male narrator: WHEN STORAGE UNITS ARE ABANDONED
IN THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS,
THE TREASURES WITHIN...
- THAT'S THE PRIZE.
narrator: ARE PUT UP FOR AUCTION.
- YEAH. - RIGHT HERE.
- YEAH.
narrator: COMING UP...
- JERRY, COME ON. LET'S GO!
- WHEN LESA'S IN A BAD MOOD, EVERYBODY SUFFERS.
- I CAN'T DO THIS.
- WHAT YOU HOLLERING FOR?
- NO VALUE.
MY TEMPERATURE'S COOLED OFF.
SO HAVE MY HOPES FOR THIS LOCKER.
OH, FANTASTIC!
- THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME OTHER GREAT STUFF IN THIS UNIT.
WHAT'S THAT? - I DON'T KNOW.
OOH. - IT'S OLD-LOOKING.
WE COULD HAVE SOMETHING THERE.
[country rock music]
- THAT'S THE GRAVY TRAIN, RIGHT THERE.
- YOU'LL NEVER BELIEVE WHAT WE FIND.
- JERRY!
MY STORE IS ON THE LINE HERE.
- THIS IS ALL PROFIT.
IT'S FABULOUS.
♪ ♪
- ♪ MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN ♪
YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
♪ MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN ♪
- AND IT'S SOLD!
- TODAY, WE'RE IN TYLER, TEXAS.
NOW, TYLER MIGHT BE A SMALL TOWN,
BUT IT'S GOT A WHOLE LOT OF REFINED CULTURE.
I THINK OUR BUYERS ARE IN FOR A REAL TREAT TODAY.
- JERRY?
IT'S 9:00 IN THE MORNING, AND IT IS ALREADY HOT AS HELL.
JERRY! COME ON, LET'S GO!
- WHAT YOU HOLLERING FOR?
WHEN LESA'S IN A BAD MOOD, EVERYBODY SUFFERS.
BUT MOSTLY ME.
- I SWEAR TO GOD, IF HE COULD WALK ANY SLOWER.
JERRY NEEDS TO PUT SOME PEP IN THAT STEP,
BECAUSE I'M LOOKING FOR SOME BIG-TICKET ITEMS.
- A LOT OF BUYERS, MIGHT BE ROUGH TODAY.
- RIGHT.
- I DON'T LIKE IT WHEN THERE'S A CROWDED AUCTION.
I DON'T LIKE CROWDS AT ALL.
- BUBBA DON'T DO WELL IN TIGHT SPACES.
- [sighs, shudders]
- I LIVE RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM HERE, SO IF I BUY A UNIT,
I CAN COME BACK LATER WITH MY TRUCK.
- ARE YOU SERIOUS?
NO, HE DID NOT RIDE HIS BIKE UP HERE.
- I HAVE HOME COURT ADVANTAGE TODAY,
BECAUSE I KNOW THE TYPE OF PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE.
MOST OF THEM HAVE GOOD TASTE.
THERE COULD BE A LOT OF HIDDEN GEMS IN THERE.
GOOD MORNING. - IS THAT YOUR BIKER CAP?
- THAT'S A SKULL CAP.
KEEPS ALL THE BRAINS IN WHEN HE GETS HIT.
- [laughs] - IF THERE'S ANY.
- OKAY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WELCOME TO THE AUCTION TODAY.
HERE ARE THE RULES. WE'RE GONNA OPEN THE DOOR.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO LOOK AROUND.
YOU CAN'T STEP INSIDE. YOU'LL BID FROM THE OUTSIDE.
TODAY'S AUCTION IS CASH ONLY.
HAMMER UP! ARE YOU READY TO GO?
all: YEAH!
- LET'S GO!
- WHOA. - WOW.
- NOT ONLY IS IT HOT AS HELL IN HERE,
BUT THERE'S TONS OF PEOPLE SQUEEZING IN HERE,
RUBBING ON ME.
- DON'T GET ALL SHOOK UP, BUBBA.
WE'RE INSIDE.
LOTS OF FOLKS, LOTS OF FOLKS.
