Hey, what have you got here? The biggest
collection of pawn shop movie posters you'll ever see-- all of them one-of-a-kind. Pawn shop movies? Yeah. This is cool. Someone should make
a movie about us, Rick. No one's going
to want to see us. Yeah. [LAUGHTER] I came down to the
pawn shop today to sell my vintage pawn movie posters. I lost my wedding
ring, and I told my wife I'd sell some posters
to buy a new ring, a nicer ring. So here I am. Damn, this one's huge. It's called "Unclaimed Goods." It was written by
the guy who wrote "Zorro" a few years later. RICK: Nice. STEVE: This one's a French
poster for an American film. It was the "$5 Baby." RICK: Cool. [LAUGHS] And "Pawn Ticket 210." Now, what's the other one? "Pawnshop Politics." That's cool. In old silent movies, it was
just as common for someone to walk into a pawn shop
as it is for someone to walk into a bank today. Believe it or not,
up until the 1950s, pawn shops were the number
one form of consumer credit in the United States. You know, all in all, they're
in pretty damn good shape. You see the three
balls right there? STEVE: Yeah. RICK: For over 500, 600
years, all over Europe, most people couldn't read. So the way you identified
a pawn shop was three balls hanging out front.
STEVE: Oh, yeah. Yeah. Actually, I noticed
on your shirt. RICK: Yeah. STEVE: --you've got the logo. So what do you want to
do, pawn or sell them? Think I'll sell them. OK. The question is, how
much you want for them? Well, these two
each are about 550. The big one and this
one will be about 450. So you want 2 grand? Yeah. Mm. I hate this. You brought in something
I want for myself, which is always a bad thing. I'll give you $1,000. STEVE: For all four? For all four. Oh, I like them too much. I'd let you have them for 1,000
bucks if I take this one out and keep it. No, no, no. That's not happening. You like that one too. RICK: I like that one too. Probably the best I could do
for you would be around $1,600. You'll never see them again. $1,400? $1,500, we have a deal. It's a deal, man. All right. I probably paid more than
I should have for these. But it's OK. They're going to look
amazing in my store. COREY: Earlier, my dad bought
some old movie posters. And since he's too lazy to
go get them framed himself, he's sending me
and Chum instead. What's up, man? Hey, Corey. How are you doing? I got some posters for you. Sounds good. We've been framing stuff for
the guys for the last few years. We're their go-to guy
whenever they need something. These are nice, guys. You don't usually
see this anymore. I love the vintage stuff. They're mounted on cotton,
which is a good thing. Prior to the early '80s, most of
this stuff was shipped folded. Because of the
inexpensive paper, it got damaged real easy. But mounting it on the cotton,
it actually helps to preserve it and increase the value. Sweet. So what did you guys have
in mind for these today? You know, typical museum
glass, black wood frame. On these big ones,
I don't really know if I need a matting on them. You know better than I do. I would definitely
recommend the matting. The matting helps
to put a little air barrier between the
artwork and the glass. So it'll protect the artwork. So what are you thinking
it's going to cost me on these? All four, you're probably
looking about $1,200. Around $1,200? This is the side of
the business that most people just don't think about. In order to sell stuff
for a higher price, you have to make it look nice. And good framing
doesn't come cheap. All right, let's do it. All right, sounds good. I'm assuming you are
going to be selling these? That's what I do, man. Do you have any idea what
you're going to sell them for? Probably in the range of
$1,000 and $2,000 apiece. OK. I really like this one,
man, "Pawnshop Politics." I like that. The stuff that they brought
in today was very interesting. I had never seen any
vintage posters like that. So what do you think
about this one? How much do you think it's-- how much do you think
it's worth selling for? I'm not sure yet, man. Make me an offer. Well, the framing
would be about $1,200. Do you think you'd be able
to work something out for me? You'd be framing less. So I'll do $1,500 for it. $1,500? I don't think we
could sell them yet. Rick likes these. COREY: We run a pawn shop. We're there to make money. I don't care if he likes them. OK, I could
probably do $1,500. Deal, David. All right, sounds good, man. All right, thanks
a lot, buddy. I'm glad I made
a deal with Corey, and I think it's going to be
a great addition to the shop. COREY: This couldn't
have worked out better. We have free framing
and cash on top. It's like I do
this for a living. Sweet. These look nice, guys. Where's the other one,
"Pawnshop Politics"? I told him not to do it. COREY: No, you're
going to like this. The framer fell
in love with one. I sold it to him for $1,500. You sold the other poster? Yeah, dude. We broke even already. If I wanted to sell them,
I would have done it myself. I want to keep them. I mean, I can't get pawn shop
stuff like this every day. You actually bought
art for the store? Yeah. I mean, they're cool. They're pawn shop stuff. I'm calling bull [BLEEP] here. We're in the business
to make money. And that's exactly what I did. I mean, I got a
spot all cleared out on the wall for them. Oops. Put something else next to them. No. Go back to the frame
shop and get it back. Dude, are you serious? Yeah, I'm serious. That poster was one of a kind. Just do it. Can't win around
this joint, dude.
