male announcer: WHEN STORAGE UNITS ARE ABANDONED...
IN THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS, THE TREASURES WITHIN...
- THAT'S THE PRIZE.
announcer: ARE PUT UP FOR AUCTION.
- YEAH! - RIGHT HERE!
- YEAH!
announcer: COMING UP... - YEAH!
- THEY THINK THEY'RE GONNA TAKE THIS FROM ME.
- I'M GONNA DROP IN ON HIM.
- UH-OH. - LOOKY HERE WHAT I DONE FOUND.
- THAT'S GONNA MAKE THE MONEY RIGHT THERE.
- OH, MY GOD! OH, [bleep]!
[upbeat guitar and drums]
[female chorus singing]
♪ ♪
- AND IT'S SOLD!
- HOW YOU GONNA-- YOU GONNA TAKE ALL THE GOLD?
YOU AIN'T GONNA PUT NOTHIN' IN THE BOX?
- HAVE I EVER PUT ANYTHING IN THE BOX?
- NO... - WHY SHOULD I START NOW?
- OKAY, BUT HOW WE GONNA KEEP THE DOOR OPEN?
CAN'T PAY THE RENT IF YOU IF YOU PUT IT ALL IN YOUR POCKET.
- EVERY TIME THAT I FIND SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO KEEP,
JERRY ALWAYS WANTS ME TO PUT IT IN THE DISPLAY CASE.
SOMETIMES I BUY IT FOR THE STORE...
OH, MY GOD.
[laughing] AND...
SOMETIMES I BUY IT FOR ME.
IT'S PRETTY. I WILL--
- YOU GONNA TAKE IT OR YOU GONNA PUT IT IN THE CASE?
- NO. YOU KNOW WHAT CASE IT'S GOING IN.
[laughs] THIS ONE RIGHT HERE.
- OKAY. - ALL RIGHT, COME ON.
I KNOW THIS IS GOLD.
- PUT IT IN THE CASE. THAT WAY, I CAN GET A PAYCHECK.
- JERRY...SHH.
SHH. - LIGHT BILL.
SHH. SHH.
HONESTLY, IT'S BECOMING A REAL PROBLEM FOR US.
WHAT ABOUT THIS?
HOPEFULLY, AT THE AUCTION,
WE CAN FIND SOME STUFF THAT SHE WON'T KEEP.
I'M GONNA GO HOME HERE IF YOU KEEP PUTTING THE GOLD
IN YOUR POCKET.
- I KNOW.
- TODAY, WE'RE IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS.
THIS IS THE ENTERTAINMENT CAPITAL
OF THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH AREA.
WE'RE RIGHT NEXT TO SIX FLAGS,
AND WE'RE RIGHT NEXT TO THE STADIUMS.
HELL, WE'RE GONNA FIND SOME GOOD [bleep] IN HERE.
- SHOULD WE PLAY OUR COUNTRY BOY...
- YEAH. - ROUTINE TODAY?
- SURE. - LET'S PLAY DUMB.
- PEOPLE AT THE AUCTIONS AROUND HERE
TREAT ME A LITTLE DIFFERENT
BECAUSE I'M A HUMBLE COUNTRY BOY,
AND I RAISE SHEEP AND GOATS.
YOU KNOW WE NEED SOME ANTIQUES TODAY, SO...
THESE GUYS, THEY'RE NOT GONNA EVEN KNOW WHAT HIT 'EM.
YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.
- I DROVE MY BMW HERE TO THIS AUCTION,
AND I THINK EVERYBODY ELSE CAME ON HORSEBACK.
[horse whinnies]
I'M A CAR GUY, MOTORCYCLE EXPERT.
IF I DON'T SEE A MOTORCYCLE, A CAR,
A FOUR-WHEELER, SOMETHING LIKE THAT...
I WANT A COLLECTIBLE.
- JERRY!
YOU CHECK US IN?
ALL RIGHT! LET'S GO SHOPPING.
- LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
TODAY'S RULES ARE SIMPLE.
YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO LOOK AROUND
ONCE WE OPEN THE DOOR.
THERE'LL BE NO DASH FOR CASH.
YOU MUST BID WITH THE CASH THAT YOU HAVE WITH YOU TODAY.
YOU'LL BID FROM OUTSIDE THE UNIT.
HAMMER UP!
IS EVERYBODY READY TO GO INSIDE?
[all cheer]
LET'S GO!
[grinding]
- LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE SECTIONAL UNIT.
- ALL THE PIECES ARE THERE, Y'ALL.
- PRETTY NICE LITTLE SECTIONAL.
SOME MODERN TABLES.
I CAN SEE ON THE LAMP THERE'S A LITTLE TAG,
AND IT'S GOT BAR CODES ON IT.
THIS IS ACTUALLY RENTAL FURNITURE.
- WE'RE IN.
RENTAL FURNITURE HAS A TENDENCY
TO BRING A LITTLE BETTER MONEY FOR US,
BECAUSE IT'S CARED FOR.
BUT HOPEFULLY, THESE CITY FOLKS DON'T KNOW THAT.
- COME ON UP HERE. I NEED SOME BIDDERS.
- A BUNCH OF REAL NICE PICTURES IN THERE.
THOSE PICTURE FRAMES ARE REAL NICE.
THEY'RE CLEAN, THEY'RE STACKED NEATLY.
AND THIS PERSON TOOK REAL GOOD CARE OF 'EM.
YEAH, I'VE GOTTA GET THIS ONE.
- LET'S BET ON THIS.
- HE SAID IT WAS NICE STUFF. IT LOOKS LIKE NICE STUFF.
TABLES, CHAIRS, LAMPS, SOFAS.
I'M THINKING THAT THIS IS SOMEBODY'S OFFICE.
- YOU DIDN'T SEE THE RIP IN THERE...
ON THAT SOFA?
- WAIT A SECOND.
- I'M SERIOUS. SEE THAT RIP IN THERE?
- HE DIDN'T LOOK. - VICTOR IS AN OUT-OF-TOWNER.
HE'S FROM "NEW YAWK."
I FIND HIS COMPANY VERY IRRITATING.
VERY AGITATING.
VERY NAUSEATING. [laughing]
- ALL RIGHT, BUS DRIVER, GET ON THE BUS--LET'S GO.
IT'S JUST TOO HOT OUT HERE TO BE LISTENING TO THESE TWO
YAPPIN' AND GOIN' AT EACH OTHER LIKE THIS.
I'M HERE TO BUY STORAGE UNITS.
- LET'S GO, WALT, 200.
- 200, NOW 3. WE NEED 300.
NOW 300, NOW 300. IS THAT A YES?
300, NOW 4. 4, NOW 5.
GONNA GET 500. LESA, YOU GOT 500.
GOT 450 NOW. 5 TO YOU, VICTOR.
500! - SEND IT TO HER.
- WHEN LESA AND VICTOR ACT LIKE THIS,
IT JUST MAKES MY JOB A WHOLE LOT EASIER.
- LET HER OWN IT.
- YEP.
- 475, NOW 500, LESA!
500 TO YOU!
- I'M NOT SPENDING THAT ON PICTURE FRAMES.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
- 500, NOW 5, 5, 5, 500! - NOPE.
SELL AT 475! RIGHT THERE.
BUBBA, 475. THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!
- WHEN WE GET THE GOOD STUFF, WE'RE IN.
THEY THINK WE JUST STAND AROUND AND LOOK STUPID.
BUT WHEN THE GOOD STUFF COMES UP,
WE'RE ALL UP IN THAT [bleep].
- YEAH, THEY'RE BOTH WEAK BIDDERS.
- ALLIGATOR MOUTH AND A HUMMINGBIRD ASS.
THAT'S WHAT I SAY.
