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. - YEAH.
- RIGHT HERE! - YEAH!
narrator: COMING UP...
- IS IT TWO PIECES OF ART? - NO, IT'S NOT.
THERE'S AN AIR FRESHENER STUCK TO IT.
HE HAS LOST HIS DAMN MIND.
- PARTY TIME!
- I THINK I REALLY SCORED ON THIS UNIT.
THIS THING'S PROBABLY LOADED WITH TCHOTCHKES.
NO! NO.
THIS ISN'T LOOKING GOOD!
OH, GOD!
- AW, GOD! SON OF A BITCH!
- THAT LOOKS LIKE SOME KIND OF A PAIN THING.
BUBBA HAS DONE BOUGHT SOMETHING
THAT'S GONNA CURSE MY FAMILY TILL THE DAY I DIE.
[country rock music]
- YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET.
THAT'S WHY WE DO THIS, BUBBA.
- BREAK OUT ANOTHER THOUSAND.
- I CAN TURN THIS STUFF FROM CRAP TO CUTE.
- I SEE TREASURES.
- IT'S FABULOUS.
all: OH!
- YOU'LL NEVER BELIEVE WHAT WE FIND.
- READY TO GO?
- ALL RIGHT. - YEAH!
- ♪ MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN ♪
- HEY!
- ♪ MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN ♪ - WHOA!
- ♪ YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT ♪
♪ MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN ♪
- RIGHT HERE.
- AND IT'S SOLD!
- CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, IS WHERE WE'RE GOING TODAY.
CEDAR HILL IS THE HOME
OF OUR VERY GOOD FRIEND DR. MOE.
AND "DOCTOR" MEANS MONEY. WHO KNOWS?
MAYBE MOE FORGOT TO PAY HIS OWN STORAGE BILLS.
- DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING, MOE?
- KIND OF. - [laughs] GREAT.
- THIS IS 950?
- MOE, WE PASSED IT FOR SURE.
- LET ME TURN AROUND. - I THINK WE'RE LOST.
I'M A LITTLE WORRIED, BECAUSE WE'VE MADE ABOUT 20 U-TURNS.
- WE'RE HEADIN' IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
I PROMISE. - [laughs]
I MEAN, I LOVE MOE. MOST OF THE TIME, YOU KNOW,
HE TELLS ME STORIES, AND IT'S ABOUT HISTORY AND STUFF.
BUT THEN THERE'S OTHER TIMES, WHERE IT'S LIKE,
GRANDPA CRAPPED HIS PANTS, AND I HAVE TO CLEAN IT UP.
- MAYBE IF I WET MY FINGER AND STICK IT OUT THE WINDOW...
- EWW! [laughs]
- I'LL BE ABLE TO TEST THE WIND,
AND SEE IF WE'RE SAILING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
TODAY, I'M GONNA TRY AND GET MARY TO TRUST ME
WITH SOME OF THE MORE RISKY UNITS.
SHE MAY THINK I'M SENILE, BUT I'M SENILE LIKE A FOX.
[phone rings] - HELLO.
- HOW'S IT GOIN'? - I KNEW YOU'D BE CALLIN'.
- WELL, OF COURSE, I'M GONNA BE CALLIN'.
- [laughs] RICKY'S AT A BENEFIT AUCTION
TO RAISE MONEY FOR CHARITY.
SO TODAY, I'M JUST ONE MAN AGAINST THE WORLD.
- WELL, DO YOU MISS ME? - UH, NOT REALLY.
- WELL, I MISS YOUR SINGIN'.
- MY SINGIN'? WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN ABOUT, DUDE?
I DON'T SING.
- JUST STICK TO THE BREAD AND BUTTER.
- RICKY, I KNOW WHAT I'M DOIN', DUDE.
- I GUESS I'LL TRUST YOU.
- IT'S KINDA NICE NOT HAVING RICKY HERE.
I CAN BID ON THE UNITS I LIKE WITHOUT GETTING NAGGED AT.
ALL RIGHT. - TALK TO YOU LATER.
- ALL RIGHT, BYE.
♪ SABADO, DOMINGO, WHATCHA KNOW? ♪
♪ WHATCHA KNOW, KNOW ♪
- WHERE'S YOUR, UH, SIDEKICK?
- HE'S AT A BENEFIT AUCTION.
