- WHEN STORAGE UNITS ARE ABANDONED...
IN THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS...
THE TREASURES WITHIN...
- THAT'S THE PRIZE.
- ARE PUT UP FOR AUCTION.
- YEAH. - RIGHT HERE.
- YEAH.
- COMING UP...
- 1,160. - 1,200.
- GO AHEAD, LADY. GIVE ME YOUR BEST SHOT.
- SHE'S A LOT MEANER THAN SHE LOOKS.
- THIS GUY WAS CLEARLY INTO SPORTS.
OH, WAIT A SECOND. OH, MY GOSH.
- WHAT THE HELL?
- POSSIBILITY IS ABOUT $100,000.
- WOW!
[exciting music]
♪ ♪
- AND IT'S SOLD!
["frontier" music]
- TODAY WE'RE IN FORTH WORTH.
IN ANY CITY,
THERE'S A RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRACKS...
AND A WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS.
AND THIS AUCTION IS RIGHT ON THE BORDER.
WE COULD EXPECT TO SEE JUST ABOUT ANYTHING TODAY.
- I'M HEADING TO WEST TEXAS TODAY
TO POSSIBLY EXPAND MY TERRITORY.
I'M A LITTLE ANXIOUS ABOUT THE COMPETITION.
THERE MIGHT BE SOME NEW PEOPLE HERE THAT I DON'T KNOW,
AND THEY MIGHT HAVE REAL DEEP POCKETS.
I DIDN'T BRING MY TRUCK,
SO IF I DO BUY TODAY
IT'S GOTTA BE SMALL, AND IT'S GOTTA BE WORTH IT.
[car alarm chirps]
- LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED.
- HEY, WE DON'T NEED THE WIZARD BOX.
- YOU SURE? - JUST PUT IT BACK THERE.
SERIOUS. WE DON'T NEED IT.
- RICKY'S A LITTLE BIT OLD-FASHIONED.
HE HAS NO CLUE ABOUT TECHNOLOGY.
SO THAT'S WHY HE CALLS MY COMPUTER A WIZARD BOX.
- THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN YOUR OWN KNOWLEDGE
THE OLD-SCHOOL WAY.
SOMETIMES YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO LOOK STUFF UP.
YOU JUST HAVE TO KNOW UP HERE THAT YOU GOT IT,
AND YOU JUST GO FOR IT.
- WANT ME TO GO GET A NUMBER? - YEAH.
- JERRY.
THAT'S A GIRL FOR YA. SHE KNOW HOW TO PARK IT.
I BROUGHT MY TRAILER WITH ME TODAY,
AND I'M GONNA FILL IT BEFORE I LEAVE THIS PLACE.
I DIDN'T TAKE YOU OUT, DID I?
- THEY'RE GONNA CLEAN UP TODAY.
ALL THE LOADS ARE CRAP.
- YOU KNOW, WHEN I GO TO THESE UNITS,
PEOPLE THINK THAT I'M A BOTTOM FEEDER.
I'M NOT. I SEE POTENTIAL IN THESE THINGS.
- WHAT'S UP, SUCKER? - VICKTRUCK.
DID YOU BRING YOUR TRUCK AND TRAILER, OR WHAT?
- NO. I'M HERE IN LUXURY TODAY.
- OH. SO YOU'RE PLANNING ON NOT BUYING TODAY, HUH?
- ALL THESE REDNECK BUYERS DOWN HERE,
THEY LOVE PICKING ON ME WHEN I'M NOT IN MY TRUCK.
WELL, JUST 'CAUSE YOU HAVE YOUR TRUCK TODAY,
YOU AIN'T GETTING NOTHING.
- VICTOR AIN'T BUYING NOTHING TODAY.
- JUST KEEP AWAY FROM ME TODAY.
- BITE ME.
- LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
HERE ARE THE RULES FOR TODAY'S AUCTION.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO LOOK AROUND.
WE'RE GONNA OPEN THE DOOR. THERE'LL BE NO STEPPING INSIDE.
IT'S A CASH-ONLY SALE, SO MAKE SURE YOU BID
NO MORE THAN WHAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR POCKETS.
ARE YOU READY TO GO? all: YEAH!
- LET'S OPEN THE GATES.
- I SEE THINGS I'M ALLERGIC TO--
PARTICLE BOARD AND EXERCISE EQUIPMENT.
