male narrator: WHEN STORAGE UNITS ARE ABANDONED...
IN THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS...
THE TREASURES WITHIN...
- THAT'S THE PRIZE. - [auctioneering]
narrator: ARE PUT UP FOR AUCTION.
- YEAH! - YEAH!
- RIGHT HERE! - YEAH!
narrator: COMING UP...
- LET'S GO ON THIS ONE. LET'S GO HARD.
PEOPLE AREN'T GONNA GO DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT.
- YEAH!
- THREE, RIGHT HERE!
- VICTOR BIDS PEOPLE UP EVERY DAY.
IT'S ABOUT TIME HE GETS A TASTE OF HIS OWN MEDICINE.
- LET'S GET THIS TABLE OUT A LITTLE BIT
SO I CAN GET TO THIS.
WOW. HOLY CRAP.
[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 ♪
- IT'S SOLD!
- TODAY WE'RE IN LONGVIEW, TEXAS.
THIS IS WHERE I GOT MY START AS AN AUCTIONEER,
AND WHENEVER I'M BACK IN TOWN,
THE LOCAL BUYERS COME OUT IN DROVES.
- HOLY CRAP.
WHAT, ARE THEY GIVING AWAY STUFF TODAY?
THIS IS CRAZY.
WITH ALL THESE YOKELS IN THE CROWD,
MY PLAN IS TO DUMP THE BAD UNITS ON THEM,
AND KEEP THE GOOD ONES FOR ME.
- WE'RE GONNA GET SOME UNITS TODAY.
TODAY WE'RE IN MY NECK OF THE WOODS.
MY SHOP IS RIGHT DOWN THE STREET,
AND THIS PLACE ALWAYS HAS GREAT HOUSEHOLD ITEMS.
I FEEL CHIPPER! CHIPPER!
- YEAH, SHE'S CHIPPER NOW.
BUT IT'S ONLY 9:00.
- OH, MY GOD.
- NOW THAT WAS A LONG-ASS TRIP.
- FIVE HOURS, THAT NOT GOOD FOR YOU?
- AFTER DRIVING THIS DAMN FAR,
ME AND BUBBA AIN'T GONNA GO BACK EMPTY-HANDED.
- WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING ALL THE WAY OUT HERE?
- WE'LL DRIVE ANYWHERE TO AGGRAVATE YOU.
- HEY, Y'ALL, CHECK MOE OUT.
- PURPLE SHIRT, PINK-- OH, THAT'S BADASS, THOUGH.
- THAT MOE ALWAYS PULLING UP IN A NEW CAR.
HE ONE CRAZY MOE FOR SURE.
[laughing]
- WHOA, THERE'S A HUGE CROWD HERE TODAY.
THIS CROWD DOESN'T INTIMIDATE ME.
MY EYE'S ON SOMETHING UNIQUE.
I SEE POTENTIAL ART
WHERE EVERYBODY ELSE SEES REGULAR OLD STUFF.
- HERE ARE THE RULES FOR TODAY'S AUCTION.
THERE'LL BE NO STEPPING INSIDE THE LOCKERS.
ONCE WE OPEN THE DOOR,
YOU'LL HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO LOOK AROUND.
PLEASE BID WITH THE MONEY THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR POCKET.
IS EVERYBODY READY TO GO? all: YEAH!
- HAMMER UP. LET'S GO!
- WHOA!
- HANGING CLOTHES BAG.
PROBABLY HAS SOME NICE CLOTHING IN IT.
PIECE OF ART OVER HERE.
IT'S IN AN OLD FRAME STYLED IN THE 1950s.
THERE'S SOME DECENT MID-CENTURY ITEMS IN HERE.
IF I COULD GET IT CHEAP, GREAT.
IF NOT, DUMPSVILLE.
I'LL GIVE IT A WHIRL.
- THAT COMPUTER'S OLDER THAN YOU, RICKY.
- HURTFUL, UNNECESSARY, AND UNTRUE.
- I DON'T LIKE THE TV. WHAT IS THAT?
EW. LOT OF MOLD IN THAT DEEP FREEZE.
MOLD IS POURING OUT OF IT.
