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‐ On tonight's episode... ‐ This is a fossil,

and it's more than 1,000 years old.

‐ A giant egg brings me back in time.

This thing would be scary to be around.

[laughter]

Chum slices into Russian history.

‐ This was not just a ceremonial sword.

This was a battle sword.

‐ And I travel to London for some elusive art.

‐ So here's the piece. That's an original Banksy.

‐ Whoa!

♪ ♪

You must own really large chickens.

[laughter]

‐ No, no. I have no chickens.

‐ So what exactly is this? ‐ This is an elephant bird egg.

‐ Okay. ‐ I bought it from my business.

I sell fossils and other natural history things.

‐ I thought you were gonna say you sell eggs.

[laughter]

‐ I'm here at the pawn shop today,

to try to sell my elephant bird egg.

I'm hoping to get $2,500 for the egg.

I've had the egg for 15 years. I think it's about time

that somebody else gets some enjoyment out of it.

‐ This is interesting.

so I know a little bit about the elephant bird.

Basically, they were the biggest birds ever.

Looked like an ostrich, but it weighed twice as much.

It was, like, a foot taller.

‐ Right. In fact, I have a very old trading card‐‐

a picture of the elephant bird.

‐ This thing would be scary to be around.

I mean, yeah‐‐ ‐ You think so?

‐ I think ostriches are scary. ‐ Ostriches are scary enough.

‐ I know they dig these things up and they, like,

piece them together from several egg shells.

‐ Yeah. From several eggs. Yeah, it's‐‐

All these are little pieces, so this is made

of all elephant bird eggshell, but not from one egg.

‐ All right. Looks like they did a good job.

It's really, really interesting.

They're super collectible. ‐ Mm‐hmm.

‐ As a matter of fact, fossils nowadays,

they're sort of on fire.

People are really, really getting into it here lately.

How much would you like to get out of it?

‐ I'm thinking 2,500. ‐ Okay.

Um, tell you the truth,

I have no idea if that's a good number,

or even if it's made out of eggshell.

‐ Okay. ‐ So if you don't mind,

I do have a friend who's a paleontologist.

If I can get him down here to take a look at it‐‐

‐ I think that's great. ‐ Okay.

I'll be back here, in a little bit.

‐ All right. ‐ That's right.

I'm calling in a "egg‐spert". [laughs]

♪ ♪

‐ Hey, how's it going? ‐ Good. How are you?

‐ What do we got? ‐ I got a World War II compass.

‐ Okay. This is interesting.

People tend to forget, you know, we didn't have

GPS and stuff back then.

Not like the smartphones we have today.

Believe it or not, it wasn't uncommon,

in the 1940s, for a guy walking around New York City

to have a compass in his pocket. [laughs]

[horn honks]

‐ I'm here at the pawn shop today

to try and sell my World War II compass.

I think the compass is in pretty good condition.

The strap is a little bit ripped,

but I want to sell the compass for $350.

I've done a little bit of research,

and I only found one other one online,

so I think that's probably about what I could get for it.

‐ These are pretty cool. I mean,

this looks like it was probably used by a pilot.

I would say that just basically

because of the opening on the side right there.

You know, your arms are up.

You know, you're controlling a plane.

You don't really wanna be taking your hands off controls,

to be looking at your compass. ‐ Right.

‐ Most likely, it is definitely military,

but I would beg to differ that this is from World War II.

Being that it's plastic like this,

I would say it's more likely from Korea or Vietnam Era.

Somewhere around there. Where'd you get it?

‐ My cousin's dad. He has a property

out in the middle of nowhere, and he let us look around.

That was one of the things that I came across.

‐ Okay. I mean, you know, realistically,

if it's an abandoned property, out in the desert,

guy could have picked it up at a surplus store

and needed a compass while he was out there.

‐ Okay. ‐ Any idea on what

you're looking to get?

‐ I was gonna say, like, three‐fifty.

‐ $3.50? ‐ 350.

‐ For that price, I'll let you use the compass

to find your way out of here, but‐‐I don't know.

I'm joking with you, but quite honestly,

it's pretty bare bones.

You know, people do collect 'em,

but the more intricate ones,

the fancier ones‐‐ stuff like that.

You know, the compass itself is in really good shape.

The band, you know, obviously has its issues.

You know, after replacing the strap, this is something

I might be able to sell in here for 40 bucks.

‐ Okay. ‐ So, I mean,

I'd offer you 20.

‐ All righty. Well, I think

I'm just gonna keep it then, for that.

‐ Okay.

Well, if you ever change your mind, I'm here, okay?

‐ Thank you so much. ‐ Thank you.

‐ Unfortunately, today the deal went south,

but I think I'm gonna take it into another direction

and sell it online.

♪ ♪

‐ Hey, what's going on, stranger?

‐ What's going on, buddy? I brought you some goodies.

‐ All right. Well, let's get this stuff unpacked here,

and then we'll see what you got.

‐ All right. Let me hand you that.

I've been a collector my entire life.

My house is full of collections,

and when your house is full, you gotta move 'em sometimes.

And then I come down here and bring 'em to Chumlee.

‐ It's always a mystery to me what you're gonna bring in.

‐ So this is a secret panel chest from the Haunted Mansion,

at Disneyland. This would have been sold

at the gift shop, right outside of the ride.