- YOU'RE MOVING UP. YOU'RE HERE ALL BY YOURSELF.
SUCH A BIG BOY TODAY.
- [imitating Forrest Gump] JENN-AY.
SO WHY ARE YOU ALL THE WAY OUT HERE?
- I'M LOOKING FOR SOME SMALLER THINGS.
THINGS THAT WOULD GO WITH YOUR FURNITURE.
MY SHOP IS, LIKE, BUSTING AT THE SEAMS.
SO TODAY, I'M LOOKING FOR CUTE LITTLE TCHOTCHKES.
NO FURNITURE.
- VICTOR DID MAKE IT. - I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE.
- APPARENTLY, HE'S GONNA BUY TODAY.
- WELL, I BROUGHT MY TRUCK TODAY WITH ME.
THIS WAY, IT'S ONE TRIP IN, ONE TRIP OUT.
BRINGING MY TRUCK IS WHAT I LIKE TO CALL A POWER MOVE.
KEEPS MY COMPETITION ON THEIR TOES RIGHT FROM THE GET-GO.
- GOOD MORNING. - GOOD MORNING.
SO WHERE'S YOUR, UH, SMALLER HALF?
- [laughs]
- YOU'RE HERE TODAY ALL ON YOUR OWN?
SHOULD I CALL RICKY? - YEAH.
- I'M GONNA GO NOTIFY HIM, LET HIM KNOW THAT YOU'RE HERE,
ALL RIGHT? - YOU SHOULD DO THAT.
- IS IT JUST ME, OR IS VICTOR KIND OF A DICK TO BUBBA?
- ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
HERE ARE THE RULES FOR TODAY'S AUCTION.
FIRST THING, WE'RE GONNA OPEN THE DOOR.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO LOOK AROUND.
THERE'LL BE NO STEPPING INSIDE, NO KICKING THE BOXES.
TODAY'S AUCTION IS A CASH-ONLY SALE.
PLEASE BID ONLY WITH THE MONEY THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR POCKET.
ARE YOU READY TO GO? - LET'S GO!
- HAMMER UP, LET'S GO!
- THIS IS A PRETTY NICE DINETTE, RIGHT HERE.
IT'S A FURNITURE UNIT, BUT IT'S A GOOD FURNITURE UNIT.
RICKY WOULD LIKE THIS UNIT 'CAUSE OF THE FURNITURE.
BUT I'M IN IT FOR THE MYSTERY BOXES IN THE CORNER.
- THERE'S A BASEBALL IN THERE.
IT'S IN SOME LITTLE, LIKE, GOLD GLOVE.
CAN A PITCHER EVEN WIN A GOLD GLOVE?
- SOME NICE TABLES HERE.
THERE IS A BIG SOFA IN HERE.
THIS UNIT LOOKS LIKE A STUDIO APARTMENT.
IT WOULD FIT PERFECTLY IN MY TRAILER.
I'M IN. - WHAT IS IT?
OH, YOU KNOW WHAT THOSE ARE? BUNK BEDS.
- YES, BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S WORTH IT,
COMPARED TO WHAT ELSE IS IN HERE.
- OKAY. - DO YOU?
- NO. - OKAY, GOOD.
WE AGREE, RIGHT? [whistles]
MOE HAD A SENIOR MOMENT THIS MORNING AND GOT US LOST.
I HAVE TO MAKE SURE HE DOESN'T HAVE ANOTHER ONE.
- ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
SELLIN' A LITTLE FURNITURE UNIT HERE.
WANT TO GIVE 100? I GOT 100 HERE.
NOW 200. LET ME GET 300.
300. NOW 400, 400, 400!
400 THERE. NOW HALF. WOULD YOU GIVE 450?
NOW 450. I GOT 450. NOW 475.
- YEAH. - I GOT 475 IN THE BACK!
NOW 500. 500, 500 THERE.
NOW QUARTER. NOW 25. - YEAH.
- I GOT 525. - GOOD FOR BUBBA!
STICK THAT TO VICTOR.
- NOW 550! NOW 575. IN THE BACK, 575.
- YEAH! - 575, I GOT IT!
NOW 600. WE NEED 600.
600, ONCE. 600, TWICE.
600, THREE TIMES. I SOLD IT, $575!
- THOSE MYSTERY BOXES ARE A BIG GAMBLE.