IF THAT MUCH MOLD IS CREEPING UP ON THE OUTSIDE,
I DON'T EVEN WANNA KNOW WHAT IS ON THE INSIDE.
BLECH!
- FISHING ROD'S PROBABLY THE OLDEST THING IN HERE.
PECAN WOOD CHAIRS.
THIS LOCKER LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE'S LIVING ROOM FROM THE '50s.
I'M GONNA HOLD OUT FOR SOMETHING BETTER.
- ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
LITTLE HOUSEHOLD UNIT, WHAT DO YOU WANNA GIVE HERE?
- $100 RIGHT HERE. - $100!
[auctioneering]
$150-- - HERE.
- $50, NOW $200.
- $200 RIGHT HERE. - $250? $250.
NOW $300-- - $300, RIGHT HERE.
- $300, NOW HALF. WE'LL DO $350. NOW $50. WILL YOU GIVE $350?
- VICTOR BIDS PEOPLE UP EVERY DAY.
I'M A DOCTOR, AND I SAY IT'S ABOUT TIME
HE GETS A TASTE OF HIS OWN MEDICINE.
$350. - NOW $400.
- HOW ABOUT $375?
- $375, AND $400. - $400.
- $425 RIGHT HERE.
- $450. - $450, NOW $75.
- THIS IS MORE THAN WHAT I WANTED
TO SPEND FOR THIS UNIT.
TIME TO BID IT UP, THEN DROP IT ON MOE.
- $475! - $475, RIGHT HERE.
- $475? - $500 TO YOU NOW. $500.
[auctioneering]
$500 ANYWHERE ONCE, TWICE, ANYWHERE, ANYBODY.
- UH-OH. - SOLD IT RIGHT HERE, $475.
$475 RIGHT HERE.
- [laughing] SUCKER.
- FREAKIN' MOE.
AW, MAN. TERRIBLE.
- I GOTCHA, BITCH.
I GAVE HIM SOME OF HIS OWN MEDICINE.
- IS THAT IT?
- YEP.
all: OH!
- AND WE HAVE FOUR RIMS.
IT'S A SIX-LUG, SO THEY'RE DEFINITELY ALL FROM A TRUCK.
TRUCK RIMS CAN GO FOR ABOUT $100 APIECE.
- YEAH, SOME PRETTY GOOD TIRES AND RIMS.
EVERYONE IN TEXAS HAS A TRUCK.
WE COULD SELL THOSE EASY.
- RIMS, FURNITURE, TOYS.
THIS FAMILY UNIT'S COMING HOME WITH ME.
- WHOA.
I HAVE SOMETHING SPECIAL IN MIND FOR THOSE RIMS.
- WHAT DO YOU WANNA GIVE, HERE? NOW TELL ME.
- $100. - $100!
- $125 RIGHT HERE. - NOW $200. I GOT $125.
AND $50, $75? - YEAH!
- $175. - $200, NOW $200--
- $225-- - YEAH!
- NOW $75, $275. - $275.
- NOW $300, NOW $325.
NOW $350. - YEAH!
- NOW $75, BID AT $375. - $375.
- NOW $400. - BRING IT.
- $400 THERE, NOW A QUARTER.
- $425.
- $425 AND A HALF. - YOU KNOW...
MOE DROPPED THAT LAST UNIT ON ME.
I'M NOT TAKING A ONE-TWO PUNCH FROM DOCTOR MOUSTACHE.
I'M OUT. - BID $450?
GIVE UP $450 ONCE, TWICE...
I SOLD IT RIGHT HERE, $425.
$425.
- I'M GONNA TAKE A BREAK FROM THE CROWD,
AND GO CHECK OUT THE UNIT MOE DUMPED ON ME.
WELL, LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT.
I PAID $475 FOR THIS LOCKER.
I'M NERVOUS.
MOE MIGHT'VE BURNED ME.
THE TV IS AN OLD CONSOLE STYLE,
AND, UH, THAT IS A ZERO SALE.
COMPUTER IS A ZERO.
NO, SHE IS TOTALLY EMPTY.
THE BICYCLES? 50 BUCKS.
KITCHEN SET? I MEAN, IT'S NOT IN THE BEST SHAPE,
BUT, UH, IT'S 100 BUCKS.
