>> male narrator: WHEN STORAGE UNITS ARE ABANDONED... IN THE BIG APPLE... >> NEW YORKERS ARE ABSOLUTELY NUTS. [horn honks] >> WHOA! >> narrator: AND THE TREASURES WITHIN... >> THAT'S A ROLEX. >> GOING ONCE...SOLD! >> narrator: GO UP FOR AUCTION. >> YOU CAN'T HUSTLE A HUSTLER. >> THIS IS THE STUFF YOU FIND IN NEW YORK. >> [cheers] >> AND WHEN YOU DO, YOU SCORE. >> WHOO-HOO! >> narrator: COMING UP... >> BACK TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME. >> THERE'S NO WAY I'M LETTING YOU WALK AWAY WITH A GOOD ROOM AGAIN. >> I LIKE THIS ROOM. >> NOW WE'RE TALKING MY LANGUAGE. >> 1,300, NOW GIVE ME 1,400. >> WE ARE NOT GONNA LOSE THIS. >> Candy and Courtney: THREE, TWO, ONE! [jazzy music] >> NEW YORK CITY IS MY TOWN. I OWN THIS HERE. >> WHOO-HOO! >> FOCUS. >> JUST A LITTLE BIT OF HONEY GOES A LONG WAY. >> YOU GOTTA KNOW EVERY TRICK IN THE BOOK. ♪ ♪ >> ♪ MONEY ♪ ♪ MONEY ♪ ♪ MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN ♪ ♪ MONEY ♪ ♪ MONEY ♪ ♪ MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN ♪ >> SOLD! >> I'M HEADING UP TO HARLEM, TO NEW YORK SELF-STORAGE. YOU GET A LOT OF STORAGE FOR YOUR BUCK, AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, PEOPLE WITH THE MOST MONEY LIKE TO SAVE THE MOST MONEY. [horns honking] TRAFFIC AGAIN. HERE, HERE, WE'LL JOIN THE CLUB. WE'LL HONK. AND WHERE DOES THAT GET US? NOWHERE. THERE'S TRAFFIC IN THE FREAKIN' FACILITY! I CAN'T EVEN GET INTO THE JOINT. CAN'T GET A BREAK. [crowd chattering] >> TODAY I'M IN UPTOWN MANHATTAN, BETTER KNOWN AS HARLEM. SCORED HERE LAST TIME. I'M LOOKING FOR A REPEAT PERFORMANCE. MY GAME HAS GOT TO BE SPOT-ON. YOU HAVE TO PLAY EVERY ROOM LIKE A POKER HAND. BET HEAVY, AND I JUST CLEAN THE TABLE. BACK TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME. [jazzy music] >> UPTOWN, BABY. I'M EXCITED ABOUT TODAY'S AUCTION. >> I AM TOO. >> ONE OF MY FAVORITE FACILITIES. >> WE BROUGHT BIG BILLS, AND WE ARE NOT SCARED TO THROW 'EM DOWN. WE'RE LOOKING TO BUY BIG TODAY, ACTUALLY. WE HAVE A LOT OF SALES COMING UP. >> WE NEED A LOT OF THINGS. >> QUALITY AND QUANTITY. [funky music] >> TODAY I HAVE TO BUY TO SELL INSTANTLY. I DON'T HAVE ANY SPACE TO STORE ANY MORE STUFF. FURNITURE FOR ME IS OUT. I GOTTA GET BACK TO BASICS. IF I CAN'T SELL IT FAST, I'M OUT. FLIP AND FLOW, BABY. THE HUSTLER'S BACK. >> TODAY WE'RE HEADED TO HARLEM, SO I'M LOOKING FOR SOME QUALITY PIECES. >> SOME FRENCH PROVINCIAL, MAYBE SOME ART DECO? THAT STUFF SELLS. >> WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO TODAY, CHRIS, IS VISUALIZE. IF YOU WILL VISUALIZE IT, I THINK IT CAN HAPPEN. >> I VISUALIZE A PIECE OF DUCT TAPE OVER YOUR MOUTH. >> YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE'S SOME TRUTH TO IT. >> YOU ALWAYS SAY THAT [bleep]. >> THERE IS. >> FROM MANHATTAN. >> WHO KNOWS? MAYBE THE ROCKEFELLERS FELL BEHIND ON THE PAYMENTS. >> I MIGHT LET YOU BUY SOMETHING TODAY. >> THERE'S NO WAY I'M LETTING YOU WALK AWAY WITH A GOOD ROOM AGAIN. >> SOUNDS GOOD, MAN, 'CAUSE I'M REALLY GETTING TIRED OF ALL THE WORK I'VE BEEN DOING LATELY. >> ALL RIGHT, LISTEN UP. HERE ARE THE RULES OF THE AUCTION. WE'RE GONNA CUT THE LOCKS. WE'RE GONNA OPEN THE DOOR. I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO INSPECT THE ROOM. [Dottie barks] >> BARK! >> IT'S GONNA BE A CASH-ONLY SALE, AND THE ROOM WILL BE SOLD TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER. ARE WE READY? >> bidders: YEAH! >> ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO! >> WHOO! >> OVER THIS WAY. WATCH YOUR STEP. >> PACKED TO THE GILLS. >> WHOO. >> I MEAN, THIS IS SO AWESOME. OH, MY GOD. >> WHAT? >> THOSE ARE THE EXACT SAME CHAIRS WE'RE SELLING IN THE STORE RIGHT NOW, IDENTICAL. >> I KNOW. >> LOOK, LOOK AT THE FRONTS. >> WHAT DID I TELL YOU, CHRIS? THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING WORKS. I'M POSITIVE. LET'S DO THIS. >> OKAY, LET'S DO THIS, YEAH. >> NICE CARPET ON THE SIDE. PRETTY DECENT FURNITURE. THIS ROOM'S A FULL HOUSE ALL THE WAY. GOOD THING I'M AN ACE. AND THE REST OF THESE BUMS ARE JOKERS. >> THIS IS AN AWESOME ROOM. IT'S GOT A LOT OF HIGH-END STUFF. I MIGHT HAVE TO GO ON IT. MAN, I WANTED TO GO SMALL, BUT WHEN YOU SEE A ROOM LIKE THIS, YOU CAN'T PASS IT UP. >> [whispers] WOW. >> YEAH. JAW-DROPPER. THIS IS EXACTLY WHY WE'RE HERE. >> I'M IN. >> ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO. START IT OUT CHEAP, $100 FOR THE ROOM. >> 500. >> I GOT 500, 500, 600. 600, 700. 700, GIVE ME 800. >> YEAH. >> 1,000, 1,100, 1,200. 1,200? >> 1,500. >> I GOT 1,500. >> WHOA. WE NEED A BIGGER BANK. >> 1,500, 1,600 NOW. 1,600, GIVE ME 1,700. HAVE 1,600, 1,700 IN THE BACK. 1,700, 1,800. >> YEAH. >> 1,800, 1,900. 1,900, GIVE ME 2,000. >> FORGET IT. LET THESE GUYS DUKE IT OUT. >> 2,000 IN THE BACK, 2,100? >> YEAH. >> HAVE 2,100, 2,200? HAVE 2,200, ANYBODY 2,300? >> NAH. I'M OUT. TOO MUCH TO UNLOAD AT THAT PRICE. >> ANYBODY 2,300? ONCE, TWICE... SOLD TO JOE P, 2,200. >> STOLE ANOTHER ONE. I CAN'T WAIT TO CHECK THIS ONE OUT LATER. GET MY SECURITY GUARD TO STAND OUTSIDE OF THIS ONE. >> IN THE ELEVATOR, TWO TRIPS. >> FOR GOOD LUCK. [boing] >> OH, YEAH, BABY. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK? YEAH? YEAH? HMM? YEAH? HMM? >> IT'S AN OLD BIKE. >> YEAH? NO? >> TAD, WHY DON'T YOU TAKE AN AD OUT IN THE PAPER TELLING EVERYBODY WE WANT THIS ROOM? DON'T--DON'T POINT. >> OKAY, OKAY. >> PEOPLE CAN SEE YOU. >> THIS IS THE ONE. >> I DON'T LIKE IT, YOU KNOW. >> YOU DON'T LIKE IT? >> I DON'T LIKE IT. [laughs] OKAY. >> HIGH-END FURNITURE WITH A FRENCH TWIST. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR. >> [whispering] DON'T BID UNTIL EVERYBODY STARTS, AND LET IT GO FROM THERE. >> OKAY, OKAY, OKAY. >> OKAY, 'KAY, 'KAY. >> 'SUP? >> PFFFT! >> IT'S A LOT OF STUFF TO MOVE. IT WOULD TAKE TOO LONG FOR ME TO SIT ON THIS STUFF. NAH. >> OH, MY GOD. I'M FEELING THE FEVER. THIS HAS C&C WRITTEN ALL OVER IT. >> IT DOES. LET'S GO FOR IT. >> [clears throat] YES. >> COUCHES ARE REALLY NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT. BIKE IS COOL. IT'S GOOD FOR 100 BUCKS. PICTURE BOXES. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT COULD BE INSIDE OF THOSE. I MEAN, IT COULD BE MIRRORS, BUT COULD BE SOME ARTWORK. IT'S NOT REALLY A SCORE, BUT IT'S A GOOD ROOM. I'M GONNA MAKE SURE WHOEVER GETS THIS PAYS WHAT IT'S WORTH. >> ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO, $100 FOR THE ROOM TO START. >> $1,000. >> HOW MUCH? >> 1,000. JUST BECAUSE I DON'T WANT IT DOESN'T MEAN I'M NOT GONNA HUSTLE THESE GUYS. >> I HAVE 1,000. ANYBODY 1,100? I GOT 1,000, ANYBODY 1,100? I GOT 1,100 IN THE BACK. GIVE ME 1,200. HAVE 1,200, NOW GIVE ME 1,300. 1,300, NOW GIVE ME 1,400. >> DON'T LOSE IT. >> WE ARE NOT GONNA LOSE THIS. >> 1,600, NOW GIVE ME 1,700. IN THE BACK? HAVE 1,700 IN THE BACK. GIVE ME 1,800. HAVE 1,700, 1,800. NOW GIVE ME 1,900. >> THAT'S PAST OUR BUDGET LIMIT. >> I GOT 2,000, ANYBODY 2,100? HAVE 2,000, ANYBODY 2,100? 2,100, 2,200? HAVE 2,200, GIVE ME 2,300. [auctioneering] ONCE... ANYBODY 2,300? TWICE... SOLD, 2,200! >> THAT'S WHAT YOU SHOULD PAY. >> GOOD JOB, GOOD JOB. >> WHOO-HOO! >> THEY WERE READY TO PAY MORE. >> GOOD JOB, GOOD JOB. >> YOU COULD'VE HIT 'EM AGAIN. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S GO, DOWNSTAIRS! >> I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THIS ROOM. WE'LL CATCH UP WITH THEM LATER. I GOTTA SEE WHAT'S IN HERE. >> THIS IS--THIS IS A FRENCH BICYCLE. >> MADE IN ENGLAND. YEAH, IT'S FRENCH, ALL RIGHT. >> OKAY, IT'S EUROPEAN. I'M CLOSE. I'M GONNA SAY THIS IS AT LEAST 500 BUCKS HERE. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED. >> OH, YEAH. >> I'M GONNA SAY 700. THIS IS MARQUETRY, WITH ALL THIS INLAID WOOD IN HERE. >> 500 BUCKS. >> THIS IS OSTRICH SKIN. >> 150. >> YEAH. >> OSTRICH? NOW I'M VISUALIZING LUNCH. I'D SAY 100 BUCKS FOR THIS, AT LEAST. >> YEAH. >> HERE'S THE DRESSER THAT MATCHES, 300 BUCKS. >> VERY NICE. IT'S AT LEAST 1,500 BUCKS. IT'S AN OTTOMAN. >> THAT'S 500 BUCKS. >> IT'S A, UH, IT'S A CHINA CABINET. EASY 500 BUCKS. OH, THAT'S GORGEOUS. >> IT'S ANOTHER 800 BUCKS RIGHT THERE. [jazzy music] OH, DON'T DO THAT. NOW I GOTTA CLEAN THAT UP. >> IT'S RAINING MONEY. >> TAD! OH, THAT'S EXPENSIVE. >> IT'S A NICE BAG. >> 50 BUCKS. >> OH, MY GOD, THIS IS BETTER THAN CHRISTMAS. WE'VE GOT A NICE BOX OF EXPENSIVE PORCELAIN HERE. YOU KNOW, THIS COULD EASILY BE 1,000 BUCKS AT LEAST HERE. [gasps] >> [gasps] >> WHAT? >> OKAY, I WANT YOU TO READ THE BACK OF THIS. WHAT DOES THIS SAY RIGHT THERE? >> TIFFANY STUDIOS, NEW YORK. >> CHA-CHING! THIS ANTIQUE TIFFANY DESK SET WILL BRING IN AT LEAST 1,500 BUCKS. OH, YEAH. >> OH, THAT'S NICE. >> WITH THE MARBLE TOP, ABOUT 1,800 BUCKS ON THAT. >> MINIMUM. >> OH, THAT'S NICE. WOW. CHA-CHING! THIS IS AT LEAST 1,000 BUCKS. WHAT'S THAT? >> JUST A PICTURE. >> WOW, THIS IS NICE. "THIS DRAWING IS BY CHARLES DANA GIBSON." THIS--WHAT'S THIS? OOH! OH, MY GOD, ARE THESE THE GIBSON GIRLS? [stammers] IT IS THE GIBSON GIRLS! THE GIBSON GIRLS WERE THE SUPERMODELS OF THE EARLY 20th CENTURY. ALL RIGHT, CHRIS, WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS TAKE THESE WITH THE PAINTING, AND LET'S SEE WHAT THIS IS WORTH. THIS COULD BE WORTH A FORTUNE. SEE? VISUALIZING WORKS. ALL I HAVE TO DO NOW IS VISUALIZE CHRIS CLEANING UP THIS MESS. I THINK WE MAY HAVE A PILE OF MONEY HERE, CHRIS. >> I THINK SO. I HOPE SO. >> [laughing] >> IT'S THE LAST ROOM COMING UP. >> IT'S GONNA BE YOUR BEST ONE. >> AH! >> AWESOMENESS. >> THERE IS NO GETTING BETTER FROM THIS ONE. >> THIS IS A CLEAN LITTLE LOT. SOLID OAK DRESSER RIGHT THERE. THERE'S OAK CHAIRS. I MEAN, I LIKE IT. >> HERE'S A NICE LITTLE DRESSER. LITTLE DROP-LEAF TABLE. >> AND WE COULD DEFINITELY SELL THIS, SO I SAY WE GO ON IT. >> LET'S DO IT, THEN. >> MYSTERY PACKAGES. I MEAN, IT'S--IT'S A LOT OF FURNITURE, SOMETHING I'M NOT LOOKING FOR TODAY. I'M GONNA PASS ON THIS ONE. >> OH! THE ROCKING CHAIRS, THOSE LAMPS. THEY TOOK CARE OF THEIR STUFF. >> AND THOSE ARE THE CHAIRS THAT I WANT. >> THIS IS GREAT, LOTTA PROMISE. >> I LIKE THIS ROOM. >> ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO, $100. ANYBODY GOT 100, 125, 150, 175. GIVE ME 200. 200, 225? HAVE 225, 250, 400. >> YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY DOESN'T HAVE TO BID. >> 500, 600, 650, 700. 750. 750 NOW, 750, GIVE ME 800. >> I SAID I LIKED IT, BUT I'M NOT IN LOVE WITH IT. >> HAVE 1,500 IN THE BACK. 1,500, 1,600 NOW. HAVE 1,600, 1,700? >> YOU WANT IT? >> [auctioneering] ONCE... TWICE... SOL--OH, 1,700. >> NO, HE SAID "SOLD". >> SORRY. 1,700, ANYBODY 1,800? 1,800, NOW GIVE ME 1,900. [auctioneering] >> DO YOU WANT IT? DO YOU WANT IT? >> ONCE...TWICE... SOLD, 1,800! >> TOOK A WHILE. >> C&C. >> NOT A CHEAP ONE. WHEW, I'M SWEATING A LITTLE BIT. >> OH. >> THANKS, EVERYBODY, FOR COMING AND SPENDING YOUR MONEY. >> CAME TO HARLEM LOOKING FOR STUFF I COULD FLIP FAST. IT WASN'T THERE. TODAY I WANTED TO FLIP AND FLOW. INSTEAD, I'M GONNA FLIP AND GO. [trombone slides down] LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE, KEEP GOING. >> THIS IS GONNA BE GREAT. THERE'S GOLD IN THIS HERE ROOM. I KNOW IT. [grunts] LOOK HOW NICE. THEY GOT THE WOOD TOPS. THEY GOT THE WOOD BASE. THIS IS MAJOR STUFF. 500 BUCKS. THIS IS A--LIKE A BAR STOOL. I WOULD ASK 350 FOR THAT. HANDMADE. IT'S NICE. YOU KNOW, THAT'S $1,000 CARPET, PROBABLY. MADE IN ITALY. THAT'S THE BEST. CHINA BOX, $500. YOU HAVE THE FIREPLACE TOOLS HERE, THE SWEEPER. THIS IS THE FOOT PART. CAN YOU IMAGINE IT? THAT'S GOOD FOR 350 RIGHT THERE. THIS ROOM'S FANTASTIC. OKAY, THIS IS LIKE 5% OF THE ROOMS THAT ARE OUT THERE, OR EVEN LESS, MAYBE. THAT'S ONE OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS RIGHT THERE. THIS COULD BE 100 BUCKS. YEAH, SORT OF LOOKS LIKE ME, YOU KNOW. "JOE P, HOW YOU DOING?" HEY, JOE P, HOW YOU DOING? "I'M ALL RIGHT." THIS IS A, UH, DROP-LEAF TABLE. NICE SHAPE. 750 FOR THAT. THAT'S AN ETAGERE. DECORATORS BUY IT ALL DAY LONG. $1,500. THAT SET OF FOUR CHAIRS RIGHT THERE, THEY'RE, LIKE, $500 EACH. THIS IS AN ASIAN-STYLE BEDROOM SET, VERY WELL MADE. 2,500. THIS IS, LIKE, AN $800 CONSOLE TABLE. THE GLASS... GOES ON THAT. ALTOGETHER, WITH THE MIRROR AND EVERYTHING, PROBABLY, LIKE, 1,500 BUCKS. THERE'S ALL GOOD CLOTHING IN HERE, GOOD QUALITY, I'M SURE, BECAUSE I KNOW THE ROOM ALREADY. 30 BOXES HERE, $100 A BOX. THAT'S 3,000. INSIDE THE ROOM IS ANOTHER ABOUT $3,000 WORTH OF FURNITURE. THAT'S A CONSERVATIVE PRICE. I KNEW THESE PEOPLE HAD SOME HIGH-END GOODIES. OH, WHOA. LET'S CHECK THIS OUT. COOL. VINTAGE FIRE HOSE NOZZLES. THIS PUTS OUT FIRES. THIS STUFF HERE HAS PUT OUT FIRES IN NEW YORK CITY. THESE COULD BE WORTH A LOT OF MONEY. I DON'T KNOW IF THESE NOZZLES WORK OR NOT, BUT IF THEY SPRAY CASH, I DON'T CARE. I CAME BACK TO HARLEM AND KILLED IT AGAIN. STOLE IT. [jazzy music] ♪ ♪ >> 1,800 BIG ONES. >> YES. >> THIS IS THE MOST WE'VE EVER SPENT. >> HOW CUTE IS THAT? >> IT'S SO CUTE. >> 20 BUCKS? >> AT LEAST. VINTAGE-Y LINENS. $25. THERE ARE, LIKE, 100 TURTLES IN THIS BOX. >> WE COULD PROBABLY GET $40 FOR ALL THESE TURTLES. THAT IS SUPER CUTE. >> YEAH, WE COULD GET $20 FOR THIS, FOR SURE. >> THE REST OF THE BOX LOOKS PRETTY SAD. $3 POTTERY PIECE. >> ALL--EVERYTHING IN HERE IS BROKEN. >> LIKE OUR DREAMS ABOUT THIS LOCKER. >> THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING. >> I KNOW. >> WE'RE NOT GONNA LOSE HOPE. WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF FURNITURE. >> FOR THIS SET OF CHAIRS, IT'S GONNA BE 100 BUCKS. 30 BUCKS? >> HERE'S ANOTHER SIDE TABLE. THIS IS ANOTHER $30. $40, PERHAPS? >> YEAH. YOU KNOW, THIS IS CUTE. >> I THINK WE COULD GET $100 FOR THIS. $150 FOR THAT, FOR SURE. >> YEAH, I AGREE. >> THIS CHAIR WE CAN GET $100 FOR. >> WHOO-HOO! >> I LIKE THIS DROP-LEAF TABLE. I THINK WE CAN GET $200. >> I THINK WE'RE ROUNDING A CORNER. >> $200 FOR THIS PIECE. >> MM-HMM. >> THAT IS A $50 ITEM, FOR SURE. IT'S A GREAT COFFEE TABLE. THAT'S A $200 PIECE, FOR SURE. WHAT DO YOU THINK? >> 100 BUCKS? >> WE COULD GET $300 FOR THIS PIECE. >> NICE. >> YEAH. >> [gasps] I THINK THIS IS THE GOOD BOX. [grunts] THAT'S CUTE. >> JEWELRY BOX. >> THAT'S CUTE. >> OR IS IT A MUSIC BOX? >> OKAY. [gasps] WHAT'S THAT? >> IT'S FOR MAKING SOMETHING. LOOKS LIKE PILLS. OR BULLETS. OOH, A MORTAR AND PESTLE! >> [laughs] >> YES. UM, I THINK IT'S FOR MAKING DRUGS. [boing] >> IT'S, LIKE, THE VINTAGE WAY TO MAKE PILLS. WE SHOULD GET THIS CHECKED OUT. >> I KNOW, THIS IS REALLY COOL. OH, LOOK WHAT I FOUND! >> IT LOOKS AMAZING ON THE FRONT! >> OH, LOOK WHAT I FOUND. >> IT LOOKS AMAZING ON THE FRONT OF IT! >> IT LOOKS LIKE A REALLY OLD SAFE. >> I THINK WE SHOULD TRY TO BREAK IT OPEN. >> YOU THINK? HOW ARE WE GONNA DO THAT? >> I KNOW JUST THE GUY TO POP THIS BABY OPEN. [dramatic music] >> [gasps] PLEASE LET THERE BE SOMETHING OF VALUE IN THERE! ♪ ♪ >> both: THREE, TWO, ONE! ♪ ♪ >> YEAH, BABY! WE'RE IN. >> HOPEFULLY THERE WASN'T A MING VASE IN THERE. [gasps] HOLY-- >> WELL? >> JEWELS. THERE'S FREAKING GOLD IN HERE. >> LOOK AT THAT. YOU NEVER KNOW. >> IS THIS RING IN HERE? THIS IS THE VALUE OF THIS RING. $2,300. >> [gasps] THAT RING IS IN HERE. >> IT IS? >> YEP. >> NICE! >> 14 KARAT. THEY'RE ALL GOLD. I THINK THERE'S, LIKE, OVER 2 GRAND. >> WE LITERALLY JUST BROKE THE BANK. OH, MY GOD, WE GOT EVERYTHING WE WANTED TODAY. AND... WE DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW MUCH THIS BAD BOY'S WORTH. >> I'M EXCITED TO FIND OUT WHAT THESE NOZZLES ARE WORTH, SO I'M MEETING SAM AT THE JERSEY FIREMEN'S MUSEUM. >> THE WAY THESE WORK IS THEY WILL, YOU KNOW, SCREW ON TO A HOSE. AND THESE ARE LIKE A RIFLE. THESE ARE PRECISION-MADE SO THAT WHEN THE WATER COMES OUT, IT'S GONNA GO WHERE YOU WANT IT TO. THIS IS A BALL-VALVE TYPE. >> OH, I SEE. >> AND IF YOU LOOK IN HERE, THIS IS THE BALL. >> YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. >> AND BECAUSE THIS IS BRASS, THE AGE OF THESE THINGS ARE FROM THE 1900s UP UNTIL THE 1930s. UH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO OUT AND SEE IF WE CAN HOOK ONE OF THESE UP AND PUMP WATER IN IT? >> YEAH, SINCE YOU'RE OFFERING, YOU KNOW. I'M NOT A DALMATIAN, BUT I'LL BARK IF THEY LET ME RIDE IN THAT TRUCK. [bell jingles] >> GET IT UNDER YOUR ARM. >> WOW. >> PULL NICE AND SLOW DOWN ON IT. NOW YOU'RE GETTING MORE GALLONS PER MINUTE. >> WOW. WHOA! >> [laughing] >> SORRY, MAN, I TRIED-- [laughing] I'M SO SORRY. FIRST YOUR HAIR GOES GRAY, THEN YOU LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR HOSE. SAM, MY NOZZLE WORKS. SHE'S IN GOOD SHAPE. HOW MUCH IS SHE WORTH? >> UH, IT'S PROBABLY WORTH ABOUT-- [dramatic drum roll] WELL, YOU HAVE FOUR OF THEM. MAYBE THEY'RE WORTH... [dramatic drum roll] $200. [weary trombone slide] >> I THOUGHT THEY'D BE WORTH A LITTLE MORE, BUT THEY'RE COOL. I SCORED SO BIG WITH THIS ROOM, I MIGHT JUST KEEP THESE BABIES. THE CHAMPION! >> [chuckles] [upbeat music] >> ♪ NA NA NA NA NA NA NA ♪ >> ♪ AH ♪ >> ♪ NA NA NA NA NA ♪ >> THIS IS IT. WE'RE GOING TO POP OVER TO CITY RELIQUARY TO GET OUR PILL THINGY CHECKED OUT. >> OH, WOW. NEVER SEEN THIS CONFIGURATION BEFORE. THIS IS CALLED A KONSEAL MACHINE. AND THE IDEA WAS, IF YOU WERE MAKING PILLS, YOU HAD TO BIND THEM. WHAT THEY DEVISED WERE THESE-- THEY'RE JUST PLAIN, MADE OUT OF WHEAT. AND, UH-- >> ARE THEY GOOD? >> WELL, THEY'RE PRETTY DRY. THEY'RE A BIT OLD. >> WHY DO THEY CALL IT KONSEAL? >> THE "SEAL" PART OF IT IS WHEN YOU BRING THE TWO PIECES TOGETHER, AND THEY'RE SEALING IT, AND VOILA. YOU HAVE A SOLID DOSAGE FORM, AND SWALLOW. >> THAT'S SO BIG. >> DO YOU KNOW HOW OLD THIS ONE IS? >> I'M GUESSING AROUND-- BETWEEN 1880 AND 1910. >> THAT'S SO COOL. >> WOW. LOVING THE SOUND OF THAT. >> SO, DOC, WHAT'S THE FINANCIAL DIAGNOSIS ON THAT? >> OKAY, NOW, THIS IS A TOUGH ONE. IT'S NOT TOTALLY PERFECT. IT HAS STAINS. BUT THE BIG THING IS, I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING IN THIS CONFIGURATION. I'VE NOT SEEN-- >> IS THAT A GOOD THING OR A BAD THING? >> WELL, THIS MAKES IT VERY RARE. THE UNIQUENESS OF IT, THE COMPACTNESS OF IT. I WOULD HAVE TO SAY, UH... [dramatic drum roll] 1,500. >> THAT'S AMAZING. >> WOW. THAT'S THE KIND OF PRESCRIPTION YOU TAKE TO THE BANK. >> THANKS SO MUCH, DOC. >> TAKE CARE. >> BYE. >> SAFE TRAVELS. [funky music] ♪ ♪ >> TODAY WE'RE GOING TO SEE JUDY AT THE AMERICAN ILLUSTRATORS GALLERY TO SEE IF OUR GIBSON GIRLS ARE THE REAL DEAL. >> LET'S SEE. >> WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF GIBSON BOOKS HERE. SO WHO--WHO IS THE GIBSON GIRL? >> THE GIBSON GIRL WAS IRENE LANGHORNE, AND THAT'S WHO CHARLES DANA GIBSON MARRIED. SHE BECAME THE EPITOME OF AN AMERICAN WOMAN THAT ALL THE WOMEN ASPIRED TO BE LIKE. THESE ARE BOOKS THAT WERE DISTRIBUTED BY <font color="#FFFFFF"><i> LIFE</i> MAGAZINE...</font> >> THESE ARE COFFEE TABLE BOOKS. >> IN THE 1900s. THIS IS WHAT YOU'D PUT ON THE TABLE AND-- >> SO, UH, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY THEY'RE WORTH AS-IS? >> THIS LOOKS LIKE THEY DRIPPED WATER. THE--THE BINDING'S NOT VERY GOOD. UH... THEY'D BE $500? >> I CAN--I'LL TAKE THAT. 500 BUCKS? THAT'S A GOOD START. >> SO CAN WE TALK ABOUT THIS? >> OKAY, FIRST YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW IF IT'S REAL... >> YES. >> BECAUSE IT IS NOT TYPICAL AT ALL. LET'S SEE IF IT GIVES ME ANY CLUES ON THE BACK. >> OKAY. >> OKAY. >> OOH! >> SO... >> THERE WE GO. >> WE DO HAVE A TITLE. <font color="#FFFFFF"><i>THE PATH OF HISTORY.</i></font> THIS WINSOR & NEWTON IS HIS ILLUSTRATION BOARD. COPYRIGHT LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY. >> OKAY. >> SO YOU'VE REALLY GOT AN ORIGINAL CHARLES DANA GIBSON. >> WHOO-HOO! >> AND IT'S NOT THE GIBSON GIRL, BUT IT IS-- >> BUT THAT'S OKAY. >> IT IS AN ORIGINAL DRAWING. >> SO WHAT'S THE GOOD NEWS? >> [laughs] >> OKAY. >> LOOK AT HER. LOOK AT HOW SHE'S SMILING AT US. I LIKE THIS. >> OKAY, I'D SAY... THIS CHARLES DANA GIBSON SHOULD BRING... $7,500. >> OOH, I LIKE THAT. >> [laughing] YEAH! >> 7,500 BUCKS, THAT'S GOOD. >> THAT'S GREAT! >> THAT'S TERRIFIC! >> THAT'S-- >> THAT'S A WHOO-HOO, CHRIS. WHERE'S YOUR WHOO-HOO? >> WHOO-HOO! 8 GRAND? THAT'S THE EPITOME OF CHA-CHING. [cash register rings] >> WHOO-HOO! >> WHOO-HOO! >> COME ON, THAT'S A LOT OF DOGGY CHOW-CHOWS. >> announcer: CHRIS AND TAD WERE THE EPITOME OF PROFIT, CLOSING IN 17,000 BUCKS WITH THEIR GIBSON ARTWORK. JOE P'S FIRE NOZZLE ROOM HOSE THE COMPETITION WITH A SCORCHING 15 GRAND. COURTNEY AND CANDY'S VINTAGE PILLBOX UNIT DISPENSED OVER 5,600 GREENIES. WHILE MIKE B. WENT DOWN IN UPTOWN. >> NO! >> OH, NO! DOTTIE! >> [laughing] DOTTIE! >> DOTTIE! >> OH, NO! >> DOTTIE, HONEY. >> SHE HAD TO GO. >> DOTTIE... >> DOTTIE! >> WHAT HAPPENED? NOW THE CHAIR IS WORTH 50 BUCKS. DOTTIE, DON'T DO THAT TO DADDY. THAT'S NOT THE WAY TO HELP. DADDY'S TRYING TO MAKE MONEY HERE, NOT PISS ON MONEY. [Dottie whimpers]
