male narrator: WHEN STORAGE UNITS ARE ABANDONED...
IN THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS... [whip snap]
THE TREASURES WITHIN...
- THAT'S THE PRIZE. - $700.
narrator: ARE PUT UP FOR AUCTION.
- YEAH. - YEAH.
- RIGHT HERE. - YEAH.
narrator: COMING UP...
- BETTER GET SOMETHING. CAN'T TAKE THAT HOME EMPTY.
- THERE'S NO TELLING WHAT WE'RE GONNA FIND IN HERE.
WHAT IS THAT? WHAT THE--
- WE GOT OUR FIRST BILLS FOR THE STORE.
WE NEED TO GET SOME GOOD UNITS.
EW, EW, EW, EW!
- IF YOU BID, I'M BIDDING TOO.
I KNOW I'M GONNA HAVE TO GET AGGRESSIVE ON THIS NEXT ONE.
- ROY, GIVE ME A NAME OF A PLAY.
- "JACK VICTOR UP." BREAK.
BRING IT, VICTOR.
[country music]
- THAT'S THE GRAVY TRAIN RIGHT THERE.
- YOU'LL NEVER BELIEVE WHAT WE FIND.
- JERRY! MY STORE IS ON THE LINE HERE.
- I'M READY FOR A NEW CHALLENGE.
I'M REALLY HOPING THIS PAYS OFF.
♪ ♪
- ♪ MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN ♪
♪ YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT ♪
♪ MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN ♪
- AND IT'S SOLD!
OUR BUYERS HAVE A CHOICE TODAY.
A RELIABLE AUCTION IN A RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF DALLAS,
OR MORE OF A GAMBLE IN AN UP-AND-COMING AREA.
THAT COULD BE HIT-OR-MISS.
- MAN, THAT WAS A LONG RIDE. I HOPE IT'S WORTH IT.
WE BETTER GET SOME GOOD UNITS TODAY, JERRY.
WE GOT A LOT OF BILLS TO PAY FOR.
- TURNS OUT MISS LESA DIDN'T COUNT ON
A $450 POWER BILL THIS MONTH.
- OH, NO, LOOK.
I'VE GOT TO PAY THESE BILLS. UH-OH.
OH, [bleep].
SO I CHOSE A MORE RELIABLE AUCTION.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S CHECK IN.
[record scratch] - WAIT A MINUTE.
IF SHE DON'T PAY THAT POWER BILL,
SHE CAN'T PAY ME NEITHER.
- WHAT DO YOU THINK?
- I THINK GOOGLE MAPS IS A LYING SON OF A BITCH.
THIS PLACE IS ROUGH.
TO BE HONEST, I'M A LITTLE PISSED TODAY,
'CAUSE I WANTED TO GO TO THIS AUCTION ACROSS TOWN.
THE THING ABOUT THIS AUCTION,
IT'S THE SAME OLD RUN-OF-THE-MILL,
BREAD-AND-BUTTER STUFF.
THE OTHER ONE? GAMBLER'S AUCTION.
THAT'S THE ONE I WANTED TO BE AT.
- HEARD HE'S GOT A LOT OF UNITS HERE TODAY.
BUBBA WANTED TO GO TO A DIFFERENT AUCTION,
BUT IT'S JUST TOO MUCH OF A GAMBLE.
- WE BETTER GET SOMETHING. CAN'T TAKE THAT HOME EMPTY.
- THAT'S TRUE.
BUT THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GONNA GET OUR BREAD AND BUTTER.
WE'RE BOUND TO AT LEAST GET
SOME FURNITURE HERE TODAY.
- I ALREADY SAW A [bleep] DOG.
- DON'T PICK ON THE LADY WITH THE DOG.
NOT TOO BAD. - HMM.
- THEY BOTH MIGHT BE BITCHES. I DON'T KNOW.
- LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, JUST GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS
I WANT TO REMIND YOU OF.
YOU'LL HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO LOOK AROUND.