HE DOESN'T DO AIRPLANES, HE DOESN'T DO ELEVATORS,
AND HE DON'T TAKE KINDLY TO LONG, NARROW HALLWAYS
LIKE THIS ONE.
- HOLY-- I'M NOT GOING BACK THERE.
- OKAY. LET ME STAY CLOSE.
I'M NERVOUS HE'S NOT GONNA LAST LONG ENOUGH
FOR US TO BUY ANYTHING.
- TOO MANY PEOPLE.
- OH, I DON'T SEE ANYTHING IN HERE.
I'M DONE WITH CLOTHES.
ANYBODY WHO SPENDS MORE THAN $10 ON THIS IS AN IDIOT.
- THIS MIGHT BE RIGHT UP OUR ALLEY.
I'VE GOT MY PARTNER JOANNE WITH ME TODAY.
IT'S ALWAYS HELPFUL TO HAVE AN EXTRA SET OF EYES.
- I LIKE THOSE TABLES.
- THOSE PIECES ARE BROKEN.
I SEE A BROKEN FOOT OFF A TABLE,
BUT IT'S SUPER DECORATIVE.
WHOEVER OWNED THIS UNIT HAD REALLY ELEGANT TASTE.
- WHAT DO Y'ALL WANNA GIVE HERE? I HAVE 50.
NOW 75. WANNA GIVE 75?
[auctioneering]
IN THE BACK. - 60!
- I HAVE 60. THAT'S MORE THAN I HAD.
NOW 75, WANNA GIVE 75?
- 75, WALT, 75.
- 75. NOW 100. WOULD YOU GIVE 100?
100? I GOT 80 NOW.
100 BIG? 100?
- LET'S DO 100. - GOT 100.
NOW 110. WANNA GIVE 110, 110?
110? WANNA GIVE 110?
ANYBODY, 110?
VICTOR, $100. VICTOR, $100.
- [chuckles]
- COME ON UP AND CLAIM YOUR LOCKER, VICTOR.
- YOU KNOW, I'M AN OLD BAG OF BONES.
I CAN'T TAKE THE HEAT LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.
SO I WENT TO ANOTHER AUCTION.
AN AIR-CONDITIONED AUCTION.
SCORED A LOCKER FOR 500 BUCKS.
AHH, LET THERE BE LIGHT.
REASON I BOUGHT THIS, IS BECAUSE ALL THESE
BOXES ARE NUMBERED.
NEATLY PACKED, I LIKE THAT.
LET'S GET STARTED.
POCKETBOOKS.
REALLY DOESN'T HAVE ANY-- ANY VALUE FOR ME.
LOOK AT THAT.
UNICORN.
THIS IS WEIRD.
THE PACKED IT, EVEN THOUGH THAT WAS ALREADY BROKEN,
AND GLUED BACK TOGETHER.
THEY WERE PRETTY ANAL.
I USUALLY LIKE ANAL,
BUT THIS ISN'T TURNING OUT WHAT I EXPECTED.
MORE CRAP.
NOTHING, NOTHING.
"WELCOME."
AND THERE'S A PUSSYCAT.
NO VALUE. NO VALUE.
MY TEMPERATURE'S COOLED OFF,
BUT SO HAVE MY HOPES FOR THIS LOCKER.
OH, WELL, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PLACE MATS.
HERE'S A POLE.
NO DIRECTIONS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS.
OH, NOW IT MAKES SENSE.
IT'S A GREAT LOOKING FAN.
THESE GO LIKE THIS.
AND IT TURNS AROUND.
IT'S HOT AS HECK.
PEOPLE ARE BUYING FANS NOW.
ALL RIGHT, THIS IS A LITTLE BETTER.
HERE'S ANOTHER FAN.
EVERYTHING IS HERE FOR A COOL DAY.
SHOW ME THE MONEY.
LET'S SEE.
ANOTHER FAN.
THIS IS NOT A CHEAP FAN.
CHROME MOTOR.
THIS IS REALLY NICE.
I THINK I CAN GET MY MONEY BACK.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO GET THESE THREE FANS CHECKED OUT.
FANTASTIC!
- OH!
- NICE LITTLE FURNITURE LOCKER HERE.
- THE BED LOOKS PRETTY DONE.