BUT WITH NO RICKY, I CAME TO ROLL THE DICE.
- I AM SO ON TEAM BUBBA.
- THIS WAS SOMEBODY MAKIN'
THEIR OWN BARBECUE SAUCE OUTTA HERE.
WHO KNOWS HOW LONG THIS STUFF BEEN SITTIN' IN HERE?
- SPICY BARBECUE SAUCE.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO COOK.
I DON'T NEED THIS LOCKER.
- THERE'S A CRAPLOAD OF CASES OF IT.
IT'S NOTHING I NEED HERE.
- OHH. - [chuckles]
- YOU EVER HEAR OF THAT BARBEQUE SAUCE?
- NO. - IS THAT TWO PIECES OF ART?
- MOE, NO, IT'S NOT.
THERE'S A AIR FRESHENER STUCK TO IT.
- MAYBE THE ART HUNG IN THE BATHROOM.
- OH, MY GOD. COME ON.
- MARY'S REALLY UNDERESTIMATING THIS LOCKER.
THE FRAMES COULD HAVE ART, AND THE BARBEQUE SAUCE
DOESN'T LOOK THAT BAD.
- NO, MOE. OH, MY GOD.
DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT BIDDIN', MOE.
- OKAY.
- ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
WHAT DO Y'ALL WANNA GIVE NOW? 100!
- 100! - I HAVE A HUNDRED.
- OH, MY GOD. MOE! - NOW 200, 200, 200.
200. I NEED A BID AT 200.
WANNA GIVE 200, 200, 200?
HOW ABOUT 150? WILL THAT HELP YOU OUT ANY?
- YOU'RE UNLOADIN' IT BY YOURSELF.
[laughs] I'M NOT TALKIN' TO YOU.
- 150 TWICE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
THREE TIMES. I SOLD IT.
$100. RIGHT THERE, $100.
- HE HAS LOST HIS DAMN MIND.
- PARTY TIME!
- HEY! - IT'S A 5x10.
- THERE'S A LOT OF BOXES,
BUT THIS IS "RANSACK THE HOUSE" BOXES.
IT LOOKS LIKE A TORNADO HIT A PRE-SCHOOL...
WHICH IS SAD.
- I SEE SOME INTERESTING LITTLE WOOD BOX.
LITTLE ORNATE CLOCK.
THERE COULD BE SOME GOOD STUFF IN THOSE BOXES.
- HOLY [bleep].
- WELL, A BUNCH OF PLASTIC CONTAINERS.
- I'M EXHAUSTED JUST LOOKING AT IT.
- WHO EVEN KNOWS WHAT'S IN THERE?
- IS THIS FOR US? - NO, I DON'T THINK SO.
- REALLY JUMBLED IN HERE.
IT'S MESSY, AND YOU CANNOT SEE ANYTHING AT ALL.
THIS UNIT'S GOT A LOT OF HIDDEN POTENTIAL,
BUT IT'S NOT FOR SLACKERS.
THIS IS GONNA BE A LOT OF WORK.
- ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
25. [auctioneering]
I HAVE 25. NOW 50.
NOW 75. I'LL DO 75. I'LL DO 75 THERE.
75. NOW 100.
- SO FAR, VIC HASN'T GOTTEN A LOCKER,
AND HE'S NOT GETTIN' THIS ONE FROM ME.
- 125, 125, NOW 150.
150. NOW 175.
BID AT 175. NOW 200.
200, 200, 200 HERE. I GOT 200 HERE.
NOW 225, BID AT 225.
YEP! YOU, 225, 225! - 225.
- NOW HALF! 250?
ANYONE GIVE 250? 250, ONCE.
250, TWICE.
I'VE SOLD IT FOR $225!
- SCREW VICTOR.
BUBBA AND I ARE GONNA SHUT HIM OUT.
- OH, YEAH. I'M GONNA MAKE SURE MY UNIT'S
GOT SOME PROFIT BEFORE I GO BACK TO THE AUCTION.
LIKE, THIS SOFA AND CHAIR, 300 BUCKS.
THIS IS NICE RIGHT HERE...
IF THAT'S A WHOLE BEDROOM SET.
I GOT A HEADBOARD, FOOTBOARD, NIGHT STAND.
THERE'S 300 BUCKS.
YEAH, I'LL ADMIT, FURNITURE'S ALWAYS A MONEY MAKER.
