male narrator: WHEN STORAGE UNITS ARE ABANDONED...
THE TREASURES WITHIN...
- THIS IS DO OR DIE.
narrator: ARE PUT UP FOR AUCTION.
- $400. - $500.
- YEAH! - SOLD!
narrator: COMING UP...
- YOU'VE SOMEHOW FORGED OUT A REPUTATION
IN A VERY SHORT TIME. - 25!
YOU'RE GONNA GO, "WOW, I JUST GOT SCREWED BY DAVID."
- THERE'S A HANDLE ON THIS THING.
- ALL RIGHT, BUT DON'T LET IT-- HANG ON. WHOA!
- WHAT IS THAT?
- I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING IN THIS ONE.
WHAT ARE THESE THINGS WORTH?
- I THINK YOU'D PROBABLY GET...
- SO, DAVE, EAT YOUR HEART OUT.
[bluesy 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.
♪ ♪
- [indistinct shouting]
- * MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN *
♪ MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN ♪
♪ YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT ♪
♪ MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN ♪
- SOLD!
- WE'RE IN LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA,
THIS IS A WORKING MAN'S TOWN,
WHERE THERE'S TWO WAYS TO STRIKE IT RICH--
THE PORT OR OIL.
AND THAT COULD BE SOME INTERESTING FINDS
FOR OUR BUYERS.
- WHENEVER WE BUY A STORAGE UNIT,
I GET THE EXCITEMENT OF THE GAMBLE.
BRANDI DOESN'T CARE. ALL SHE WANTS TO KNOW IS,
"WHEN ARE WE GONNA SELL IT, AND WHEN DO I GET MY MONEY?"
- THE BILLS ARE LITERALLY STACKING UP.
WE REALLY NEED TO MAKE A PROFIT TODAY.
- I JUST DROVE THREE HOURS IN THE TRAFFIC
TO GET HERE FROM SAN DIEGO.
I HOPE THIS IS GONNA BE WORTH IT.
- I'M HERE TO FIND, IF I CAN,
SOME STUFF THAT IS OLD, WHICH--
I'M NOT HERE TO BUY KITCHEN EQUIPMENT.
- I HATE TO LET YOU DOWN,
BUT I'M HERE TO BUY THE SAME STUFF.
- SINCE WHEN DOES DAVE CARE ABOUT COLLECTIBLES?
YOU'VE SOMEHOW FORGED OUT A REPUTATION
IN A VERY SHORT TIME.
- WELL, I MEAN, I DON'T WANT TO REALLY HAVE
A BAD REPUTATION BUT-- - OH, IT'S NOT.
YOUR REPUTATION IS SO TARNISHED,
THE STRONGEST ACID'S NOT GONNA CLEAN IT.
[laughter] I MEAN...
I THINK I MIGHT HAVE THE UPPER HAND
WHEN IT COMES TO ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES.
- RUN OFF WITH THE AMATEURS, BARRY.
I'VE NEVER MET ANYBODY AS ARROGANT AS BARRY.
BE MAY NOT REALIZE THIS YET, BUT I CAN RUN CIRCLES AROUND HIM
WHEN IT COMES TO ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES.
- ALL RIGHT, BOYS AND GIRLS, WELCOME TO THE AUCTION TODAY!
WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH THERE, WE'RE GONNA REMOVE THE LOCK,
WE'RE GONNA OPEN THE DOOR. WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU
FIVE MINUTES TO TAKE A LOOK.
YOU CAN'T OPEN ANY BOXES, YOU CAN'T GO INSIDE.
ARE YOU READY? all: YEAH!
- THEN LET'S GO! - LET'S DO IT, FOLKS.
SIX UNITS HERE. LET'S GO!
- CROWD'S HUGE, DAWG. IT'S HUGE!
[gasps and excited murmurs]
- I SEE AN OLD TV, I SEE A BEAT UP OLD DRESSER,
AND I SEE A BUNCH OF CRATES OF CLOTHES.