[grinding]
- UH-OH. - OOH.
- DANG! [all chattering]
- THERE IT IS.
- IS THIS A POOL? - YEAH.
- OKAY, THE POOL PROBABLY HAS A HOLE IN IT.
THE VEHICLE HAS NO KEY TO IT.
AND THE DOORS DON'T HAVE A HOUSE TO...[laughing]
I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT THIS ONE.
- FINALLY, SOMETHING TO BUY.
IT'S GOT TWO MILES ON IT.
NOW, HERE'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
THIS ONE'S MINE.
- GOT SOME WORTHLESS DOORS.
- TAKE NOTES!
- YEAH. YEAH.
NORDICTRACK. AH, THAT'S OUT.
I HAVE THIS THING CALLED "THE SHINY THEORY."
IF IT'S REAL SHINY AND STUFF,
IT GETS PEOPLE FOCUSED ON IT.
AND I THINK VICTOR'S GOT
WHAT WE CALL THE BIG EYE ON SOMETHING,
AND HE'S FOCUSED ON IT,
AND HE'LL PAY JUST ABOUT ANYTHING FOR IT.
SO BUBBA'S GOT A LITTLE TRICK THAT HE DOES.
- GOT MY PHONE OUT, ACTING LIKE
I'M LOOKING UP THIS BIKE.
THERE'S NOTHING ON MY PHONE. I'M CHECKING MY EMAIL.
- MODERN TECHNOLOGY'S PRETTY AMAZING.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND ALL THAT [bleep].
- IT'LL GIVE US A ROUGH IDEA OF WHAT THE--
- YEAH, GIVE US AN IDEA...
- IF THERE'S ANY FOR SALE OUT THERE.
- RIGHT, RIGHT.
- HEY, VICTOR?
YOU WANTED THIS--WHAT YOU GONNA START ME OUT AT?
- LET'S HAVE A LITTLE FUN. 500 BUCKS.
- $500!
500, WE'RE GONNA GET 600.
6, WE'RE GONNA GET 600.
Y'ALL DON'T LET IT GO FOR THAT! 600--
- 550 - 550 NOW, 600.
WE'RE GONNA GET 600. 700, WE'RE GONNA GET 700.
NOW 700, WE GOT 7, 7, 7.
AND 700 TO MAKE MONEY. - YEAH.
- NOW 800, NOW 900. WE NEED 900--LONG WAY FROM HOME.
- THE JUG BAND OVER HERE TO MY RIGHT,
THEY THINK THEY'RE GONNA TAKE THIS FROM ME.
- 850. - 900.
I GOT 850, NOW 9. NOW 950.
WE'LL DO THAT. 950, NOW 1,000.
GONNA GET 1,000. 1,100.
1,100, WE GONNA GET-- - 1,050.
- THIS IDIOT'S ACTUALLY FALLING FOR IT.
- 1,050, NOW 1,100 NOW.
1,150, 1,150. WE NEED 1,150.
NOW 1,200. VICTOR, 1,200.
NOW 1,250. 1,250, NOW 13.
- [laughs]
- HE'S GOT A LOT OF FLAP.
I WANNA DROP IT ON HIM.
- 1,350? - YEAH.
- 1,350, NOW 14.
1,450. - YEAH!
- NOW 1,500. NOW HALF.
1,550, I BELIEVE IT WAS 1,550.
NOW HALF, HALF, HALF. 1,550.
- YEAH. - STILL A LONG WAY FROM HOME.
1,600 NOW, HALF. WE'RE GONNA GET 1,650.
- WE'RE GONNA BE GENTLEMEN ABOUT IT.
WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE ANY DIAPERS AWAY FROM HIS BABY.
SELL IT TO MY MAN VICTOR! - BOOYAH, THAT'S MINE.
- $1,600, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
- ROCK AND ROLL. - ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, VICTOR.
- THAT'S THE DUMB PURCHASE OF THE DAY.