- EXACTLY. THIS KINDA MERCHANDISE RIGHT HERE
DOESN'T APPEAL TO OUR CUSTOMERS AT ALL.
- PERFECT. LESA, THIS ONE'S PERFECT FOR YOU.
- [laughing]
- MY CUSTOMERS WOULD THINK THAT'S JUNK.
- I'M LOOKING AT IT, VICTOR. SERIOUSLY LOOKING AT IT.
ALL RIGHT. - LOOK.
LET'S SEE WHAT THIS GOES FOR,
'CAUSE I'M LIKING EVERYTHING ELSE.
- COURSE SHE LIKES IT.
MISS LESA AIN'T THE ONE THAT'S GOTTA FIX IT.
- THIS IS A NICE PIECE. TABLE.
LOTTA PEOPLE WOULD LOOK AT THIS UNIT,
AND THEY SEE GARBAGE.
I SEE FURNITURE. I SEE A HOME.
- WHEW.
- ALL RIGHT. LET'S SELL THIS THING.
YOU DO 50, AND I'LL START FROM THERE.
- 50. - 50. 75, LET ME GET 75.
75, NOW 100. WE NEED 100, NOW 100.
100 NOW, 25. WE GET 25, SIR?
125, NOW 50. NOW 75.
75, GIVE ME 75.
- I DIDN'T KNOW SHE HAD THAT MUCH MONEY.
[chortling]
- NOW 75, GIVE ME 75, ANYBODY 75?
75, GIVE 75?
I SOLD IT.
$150. JERRY'S GONNA FIX IT.
- PEOPLE ARE GONNA COME INTO MY STORE.
THEY'RE GONNA FIND A NEW TABLE, A NEW DRESSER.
I'M FEELING GREAT ABOUT THIS UNIT.
- JUNK.
- I'M LOOKING FOR THAT SPECIAL ITEM.
THERE'S A FRIDGE, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF TRINKETS
THAT'LL EASILY FIT INTO MY CAR.
- ISN'T THAT THE TRUTH?
MAY HAVE A SHOTGUN BLAST IN THE FRONT.
- WHAT PEOPLE AREN'T SEEING IN THIS UNIT--
IT'S A TAILGATER'S DREAM.
- YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE USING THAT STUFF.
- I'M CHECKING MY EMAIL, DOG. - OKAY.
- I'M NOT CHEATING. I'M NOT GETTING PRICES.
- LITTLE POT.
THIS IS OKAY. THIS WILL DO IT.
THIS WILL FILL MY TRAILER UP.
I LIKE IT.
- WHAT DO Y'ALL WANNA GIVE FOR THIS ONE HERE?
- 50 BUCKS, WALT. - 50, NOW 75.
GIVE 75, 75, NOW 100.
100, 100, VICK?
100, NOW 1, 1, ANYBODY 100?
100. NOW 25.
125, 125. LESA, 125.
- OLD HUMMINGBIRD ASS
AIN'T GONNA GET THIS UNIT TODAY FROM US.
- 150, NOW 50, NOW 75.
- 75, NOW GIVE ME 75.
NOW BIDDING AT 75, LESA.
75, VICTOR, 75. IS THAT A YES, LESA? 75.
175. BACK TO YOU, BUBBA, RICKY.
- 200. - 200, NOW 25, 225.
LESA. - I'M OUT.
- 225. - I'M OUT.
- SHE'S OUT. 225, GONNA GET 225.
ANYBODY, 225.
I SOLD IT, RICKY, $200.
RICKY, $200.
- YES!
NOW LET'S SEE IF THIS FRIDGE'S WORTH A [bleep].
- OH, YEAH. FRIDGE IS GOOD.
NO DENTS, ALL CLEAN.
- THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S ALL WE WANTED.
- 200 FOR THE UNIT.
THERE'S 200 RIGHT THERE.
- MONEY RIGHT NOW. - PAID FOR.
- PAIR OF GOOD, CLEAR BINOCULARS.
- THAT'S A NICE COOLER.
THERE'S ANOTHER COOLER. - LOOK.
LOOK IN HERE. IT'S NEW.
IT'S NEVER BEEN USED.
TAILGATER'S DREAM HERE.
- WHAT'S THAT, 30, 40 BUCKS? - YEAH.
ME AND BBA COULD HAVE A SERIOUS TAILGATING PARTY
WITH THIS STUFF.
