male narrator: WHEN STORAGE UNITS ARE ABANDONED
IN THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS,
THE TREASURES WITHIN...
- THAT'S THE PRIZE. - $700.
narrator: ARE PUT UP FOR AUCTION.
- YEAH. - YEAH.
- RIGHT HERE. - YEAH!
narrator: COMING UP...
- THIS IS IT. THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR.
- MISS LESA NEEDS TO STEP UP HER GAME.
- HIGH-END AUCTIONS COME AROUND ONLY ONCE IN A WHILE.
HOLY [bleep]!
- WHAT IS THIS?
- WOULD THAT BE 1814?
- THIS THING IS 100 YEARS OLD.
- $450. - $475.
- VICTOR, NO.
- THIS IS TURNING INTO A REAL BARN-BURNER. YEE-HAW!
[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 GOT TWO FLAVORS OF AUCTIONS--
A SMALL BEDROOM COMMUNITY IN RIVER OAKS,
THEN OFF TO THE ARTSY URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD OF DEEP ELLUM
FOR A HIGH-PROFILE LOCKER SALE.
- HOPEFULLY WE CAN FILL THE STORE SHELVES
WITH SOME BREAD AND BUTTER ITEMS FROM THE SUBURBAN AUCTION.
- AND LATER, WE'RE GONNA GO DOWNTOWN AND BID ON A UNIT
OWNED BY A LOCAL TYCOON.
- EVERY TIME I BID, THEY WANT TO BID AGAINST ME,
BUT THEY ALWAYS WIN.
I NEED TO BE MORE AGGRESSIVE OUT THERE.
OTHERWISE THERE WON'T BE A STORE TO BUY FOR.
- PLAY LESA'S GAME. DON'T PLAY NOBODY ELSE'S GAME.
JUST LIKE A MOVE IN CHESS.
- I NEVER PLAYED CHESS.
- YOU NEED TO LEARN.
MISS LESA NEEDS TO STEP UP HER GAME,
'CAUSE I'M STILL WAITING ON MY LAST PAYCHECK.
- DO YOU KNOW HOW TO PLAY CHESS? - VERY WELL.
- YOU KNOW, THAT'S A VERY GOOD-- - INTELLIGENT GAME.
- I'M JUST LOOKING FOR SOMETHING SMALL TODAY.
IF I CAN GET EVERYBODY TO BLOW THEIR MONEY AT THIS LOCATION,
THAT TYCOON AUCTION'S GONNA BE A CAKEWALK.
- YOU KNOW, TODAY WE DON'T NEED TO BUY ANYTHING
UNLESS IT'S THE CREAM.
EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT THIS BIG TYCOON AUCTION
AT THE END OF THE DAY.
THE BEST WAY TO LOSE MONEY, JUST FOLLOW THE CROWD.
- I HAVE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO SNAG SOMETHING HERE.
WHILE THEY'RE LOOKING AT MY FUNKY SHOES AND FANCY CAR,
I'M GONNA SLIP IN THERE AND GRAB SOME PRIME COLLECTIBLES.
I THINK IT'S THEIR AREA, BUT I CAN FIND SOMETHING ANYPLACE.
- THESE FOLKS ARE LOOKING READY FOR SOME COMPETITION TODAY.
- UH, YEAH. RED DOOR. SHOULD BE UNLOCKED.
[laughs]
- WHAT ARE YOU TALKING TO THEM FOR?
- HUH? HE ASKED FOR THE RESTROOM.
- DON'T EVEN TELL HIM WHERE THE RESTROOM IS.
LOCK THE DOOR AFTER HE GOES IN THERE.
- THAT'S NOT RIGHT.
- OKAY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
HERE ARE THE RULES FOR TODAY'S AUCTION.
WE'RE GONNA OPEN THE DOORS.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO LOOK AROUND.
THERE'LL BE NO STEPPING INSIDE, NO KICKING THE BOXES.
PLEASE BID WITH THE CASH YOU HAVE ON YOUR PERSON TODAY.