[laughing]
- THAT'S THE WAY IT'S DONE!
[grinding]
- SOMETHIN' FOR EVERYONE!
- ANOTHER ROOM FULL OF NOTHIN'.
THE DRESSER DOESN'T LOOK TOO BAD, THOUGH.
I JUST HAPPEN TO SEE THE CORNER OF A BOX
BEHIND THAT DRESSER.
YOU GOTTA LOOK FOR THAT STUFF,
OTHERWISE, THE REDNECKS SWOOP IN AND GET IT.
- WHAT DO YOU THINK, BUB?
- I THINK THE ONLY THING IN THERE IS A DRESSER AND MIRROR.
- YOU KNOW, I LIVE IN TEXAS,
AND I LIVE IN LAMPASAS, TEXAS,
AND YOU REALLY THINK I CAN SELL THAT OBAMA POSTER?
- I SEE A NICE DRESSER.
YEAH, THAT WOULD BE A REAL NICE ONE IN OUR STORE.
- IT'S A NICE DRESSER, AND IT'S GOT THE MIRROR TOO.
- THAT'D MAKE US A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY.
- WHAT ARE YOU THINKIN'? - YEAH!
- HAVE 50. NOW 75.
GONNA GIVE 75. 75 ANYWHERE, WHAT?
- 60. - I HAVE 60, NOW 75.
YEAH, LESA, 75.
NOW 100, WE NEED 100.
NOW 100, 100, 100.
WE NEED--87.50 THEN. 87.50.
NOW 100, WE NEED 100.
I GOT LESA IN FOR 100.
NOW 10, WE'LL DO THAT. 10, 110.
10, WE NEED 110.
NOW 20, 20, 20.
WE DID 20, NOW 30. NOW 30, WE DID 130.
30, NOW 40, LESA. 40, 40, 40.
NOW 50, WE'RE GONNA GET 50, SIR.
YEAH, 50, 150. WE NEED 150!
SELL IT, LESA, YOUR WAY. $140, LESA.
$140.
- YEAH, LOOK AT THIS.
OH, MY GOD. THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL DRESSER.
- WITHOUT SOUNDING TOO COCKY,
I MADE A GREAT BUY WITH THIS UNIT.
KNOWING WHAT I KNOW ABOUT SCOOTERS,
I THINK $1,600 IS A GOOD PRICE.
BUT THE SCOOTER WASN'T THE ONLY THING IN THERE.
OH, THIS IS ALL THE POOL STUFF IN HERE.
FILTER AND STUFF LIKE THAT. NOT MUCH.
MAYBE $100.
DOORS AIN'T BAD.
MAYBE SOMEBODY CAN USE THOSE DOORS.
AH, RIGHT OVER HERE, THIS IS THE OLD NORDICTRACK.
THIS IS A BOAT ANCHOR.
THE POOL AND THE DOORS
MIGHT GET ME A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS BACK,
BUT WE ALL KNOW WHY I BOUGHT THIS UNIT.
TWO MILES ON IT.
THIS BABY'S BRAND-NEW.
AND YOU SEE, IT STILL HAS THE CELLOPHANE COVERING.
RED LINE STARTS AT 80.
THIS IS EASILY 70-MILE-PER-HOUR MACHINE.
FOR 1,600 ON A UNIT, IT'S WELL WORTH IT.
AT THE DEALER, THIS IS PROBABLY A $3,000 MACHINE.
NO KEY, NO BATTERY.
BUT IF IT'S WORTH WHAT I THINK IT'S WORTH,
IT'S NOT A PROBLEM.
I'M GONNA RIDE THIS THING RIGHT HOME.
WHEE!
HEY, IT WORKS!
- JERRY AND I ARE HEADED BACK TO THE LOCKER WITH THE DRESSER.
NOW, MY PROBLEM IS THAT DRESSER MIGHT BE
A LITTLE TOO NICE,
AND IT MIGHT END UP IN MY BEDROOM.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S PULL SOME OF THESE OUT.