‐ Haunted Mansion is a huge ride.

Came around in the late 60s, at Disneyland.

So this is like a puzzle, right?

‐ Yep. It's a puzzle, so there's a whole method to it.

So you gotta slide that, and then drop it.

You slide the top off, and then you would think,

"Hey, I'm done," but no. This side slides open, too,

and there's another little drawer.

‐ All right. Well, this is really cool.

I really, really like this.

All right, so we got Alice Cooper autographed poster.

Alice Cooper‐‐ he had quite the career.

He's been around since the 70s,

and, I mean, he's a rock legend.

It's hard to see the condition of the poster

in this frame right here,

but it looks to be in good condition.

And here's another really cool thing.

‐ So this is a Ron Lee statue with Bugs Bunny and Gossamer.

Gossamer is one of the most‐loved

Warner Brothers characters, but no one ever knows his name.

‐ Gossamer's one of my favorite least‐known characters

for one reason: he's the monster that wore sneakers.

‐ Heck yeah. ‐ And everyone knows

I love sneakers.

It's a really cool Ron Lee icon.

This is Warner Brothers, but more importantly,

it's Bugs Bunny.

No matter what the movie was,

Bugs Bunny's always gonna be collectible.

Okay. Pretty cool. There's his signature there,

so I'm afraid to know what you're asking for this.

‐ Well, I think it's worth a good 700, 800 bucks.

I'd like to get 600 for it. ‐ Okay.

Um‐‐[sighs]

Would you do 400 on it? ‐ I'd do 550 on it.

‐ I'm willing to go 450,

because I'm hoping I can get 600 out of it.

‐ 450 is what I paid, so make me feel like

I've made a little bit of money. 475.

‐ I'll go 475, against my better judgment.

‐ [laughs] All right. ‐ All right.

‐ All right, so the Alice Cooper,

I'm looking for 100. ‐ So you'll take 50

for the Alice Cooper poster? ‐ No. Come on.

We're friend‐‐50? ‐ Come on.

Give me a better deal than 100. ‐ 75.

‐ 65. ‐ 75.

‐ We'll do this for 75,

'cause I think I can make 50 bucks off that.

‐ All right. ‐ That works for me.

All right, so I really, really want this secret panel

Haunted Mansion chest.

‐ Well, it could be yours for the low, low price of 125.

‐ Would you go $70 on this?

Now, I'm thinking that, at 125,

that's probably about what I'd get for it.

Maybe on a really good day.

‐ You know those good days are coming, so how about 100 bucks?

‐ How about 75?

‐ 80 bucks and we'll call it a deal.

‐ All right. 80 bucks. Sounds good.

‐ It sounds like a plan.

‐ Let's go write up some paperwork.

I'll meet you at the front desk.

‐ All right. Cool.

Overall, I got a great deal at the pawn shop today.

I made some money, had some fun,

and now I'm off to go find some other cool stuff.

♪ ♪

‐ Hey, how's it going? ‐ Pretty good.

I have something I think you might be interested in.

I have a letter from Richard Nixon

to Sammy Davis, Jr.

‐ That is pretty impressive.

Corey, you gotta look at this.

Where in the world did you get this?

‐ At an auction.

I collect presidential memorabilia and autographs,

and I saw this, and thought, "Wow!"

‐ Yeah. I mean, Sammy Davis, Jr.

was just a complete icon in Vegas.

Like, literally, if he was on the Strip,

he had a sold‐out show.

And then there's Nixon. [laughs]

‐ Right. I have a Richard Nixon letter to Sammy Davis, Jr.

that I'm hoping to sell today.

And along with the note, I have a picture of them

together in the Oval Office.

I've had it for about a year, and I'm always trying to buy,

and resell, and get something better.

Because of the historical significance of the letter,

I'm looking for about 2,500 today.

‐ This is really cool Vegas stuff right here.

You into Sammy Davis, Jr. too? ‐ Well, you know,

I was a little bit young for him,

but I always thought he was funny growing up.

Didn't know a lot about him.

‐ I mean, he was a comedian, he was a singer,

he was an actor, he was an activist,

he was a warm‐up singer for Frank Sinatra.

Frank Sinatra ended up becoming big friends,

and eventually, the Rat Pack was formed

in like, '59 or '60.

‐ This guy had number one albums, number one movies.

‐ He was such a big part of the history of this town.

Yeah. He changed Vegas.

‐ Yeah. You know, he basically ended segregation on the Strip.

‐ Yeah. Back in the early 60s, if you were black,

you couldn't stay in the hotels or anything like that.

The black performers‐‐

they wouldn't even have a dressing room.

‐ But if you wanted Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin,

Joey Bishop, or Peter Lawford in your casino,

Sammy was coming, and you weren't gonna treat him

like anybody different.

‐ This was the great thing about Sammy Davis, Jr.

He got a lot of flak for hanging out with Nixon,

but he also said, "Well, how are

we gonna change anything, if we don't talk to him?"

‐ Right. ‐ And that's what he did.

I mean right here he's with Nixon,

but years earlier, he was with Martin Luther King,

on the Civil Rights march.

Just an incredible guy.

Ended up becoming a superstar worldwide.