ARE YOU READY TO GO? - YEAH, LET'S DO IT!
- HAMMER UP, LET'S GO!
[saw buzzes]
- WHOA! - WHOA!
- OH!
- FIRST STRIKE.
I SEE KITTY LITTER AND REGULAR LITTER.
NO, THANKS.
- IT'S GOT A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING, JERRY.
IT'S GOT BOXES FOR DAYS, NICELY PACKED.
THIS HAS A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING FOR MY STORE.
I'M GOING AFTER THIS ONE.
- I CAN'T EVEN USE MY BINOCULARS
TO SEE THE 15 FEET BACK THERE.
I THINK I SEE A CEDAR BOX BEHIND THE BUG ZAPPER.
NORMALLY, CEDAR IS USED TO STORE ITEMS THAT ARE DELICATE
AND VALUABLE.
- [sighs] IT'S A FULL UNIT.
THIS IS THE PERFECT LOCKER TO SPEND SOMEONE'S MONEY...
IT'S A WHOLE HOUSELOAD. IT'S A TREASURE HUNT.
WITHOUT LOOKING OBVIOUS.
- SOME LITTLE HOUSEHOLD UNIT HERE.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO GIVE NOW?
$25? I'M THINKING $25.
- $25 RIGHT HERE. - $25, AND $50, NOW $50.
- RIGHT. - NOW $50, NOW $75.
- $75. - $75 AND $100.
- RIGHT HERE. - NOW A QUARTER, NOW $125.
- $125 RIGHT HERE. - BRING IT.
- $150, NOW $175. - $175.
- BRING IT. - NOW $200, NOW $225.
$225, WHO'LL GIVE $225? - $225, RIGHT HERE.
- $225, AND $250 IN THE BACK, MA'AM.
$250, NOW $275. - I'M OUT.
- ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE WHO ELSE I CAN DROP THIS ON.
- $275 RIGHT HERE. - I HAVE $250. $275.
NOW A QUARTER, NOW $325. - $325 RIGHT HERE.
- I HAVE $350, NOW-- - $400.
- $400, NOW $425.
- LOOKS LIKE DR. CRAZY SHOES WANTS HIMSELF A LOCKER.
TIME TO MAKE HIM PAY FOR IT.
$425 RIGHT HERE. - $425. AND A HALF, I NEED $450.
$450. - $450.
- $475. - AND $500, NOW $500.
- $575. - $575, AND $600, NOW $600.
I HAVE $575. NOW $600, ONCE, TWICE--
- $600 RIGHT HERE. - $600, NOW $625.
- VICTOR, NO. $625. - $650.
- $650, AND $675.
- THAT'S PRETTY AGGRESSIVE, EVEN FOR VICTOR'S STANDARDS.
- $675. $675, THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
$675 ONE TIME-- - $675.
- AND $700 TO YOU. $700. I KNOW YOU WANT IT.
$700 ONCE, TWICE.
I SOLD IT. $675 RIGHT HERE, MOE.
- I MAY HAVE JUST BEEN BID UP,
BUT I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT'S IN THAT CEDAR BOX.
- WHOA!
[overlapping chatter]
- UH...
- I SEE A TABLE AND AT LEAST FOUR CHAIRS.
I LIKE THIS ONE.
- THIS UNIT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE REMODELED THEIR KITCHEN.
- THERE'S A RETRO STOOL, MAYBE TWO OF 'EM.
IF THERE'S MORE RETRO FURNITURE, THIS COULD BE WORTH SOMETHING.
- NOT BAD.
AND WHOMEVER BUYS IT CAN COUNT ON BEING BID UP.
- ALL RIGHT, SELLING A LITTLE HOUSEHOLD UNIT HERE.
MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY.
$70 BID? $70? - YEAH.
- $70, NOW $80. - $100 RIGHT HERE.
- $100, NOW TO YA. - YEAH.
- $110, NOW $120. $120, $120.
- YEAH. - WHAT DO YOU THINK?
GIVE ME $130. - $140 RIGHT HERE.