OH, THERE'S A PRETTY MIRROR.
LOOK AT THAT MIRROR. THAT'LL SELL GOOD.
THAT LOOKS LIKE A 30-BUCK MIRROR.
- YEAH, THAT'S A NICE MIRROR THERE.
- OH, LOOK AT THIS. - WHAT IS THAT?
- LITTLE RATTLESNAKE.
MIGHT BITE YOU. [laughs]
I LIKE THAT.
- WOW. - OH, WOW.
- THAT IS NICE. - IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
- YES, MA'AM.
- THIS IS SOME GOOD STUFF RIGHT HERE.
- YEAH.
- EMPTY. OOP...
WE GOT...
DOES IT FIT?
- YOU'RE MAKING ME SWEAT,
SITTING THERE WITH THAT HAT ON.
- I LIKE THAT DRESSER.
IT MIGHT GO IN MY HOUSE.
- WHAT WOULD BE BEST, THE SHOP OR YOUR HOUSE?
- MY HOUSE.
OKAY, TO PAY THE BILLS, THE SHOP.
- OKAY. - OKAY?
SO I GOT ABOUT 250 HERE.
- I JUST HOPE SHE DON'T KEEP THE DRESSER.
[chuckles] DON'T KEEP IT.
THAT'S GONNA MAKE THE MONEY RIGHT THERE.
- THERE IT IS.
WOW. JERRY, WHAT KIND OF BOOTS ARE THESE?
- SNAKESKIN.
- RATTLESNAKE BOOTS, SO COOL.
OH, MY GO-- OH, MY GOD!
LOOK INSIDE THERE, JERRY.
- OH, [bleep]! - [laughs]
- OH, [bleep]!
- [laughs]
OOH! THAT'S SCARY.
- MIGHT BE A WRISTBAND.
WHAT YOU THINK?
- NO, IT'S NOT A WRISTBAND.
- YOU CAN'T WEAR IT AROUND YOUR WRI--OH.
- THAT'S THE UGLIEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN.
BUT...YOU KNOW WHAT...
I BET YOU...
I BET YOU THIS IS THE BAND FOR IT.
OH, MY GOD.
- WHY DON'T YOU PUT IT ON THE HAT.
- DON'T BREAK IT.
OH, MY GOSH.
OH, WOW.
I DON'T LIKE IT! [laughs]
I THINK WE NEED TO GO TO AN EXPERT ON THIS ONE.
- SHE'S NOT AN EXPERT, AND I DON'T WEAR COWBOY BOOTS,
SO I KNOW I AIN'T NO EXPERT.
- I MEAN, I'VE SEEN BOOTS GO FROM 5 TO $1,000.
- I DON'T THINK I WOULD WEAR IT.
- OH, YEAH. THIS IS REALLY NICE, BUBBA.
WELL, ME AND BUBBA ARE BACK OVER HERE AT THIS UNIT
WE PAID $475 FOR.
THIS WAS THE FIND OF THE DAY.
- PUT THAT OVER TO THE SIDE.
- BUB, I'M THINKING ABOUT 75 ON THESE LAMPS.
COFFEE AND END TABLE SET. - YEAH, THESE ARE NICE.
I'M THINKING 200 THE SET, AT LEAST.
- ALL RIGHT. THEY THOUGHT WE WERE COUNTRY BUMPKINS
COME TO TOWN, AND WE BUY THE BEST UNIT
RIGHT OUT FROM UNDER 'EM-- THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW.
- UH-OH, HERE'S OUR FAVORITE STUFF.
- WHAT IN THE WORLD WE GOT THERE? BUBBLE WRAP.
- I LOVE BUBBLE WRAP.
BUT I'M AFRAID I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING IN HERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IN THE HELL-- - THAT'S A CANUTER VALVE.
- IF IT'S WRAPPED LIKE THAT, IT'S SOMETHING.