‐ So what's up with the letter? ‐ Well, the letter itself

is interesting alone, but the hand‐written note

at the bottom is what I think makes it special.

It references three historic events

that all made headlines when they happened.

‐ "We shall always remember

the night you spent at the White House."

‐ Which was the first time a black person had ever slept

in the White House, as a guest of the president.

‐ Okay. "The 1972 convention and the POW dinner,

at which you played an indispensible role."

‐ That was the first black tie event

ever held at the White House,

and since he mentions all three,

I think that makes this letter kind of special.

‐ It's pretty amazing what you got here.

How much do you want for this?

‐ 2,500. ‐ Okay.

Do you mind if I have it checked out by somebody?

‐ No. Absolutely. Go ahead. ‐ Okay.

I just want to make sure this wasn't done by his secretary.

It's not autopen on the signature,

or anything else like that.

So let me get my autograph expert,

and we'll have him check it out, okay?

‐ Sounds good. ‐ Give me a few minutes.

‐ You know, I'm certain the letter's real,

but I more than welcome them to bring in an expert.

I'm curious to what he has to say.

‐ Let's take it out, here. Ooh. That's nice.

that she says is from an elephant bird.

I know nothing about this thing,

so I've called in Andre,

my paleontologist friend, to "eggs‐amine" it. [laughs]

‐ Wow. Elephant bird.

‐ That's what she says.

‐ May I? ‐ Absolutely.

‐ Wow. These are pretty rare.

They're often fake, too, though.

These fossils are often faked,

because they are rare and valuable.

Porcelain is something that's easily fake‐able

with these types of eggshells. They're large.

They're heavy, and that's a material that can pass,

to a lot of untrained eyes.

So elephant birds could get up to 10 feet tall and weigh

as much as 1,600 pounds,

so obviously they laid a big egg.

This is actually one of

the larger eggs that I've seen.

Some are smaller, but this is well within range

of what we would expect to see for an elephant bird.

‐ Okay, so is it real? ‐ It looks real,

but we need to take a closer look.

‐ Okay. ‐ I'd like to take a look

at the surface texture.

This lens is gonna tell us all we need to know

about the surface of the shell.

Let's see here.

Wow. There it is, Rick.

See those long grooves in the shell right there?

That's what we would expect to see from an elephant bird.

‐ Okay, so we have an actual elephant bird egg.

‐ Yay! ‐ We do have an actual

elephant bird egg. ‐ Okay.

‐ It is a composite. Who knows how many

different eggs this thing is made of?

But there is some condition issues

that I'd like to point out.

All of these abrasions here‐‐that's where

the pieces didn't quite fit together.

So rather than taking the time

to find pieces that fit better,

they just kind of ground 'em into place.

That's really gonna affect the value.

‐ So tell me, is it worth elephant load of cash?

‐ I would appraise this egg... $5,900

I think is a fair appraisal of the specimen.

‐ I like your paleontologist. ‐ Okay.

Thanks. Appreciate it. ‐ Thank you.

‐ All right, so you want $2,500 for it?

‐ Well, now I'm thinking 3,000. ‐ [sighs]

It's a very small market.

It's very weird. It will eventually sell.

Tell you what. I'll give you $2,800 for it.

It's more than a fair price. ‐ But you're sure

you can't do $3,000 on it? ‐ No.

I'm offering you more than you were asking.

‐ I know. That's true,

but your paleontologist really got my hopes up. [laughs]

‐ 2,800 is the best I can do.

♪ ♪

‐ If it's really your best, fine.

Okay. You got it. ‐ All right. Sweet.

We have a deal. If you just

go around the corner, do some paperwork,

I'll get you paid. ‐ Okay.

I think it's a fair enough price.

It's more than I came in for, so I'm happy.

♪ ♪

‐ So I have a guy in the store with a letter

from Richard Nixon to Sammy Davis, Jr.

This is really a significant letter, and it's super cool.

He wants 2,500 bucks, but he has no paperwork,

so I've called in Steve Grad to take a look at this thing,

and hopefully, this is a deal that works out.

So a letter from Nixon to Sammy Davis, Jr.

‐ Oh, that's pretty cool. They had a great association.

Pretty close, for quite a while.

‐ So what do you think? ‐ Well, Nixon was notorious

for sending out secretarial signatures or autopens.

That was pretty commonplace for him,

so whenever I see handwriting things

that come from Nixon's office, I'm kind of leery.

First thing I want to do‐‐ can I take this out of here?

‐ Sure. Absolutely. Go ahead.

♪ ♪

‐ And I want to just put this under magnification, right,

just to see what we're kind of dealing with pen‐wise here.

And that's kind of what I would expect to see.

Taking a look at this and seeing that ink on there‐‐

no doubt about that.

Definitely live ink on there.

I'm seeing here. I'm seeing here and again.

So you know, absolutely no doubt in my mind Nixon

definitely penned this, Rick, and he definitely signed it.

‐ All right, so the big question is

what do you think it's worth?

‐ You know, based on the content, the letter itself,

nice signature by Nixon‐‐

I'd put the value right at $1,000.

‐ $1,000? ‐ Yeah.

‐ Okay. ‐ Really neat piece, though.

‐ All right. Thanks, man.

‐ Good to see you. Good to see you, Corey.

