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...
- WHAT'S UP, MY BROTHERS? WHAT'S UP TODAY?
- EVERY DAMN AUCTION, VICTOR MESSES WITH BUBBA'S HEAD.
- ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, I'M GONNA SHOVE IT UP HIS ASS.
- WHAT IS THIS?
THIS IS DEFINITELY AN ANTIQUE, WHATEVER IT IS.
OH, MY GOD, IT SAYS 'VIBRATOR.'
- "CALENDARIUM PERPETUUM."
- ARE YOU CASTING A SPELL ON SOMEBODY?
WE THINK IT MIGHT BE THE SAVING GRACE FOR ALL OF HUMANITY.
- THIS COULD BE THE KEY.
[country rock music]
- YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET.
THAT'S WHY WE DO THIS, BUB.
- 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!
- AUCTIONS TODAY ARE IN ARLINGTON.
IT'S A BOOMING SUBURB BETWEEN DALLAS AND FORT WORTH.
NOW, ARLINGTON IS HOME TO THE STADIUMS
AND SIX FLAGS OVER TEXAS.
NOW, THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH OUR AUCTIONS TODAY,
BUT I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT.
- NOW THAT I'M GETTING BETTER AT THIS,
I DON'T JUST HAVE TO BUY FURNITURE.
THERE ARE SMALLER, DECORAVE THINGS
THAT I CAN ACTUALLY JUST PUT OUT AND SELL.
MY CUSTOMERS LOVE THE SMALL, VINTAGE KNICKKNACKS
FOR THEIR SHELVES. THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR.
ALL RIGHT, I'M READY.
- ARLINGTON'S A PLAYGROUND.
AND HERE, PEOPLE LIKE TO SPEND MONEY ON THEIR TOYS.
TODAY, I'M LOOKING FOR ANYTHING THAT SAYS "EXPENSIVE HOBBY."
- I THINK WE NEED A PLAN FOR TODAY.
- YEAH, WE DO. [laughs]
- STRAIGHT, NARROW PLAN. SO FAR, MARY AND I HAVE BEEN
GOING TO THESE AUCTIONS, AND WE'VE BEEN JUST WINGING IT.
SO TODAY, WE'RE COMING UP WITH A STRATEGY.
IMAGINE THAT.
- SO IF I SEE SOMETHING I LIKE--
- UH-HUH. - THEN YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ME
THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT I CAN SPEND, RIGHT?
- YEAH. - OKAY.
SO WE'RE KEEPING EACH OTHER IN CHECK, RIGHT, MOE?
- YES. - OKAY.
- SO ARE YOU FEELING GOOD? - I'M READY.
- WHAT'S UP, MY BROTHERS? WHAT'S UP TODAY?
- MOTHER FATHER! EVERY DAMN AUCTION,
VICTOR MESSES WITH BUBBA'S HEAD AND MAKES HIM LOSE FOCUS.
- VICTOR. - HOW'S IT GOING?
- ENOUGH, WE'RE NOT DOING THIS ANYMORE.
- [huffs] - I DON'T WANNA HEAR ANYMORE
OF THIS CRAP, GOT IT? - CALM DOWN.
- [laughs] GLAD TO SEE THE OLD BUBBA'S BACK.
- VIC ISN'T GETTIN' A UNIT TODAY
UNLESS I WANT HIM TO GET A UNIT TODAY.
AND IF I LET HIM GET A UNIT TODAY,
IT AIN'T GONNA BE CHEAP.
ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, IT'S-- I'M GONNA SHOVE IT UP HIS ASS.
- BREAK AN EGG IN HIM.
- ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
HERE ARE THE RULES FOR TODAY'S AUCTION.
YOU GONNA HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO LOOK AROUND.
THERE'LL BE NO STEPPING INSIDE,
NO REACHING INSIDE, NO KICKING THE BOXES,
THERE'LL BE NO DASH FOR CASH. ARE YOU READY TO GO?
- all: YEAH! - HAMMER UP, LET'S GO!
- THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE TODAY.
- CUTE TABLE AND CHAIRS AND BENCH.
OH, IT LOOKS LIKE THOSE BOXES HAVE SOME SMALL DECORATIVE ITEMS
I COULD PUT ON MY SHELVES.
- THAT'S A PARTICLE BOARD, THAT DRESSER THING.
THAT TABLE, YOU CAN GET ANYWHERE.
IT'S MASS-PRODUCED.
- I DON'T THINK THE FURNITURE'S ALL THAT BAD.
BUT I'M GONNA CHOOSE MY BATTLES WITH MARY.