BUT I REALLY BOUGHT THIS UNIT TO SEE WHAT'S BEHIND THE BOXES.
- AH, GOD! SON OF A BITCH!
HOLY COW. WHAT IN THE--
WELL, NO WONDER. LOOK AT THIS.
THAT IS A PORCUPINE ABORIGINE.
THIS DOESN'T LOOK NATIVE AMERICAN.
THIS LOOKS MORE LIKE AFRICAN, OR MAYAN, OR--
I KNOW I NEED A GEOGRAPHY LESSON.
I KNEW THERE WAS A GOOD REASON TO BUY THIS LOCKER.
BUT I'M NOT GONNA LIE, THIS THING LOOKS CURSED.
SOMEBODY OR SOME GROUP MUST'VE REALLY HATED THIS GUY.
THEY HAVE FILLED HIM FULL OF LEAD.
I KNOW RICKY WATCHES A LOT OF NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC,
AND HE MIGHT GIVE ME SOME KIND OF B.S. ANSWER OF WHAT IT IS.
I ALREADY MADE MY MONEY BACK ON THE FURNITURE.
SO IF THIS HELLRAISER PINHEAD THING IS WORTH MONEY,
MY GAMBLE MIGHT'VE PAID OFF.
- 821, WALT.
THIS ONE IS A 5x10.
- IT'S TOUGH GETTING DOWN TO THIS ONE HERE.
THERE IS A HEADBOARD BACK THERE.
I THINK THERE'S AN OVEN BACK THERE, TOO.
DATED APPLIANCES, ALTHOUGH THEY LOOK GREAT,
YOU NEVER KNOW IF THEY'RE GONNA WORK.
- I KINDA LIKE THIS.
CHESTS ARE ALWAYS INTERESTING.
- I COULD ALWAYS DO SOMETHING WITH IT.
- THIS WOOD'S GOOD.
- I THINK MOE HAS FINALLY TAKEN A BREAK
FROM BEING A SPACE CADET.
- I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS.
LIKE A HOMEMADE ENTERTAINMENT CENTER.
NOTHING I WANT IN THERE.
- I REALLY NEED TO BUY SMALL TODAY,
AND STAY AWAY FROM BIG FURNITURE.
- ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
HOW ABOUT 100? WILL YOU GIVE 100? NOW 100?
[auctioneering]
50 BUCKS.
50, THANK YOU, 50!
NOW 75! WANNA DO 75? 75?
NOW 100 TO YOU.
- 100! - 100 THERE!
I HAVE A 100. NOW A QUARTER.
NOW 50. - YES.
- 150. NOW 175.
175, BID AT 175.
175, ONCE.
175, TWICE!
I SOLD, SOLD, SOLD IT, $150, RIGHT HERE.
THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
- THIS IS TOO EASY.
NOBODY ELSE BIDS ON THESE UNITS, AND I GET 'EM FOR REAL CHEAP.
- NOW, YOU KNOW, TODAY, IT WAS TOUGH.
THOSE ARE THE BREAKS.
SOMETIMES YOU WIN, SOMETIMES YOU LOSE.
YEAH, I'M PROBABLY GONNA HAVE TO KEEP
A LOWER PROFILE NEXT TIME.
- I THINK I REALLY SCORED ON THIS UNIT.
THIS THING'S PROBABLY LOADED WITH TCHOTCHKES.
I'M GONNA PAINT THIS.
IT'S GONNA BE $20 WHEN I'M DONE WITH IT.
THESE ARE CUTE, I CAN PAINT THE HANDLE.
$18.
OKAY, THE REST OF THIS IS KINDA CHEESY.
OH, HE'S CUTE!
REALLY? AWESOME.
I HAD BROKE, LIKE, THE ONE OTHER CUTE THING IN THE LOCKER.
AVALANCHE!
I SAVED IT. HEH.
NO.
THIS ISN'T LOOKING GOOD!
OH, MY GOD, THERE'S SO MUCH MORE BACK HERE.
I REALLY DON'T WANNA BE WHINY,
BUT I THINK I GOT IN WAY OVER MY HEAD ON THIS UNIT.
NO! NO.
NO!
[gasps]
WHAT IS THIS?
THIS IS, LIKE, THE ONLY INTERESTING THING
THAT HAS BEEN IN HERE.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS IS.