‐ Yep. You too. ‐ Take care.

‐ Thank you. ‐ Yep.

‐ All right, so what's your best price on it?

‐ I'm looking for around 2,500.

‐ But what's your best price for it?

‐ 2,400. ‐ [sighs]

‐ You know, quite frankly, I want it for myself.

I have a lot of cool Vegas history,

and this would be great for me.

I'd give you 1,000 bucks for it.

That's sort of, like, a retail price on it, but you know.

‐ I think you'd be hard‐pressed

to find a letter like this for $1,000.

Could you do 2,000?

‐ I'll go 1,200, and the only reason

I'm going that high, is 'cause I want it for myself.

I'll put it in my office with all my other Vegas stuff.

‐ My absolute‐‐and I mean absolute rock bottom

on this would be 1,500. I won't take a penny less.

‐ This is on you, man. I'm not a crook.

[laughter]

‐ I'll give you 1,300 bucks for it.

I mean, I'm paying probably more than it's worth,

but I'll go 1,300, just 'cause it's Sammy Davis, Jr.,

and it's Vegas, and I think that's a fair price.

‐ Well, a wise man once said that,

if the deal ain't right, deal ain't right.

I'm gonna have to pass this time, Rick.

‐ All right. If you change your mind, let me know.

‐ All right. Thank you.

‐ Appreciate it, buddy. ‐ Nice to meet you.

‐ I literally offered more than retail.

♪ ♪

Yeah, so just make sure we get some brass plaques

on these things explaining what it is,

'cause people don't know what Dali's signature looks like.

It needs to say "Dali" on there.

What's up? ‐ Looking good.

This has come together. ‐ Yes.

Little tweaks here and there.

A few things need to be fixed, but all in all,

it's doing really well, so‐‐ ‐ It's beautiful.

‐ The art business is great.

Speaking of art business, street art,

like the graffiti artists, things like that‐‐

I think we really should get some more

of that stuff in here, because it's a draw.

It's what's cool right now, and what's cool sells, so‐‐

‐ There's a variety of levels of art like that you could go.

If you want the real stuff, if you want the Banksys,

I know where there are a few.

‐ Okay, so what Banksys are we talking about?

‐ These are the limited editions

that are going up very rapidly,

and I think for this place, for this market,

this is gonna be the best bet for you.

I know someone who has a few, and he has "Monkey Detonator."

‐ That's like‐‐ that's an original, right?

‐ Yes, but there's a catch.

You've gotta go to London to get 'em.

‐ Oh.

I could call it a business trip.

Let's go get a cup of coffee

and talk about it. ‐ Come on.

‐ You know, I'm always down to going to London.

‐ It's a nice time of year. ‐ Get away from Corey and Chum.

‐ Ah, upside.

‐ Hey, a rifle, huh?

‐ Well, check it out.

♪ ♪

‐ Oh, it's not a rifle. That's a sword.

‐ Yes, sir.

What I have is a very old sword.

I got this from my grandfather.

He recently passed away. He willed it to me.

I don't know much about this sword,

just that it's worth a lot of money.

I'm hoping to get 40,000 from it.

I really don't have much use for it,

and I really don't think he would mind

if I used it for a little bit of personal gain.

‐ It looks pretty cool.

Do you know what it is? ‐ I'm actually not too sure.

I know my grandfather got it at an auction,

and I just know that it's valuable.

That's pretty much it, so‐‐

‐ At first glance, it's amazing. It's very ornate.

It's got some very cool detail, like the head of medusa.

What looks like a lion right here.

A date of 1810 on it with some Russian writing.

‐ Mm. ‐ Let's take it out, here.

Ooh, that's nice.

‐ Careful. It is sharp. ‐ Yeah.

That's really weird right there. Um‐‐

That's Arabic writing. I'm kind of puzzled here.

I mean, it's got Arabic on the blade.

It's got Russian writing right here.

It's dressed up really nice and fancy,

almost like a dress piece, you know what I mean?

‐ Hm. ‐ I'm just kind of lost here.

[sighs] What are you looking to do with it?

‐ I'm looking to sell it.

‐ And how much are you looking to get?

‐ Well, I was looking for 40,000.

‐ [sighs]

40,000 seems like a stretch, to me.

Do you know how much Grandpa paid for it?

‐ I actually don't. My uncle was telling me,

though, that he did pay a pretty penny for it.

‐ Well, this blade is so nice, and the sword is so ornate.

It's too much going on here for me to decipher.

I'd like to have someone come in and take a look at it,

especially if you're asking money like $40,000.

‐ Of course. Yeah. ‐ I mean‐‐

I understand. ‐ All right. Let me get

my guy Alex down here,

and hopefully he knows something about this sword.

At least more than you or I. ‐ Yeah. Sounds good.

‐ All right. Give me a few minutes.

I'll be right back. ‐ Great.

I'm very happy that an expert's coming in

to look at it.

I think that it would help me out knowing its value

and kind of knowing a little more of the history,

so even if I don't sell it today,

it would help me out, in the future.

♪ ♪

‐ Hey, how's it going?

‐ It's good. How are you? ‐ What do we got here?

‐ I believe it to be an antique violin clock.

‐ That it most definitely is,

and some people will call it a violin clock

'cause it's shaped like a violin.

Some people will call it a banjo clock.

‐ Okay. ‐ Does it work?

‐ Only one time has it worked.

‐ It works at least twice a day, right?

‐ [clock chimes] ‐ [both laugh]

‐ I'm here today at the pawn shop

to sell my violin clock.

I acquired the clock from my late husband.

He would go out, and trade,

and barter with different people,

and one day, he brought it home.

Overall, I believe it to be in good condition,

and I'm hoping to get 300 for the clock today.

‐ This is interesting.

It was made by the company Plymouth,

which started around 1860,

and it was serviced somewhere around 1930.

‐ Okay. ‐ So it's in between

one of those dates. ‐ [laughs]

To me, it looks like it was more than likely,

in some kind of government building.

You can see George Washington

and some type of federal building here,

and this eagle,

for some reason, reminds me of school.

Do we got any of the keys or anything with it?

‐ There is a key that came with it.

‐ Well, let's try to wind it and see if it works.

‐ Okay.

♪ ♪

‐ And that is not the right key.

‐ No. Okay. ‐ [both laugh]

‐ The issue I'm gonna have here with it is,

to pop this off here, and actually get inside,

and look at the movement,

is gonna be almost impossible for me to do.

It very well might work, if you were able to find a key,

but you're gonna have to find it.

Why don't you tell me what you're looking to do with it?

‐ I'm looking to sell it.

‐ Any idea on how much you're looking to get for it?

‐ Maybe 300.

‐ [sighs] It is an interesting piece.

I mean, I think I could probably sell it,

but I'm thinking I might be able to get 80 bucks for it,

Something like that. ‐ Okay.

‐ That's if I can find the key. ‐ Okay.

‐ How about 50? ‐ How about 75?

‐ You're pushing it. ‐ I'm pushing it?

‐ 50 bucks is the most I'm gonna go.

‐ Okay 50 bucks. ‐ All right. Deal.

All right, come with me. We gotta do

some paperwork. ‐ All right.

I wound up selling the clock for $50,

and I am pleased with that.

I've never liked this clock anyway, so honestly,

if he would've offered me a dollar, I would've sold it.

[laughs]

‐ ♪ Rule, Britannia ♪

♪ Britannia rule the waves ♪

♪ ♪

‐ So I'm here in London to buy some Banksy art.

Banksy is the most famous graffiti artist in the world,

hands down, and he recently had an original piece

There's a collector here, in London.

He's got some Banksy art he's looking to sell.

I wanna to buy it. I hope the price is not crazy,

because I think it's an incredible investment

right now, and I did not

fly halfway around the world to come home empty‐handed.

‐ So here's the piece. ‐ Whoa.

‐ That's an original Banksy.

‐ That's amazing, so it's "Monkey Detonator," right?

‐ Yes. Made in 2002. It's an original piece

made out of a stencil and spray on board.

‐ That's pretty amazing. Is that one his too?

‐ Absolutely. This one is an original screen print.

"Welcome to Hell."

‐ These are amazing. He looks pissed off.

[laughs] ‐ Yeah.

[chimp squealing]

I represent the owner of two Banksy pieces

that are for sale,

"Monkey Detonator" and "Welcome to Hell."

The owner is looking to get $918,000 for both pieces.

‐ This is incredible. I love Banksy.

I mean, he came up with his own particular style,

so when you see a Banksy, you say, "That's Banksy."

He has got that crazy mystique about him,

because no one knows who he or she is,

and it's literally the most popular art in the world now.

I mean, it is the hottest art.

There will be a day when a Banksy

breaks the $100 million mark.

I truly believe that. ‐ Absolutely.

‐ You know, he did this in 2002,

right after the entire economy melted down across the planet,

right after 9/11.

And I just look at it like

any random thing can blow up everything.

[laughs] ‐ Yeah.

Unfortunately, you never know

who is gonna press on the red button nowadays.

‐ Um, yeah. I mean, it's simple,

but it's just quintessential Banksy.

‐ So this one is edition of 175,

and it comes with this certificate of authenticity

made by the Pest Control.

‐ The Pest Control. That's like

his authentication company or something like that?

‐ Yes. It comes with a bill

that was cut in half with a number,

and Banksy/Pest Control will keep the other half,

to make sure it's original.

‐ So if you go to resell one of these, they will say,

"Yes, this is one of the originals?"

‐ Absolutely. ‐ So we have the cert for this,

and do you have the cert for this one?

‐ Yes. The owner conserved the original.

‐ How much?

‐ Well, my client wants £750,000.

‐ I don't know the exact exchange rate,

but that would be right around $900,000.

‐ More or less.

‐ And the rat?

‐ The owner asked for £15,000.

‐ Right around 18,000 American.

‐ More or less. ‐ More or less.

Okay, so I knew I was coming here.

I arranged for a local expert that was recommended to me.

He's an expert in street art and Banksy.

I want him to come down. I want him to take a look at 'em,

verify everything, and then we'll talk numbers.

‐ It's absolutely normal. Please take your time.

‐ Okay. Give me just a few moments.

‐ Sure.

‐ 900,000 is detonating my brain right now.

[laughs]

‐ I've never seen you speechless.

It's ornate, it's shiny, and it's really sharp,

but he's asking 40 grand for it.