- I THINK IT'S A BACHELOR UNIT.
IT WAS AN OLD-ASS TV. - BUT YOU KNOW WHAT,
BACHELORS ARE THE ONES WHO COLLECT STUFF
BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A WOMAN TO SUPPORT.
- HE PROBABLY WORKED AT BURGER KING.
- HE GETS TO SPEND ALL HIS MONEY ON HIMSELF, THOUGH.
- THERE'S A LOT OF CLOTHES.
- I'M GONNA MAKE A PREDICTION. THIS ONE IS NOT FOR ME.
- EVERYBODY'S WALKING AWAY FROM THIS LOCKER LOOKING--
BOY, NOW I SEE WHY.
SOMETHING LOOKS PEWTER, AND IT'S ALL--IT'S ENGRAVED.
I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING REALLY INTERESTING
IN THE BACK OF THE UNIT.
I CAN'T MAKE OUT WHAT IT IS, IF IT'S A LAMP OR WHAT.
BUT I'M DEFINITELY AFTER IT.
- A BUNCH OF MISCELLANEOUS,
AND AN OLD, BEAT-UP CHEST AND TV.
UH,THIS ONE'S NOT FOR ME.
THAT WAS UGLY. THAT WAS UGLY!
- I WAS THINKING ABOUT GOING FOR IT.
- I THINK WITH YOUR LUCK,
YOU'D PROBABLY FIND SOMETHING GOOD.
- YOU GUYS READY TO GO. I'M READY TO GO. HERE WE GO!
A LITTLE MYSTERY TRUNK. - 50 BUCKS.
- 50 BUCKS RIGHT THERE. [rapid auctioneer patter]
I'VE GOT 100 BUCKS, HUNDRED AND A HALF.
[rapid auctioneer patter]
- IS THAT BARRY BIDDING? - I CAN'T SAY.
- A BID'S A BID.
WHY DOES DAVE CARE IF I'M IN THE COMPETITION?
- [rapid auctioneer patter]
- $400 HERE.
- $425! - WHY NOT? FOUR AND A HALF.
[rapid auctioneer patter]
- FOUR AND A HALF. THANK YOU, BARRY.
- YEAH!
- [rapid auctioneer patter] - YEAH, YEAH, $500.
- YEAH!
BARRY, BARRY, SUCH AN EASY TARGET.
- YES. - YEAH!
- AT $600. - YEAH.
- $650, BARRY.
[rapid auctioneer patter] $650 GOING ONCE.
I'VE GOT $625, $650 GOING TWICE. - YES.
- [rapid auctioneer patter]
DONE. BARRY, YOU GOT IT FOR 650 BIG BUCKS. THANK YOU.
- I'M NOT REALLY PLEASED THAT DAVE BID ME UP,
BUT I KNOW I HAVE SOMETHING WITH THAT SILVER BOWL OR LAMP
OR WHATEVER IT IS.
- BARRY, WHEN YOU GET IN THERE, YOU'RE GONNA GO,
"WOW, I JUST GOT SCREWED BY DAVID."
- ACT AS A PROFESSIONAL, DAVID.
YOU'RE THE ONE THAT REFERRED TO THIS
AS A PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS.
THIS IS AN AUCTION! [laughs]
- ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, GET A GOOD LOOK.
THIS IS WHAT WE GOT OUT OF BED FOR.
A NICE CLEAN UNIT HERE.
- I'M NOT SEEING MUCH.
I'M AMAZED THAT THAT PLANT IS STILL HEALTHY AS EVER.
NO SUNLIGHT. LOOK AT IT.
- THIS IS A BRANDI AND JARROD LOCKER.
I CAN TELL RIGHT NOW. LOOK AT THIS.
I SEE AN OLD DRESSER THAT'S SCRATCHED.
I SEE A CART THAT HE CAN GET IT OUT WITH.
- EVERYDAY ITEMS.
IT'S AN INTERESTING UNIT, THOUGH.
WE MIGHT BE... I DON'T KNOW, CONSIDERING IT.
- WHENEVER YOU SEE A LATE-MODEL COMPUTER MONITOR LIKE THAT,
YOU KNOW THAT THE REST OF THE ROOM PROBABLY MATCHES.
OKAY?
- I CAN ALREADY TELL DAVE'S GONNA MAKE ME OVERPAY FOR THIS.
GIVE ME A NUMBER. - $300?
- YEAH.
- ALL RIGHT, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5-- HERE WE GO.
[rapid auctioneer patter]
- YEAH. - 70, 80. 70 BUCKS. 80.
- YOU SEE HOW IT FEELS? YOU SEE HOW IT FEELS!
- 100 BUCKS. - [rapid auctioneer patter]
I'VE GOT 200 BUCKS, TWO AND A QUARTER.
- YEAH.
- $60. - YEAH.
- $325 GOING ONCE.
I'VE GOT 300 BUCKS AND $325--$325 GOING TWICE.
LAST AND FINAL CALL. SOLD.
- YEAH! - HEY, CONGRATULATIONS.
- WE SET OUR CAP AT 300 BUCKS,
SO RATHER THAN GOING IN 10 AND 25,
I WAS JUST 100, 100, 100-- GET TO MY CAP.
HOPEFULLY, I STOPPED DAVE.
THAT WAS MY MAIN GOAL, AND IT WORKED OUT.
- I JUST CAN'T GET THAT SILVER BOWL OUT OF MY MIND.
YEAH, SOMETHING LOOKS PEWTER, AND IT'S ENGRAVED.
I CAN'T MAKE OUT WHAT IT IS.
MY CURIOSITY COST ME $650,
SO I'M HEADING BACK TO MY UNIT TO SEE WHAT IT IS.
I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING IN THIS ONE.
THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE. LOOK AT THIS!
I'M HEADING BACK TO MY UNIT.
I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING IN THIS ONE.
THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE. LOOK AT THIS!
[chuckles]
I'M NOT EVEN SURE WHAT THESE ARE,
EXCEPT I KNOW ONE THING-- THEY'RE WAY COOL.
SOMEBODY TOOK A LOT OF TIME TO ENGRAVE A HARD HAT.
WHEN I BOUGHT THIS LOCKER, I HAD NO IDEA
THESE HELMETS WERE HELMETS.
I THOUGHT IT WAS A BOWL.
SOME SORT OF FANCY, HEAVILY ENGRAVED,
I MEAN, SERVING BOWL.
IT LOOKED SILVER. IT ALMOST LOOKED LIKE
IT COULD BE STERLING WITH THE PATINA IT'S GOT ON IT.
IT'S ALL OIL DERRICKS, OIL--HERE'S AN OIL PLATFORM.
THERE'S A WHOLE STORY IN THIS HELMET.
I'M GONNA GO GET THE OTHER ONE.
ALUMINUM HARD HATS--
NOBODY EVEN USES THESE ANYMORE.
I MEAN, THESE ARE WAY COOL.
- AMAZING FIND. I DON'T EVEN--
I DON'T KNOW IF THESE ARE WORTH 30 BUCKS OR $3,000.
WHATEVER IT IS, THESE ARE STAYING WITH ME.
SO I CAN'T WAIT TO FIND OUT IF THESE HARD HATS ARE ANTIQUES
OR COLLECTIBLES OR WHAT.
- LAST CHANCE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN HERE IN LONG BEACH, FOLKS.
THIS IS IT. THIS IS IT.
2159, WE'RE READY TO GO.
- LOOK AT THAT. - IT'S KINDA COOL, ACTUALLY.
IT'S AN OLD SCHWINN. LITTLE OLD VINTAGE BIKE
THAT MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE VALUE TO IT.
AND I'M ALREADY HERE, SO I MAY JUST HAVE TO PICK IT UP.
- NO, YOU NEVER KNOW.
I MEAN, THE TUBES IN THAT TRICYCLE
COULD BE FILLED WITH GOLD.
- YOU KNOW, THE OLD BEER SIGNS, THE OLD SODA SIGNS,
THE OLD BICYCLE-- I BET YOU ANYTHING
THAT THIS THING'S GONNA BRING 250 BUCKS.
- YOU KNOW, I LIKE IT. I LIKE IT.
I LIKE THIS BIKE. IT'S A NICE BIKE.
IT'S A LITTLE RUSTY, BUT I LOVE IT.
I WANT SOME MORE OF IT.
THIS IS A GROCERY-GETTER ALL DAY.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALREADY SPENT OUR MONEY FOR TODAY,
BUT I REALLY LIKE THIS BIKE.
WE'RE GONNA GO TO OUR MAX, AND THEN, IF WE DON'T GET IT,
WE'RE GONNA WALK AWAY. I MEAN, IT'S--
THERE'S NO MYSTERY TO THIS UNIT, SO...
WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET. - I WANT TO THROW THIS AWAY.
- I PUT IN A CALL TO THE GUYS IN THE SHOP.
THEY'RE TELLING ME THAT THIS BICYCLE IS WORTH
650 TO 800 BUCKS.
I'M GETTING THIS UNIT.
- ALL RIGHT, IF YOU'RE READY TO GO, WE'RE GONNA SELL THE UNIT.
THIS IS GONNA BE THE SCHWINN, A TRIKE,
AND THE SIGNS. [rapid auctioneer patter]
NICE LITTLE UNIT. [rapid auctioneer patter]
- $2. - $2?
- $25. - WHOO!
$50...$100 IN THE BACK.
- [rapid auctioneer patter] - $125.
- [rapid auctioneer patter]
$150 RIGHT THERE. - $175.
- $200 IN THE BACK. SHE'S $200.
- THAT'S A WRAP. $175'S OUR MAX. WE'RE OUT.
GOOD TRY.
- [rapid auctioneer patter] - THERE YOU GO.
- [rapid auctioneer patter] - YEP.
- WE GOT AN AUCTION, BABY!
- [rapid auctioneer patter] - $325.
- YEAH! - OH, GOD.
- [rapid auctioneer patter]
- WHAT DO YOU THINK, MA'AM? YOU WANNA JUMP IN AGAIN?
- GOTTA GO. GUESS WHAT, ALL IN.
- I KNOW THAT BIKE'S NOT ALL ORIGINAL.
- $350 GOING ONCE. $375 GOING TWICE.
LAST AND FINAL CALL AT $375. - YEAH.
- I KNEW IT. - [rapid auctioneer patter]
$400 GOING ONCE. $400 GOING TWICE.
FAIR WARNING. [rapid auctioneer patter]
- $375, DAVE!
- I CAME, I SAW, I CONQUERED.
I'M HEADING HOME WITH AN ANTIQUE BIKE.
- ONE OF THE FIRST THING I STARTED COLLECTING
WAS SCHWINN BICYCLES.
DAVE'S GONNA EAT IT ON THIS ONE.
- THAT CONCLUDES THE SALE.
PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO PAY THE LADY.
- SO MUCH FOR THIS PLACE.
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE BEEN UP TO THIS FACILITY,
AND I'M LEAVING EMPTY-HANDED.
I DON'T THINK I'M COMING BACK HERE.
NOW I'VE GOT A THREE-HOUR DRIVE AHEAD OF ME.
- YOU READY TO GET DIRTY?
LOOK AT THAT. THAT'S A SIGN RIGHT THERE.
WE'RE GONNA FIND SOMETHING IN THIS UNIT.
THEY'VE GOT THE GOSPEL AND ICE CUBE IN THE SAME BOX.
I LOVE IT.
BOOTLEGGED DVDs THAT HAVE NO VALUE.
YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN DREAMING ABOUT THAT DREAM HOUSE
FOR A LONG TIME.
BROKEN DREAMS.
OH, BRANDI, YOUR FIRST IRON.
ARE THOSE BASEBALL CARDS?
THEY'RE ALL, LIKE, PROBABLY EARLY '90s.
LATE '80s. '88.
WAY TOO MANY CARDS PRODUCED AT THAT POINT IN TIME
TO BE WORTH ANYTHING. IT'S NOT LOOKING GOOD.
THE WASHER AND DRIER, IF IT'S WORKING,
MAYBE A $100 BILL.
TV LOOKS PRETTY BEAT UP.
IT'S GONNA GET A LITTLE SKETCHY.
I CAN'T SEE THE FURNITURE IN THE BACK,
BUT I'M SEEING, LIKE, 200 BUCKS.
- CAN WE AT LEAST MAKE OUR MONEY BACK?
- IT'S, LIKE, TEN BUCKS, TWO BUCKS, FOUR BUCKS.
YOU KNOW WHAT, THIS FURNITURE IS TRASH.
THE FURNITURE IS TRASH. LET'S SEE...
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS THING IS.
THERE'S A... THERE'S A HANDLE ON THIS THING,
LIKE A CRANK.
I WOULD LIKE TO GET IT OUT, BUT IT'S JUST
IN SUCH AN AWKWARD POSITION,
I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO.
THE ONLY WAY I GET IT DOWN IS IF I HAND IT TO SOMEBODY.
- I THINK BARRY'S STILL AROUND TO HELP OUT,
SINCE IRON MAN OVER HERE
NEEDS HELP TO GET THE FURNITURE DOWN.
HEY, BARRY. - BARE!
- HOW'S YOUR BACK?
- THESE HELMETS WERE THE ONLY THING OF VALUE
IN MY LOCKER, SO I FIGURED, EHH...
LET'S GO HELP THE KIDS OUT.
COME ON, I'LL HELP. - ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
I APPRECIATE IT.
LOOK AT THIS MESS BRANDI MADE.
BARRY, WE ACTUALLY JUST BROUGHT YOU OVER
TO SEE IF YOU COULD CLEAN UP THIS MESS.
ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?
- HOW ARE WE GONNA WORK THIS? - I DON'T KNOW.
- HOW HEAVY IS IT? CLIMB UP THERE, I'LL SPOT YOU.
- STAY RIGHT THERE. - NO, NO, BE CAREFUL.
- GET THIS CUSHION OUT OF MY WAY.
- LET ME--HANG ON--OH, WOW. LOOK AT ALL THESE ACCOLADES.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO? - I WANT TO HAND IT TO YOU.
- THE WHOLE THING? - YOU GRAB HALF,
AND I'LL HOLD ONTO THE OTHER HALF
WHILE I JUMP DOWN. - COME ON.
- HERE, GET DOWN. - I'M GONNA.
- HERE, REST IT ON THIS.
- SOON AS YOU TELL ME YOU GOT IT,
I'M GONNA JUMP DOWN. - YOU GOT IT?
- WE'LL WALK IT OUT. LET'S HOLD IT HIGH.
- YEAH, ALL RIGHT.
WAIT A MINUTE, THIS TOP OPENS UP.
- OKAY, PICK IT UP. - ALL RIGHT.
BUT DON'T LET--HANG ON. - WHOA!
- THIS IS MORE THAN 40 POUNDS. YOU [bleep] ME.
- I DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THIS THING IS.
- YOU FOUND A BIG WOODEN BOX, A CRANK.
NO, THERE'S A CRANK ON IT.
- IT'S A WINE CHEST OR SOMETHING?
- NO. - DOESN'T THAT LOOK LIKE--
WHAT THE [bleep]?
- I'LL TELL YOU WHAT THIS IS. - WHAT IS THAT?
- IT'S A PHONOGRAPH.
- IT'S WOOD, IT'S VINTAGE. IT'S VERY COOL.
- AND HOPEFULLY THE RECORDS... - YEAH...
- A HIT AGAIN.
- WHAT? HOW CUTE. - "WORLD'S GREATEST MUSIC."
CHECK IT OUT. [tinny old-time music]
WAIT A MINUTE, WE GOT MUSIC!
- YEAH! - HANG ON.
♪ ♪
- THIS IS AMAZING.
- WE MIGHT MAKE SOME MONEY ON THIS UNIT.
- THIS IS AMAZING. - YEAH.
- LOOK AT THAT, AFTER ALL.
THANKS, BARRY, NOW GET OUT OF MY STUFF.
- THIS IS AWESOME. - GOOD LUCK, YOU GUYS.
- I'M VERY EXCITED.
- THIS IS A REALLY GREAT FIND.
- WE MIGHT HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY TAKE A LOOK AT THIS
BECAUSE THERE'S JUST NO OTHER WAY TO KNOW.
- AND IF IT'S NOT WORTH SOME MONEY, I'M KEEPING IT.
IT WOULD LOOK AWESOME IN OUR HOUSE.
I'M VERY EXCITED RIGHT NOW. WAY TO GO, DINGUS.
- YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY GETS LUCKY SOMETIMES.
EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY.
- THERE'S ONE GUY IN THIS TOWN THAT I TRUST
MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSE WHEN IT COMES TO GIVING ME
SORT OF THE STRAIGHT SCOOP ON ODDITIES,
AND THAT'S DENNIS.
- HEY, BARRY. ALL RIGHT.
OH, MY GOODNESS. WHERE DID YOU GET THESE?
- A STORAGE LOCKER IN LONG BEACH.
WHAT IS IT? - THIS IS AN OIL RIG HELMET.
- SO THIS BEGAN LIFE AS JUST AN OLD,
BORING ALUMINUM HARD HAT? UNREAL.
- TYPICAL HARD HAT FROM THE 1960s AND '70s.
AND THEY GIVE THESE THINGS TO WHAT USED TO BE CALLED A TINKER.
THIS IS, LIKE, A 1,000-YEAR-OLD PROCESS
ON A NEW FORM.
THIS HAS BEEN DONE ALL BY HAND.
- UNBELIEVABLE. - THIS ONE HAS A HELICOPTER.
HAS THE ACTUAL SHIP THAT CARRIES AWAY THE OIL.
- SO, DENNIS, WHAT ARE THESE THINGS WORTH?
- REALISTICALLY, I THINK IF YOU PUT THE PAIR TOGETHER,
YOU PROBABLY COULD GET...
- ALL RIGHT. OH, MY GOODNESS.
- WHAT IS IT? - THIS IS AN OIL RIG HELMET.
- DENNIS, WHAT IS-- WHAT ARE THESE THINGS WORTH?
- REALISTICALLY, I THINK IF YOU PUT THE PAIR TOGETHER,
YOU PROBABLY COULD GET...
MAYBE $800 TO $1,000.
- THAT'S GREAT, ACTUALLY,
BECAUSE I PAID A LOT LESS THAN THAT.
BUT REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOU TOLD ME THEY'RE WORTH,
I'M KEEPING 'EM. I MEAN, THEY'RE JUST TOO COOL.
$800 TO $1,000.
THESE THINGS ARE NOT ONLY INTERESTING,
IT TURNS OUT THEY'RE VALUABLE.
SO, DAVE, EAT YOUR HEART OUT.
YOU'RE THE BEST. - THANK YOU.
GOOD TO SEE YOU, BARRY.
- ADIOS. - BYE, NOW.
- I DON'T KNOW [bleep] ABOUT THESE PHONOGRAPHS,
SO BARRY GAVE ME THE LOWDOWN ON HIS ANTIQUE GUY.
- OH, YEAH. - WHOA, LOOK AT THAT.
- SO I GOTTA FIND OUT WHAT IT'S WORTH.
- ALL RIGHT, GUYS,
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS FOR YOU, THEN.
IT'S GOT A NICE DESIGN ON IT.
LOOKING LIKE ERA 1920s.
YEAH, THIS IS-- WHAT DO YOU THINK?
KIND OF A DEPARTMENT STORE--
- IT WAS DISTRIBUTED BY A DEPARTMENT STORE.
SO KIND OF A MASS-MARKET... - AH.
- SO THIS WAS YOUR EVERYDAY PHONOGRAPH...
- YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. - THE AVERAGE PERSON WOULD HAVE.
- LET'S SEE IF IT WORKS, THEN, SHALL WE?
LET'S SEE, THE HEAD'S ON BACK TO FRONT HERE.
SO WHOEVER'S BEEN USING THIS,
IT COULDN'T HAVE SOUNDED VERY GOOD
BECAUSE IT'S IN REVERSE. [needle scratches record]
- I'M SORRY, THAT WAS ME.
[old-time music]
- THAT'S THE REAL 1920s, RIGHT? - THAT'S GOOD.
♪ ♪
- THAT'S BRILLIANT, MAN. I MEAN, THIS IS BRILLIANT.
SOUNDS GOOD. OKAY.
I GUESS THE MAJOR POINT FOR YOU IS
WHAT'S IT WORTH? - YEAH.
- ARE YOU GONNA SELL IT? - I SELL EVERYTHING.
THAT'S WHAT I DO. - THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN.
- IF I COLLECTED EVERYTHING, I WOULD BE BROKE.
- THEN YOU MIGHT GET 400 BUCKS.
- I PAID $300 FOR THE UNIT.
THAT'S $100, WITH THE ADDITIONAL ITEMS I HAD IN THERE.
I HAD ANOTHER COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLAR'S WORTH OF STUFF.
SO I'M LOOKING AT 600 BUCKS ON A $300 UNIT.
THAT'S PRETTY GOOD FOR ME.
- AND WE'RE HAPPY TO KEEP IT UNTIL WE MAKE THE RIGHT AMOUNT.
- YEAH. EXACTLY.
- IT LOOKS LIKE THIS THING MIGHT BE WORTH 400 BUCKS.
I'M JUST HOPING BRANDI DOESN'T WANT TO KEEP IT.
I MEAN, IT DOESN'T DO ME ANY GOOD TO HANG ONTO THINGS.
I GOTTA MOVE 'EM, I GOTTA GET 'EM OUT OF THE STORE,
I GOTTA GET 'EM SOLD, AND I GOTTA GET THE MONEY.
- SORRY, JARROD. I'M KEEPING THE PHONOGRAPH.
- YEAH, RIGHT UP THROUGH HERE.
I FOUND AN ANTIQUE BIKE IN A STORAGE UNIT THAT I BOUGHT.
I CAN'T WAIT TO FIND OUT HOW GOOD THIS PAYDAY'S GONNA BE.
- HEY, HOW YOU DOING? I'M DAVID,
WITH NEWPORT CONSIGNMENT GALLERY.
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE BIKE
I GOT OVER HERE. - OH!
- AND TRYING TO FIND OUT, YOU KNOW, JUST BASICALLY,
IS IT ORIGINAL? IS IT WORTH RESTORING?
JUST TRYING TO GET A PROFESSIONAL OPINION.
- UM, THIS IS WHAT I WOULD CALL A FRANKENBIKE.
- A FRANKENBIKE. OKAY.
A FRANKENBIKE?
WHAT THE [bleep] IS HE TALKING ABOUT?
- IT'S PRETTY MUCH JUST THAT--
PIECED TOGETHER BY ODDS AND ENDS.
THE FRAME ITSELF IS MID-'50s, EARLY-'50s.
- MM-HMM.
- AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS KIND OF JUST THROWN ONTO IT.
THE BACK END'S A CONVERSION.
SO THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A FACTORY SCHWINN CONVERSION,
BUT IT'S STILL A CONVERSION.
PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE GIRL'S BIKE,
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. [bike horn honks]
YOU GOT THE ORIGINAL SEAT ON THERE--THAT'S A GOOD THING.
- SO THIS IS ALMOST LIKE A BICYCLE
THAT'S BEEN THROUGH TEN MARRIAGES AND DIVORCES, RIGHT?