THERE'LL BE NO STEPPING INSIDE,
AND TODAY IS A CASH-ONLY SALE.
ARE YOU READY TO START THE SALE?
all: YEAH! - LET'S OPEN THE GATES AND GO.
all: AWW!
[indistinct chatter]
- CRAP.
- THIS PERSON HERE LOOKS LIKE
HE WAS QUITE THE CLOTHES HORSE.
AND WE DON'T SELL DIRTY CLOTHES.
- EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME.
- MOVE ON. - PARDON ME.
- MAN, BUBBA REALLY IS TESTY TODAY.
- I DIDN'T KNOW THEY COULD STACK CRAP THAT HIGH.
- OH, HOLY MOLY. WE GOT A LOT OF CLOTHES.
I COULD SEE SOME EDDIE BAUER LABELS IN THERE,
AND I CAN SELL THOSE PRETTY QUICKLY.
- THERE'S A LOT OF BOXES BACK THERE TOO.
- THAT'S LIKE, THE--YOU KNOW, THE INTERESTING PART OF IT,
BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S IN THERE.
- WE CAN GET THIS UNIT FOR NOTHING,
AND WE STILL 450 BUCKS IN THE HOLE.
MISS LESA NEEDS TO KEEP THE PRICE LOW ON THIS ONE.
- ALL RIGHT, LET'S GIVE THIS ONE A WHIRL.
- ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY GET A LOOK?
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO GIVE? - YEAH.
- $100, NOW $50. $150?
NOW $50, $50, NOW $200.
- RIGHT HERE.
- WHO IS THIS WOMAN?
- NOW $250. WANNA GIVE $250?
$250, NOW $300.
- I'M GLAD THEY'RE BUYING THAT.
- $300. $300.
- I'LL GET YOU, MY PRETTY, AND YOUR LITTLE DOG TOO.
- $350, $350. - HERE.
- $400, NOW $400, NOW $400. WANNA GIVE $400?
I HAVE $350, HOW ABOUT $375?
$375, ONE TIME. $375, WANNA GIVE $375?
$375?
- HEY! - $350.
- I'VE GOT BILLS TO PAY, AND THAT DOG AND HER BITCH
AIN'T GONNA GET BETWEEN ME AND THAT UNIT.
- YOU KNOW WE CAN'T GO IN TILL WE PAY FOR THIS, RIGHT?
[laughter]
WE NEED TO FIND MORE THAN CLOTHES IN THAT UNIT
IF WE'RE GONNA TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON.
- UH-OH.
- THERE'S A REFIGERATOR.
IF THERE'S A GUARANTEED 200 OR 300 BUCKS,
IT'S THAT REFRIGERATOR SITTING RIGHT THERE.
CLEAN COUCH AT THE BOTTOM.
- OH, GREAT, LOOK.
I'M SO EXCITED. ANOTHER SOFA.
- I SEE A COUCH.
I SEE A REFRIGERATOR THAT I NEED,
BUT I CAN'T PAY THAT MUCH FOR IT.
THIS IS ANOTHER GREAT UNIT,
BUT I DON'T WANT TO GO FURTHER IN THE HOLE.
- ALL RIGHT, Y'ALL READY?
I HAVE $100. NOW $200.
- SERIOUSLY?
- $200 NOW? I HAVE $200.
- RIGHT HERE.
- OH, DOES PARIS HILTON WANT THIS UNIT TOO?
- $250, NOW $300, SIR. $300.
$300, I HAVE $300. NOW $350.
- $325. - NOW $350.
WILL YOU DO $350?
NOW $375. $375, ANYBODY GIVE $375?
ANYBODY $375?
SELL IT--MY MAN, $350. PUT IT ON BUYER NUMBER 133.
- RICKY GOT SOME OTHER FURNITURE LIKE HE WANTED,
AND I GET TO SELL ANOTHER REFRIGERATOR.
YAY.
- I MIGHT GET ROUGHED UP.
- YOU CAN MAKE IT TO THE NEXT ONE.
