male announcer: WHEN STORAGE UNITS ARE ABANDONED,
THE TREASURES WITHIN...
- THIS IS DO OR DIE.
announcer: ARE PUT UP FOR AUCTION.
- $300. - $400.
- YEAH. - YEP.
- SOLD.
announcer: BECAUSE IN THIS HIGH-STAKES GAME...
- YOU'VE GOT A PIECE OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE HERE.
announcer: IT'S GET RICH...
- THAT'S YOUR INHERITANCE, KID.
- YOU SELL ONE DEAD GUY TO SOMEBODY,
AND YOU CAN NEVER SELL HIM ANOTHER THING.
- OH!
announcer: OR DIE BUYING.
COMING UP...
- WHAT?
HIS ANTICS AREN'T GONNA WORK ON ME.
- IS THAT A MOVADO? IT'S A MOVADO.
- YOU LOOKED AT THE WATCH. WHAT DO YOU THINK? REAL OR FAKE?
- THERE'S NO QUESTION TO ME THAT THE WATCH IS DEFINITELY...
- I CAN'T WAIT TO GO THROUGH THIS LOCKER
AND SEE IF MY HUNCH WAS RIGHT.
GRAB THIS STUFF OFF IT. - WHOA!
- RARELY AM I SPEECHLESS.
[rock music]
♪ ♪
- THIS IS THE WOW FACTOR.
- I'M NOT INTIMIDATED BY ANY BUYERS.
- CASH IS KING. WINNER TAKES ALL.
- YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA ENCOUNTER.
- LET'S GO, LET'S GO, LET'S GO!
- * MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN *
♪ MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN ♪
♪ YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT ♪
♪ MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN ♪
- SOLD!
- TODAY, WE'RE IN WESTMINSTER, CALIFORNIA.
THIS STORAGE FACILITY SITS RIGHT ON A SET OF RAILROAD TRACKS.
- ONE SIDE OF THE TRACKS, IT'S A BAD PART OF TOWN,
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS, IT'S A GOOD PART OF TOWN.
- IT'S KIND OF LIKE A CRAP SHOOT.
ONE UNIT COULD BE GREAT
AND THE NEXT ONE COULD BE TOTAL GARBAGE.
- THIS GIVES WESTMINSTER A CASINO-LIKE QUALITY.
YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU'RE GONNA HIT THE JACKPOT.
- WE'RE IN MY HOMETOWN, IN MY BACKYARD.
WE'RE IN BEAUTIFUL WESTMINSTER, CALIFORNIA.
ORANGE COUNTY, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COUNTY.
[horn honks]
- GO HOME, MAN!
[horn honks]
- DAVE MIGHT THINK HE'S A TOP DOG HERE,
BUT IF THE RIGHT UNIT SHOWS UP,
I'M GONNA TAKE HIM OUT.
- "DARRELL-LICT" IS ALWAYS TALKING [bleep],
BUT HE'S IN MY HOMETOWN TODAY, AND I'M GONNA MAKE SURE
HE GOES HOME WITH HIS TAIL BETWEEN HIS LEGS.
- SO BRANDI'S TAGGING ALONG WITH ME TODAY
BECAUSE SHE THINKS I'M BUYING TOO MUCH JUNK
AND SHE THINKS SHE CAN DO A BETTER JOB
OF BIDDING ON THESE UNITS.
WE'LL SEE.
- I'M HERE TODAY TO KIND OF MONITOR JARROD'S SPENDING
AND NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET A QUALITY LOCKER.
- I'M HERE TO DO BUSINESS. I'M NOT HERE TO PLAY GAMES.
- THESE PAST FEW WEEKS, I'VE BEEN HAVING A HELL OF A TIME
JUST TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THE CROWD.
TRYING TO GET A PEEK INSIDE THE UNIT,
MUCH LESS FIND ANYTHING THAT I WANT,
HAS BEEN TOUGH.
SO I BROUGHT MY BUDDY JAY, WHO I THINK
WILL HELP ME GET A LEG UP ON THE REST OF THESE GUYS.
THIS IS THE NIGHT VISION GOGGLES.