- $140, AND $150. - YEAH.
- WE HAVE $150, $150. NOW $160, $160?
$160, NOW $170.
- THAT OLD LADY AND HER FAMILY
ARE DOING MY WORK FOR ME.
- $170. [auctioneering]
NOW $190, $200. NOW $210, NOW $220.
NOW $220, $220. $220. $220, NOW $230.
$230, MA'AM. $230 UP. $230. WANNA DO $230?
$230. $230 ONCE, TWICE. $230, NOW $240.
NOW 40. WILL YOU GIVE $240?
IT'S STILL WORTH IT. - YEAH.
- $240, NOW $250.
NOW $250. NOW GIVE ME $250.
WILL YOU GIVE $250? $245.
I WISHED I'D HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT.
NOW $250. WILL YOU GIVE $250?
$250, NOW $260, NOW $260, TO $260?
$260 ONCE, TWICE. $260, NOW $270.
WE NEED $270. - YEAH.
- $270, NOW $280. WE NEED $280, NOW $280.
I BELIEVE THEY'RE GETTING WEAK.
$280. NOW IT'LL BE A $280 BID.
NOW A BID OF $280. $280 ONCE--
- YOU OUT? - TWICE--
- $285 RIGHT HERE. - $285. JUMPING THE BID UP.
NOW $290, NOW $290. WE NEED $290.
- YEAH. - I GOT $290. NOW $300 TO YOU.
$300 ONCE, TWICE.
ALL RIGHT, SOLD, SOLD, SOLD IT, $290 RIGHT HERE, BUBBA.
$290, BUBBA.
- VICTOR'S BEEN DRIVING UP THE PRICES ALL DAY,
BUT I THINK WE SLID BY AND GOT A GOOD DEAL ON THIS LOCKER.
- THAT'LL BRING HIM TO SCHOOL.
- ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
WE'RE HEADING OFF TO DOWNTOWN DALLAS.
- WHOO-HOO!
- BEFORE I HEAD OFF TO THE BIG AUCTION...
LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT.
I'M GOING TO THE LOCKER I PAID $675 FOR
TO SEE WHAT'S IN THAT CEDAR MYSTERY BOX.
EVERYBODY NEEDS A BUG ZAPPER.
THIS IS A BIG ONE.
MOST BUG ZAPPERS ARE TWO BULBS.
TEXAS? FOUR BULBS.
LET'S SEE.
I LOVE CLOSED BOXES.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT'S IN THAT BOX.
LET'S SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT IN HERE.
WHOA! OOH, COMIC BOOKS.
'59. THAT'S A GOOD YEAR.
THE FIRST ISSUE, THE NEW MAD.
1955. THAT'S GOT SOME VALUE.
25 CENTS, 1955. TODAY, A LOT MORE.
AW, THIS IS-- THIS IS FABULOUS. ALL '59s.
I SAID I LIKED BOXES.
WELL, WELL, WELL, WE GOT MORE MAD.
OOH.
AND... ALL-PLASTIC ASSEMBLY KIT.
IN THE BOX-- LET ME SEE IT.
OH, IT'S ALL TOGETHER.
THIS IS, UH, VERY, VERY, VERY COLLECTIBLE.
I'M GONNA TAKE THESE MAD MAGAZINES TO GET 'EM LOOKED AT,
AND THIS COULD TURN OUT TO BE A FABULOUS FIND.
I'VE GOT 13 1/2 MORE FEET TO GO.
I'LL GET MY GUYS TO MOVE THE REST OF THIS,
BUT NOW I WANT TO GET TO THE HIGH-END AUCTION DOWNTOWN.
HOW'S ALL THIS [bleep] GONNA FIT IN MY CAR?
- WE'RE OFF TO AN ARTSY PART OF DALLAS CALL DEEP ELLUM
TO HAVE A LOOK AT THAT TYCOON UNIT.
- HIGH-END AUCTIONS COME AROUND ONLY ONCE IN A WHILE,
SO JERRY AND I ARE HITTING THE BANK FOR SOME EXTRA AMMO.