ALSO THE ART OVER HERE CAUGHT MY EYE.
IT'S NOT A CHEAP FRAME BECAUSE OF THE MATTING,
THE FABRIC THAT THEY PUT IN HERE AS AN INLAY.
IT IS AN OIL ON CANVAS.
EVEN IF IT'S NOT A FAMOUS ARTIST,
OIL PAINTINGS LIKE THIS SIZE ARE $75 TO $100.
AND THERE'S MORE.
THAT'S ANOTHER $50 BILL.
FREEZER WILL GO FOR $100.
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF MOLD.
BUT NOTHING SOME BLEACH AND ELBOW GREASE COULDN'T FIX.
IT'S A NICE OLD PIECE. IT'S $100.
LET'S GET THIS TABLE OUT A LITTLE BIT,
SO I CAN GET TO THIS--
WOW, HOLY CRAP.
I DID NOT EVEN-- EVEN SEE THIS IN HERE.
WOW, THAT'S OLD.
THIS IS NOT SOME NEW ELECTRIC CLOCK
WITH, UH, BATTERY MOVEMENT IN IT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
THESE ARE ALL THE HAMMERS THAT STRIKE THE RODS.
[bells chime]
THIS IS GONNA GO WITH ME TONIGHT.
THIS OLD CLOCK IS DEFINITELY A FIND.
ONLY TIME WILL TELL IF IT'S WORTH SOMETHING.
OH, WHAT A BUNCH OF SUCKERS THEY WERE.
'CAUSE THAT'S ANOTHER CLOCK.
HERE'S ANOTHER CLOCK.
UNBELIEVABLE.
THIS ONE IS A HELL OF A LOT OLDER.
YOU CAN TELL BY THE DIAL.
IT'S PROBABLY SOME KIND OF CERAMIC FINISH IN THERE.
IN GOOD CONDITION, OLD CLOCKS CAN BE WORTH A TON OF MONEY.
HE WAS DEFINITELY A COLLECTOR. I LIKE A COLLECTOR'S UNIT.
TICK-TOCK, GIMME ANOTHER CLOCK.
UNBELIEVABLE.
I'M LOOKING AT FOUR BEAUTIFUL CLOCKS.
MOE REALLY STUCK IT TO ME.
BUT WITH CLOCKS LIKE THESE,
HE COULD STICK IT TO ME ALL DAY LONG.
THAT DIDN'T SOUND RIGHT.
all: OH!
- TOOLBOXES.
- HMM. - COMPRESSOR.
GENERATOR.
- THERE'S ANOTHER TOOL BAG RIGHT THERE.
- MM-HMM, WE'LL BE A PLAYER ON IT.
- THIS IS A CONTRACTOR'S LOCKER.
CONTRACTORS HAVE TOOLS, AND TOOLS SELL.
- THE TOYS AND STUFF I'M NOT INTERESTED IN,
BUT, UH, THE TOOLS BACK THERE...
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY HERE.
THIS IS THE LAST LOCKER OF THE DAY.
PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE BIDDING THE CRAP OUT OF IT.
ROCK AND ROLL.
- THAT'S A NICE UNIT FOR TOOLS.
IS THAT A TABLE SAW BACK THERE?
- TOOLBOX, TOOLBOX.
- THERE'S A TILE CUTTER OVER THERE.
LET'S GET THIS ONE. LET'S GO.
LET'S GO ON THIS ONE. LET'S GO HARD.
- WELL, GOLF CLUBS. I'M INTERESTED.
- ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
WHAT IS MY BID HERE NOW?
WHERE WOULD YOU WANNA GIVE--
- $150. - NOW $200, BID AT $200.
NOW $300. - BRING IT.
- $300, HAVE $300. - $350.
- $400, NOW $400, BID AT $400, NOW $400 THERE.
NOW $500, BID AT $500. - BRING IT!
THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE TO GET A UNIT.
PEOPLE AREN'T GONNA GO DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT.
- NOW $600. $600. - HEY!
- $650, $700. - YEAH!
- OH, AND NOW COUNTRY BOY WANTS TO PLAY.
- AT $700. - BRING IT!
- BID'S AT $800. - $850 RIGHT HERE.
- HAVE $850. $900, $900. - YEAH!