I'M GONNA OUTFIT HIM WITH NIGHT VISION GOGGLES
SO HE CAN REPORT TO ME WHAT HE SEES IN THE DARK.
- NICE.
- AND THEN, TO HELP ME GET AN EYE IN THE SKY,
THE STILTS I BROUGHT WILL HELP US GET AN IDEA
OF WHAT'S IN THE BACK OF THE UNIT.
I'M NOT SURE JAY REALLY KNEW WHAT HE WAS GETTING INTO
WHEN HE WOKE UP THIS MORNING,
BUT THAT'S KIND OF A TYPICAL DAY WITH ME.
- BOYS AND GIRLS, WE'RE ALMOST READY TO GO.
AND HERE WE GO.
- WHAT THE [bleep] IS BARRY UP TO TODAY?
- WHAT?
HE'S GOTTA BE KIDDING ME.
- HOW ARE YOU FEELING? - PRETTY GOOD.
- ALL RIGHT.
- BARRY HAS BROUGHT A MIDGET--
I'M SORRY, LITTLE PERSON ON STILTS.
I DON'T REALLY THINK
THAT I NEED TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT THAT.
- HE MAY WANT TO DISTRACT THE OTHER BUYERS,
BUT HIS ANTICS AREN'T GONNA WORK ON ME.
- I CAN TELL HERE WE'RE GETTING INTO THE COMPETITION'S HEAD,
SO I THINK WE'RE OFF TO A GOOD START.
- THE RULES OF THIS AUCTION ARE AS FOLLOWS--
THIS IS A CASH ONLY SALE.
WHEN WE OPEN THESE GATES, YOU'RE GONNA GO IN.
WE'RE GONNA OPEN THE DOOR.
WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU FIVE MINUTES TO TAKE A LOOK AROUND.
YOU CANNOT OPEN ANY BOXES.
AS SOON AS YOU'RE DONE LOOKING, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD
AND SELL IT TO WHOEVER'S GOT THE MOST CASH IN THEIR POCKET.
AND ARE YOU READY TO GO?
- YES! - LET'S GO!
- IT'S AUCTION TIME, FOLKS.
- HERE WE GO.
ALL RIGHT.
- THIS ROOM LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEEN RANSACKED.
THERE'S A TARP BACK THERE,
AND I JUST SEE A PILE OF TRASH.
IT'S NOT FOR ME.
- I SEE A LOT OF BOXES IN THERE.
I SEE SUITCASES OF CASH.
- COME ON, DUDE. GET OUT OF THE LOCKER.
YOU KNOW, STILTS AND NIGHT VISION GOGGLES
ON THE LITTLE GUY?
I THINK BARRY'S GETTING A LITTLE DESPERATE.
IF YOU GO IN, WE CAN ALL GO IN.
- YEAH, THAT'S-- - COME ON, DUDE.
- MAYBE A LITTLE CAMPING HERE. NOT TOO BAD.
LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY GOOD UNIT.
- WOULD I ALLOW JARROD TO BID ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS?
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
- I DON'T KNOW, MAN.
IT LOOKS LIKE A PILE OF TRASH
THAT SOMEBODY THREW IN THERE,
BUT YOU NEVER KNOW.
- I THINK MY SECRET WEAPON HERE
HAS STUMBLED ONTO SOMETHING COOL,
BUT I GOTTA KIND OF KEEP IT BETWEEN US GIRLS,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
AS JAY'S LOOKING INTO THE UNIT,
HE TAPS ME AND HE SAYS HE SEES SOMETHING
THAT HE'S SURE IS CURVED GLASS
AND MAYBE THERE'S A LARGE AQUARIUM BACK THERE.
THOSE ARE A LOT OF MONEY.
- ALL RIGHT, BOYS, GIRLS, IF YOU'RE READY TO GO,
I'M READY TO GO, AND HERE WE GO.
25 THERE. GIVE ME $50?
- $100. - GOT 100 BUCKS HERE.
- BARRY AND HIS FRIEND
KEEP THROWING THEIR HAND UP IN THE AIR.
THAT TELLS ME THEY LIKE THIS UNIT,
SO I'M GONNA MAKE 'EM PAY FOR IT.