AT LEAST I'LL HAVE MY GUNS LOADED,
WHETHER I SHOOT THE BULLETS OR NOT.
- I HOPE MISS LESA SHOOTS STRAIGHT.
THEM BULLETS SHE TALKING ABOUT
IS MY FUTURE PAYCHECKS.
- THIS IS IT. THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR.
THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING ME.
- BUBBA, IT'S ON.
- SHUT UP, VIC.
- ALL RIGHT. - YEAH.
- I DON'T SEE--I DON'T SEE ANYTHING SIGNED
ON THESE PAINTINGS RIGHT HERE.
THEY'RE NOT FRAMED TERRIBLY WELL.
[exhales]
IT'S HARD, HARD, HARD TODAY. VERY HARD.
I'M JUST TALKING THIS UNIT DOWN IN FRONT OF A CROWD.
I WANT THIS.
- IT LOOKS LIKE CORPORATE ART.
CORPORATE ART'S STUFF THAT HANGS IN BUILDINGS,
NOT IN A HOUSE.
THE ART IS NOT MY PERIOD, BUT THE MIRRORS ARE STUNNING.
WE'LL GIVE THIS A RIDE.
- YOU GOT YOUR-- IT'S WELL-PACKED.
THAT WARDROBE IS PEOPLE WHO HAD SOME MONEY. I CAN TELL.
I'M GONNA BID ON THIS UNIT AND SEE WHERE IT GOES.
- EVERYTHING'S BOXED NICELY.
BUT THE BACK THIRD, THOUGH, IS ALL CHRISTMAS.
- WHAT ABOUT THESE PICTURES?
THEY'RE NOT ANYTHING, ARE THEY?
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ALL THAT ART THAT BUBBA'S SEEING.
ALL I KNOW IS YOU CAN ONLY SELL CHRISTMAS CRAP ONCE A YEAR.
THAT ALWAYS TURNS ME OFF.
- ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
SELLING A LITTLE LOCKER HERE.
WHAT DO Y'ALL WANT TO GIVE? NOW $500 WHERE?
- RIGHT HERE, $500. - $500, NOW $600.
- $600. - $700.
- $700, NOW $800. $800. WANNA GIVE $800?
- BRING IT. - $800.
- $800, NOW $900. - BRING IT.
- NOW $1,000. - $1,300.
- $1,300, AND $1,400. - $1,400. BRING IT.
- $1,400, AND $1,500. - $1,500.
- NOW WE'VE GOT $1,500. AND $1,600, NOW $1,600.
- BRING IT. - $1,700.
THIS IS TURNING INTO A REAL BARN-BURNER. YEE-HAW!
- $1,700.
- 30 BOXES OF CHRISTMAS. - BRING IT.
- $1,900, NOW $1,900. WHO'LL BID $1,900?
- RIGHT HERE. $2,000. - GOT $2,000.
NOW $2,100, $2,100. WHO'LL GIVE $2,100, $2,100?
- BRING IT. - $2,100, AND $2,200.
- $2,200. - $2,200 AND $2,300.
$2,300, $2,300-- - BRING IT.
- $2,300, NOW $2,400. - $2,350.
- CHICKEN[bleep] MOTHER[bleep].
- NOW $2,400. - BRING IT!
- $2,450. - $2,450. NOW $2,500.
I NEED $2,500, I NEED $2,500. - BRING IT!
- THERE WE GO. $2,500. NOW $2,600.
- WHERE DID LESA GET ALL THIS MONEY?
$2,650. - $2,650 HERE.
- $2,675. - $2,675.
I HAVE $2,675. - SON OF A BITCH.
- $2,700 ONCE, TWICE.
I SOLD IT, $2,675. RIGHT THERE.
[applause]
- [laughs]
I KNEW SHE HAD IT IN HER.
[applause]
- [sighs]
[applause]
- WE GOT MONEY ALREADY.
BUBBA AND I ARE BACK AT THE LOCKER WE PAID $290 FOR.
