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...
- AND LOOK, JERRY, IT'S GOT A JEWELRY BOX.
- YEAH. - BRING IT.
I WANT MY JEWELRY.
- ALL I'M SEEING IS ZEROS.
I'M WORRIED MY LUCK HAS RUN OUT.
THIS IS A DISASTER.
[thunder] - UH-OH.
- LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!
LESA! - JERRY! TORNADO!
IT'S COMING!
[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 EAST TEXAS.
THE WEATHER REPORT'S CALLING FOR RAIN,
SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET ALL THESE LOCKERS SOLD
BEFORE WE ALL GET WET.
- SO, JERRY, I'M THINKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW,
EXPANDING OUR ANTIQUE DEPARTMENT.
- WE GOT AN ANTIQUE DEPARTMENT?
- YEAH, WE'VE GOT AN ANTIQUE DEPARTMENT.
DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ANTIQUES?
- YEAH, I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH ONE EVERY DAY.
- THAT'S NOT VERY NICE.
- YOU KNOW, IF YOU TOOK A CLASS FOR ANTIQUES,
THAT MIGHT MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE EASY,
BUT FIRST YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW IF IT'S ANTIQUE.
- I DON'T NEED TO TAKE A CLASS.
I THINK I'LL DO OKAY WITH WHAT I KNOW.
- WELL, THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN.
- BUBBA AND I NEED TO FIND SOME QUALITY HOUSEHOLD ITEMS
TO FILL OUR SHELVES.
WE'RE NOT GONNA LET A LITTLE RAIN
GET IN THE WAY OF US MAKING MONEY.
- IT IS GONNA BE A STORM. - I KNOW IT.
- TODAY, I'M WEARING MY LUCKY COAT AND I LOOK GOOD.
WHEN I LOOK GOOD, I FEEL GOOD.
WHEN I FEEL GOOD, I BUY GOOD.
- MOE LOOKS LIKE A RETIRED, GAY PIMP.
IS THAT YOUR LUCKY COAT?
- AND MY LUCKY NUMBER.
- WHAT'S GOING ON, MR. MOE?
- WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR TODAY?
- I'M LOOKING FOR BIG COMMERCIAL STUFF.
I'M SICK OF DIGGING THROUGH LOW-END LOCKERS.
TODAY IT'S BIG COMMERCIAL ITEMS ONLY.
I MEAN, UNLESS IT'S HIGH-END, I'M NOT GOING FOR IT.
- LOOKIT, IT'S SPRINKLING NOW.
YOU'VE GOT ONE MINUTE, WALT.
- THE FORECAST HAS TURNED FROM RAIN TO THUNDERSTORMS,
SO WE GOT TO GET THIS AUCTION DONE QUICK.
ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
HERE ARE THE RULES FOR TODAY'S AUCTION.
WE'RE GONNA OPEN THE DOOR.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO LOOK AROUND.
NO REACHING INSIDE, NO KICKING THE BOXES.
ARE YOU READY TO GO? [all shouting]
HAMMER UP, LET'S GO!
[cheering]
- GOT A HARD ROCK MAPLE TABLE,
FOUR OR FIVE CHAIRS.
- I'M NOT IMPRESSED. - NOT SEEING IT.
- BUBBA AND I WANT TO GO FOR HOUSEHOLD STUFF,
BUT THIS ONE'S JUST NOT UP TO SNUFF.
- THE FURNITURE IS WEAK.
A LOT OF CHRISTMAS STUFF AND SOME CLOTHES BACK THERE.
THESE ARE LOW-END ITEMS.
I WOULDN'T BUY THIS WITH LESA'S MONEY.
- WE'VE GOT A BIG POWER WHEELS,
TABLE AND CHAIRS, A STAINLESS STEEL MICROWAVE.
I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY ANTIQUES IN HERE,
BUT I CAN SELL THE HELL OUT OF THIS STUFF.