ALL THE FINISH IS WORN OFF FROM IT AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THIS UNIT IS FILLED WITH A LOT OF FURNITURE.
NOT REALLY WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR.
- A FULL-SIZE BED.
TABLE. COFFEE TABLE.
IT'S DECENT.
I DON'T SEE ANY BIG-TICKET ITEMS IN THERE,
BUT ALL THINGS I CAN DEFINITELY SELL.
I-I'M THINKING I'M NOT GONNA GO
ANYTHING OVER $450 FOR THIS ONE.
- ONE, TWO, FOUR CHAIRS.
- SIX CHAIRS.
THAT BOX RIGHT THERE IS FOR A COWBOY HAT.
IN GOOD CONDITION, IT'LL FETCH US A PRETTY PENNY.
- LET'S GET OUT OF HERE, DUDE. THERE'S TOO MANY PEOPLE IN HERE.
- WHAT DID YOU SAY?
- I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING. I'M JUST BREATHING.
- ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY'S OUT. EVERYBODY GOT A LOOK?
- WALT'S SWEATING LIKE A HOOKER IN CHURCH.
- OKAY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
WE'RE SELLING THE ONE WE JUST LOOKED AT INSIDE.
IT WAS REALLY HOT IN THERE, I KNOW.
Y'ALL READY? HERE WE GO.
100, WE'LL DO 100. NOW 100 OVER HERE!
200? - 200.
- 300? - 300.
- 300. NOW 400? ANYBODY GOT 400?
400, NOW 500? [auctioneering]
500? - 450.
NOW 500?
[auctioneering]
SELL AT $450.
THAT'S YOU, RICK. $450.
- THAT WENT ABOUT 600 CHEAPER THAN I THOUGHT.
- I CAN TELL BUBBA NEEDS A BREAK FROM THE CROWD,
SO WE'RE GONNA GO INSIDE AND CHECK OUT OUR UNIT.
- LET'S GET THIS DONE AND GET OUT OF THE HEAT.
- MY LORD, I THOUGHT THIS WAS CLIMATE-CONTROLLED.
WHAT DO YOU GOT THERE?
- SOME TOOLS, SOME DVDs.
- YOU KNOW WHY I REALLY BOUGHT THIS?
- WHY? - THE NEXT BOX.
- FOR A HAT? - HMM.
- YEAH, BRAND-NEW HAT.
- LET ME SEE. - IT'S A BRAND-NEW ONE.
- BRAND-NEW HAT.
THAT HAT IS ABOUT A $200 HAT.
- NICE!
- IF WE FOUND A QUALITY HAT LIKE THAT,
THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME OTHER GREAT STUFF IN THIS UNIT.
- ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX CHAIRS.
PEDESTAL, DINETTE. THAT'S 300 BUCKS.
- LET'S LOOK IN THIS BAG OF LINENS.
THAT STUFF ALWAYS SELLS GOOD, DOESN'T IT?
- THAT'S A PRETTY NICE CENT. - YEAH.
YEAH, THAT'S--YOU KNOW, THERE'S 50 BUCKS.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
WHAT'S THAT? - I DON'T KNOW.
OOH. - IT'S OLD-LOOKING.
WE COULD HAVE SOMETHING THERE.
- WHAT DO THOSE SAY?
- PARIS. - THESE ARE FOR THE THEATRE?
- THESE ARE FOR THE THEATRE.
CAN YOU SEE MY EYES, BUBBA?
I CAN SEE INTO THE FUTURE.
THERE'S SOME MORE STUFF HERE, A BELT--OH, WAIT A MINUTE!
WHAT THE HECK IS THAT?
- [chuckles] PUT THOSE ON.
WHAT? - HOT DANG.
YOU'RE A LITTLE CLOSE, BUB.
I CAN'T WAIT TO GET THESE ORNATE THINGS LOOKED AT,
BUT I THINK WE'VE REALLY FOUND SOME GREAT STUFF.
- ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET OUT OF THIS LITTLE ROOM.
IT FEELS LIKE IT'S ABOUT TO SQUEEZE ME TO DEATH.
- YOU'RE WALKING A LITTLE FAST FOR A SHORT-LEGGED FELLA.