- [auctioneering]
- HE'S NEW TO THE GAME,
SO I'M GONNA DRIVE THE PRICE UP,
AND THAT'S KIND OF A WELCOMING THING
TO THE NEW PEOPLE SO THEY LOSE MONEY
AND GET THE HELL OUT OF THE BUSINESS.
- [auctioneering]
- $450!
- THEY'RE MAKING IT EASY ON ME.
THIS IS JUST FUN.
[auctioneering]
- $500, YOU KNOW, IS SORT OF A LOT FOR A HUNCH
ON SOMETHING HE THOUGHT HE SAW.
- [auctioneering]
- YEAH! - [auctioneering]
- I LOOK OVER, AND JAY'S JUST RUNNING AWAY
WITH MY MONEY HERE.
I MEAN, HE'S JUST--HE WON'T TAKE HIS ARM DOWN.
I'M GETTING A LITTLE NERVOUS.
- [auctioneering]
- YEP!
- [auctioneering]
- I PUSHED THIS UNIT FAR ENOUGH.
I HOPE HE ENJOYS HIS BOXES.
- GOING TWICE. LAST AND FINAL CALL.
GOTTA GO. GUESS WHAT, GUY? SOLD IT YOUR WAY.
AND YOU GOT IT FOR 850 BUCKS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
$850. - WE GOT IT, MAN.
WE FINALLY BROKE THE STREAK.
BUT FOR 850 BUCKS, IT REALLY WASN'T THAT CHEAP.
- WE'RE OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD.
WHERE ARE WE GONNA GO NEXT?
- YOU'RE GONNA GO TO 8.
THIS IS A 5 BY 10, FOLKS.
ALL RIGHT. - OH, AND IT'S A BEAUTY.
- WHOO! HERE WE GO. WHAT DO WE HAVE? FIVE, TEN?
PLEASE DO NOT GO INSIDE THE UNIT, OKAY?
THANK YOU FOR TAKING A GOOD LOOK AT THE DOOR, EVERYONE.
ONCE YOU GET A GOOD LOOK, WE'RE GONNA SELL IT
RIGHT HERE IN THE HALLWAY.
- I SEE A LOT OF BOXES.
I SEE AN OLD REPRODUCTION POTBELLY STOVE.
THIS UNIT POINTS TO SOMEBODY THAT'S A PACKRAT
THAT HAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS THROWING THEIR STUFF AWAY.
I DON'T THINK IT'S FOR ME.
- NOW I'M GONNA SWITCH IT UP A BIT.
I'M GONNA TAKE THE HIGH SIDE
AND JAY'S GONNA TAKE THE LOW SIDE.
- I DON'T KNOW.
I'M FEELING A LITTLE PRESSURE RIGHT NOW.
I NEED TO GET BUSY, AND I NEED TO GRAB
A COUPLE OF THESE UNITS.
WE NEED TO KEEP BUYING UNITS
IN ORDER TO KEEP THE INVENTORY FRESH AT OUR STORE.
I'M JUST TRYING TO FIND ONE THAT FEELS GOOD TO ME.
- WOW.
I CAN SEE THAT IT'S PACKED TO THE BRIM.
IT'S RISKY, BECAUSE I CAN'T REALLY SEE ANYTHING
OF GREAT VALUE,
BUT THERE'S A HIGH VOLUME OF MERCHANDISE.
IT COULD BE PROFITABLE. I'M IN.
- SO MY SECRET WEAPON IS NOT VERY IMPRESSED
WITH WHAT HE SEES.
- A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT THIS UNIT,
AND ALL THEY SEE IS JUNK, BUT I SEE MYSTERY IN HERE.
I GOTTA KNOW WHAT'S IN THE REST OF THE UNIT.
YOU KNOW I'M A GAMBLING MAN.
I GOTTA TAKE A GAMBLE WHENEVER I CAN,
SO IF IT'S THE RIGHT PRICE I MIGHT BID ON THIS.
- ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. [auctioneering]
- 200. - 200 THERE.
[auctioneering]
- 225. - I GOT 250 HERE.
- YEAH!