- I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE MOST GLAMOROUS UNIT,
BUT THERE'S NO TELLING WHAT WE'RE GONNA FIND IN HERE.
IF YOU ASK ME, BUBBA NEEDS TO GET HIS HEAD OUT OF HIS REAR.
- THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
FOR COMING OUT TO THE AUCTION TODAY.
WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE NEXT AUCTION.
SOME OF THE MORE ADVENTUROUS BUYERS
WENT ACROSS TOWN TO JACKIE SUTTON'S AUCTION.
- [grunts]
HA HA! MAGIC POWERS.
I KNOW THAT RICKY AND BUBBA WENT TO ANOTHER AUCTION.
GOOD MORNING.
BUT I WANTED TO GO OFF ON MY OWN AND TAKE A GAMBLE.
HOPEFULLY, I CAN AVOID ALL THE BIG ROLLERS.
IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT DAY.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT TODAY, AND--
[dramatic music]
- ROY LOOKS SURPRISED TO SEE ME.
[laughing]
- [bleep]!
- [sighs] I'M NOT TOO EXCITED TO SEE HIM.
I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA GET A FREE PASS TODAY.
LOOKS I'M GONNA HAVE A LITTLE COMPETITION.
- ROY CAN'T EVEN HIDE THE FACT THAT HE HATES THAT I'M HERE.
LET'S SEE IF I CAN PUSH SOME OF HIS BUTTONS.
- ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, THANKS FOR COMING.
WE GOT SEVEN UNITS FOR YOU.
CASH MONEY AT THE DOOR.
BUYING IT ALL, GET IT OUT, SWEEP IT UP,
CLEAN IT UP, GET IT READY TO RENT.
GOT SOME NEW BUYERS. ANY QUESTIONS?
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO GET 'EM.
- HEE-YA!
all: OH! - BOY, WHAT?
OH, MY GOD.
- ROY, GIVE ME A NAME OF A PLAY.
DON'T YOU HAVE NAMES FOR PLAYS? - PLAY?
- LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU SAY--
OH, YOU ARE KIDDING ME.
- ON THREE. - DUDE?
- BREAK.
MAN, THAT DUDE VICTOR TALKS TOO DAMN MUCH.
MAN, HE GETS ON MY NERVES.
I SEE A LITTLE JACUZZI HOT TUB.
MAN, RICH PEOPLE OWN HOT TUBS.
YOU KNOW THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME GOOD STUFF IN HERE.
- LITTLE THREE-PERSON HOT TUB OVER THERE.
I'M NOT SAYING THIS IN FRONT OF THE CROWD, BUT THAT HOT TUB
COULD BE WORTH A COUPLE OF GRAND.
WE'LL SEE WHAT IT GOES FOR.
- ALL RIGHT, HOW MUCH FOR IT? WHO NEEDS IT?
- $100. - $100.
- $200. - $300, $300, $300?
- SIR. - $400, HOW ABOUT A BID OF $400?
$500 NOW, $500? I GOT $400 IN THE BACK.
$500--$600, $600, WANNA BID $600?
- SIR. - $700, WANNA BID $700?
I GOT $600--$700? $700, $700--
- $700. - SOMEBODY SAY, "YES"?
- $700. - $700--$800 NOW.
WANNA BID $800? - SIR.
- $750--$800 NOW.
$850, $850, WANNA BID $850? $850--$900, SIR?
$900. - OH, WOW.
- WANNA BID $950? - $900?
WHAT IF THE HOT TUB DOESN'T EVEN WORK?
- ANYBODY BID $950? ANYBODY BID $950?
$950? - I'M GOOD.
- ARE WE ALL DONE AT $900? SELL IT RIGHT HERE, $900.
- THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
THAT HOT TUB IS GONNA BE A BIG-TICKET ITEM.
I'M SURPRISED I WAS ABLE TO GET THIS LOCKER FOR UNDER A GRAND.
WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
- YOU BETCHA.