- F-18 IN THE BACK IS WHERE WE'RE HEADING,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
YOU KNOW THAT PHRASE, "NEVER LET THEM SEE YOU SWEAT"?
WELL, THAT PERSON OBVIOUSLY WASN'T FROM TEXAS.
- WHOA. [cheering]
- GOT A COUPLE DRESSERS IN HERE.
GOT A WASHER--I MEAN A DRYER.
- YEAH. - MAYBE A WASHER.
I'M LIKING THIS ONE. I NEED A WASHER AND DRYER.
- MAN, A WASHER AND A DRYER? IT'S HOT OUT HERE.
I DON'T WANNA BE CARRYING ALL THAT.
SHE BETTER BE NICE TO ME.
- [sighs] ALL THE DRAWERS.
I DON'T LIKE WHEN THEY TAKE THE DRAWERS OUT OF THE FURNITURE.
THEY WIND UP-- THEY LOSE THEM.
I'M NOT REALLY INTERESTED IN THIS UNIT,
BUT I COULD SEE LESA DROOLING OVER THIS.
I MIGHT GIVE HER A LITTLE RUN FOR HER MONEY.
- THERE PROBABLY IS A WASHER AND DRYER IN THERE.
THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY THING WORTH ANYTHING IN THERE.
- ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
LET'S SELL THIS LOCKER HERE.
HOW ABOUT 100? WE'LL START THERE.
I GOT 100.
NOW 200? WANT TO GIVE 200?
NOW 200. NOW 300. NOW 400?
- YEAH.
- 500?
- NO.
- NOW 500, WANNA GIVE 500? NOW 500?
I SOLD IT! LESA, $400.
- YOU GO, LESA!
- GIVE HER A BIG HAND. SHE'S BEEN WANTING ONE ALL DAY.
- LESA PAID WAY TOO MUCH FOR THAT UNIT.
- HERE. OH, [bleep].
MAN, I DON'T SEE WHAT I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA SEE.
THEN I WANTED A WASHER TO GO WITH THIS DRYER.
I DIDN'T GET IT.
I REALLY THOUGHT THAT WASHER WAS GONNA BE HIDING IN THE BACK.
DRYER, I'M GONNA GO 150 ON THAT ONE.
- I KNOW LESA'S IN A BAD MOOD,
BUT I THINK I JUST SPOTTED SOMETHING,
GONNA CHEER HER UP.
YOU SAID THIS WAS THE UNIT THAT YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE GOT?
I'LL SHOW YOU ONE THING IN HERE.
- AM I GONNA LIKE IT? - YOU'RE GONNA LOVE IT.
- REALLY? - YEAH.
- HOLY--
BIG-SCREEN TV, BABY!
$300.
- YOU STILL COMPLAINING?
- LOOK AT ME. - YOU HAPPY?
- I'M HAPPY! - HAPPY FACE?
- IT'S A HAPPY FACE! - HAPPY FACE?
OKAY. ABOUT TIME SHE SMILED.
BUT WHO'S SHE KIDDING? IT AIN'T GONNA LAST LONG.
- CAREFUL! - SEE?
- OH! THERE'S ANOTHER TV UP HERE!
JERRY! - I'M RIGHT BEHIND YOU.
QUIT HOLLERING.
- I THINK THIS IS ABOUT 100 BUCKS.
WE'RE IN TV HEAVEN NOW. OH, YEAH.
DRESSER. ABOUT 250 HERE.
WASN'T FOR NOTHING.
LET'S GET THIS LOADED AND TAKE IT TO THE SHOP.
I'M HAPPY.
I AM VERY HAPPY TODAY.
- I'M AT LIGHTS FANTASTIC,
TO GET MY THREE FANS CHECKED OUT.
HI, KENNY.
I THINK THEY'RE WORTH ABOUT 500 BUCKS.
BUT AS A DOCTOR,
I KNOW A SECOND OPINION NEVER HURTS.
TELL ME ABOUT THIS ONE.
- IT'S CALLED THE BREWMASTER.
TYPICALLY YOU SAW THESE HANGING UP IN BARS.
AND THIS FAN IS BELT-DRIVEN,
SO THERE IS NO MOTOR ON THIS FAN.