It could be worth that, but there's a few red flags.

Alex is here to be my second opinion,

and if it all works out,

hopefully I'll be slicing my way through a deal.

It's not the Holy Grail,

but this thing is pretty mysterious.

‐ Wow. I know this sword. ‐ At least one of us does.

‐ Well, this is actually ‐‐it's, like,

a historically significant sword.

‐ Oh. ‐ Really?

‐ Do you mind if I touch it? ‐ Go for it. Yeah, yeah.

‐ Um‐‐oh, my gosh.

Yep, so this sword belonged to a Russian prince.

That name‐‐ Ivan Ivanovich Odoevsky‐‐

he was a hussar,

and he was killed at the Battle of Brienne

in France, in January 1814 by Napoleon's troops.

‐ Wow. ‐ He was a war hero,

and this guy gets killed with this sword on him.

‐ Whoa. ‐ So‐‐ohh‐‐

‐ That's what I was confused about.

It has an Arabic mark on the blade.

‐ Yeah. This Arabic writing means it came out of Persia,

which wouldn't be uncommon for this.

So this was built with the intention of being,

like, a head of state's sword,

because this is about the finest blade

you can put on it.

And I mean this thing is massive,

and you can hold it and feel like‐‐

‐ It's got some weight to it.

‐ Yeah, and it's well‐balanced, so‐‐

‐ It'll definitely take an arm off. That's for sure.

‐ This was not just a ceremonial sword.

This was also a battle sword. ‐ Mm.

‐ But it does have a ceremonial feel to it, right?

‐ Oh, you're completely right.

It's about as fancy as they come.

[sighs] I mean, it's beautiful.

I mean, it's really second to none, and the only‐‐

‐ I've never seen you speechless.

‐ I‐‐it's just, you know, you hear about these things.

You never really think you're gonna,

like, walk in and see it, um‐‐

‐ What kind of value do you think this has?

‐ So here's the thing.

This sword sold at auction for $30,000, and frankly,

the sword undersold.

Now, the funny thing about the auction is

it wasn't the right auction to put it in,

and so the collecting community didn't actually know

that this was out there, until after it was sold.

If you take it to auction today,

and get it in front of the right buyers,

I would imagine you're talking 75,000, 100,000.

‐ Well, I think that's all I needed to hear.

‐ All right. That was a lot. ‐ Thanks for coming down.

‐ Thank you for letting me see it.

‐ Thank you. Of course, of course. Yeah.

‐ All right. It's a lot to take in.

‐ Mm‐hmm. It is. ‐ So for me

to be in this sword anywhere comfortable,

I'd buy it for 20,000.

‐ [inhales] Yeah.

I don't know about that. Yeah.

‐ The problem is it's too big of a risk for me.

‐ Right. ‐ I'd love to offer you 50,000

for this sword, possibly even more,

but it's already sold once in an open market,

and it didn't come anywhere close

to the reserve it was expecting.

‐ Right, right. ‐ So it's just

a dangerous territory for me. ‐ Yeah.

I‐‐I don't know if I can do that,

especially after what he just said.

‐ I don't blame you, man. ‐ Now, it makes me think

that I should find the right auction for it.

‐ All right. Well, thanks for coming in.

‐ Thanks, man. I appreciate it. ‐ Have a good day.

‐ You too. Thank you.

After knowing the actual value on the sword,

kinda glad I didn't sell it, and I think, now,

I'm going to try to find the proper auction.

And hopefully, I can put it in front of the right people,

to get a better price for it.

♪ ♪

‐ So I'm here in London,

and I'm looking at some Banksy art.

One of 'em is a one‐of‐a‐kind original

called "Monkey Detonator."

The other one is a limited edition print called

"Welcome to Hell."

The representative for the seller

wants approximately $920,000,

so Chad, my art expert in Vegas,

has hooked me up with a guy named Oliver, here in London,

who is an expert in street art and graffiti art.

He's gonna tell me if there's a deal to be made

or if this entire thing is gonna detonate in my face.

This is the Banksy. ‐ Wow. Amazing.

Let me take a closer look.

So this is the "Monkey Detonator,"

and easily identifiable as a Banksy,

just from the overspray. You see how he sprays,

and there's slight blurred lines.

‐ Yeah. I mean,

it screams Banksy. ‐ Absolutely.

‐ So what do you think about it?

‐ It's an important work by him,

and it's obviously an early work by him,

but Banksy was painting way back in the late 90s,

on the street quite early, in Bristol

and organizing events.

And then he came up to London,

and that's really when‐‐2000, 2001

when his notoriety started to rise.

‐ So what do you think of this one?

‐ I‐‐I mean Banksy's rats are his signature,

but I think this is one of the special ones, for me.

‐ Yeah. I do believe it's, like, quintessential Banksy.

‐ "Quintessential" is the right word. Yeah.

‐ I just wanna make sure I'm buying legit stuff,

and I'm buying it at the right price.

‐ Sure. I understand you. ‐ So are they legit?

‐ I'll need to check the certificates,

and I see we have one certificate here,

for this print? ‐ Yes.

‐ The one thing is that we're very lucky

that Banksy invented this system,

so we can check that with Pest Control,

to knowing it's a real McCoy.

‐ Okay.