- CLEARLY, VIC WAS TRYING TO DROP THIS LOCKER ON US,
BUT I'M THINKING THERE'S ENOUGH KITCHEN STUFF IN HERE
FOR US TO MAKE A PROFIT.
- MADE IN MALAYSIA.
IT HAS A FEW RUNGS MISSING ON IT,
BUT WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF 'EM.
LOOK AT--LOOK AT THIS.
YOU KNOW, IF I TOOK THIS TO THE BARN TO MILK THE COW,
SHE'D RUN OFF.
WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY'RE WORTH?
- I THINK, JUST 'CAUSE THEY'RE UNUSUAL,
PROBABLY 40, 50 BUCKS APIECE. - 40, 50 APIECE.
- THIS IS A COUCH THAT FOLDS INTO A BED...
- OKAY.
- THAT MATCHES THIS CHAIR. - OKAY.
- THAT'S LEATHER. - A SOFA?
I'D GUESS $250 'CAUSE IT'S LEATHER.
- IT LOOKS LIKE WE GOT ANOTHER FOLD-DOWN COUCH.
THERE'S ANOTHER 100 BUCKS.
- WE GOT SOME BUTT FLOSS. OH.
- THAT IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS RIGHT THERE.
- IT IS?
- THAT IS--IT GETS ALL CAUGHT UP IN THE POLE
WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO DANCE.
- NOW THAT IS AN IMAGE I DID NOT NEED.
- WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. - WHAT?
- WHAT IS THIS?
- WHAT THE HELL YOU GOT RIGHT THERE?
SOME KIND OF A SLICER OR SOMETHING.
TUCKER. IT SAYS "AUGUST."
WOULD THAT BE 1814?
- THAT'S BACK AROUND WHEN YOUR BIRTHDAY WAS OR SOMETHING.
- WHAT? WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT OLD WOOD.
THE OLDER THE RAM, THE STIFFER THE HORN.
LIFT THAT UP.
- OH, IT'S JUST A LITTLE-- I DON'T KNOW.
- THIS IS AN OLD--OLD, AS YOU CAN TELL RIGHT HERE--
AN OLD, OLD HAMBURGER PRESS.
YOU READY TO MAKE IT, THE WIFE COMES IN,
THROWS IT ON THERE.
WE'VE ALREADY TRIPLED OUR MONEY ON THIS LOCKER,
PLUS WE HAVE THESE TWO KITCHEN ANTIQUES TO HAVE CHECKED OUT.
- THAT'S PRETTY COOL, THOUGH. - YEAH, IT IS.
[laughs] SORRY.
I GUESS I'M TOO EXCITED.
IT'S MORE THAN I'VE EVER PAID FOR A LOCKER.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT HERE.
WOW. THIS IS NOT A GOOD BOX.
THIS ONE'S GOT A LOT OF PLAY STUFF, KID'S STUFF IN IT.
THIS DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT HAS ANYTHING IN IT. GREAT.
[sighs]
I'M GETTING A LITTLE NERVOUS.
KITCHEN ITEMS.
OH, WOW, LOOK AT THESE, JERRY.
THERE'S SOME HIGH-DOLLAR STUFF HERE.
LOOK, THESE ARE CURTAINS. THESE ARE NICE CURTAINS, MAN.
THESE ARE AT LEAST
A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLAR SHADES RIGHT HERE.
- I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ALL OF THAT.
THAT MIGHT BE A STRETCH.
LESA MIGHT BE UNDERWATER WITH THIS THING.
- $159. THERE WE GO.
- WE NEED ABOUT 26 MORE OF THEM. - IT'S COOL.
MAKE SURE THAT THAT ONE DOES NOT GET, UH,
LIKE, POKED A HOLE IN IT.
IT'S NOT LIKE, UM-- HOLY [bleep]!
THE PRICE ON THIS IS $1,291.
- PUTTING A VALUE ON ITEMS CAN BE TRICKY,
BUT YOU CAN'T ARGUE WITH A PRICE TAG.