- OPEN UP THE LOCKER.
- MISS LESA SPENT $350 ON THIS LOCKER,
BUT STARTED TODAY WITH $450 WORTH OF BILLS.
IF ANYBODY NEED HELP WITH NUMBERS TODAY, IT'S MISS LESA.
- SO LOOK, WE EVEN HAVE A CLOTHES RACK.
ALL RIGHT, WE GOT ABOUT 5 BUCKS APIECE ON THOSE.
WE--$100, AND WE GOT SOME MORE NICE CLOTHES IN THERE,
SO I THINK WE DID PRETTY GOOD ON THE CLOTHES.
I KNOW WE'RE GONNA GET AT LEAST $600
FOR ALL THESE CLOTHES, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
WHAT ELSE MIGHT BE IN THERE.
WOW.
A POT OF GREASE.
EW, EW, EW, EW, EW!
I'M GONNA NEED A HELL OF A LOT MORE THAN THIS
TO COVER MY BILLS.
WOW, WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT LATER, I GUESS.
UGH.
- WHO GONNA TAKE CARE OF THAT LATER?
- OH, YES. WE GOT CDs.
THERE'S PROBABLY ABOUT A HUNDRED OF THEM IN HERE.
THESE, AT LEAST 5 BUCKS APIECE. BAM. LOOK.
- [chuckles] MAYBE $1 APIECE.
- OOH, AND ANOTHER BOX. MOVIES, JERRY!
WE CAN GET AT LEAST 10 BUCKS APIECE FOR THOSE.
- LESA, YOU MIGHT GET $5 FOR 'EM.
- OH, MY GOODNESS.
I'M HAPPY WITH THIS UNIT SO FAR.
ALL RIGHT.
JERRY, WHAT IS THIS?
OOH. HOLY CRAP, JERRY!
[laughs] LOOK.
IT SEEMS LIKE A WHOLE COLLECTION.
NOW JERRY, I WANT YOU TO PUT THIS COLOR ON YOU.
- IT DOESN'T MATCH MY SUIT.
- OOP--[laughs]
- IT'S ME, AIN'T IT?
- I LIKE IT.
OOH.
THESE ARE PRETTY HEAVY.
THESE SAY THAT THEY'RE MADE IN FRANCE.
I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE WE SHOULD CHECK THESE ONES OUT.
- THAT UNIT JUST BARELY MADE OUR MONEY BACK.
- [laughs]
- I'M SUPERFLY.
I HOPE THESE SUNGLASSES MAKE US A PROFIT,
BUT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ALL THAT.
- YOU KNOW, VICTOR'S BEEN RIDING ME ALL DAY.
MAN, THAT DUDE ALREADY HAS A UNIT.
I KNOW I'M GONNA HAVE TO GET AGGRESSIVE ON THIS NEXT ONE.
[cheering] - EVERYBODY TAKE A LOOK.
GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE TO SEE IT.
LOOK IN THERE, BID HARD, LIKE YOU GOT A LOT OF MONEY.
- OLD CARD TABLE, BEAT-UP TV.
WHAT AM I LOOKING AT HERE, AN OLD-FOLKS HOME?
- BOOM SYSTEM.
IS THIS A POKER TABLE?
IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT OF WORK,
BUT I HAVEN'T BOUGHT ANYTHING TODAY.
WHO KNOWS WHAT'S IN THOSE BOXES?
BUT AS THEY SAY, "NO GUTS, NO GLORY."
WHATEVER IT COSTS, I'M GONNA GO FOR IT.
- WHO NEEDS IT? HOW MUCH FOR IT?
- THEY STARTED THE BID AT $500?
THERE ARE SOME AMATEURS HERE TODAY.
- $600, ANYBODY BID $600? $600 HERE.
$700, $700? - YES, SIR!
- BID $800? $725.
- $750. - $750--$775?
$750. $775?
- WHY ISN'T VICTOR BIDDING?
- $775?
$800, PUT ANOTHER DOWN.