‐ So I can tell from the certificate

and by certain security features

that this is a legitimate Banksy.

‐ Cool.

‐ And do you have the certificate

for the original, as well? ‐ Yes.

The owner is currently traveling on a business trip,

and we can send you the certificate.

‐ Okay, and the process of me

checking that would take 24 hours.

‐ So if I make a deal,

you can get them all checked out,

and we can just broker the entire thing through your shop.

‐ Would be a pleasure ‐ All right. The big question:

What are they worth?

‐ I would see this piece, the "Monkey Detonator,"

on a good day in auction, achieving 900,000, maybe more.

‐ Pounds? ‐ Pounds.

‐ So £900,000 is a smidgen more than $1 million.

‐ Indeed.

‐ And what does this go for? ‐ Recent auction results,

we've seen this print achieve £16,000.

‐ So that's around 119,000 American.

Right around that? ‐ Yeah. Thereabouts.

‐ Okay. All right. I will give you a call,

if the deal comes together, and we'll get it done. Okay?

‐ Sounds good. Nice to meet you.

‐ All right.

‐ Very nice to meet you. ‐ Thank you. Thank you.

‐ Okay.

[sighs]

£500,000 total. That's $600,000.

‐ I'm afraid that for this price, we are a bit far.

Especially that the market is pretty high right now.

‐ All right. I'll tell you what.

I'll give you £600,000. That's $720,000.

‐ [sighs]

It's a very fair offer,

but unfortunately, it's too far, still.

‐ Do you think he'll take 650? That's 780,000 American.

‐ [sighs]

You know, um‐‐ I'm gonna try to reach him

right now and get back to you.

‐ Okay. ‐ Just please give me a second.

‐ [exhales]

I really want these things. Call me crazy,

but I did not fly across the pond for nothing.

‐ Rick...

I was able to reach the owner.

Congratulations. We have a deal, at £700,000.

‐ I offered 650. ‐ My client is

a very tough businessman,

and believe me, the market will continue to grow.

It's a great deal you have on your hands.

‐ [sighs]

‐ You won't regret it.

‐ My family will think I'm nuts, but okay.

We got a deal.

Okay. £700,000.

It's 840,000 American.

Get everything over to Oliver.

The second he tells me everything is verified,

I'll wire the money. He'll get you paid.

‐ Congratulations. They are beautiful pieces.

You won't regret it, because Banksy is bankable.

‐ [laughs]

‐ [sighs] And hopefully, Corey and Chum don't commit me

when I get back to Vegas.

♪ ♪

‐ Hey, how's it going? ‐ I'm doing pretty well.

‐ What do we got here? ‐ It's basically

a old digger arcade machine.

‐ Cool, man, so where'd you get it?

‐ I bought it from a friend of mine.

I've been wanting to restore it.

I just haven't had a chance. ‐ Too many projects at once

or something? ‐ Correct.

‐ The story of my life. ‐ [laughs]

[bell dings] I have a old,

vintage arcade digger machine that I am here to sell.

The machine does need a little work,

but it is functional.

I'm hoping to get $1,000 for the game.

‐ This is interesting. How long have you had it?

‐ Probably a few years.

‐ Okay. Any idea how old it is?

‐ I believe it's from the 50s, 60s, around that time.

‐ It looks older than the 50s or 60s to me.

Simply the fact that you had to pay

to have the bartender press the button in the back.

It looks, you know, maybe teens, twenties,

something like that. ‐ Twenties. Okay.

‐ It would be coin operated if it was from the 50s, 60s.

These things are really cool.

Originally, they were invented for carnivals,

and Coney Island, and stuff like that.

‐ Okay. ‐ You know, for kids,

and somebody kind of took the idea and ran with it.

I could really make some money with this thing at my bar.

‐ For sure. ‐ Does this one still work?

‐ Yes it does.

‐ Do you mind if I give it a shot now?

‐ Yeah. No problem.

‐ So, what? I press the button‐‐

‐ Correct. ‐ And then

how do I get it to go down here?

‐ It just goes down on its‐‐

[machine whirring]

‐ Yep. There you go. I lost. [laughs]

I've never been able to win at one of these things ever.

I mean, as far as condition goes on this thing,

it's definitely seen its better days.

Overall, I mean the mechanics of it work,

but I can see the bare wires in the back,

and you can see it's been painted multiple times.

The great thing about these

is it's not that hard to restore something like this.

That being said, man, what are you looking to do with it?

‐ Sell it. ‐ Any idea on how much

you're looking to get? ‐ $1,000.

‐ Uh, that would be nice. [laughs]

There's no way I can go that high on it.

I'd offer you about 300.

I mean, and this one's cool. It's old.

I can get older, nicer ones for less than 1,000 bucks.

‐ I could do 500, just to get rid of it.

‐ Will you do four?

‐ I'll do 450. ‐ You meet me at four, man.

I'm having a slow week, here. ‐ 450.

‐ [sighs] Well, all right, man. I'll do 450.

‐ Okay. Sounds good. It's a deal.

‐ Once again, I lost on a digger machine.

‐ I was hoping to sell it for $1,000, of course,

but you know, it's better than nothing.

I'll take the money and use it towards my other projects.

‐ We all know tabletop arcade games

like that digger machine started it all.