THIS GUY WAS CLEARLY INTO SPORTS.
THAT'S WHY WE DO THIS, BUB.
NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET.
- WHAT DO YOU GOT IN THERE?
- OH, WAIT A SECOND.
- WHAT IS THAT?
- THESE ARE AUTOGRAPHED HELMETS.
- OH, MY GOSH. - "R.W."
- NUMBER 38. - DO YOU KNOW WHO THIS IS?
- YOU'RE THE SPORTS GUY.
- BUT IF YOU HAD THE WIZARD BOX,
BOOYAH, DONE. - OKAY.
- THERE'S A REAL EASY FIX TO THIS.
I CAN FIND OUT WHO SIGNED THESE IN TWO SECONDS
ON THE INTERNET.
- LOOK HERE. HERE'S ANOTHER ONE.
- GOOD GOD, I HOPE IT'S SOMEBODY FAMOUS.
- TIME IS MONEY. IT'S HOT.
- OH! IT'S, UH, ROY WILLIAMS, COWBOY.
FORMER DALLAS COWBOY, ROY WILLIAMS.
THAT'S WHO IT IS. - ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
- THAT'S WHO IT IS.
- I HATE TO SAY IT, BUT, UH...
I'M GLAD WE USED THE INTERNET ON THIS.
OH, MY GOD. - THAT'S A GOOD LITTLE LICK.
- NEXT STEP, WE GOTTA TRY TO FIND OUT
IF THESE SIGNATURES ARE THE REAL DEAL HOLYFIELD.
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
- LAST LOCKER.
- OOH!
HOLY MOLY!
[laughter]
- WE'RE SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST.
LAST LOCKER OF THE DAY, TOO.
- THERE'S BLOOD IN THE WATER,
AND THE SHARKS ARE OUT.
- SOME JORDAN SHOES.
WHOEVER IT IS, THEY BUY NAME BRAND STUFF.
- WHAT DO YOU THINK?
- IT'S GONNA BRING A LOTTA MONEY.
- I LIKE THE BARBECUE PIT.
I LIKE EVERYTHING IN HERE.
THIS'LL BRING OUR STORE UP TO CLASS.
SOMEBODY'S GONNA WANT THIS PATIO SET.
IT'S SUMMERTIME.
COME INTO MY STORE, BUY THE BARBECUE PIT.
BUY THE TABLE AND CHAIRS.
THEY'RE GONNA LOVE IT.
- WELL, THIS LOOKS LIKE THE BEST UNIT
OF THE DAY SO FAR.
A SMOKER OVER HERE AND GOT A FIRE PIT.
THIS UNIT IS KILLER.
IT'S FANTASTIC.
I'VE ONLY GOT MY BEAMER HERE.
I DON'T THINK I CAN DO IT.
- ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
WHAT AM I BID HERE? - 300.
- ALL RIGHT, LOVE IT. ALREADY GOT 300.
NOW 400, WE GONNA GET 400? - YEAH.
- 400, NOW 500, WE GONNA GET 500?
500, NOW 600. LESA 600, NOW 700.
NOW 800. 800, NOW 9.
WE GONNA GET 9 TO 9 TO 900?
GONNA GET 900? 900?
NOW $1,000.
1,000. NOW 1,100, 1,100, 1,100.
GOT 1,050. I GOT 1,050.
NOW 1,100. [auctioneering]
LESA, 1,100. 1,100, NOW 1,200.
[auctioneering]
- LOOK, LADY, GO AHEAD. GIVE ME YOUR BEST SHOT.
- NOW 1,200. - 1,160.
- 1,200. I TELL YOU WHAT.
1,175. WILL THAT HELP YA?
1,175. - THERE YA GO.
NOW 1,200, MA'AM, 1,200. WE GONNA GET 1,200?
NOW HAVE 1,250, GONNA GET 1,250.
[auctioneering] - 13.
- $1,300. NOW 14.
$1,400. NOW 15.
- I'M OUT. - 15.
GONNA GIVE $1,500 BID?
[auctioneering]
- 1,450.
- NOW 1,500.
- 1,450-- VICTOR SAID IT.
- SHE'S A LOT MEANER THAN SHE LOOKS.
- THAT GAL IN THE WHEELCHAIR, SHE IS NOT HAPPY.
- THERE'S VICTOR RIGHT THERE.