- LOOK AT THIS, JER.
WE ARE DEFINITELY DOING THIS.
LIKE, INCREDIBLE.
THESE WILL LOOK SO HOT IN MY STORE.
OH, IT'S GOT TAGS ON IT.
A $258 TAG ON THIS ONE.
- THEY'RE LEATHER. - LEATHER STRETCHES, RIGHT?
- [laughs]
- SIZE 2. SKINNY BITCH.
SHE HAD TASTE AND MONEY.
THIS IS A DARLING OUTFIT.
LOOK AT THIS RIGHT HERE.
GIAMANI.
THAT'S LIKE, A HIGH DOLLAR, LIKE--O.M.G.
THAT SAYS $5,195.
DID YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT?
5, COMMA, 1, 9, 5.
LOOK AT THIS.
BLACK LABEL. MADE IN ITALY.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
IN THIS BOX ALONE,
THERE'S PROBABLY ABOUT $7,000 WORTH OF CLOTHES RIGHT HERE.
- LOOK LIKE IT'S PAYDAY.
- ♪ I'M SO HAPPY ♪
♪ I AM SO HAPPY ♪
♪ I COULD JUST... ♪
NOT ONLY DID I GET TO WIPE THE FLOOR WITH VICTOR,
BUT THESE ITEMS ARE GONNA TAKE MY STORE TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL.
- BUBBA AND I FOUND SOME COOKING ANTIQUES
IN THE KITCHEN UNIT THAT WE BOUGHT,
SO WE'RE OFF TO THE TWISTED ROOT RESTAURANT
TO MEET BURGER CHEF JASON BOSO.
- SO THIS IS WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT ON THE PHONE.
- YEP. - UH, THAT'S IT.
- THIS THING IS FOR A VERY SMALL, TINY LITTLE PATTY.
- YEAH, I WAS THINKING THAT WAS JUST GONNA PISS ME OFF.
- YOU KNOW, IN THAT DAY, PEOPLE ATE LESS.
- YEAH, THAT'S TRUE.
THIS IS A TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY MANDOLIN.
THIS WAS NEW FASHION CULINARY EXPERTISE.
YOU KNOW WHAT A MANDOLIN IS?
- YEAH.
- THIS IS A MANDOLIN. THAT'S-- - OH, GOOD LORD.
- WHAT THIS AND THAT INVENTED WAS THIS,
SO WHEN WE SET THAT DOWN, WE CAN EASILY SLICE TOMATOES.
- WHAT? I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS.
- THIS--THIS WAS REALLY THE HOME VERSION.
THIS IS THE BIG RESTAURANT VERSION.
YOU'VE GOT YOURSELF AN 8-OUNCE HAMBURGER PATTY.
YOU CAN SEE HOW THIS THING--
- IS ABOUT A HALF OUNCE.
- NOW WE CAN GET DOWN TO BUSINESS.
- THIS IS PROBABLY A MASS-MANUFACTURED THING.
- YEAH.
- THIS IS FOR THE HOME-- HOME CHEF.
YOU'RE GONNA GET 5 BUCKS FOR THIS THING, IF THAT,
IF YOU'RE LUCKY.
- WELL, I GUESS THE MAIN THING IS,
WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW IS, HOW MUCH IS THIS WORTH?
- HMM. IT'S IN GREAT SHAPE.
I MEAN, THIS THING IS SLIDING PERFECTLY.
A LITTLE RUST ON THOSE, BUT THOSE CAN BE FIXED.
THE WOOD'S NICE. THIS THING IS 100 YEARS OLD.
- BEING 100 YEARS OLD, IT'S GOTTA BE WORTH SOME BUCKS.
- RIGHT.
THE RIGHT COLLECTOR COULD SPEND A LITTLE COIN ON THIS.
I'D GIVE YOU GUYS 150 BUCKS FOR THIS THING.
- OH! I THOUGHT YOU SAID IT WAS WORTH A LOT OF MONEY.
- WELL, YOU WIN SOME, YOU LOSE SOME.