But as giant video game machines began showing up

in public places like bars and carnivals,

a revolutionary home gaming console came out,

in 1977. Atari.

This system was super high tech for its time.

Its first game, "Pong," came complete

with two white bars, a white pellet,

and all the fun a kid in the 1970s could ask for.

But then, in 1985, a Japanese company called Nintendo

upped the ante.

8‐bit graphics, lush colors, and of course,

"Super Mario Brothers."

It was just your basic plot.

Two Italian plumbers trying to save a princess.

But 40 million copies sold.

A Hollywood feature and numerous spinoff games later,

it's a game that has truly stood the test of time.

Gaming only got more advanced and lucrative from there.

And while we'll always hold onto these memories of old,

it's safe to say esports

are now the wave of the future.

Competitive gaming leagues now cash out

millions of dollars,

and so, if I ever close down my pawn shop,

I've got a backup plan.

Maybe not. [laughs]

‐ How you doing? ‐ Hi. I'm fine. How are you?

‐ I'm good, and what do you have here?

‐ I have an antique child's treadle sewing machine.

‐ Does it work? ‐ It does work.

‐ Well, I've never sewed,

so if I had to make my own shirts,

I'd probably only have one. ‐ [laughs]

[sewing machine clacking]

‐ I'm here at the pawn shop today

trying to sell my antique

child's treadle sewing machine.

I've been collecting antique and vintage sewing machines

for about 20 years.

I'm hoping to sell the sewing machine for $1,000.

‐ It's pretty cool. Do you know how old it is?

‐ It's at least 100 years old. The company started in 1879.

‐ Yeah. 1879 was kind of, like, primetime for sewing machines.

‐ Yeah. ‐ In the late 1800s,

this was a skill that everyone had to learn,

so you'd want to learn at a young age.

This was definitely made for a kid, and you can tell,

just because the size of it. ‐ Right. It is small.

‐ Mind if I take a look at it? ‐ Sure.

♪ ♪

‐ It looks like it's in pretty good condition.

It's got normal wear and tear.

What you'd expect from something

over 100 years old. ‐ Right.

‐ And is this the original chair with it?

‐ I believe it is, but a regular chair

would be too big for this machine.

‐ I don't see any screws in it which probably means it was

just made with joints and glue which is pretty good.

You know, it takes a master wood maker

to make something like that. ‐ Yeah.

‐ What are you looking to do with it?

‐ Well, I'm looking to sell it.

I need more room, so I can collect more.

‐ And how much are you looking for?

‐ I'm asking you $1,000 for this.

‐ Okay. It would be hard

for me to sell at that price, you know?

I probably could offer you about 250.

‐ You have to realize that they made very few

of the children's versions.

‐ And I do agree with you. I just couldn't get you

anywhere close to the 1,000 that you're looking for.

What's your bottom dollar on it?

‐ Well, I would consider 500.

‐ Although I'm sure it's worth 500

and maybe even a little more,

it's just‐‐that's gonna be a little too much for me.

It's just kind of outside of my comfort zone.

‐ Will you even split the difference with me?

‐ I'll go 325. That could be absolute‐‐

the highest I could pay for it.

♪ ♪

‐ Well, I really need to downsize,

so I'm gonna take you up on the 325.

‐ All right. It's a deal. ‐ Okay. Thank you.

‐ I'll meet you at the counter, and we'll write it up.

‐ Okay. Thank you.

I'm happy to get 325.

I think I'm gonna take the money

and buy something new‐‐ actually old‐‐

for my collection.

♪ ♪

‐ What are you doing? ‐ Hanging my picture.

‐ That's cute. You got a Banksy poster.

‐ It's a limited edition Banksy, yeah.

‐ Oh, where'd you get this?

‐ Got it in London. What do you think?

‐ You're telling me you went to London

and got a Banksy print and didn't invite me?

Did you know you were going to look at this?

‐ Yeah. ‐ You don't even know

anything about Banksy, Rick.

‐ I know a lot about Banksy. ‐ All right. What?

‐ He's a guy that no one knows who he is.

Even though I've talked to people

who think they know who he is,

but no one really knows who he is.

‐ So you're one of those suckers that Banksy convinced

he's doing fine art, huh?

‐ He is doing fine art.

‐ How much did you pay for this?

‐ $18,000, and I also bought a Banksy original.

‐ And what'd you buy?

‐ "Monkey Detonator." ‐ Really?

Isn't that, like, a million dollar piece?

‐ Not quite that much. It was 900,000.

‐ Oh, my gosh. That's‐‐ ‐ Don't tell Corey,

'cause he doesn't understand. ‐ Ooh,

I'm gonna tell Corey on you.

‐ No. I just don't want to hear it from him,

'cause he'll just give me a ration of you know what.

‐ Banksy's not meant to be fine art

and paid high‐dollar prices like that.

The only way to have an authentic Banksy

is cut a piece of graffiti out of a wall, and hang it up,

or display it in your house. ‐ You know what?

This is why I like this so much,

'cause it really does represent my work.

‐ How so? ‐ Because I am a guy

wearing a peace sign and cool with the world,

but other people are trying to turn it into that.

‐ Well, I don't think

that's how it's meant to be interpreted, Rick.

‐ Whatever.

My office. Please leave.

‐ Old people will never be hip.