LOOKIT--RIGHT THERE!
- [auctioneering]
SOLD, SOLD, SOLD, VICTOR, $1,450.
- BEST ROOM OF THE DAY.
- ALL RIGHT. - READY? ROCK IT.
WHOO!
- OH, DON'T EVER DO THAT AGAIN.
- WELL, I'M GLAD I WENT FOR IT.
BUT, UH... NOW I GOTTA HAUL IT.
- I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THIS.
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS THING?
WE GOT TWO LEGS BROKE...
- LOOK, I CAN FIX A THING OR TWO,
BUT I AIN'T NO MIRACLE WORKER.
- I'M DONE WITH THIS.
TV, IF IT WORKS, 40 BUCKS.
THIS THING... [patting]
I'M THINKING ABOUT 150 TO 175.
LOOKING LIKE WE COULD GET OUR MONEY BACK.
WE LOAD UP THIS FURNITURE.
NOW LET'S GO THROUGH THESE BOXES.
THAT'S WHAT I LIKE.
OH, THIS LOOKS LIKE
I JUST WASTED MY TIME AND MONEY.
I DON'T EVEN SEE $10 IN THERE.
OOH!
BUT I DO SEE SOMETHING RIGHT NOW.
OH, MY GO--JERRY?
LOOK WHAT I FOUND.
WOW.
- WHAT IS THAT? WHAT IS IT?
- IT SAYS PAYMASTER. THE PRICE WAS $139.50...
BACK THEN, OKAY?
THIS HAS TO DO WITH HOW THEY ADDED UP STUFF,
YOU KNOW, LIKE YOU DID THIS, THEN YOU GO CHING-CHING.
AND THEN THEY--YOU KNOW. CHING-CHING.
- NO, I DON'T KNOW. CHING-CHING?
- WELL-- [both laugh]
- I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE FOUND IN THAT BOX,
BUT IT COULD SAVE THIS UNIT.
- PAYCHECK'S ONLY $6. CHING-CHING!
DID YOU HEAR THAT?
THIS COULD BE A LOT OF GOOD MONEY HERE.
IF WE GET $139.50 FOR IT... [ching-ching]
EVERYBODY THOUGHT THIS UNIT WAS JUNK.
BUT THIS OLD COUNTING MACHINE
MIGHT MAKE ME SOME MONEY.
- DANG, THAT'S GOOD!
- WE'RE BACK AT MY STORE HERE IN TYLER,
THE 31 HOUSE.
- IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MUCH,
BUT THAT'S ALL PART OF THE PLAN.
I HAVE IT SET UP TO LOOK LIKE AN ESTATE SALE
BECAUSE PEOPLE REALLY WANNA COME IN
AND BUY GRANDMA'S OLD ITEMS.
I GIVE GOOD DEALS,
BUT I ALSO RAKE IN A LOTTA MONEY.
I BOUGHT A MASSIVE UNIT,
WAY TOO MUCH TO HAUL WITH MY CAR.
SO I HAD TO HIRE SOME LOCAL LABOR.
COME ON, ROYCE. HURRY UP, MAN!
- I'M COMIN'.
- I GOT MY FRIEND ROYCE TO COME IN
AND MY PARTNER JOANNE.
[grunts]
WELL, THAT LITTLE KITCHEN SET AIN'T BAD, YOU KNOW.
BUT IT DOESN'T ADD UP TO 1,450.
BUT IT'S GONNA BE CLOSE AFTER I GOT IT ALL APART.
YOU KNOW, THE COUCHES ARE AVERAGE.
MAYBE 200, $300 THERE.
100 BUCKS FOR THE KITCHEN SET.
WITH THE SMOKER THERE, THAT WAS 500, 600...
- YEAH. - MAYBE 700 OR 800 RIGHT NOW
WE'RE LOOKIN' AT.
YOU KNOW, THIS UNIT WAS LOADED WITH A LOT OF STUFF.
THE QUALITY ISN'T QUITE THERE.
I'M HOPING JUST TO BREAK EVEN RIGHT NOW.
- AIR MATTRESS HERE, VIC.
LIGHT. FOR A LIGHT.
DVDs.
PEANUTS! OH, YEAH.
WELL, VIC, WE GOT SOMETHING HERE.
- WHAT'S UP? - I DON'T KNOW.
OOH! WOW.
- WHAT DO YOU MEAN, OOH, WOW?