$825, $825?
$850, WANT TO BID $850?
$875, $875?
$850...
SELL IT RIGHT HERE, $850.
- YES, SIR.
- HE DOESN'T KNOW MUCH,
'CAUSE THAT IS NOWHERE WORTH ANYWHERE NEAR 300 BUCKS.
- I'M NOT GONNA LET VICTOR GET ME DOWN.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT'S INSIDE.
- I'M NOT SAYING THAT ROY IS COMPLETELY CLUELESS.
I'M JUST SAYING THAT YOU DON'T SEE ME TRYING OUT
FOR THE DALLAS COWBOYS.
AND THERE SHE IS.
I SCORED THE TOUCHDOWN OF THE DAY
WITH THIS HOT TUB UNIT.
NOW I'M GONNA GO BACK AND TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT ELSE IS IN THERE.
FISH TANK'S PRETTY INTERESTING.
IT'S PROBABLY 70, 80 BUCKS, USED.
SHAMPOOER.
$20, $30 BILL, USED.
THESE ARE NICE WOODEN TABLES.
THAT'S A $20 BILL RIGHT THERE.
OH, I LOVE THIS.
PEOPLE PACK THEIR OLD BATH MATS.
MAKES THE ROOM SMELL LIKE PEE.
I THINK I'LL HAVE TO SET THE BATH MAT ON FIRE,
BUT THIS OTHER STUFF WILL FIT PERFECTLY IN MY STORE.
THE REAL DEAL IS THE HOT TUB, AND IT IS IN
WHAT I COULD TELL IS NEARLY-NEW CONDITION.
[grunts]
ALL RIGHT, NOT TOO BAD.
AH, THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
IF THERE'S ONE THING I KNOW ABOUT, YOU KNOW,
I DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF KNOWLEDGE ON HOT TUBS.
THIS IS OVER $3,000 RETAIL HERE.
IF THE HOT TUB RETAILS FOR ABOUT 3,000,
I SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET ABOUT $1,500.
THE HOT TUB LOOKS TO BE IN GREAT CONDITION.
ALL I GOT TO DO IS PLUG IT IN, MAKE SURE IT WORKS,
AND I'LL BE SWIMMING IN IT.
GOD, I MAKE THIS [bleep] LOOK EASY.
- I BOUGHT A UNIT JUST BECAUSE
VICTOR WAS PUSHING ME AROUND ALL DAY.
HE SAID THIS UNIT IS GARBAGE.
I THINK THIS UNIT IS GONNA PAY OFF.
TIME TO FIND OUT WHO'S RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
I THOUGHT IT WAS A POKER TABLE,
BUT IT HAS HOLES IN IT, LIKE, "MM-MMM."
I HAVE NO CLUE.
THAT POKER TABLE, IF YOU CAN EVEN CALL IT THAT,
IS STAINED AND IN REAL BAD SHAPE.
UH, SO GENUINE LEATHER.
I BOUGHT NASTY CLOTHES.
I MISSED A FEW DETAILS WHEN I LOOKED IN HERE.
LITTLE DESK FOR YOUR OFFICE,
BUT IT'S MISSING THE LITTLE WOOD.
[grunts] THAT'S SOME SPEAKERS.
EASILY SELL THAT FOR MAYBE 50, 60 BUCKS.
I SPENT, LIKE, $850 FOR THIS UNIT,
SO HOPEFULLY I CAN MAKE SOME KIND OF MONEY BACK.
YOU KNOW, I HATE TO ADMIT IT, BUT VICTOR WAS RIGHT.
"LITTLE PROFESSOR"?
LOOKS LIKE A CALCULATOR-- AN OLD-SCHOOL CALCULATOR.
I'M GONNA HOLD ONTO THIS AND SEE IF IT'S WORTH ANYTHING.
THE UNIT LOOKS LIKE A BUST, BUT YOU KNOW,
VINTAGE STUFF LIKE THIS CALCULATOR,
GOTTA BE WORTH SOME MONEY.