- THAT GIVES IT THE AMBIANCE OF A BINARY FAN.
- IT DOES, VERY QUIET.
THIS FAN IS OPERATED WITH THIS BELT.
- I THOUGHT THIS WAS A BELT FOR ME.
- YOU CAN WEAR THIS IF YOU WANTED TO.
- [laughs]
HANG ME UP BY THE FAN.
- SO THE BELT IS ACTUALLY GONNA BE WRAPPED
AROUND THE FAN HERE.
AND THIS IS WHAT TURNS THE FAN.
- TURNS THE FAN.
TELL ME ABOUT THIS FAN.
- THIS FAN IS CALLED THEIR PALISADE FAN.
THIS ACTUALLY HAS A VERY NICE WEAVE PATTERN...
- UH-HUH. - ON THIS BLADE SET.
AND THE BLADES ARE SHAPED THIS WAY
TO GIVE YOU THE MAXIMUM AIRFLOW.
- COOL.
I KNOW THESE FANS LOOK GREAT,
BUT I WANT TO SEE THESE PUPPIES IN ACTION.
SO KEN'S GONNA POWER THEM UP FOR ME.
NOW TELL ME ABOUT THIS ONE.
THIS IS CALLED THE AIR SHADOW.
WHAT'S VERY UNIQUE ABOUT THIS FAN IS,
WITH IT ON LOW, MEDIUM, OR HIGH,
THE BLADES OPEN UP.
- WHOA.
THAT IS A SWEET MOVING FAN.
NOW, BOTTOM LINE, WHAT'S MY VALUE HERE?
- I WOULD SAY YOU'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT...
$700 FOR THIS FAN.
- YES!
'CAUSE I WAS ONLY THINKING $200.
- NO, YOU DID GOOD WITH THIS FAN.
- LET'S TRY THIS DOUBLE-HEADER.
- OKAY, THE PALISADES. - THE PALISADES.
WHAT KIND OF VALUE DO I HAVE HERE?
- I WOULD SAY YOU'RE LOOKING AT $1,500, MOE.
- THAT'S GREAT.
I JUST THOUGHT THEY WERE PLACE MATS.
- SOME EXPENSIVE PLACE MATS.
- LET'S GO TO THE NEXT FAN, WHILE I'M ROLLING.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS ONE.
- YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER, ON THIS FAN,
IT SHOULD BE MOUNTED UP IN YOUR CEILING AREA,
BUT BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF FANS IN MY CEILING AREA,
I CANNOT HANG IT UP THERE. - OKAY.
WHAT WOULD THIS UNIT SELL FOR?
- ON THIS PARTICULAR FAN, EACH UNIT IS SEPARATE.
IT'S PRICED SEPARATELY, OKAY? - SEPARATE, OKAY.
- SO YOU CAN HAVE ONE MOTOR, YOU CAN HAVE TWO MOTORS.
YOU CAN HAVE ONE BLADE,
YOU HAVE UP TO FOUR BLADES.
BUT WITH THAT YOU HAVE HERE,
YOU'RE LOOKING AT...
$1,700 FOR THIS FAN.
- REALLY?
- THREE FANS, $3,900.
- JUST FAR BEYOND MY EXPECTATIONS.
I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH.
NOT ONLY DID I STAY OUT OF THE HEAT,
BUT I MADE A COOL 3,400 BUCKS.
NO SWEAT.
- 18.
OOH!
AH, SOMEBODY'S ELEPHANT COLLECTION.
MY MOM HAS THAT SAME ONE. - I KNOW, I KNOW!
- OH, BOY.
THE ELEPHANTS ARE CUTE AND ALL,
BUT I DIDN'T BUY THIS ROOM FOR KNICKKNACKS.
WELL, AT LEAST SOME OF THESE CLOTHES LOOK HIGH-END
FOR THE STORE, YOU KNOW?
CLOTHING IS A BIG SELLER IN MY STORE,
AND LUCKY FOR ME, THESE ARE IN GREAT SHAPE.
ALL RIGHT...WELL, WE GOT ABOUT 300 IN CLOTHING.
- UH-HUH. - WE SPENT $100 FOR THE UNIT.
UH, THE ELEPHANT COLLECTION I LIKE.