- OOH, WOW! THAT'S WHAT I MEAN, OH, WOW.
WHAT IS THAT? - I DON'T KNOW, MAN.
YOU GOT ME.
IT LOOKS LIKE SOME KINDA LAMP, MAYBE.
- [bleep] IT'S HEAVY.
I THINK I FOUND THE REST OF YOUR BRASS LAMP.
OR WHATEVER IT IS.
WHAT THE HELL? WELL, WHAT IS THIS?
- I BET- YEAH.T GOES TOGRAB THAT BASE, JO.-
YEAH, THIS GOES LIKE THIS.
AND THEN THIS-- - CAREFUL WITH THAT THING.
- OH, MAN, THAT'S HEAVY AS ANYTHING.
THE DETAILS ON THE SIDE OF THIS THING...
AND THIS DRAGON HANDLE--
IT LOOKS ASIAN TO ME.
BUT FROM WHERE, I'M NOT SURE.
- IT LOOKS LIKE A CANNON.
- IT'S NOT A CANNON.
- HOPEFULLY, THEY'RE REAL. - YEAH.
- IF THAT'S A REAL SIGNATURE, WE'RE IN.
- WE FOUND SOME HELMETS SIGNED
BY FORMER DALLAS COWBOY ROY WILLIAMS.
WE'RE GONNA SEE IF THIS IS THE REAL DEAL.
- WE CAN GO LEFT HERE? - MM-HMM.
- I DO A LOT OF BENEFIT AUCTIONS,
CHARITIES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO MY OLD-SCHOOL WAY IS I'VE GOT A LOT OF CONNECTIONS.
I DON'T NEED NO FACEBOOK OR TWITTER BITTER--
WHATEVER THAT IS.
I HAVE A FRIEND OF A FRIEND
THAT SUPPOSEDLY KNOWS ROY WILLIAMS,
AND HE SAID HE'S GOT IN TOUCH WITH HIM,
AND WE'RE HEADED TO HIS HOUSE TODAY.
- RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS THE PLACE, I THINK. - YEP.
[ding-dong]
- SOMEBODY'S HERE.
- HELLO. - THAT IS ROY WILLIAMS.
- OH, MY GOODNESS. - WHAT'S GOING ON?
- HOW'S IT GOING, MAN? NICE TO MEET YOU.
- WHAT'S YOUR NAME? - RICKY.
- DID WE WAKE YA? - [laughs] YEAH.
- WE FOUND SOME OF THESE IN A STORAGE UNIT.
BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO FIND OUT
IF THAT'S REALLY YOUR SIGNATURE.
- WE DON'T HAVE ANY LETTERS OF AUTHENTICITY OR ANYTHING.
- WE KINDA CHECKED 'EM OUT AND STUFF.
IF THAT'S NOT YOUR SIGNATURE,
THESE ARE LIKE 10 BUCKS.
BUT IF IT IS YOUR SIGNATURE,
I GOT LIKE $700 WORTH OF STUFF RIGHT HERE.
- REALLY? 700?
- BIG DIFFERENCE. - YEAH.
DOES THAT LOOK LIKE YOUR SIGNATURE?
- WE ACTUALLY FOUND FOUR OF 'EM.
- OH, REALLY? - YEAH.
- LET ME SEE.
YEAH, THAT'S MY SIGNATURE.
- THAT'S YOU?
OH, MAN, THIS IS AWESOME. - THIS IS IT!
- THIS IS AWESOME.
- I WANT ONE. [laughter]
- OKAY.
HECK OF A LICK.
- YOU GUYS WANNA COME IN?
- SURE. - IT'S HOT.
- YEAH. - I GUESS, RICKY,
YOU HAVE TO TAKE A PICTURE OR SOMETHING, LIKE THIS,
SO WE KNOW THEY'RE REAL? - SURE.
HOW DO YOU FO-- - I'M A LITTLE EXCITED.
- ALL I--NO?
- YOU'RE GOOD. [Roy laughing]
- I CAN'T GET ALL YOU GUYS IN THERE.
WHAT, DO I GOTTA TURN THIS THIS WAY?
- I GOTTA GET SKINNIER, I GUESS.
- HOW DO I DO THAT, PINCH YA TOGETHER?
- NO, DUDE. - SHOW ME HOW TO DO THIS.
I'M NOT A HIGH-TECH GUY.