- I SEE A REALLY ORNATE DOOR.
THAT TELLS ME SOME OTHER GREAT STUFF
MIGHT BE HIDING IN THERE.
IT GON' BE A FIGHT.
- ALL RIGHT, SELL MY LITTLE HOUSEHOLD UNIT HERE.
MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO GIVE HERE?
- $100. - $100. I HAVE $100 HERE.
I'VE GOT $200. NOW $300. - $275.
- $275. MORE THAN I HAD. NOW $300. WILL YOU GIVE $300?
NOW $350. - ALL RIGHT, FIGHTING TIME.
LET'S DO THIS. BRING IT.
- IT'S AT $350 NOW. $375. $375.
WOULD YOU GIVE $375? $400. - BRING IT.
- $400. NOW $425. LET'S DO THAT, $425.
NOW $450. - BRING IT.
- [auctioneering]
- I DON'T REMEMBER ASKING FOR VICTOR'S OPINION.
- $500, $500. I HAVE $500. NOW $550.
$550, $550 ONCE. $550 TWICE.
SELL IT RIGHT HERE, $500.
MOE, $500, MOE.
- I TRIED TO SAY, YOU GOT CAUGHT UP IN THAT, MAN.
THAT'S TOO MUCH.
- VICTOR DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.
HE'S JUST JEALOUS OF MY LUCKY COAT.
I'VE ALREADY MADE 175 BUCKS FROM THIS LOCKER
AND I HAVEN'T EVEN GONE THROUGH IT.
THANK YOU, LUCKY COAT.
[overlapping chatter]
- NOT A BAD LITTLE UNIT.
IT'S GOT A NICE HEADBOARD AND FOOTBOARD.
AND LOOK, JERRY, IT'S GOT A JEWELRY BOX.
- WHAT HAPPENED TO FINDING ANTIQUES?
- I'M GONNA BID ON THIS UNIT.
THIS LOOKS LIKE A YOUNG WOMAN'S LOCKER.
I JUST HOPE SHE LEFT ALL THE JEWELS IN THE JEWELRY BOX.
- IT'S NOT THAT BAD.
SOME NICE WALL ART, BUT IT'S NOTHING SPECIAL.
I'M NOT SEEING THE KIND OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS
I'M LOOKING FOR.
THIS IS A BUST.
- I RECOGNIZE THAT. THAT'S HOSPITAL ART.
OKAY. WROUGHT IRON FURNITURE, IT'S NOT EVEN WROUGHT IRON.
MATTRESSES, I CAN'T EVEN SELL THEM TO MY MATTRESS MAN.
SOMEONE'S GONNA BUY THIS UNIT,
BUT BOY, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
IT AIN'T FOR ME.
- THERE'S A SURROUND SYSTEM IN HERE.
A LITTLE JEWELRY CASE.
THIS UNIT HAS EVERYTHING WE'RE LOOKING FOR--
FURNITURE, ELECTRONICS,
TONS OF STUFF TO FILL OUR SHELVES.
- YEAH, WE'LL PLAY ON THIS ONE.
- SELLING MY LITTLE HOUSEHOLD UNIT HERE.
WILL ANYBODY BID $100? - YES.
- $100 HERE. NOW $200. - BRING IT.
- $300, NOW $400, NOW $500. - COME ON.
- OKAY. - $500, NOW $600.
- BRING IT. - NOW $700.
- OKAY. - BRING IT.
- NOW $900. - OKAY.
- $950. I SAY, SHE AIN'T GONNA LET YOU WIN.
- BITCH. - NOT WITH A $950.
- BRING IT. - [auctioneering]
NOW $1,000. YOU WANT TO GIVE $1,000?
- NICE, LESA. - $1,000 ANYWHERE?
- YEAH! - $1,000.
- I JUST GOT RID OF THAT SKINNY BITCH,
AND NOW I'VE GOT TO DEAL WITH RICKY.
BRING IT. - $1,025. NOW $1,050, $1,050.