MAN, YOU KNOW, THIS CALCULATOR'S MY HAIL MARY.
THIS IS MY LAST HOPE.
- TRUCK'S HERE.
SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE BACK AT OUR WAREHOUSE
IN LAMPASAS, TEXAS, TO UNLOAD THAT GREAT FURNITURE UNIT
THAT WE GOT AT AN AUCTION.
- THE TRAILER'S HERE WITH ALL THE FURNITURE.
WHOOP-DEE-DO.
- OPEN IT UP, LET'S GO, IT'S HOT.
AND THERE'S OUR MONEY, RIGHT THERE.
REFRIGERATOR--THAT'LL BREAK US OUT OF THE UNIT.
LET'S GET THE FRIDGE OFF FIRST.
- WE'RE DEFINITELY GONNA HAVE TO GET
THIS REFRIGERATOR APPRAISED.
IT'S UNLIKE ANY OTHER ONE WE'VE EVER FOUND.
IT'S AMAZING. IT'S A REFRIGERATOR.
- THERE'S A $100 BILL.
THAT'S MONEY.
- FOR A SOFA-LOVE? - SOFA-LOVE, YEAH.
- PROBABLY BE ABOUT $300-$400.
- THIS IS THE BREAD AND BUTTER THAT I WAS HOPING FOR.
WHAT'S ALL THAT STUFF IN THE FRONT, GUYS?
- BOXES. - OH.
WE LIKE BOXES, DON'T WE, BUB?
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT 'EM.
WOW, ARE THOSE YOUR SIZE?
- FISHING BOOTS. - OH, FISHING BOOTS.
OH, THAT'S GOOD.
- WHAT THE-- HMM.
WHAT IS THAT?
SOME KIND OF FIGURINE.
WHAT DOES THAT SAY? - THAT PORCELAIN?
- YEAH.
- "CALAMITY JANE." - "CALAMITY JANE."
HERE'S ANOTHER SOMETHING.
HEY. WHO'S THAT GUY?
"WILD BILL HICKOK."
- IT'S PRETTY NICE.
- WE MAY BE ONTO A COLLECTION OR SOMETHING HERE, BUBBA.
"BILLY THE KID."
- ONE IS A TCHOTCHKE.
- "WYATT EARP."
- TWO IS A KNICKKNACK.
"DOC HOLIDAY."
I'VE GOT JESSE JAMES.
BUT MORE THAN THAT, AND YOU HAVE A COLLECTION.
AND COLLECTIONS ARE WORTH MONEY.
[chuckles]
- FINALLY, BUBBA CRACKS A SMILE.
- WELL, NOW I WISH WE HAD MORE BOXES.
- SO THERE'S SEVEN FIGURINES. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
YOU THINK THEY'RE WORTH ANYTHING?
- I THINK SO.
THERE'S PEOPLE THAT COLLECT THIS KIND OF STUFF.
- FOR ME, IT'S-- THE FURNITURE'S PLENTY,
AND BUBBA'S REALLY JAZZED ABOUT THIS
LITTLE COLLECTION OF COWBOYS.
HEY, HIS HEAD MOVES.
WHAT IS THAT?
HMM, THAT HAD WHISKEY IN IT.
- WHY IS THERE WHISKEY IN THIS FIGURINE?
I DIDN'T STORE WHISKEY IN MY G.I. JOES.
- WHOO! WILD BILL IS WILD BILL.
SMELL THAT.
- I HAVE NO IDEA WHY PEOPLE WOULD HIDE LIQUOR
IN THESE LITTLE COWBOYS.
MIGHT HAVE BEEN A PROHIBITION THING.
NOW THAT'S SOMETHING I CAN ACTUALLY GET EXCITED ABOUT.
- MISS LESA SAY WE GOTTA GET THE SUNGLASSES CHECKED OUT.
I THINK WE NEED TO CONCENTRATE ON SELLING THE OTHER STUFF
WE FOUND IN THE LOCKER.