THAT'S ALL I KNOW. - MAY BE GOLD.
HERE'S A BAG OF CLOTHES WE GOT HERE.
THROW THAT UP THERE.
STILL GOT THE TAGS ON IT. - PUSH THAT RECLINER IN.
- RICKY, WE GOT YOUR NUMBER ONE PICTURE.
- JC AND THE BOYS. THERE THEY ARE.
- JC AND THE BOYS EATING LUNCH. - THERE YOU GO.
- LOOKY HERE WHAT I DONE FOUND.
- WHAT DOES THAT DO?
- KIND OF A BLIMP OR SOMETHING.
OPEN IT UP. - WAIT, WAIT, IT SAYS SOMETHING.
- WHAT DOES IT SAY?
- "GAFFORD ZEPPELIN."
- YEAH. WOW.
- I NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
- HEY, CALEB, BRING ME THAT PIECE THAT WE--
- RICKY, THIS IS SILVER.
- IT'S SILVER? - LOOK AT IT.
- SURE IS. - THAT'S SILVER.
SEE IF THAT GOES INTO THAT.
- I DON'T KNOW. YOU KNOW BUBBLE WRAP.
- DOES THIS FIT INSIDE THERE?
THAT GOES IN THERE, RICKY. BUT WHAT IS THAT?
- I DON'T KNOW.
- A LITTLE MINIATURE ASHTRAY? - I GUESS.
WE'VE ALREADY DOUBLED OUR MONEY ON THIS LOCKER,
SO WHATEVER THE ZEPPELIN'S WORTH IS GONNA BE THE GRAVY TRAIN.
CAN YOU TELL ME AGAIN WHY WE DO THIS?
- TO FIND THAT LITTLE SILVER ZEPPELIN,
THAT'S WHY WE DO IT. - THAT'S WHY WE DO.
- JERRY AND I ARE GONNA TAKE ALL THE RATTLESNAKE STUFF
THAT WE FOUND TO A BOOT SPECIALIST.
BE CAREFUL WITH THAT.
- TAKE A PEEK AT EVERYTHING.
OH, YEAH. GOOD-LOOKIN' PAIR OF BOOTS.
NICE BUCKLE.
AND A HATBAND. YES.
I DON'T LIKE GRABBING THAT OUT OF THERE.
UH, DAN POST SNAKESKIN BOOT. GREAT SHAPE.
THE THING TO REMEMBER IS THE SNAKESKIN IS VERY DELICATE.
YOU GOTTA KEEP IT CONDITIONED AND MOISTURIZED.
- JUST LIKE MY SKIN.
- BUCKLE WITH THE HEAD INLAID ON IT.
WATCH THE EYE.
IT FOLLOWS YOU EVERYWHERE YOU GO.
- WOW. - SNAKES...
I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH 'EM.
- THE HATBAND WITH VENOM ON THE FANGS.
- CAN YOU GIVE ME A LITTLE PRICE ON THESE?
EACH ONE OF THESE ITEMS.
- THE BOOTS ARE IN GREAT SHAPE. - OKAY.
- UNFORTUNATELY, IN TODAY'S MARKET,
WITH THE RATTLESNAKE NOT BEING AS POPULAR AS IT ONCE WAS...
- YEAH.
- I WOULD SAY THE BOOT IS 250.
- WELL, THAT'S NOT BAD. - NO, MA'AM, NOT AT ALL.
- $250 BOOT? MY GOD.
- THE HATBAND--THERE'S YOUR NOVELTY PIECES RIGHT HERE.
I'M GONNA SAY THE HATBAND, 125.
I'D SAY THE BUCKLE, $100. - WOW.
WE ACTUALLY DID WELL. - YOU DID VERY GOOD.
- WE DID WELL. - YOU DID VERY GOOD.
- I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
MISS LESA ACTUALLY KNEW WHAT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT.
THANK YOU. - YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY.