EVEN AT 5 BUCKS A PIECE, WE GOT $100 COVERED THERE.
EVEN THOUGH I BASICALLY QUADRUPLED
MY INITIAL INVESTMENT,
I'M STILL NOT SATISFIED.
THERE'S A TABLE OVER HERE, BUT I SEE THAT--
OH, THAT LEG--
THAT LEG IS THE BROKEN LEG OFF FROM THIS TABLE.
SO THIS IS PRETTY MUCH TOAST.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WAIT A SECOND.
LOOK AT THAT. - OOH, THAT'S NICE.
- THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR.
IT'S A PROPELLER FOR SOMETHING.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S REAL OR NOT, BUT IF IT'S REAL...
THE REAL ONES ARE, LIKE-- OLD ONES ARE, LIKE, 500 BUCKS.
I KNOW JUST THE PLACE TO BRING IT.
THE HISTORIC AVIATION MUSEUM IS JUST A FEW MILES FROM HERE.
I DRIVE BY IT EVERY DAY.
I BET THEY COULD TELL ME WHAT I GOT HERE.
PROPS TO YOU.
YOU GOTTA HOLD THAT ON THE BACK OF THE BIKE.
- I KNOW.
- HELLO THERE. - HI, HOW ARE YOU DOING?
- WELCOME TO THE MUSEUM. I'M NORM.
- HI, NORM, I'M VICTOR. THIS IS JOANNE.
- HI, JOANNE. HOW ARE YOU?
- HOW YOU DOING? - PLEASED TO MEET YOU.
WELL, WE WERE GOING TO A STORAGE LOCKER,
AND I CAME ACROSS THIS PROPELLER.
AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, "NO BETTER PLACE
TO BRING IT THAN TO HIM."
- WELL, I'LL BE GLAD TO LOOK AT IT, THANK YOU.
- THIS GUY'S REALLY ANALYZING THIS PROPELLER.
THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
- IT'S MADE OUT OF A DIFFERENT TYPE OF WOOD.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS TYPE OF PROPELLER
IS MUCH HEARTIER THAN THE WOOD
THAT THIS ONE IS MADE OUT OF.
- I KNOW IT LOOKS A LOT BIGGER THAN MINE,
BUT, UH, IT'S DEFINITELY INTERESTING.
HOW MUCH IS THAT ONE WORTH?
- IT'S VERY UNIQUE, AS A MATTER OF FACT.
AND SO THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE PRICED IN THE THOUSANDS.
- THOUSANDS? - YES.
BECAUSE THEY ARE SO UNUSUAL,
YOU JUST DON'T FIND MANY LIKE THAT.
- SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT THERE'S A CHANCE THAT MY PROPELLER
IS WORTH SOME MONEY?
- IT'S WORTH SOME MONEY.
I'M AFRAID IT'S JUST A REPRODUCTION.
- OKAY. OKAY.
NORM, WHAT DO YOU THINK IT'S WORTH THEN?
- I WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE WORTH $5.
- OH, GOD. COME ON!
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT?
MAYBE I'LL THINK ABOUT LEAVING IT WITH THE MUSEUM.
- BUT OF COURSE, IN MUSEUMS, YOU KNOW, WE TAKE OLD STUFF,
AND THIS IS NOT EVEN OLD.
- I CAN'T EVEN GIVE THIS PROPELLER AWAY?
THAT'S SAD.
THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
IT WAS A PLEASURE COMING IN, PLEASURE MEETING YOU.
- IT WAS MY PLEASURE.
- AND IF I FIND ANYTHING ELSE, I'LL BE BACK.
- VERY GOOD. I LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
- UNFORTUNATELY, MY HOME COURT ADVANTAGE DIDN'T WORK OUT TODAY.
THESE PEOPLE OBVIOUSLY HAD TASTE, JUST NO MONEY.
- WE FOUND TWO PAIR OF UNUSUAL GLASSES IN OUR UNIT.
SO NOW WE'RE AT MILTON KENT'S ANTIQUES
TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY ARE
AND WHAT THEY MIGHT BE WORTH.
- LET ME SEE WHAT YOU GOT THERE.