THAT DAMN FANCY PHONE IS EMBARRASSING ME
IN FRONT OF ROY WILLIAMS.
- YOU GOT IT?
- I GOT IT. - ALL RIGHT.
- YOU SURE?
- THERE WE GO. THERE IT IS.
- AWESOME, MAN. - SWEET.
- WE APPRECIATE IT. - YOU'RE WELCOME, MAN.
SO YOU GUYS SAID YOU WON THESE IN THE STORAGE UNIT?
- YEAH, WE GOT 'EM IN THE STORAGE AUCTION.
I MEAN...YOU SHOULD COME WITH US SOMETIME,
CHECK IT OUT.
- I WOULD LOVE TO.
- I DIDN'T THINK HE WAS ACTUALLY GONNA SAY YES.
- I'M ALL ABOUT THE TREASURE.
- IT'S NICE OF HIM TO SAY,
BUT HE'S NOT GONNA SHOW.
THANK YOU. - THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE IT, MAN. - PLEASURE MEETING YOU.
- THERE'S ONLY ONE GUY IN TEXAS
THAT KNOWS ABOUT THIS PAYMASTER MACHINE,
AND HE'S IN HOUSTON.
HI.
I'M GOING TO TAKE IT TO A PAYMASTER MAST.
HOW YOU DOING? I'M LESA.
YOU GOT SOME NEAT STUFF HERE.
WELL, WE HAVE AN OLDIE BUT A GOODIE, I THINK.
WE FOUND THIS IN A STORAGE LOCKER,
AND I'M KINDA CURIOUS OF SOME INFORMATION
YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GIVE ME,
LIKE...IT'S VERY VALUABLE WOULD BE GOOD.
- THIS IS AN OLDER UNIT, AN INK UNIT MACHINE,
WHICH THEY DON'T MAKE ANYMORE.
THEY'VE GONE TO RIBBON WRITER MACHINES.
AS AN EXAMPLE OF A RIBBON WRITER MACHINE...
THIS IS A CURRENT MODEL.
- WHAT WOULD A MACHINE LIKE THIS BE USED FOR?
- TO IMPRINT THE AMOUNT ON CHECKS.
IT ACTUALLY EMBOSSES THE AMOUNT ON A CHECK,
MAKING IT VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE--
NOT COMPLETELY IMPOSSIBLE--
BUT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ALTER.
ALSO, IT LOOKS... THE INK UNIT MACHINES,
IT'S SO PRONE TO HAVING PROBLEMS...
A LOT OF COMPANIES USE 'EM.
EVEN IF THEY'RE DOING CHECKS ON A COMPUTER,
YOU STILL HAVE DAY-TO-DAY CHECKS.
- WOW.
DID I HIT PAYDAY? THAT'S ALL I WANNA KNOW.
[laughing] OKAY, AND SO THIS...
MORE VALUABLE?
- THEORETICALLY.
- COME ON ALREADY!
- CAN YOU GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE VALUE?
- WHEN THIS WAS NEW, THIS SOLD FOR $139.
BUT IT SELLS-- A NEW RIBBON WRITER SELLS
FOR RIGHT ON TO $700.
- YES!
OKAY, SO IT'S 700. I'M THINKING OLDER.
LOT MORE?
- IT TRULY HAS NO VALUE.
- OH...NO.
- [sighs]
- THERE WERE TOO MANY OF THEM MADE,
AND IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO FIX THIS UP
BECAUSE PARTS ARE TOTALLY UNAVAILABLE.
- SO AGAIN, YOU'RE SAYING THAT THIS IS WORTHLESS?
- THAT'S TRUE.
- UNLESS YOU CAN-- - THOUGHT I LIKED YOU.
- IN SOME WAY... MELT IT DOWN FOR METAL.
- SORRY. THINKING I HAD SOMETHING VALUABLE HERE.
YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY.
- BYE-BYE. THANKS FOR COMING BY.
- YOU'RE NOT GETTING LUNCH NOW. - WHAT?
- WE DIDN'T MAKE ANY MONEY OFF OF THIS.
- HELLO! ANYBODY HERE?
I FOUND A LOCAL SHOP HERE
THAT SPECIALIZES IN ASIAN ANTIQUES.
I'M TAKING THE BRONZE PIECE OVER
SO I CAN FIND OUT WHAT THE HELL THIS THING IS.