- HI. - HI, HOW YOU DOING?
- I'M DOING GOOD, THANKS.
- I HAVE THIS PAIR THAT'S IN HERE THAT--
I THINK THEY'RE DIFFERENT.
- OKAY, YEAH.
- THEY'RE, UM... UGLY.
OH! [laughs] SORRY.
- THOSE AREN'T UGLY, THAT'S EUROPEAN.
- OH, OKAY.
- IT'S A VERY INTERESTING DESIGN.
LOOKS LIKE, UH, MAYBE LATE '50s, EARLY '60s.
SAYS, "HANDMADE IN FRANCE," ON HERE, SO--
- [clears throat] ALL RIGHT.
- LIKE, MAYBE, UH, MAYBE SOMETHING,
IF IT WAS IN AMERICA, ELVIS MIGHT WEAR.
- UH, NO, ELTON JOHN.
- ELTON JOHN? - ELTON JOHN.
HE WOULD LOOK GOOD IN THOSE. [laughter]
- BY JUST LOOKING AT THEM RIGHT NOW, BASED ON THE TIME PERIOD,
BEING FROM--I'M GUESSING FROM THE MID-60s, PROBABLY...
$500.
- WHO--WHO--WHO DA BOSS?
- [laughs] - WHO DA BOSS?
- $500, FOR THOSE UGLY THINGS?
- YOU'RE GONNA FIND-- YOU'RE GONNA FIND SOMEBODY
THAT'S GONNA FALL IN LOVE WITH THESE.
- REALLY? - AND THAT PERSON
IS GONNA PAY THE MONEY FOR THEM.
- MY WORD.
- THANK YOU. - THANK YOU.
- WITH THE ITEMS IN THE UNIT AND THE SUNGLASSES,
WE HAVE $500 IN PROFIT.
SHE MIGHT BE THE BOSS,
THANK GOD SHE AIN'T THE ACCOUNTANT.
[doorbell chimes]
- HEY.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE CALCULATOR WAS THE ONLY GOOD THING
I FOUND IN MY UNIT.
IT'S MY LAST HOPE.
THE REASON WHY I CAME HERE IS BECAUSE I BOUGHT
THIS STORAGE UNIT, AND THIS CALCULATOR WAS IN IT.
SO I WAS TRYING TO SEE HOW MUCH IT IS WORTH.
- I GOT YOU. THIS IS THE LITTLE PROFESSOR.
IT WAS MADE BY T.I. BACK IN THE '70s.
YOURS WAS MADE IN '76.
IT'S VINTAGE, DEFINITELY.
IT ACTUALLY ISN'T A CALCULATOR IN THE TRADITIONAL SENSE.
IT WAS USED TO TEACH MATH. - OKAY.
- SO IT'S LIKE ONE OF THE FIRST
HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
- OKAY.
I KNOW THIS CALCULATOR HAS TO BE WORTH SOMETHING.
SO THE MILLION-DOLLAR QUESTION. - YEAH?
- HOW MUCH IS MY CALCULATOR WORTH?
- WELL, UH, YOUR LITTLE PROFESSOR,
IT'S A REALLY EARLY MODEL, UH,
IT'S STILL GOT THE PAPER ON IT,
THE PROFESSOR LOOKS GOOD.
- LOOKS GREAT.
- PROBABLY IN THIS CONDITION...
LOOKING AT ABOUT 30 BUCKS.
- DAMN.
IT'S NOT WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR. [laughs]
- I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT.
IT'S A REALLY COOL PIECE THOUGH.
- I MIGHT AS WELL GO AHEAD AND KEEP THIS ANYWAY,
BECAUSE I NEED TO GET MY CALCULATIONS RIGHT,
'CAUSE I'M SPENDING MORE MONEY THAN I'M MAKING
ON THESE STORAGE UNITS.
- OUCH. THANKS FOR STOPPING BY, MAN.
COME BACK AND SEE US. - YES, HAVE A GREAT DAY.