- YEAH. - BRING IT.
- SHE'S NOT GONNA LET YOU HAVE IT EITHER.
NOW $1,100. - YEAH.
- $1,200. - BRING IT.
- NOW $1,300. - YES.
- NOW, $1,325. - BRING IT.
- NOW $1,350. - YEAH!
- NOW $1,375. NOW $1,400. - BRING IT.
- YES. - I WANT MY JEWELRY.
- $1,425. - BRING IT!
- NOW $1,450. - YEAH!
- $1,450, NOW $1,475. - BRING IT.
- $1,500, NOW $1,500. BID OF $1,500.
- NO! - SOLD, SOLD, SOLD, $1,475.
LESA, $1,475, LESA.
- [laughs]
- THERE'D BETTER BE SOME [bleep] DIAMONDS IN THERE.
[thunder]
- UH-OH. - OH!
- WE JUST GOT WORD THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS
HAVE SPAWNED A TORNADO, SO FOR EVERYONE'S SAFETY,
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO CALL IT A DAY.
- LET'S GET OUT OF HERE. THE STORM IS DEFINITELY COMING.
- WE'RE GETTING WET.
THIS STORM REALLY PUT A HITCH IN OUR GET ALONG,
BUT ME AND BUBBA, WE HEADED TO DRIER PASTURES.
- THIS RAIN IS FRICKIN' RIDICULOUS.
ARE YOU KIDDING?
WHERE'S JERRY?
JERRY!
- WAIT! LESA!
- JERRY, COME ON, LET'S GO!
- LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!
- [bleep], ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
I ALREADY TOOK MY SHOWER THIS MORNING.
OH, MY GOD.
TORNADO. IT'S COMING!
- TORNADO, SCHMORNADO.
THANKS TO MY LUCKY COAT, I SCORED A LOCKER TODAY.
I MAY BE WET BUT AT LEAST I'M LEAVING HAPPY.
- NOT ONLY DID I NOT GET ANY BIG TICKET ITEMS,
I DIDN'T EVEN BID.
- WHILE EVERYBODY ELSE RUSHED HOME,
BUBBA AND I DROVE TWO HOURS AWAY FROM THE STORM
TO HIT UP ANOTHER AUCTION.
- RICKY AND I DON'T QUIT.
ALL WE NEED IS A CHANGE OF CLOTHES
AND A CHANGE OF DIRECTION AND WE'RE GOOD TO GO.
- HOPEFULLY WE'LL FIND ONE EARLY.
I WANT TO HIT IT.
WE'LL LOAD THE TRUCK AND HEAD HOME.
- I DON'T CARE IF KING KONG SHOWS UP TO THIS ONE.
WE'RE NOT LEAVING WITHOUT A UNIT.
- LET'S GO, FOLKS. WE'RE GOING THIS WAY.
[crowd oohing]
- OH, ANOTHER SOFA.
- I LIKE THAT LITTLE TABLE.
- YEAH, I LIKE THE TABLE.
IT'S THE KIND OF STUFF WE CAME FOR.
- YEAH. THIS IS DEFINITELY A GUY THAT HAD SOME COIN.
THERE'S SPORTS STUFF, MUSIC STUFF.
I BET YOU I'M GONNA LIKE THIS UNIT.
- ALL RIGHT, WHO NEEDS IT? HOW MUCH FOR IT?
- $100. - $100. $200, $200.
$250, $300. $300, $300, $400, $400.
$500, $500, $600, $600, $700.
$700, $750. WANNA BID $750?
$800 NOW. - YEAH.
- $800, $850. WANNA BID $850?
I'VE GOT $800 BID. $850, $850.
WANNA BID $850? GOOD AND ALL DONE.
- SOLD. - ATTABOY. SOLD, $800.
THANK YOU, SIR. - THANK YOU, BUDDY.