- AT $900. NOW HALF. - YO!
- $950, NOW $1,000, NOW HALF. ANYBODY WANT TO DO $50?
$1,050 ONCE. - BRING IT!
- ALL RIGHT, $1,050. NOW $1,100.
WOULD $1,100-- - YOU CAN'T ACT LIKE A LION
AND DRESS LIKE A ZEBRA.
SHOOT, GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
- $1,100? - YEAH.
- $1,100, NOW $50. NOW $50, PUT IT ON $50.
$50 ONCE, TWICE...
THREE TIMES, THAT'S SOLD AT $1,100.
RIGHT THERE, $1,100.
- THIS IS THE KIND OF UNIT
WHERE YOU CAN MAKE YOUR BREAD AND BUTTER.
HOPEFULLY THE TOOLS WILL ADD UP TO A LOT.
I MEAN, I'M A BIG BOY. I LIKE A LOT OF BUTTER.
BUTTER'S MY DRUG OF CHOICE.
- THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
THAT CONCLUDES THE AUCTION FOR TODAY.
- WELL, JERRY, I DON'T KNOW.
THAT CROWD WAS HUMONGOUS.
- WELL, YOU GAVE THEM A RUN FOR YOUR MONEY.
- YEAH, BUT I DIDN'T RUN FAR ENOUGH.
WELL, I'M GOING HOME EMPTY-HANDED.
BUT ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, HOME IS JUST TEN MINUTES AWAY.
HAPPY HOUR, HERE I COME.
KICK BACK, GET A LITTLE MARGARITA.
YEAH, WHAT ABOUT THAT?
OKAY. I'M GOOD WITH THAT.
- WE'RE BACK AT THE CONTRACTOR'S LOCKER WE BOUGHT FOR $1,100.
WE ALREADY KNOW WE SCORED BIG ON THIS UNIT TODAY.
NOW WE'RE GONNA FIND OUT HOW BIG.
- WELL?
- WELL, WE GOT A BUNCH OF TOYS RIGHT HERE.
WE GOT SOME TOYS,
BUT WE BOUGHT THIS LOCKER FOR THE TOOLS.
THAT'S WHERE THE REAL MONEY'S AT.
- LOOKEE HERE. GAS-POWERED BLOWER.
EASY MONEY.
WE HAVE TWO BRAND NEW BATTERIES FOR A BIG TRUCK.
- WELL, HERE'S A LITTLE JUMP-START.
- WELL, THAT'S $50.
WE ARE CLIMBING UP THE FOOD CHAIN.
- LOOK IN HERE. IT'S A WHOLE LITTLE SET.
DRILL, SAWZALL, IN THE BAG.
SOME MORE POWER TOOLS.
- JUST KEEPS COMING. - 50 BUCKS.
- HERE'S ANOTHER BAG.
LOOK AT THESE BIG CLEVACES
THEY USE ON CRANES AND STUFF.
BIG MONSTER STUFF.
THERE'S A TOOL SET. - AW, MAN.
GOT EVERY DRILL BIT, EVERY TIP.
- PROBABLY ABOUT $50.
AND THIS IS A TOOLBOX THAT'S HEAVY.
GOOD LORD. - MORE TOOLS.
WE'LL PIECE ALL THAT OUT FOR A COUPLE HUNDRED,
THEN WE'LL SELL THE BOX FOR $40.
- IT JUST KEEPS COMING.
- GENERATOR?
- WE'LL GET $600 FOR IT EASY.
OH, MY GOODNESS--
- OH, THOSE ARE AIR TOOLS, BROTHER.
- LOOK AT ALL THE AIR TOOLS IN HERE.
$450 RIGHT THERE.
30 BUCKS.
- HERE'S YOU A COMPRESSOR.
- YEP, THAT'S ANOTHER 40 BUCKS.
THIS IS 100 BUCKS USED ALL DAY LONG.
THAT IS A BOX OF MONEY, BUBBA.
ANOTHER HEAVY TOOLBOX. - NICE.
- OH, GUESS WHAT. - WHAT?
- ANOTHER TOOLBOX.
THEY JUST KEEP COMING.
GOOD LORD, $150 ON THAT ONE.