LITTLE PROFESSOR DIDN'T ADD UP.
I MAY HAVE BEEN BEAT TODAY,
BUT I'LL BE BACK WITH A DIFFERENT PLAYBOOK.
- A BUDDY OF MINE IN DALLAS,
HE RECOMMENDED THIS FAMILY- RUN SHOP
THAT SELLS LOTS OF COLLECTIBLES.
- HOPEFULLY, THESE FOLKS CAN TELL US
WHAT THESE LITTLE ALCOHOLIC COWBOYS ARE,
AND WHAT THEY'RE WORTH.
- THEY DEFINITELY REEK OF LIQUOR, SO--
[laughter]
- SO WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS THE--
THEY'RE THE GUNFIGHTER SERIES OF DECANTERS.
THE SIZE IS REALLY COOL.
NORMALLY, IN DECANTERS, THEY'RE A LOT BIGGER.
- BIG AND OVER--YEAH.
- AND KIND OF BULKY AND KIND OF CLUNKY-LOOKING,
BUT THESE HAVE KIND OF A NICE-- A LOT OF DETAIL, HAND-PAINTED.
IT'S MADE BY MCCORMICK, AND THEY WERE MADE
PROBABLY IN THE EARLY '70s.
THEY WERE WHISKEY DECANTERS, FILLED WITH SOME SORT OF SPIRIT,
AND, UH, WE'VE SEEN A COMPLETE SET OF THESE, WHICH--
I THINK THERE'S 12 OF THEM--
WITH THE ORIGINAL BOXES AND THE PAPERWORK
GO FOR AS HIGH AS HIGH AS $2,000.
- [stutters] 2 GRAND?
[laughs]
SOME PEOPLE ARE SERIOUS ABOUT HIDING THEIR WHISKEY.
- YOU HAVE EIGHT.
ONE OF 'EM IS MISSING HIS HEAD,
ONE OF THEM I NOTICED HAD A LITTLE CHIP ON IT, WHICH--
- OKAY, WELL, HE GOT SHOT, MAYBE.
- TAKES THE VALUE WAY DOWN.
- "HE GOT SHOT." - [laughs]
- BUT, STILL, IT'S COOL FOR WHAT IT IS.
AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, ANYWHERE FROM...
$250 TO $300.
- THAT SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT.
- FROM $2,000 TO $300?
[bleep]
- THE ORIGINAL BOXES MEANS A LOT, AND...
- YEAH, I UNDERSTAND THAT.
- AND THE FACT THAT YOU DON'T HAVE THE COMPLETE SET.
- IF NOT FOR THE FURNITURE, WE WOULD HAVE LOST MONEY.
IT'S NOT AS EXCITING AS BUBBA LIKES,
BUT IT'S THE BREAD AND BUTTER THAT'LL MAKE YOU THE GRAVY.
- OKAY. - APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
- THANK YOU. - MM-HMM.
- MMM, I'M HUNGRY.
narrator: THE BIG WINNER WAS LESA LEWIS,
KEEPING HER LIGHTS ON AND FINDING A $900 PROFIT
WITH HER FRENCH SUNGLASSES.
RICKY AND BUBBA SCORED AN $850 PROFIT
WITH THEIR BREAD, BUTTER, AND WHISKEY UNIT.
VICTOR RJESNJANSKY SOAKED IN A $730 PROFIT
ON HIS HOT TUB,
WHILE ROY WILLIAMS MADE A GRAVE MISCALCULATION,
PAYING 700 BUCKS FOR HIS LITTLE PROFESSOR.
- WHO'S YOUR DADDY?
- [laughs] - HUH?
BEFORE I SELL MY HOT TUB FOR A COOL $1,500...
I DECIDED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER.
[laughs]
MAKE ME A HAMBURGER.
- THIS IS THE LIFE. - WHAT A GOOD LIFE.
- HERE'S TO A GOOD SCORE.
DOESN'T GET MUCH BETTER THAN THIS.