I KNOW WE GOT A TRUCKLOAD OF QUALITY MERCHANDISE,
SO I CAN'T WAIT TO GET BACK TO THE WAREHOUSE.
- LET'S SEE WHAT THIS UNIT LOOKS LIKE.
THAT TORNADO RAN US OFF THE OTHER DAY
BEFORE I COULD GO THROUGH MY UNIT,
AND I CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT THAT JEWELRY BOX.
OKAY, THIS IS WHAT I REALLY BOUGHT THIS UNIT FOR.
- CAN WE WAIT TILL WE GET TO THAT, PLEASE?
THAT WOMAN HAS NO PATIENCE.
- WE'D BETTER FIND SOME MONEY IN HERE.
OKAY, SO LET'S ADD UP THIS POT.
- IS THAT WITH THE COOKING GREASE OR WITHOUT?
- THAT'S WITH THE COOKING GREASE.
- OKAY. $5.00.
GOT A WHOLE SURROUND SOUND STEREO HERE.
YOU CAN GET AT LEAST $200 FOR THAT.
- OKAY, THIS IS WHY I REALLY BOUGHT THIS UNIT.
COME ON, JEWELRY.
A COUPLE EARRINGS.
CRAP.
THIS IS JUST A KID'S JEWELRY BOX.
MY INTUITION WAS INCORRECT.
[sighs]
- IT AIN'T NO GREAT BIG LOSS
JUST 'CAUSE YOU DIDN'T FIND NO JEWELRY THIS GO-ROUND.
SOMETIME YOU DON'T FIND JEWELRY EVERY TIME.
THAT'S A NICE JEWELRY BOX.
I'D GO FOR AT LEAST-- AT LEAST $50.
- ALL RIGHT, HERE'S ANOTHER JEWELRY BOX.
WE'VE GOT PERFUMES.
THERE'S PROBABLY ABOUT 20 BUCKS HERE.
- 20 BUCKS.
- ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET THESE CHAIRS OUT OF HERE, JERRY.
THESE ARE ACTUALLY IN GOOD CONDITION.
WE'VE GOT THE TABLE TO GO WITH IT.
THESE CAN SELL AT ABOUT $40, $50.
THIS BED WILL SELL ALL DAY LONG AT THE STORE.
WE'VE GOT A NICE DRESSER HERE.
LET'S TAKE THAT BOX DOWN. LET'S SEE WHAT THAT BOX DOES.
- BOOTS? - OH!
THESE ARE SOME HOOKER BOOTS.
ACTUALLY, THEY WON'T FIT ME.
WHY CAN'T NOTHING BE MY SIZE?
- NEVER ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
- $65.
[horn honks]
HEY, MOE, WHAT'S GOING ON?
I GOT SOME HOOKER BOOTS FOR YOU.
- GLAD TO SEE YOU'RE WORKING.
- YEAH, WELL, THE WEATHER FINALLY CLEARED UP.
YOU LOOKED LIKE A DROWNED RAT THE OTHER DAY.
[laughter]
SEE YOU LATER, MOE. - BYE.
- OKAY, WE'VE GOT THIS DRESSER, JERRY.
THAT'S PROBABLY ABOUT A $150 DRESSER RIGHT THERE.
OKAY. HEY, JERRY, THERE'S A REAL NICE PIECE BEHIND HERE.
- YEAH. - I'M LIKING THIS PIECE A LOT.
LOOK AT THIS. HOLY [bleep].
IT'S A WINE CABINET.
I'LL BET YOU THIS IS A $500 PIECE RIGHT HERE.
OH, LORD, THESE ARE NICE PIECES.
- THAT'S NOT ENOUGH GLASS FOR YOU.
- [laughs] MM, THAT'S A SIP.
HEY, JERRY, YOU THINK THESE ARE ANTIQUE?
- LOOK LIKE THRIFT STORE GLASS TO ME,
BUT SHE SUPPOSED TO BE THE ANTIQUE EXPERT.