- AW, WE COULD CHANGE THE NAME
TO, UH, RICKY AND BUBBA'S TOOLSHED.
- PIPE WRENCHES. - PIPE WRENCHES.
- THERE'S $300.
AND ANOTHER TOOLBOX.
I'LL LET YOU GET THAT ONE.
- GOD! - HUH?
- HOO! - GOOD LORD!
THAT'S A FITTING SET.
IT WEIGHS AN MM-HMM LOAD.
SO WHAT ARE WE AT?
- $3,400 - YEAH.
- OH, MAN.
- BOUGHT THE BEST UNIT OF THE DAY.
- LET'S GET THIS LOADED AND GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
- WE GOT A FIVE-HOUR TRIP.
WE TOOK A GAMBLE TODAY DRIVING THIS FAR FOR AN AUCTION.
- THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD LICK. - THAT'S A HELL OF A LICK.
BUT WE'RE GOING HOME BIG WINNERS.
- I'M BACK AT THE LOCKER THAT I BOUGHT FOR $425.
I KNOW I HAVE SOMETHING SPECIAL WITH THOSE RIMS,
BUT I'M REALLY CURIOUS TO SEE
WHAT I'VE GOT HIDING IN THE BACK.
BABY STUFF. LOVE ME, KISS ME, HUG ME.
OKAY, I BOUGHT YOU. YOU'RE MINE.
THE HARDWARE'S MISSING, THEREFORE
THE VALUE OF IT'S REALLY DIMINISHED.
AND HONESTLY, IT'S UGLY.
THIS BIKE IS NOT DAMAGED.
THIS IS PRETTY GOOD.
I CAN GET 45 BUCKS FOR THE BIKE.
WELL, THAT'S INTERESTING.
IT IS A LIT, BROKEN MIRROR.
I CAN HAVE THE MIRROR REPLACED FOR 10 BUCKS,
PUT A PICTURE IN HERE, LIGHT IT,
AND I COULD PROBABLY GET $225 FOR IT IN MY GALLERY.
SOME OF THESE THINGS BECOME PROJECTS,
BUT THEY'RE WORTH THEIR WHILE
IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH 'EM.
SO YOU'RE TURNING SOMETHING THAT'S MEDIOCRE
INTO SOMETHING THAT'S APPEALING.
- IN HERE WE HAVE--
WHAT THE HECK?
A PART TO SOMETHING.
AT FIRST, I THOUGHT IT WAS A LIGHT FIXTURE.
IT COULD BE A SERVING PIECE.
ANOTHER IDENTICAL PIECE JUST LIKE THAT.
THESE AREAS ARE MARKED FOR SOMETHING.
SOME OBJECTS.
THE OBJECTS ARE NOT IN HERE, JUST THE STANDS.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS THING IS.
LET'S SEE.
WE JUST NEED TO PUT IT TOGETHER.
THERE WE HAVE IT.
I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
SO THERE'S GOTTA BE A "C," "A," "G," AND "A" ITEM?
THERE'S GOTTA BE CORRESPONDING OBJECTS
THAT GO ON HERE.
THERE'S TWO STICKS.
UNKNOWN AT THIS POINT.
OH, I KNOW WHAT IT IS.
IT'S A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT TOOK ME THIS LONG TO FIGURE IT OUT.
AS THE KIDS WOULD SAY, DUH!
[notes ring]
YOU WOULD THINK I WAS A BRAIN SURGEON.
♪ ♪
THESE DRUMS ARE GREAT.
I'M DEFINITELY GONNA GET THEM CHECKED OUT.
THE REST OF THIS STUFF NEEDS A MAKEOVER,
AND I HAVE A FRIEND THAT WILL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO.
- TODAY I'M AT TIC TOC CLOCK SHOP
WITH THE FOUR CLOCKS I FOUND IN MY UNIT.
CLOCKS CAN FETCH BIG MONEY,
SO NOW IT'S TIME TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY'RE WORTH.
- ACTUALLY, THERE'S QUITE A FEW OF THESE
THAT WERE MADE BY SEVERAL DIFFERENT
AMERICAN CLOCK COMPANIES. - OKAY.
- IT HAS DECORATIVE PIECES HERE.