I THINK THIS MIGHT BE A MOUSETRAP?
IT LOOKS SUPER OLD.
I MEAN, MY CUSTOMERS LIKE OLD.
THIS IS DEFINITELY WORTH--
OH, GOD!
I HATE THIS LOCKER.
THIS MOUSETRAP THINGIE
IS TOTALLY WORTH GETTING CHECKED OUT.
IT MIGHT BE MY ONLY SHOT AT MAKING MONEY ON THIS UNIT.
I HATE THIS LOCKER.
- DON'T CRITIQUE IT UNTIL WE--
- I'M SORRY, I JUST STILL DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU WERE THINKING, MOE.
SO MOE BOUGHT A UNIT FULL OF BARBECUE SAUCE.
DO I HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE? [laughs]
- YOU CAN'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER.
CRACK THE BOTTLE. TAKE THE TOP OFF.
OOH!
- THIS IS A TASTY BUY.
- I THOUGHT HE WAS A DOCTOR, NUMBER ONE.
NUMBER TWO, IT'S PROBABLY EXPIRED.
NUMBER THREE, SICK.
- THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN GO WRONG WITH THAT SAUCE...
EXCEPT TOO MUCH SAUCE.
- AW, NOT BAD.
THEY'RE MIRRORS.
- IT'S A MIRROR? - YEAH.
- OH. HEY!
THE MIRRORS ARE $150 APIECE.
I'M SMART! - [laughs]
THIS IS WHAT YOU HAD IN MIND THE WHOLE TIME, MOE.
- I KNOW, I KNOW, AND YOU WERE-- - I KNEW IT!
- YOU WERE JUST GETTING AGGRAVATED WITH ME.
- WELL, I'M GLAD THAT'S OVER.
I JUST WANNA GET TO THE NEXT LOCKER
AND FIND SOMETHING I CAN ACTUALLY REFURBISH.
- YOU KNOW, I LIKE CHESTS, SO-- - YEAH.
- IT'S HEAVY.
WHOA! OKAY.
- THEY'RE OLD CAMERAS, MOE.
- A BROWNIE BULL'S-EYE? NO CRACKS IN THE CASE.
OH, LOOK. IS THAT COOL?
- OH, MY GOD. THESE ARE AWESOME.
- LOOKS LIKE I'M IN THE CAMERA BUSINESS NOW.
- HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK WE CAN GET FOR THESE?
- I BET WE CAN GET $65 FOR THIS ONE,
PROBABLY $50 FOR THE BROWNIE.
FOR THIS LITTLE, UH--
WE'RE CALLING THE POCKETBOOK WITH LEATHER,
PROBABLY 50 BUCKS FOR THIS.
WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH THE TRUNK?
- I MEAN, I CAN, FOR SURE, DO SOMETHING WITH THIS.
THEY SELL REALLY EASILY IN MY SHOP.
THESE CAMERAS ARE PRETTY COOL.
BUT I'M NOT GONNA GET MY HOPES UP JUST YET.
- HEY, YOU KNOW SOMETHIN'? THAT PASTEL'S NOT BAD.
I'D FRAME THAT. CAREFUL, CAREFUL.
YOU LIKE THESE GREYHOUNDS RACING?
- [laughing] GREYHOUNDS RACING.
- [laughs] I JUST MADE THAT UP.
- I KNOW.
MOE IS ON A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PLANET,
BUT I'LL HUMOR HIM FOR NOW.
- THIS PERSON WAS REALLY CREATIVE.
WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE IS IN HERE?
- OH, MY GOSH!
YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE THIS!
- OH, MY GOD, MOE.
- UNBELIEVABLE. OKAY.
THIS IS A PROSTHETIC DEVICE.
THERE ARE TWO THINGS I KNOW A LOT ABOUT--
ART AND FEET.
- LOOK AT THIS LEATHER. - YEAH.
- HARDCORE. - HARDCORE.
- SO WHAT WOULD THEY USE THIS FOR?
- TECHNICALLY, THIS PERSON HAD
A BELOW-THE-KNEE AMPUTATION.
- REALLY? - MM-HMM.
THEY CUT HIS LEG OFF BELOW THE KNEE,
AND HIS FEMUR FIT RIGHT INTO HERE.
- THAT'S NEAT, MOE. - YEAH.
THIS TRULY IS AN ANTIQUE PIECE.