- I LIKE THESE, AND THAT PIECE OF FURNITURE.
YOU KNOW WHO MIGHT KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT THIS?
- WHO? - MOE.
- SMELL LIKE WOOD TO ME.
[laughter]
- WOULD YOU MIND GOING AND FINDING HIM FOR ME, PLEASE?
- I'LL GO SEE IS HE AROUND. - THANKS, JERRY.
- WHERE DO I START?
I'M BACK AT THE LOCKER I PAID 500 BUCKS FOR.
THERE ARE TIRES AND A DOOR,
AND I ALREADY SOLD 'EM TO A LADY AT THE AUCTION,
SO NOW I'M READY TO SEE WHAT ELSE IS HIDING IN HERE.
THIS TV IS WORTHLESS.
WELL, YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LIKE WOOD.
THAT'S JUST FORMICA.
THINGS ARE NOT TURNING OUT LIKE I THOUGHT.
MY COAT'S TURNING ON ME. IT'S A REAL TURNCOAT.
TO THE TRASH, TO THE TRASH, TO THE TRASH.
WHAT THE HECK?
IT'S COOL, BUT IT'S WORTHLESS,
AND IT CERTAINLY WOULDN'T PASS AS A HANUKKAH BUSH,
SO I DON'T KNOW.
ALL I'M SEEING IS ZEROS.
I SPENT $500. THIS IS A DISASTER.
- HEY, MR. MOE. - YEAH.
- HEY, MISS LESA GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU,
IF YOU DON'T MIND COMING AROUND HERE, LOOKING.
- YEAH. WHAT YOU GOT?
[laughter]
- HEY, MOE, I HAVE THIS PIECE
THAT I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO GIVE ME
YOUR LITTLE EXPERTISE ON IT.
LET'S PULL IT OUT HERE.
- LET ME SEE.
YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF WOOD IT IS?
- "TEAKY"? - TEAK.
- IT IS? - YEAH.
- HOW DO YOU KNOW? JERRY.
- [inhales] I CAN SMELL IT.
- WHAT'D I TELL YOU?
- THAT'S ALL WE WANTED TO KNOW IS IF YOU COULD SMELL IT.
- YEAH, I COULD HAVE DONE THAT.
- I THINK THIS IS A REALLY COOL PIECE.
- THIS IS A REALLY COOL PIECE,
AND I KNOW I CAN GET MORE FOR IT IN MY GALLERY
THAN LESA CAN IN HER SHOP.
YOU WANT TO SELL IT? - REALLY?
- $500.
- YOU REALLY WANT TO BUY THAT?
- I'VE HAD A BAD DAY. YEAH. 500 BUCKS.
- WHAT DO YOU THINK, JERRY? WHAT DO YOU THINK?
- TAKE THE MONEY. - ALL RIGHT, IT'S A DEAL.
- OKAY. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK. - THAT'S A GOOD DEAL.
I TOLD JERRY I KNEW MY ANTIQUES.
THERE'S ONE, THERE'S TWO, THERE'S TWO.
- THREE. [laughter]
- THAT WAS THREE. THAT'S FOUR. FIVE.
GOOD DEAL.
- I'M CONFIDENT THIS TEAK BAR IS GONNA PAY FOR ITSELF
AND THAT CRAPPY LOCKER I BOUGHT.
- APPRECIATE IT, MOE. - THANK YOU.
- SEE YOU AT THE NEXT AUCTION.
MAYBE I CAN SELL YOU SOMETHING ELSE.
JERRY, LET'S GET THESE GLASSES WRAPPED UP.
THEN WE'LL LOAD THAT PIECE THERE AND GET OUT OF HERE, OKAY?
- ALL RIGHT, COME ON BACK. THAT'S GOOD.
WE BOUGHT A QUALITY UNIT,
SO NOW WE'RE BACK IN OUR WAREHOUSE IN LAMPASAS
TO GO THROUGH IT.