- DAVE KNOWS I'M INTERESTING IN THIS UNIT.
HE'S PROBABLY JUST TRYING TO DRIVE THE PRICE UP ON ME.
AND HE'S REALLY JUST STARTING TO IRRITATE ME.
YEAH. - [auctioneering]
LAST AND FINAL CALL. GOING ONCE.
- YEP!
- I'VE GOT 325 350, GOING ONCE.
[auctioneering]
- YEAH. - 350. 375, SIR.
[auctioneering]
LAST AND FINAL CALL. AT 375 BUCKS NOW.
YOU GOT IT. IT'S YOURS.
YOU BOUGHT IT. 350 BUCKS.
WINNER RIGHT THERE.
- I LOVE BEATING DAVE, BUT I THINK I MIGHT'VE PAID
A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH FOR THIS UNIT.
- JARROD COMPLETELY OVERSPENT.
I'M FURIOUS.
- SO WHILE THE OTHER GUYS ARE AT ANOTHER AUCTION,
JAY AND I SNEAK BACK TO THE UNIT THAT WE BOUGHT
AND START UNCOVERING STUFF.
WELL, WE OWN IT NOW.
WE'RE IN THIS ABOUT 850 BUCKS.
I HOPE JAY'S INSTINCTS ARE CORRECT.
YOU SAID YOU SAW SOMETHING WITH A GLASS--
I DON'T KNOW--WITH THAT NIGHT VISION THING.
AND GRAB THIS STUFF OFF IT. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
DURING THE AUCTION,
JAY USED THESE NIGHT VISION GOGGLES
AND HE SWORE THAT HE SAW SOMETHING SHINY
IN THE BACK OF THE UNIT.
SO WE TOOK A GAMBLE AND WE LAID OUT $850
AND WE GOT THE UNIT.
I DON'T KNOW, MAN. GRAB THIS STUFF OFF IT.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT-- - WHOA!
WHAT IS THIS?
- IT'S A BMW ISETTA. - REALLY?
- YEAH, IN REALLY AWFUL SHAPE,
BUT NONETHELESS, THIS CAR 50, 60 YEARS OLD.
AT FIRST, I THOUGHT WE HAD
LIKE A LARGE AQUARIUM ON OUR HANDS.
BUT WE FIND THIS-- THIS [bleep] ISETTA.
RARELY AM I SPEECHLESS.
YOU KNOW, YOU GET IN THROUGH THE FRONT, I THINK.
- THIS THE DOOR? - HANG ON. JUMP IN.
- WHOA, CHECK IT OUT. CHECK THIS OUT.
- YOU REALLY DID WELL.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS WORTH
IN ITS PRESENT CONDITION
BECAUSE IT OBVIOUSLY NEEDS A MAJOR, MAJOR RESTORATION.
I'VE GOT A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE
THAT'S AN EXPERT IN THIS MICROCARS
AND I'LL TAKE IT TO HIM,
AND HE'LL BE ABLE TO TELL ME
WHAT IT'S WORTH IN A HEARTBEAT.
LET'S GO. - ALL RIGHT.
THE OTHER GUYS THOUGHT THIS UNIT WAS JUST BOXES.
GUESS WHO HAD THE LAST LAUGH ON THIS ONE?
- GOOD JOB. - ALL RIGHT.
- ALL RIGHT, FOLKS.
THIS IS A 12 BY 25.
- LIKE IT. - HOLY MOLEY!
- WHOA! - OOH!
- I CAN SEE THERE'S AN ENTIRE RESTAURANT.
SOMEBODY'S CLOSED DOWN A BUSINESS.
IT'S A COMMERCIAL UNIT.
THIS IS THE TYPE OF ROOM I LIVE FOR.
THIS ONE'S GONNA BE MINE. PERIOD.
- YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF GUYS IN THE CROWD.
THEY KNOW THAT THIS IS A GOOD LOCKER.
- [laughter]
OH, YOU ARE A TRUE RAT BASTARD, YOU KNOW THAT?
I HEAR DAVE HESTER MAKING PREMATURE PLANS
THAT HE'S GONNA LOAD THIS LOCKER AND BUY IT,
AND IF REALLY RUBS ME THE WRONG WAY,
BECAUSE HE DOESN'T OWN IT YET.