HAVE THE LITTLE SIDE HANDLES AND THE DECORATIVE FEET.
THESE ARE MADE FROM 1905 TILL ABOUT 1915.
- WOW. - SO LET'S LOOK INSIDE HERE.
FOR THIS TO BE AS OLD AS IT IS
AND STILL IN WORKING CONDITION, THAT'S GREAT.
- WHAT WOULD YOU PUT THE VALUE AT?
- WELL, THESE ARE MORE COMMON.
I WOULD GIVE THIS ONE MORE-- CLOSE TO $400.
- OKAY. OKAY, NOT BAD.
- WE'LL GO TO THIS ONE NEXT.
IT'S 1930s ART DECO STYLE.
YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF WEAR HERE ON YOUR TIME TRACK.
PEOPLE HAVE GRAZED WITH THEIR FINGERS,
AND THE OILS AND ACIDS DETERIORATE THE FINISH.
I WOULD SAY PROBABLY $800.
- NICE. I LIKE THAT. - OKAY?
- YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS? A QUARTER PAST CHA-CHING!
- THIS IS A BRACKET STYLE. IT'S ACTUALLY ABOUT 1968.
HAS THE ORIGINAL BEVELED GLASS.
THIS ONE IS, I WOULD SAY,
PROBABLY ABOUT $1,000.
- TOTALLY EXCELLENT.
- OKAY, THIS IS A GERMAN MANTLE CLOCK.
IT'S KIND OF A BRACKET STYLE, BUT A LITTLE BIT LARGER.
IT HAS LOTS OF DETAIL, WHICH IS KIND OF HIGH-END
FOR GERMAN COMPANIES TO DO.
SO THIS WAS PROBABLY A PRETTY SPECIAL CLOCK.
SO LET'S TURN IT AROUND.
A LITTLE BIT OF MANIPULATION... [chimes]
MAKES IT RING. OKAY?
- SINCE IT SOUNDS SO GOOD,
WHAT WOULD YOU PUT THE VALUE ON THIS CLOCK?
- THIS ONE IS... MORE LIKE $1,200.
- WOW. HOLY-- - CUCKOO!
- THANK YOU, MA'AM. HAVE A GOOD DAY.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO TAKE MOE OUT
TO A REALLY NICE THANK YOU DINNER.
OH, IT IS GOOD TO BE ME.
- IN MY BOOK, WHEN YOU WANT TO FIND OUT
SOMETHING ABOUT MUSIC, YOU ASK A HIPPIE.
SO I BROUGHT MY DRUMS TO ACROSS THE STREET BAR,
WHERE HIPPIES GATHER EVERY WEEK
TO DO SOMETHING THAT THEY CALL A DRUM CIRCLE.
[rhythmic drumbeats]
♪ ♪
HI, I'M MOE. - HEY, MOE. MICHAEL.
- MICHAEL, NICE TO MEET YOU. - GYPSY. GYPSY DRUMS.
- NICE TO MEET YOU, GYPSY.
I HAVE AN INSTRUMENT HERE, AND I NEED SOME HELP.
I NEED TO IDENTIFY WHAT IT IS,
AND WHAT KIND OF VALUE.
- OH, YEAH, YOU GOT SOME STEEL DRUMS.
- I TOLD YOU A HIPPIE WOULD KNOW.
IS THERE ANY HISTORY TO THESE?
- OH, SURE, YEAH. THESE DRUMS--
THIS STYLE OF DRUMS ORIGINATES IN THE CARIBBEAN--
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.
AND THEY FIRST STARTED MAKING 'EM
OUT OF JUST OLD OIL CANS.
AND THEY WOULD JUST POUND IT OUT, POUND IT OUT,
AND THEY WOULD SHAPE THE DIFFERENT NOTES.
AND YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A MARK WITH A NOTE
THAT EACH ONE SOUNDS AT.
- WHEN I LOOKED AT 'EM, I THOUGHT,
"WELL, I CAN GET $100 FOR 'EM."
- I'LL GIVE YOU $100 FOR 'EM.
- OH, THAT MEANS THEY'RE WORTH--
- I'LL GIVE YOU $200.
- TELL ME WHAT THEY'RE WORTH.
WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY'RE WORTH?