ALL RIGHT.
- WE HAD TO HIT UP TWO DIFFERENT AUCTIONS
TO GET A UNIT, BUT I THINK WE SCORED BIG ON THIS ONE.
- WE GOT TWO OF THESE CUSTOM CHAIRS HERE, $30 APIECE.
A NICE COFFEE TABLE, $150.
WE'VE GOT THE LIVING ROOM SET, $300.
THIS STUFF IS ADDING UP QUICKLY,
SO I THINK IT WAS WORTH THE DRIVE TIME.
WE HAVE AN OLD SEWING MACHINE. - THAT IS AN OLD ONE.
EASILY THE BEST THING I'VE SEEN SO FAR.
- 100 BUCKS.
- THIS IS BACK IN YOUR DAY, HUH?
- IT'S BEFORE MY DAY.
- I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS ANYTHING BEFORE YOUR DAY.
- I'M NOT THAT OLD.
BUBBA BETTER RESPECT HIS ELDERS
OR I JUST MIGHT HAVE TO THROW HIM OVER MY KNEE.
OF COURSE, THAT'D BREAK MY KNEE.
- THERE'S NO CUSHIONS FOR OUR LEATHER COUCH.
IT'S USELESS.
THERE GOES 300 BUCKS DOWN THE DRAIN.
- I FOUND SOME CUSHIONS.
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY DON'T GO TO THIS COUCH.
HOW DOES THAT LOOK ON BLACK LEATHER?
- OH, THAT MATCHES PERFECT. - WHOO!
- NOW WE'VE JUST GOT TO FIND SOMEBODY ON ACID
TO SELL THE COUCH TO.
- HEY, BUBBA, HERE'S THAT TABLE I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT.
- YEAH, I LIKE THAT.
- I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT THAT.
NOW THAT IS AN OLD TABLE.
IT'S GOT A PEG HOLE IN THE CENTER.
- IS IT A DICE TABLE?
- WELL, I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE THE NATIVES WERE RESTLESS.
- I THINK IT'S A MAYAN DICE TABLE.
- A MAYAN DICE TABLE?
- I THINK THEY HAD MAYAN CASINOS.
- [laughs]
- THIS TABLE LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE MAYAN
OR INDIAN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
- IT'S OLD, I'M TELLING YOU.
- YEAH, WE'RE GONNA GET THIS DICE TABLE CHECKED OUT.
IF IT'S AS OLD AS I THINK IT IS,
IT COULD BE WORTH SOME BIG MONEY.
- I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING HERE, BUBBA.
- I FOUND SOME GREEN GLASSWARE IN MY LOCKER,
AND I KNOW IT'S AN ANTIQUE,
SO TODAY WE'RE AT LULA B's TO GET IT CHECKED OUT.
- HI. HOW ARE Y'ALL? - HI. HOW ARE YOU DOING?
- HI.
- I FOUND SOME THINGS IN A STORAGE LOCKER.
THERE'S A COUPLE PIECES HERE.
THESE ARE JUST--I'VE NEVER SEEN A COLOR OF THESE.
- THESE HAVE PARTICULARLY BRIGHT COLOR.
THEY'RE PROBABLY URANIUM GLASS,
WHICH IS RADIOACTIVE.
- I'VE BEEN TOUCHING THESE GLASSES ALL DAY.
- THEY HAVE 1% TO 2% OF THE VOLUME OF THE MATERIAL
THEY'RE MADE FROM IS URANIUM.
BUT THEY'LL GLOW UNDER A BLACK LIGHT REAL BRIGHTLY.
- OH, THEY WILL?
- IF THEY HAVE URANIUM IN THEM.
- SEE? LOOK AT THE COLORING. - WOW.
LOOK HOW PRETTY THAT IS. - YEAH, SEE HOW BRIGHT IT GETS?
THEY KIND OF GLOW.
I WOULD SAY THEY'RE PROBABLY THE 1920s.