- HISTORY. - HISTORY.
I'M CONVINCED THIS LEG IS WORTH MONEY,
BUT I NEED AN EXPERT TO TELL ME HOW MUCH.
DON'T DROP HIS TOES. - OKAY.
- IF IT'S GOOD LUCK AND I'M TOUCHIN' IT,
IT'S GOOD FOR ME, RIGHT?
- I LEAVE THE AUCTION FOR ONE DAY,
AND BUBBA HAS DONE BOUGHT SOMETHING
THAT'S GONNA CURSE MY FAMILY TILL THE DAY I DIE.
THAT LOOKS LIKE SOME KIND OF A PAIN THING.
- FOUND THIS CRAZY-LOOKING STATUE IN MY LOCKER.
IT LOOKS LIKE A VOODOO DOLL.
SO I BROUGHT RICKY WITH ME TO FIND OUT WHAT THIS IS
AND IF IT'S WORTH ANYTHING.
[African choir music]
- BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL PIECE.
- I WASN'T SURE, BUT I THOUGHT IT MIGHT'VE BEEN AFRICAN.
BUT I COULD BE TOTALLY WRONG. WE COULD BE IN THE WRONG PLACE.
- AH! WELL, YOU ARE DEFINITELY IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
IT IS DEFINITELY AN AFRICAN PIECE.
- GOOD. - IT IS A PROTECTION PIECE
FROM THE CONGO.
THIS IS A PIECE THAT PEOPLE WOULD USE TO, UH,
KEEP NEGATIVE FORCES AWAY.
- WELL, HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK THAT THIS GUY'S WORTH?
- WELL, IT'S IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE...
AND THE FEATURES ARE VERY WELL-DEFINED ON IT.
UH, IF YOU FIND THE RIGHT COLLECTOR,
YOU COULD GET...
[drum roll]
$1,200.
- 1,200 BUCKS, BUB. - NAILED IT.
- YOU ACTUALLY NAILED IT, THAT'S RIGHT.
- [laughs]
- THAT'LL PUT SOME BEANS ON THE TABLE.
- I BOUGHT A LOCKER, MADE TONS OF MONEY.
DIDN'T CURSE THE SMITH FAMILY NAME.
HELL, I SHOULD HEAD OUT BY MYSELF MORE OFTEN.
IT'S 1,200, BUT I GOTTA MAKE SURE
HE DON'T PUNCTURE MY SEAT.
- YEAH.
- I FOUND THIS, LIKE, OLD CONTRAPTION THINGIE IN A LOCKER,
SO I LOOKED UP THIS PLACE TO GET IT CHECKED OUT.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHAT IT IS?
- YES, I BELIEVE I DO.
IT IS A UNIVERSAL TOASTER, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN--
- I KNEW IT WAS A TOASTER.
THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS.
YEAH, I THOUGHT IT WAS A MOUSETRAP.
- THIS WAS MADE BY UNIVERSAL.
THIS ONE, I BELIEVE, WAS MADE IN 1922.
- IS THAT CONSIDERED AN ANTIQUE?
- TECHNICALLY, NO, BUT CLOSE.
- I DON'T WANNA SOUND LIKE AN IDIOT,
BUT I'M ACTUALLY SURPRISED
THAT THEY HAD TOASTERS BACK THEN.
WHAT ELSE DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS GUY?
- IT'S CALLED A SWING ARM, AND THE REASON IS, SIMPLY,
BECAUSE THESE ARMS SWING OUT.
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE THAT STAYED AT HOME, TO...
- RIGHT, YOU COULD ACTUALLY CONTROL IT.
- CONTROL IT, AND, UM, MAKE IT EXACTLY HOW HER HUSBAND WANTED.
YOU DON'T DO THAT FOR YOUR HUSBAND?
- NO, ACTUALLY, WE'RE NOT MARRIED YET,
BUT HE PROBABLY WOULD WANT TO DO HIS OWN TOAST, ANYWAY.
- YEAH. - I'D BURN IT.
- PROBABLY. [register bell dings]
DOES THIS ONE WORK? - I HAVE NO IDEA.
- WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO TEST IT HERE.
YEAH. - OOH!
I HEARD A NOISE.
[electricity crackles]
OH, IT'S TOTALLY GETTING HOT!
- IS IT GETTING WARM? - YEAH!