- I THINK YOU CAN PROBABLY GET ABOUT $300, $350 APIECE FOR 'EM.
- YES!
OH, THESE HIPPIES, THEY REALLY MADE MY DAY.
- GLAD WE COULD HELP YOU OUT. - MICHAEL, NICE MEETING YOU.
GYPSY, NICE MEETING YOU. THANK YOU.
I'M GONNA HANG AROUND AND ENJOY THE MUSIC.
THESE STEEL DRUMS WERE A STEAL. NOW IT'S PARTY TIME!
OH, YEAH! [drumbeats playing]
♪ ♪
I STILL GOT IT.
EARLIER THIS WEEK, I DROPPED OFF THE RIMS
AND SOME OTHER PIECES FROM MY LOCKER
AT MY FRIEND MARY'S SHOP.
MARY SPECIALIZES IN TURNING ORDINARY THINGS
INTO ONE-OF-A-KIND ITEMS.
MARY. - HEY, MOE.
- I'VE COME TO SEE WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
- I HOPE YOU LIKE IT.
- BLOW ME AWAY.
- FIRST OFF, WE HAVE-- - MY TIRE. BOY.
- I SPLIT THE TIRE IN HALF... - RIGHT.
- THEN I GOT THESE COOL PIECES OF TIN,
PUT IT AROUND THE TIRE, AND I PUT A MIRROR IN THE MIDDLE.
IT'S PRETTY COOL, HUH?
- MUCH BETTER THAN WHAT IT WAS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK WE CAN SELL IT FOR?
- I'M THINKING ABOUT $300. - HOW MANY DO WE HAVE?
- FOUR. - WOW.
- THAT'S ONE OF THE END TABLES. - HOLY SMOKES.
- SO THESE ARE BLINDS, AND I LINED 'EM.
THESE I'M THINKING ABOUT $200, AND THERE ARE TWO OF THEM.
- RIGHT ON! ALREADY I'M IMPRESSED.
AND WE HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN TO THE RIMS YET.
DO I GET TO SEE SOMETHING ELSE?
- OH, I HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU.
- UNBELIEVABLE!
- THOSE ARE THE OLD TIRE RIMS.
- WHAT A JOB. - I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT.
- WE'VE GOT TWO OF THESE? - YEAH, THERE ARE TWO OF THOSE,
AND THEN... - TWO OF THESE?
- YEAH. I CUT 'EM DIFFERENTLY,
'CAUSE THERE ARE FOUR TIRES.
THOSE I CUT PIECES OF ALUMINUM.
- FABULOUS. WHAT WERE YOU THINKING
WITH ALL THE LABOR YOU PUT IN?
- $350. - TIMES FOUR IS $1,400.
THE FURNITURE'S GREAT. AND THAT RIM JOB?
YOU ARE STUPENDOUS. - WELL--
- I KNEW MY VISION AND MARY'S TALENT
WOULD BE A PERFECT FIT.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO A STORAGE AUCTION?
- WELL, NO, I HAVE NOT.
- HOW 'BOUT LET'S GO? - OKAY.
narrator: THE LONGVIEW WINNER WAS VICTOR RJESNJANSKY,
SCORING 3,400 BUCKS ON HIS ANTIQUE CLOCKS.
RICKY AND BUBBA BUILT A PROFIT OF $2,300
WITH THEIR TOOL BONANZA.
MOE WOULD HAVE COME IN FIRST
WITH HIS STEEL DRUMS AND FUNKY FURNISHINGS,
BUT HE SHARED HIS PROFIT WITH MARY,
FOR A TOTAL OF $2,100
WHILE LESA AND JERRY BEELINED THEIR WAY TO HAPPY HOUR.
- I WANTED TO ASK HER SO MANY QUESTIONS WHEN I WAS THERE,
LIKE WHAT WAS THE BIGGEST CLOCK SHE'S EVER SERVICED?
HOW MANY CLOCKS HAS SHE EVER HAD IN AT ONCE?
WHAT? IT'S A VALID QUESTION.
SHE BETTER MAKE ME A GREAT OFFER.
I'M NO CLOCK SUCKER.
NOW THAT'S A WRAP.
IT'S GOOD. IT'S GOOD STUFF.