- YES, MA'AM. THANK Y'ALL.
- NOT ONLY DID I FIND A GREAT DRESSER,
THAT RATTLESNAKE STUFF, THAT'S $475 IN MY POCKET.
I THINK THAT WAS A DAMN GOOD DEAL.
- RIGHT?
- YOU WOULD WEAR BOOTS NOW? - OOH, YEAH.
- OH, YEAH! [laughter]
- I'M BRINGING MY SCOOTER
TO CUSTOM-BIKE LEGEND RICK FAIRLESS.
- BRING HER ON IN THERE.
- WELL, THIS IS WHAT I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
- WELL, LET ME LOOK AT IT FOR A SECOND.
- IT'S LIKE MY BARN FIND. - YEAH?
I HAVEN'T SEEN ONE OF THESE IN A WHILE.
- OKAY. WELL, OFF THE BAT, HE'S FAMILIAR WITH THIS BIKE.
THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
- BASICALLY, VIC, THIS THING IS BUILT
FOR COLLEGE KIDS. - OKAY.
- IT'S A CHINESE-MANUFACTURED SCOOTER.
- SO HE'S TELLING ME THE CHINESE MASS PRODUCED THESE THINGS,
AND THEY ALL LOOK ALIKE.
THE SCOOTERS, NOT THE PEOPLE.
- THE PROBLEM IS, AS YOU CAN SEE,
YOU'VE GOT A BUSTED LEVER HERE. - YEAH.
- YOU'RE MISSING SOME RUNNING BOARDS ON BOTH SIDES.
- MM-HMM. - IT'S GOT SOME DAMAGE TO IT
ON BOTH SIDES. - MM-HMM.
SO HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK IT'S WORTH?
- IF IT RUNS, 300 BUCKS.
- I DON'T KNOW IF IT RUNS. I DON'T HAVE THE KEY FOR IT.
- IF YOU DON'T HAVE A KEY FOR IT, IT DOESN'T RUN,
IT'S NOT WORTH ANYTHING.
YOU DON'T HAVE A KEY TO IT?
- I DON'T HAVE THE KEY. I DIDN'T GET NOTHING WITH IT.
- SO YOU BOUGHT IT WITHOUT A KEY.
YOU PAID MORE THAN 300 BUCKS FOR IT?
WELL, YOU GOT TAKEN TO THE CLEANERS, PAL.
IT'S A CHINESE SCOOTER.
THEY MAKE 50 MILLION OF THESE THINGS.
IT'S LIKE A DISPOSABLE CIGARETTE LIGHTER.
IT HAS ABSOLUTELY NO VALUE IF IT DOESN'T RUN.
- WELL, YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT I HAD A GOLD MINE HERE.
I THOUGHT IT WAS WORTH, LIKE, $2,000 HERE.
OR AT LEAST BREAK EVEN FOR WHAT I GOT ON THERE.
NOT ONLY DID I LOSE 1,500 BUCKS...
THANKS A LOT, BROTHER. - YOU BET.
- BUT I MANAGED TO LOOK LIKE A COMPLETE ASS
IN FRONT OF THE TEXAS MOTORCYCLE GURU.
THANKS. GOD, I OVERPAID FOR THAT UNIT.
- THIS IT?
- LULA B's. THIS IS IT.
- BUBBA AND I ARE BRINGING THIS SILVER ZEPPELIN
TO A COUPLE OF GUYS THAT SPECIALIZE IN RARE COLLECTIBLES.
- LET'S GO FIND OUT WHAT THIS THING IS WORTH.
BETTER YET, LET'S FIND OUT WHAT THIS THING IS.
- YEAH.
- HI. HOW ARE Y'ALL? - WE'RE GOOD.
WE'RE THE ONES THAT CALLED YOU ABOUT THE ZEPPELIN.
- LET'S SEE WHAT YOU HAVE HERE.
OH, WOW.
- THESE GUYS LOOK AS IMPRESSED AS WE WERE.