- NOT REAL SURE HOW OLD THEY ARE
OR WHAT THEY'RE USED FOR, BUT--
- A PAIR OF TELEKULAR GLASSES.
- THESE, WE'RE THINKING ARE-- - FOR RUNNING HORSES.
- TAKE IT TO THE TRACK AND FOLLOW YOUR HORSE.
- FOR THE RACETRACK?
- HOW OLD DO YOU THINK THEY MIGHT BE?
- I WOULD THINK THAT THEY'RE FROM THE '40s.
WE WANT TO CHECK AND BE SURE THEY WORK. THEY DO.
- YOUR EYES ARE HUGE. - AND YOU'RE HUGE.
[laughter]
LOOKING THROUGH THESE GLASSES, NOT--
- OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.
YEAH, HE'S USUALLY PRETTY THIN-LOOKING WHEN YOU SEE HIM.
- WHAT DO YOU THINK THOSE ARE WORTH?
- WELL, THEY'RE PLASTIC. THE OPTICS ARE GOOD.
BUT, UH, I WOULD PROBABLY VALUE THESE AT...
$40.
- YOU HAVE ANOTHER PAIR? - WE DO.
- HOPEFULLY SOMETHING A LITTLE BETTER THAN THESE.
- PAIR OF FRENCH OPERA GLASSES.
- OPERA.
- THEY'RE BY LEMAIRE OF PARIS.
ONE OF THE BEST FRENCH MANUFACTURERS OF OPERA GLASSES.
AND THEY WOULD DATE TO THE LATE 19th, EARLY 20th CENTURY.
THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR INVENTING THE ADJUSTABLE OPTICS.
AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES THIS BRAND VERY COLLECTIBLE.
THEY'RE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.
THERE ARE A FEW MINOR FLAWS.
YOU HAVE A SLIGHT CHIP THERE... - RIGHT.
- AND A LITTLE BIT OF A CHIP ON THE MOTHER OF PEARL.
BUT FOR A PAIR OF GLASSES THAT ARE 112 YEARS OLD,
THAT'S NOT BAD.
- IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL OPINION, WHAT DO YOU THINK
A PAIR OF THOSE COULD POSSIBLY BE WORTH?
- CONSIDERING THE CONDITION,
I WOULD THINK THEY'RE WORTH ABOUT...
$475.
- THAT'S GOOD.
- THAT'LL PASS-- THAT'LL BRING US RIGHT ON UP.
- THAT'S REAL GOOD. - YEAH.
- YEAH, WE DIDN'T HAVE A CLUE.
BUT WE KNEW THEY WERE OLD.
I APPRECIATE IT. - THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME. - THANKS A LOT.
- YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY PROUD OF BUBBA.
HE STUCK IT OUT WITH THE BIG CROWDS,
HE GOT THROUGH IT FOR US,
AND WE REALLY DID GET ONE HELL OF A QUALITY ITEM
OUT OF THE UNIT.
- WE'RE GONNA GO TO THE THEATRE NOW.
- OH, YEAH. YOU LOOK CUTE, BUBBA.
- WHAT? - YEAH.
YOU ALWAYS LOOK CUTE WHEN YOU DO THAT,
HOLD YOUR PINKY UP.
narrator: THE TYLER, TEXAS, TITAN WAS MOE PRIGOFF,
WHO BLEW AWAY THE COMPETITION,
MAKING 3,400 BUCKS WITH HIS THREE FANTASTIC FANS.
RICKY AND BUBBA FOCUSED IN ON A $685 PROFIT.
LESA LEWIS MADE $400.
AND VICTOR RJESNJANSKY LEFT WITH $300 IN HIS POCKET,
AND THE WIND IN HIS HAIR.
- THIS THE RIGHT PLACE?
- I ACTUALLY GOT BUBBA TO GO WITH ME TO THE OPERA,
SO WE CAN TEST OUT THESE OPERA GLASSES.
HOLD ON A MINUTE.
- WHAT? YOU BROUGHT A TIE?
- YEAH, I BROUGHT A TIE.
- OH, LORD.
- WHAT DO I NEED? AM I GOOD?
- THERE YOU GO. YOU'RE GOOD.
- ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO.