Fabergé Spider on Pawn Stars

[Squisher]

well the antique roadshow got busted for staging a fake appraisal.
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,617629,00.html

So Pawnstar is skating on very thin ice.

I remember that sword. The guy said his brother gave it to him for helping reset the bricks for his chimney. I remember the appraiser putting on white cotton gloves to handle it and the owner saying at the end that he used it to cut a watermelon at the last family get together.

 

[FoBoT]

it is the trailer park version of Antiques Roadshow
same show, different people/place

i love it

 

[Zebo]

Shit's fake. WWE. People are not that stupid. Especially when it's shit they had for years and go searching to get rid of it. Take first offer? uh huh.

 

[foghorn67]

Always the same result. Enjoyed it for the first season, but nothing has changed.
1 of 3 things happen.
-Someone brings in junk that is worthless. It's either a nice looking chess set made out of pewter, so it's junk. Or it's a repop that looks authentic, but worthless.
-Someone bring something that's worth 20k, but only 50% is offered. Yes, i do realize it's a business, and it must be resold with a profit.
-someone brings something in that is worth a ton, but it's not marketable in a pawn shop. Authentic weapons can do very well, but a ton of other things would just sit there.
Yeah, stuff is scripted, but it's the way pawn shops work. it was entertaining, mainly because the son and grandson and that chum guy are retards.

 

[Homerboy]

58K to 8 million worth is what an article said. Wow.

http://www.buzztab.com/entertainment/fashion/faberge-spider-returns-after-9-years/

That article is beyond horrible and confusing.
That being said, I have NO IDEA what the Spider on the show will sell for, but I assure you, based off the gems alone (not to mention it being Fabrege) the shop would EASILY double if not triple its money. The thing was a 6" spider made up of diamonds, onyx rubies and platinum.

 

[zerocool84]

58K to 8 million worth is what an article said. Wow.

http://www.buzztab.com/entertainment/fashion/faberge-spider-returns-after-9-years/

What they're talking about there and what the lady had are totally different. Did you not notice the pics in the article?

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

What they're talking about there and what the lady had are totally different. Did you not notice the pics in the article?

Yeah, those appear to be various Faberge eggs - this was a brooch. Totally different thing. I have no earthly idea what that brooch is actually worth but if some eggs are worth as little as $58K I don't know that $15K was an unreasonable offer.

 

[edro]

Faberge eggs are even more worthless than diamond engagement rings.

 

[Triumph]

Always the same result. Enjoyed it for the first season, but nothing has changed.
1 of 3 things happen.
-Someone brings in junk that is worthless. It's either a nice looking chess set made out of pewter, so it's junk. Or it's a repop that looks authentic, but worthless.
-Someone bring something that's worth 20k, but only 50% is offered. Yes, i do realize it's a business, and it must be resold with a profit.
-someone brings something in that is worth a ton, but it's not marketable in a pawn shop. Authentic weapons can do very well, but a ton of other things would just sit there.
Yeah, stuff is scripted, but it's the way pawn shops work. it was entertaining, mainly because the son and grandson and that chum guy are retards.

None of that matters if you appreciate the show for what it is. Sounds like you're not so much interested in the unique history of the items that are brought in. Are you looking for more drama? Do you want more conflict between the staff? Maybe the bald guy should start sleeping with his son's girlfriend, resulting in endless TV material that has nothing to do with pawning. Or maybe they should bring in a kid to revive the show, like Cousin Oliver on the Brady Bunch.

American Choppers used to be cool, too, when it was all about building bikes. Then it turned into father-versus-son drama to appeal to the idiotic masses, and now the show is garbage. Hopefully Pawn Stars won't go that route.

 

[drquest]

I was in Vegas in June and stopped by the pawn shop and got to meet Rick. Yes I think the stuff is rather staged to make for better tv'ability, but it's a cool show and the place was packed with people in there.

I saw several things in the shop that was on the show, so they are sitting on some of the items for a while.

 

[PokerGuy]

trmiv: you nailed it man, that pretty much summarizes every episode I've ever seen.

 

[0roo0roo]

Always the same result. Enjoyed it for the first season, but nothing has changed.
1 of 3 things happen.
-Someone brings in junk that is worthless. It's either a nice looking chess set made out of pewter, so it's junk. Or it's a repop that looks authentic, but worthless.
-Someone bring something that's worth 20k, but only 50% is offered. Yes, i do realize it's a business, and it must be resold with a profit.
-someone brings something in that is worth a ton, but it's not marketable in a pawn shop. Authentic weapons can do very well, but a ton of other things would just sit there.
Yeah, stuff is scripted, but it's the way pawn shops work. it was entertaining, mainly because the son and grandson and that chum guy are retards.

what did you expect, them to show people trying to pawn fake rolexes all day?
oh here's my plasma television for 200 dollars please here's my wii, my macbook..who gives a %!@# about those...
of course they are going to go for interesting items and then there are only so many things that can happen after that. but its always different items.

 

[0roo0roo]

trmiv: you nailed it man, that pretty much summarizes every episode I've ever seen.

yea and i'm sure you can say the same about antiques road show, that isn'tt he point. its like expecting a gun fight in the middle of a news room, cuz its so boring that they are reporting about... politics, crime..or weather..oh so predictable

 

[0roo0roo]

None of that matters if you appreciate the show for what it is. Sounds like you're not so much interested in the unique history of the items that are brought in. Are you looking for more drama? Do you want more conflict between the staff? Maybe the bald guy should start sleeping with his son's girlfriend, resulting in endless TV material that has nothing to do with pawning. Or maybe they should bring in a kid to revive the show, like Cousin Oliver on the Brady Bunch.

American Choppers used to be cool, too, when it was all about building bikes. Then it turned into father-versus-son drama to appeal to the idiotic masses, and now the show is garbage. Hopefully Pawn Stars won't go that route.

i think he might like hardcore pawn better, all they have a sh*t items and its all family drama bullsh*t on that show lol

 

[Homerboy]

4653 views? Jeebus. People take their Pawn Stars seriously. I didn't think this would snowball like it did.

I can't believe there isn't more online about this Spider yet. In fact this is #1 on Google.

 

[sohcrates]

whether scripted or not, who buys most of this stuff, or rather anything, from a pawn shop? every one i've been in is full of overpriced crap.

does the Pawn Stars guy have a big Ebay backend where he offloads this stuff?

 

[WraithETC]

Hardcore Pawn is the ghetto version of Pawn Stars.

Les "Shyster" Gold is the owner and is basically a walking stereotype. He went to a gunshop in Detroit to buy arms for his staff and proceeded to use his Jew haggling skills.

Shyster: "So is there a deal on the gun holsters"

Anglo Gun Owner: "No, the gun holsters are 7.99....I already gave you a deal on the guns.... you know what I knew this was going to happen (DAM JEW)" ... *TEARS CONTRACT IN HALF AND PULLS OUT MICROPHONE

Shyster: You need to calm down

Anglo: NO YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN... YOU KNOW WHAT JUST GET OUT... LEAVE!!!

Shyster's Son: I guess you should never ask for deals on gun holsters

 

[Homerboy]

Hardcore Pawn is the ghetto version of Pawn Stars.

Les "Shyster" Gold is the owner and is basically a walking stereotype. He went to a gunshop in Detroit to buy arms for his staff and proceeded to use his Jew haggling skills.

Shyster: "So is there a deal on the gun holsters"

Anglo Gun Owner: "No, the gun holsters are 7.99....I already gave you a deal on the guns.... you know what I knew this was going to happen (DAM JEW)" ... *TEARS CONTRACT IN HALF AND PULLS OUT MICROPHONE

Shyster: You need to calm down

Anglo: NO YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN... YOU KNOW WHAT JUST GET OUT... LEAVE!!!

Shyster's Son: I guess you should never ask for deals on gun holsters

Great show. (Minus your racist comments of course)

 

[aldamon]

We watch the show but some of it is staged. According to some threads I've read, some old money that was brought in actually belonged to the appraiser. It was available on his Web site for months after the show. Also, they refurbished an old Coke machine and the one they got back was a different model. I still like seeing the old stuff though. I don't really care who owns it.

 

[OutHouse]

In the case of the Civil War desk, he was selling it to help pay for his daughters' educations.

In the case of the Spider, she was selling it for $15K because she is stupid. As previously mentioned, after Rick offered $15K she countered with $17K.

the guy with the civil war desk from his great great grandfather just made me sick to my stomach. there are some things you just dont sell. I have my grandfathers WW1 army uniform he was a bugler on the front in France. his PFC strips have a bugle in the middle of it. no way in hell would i ever sell it.

the spider lady was a moron and could have easily sold that spider for 100K.

 

[Homerboy]

the guy with the civil war desk from his great great grandfather just made me sick to my stomach. there are some things you just dont sell. I have my grandfathers WW1 army uniform he was a bugler on the front in France. his PFC strips have a bugle in the middle of it. no way in hell would i ever sell it.

the spider lady was a moron and could have easily sold that spider for 100K.

Thanks for staying on topic (and agreeing 100% with me )
I dont get either one of those sellers. AT ALL.

 

[JulesMaximus]

the guy with the civil war desk from his great great grandfather just made me sick to my stomach. there are some things you just dont sell. I have my grandfathers WW1 army uniform he was a bugler on the front in France. his PFC strips have a bugle in the middle of it. no way in hell would i ever sell it.

the spider lady was a moron and could have easily sold that spider for 100K.

I'll give you $50 for it.

 

[Homerboy]

I'll give you $50 for it.

You skipped a step!
You didn't call in an expert!

 

[thepd7]

A lot of those people on the show are people they grabbed off the streets of Vegas. A friend of one of my coworkers was approached on the street and asked if he wanted to appear on the show with some sword thing because the real owner didn't want to be shown on TV. They basically handed him a script and he played it out for them.

didn't know that, crazy

 

[1sikbITCH]

Most of you must not watch Fox morning show before work

Rick and the son and Chumlee were on this morning with not only the one spider but also a second one which must have been edited out of the show. They gave her $15,000 each and have them priced at $25,000 each.