THAT MEANS IT WORKS, RIGHT? - YEAH, YEAH, IT DOES WORK.
- THE THING HAS, LIKE, SPARKS COMING OUT OF IT.
IT'S A TOTAL DEATHTRAP.
HOPEFULLY, IT'S WORTH SOME MONEY.
- IF THIS WAS BRAND-NEW IN THE BOX...
- MM-HMM. - YOU MIGHT GET 100.
- OH.
- I'D PROBABLY PLACE IT...
PROBABLY $20, $25.
- THAT--THAT'S A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING.
I CAN'T REALLY SELL THIS TO SOMEBODY AS A TOASTER,
BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF, LIKE, DANGEROUS.
BUT I COULD TOTALLY SELL IT AS A DECORATIVE PIECE.
- IT'S A GOOD-LOOKING BOOKEND.
- OKAY.
I'M CONVINCED THIS LEG IS WORTH SOME MONEY.
WELL, LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT.
SO I BROUGHT IT TO MY GOOD FRIEND MATT LOWERY.
HE MAKES PROSTHETIC LEGS FOR A LIVING,
SO HE'S DEFINITELY GONNA KNOW ABOUT THIS.
WELL, I HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE FOUND IN A--IN A LOCKER.
AND I WANTED TO GET AN OPINION.
OH, WE DON'T WANNA FORGET THE TOES, OKAY?
- [laughs]
WOW, THIS IS...
A VERY OLD PROSTHESIS.
I HAVE NOT SEEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN QUITE A WHILE.
WHAT I'M CURIOUS ABOUT IS THE FOOT.
WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE TURN OF THE CENTURY AND EARLIER ON,
IS THEY STARTED ATTACHING FEET WITH A BOLT.
SO THERE'S NO BOLT DOWN HERE, SO THAT LETS US KNOW
THIS IS CIVIL WAR ERA, LATE-1800s.
COULD'VE BEEN CIVIL WAR VETERAN.
THERE WAS MANY, MANY, MANY, UH, AMPUTEES,
ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTH.
- REALLY?
WHAT KIND OF VALUE WOULD YOU PUT ON THAT?
- YOU COULD EASILY EXPECT THE RIGHT CROWD.
I WOULD EVEN GO SO FAR AS TO SAY 700.
- OKAY, MARY.
- I GOTTA GIVE IT TO YOU, MOE.
- MAYBE YOU'LL LISTEN TO ME ONCE IN A WHILE.
- [laughs] YEAH, YEAH, OKAY.
- MOE'S KNOWS FEET. - YES.
- I KNOW MARY DOESN'T SEE IT YET, BUT BEHIND THIS NOSE,
EYEBROWS, MUSTACHE, GLASSES...
GRAB THE TOES. - OKAY.
- LIES THE MIND OF A MAD GENIUS.
narrator: THE BIG WINNER IN CEDAR HILL WAS BUBBA,
WHOSE BLACK MAGIC GAMBLE CONJURED UP A $1,200 PROFIT.
MARY AND MOE GOT A LEG UP FROM THEIR CIVIL WAR PROSTHETIC,
FINISHING WITH $900.
VICTOR RJESNJANSKY'S GIANT TRUCK AND TRAILER
ARE GOING HOME EMPTY.
AND JENNY GRUMBLES IS SWEATING THE SMALL STUFF,
AFTER HER QUEST FOR TCHOTCHKES
LEAVES HER 170 BUCKS IN THE HOLE.
- ARE YOU DRUNK, OR HIGH? - I'VE HAD A FEW BEERS.
- [laughs] - ARE YOU THERE?
DID YOU DIE? HELLO?
- I'M GONNA, UH, DROP THAT VOODOO DOLL OFF
AT YOUR HOUSE, OKAY?
- AT YOUR HOUSE. - AT YOUR HOUSE, OKAY?
NOW, I GOTTA GO, THOUGH, SO... - NO, NO, NO.
- WHEN I-- WHEN I GET THERE,
JUST--YOU JUST TAKE CARE OF THAT VOODOO DOLL FOR ME, OKAY?
- NO, NO. NO-NO, NO-NO.
- ALL RIGHT, I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER.
- NO, DON'T DROP NO DOLL AT MY HOUSE.
- [laughs]
IT'LL BE AT YOUR HOUSE WAITING FOR YOU.
- NEGATIVE.