- WHAT WOULD THE VALUE OF THESE TWO BE?
- I'D SAY $65. - YEAH.
- APIECE OR--? - YEAH, APIECE.
- THAT'S NOT BAD. WHAT ABOUT THESE?
WHAT IS THIS MATERIAL HERE?
- IT'S SOME KIND OF-- - IT LOOKS LIKE JADEITE.
- YEAH. JADEITE WAS ORIGINALLY FROM THE 1930s.
SOME OF IT'S EVEN MADE WITH URANIUM IN IT SO IT GLOWS.
I WOULD SAY $35, $40. - REALLY?
- AND THEN THESE GUYS. - I THINK THESE ARE FAIRLY NEW.
I MEAN, THEY DON'T GLOW,
AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE QUALITY THAT THESE HAVE.
- I WOULD SAY THOSE MIGHT BE, LIKE, $18 APIECE.
- YEAH. - SO LET'S GO TO THIS PIECE.
- WELL, IT'S A NICE PIECE, BUT IT DOES HAVE SOME, UH,
THEY CALL THAT GLASS DISEASE.
DON'T WORRY, IT'S NOT FROM THE URANIUM.
THAT AFFECTS THE VALUE BECAUSE COLLECTORS...
- RIGHT.
- WANT IT TO BE CRYSTAL CLEAR.
PROBABLY IN THE CONDITION IT'S IN, $12.
- LESA'S ABOUT TO BECOME RADIOACTIVE
IF THESE PRICES DON'T GET NO HIGHER.
- NOW THESE, WHICH ARE GORGEOUS.
- THESE ARE REALLY NICE.
- WELL, AND THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE A SET.
YOU HAVE A SET OF FOUR.
- THESE, I WOULD SAY, COULD BE WORTH...
A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
- THAT'S NOT BAD.
I GUESS I HAVE A FEW THINGS TO LEARN ABOUT ANTIQUES,
BUT DON'T TELL JERRY I SAID THAT.
APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, YOUR EXPERTISE ON THIS.
- WE FOUND A REALLY COOL TABLE IN OUR LOCKER,
AND BUBBA THINKS IT'S MAYAN.
I THINK IT'S EITHER INDIAN OR NATIVE AMERICAN.
SO HOPEFULLY SOMEONE HERE CAN HELP US OUT.
- HI, I'M PANKAJ. - I'M BUBBA.
- I'M RICK. - NICE TO MEET YOU.
- WE'VE KIND OF GOT A QUESTION ABOUT THIS.
- SURE. THIS IS A GRINDING MILL BASE.
BASICALLY, IT GROUND GRAIN INTO FLOUR
AND IT WAS USED IN HOMES IN NORTHWEST INDIA.
- IT TURNS OUT INDIAN--
ELEPHANTS AND STATUES WITH MULTIPLE ARMS.
- THERE'D BE TWO ROUND, GRANITE STONES.
THE GRAIN WAS PUT IN THE MIDDLE.
THE TOP STONE WOULD HAVE A LITTLE DOWEL
SO YOU COULD TURN IT AROUND,
AND THE FLOUR WOULD COME OUT ON THE SIDES,
AND THEN THERE WOULD BE A DOOR ON THE SIDE
WHERE YOU COULD SCOOP ALL THE FLOUR
AND THEN SCOOP IT OUT.
- I THOUGHT IT WAS LIKE A GAMING TABLE.
- NO.
- THROW SOME DICE IN THERE.
[laughter]
- THAT'D BE ILLEGAL IN INDIA.
- WHAT'S HE TALKING ABOUT?
I'VE BEEN TO TONS OF INDIAN CASINOS.
- THIS IS DEFINITELY HANDMADE.
YOU CAN SEE THE HAND CARVING ON THE SIDE.
YOU HAVE SOME CRACKS, WHICH IS NOT DESIRABLE,
WHERE YOU HAVE OPENINGS
WHERE THE FLOUR WOULD FALL OUT FROM,
AND SOME OF THE WOOD ALSO HAS DETERIORATED ON THE SIDES.
- HOW OLD DO YOU THINK IT IS?
- UH, I THINK PROBABLY ABOUT 50 TO 60 YEARS OLD.
- REALLY? THAT'S IT?
I GUESS WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW IS WHAT IT'S WORTH.
- THE CONDITION IS NOT THE BEST,
BUT IT'S ALL HAND WORK AND IT'S AN ORIGINAL PIECE.
IN TODAY'S MARKET, $350.
- AW, CRAPS.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
- A PLEASURE MEETING YOU. - YES, SIR. LIKEWISE.
- IT'S NOT THE JACKPOT WE WERE LOOKING FOR.
AFTER GAS MONEY, WE PRETTY MUCH BROKE EVEN.
- I'M HAVING A COCKTAIL PARTY TONIGHT,
AND I REALLY WANT TO PUT THE TEAK BAR
THAT I BOUGHT FROM LESA ON THE GALLERY FLOOR,
SO MY BUDDY RICHARD'S COMING OVER
TO GIVE IT A LOOK-SEE.
THANKS FOR COMING BY.
GOT THIS GREAT PIECE. - THAT'S GORGEOUS.
NOW, HOW DID YOU COME ACROSS THIS?
- A FRIEND BOUGHT IT AT A STORAGE UNIT
AND I BOUGHT IT OFF HER.
WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT IT?
- WELL, FIRST OF ALL, WE KNOW IT'S TEAK,
BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN A DARKER TEAK LIKE THAT.
IT'S USUALLY THE BLEACHED TEAK.
OH, MY GOODNESS, IT'S A WINE BAR.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE THAT'S CIRCULAR LIKE THIS.
IT'S VERY WELL CRAFTED AND IT'S IN MINT CONDITION.
- IF YOU WERE TO PUT A PRICE ON IT, WHAT WOULD YOU TELL ME?
- I WOULD NOT HESITATE TO PUT A PRICE OF $3,400 ON IT.
- YES! MOE'S NOSE KNOWS.
I PAID $500. - YOU LUCKY DEVIL, YOU.
I WANT YOU TO CALL ME
ANYTIME YOU GET ANY OF THIS BEAUTIFUL STUFF IN.
[overlapping chatter]
- HEY, LESA. - HOW'S IT GOING?
- HOW ARE YA? - PRETTY GOOD.
HOW YOU DOIN'? - GOOD.
OH, I'M SO GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT.
- YOUR PLACE IS SO GORGEOUS.
- REALLY? - I LOVE IT.
- A GUY CAME TO GIVE US AN OPINION.
LOOK AT THE PRICE HE TOLD ME.
- [bleep].
narrator: MOE PRIGOFF BEAT THE STORM,
LOOKED FABULOUS,
AND SCORED 2,500 BUCKS IN THE PROCESS.
LESA LEWIS BANKED $300 ON HER RADIOACTIVE URANIUM GLASS.
RICKY AND BUBBA MADE A FEW HUNDRED BUCKS
ON THEIR INDIAN TABLE,
WHILE VICTOR RJESNJANSKY TOOK A RAIN CHECK.
- HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE ANTIQUES, OFFICIALLY?
- ANTIQUES MEANS, LIKE, IT'S PRETTY,
AND IT'S GOT, LIKE, ALL THESE CURVES AND, YOU KNOW.
ANTIQUE IS PROBABLY--
THE DEFINITION OF AN ANTIQUE WOULD BE QUALITY.
I MEAN, THE AGE OF A PIECE.
SO ANTIQUES ARE OLD.
THEY GOT, LIKE, WRINKLES IN 'EM,
AND I WOULD DEFINE ANTIQUE AS OLD--
UH, WHAT'D I SAY?
OLD, AGED, AND GORGEOUS,
JUST LIKE ME.
HELLO.