I KNOW MY GUY CAN MOVE IT IN ABOUT TWO HOURS, SO...
- I KNOW THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF COMPETITION,
BUT WE'RE GONNA TRY TO WIN THIS ONE.
- I THINK YOU'RE GONNA SEE IF YOUR FIRST REAL GOOD LOCKER
GO UP FOR SALE RIGHT NOW.
- ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
AND HOW MUCH MONEY ARE WE GONNA PAY FOR THIS ONE?
BIG OLD 12 BY 25, RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT.
[auctioneering] - YEP.
- [auctioneering]
- YEP.
- [auctioneering]
- 1,250.
- [auctioneering]
- YEP.
I DON'T HAVE $2,000 IN MY POCKET,
BUT I KNOW DAVE AND DARRELL ARE BOTH INTERESTED IN THIS,
SO I'M GONNA BID JUST TO JACK THE PRICE UP
A LITTLE BIT ON IT.
- YEP. - [auctioneering]
- YEP. - LOOKING FOR 2,400.
- YEP. LET'S FACE IT.
JARROD AND DARRELL CAN'T HANDLE THIS UNIT.
THEY DON'T HAVE THE MANPOWER, THE FINANCES,
AND THE KNOWLEDGE.
THEY'RE OUT OF THEIR LEAGUE ON THIS UNIT.
- [auctioneering]
- YEP. - [auctioneering]
2,600 GOING ONCE. 2,700, GOING TWICE.
LAST TIME TO CALL. 2,700, GOTTA GO.
ALL IN, ALL THROUGH, ALL THROUGH, ALL DONE.
ONE MORE FOR 2,700 BUCKS? ALL RIGHT.
ON ITS WAY FOR 2,600 BUCKS. DANGER DAVE, THANK YOU.
- 22, 23, 24, 25. THERE'S 26.
- THANK YOU, HONEY. AND $40 DEPOSIT AND YOU'RE SET.
AND I THINK YOU GOT A NICE UNIT.
- $2,600 IS A STEAL ON THIS UNIT.
I CAN'T WAIT TO GET BACK TO THE SHOP
TO ACTUALLY SEE WHAT THIS MERCHANDISE
IS GONNA SELL FOR.
- YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES IN THIS BUSINESS, YOU WIN.
SOMETIMES, YOU LOSE.
TODAY, I DIDN'T BUY A LOCKER,
BUT I STILL HAVE MY MONEY IN MY POCKET,
AND TOMORROW'S ANOTHER DAY.
- GOTTA GET THIS GOLD.
SO WE JUST PAID 350 BUCKS FOR THIS LOCKER.
I KIND OF WENT WITH ME GUT, SO I'M HOPING
I'M NOT OUT THIS 350 BUCKS RIGHT NOW,
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WOULD MAKE DAVE'S DAY.
WE'RE GONNA GO IN HERE AND JUST GET A LITTLE PEEK.
- THIS UNIT SUCKS.
ALL WE FOUND SO FAR IS A MAGNIFYING GLASS
AND A BUNCH OF BUG SPRAY.
AND PORN.
THINK YOU SPENT A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH MONEY,
BUT I'M NOT GONNA STRESS MYSELF OUT
THAT MUCH ABOUT THIS.
- I MIGHT'VE OVERSPENT,
BUT IT WAS A MATTER OF GETTING IT OR NOT GETTING IT.
- MM-HMM.
- AND I JUST FOR SOME REASON
FELT LIKE I NEEDED TO GET THIS ONE.
SO I'M HOPING THAT MY INSTINCT
DIDN'T COST ME 350 BUCKS.
- J, WE NEED TO GO, HONEY. THIS IS ENOUGH.
WE'LL SEND THE BOYS OUT HERE.
YOU CAN GO THROUGH THIS IN THE SHOP,
AND IT'LL BE A LOT EASIER.
- MOVE THAT FAN DOWN THERE. - YOU'RE GONNA BREAK YOUR NECK.
350 IS WAY MORE THAN WE CAN GAMBLE WITH
ON A LOCKER LIKE THIS.
- THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR, STUFF LIKE THAT.
IS IT? NO, IT'S A KNOCKOFF.
- ARE YOU SURE?
JARROD, IT HAS THE [bleep] DAMN TAG ON IT.
AND IT SAYS 950 BUCKS.
- SHE'S RIGHT. IT DOES HAVE A TAG ON IT.
MOVADO WATCH, SWISS MADE, 950 BUCKS.
THE TRICK WITH WATCHES IS
THERE'S A LOT OF COUNTERFEITS, LOT OF FAKES OUT THERE.
WE NEED TO GET IT CHECKED OUT.
IF IT'S REAL, IT'S A HOME RUN.
IF IT'S FAKE, WE'RE S.O.L.
- WE'RE BACK AT THE SHOP. WE JUST SPENT $2,600
ON THIS RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT.
NOW WE'RE GONNA SEE WHAT IT'S WORTH.
THROW THAT RIGHT INTO THE, UH, BACK THERE.
WE'LL PROCESS THAT.
AS I OVERSEE THE TRUCK BEING UNLOADED,
MY SON, DAVE JUNIOR, HE'S LOOKING UP
THE RETAIL PRICES ONLINE.
HERE'S SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS.
RIGHT HERE IS YOU'RE LOOKIN' AT A $3,000 RETAIL ICE MAKER.
IT'S IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
AND HERE'S A HOBART MIXER THAT RETAILS FOR
$4,790.
4,800 BUCKS RETAIL.
JUST IN THIS PIECE ALONE,
I'M PROBABLY GONNA GET CLOSE TO MY MONEY BACK
ON WHAT I'VE PAID FOR THE UNIT,
AND THEN EVERYTHING ELSE
THAT YOU'RE SEEING COME OFF THE TRUCK
IS GONNA BE 100% PROFIT.
$1,600, $1,600, $1,600.
$1,600, YOU KNOW? YOU CAN DO THE MATH.
A PITCO DOUBLE FRYER.
$2,400 NEW.
SIDE-BY-SIDE DOUBLE DOOR REFRIGERATOR,
AND IT'S ABOUT $3,000-- IT'S ALL PROFIT.
HAVING SPENT OVER $2,600 ON THIS RESTAURANT UNIT,
I EXPECT TO GENERATE OVER $20,000.
IT'S A GOOD DAY. THAT PUTS A SMILE ON MY FACE.
announcer: COMING UP NEXT...
- WHAT IS THIS CAR WORTH AS IT IS?
- I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT THIS ANSWER OR NOT,
BUT YOU LOOKED AT THE WATCH.
- THERE'S NO QUESTION TO ME THAT THE WATCH IS DEFINITELY--
- BRANDI AND I FOUND A MOVADO WATCH
WITH A $950 PRICE TAG IN THIS UNIT.
- IT'S MOVADO. - IS IT? NO. IT'S A KNOCKOFF.
- JARROD, IT HAS THE [bleep]DAMN TAG ON IT.
- SHE'S RIGHT. IT DOES HAVE A TAG ON IT.
MOVADO WATCH, SWISS MADE, 950 BUCKS.
SO WE'RE HEADED OVER TO MY BUDDY MIKE'S SHOP.
IF ANYBODY CAN TELL US WHETHER THIS IS REAL OR FAKE,
IT'S GONNA BE MIKE.
- SO HOW CAN I HELP YOU?
- UH, THIS IS THE WATCH THAT I TALKED TO YOU ABOUT
RIGHT HERE.
WE WANNA TRY TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT IS REAL OR FAKE.
- THEY MAKE SUCH GREAT REPLICAS TODAY
THAT IT MAKES IT A REAL CHALLENGE
FOR EVEN THE AVID WATCH REPAIRMAN
TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE.
- OKAY, SO MIKE PUTS THIS VCR-LOOKING THING ON HIS HEAD
THAT HAS LIGHTS AND REFLECTORS AND MAGNIFYING GLASS.
BUT APPARENTLY, THIS IS GONNA HELP HIM
TELL US HOW MUCH THIS WATCH IS WORTH.