- AND THIS IS LIKE A LITTLE INSERT OR SOMETHING.
- YEAH, THAT WOULD BE--
- WE WERE THINKING THAT'S, LIKE, THE ASHTRAY, RIGHT?
- ACTUALLY, THIS IS THE PART THAT GOES INTO THE INKWELL.
- I THOUGHT IT WAS AN ASHTRAY.
- [laughs] - NO.
- IT'S DEFINITELY AN INKWELL.
- MM-HMM. - OH, LOOK AT THE DETAIL HERE.
LOOK AT THE... - THEN ENGRAVING?
- MM-HMM. - IT'S VERY EXQUISITE.
- THESE WERE USED FOR--
THEY'RE CALLED DIP-AND-WRITE PENS.
THEY'RE THE SAME THING THAT THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
WAS SIGNED WITH.
AND THEY WERE THE ONLY TYPE OF PEN USED
UNTIL THE FOUNTAIN PEN WAS INVENTED.
AROUND 1900. RIGHT BEFORE THAT.
- THE MAIN REASON WE'RE HERE IS WHAT IT IS,
AND THE VALUE OF IT.
I'M GETTING THE FEELING THAT THIS INKWELL'S
WORTH A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS.
- WELL, IT'S OLD AND IT'S UNUSUAL.
- YES.
- AND IT'S FAIRLY VALUABLE.
- THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO HEAR RIGHT THERE.
- IT'S VERY, VERY COLLECTIBLE AND UNUSUAL.
IT'S PROBABLY WORTH, RIGHT NOW, LIKE IT IS,
AROUND...
$7,000.
- THOUSAND? - THOUSAND
7,000.
- HOLY [bleep].
- 7,000... - THAT'S LIKE A CAR.
- WOW. - I'M HAPPY.
- THAT'S WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO, BUB.
[laughter]
OH, MY LORD. - EVERYTHING IN THERE
HAS ALREADY MADE MONEY. - RIGHT.
- WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE Y'ALL HAVE MADE
A PRETTY GOOD HAUL.
- THAT WAS A GOOD LICK. - THAT WAS A GOOD LICK.
THIS IS ALL GRAVY BONUS MONEY TO US.
- $7,000 OF GRAVY.
I GUESS US COUNTRY BOYS GOT THE BEST OF 'EM
THIS TIME, DIDN'T WE?
- ALL RIGHT. - ALL RIGHT.
- APPRECIATE IT, GUYS. - THANKS A LOT.
- THE ARLINGTON WINNER WAS RICKY AND BUBBA,
BANKING 7,600 BUCKS ON THEIR ZEPPELIN INKWELL.
LESA LEWIS FOUND A $600 PROFIT
IN HER RATTLESNAKE GEAR
WHILE VICTOR RJESNJENSKY BUSTED ON HIS MOTOR SCOOTER
AND SCORED A STERN TALKING TO.
HEY, WHAT ABOUT MOE?
- THIS IS THE UNIT I GOT
BECAUSE IT HAD A LOT OF WOOD IN IT.
I'M GLAD THERE'S SOMEONE BESIDES ME THAT LOVES WOOD.
THIS IS 48 INCHES.
THIS WOOD HAS SEEN A LOT OF PARTYING.
THIS IS REALLY A GOOD POOLSIDE PIECE
THAT WILL SELL IN TEXAS,
SIMPLY BECAUSE IT IS A WOOD STATE.
WE LOVE WOOD HERE.
I THINK THE TIGHTER-GRAINS PROBABLY ARE BETTER,
IF YOU'RE ANAL, LIKE ME.
I WOULD CALL THIS VERY WARM WOOD.
[sniffs]
YOU GO UP TO WOOD, AND YOU CAN SMELL
IF IT WAS IN A SMOKER'S HOUSE.
THAT'S ONE OF THE FALLACIES ABOUT WOOD.
[doors echo]