THAT STINGS A LITTLE, BUT IT'S NOTHING
THAT A COUPLE OF BEERS AND A BURGER WON'T FIX.
- IT MAKES UP A LITTLE BIT FOR THE PRICE OF THAT.
- I'M TAKING THE MAD MAGAZINES TO AN EXPERT.
- AH, YOU MUST BE MOE.
- THIS GUY'S MAD ABOUT MAD.
- ALL RIGHT, SOME MAD SPECIALS HERE.
YOU SAY YOU CAME ACROSS THESE GUYS IN A STORAGE, HUH?
- AT AN AUCTION. YEAH.
- LET'S SEE WHAT YOU'VE GOT HERE.
AND RIGHT OFF THE BAT, I SEE A NUMBER ONE, AND THAT'S--
THAT AIN'T SHABBY, I'LL TELL YA.
THIS IS, OF COURSE, GONNA BE YOUR NUMBER ONE BIGGEST BOOK
IN THE COLLECTION RIGHT HERE.
IF THESE WERE ALL IN PRISTINE, NEAR-MINT CONDITION,
I'D SAY THAT YOU'D HAVE
PROBABLY SOMETHING A LITTLE OVER $20,000 HERE.
- $20,000? HOT DAMN!
- THAT BEING SAID...
THIS ONE LOOKS LIKE IT HAS SOME WATER DAMAGE.
YOU CAN FEEL--YOU CAN ACTUALLY FEEL THE RIPPLING ON IT.
WE'VE GOT A LITTLE SCHMUTZ THERE.
WE ALSO HAVE THIS, AND IT'S WHAT WE CALL BUG CHEW.
IT LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE BUG GOT TO IT
AND STARTED TRYING TO EAT THROUGH THE PAPER.
THE PIECE IS MISSING OUT OF THE FRONT COVER HERE.
- MY HIGHLY-TRAINED EYE WOULD GIVE THAT A TEN.
- IT WOULD PROBABLY BE WRONG.
[laughs]
- GIVE ME A VALUE. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
- WELL, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID,
YOU HAVE SOME--SOME OF THE EARLIEST ISSUES OF MAD HERE,
WHICH ARE ALWAYS IN HIGH DEMAND.
THE MODEL KIT, IT'S A VERY HIGH-DEMAND ITEM.
UH, I WOULD ESTIMATE, YOU KNOW,
ON A REAL GOOD AUCTION DAY,
MAYBE $3,000 FOR THE WHOLE LOT.
- THIS IS A GOOD DAY. - [laughs] I WOULD THINK SO.
HEY, I THINK YOU PROBABLY DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB ON THIS ONE.
- THIS IS A REAL GOOD DAY.
narrator: LESA LEWIS BECAME THE NEW TYCOON,
BANKING 6,000 BUCKS ON HER ARTWORK AND CLOTHING.
MOE PRIGOFF MADE A "MAD" PROFIT OF OVER $2,000
WITH HIS MAGAZINE COLLECTION.
RICKY AND BUBBA FLIPPED THEIR LOCKER
FOR A PROFIT OF 465 BUCKS,
WHILE VICTOR RJESNJANSKY WENT HOME IN DEFEAT.
- THIS IS ONE OF OUR EXOTICS-- UH, BUFFALO.
BUT WE SELL SOME FUNKY THINGS.
WE'RE GONNA SELL SOME BEAVER BURGERS SOON.
- OKAY. - TRUST ME, I'VE HAD IT.
I DON'T WANT TO EAT IT, BUT SOME PEOPLE DO,
SO I'LL MAKE IT FOR 'EM.
I THINK WE'VE GOT GOING RIGHT NOW A KANGAROO BURGER.
- I SOLD TEN KANGAROOS SATURDAY.
- DID YOU REALLY? - YES, I DID.
- I WONDER IF I BOUGHT 'EM FROM YOU.
- I DON'T KNOW. I HOPE THEY DIDN'T WIND UP HERE.
[laughs] NO.
- YOU'RE SCARING ME. - YEAH.