i> - Hey, nice to see you again.
- Hi. I have some Edward Curtis prints
here I'd like to sell. - Edward Curtis.
- Mm-hmm. - Where in the hell did you get
these things? - I got them from a customer,
and I don't have the traffic to move them through
my pawn shop, so I'm looking to move them
through yours. - If you have a good condition
original set, it's worth a million bucks. <i> - My name is Lisa, and I came
here to sell</i> <i> some Edward Curtis prints.</i> <i> I believe that they are in
pretty good condition.</i> <i> My asking price is $15,000.</i> <i> I have a love for jewelry.</i> So I'm looking to get some more
jewelry. <i> ♪ </i> - I mean, they're just beautiful
prints. You know, considered one of the
greatest American photographers. When he died in the 1950s,
he was more or less obscure at the time, and then he was
sort of rediscovered in the 1970s. It was J.P. Morgan that funded
this huge project to take thousands and thousands
of photos of American Indians, and Edward Curtis worked for
years to do all the photography You see so many photographs from
this time period where they stage it,
and it's really degrading. He always wanted to make sure
his photographs are really respectful. The books that would contain all
these photographs, I don't know how many volumes,
but it was like that--that-- I mean, that's how much
bookshelf spaced you'd need. 20 or 30 volumes anyway,
but it was--it was-- it was called "The North
American Indian." So how many do you have here? - I have 31 total. - But I believe these are all
from that book. - So are these real? - Um... there's one way to find out. <i> ♪ </i> It should have... there we go right there. It's a watermark. - Yeah. - They're all 100% real, okay. - Great.
- That's the great part. These are some pretty amazing
pictures you have here. The problem with this is, some
of them are damaged. Some of them are smudged. This was put into a frame where
most likely the matting around it wasn't acid-free,
so it burned the paper. This got wet, and the ink bled through,
have a tear. - That's not good.
- It really affects the price. I mean, people want these in
pristine condition. Lisa's a friend of mine. She manages a pawn shop
down in Florida. <i> And she's got some really cool
stuff.</i> <i> Usually, she drives a pretty
hard bargain.</i> <i> And she's trying to sell me
these Edward Curtis prints</i> <i> that are a little rough around
the edges.</i> So hopefully we can come
to a deal, and I can make a little money. <i> ♪ </i> What's your best price? - I'm asking $15,000. - I'll give you $8,000 for them. It's--
- That's not gonna happen, Rick. They're worth a lot more than
$8,000. - Literally, this is what's
gonna happen. After I buy them from you, I'm
gonna spend between $8,000 and $10,000 framing them,
restoration, and then a bunch of other stuff,
so I'll give you 10 grand. - 12,000. - 10? - 11? - All right, 10,500? - 11? - 10,500? - It's a deal. - Cool, I'll meet you right up
front, and we'll do some paperwork. - Thank you. - This is really cool, 'cause I
haven't had an Edward Curtis for 25 years. <i> - Being on this side
of the counter</i> <i> was a little bit strange.</i> But being in the business,
I know that there has to be enough money in it for me
and Rick as well in order for it to both be
successful for both of us, so... <i> ♪ </i> - What in the... Corey.
- What? - Why are there balloons
everywhere? - I don't know; I figured you
were having a baby or something. - Chum. - You call,
you shall receive. - Why are all these balloons in
my office, and why are you carrying
balloons? - I got the Ronald McDonald's
balloon maker working so you could sell it. Ta-da.
Look at it. - Why didn't you just tell me
you got it fixed? - Well, you called me in as the
expert, so I thought I'd show you
my expertise. - He's got a point there, Pops. - Just leave, both of you,
and take the balloons with you. - Calm down, Hamburglar, all
right? - Just get the balloons out of
here. - I'll come back after lunch and
get them. [loud pop] [laughter]