- BEST WAY TO REALLY KNOW IS ACTUALLY TO OPEN UP THE WATCH.
THE WATCH INSIDE WILL TELL US WHETHER IT'S REAL OR NOT.
- OKAY.
- AT FIRST GLANCE, IT LOOKS LIKE A MOVADO.
THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
IT HAS THE STYLING AND YOUR CLASSIC MUSEUM LOOK.
BUT LET'S JUST DOUBLE-CHECK. - LET'S DO IT.
- I'M GONNA POP OPEN THE CASE HERE.
IT EASILY OPENS. - MIKE'S ONE OF THOSE GUYS
THAT YOU WOULD RATHER TEXT THAN CALL ON THE PHONE,
'CAUSE YOU KNOW IF HE ANSWERS THE PHONE,
YOU'RE GONNA BE ON THE PHONE FOR AN HOUR.
- WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT TELL US ABOUT THE WATCH
AND WHETHER IT'S A MOVEMENT
THAT YOU TYPICALLY WOULD SEE IN A MOVADO OR NOT.
SO LET ME GRAB ONE AS AN EXAMPLE,
AND WE CAN COMPARE, AND YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE.
AS WE LOOK AT THESE WATCHES, WE CAN DEFINITELY SEE
SOME CLEAR EXAMPLES OF DIFFERENCES IN THE WATCHES.
YOU CAN SEE THE CASES ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
- MR. PEANUT HERE HAS GIVEN US A LOT OF INFORMATION.
BUT AT THIS POINT, ALL I WANNA KNOW IS IS IT REAL OR NOT?
I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT THIS ANSWER OR NOT,
BUT YOU'VE LOOKED AT THE WATCH.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
- THERE'S NO QUESTION TO ME THAT THE WATCH IS DEFINITELY
NOT A GENUINE MOVADO WATCH.
[descending chords]
- IT DEFINITELY STINGS A LITTLE BIT,
BUT WE NEEDED TO KNOW, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANNA GET
A REPUTATION AS A STORE THAT SELLS KNOCK-OFFS.
- WELL, WE ALMOST MADE SOME MONEY.
- THANKS SO MUCH. HOPE WE DIDN'T WASTE YOUR TIME.
ONE THING'S FOR SURE. UNTIL I HIT A GOOD UNIT,
BRANDI'S NEVER GONNA GET OFF MY BACK.
- SO JAY AND I FOUND THIS BMW ISETTA,
AND WE'RE NOW GONNA TAKE THE CAR OVER
TO THE PETERSEN AUTO MUSEUM
AND SPEAK WITH THE DIRECTOR WHO'S A FRIEND OF MINE,
DICK MESSER, AND FIND OUT WHAT IT'S WORTH.
WELL, THE PETERSEN MUSEUM
IS ONE OF THE PREEMINENT CAR MUSEUMS IN THE COUNTRY.
THEY'VE GOT LIKE A COLLECTION OF OVER 350 AUTOMOBILES.
AND THE GREAT THING IS, IT TURNS OUT
THAT PETERSEN MUSEUM HAS A RESTORED ISETTA
OF ITS OWN.
- SO HERE IT IS... FANCY TWO-TONE PAINT JOB,
WHICH A LOT OF THEM WERE, UH, WERE TWO-TONED.
- WERE THEY? - UH-HUH.
THIS IS A MID-1950s CAR.
THEY'RE ABOUT--MICROCAR-WISE, THERE'S ABOUT 100 MANUFACTURERS.
THIS IS THE UNIQUE FEATURE OF THE CAR...
IS THE FRONT OPENS UP AND, UH,
THE STEERING WHEEL COMES OUT AND YOU GET IN THAT WAY.
- I SEE. - NOW, WHAT HAPPENS, THOUGH,
IF YOU HAVE A FRONT-END COLLISION IN THIS AUTOMOBILE,
YOU CAN'T GET OUT, RIGHT?
SO NOW YOU GOT YOUR SUNROOF.
AND THE MISUNDERSTANDING MOST PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT THESE CARS
IS, OH, THIS ONE'S GOT A SUNROOF.
THERE'S A FANCY, YOU KNOW, LITTLE AFTER-MARKET THING.
NO. THAT WAS THE ESCAPE HATCH.
SO IF YOU HAD A FRONT-END COLLISION,
YOU'D JUST OPEN THE TOP UP AND YOU CRAWLED OUT.
- I DON'T MIND THE HISTORY LESSON THAT DICK'S GIVING ME
ON ISETTAS, BUT WHAT I REALLY NEED TO KNOW
IS HOW MUCH IS THE ONE THAT JAY AND MYSELF BROUGHT?
- IN THE OVERALL SCHEME OF THINGS,
THE VALUE RUNS ANYWHERE FROM $35,000, $40,000
UP TO $60,000 AT AUCTION. - REALLY?
- YEAH. YEAH. - REALLY.
WELL, I TELL YOU, WHAT WE UNCOVERED YESTERDAY
IS, UH, I THOUGHT YOU COULD GIVE US AN IDEA
OF HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST
TO GET IT TO LOOK...LIKE THIS.
- SURE. - I'M AFRAID OF WHAT
YOU'RE GONNA TELL ME NOW. - NO, LET'S GO DO THAT.
- ALL RIGHT. DICK'S PROBABLY GONNA LAUGH US OUTTA HERE
WHEN HE SEES THIS PILE OF [bleep] THAT WE BROUGHT OVER.
DICK, THIS IS IT.
UH... - YEAH. WOW.
UH...
RIDDEN HARD AND PUT AWAY WET.
THIS THING'S HAD SOME MILES PUT ON IT.
- YEAH, I KNOW THE CAR'S NOT IN GREAT CONDITION,
BUT THE FACT THAT THESE CARS ARE VERY RARE--
THAT'S GOTTA MEAN SOMETHING.
I'M ALMOST AFRAID TO ASK YOU
WHAT IT WOULD COST TO SORT OF MAKE THIS ONE
LOOK LIKE THE ONE WE JUST VISITED.
- YOU KNOW, IT'S, UH...
THE CAR-- THE CAR NEEDS A LOT OF WORK.
I MEAN, I WOULDN'T-- PERSONALLY, I WOULDN'T UNDERTAKE
A RESTORATION OF THIS AUTOMOBILE.
- AT THIS POINT, I'M STARTING TO THINK TO MYSELF,
HOW MUCH IS IT GONNA TAKE TO GET THIS ISETTA TO A JUNKYARD
AND GET IT CRUSHED?
WHAT IS THIS CAR WORTH... AS IT IS?
- I'D GIVE HIM 3 OR 4 GRAND FOR IT.
- OH! WELL, THAT'S NOT TOO BAD.
I MEAN, WE PAID 800 BUCKS.
- 800 BUCKS FOR THIS-- OH, THAT'S A BUY.
THAT'S A HECK OF A BUY. ABSOLUTELY.
- DICK THOUGHT WE PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS THING,
BUT WHEN I TOLD HIM WE ONLY PAID 850 BUCKS,
HIS WHOLE MOOD CHANGED. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
EVEN IF WE DON'T DO A FULL RESTORATION ON THIS CAR,
IT'S STILL WORTH THREE TIMES WHAT WE PAID FOR IT.
AND THAT WAS A HELLUVA DAY.
announcer: THE BIG WINNER WAS DAVE HESTER
EARNING A TOTAL PROFIT OF $19,000
FOR A DAY'S WORK.
BARRY WEISS SOLD HIS GERMAN MICROCAR FOR $3,100.
BRANDI AND JARROD SCRAPED TOGETHER A SMALL PROFIT
FROM THE REST OF THEIR UNIT.
AND DARRELL SHEETS SAVED HIS CASH FOR ANOTHER DAY.
ONE QUESTION REMAINS... - I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU FALL.
YOU KNOW THAT.
ONE, TWO, THREE.
- WHEN WILL BARRY WEISS STRIKE AGAIN?
- ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, HANG ON. WE'RE GOIN' DOWN.
- ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOIN' DOWN! - WE'RE GOIN' DOWN.
- YOU WANNA MAKE SURE IT'S EXTRA-TIGHT ON THERE.
- OH, BARRY!