A LITTLE ADDING HERE AND ADDING THERE?
- SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT. - OKAY.
- LOST A LITTLE BIT IN ONE, GAINED SOME IN THE OTHER.
- I DON'T LIKE WHAT I'M HEARING.
I REALLY THOUGHT THIS WAS GONNA BE A MONEYMAKER.
SO HOW MUCH IS THIS BIKE WORTH?
- IN CURRENT CONDITION... $200.
$250, IF YOU CLEAN IT UP A LITTLE BIT.
- NOT WHAT I WAS REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING,
BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS.
THIS GUY'S BASICALLY TELLING ME MY BIKE'S A PIECE OF [bleep].
JOE, THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. - NO PROBLEM. IT WAS A PLEASURE.
- YEAH. AND LET ME WHEEL THIS FINE SPECIMEN OUT OF HERE.
I THOUGHT A LOT MORE OF THIS WHEN I BOUGHT IT.
BUT I BET I STILL DID BETTER THAN BARRY.
narrator: NOPE.
THE BIG LOSER WAS DAVE HESTER,
WHO TOOK A TOTAL HIT OF 125 BUCKS.
DARRELL SHEETS WALKED AWAY EMPTY-HANDED.
JARROD AND BRANDI HAD THEIR ANTIQUE PHONOGRAPH APPRAISED
FOR A $300 PROFIT.
AND THE BIG WINNER WAS BARRY WEISS,
WHOSE HARD HATS COULD FETCH HIM A PROFIT OF 350 BUCKS.
- ON THE WAY BACK TO MY STORAGE LOCKER,
I COME ACROSS A GUY WHO'S WORKING ON THIS MINIBIKE.
IS THE BIKE FOR SALE? - IS IT FOR SALE?
- YES, SIR. - SURE IT IS, IF YOU WANT IT.
- HOW MUCH YOU ASKING?
- WELL, WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE ME FOR IT?
- IN ITS PRESENT STATE...
$50. - OKAY, THAT'LL WORK.
- SERIOUS? - YEAH.
- I'VE JUST ALWAYS HAD A PASSION FOR MOTORCYCLES
SINCE I WAS 12 YEARS OLD.
SO I WAS FEELING PRETTY GOOD.
SEE, WE'RE ALREADY DOING WHEELIES.
- HEY, BARRY. - YEAH?
- AND THEN WHO COMES ALONG... TO SPOIL THE MOMENT?
- IF YOU BOUGHT THAT FOR $50,
I THINK THAT'S A GOOD $45 LOSS.
- THE MOTOR'S IN THE CAR, DAVE.
YOU WOULDN'T PAY $50 FOR THIS WITH A MOTOR?
I'LL BE RIDING CIRCLES AROUND YOU IN ABOUT--
- DID YOU NOT HAVE TOYS WHEN YOU WERE A KID?
- I HAD TOYS.
- YOU READY? - ALL RIGHT, GO FOR IT.
NOT TOO [bleep] FAST EITHER, PAL.
LOOK AT YOU.
SOMEBODY GET A PICTURE OF DAVID HESTER
ACTUALLY HELPING HIS NEIGHBOR.
- ALL RIGHT, MAN, HERE WE GO.
BARRY'S MORE OF A COLLECTIBLE THAN THAT BIKE IS.
YOU WANNA RACE? - YEAH.
- I GOT THREE FLATS, AND YOU GOT NO MOTOR.
- [chuckles] REALLY?
THEN IT'LL BE PRETTY EASY. - 20 BUCKS.
- YEAH, I GOT YOU BY TEN YEARS. COME ON, LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT, ONE, TWO-- - PAST THE TRUCK.
PAST THE TRUCK! - HANG ON, MAN.
HANG ON. HANG ON-- YOU [bleep]!
YOU RAN OVER MY [bleep] FOOT!
JESUS! [Bleep]! THAT WASN'T FUNNY!
I'LL SEND A BILL TO RAGS AND RICHES.