- I'M RHONDA. - I'M VIC.
GOOD TO MEET YOU. - THIS IS THOMAS.
- I'M THOMAS. NICE TO MEET YOU.
- HOW ARE YOU? - FINE, THANK YOU.
- WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?
- I WAS GUESSING IT WAS, UH, A HOOKAH PIPE.
- THIS WE CALL A TOMO HU.
- IT'S ALMOST HOOKAH. - NO...
- IS IT HOOKAH? - HU...
- HOOKAH. - H. H-U.
- IF YOU SAY HOOKAH, I'M RIGHT.
- NO. - ONE IS SMOKING.
ONE IS DRINKING.
- I GOT TWO MORE PIECES THAT IT CAME WITH.
OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, THE LID...
- YES. - IS THERE.
AND THEN THERE WAS THIS-- THIS BOTTOM PIECE.
- THIS IS YOUR BOTTOM, AND...
- AND THEN THIS SHOULD-- - THEN THIS GOES UP ON TOP.
SHOULD FIT--THERE IT IS. PERFECTLY INSIDE.
THEY PUT THE CHARCOAL IN IT,
AND IT WOULD HEAT UP THE MILK.
- MILK. - YES.
- MILK. - GOAT MILK.
- GREAT. I GOT A GOAT MILK PITCHER?
OKAY, SO THEY HEAT UP THE GOAT'S MILK,
BUT WHO DRINKS ALL THAT GOAT'S MILK?
- WELL, YOU HAVE IT FOR CEREMONIES
AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS. - SO THEY HAD MORE THAN
ONE OF THESE.
- YEAH. - OH, FOR SURE.
- IT DO COMES ALSO DIFFERENT SIZES.
THIS IS THE BIGGEST SIZE.
- IT'S THE BIGGEST SIZE. SO THAT MEANS IT'S THE BEST.
BIGGER IS ALWAYS BETTER.
- NO. BECAUSE IT DEPENDS THE MATERIAL.
- I'M PRETTY SURE THAT THIS IS BRONZE.
- HOW MUCH WOULD IT BE WORTH IF IT WAS BRONZE?
- IF THE BRONZE PARTICULAR LIKE THAT
MAKE IN THE 18TH CENTURY,
POSSIBILITY WE CAN SAY IT'S ABOUT $100,000.
- SOLD! - OKAY.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THAT IS NOT WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.
[record scratch effect]
- THIS IS DEFINITELY COPPER.
YOU CAN TELL THAT BECAUSE IT'S VERY, VERY THIN,
AND IT'S VERY PLIABLE. - OKAY.
- IF YOU PRESS ON IT, YOU CAN FEEL IT.
YOU CAN'T PRESS BRONZE.
- IT STILL HAS TO BE A HIGHLY PRICED ITEM.
WHAT WOULD YOU GUESS IT'D BE? WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?
- MAYBE $5,000.
- REALLY? WOW.
EXCELLENT. IT'S NOT 100,000,
BUT I GOT THIS UNIT MORE THAN PAID FOR.
EVEN AT $5,000, THAT'S A GREAT DEAL.
I BROKE EVEN WITH THE OTHER STUFF IN THERE,
AND THIS IS THE PLUS SIDE.
- THE FORT WORTH VICTOR WAS...VICTOR
ROLLING UP A $4,000 PROFIT ON HIS TIBETAN TEA POT.
RICKY AND BUBBA MADE $800
ON THEIR TAIL-GATING UNIT.
AND LESA LEWIS BUSTED ON HER PAYMASTER
BUT FOUND A $65 PROFIT IN HER FURNITURE.
- YOU SHOULD COME WITH US SOMETIME, CHECK IT OUT--
- I WOULD LOVE TO. WHAT TIME OF THE DAY IS IT?
- IT'S USUALLY MORNING. - USUALLY IN THE MORNING.
- LIKE 9:00, 10:00.
- OKAY. I WORK OUT ABOUT 7:00,
SO THAT SHOULD BE-- - ME TOO.
- YEAH. YOU WORK OUT.
- WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING AT, ROY?
- 12-OUNCE CURLS.
- WHAT'S FUNNY ABOUT THAT, ROY?
- NO, SERIOUSLY, WHERE DO YOU WORK OUT?
WHAT DO YOU WORK ON?
[laughter]
- IT HURTS MY HEART, ROY.