- SPORTS COLLECTIBLES. - MM-HMM.
- AND THEY'RE ALL IN THE BOXES.
- OKAY. NEAT, CLEAN.
- YEAH, YEAH, I LIKE THIS ONE A LOT.
I LOVE A NERD'S UNIT. DEPENDING ON WHAT YEAR,
THERE COULD BE 1,000 BUCKS IN THAT TUB ALONE.
I'M ALL OVER THIS ONE. - ALL RIGHT, WE'RE ON IT.
- I DO SEE THE COLLECTIBLES
STICKING RIGHT OUT THERE IN FRONT.
HOPEFULLY, THERE'S SOME MORE BURIED BACK OVER THERE.
BUT THE SPORTS FIGURES ARE REALLY NICE.
A LOT OF COLLECTIBLES I CAN MAKE MONEY OFF OF.
YEAH, THE DOLLS, THEY'RE HARD TO SELL.
THOSE SPORT FIGURES, THEY'RE HARD TO SELL, TOO.
- VICTOR ACTED LIKE HE WASN'T INTERESTED.
- I DON'T BELIEVE HIM FOR A SECOND.
HE IS TOO EASY TO READ. HE'S ALL OVER THIS.
VIC AIN'T SLICK. IF HE WANTS THIS UNIT,
HE'S GONNA HAVE TO GO THROUGH ME.
- ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
WHAT DO YOU WANNA GIVE NOW. HOW ABOUT 500?
- RIGHT HERE! - 500 THERE.
- NOW, 600. [auctioneering] - HALF.
- I GOT 650. NOW, 700.
- RIGHT HERE! - 700.
[auctioneering] - YEAH.
- NOW, 800. [auctioneering]
- RIGHT HERE! - [auctioneering]
NOW, 900. - YOU KNOW, BUBBA,
WHAT IS THIS, A LOCKER FULL OF TWINKIES?
- NOW, 1,000! [auctioneering] - RIGHT HERE!
- YOU WANNA GIVE 1,050? - YEAH.
- NOW, 1,100. [auctioneering]
1,100, GOING ONCE.
1,100, GOING TWICE. LAST CALL!
WANNA GIVE 1,100?
I SOLD IT. $1,050, RIGHT THERE.
- I BET THIS NERD COLLECTED MORE THAN JUST SPORTS FIGURES.
- THIS COULD BE A HELL OF A LICK AT 1,050.
- THAT'S [bleep]IN' BULL[bleep]. I'LL OVERPAY,
BUT I AIN'T GONNA [bleep]IN' BE RIDICULOUS WITH IT.
- ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY. THE NEXT ONE IS INSIDE!
- THIS LOCKER LOOKS REALLY OLD. LIKE, THIS BED IS ANTIQUE-Y,
VINTAGE-Y, ALL THE WAY. AND THAT SANTA IS DEFINITELY
AN OLD SCHOOL SANTA.
- I COULD TOTALLY WORK WITH THESE CHAIRS.
THEY'RE FRIGGIN' AWESOME. [laughs]
- IT LOOKS LIKE GRANDMA'S ATTIC GOT THE WORST END OF A TORNADO.
- THESE ANTIQUE CHAIRS ARE INTERESTING.
THERE COULD BE SOME OTHER ANTIQUES IN HERE.
I AM IN IT, IF THE PRICE DOESN'T GO CRAZY.
- THAT'S GOT YOUR NAME ALL OVER IT, MARY.
- YOU SAID THE SAME THING TO ME.
IT'S GOT HER WRITTEN ALL OVER IT,
LIKE IT HAS ME WRITTEN ALL OVER IT?
- ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
[auctioneering] 25! - RIGHT HERE! 25.
- NOW, 50. [auctioneering] - YEAH.
- 50. NOW, 75.
75! NOW, 100.
- YEP. - [auctioneering]
- 125. - 125, PUTTING AT 150.
- YES, WALT. - YEAH, 150, NOW 75, 175.
175 BACK THERE. NOW 1/4. NOW, 225!
- YEAH. - [auctioneering]
- 250! - 250, NOW 75.
275? - 275.
- NOW, 300. - HERE, I'LL BLOCK
SO YOU CAN'T SEE. - 300! LET'S DO IT!
300. NOW 1/4, NOW 25.
IN THE BACK, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
325. - 325!
THANK YOU.
[auctioneering] - NO.
- ASK PERMISSION.
LAST CALL! 350, ONCE!
350, TWICE!
SOLD, SOLD, SOLD! $325, ALL THE WAY IN THE BACK.
- I BET YOU GRANDMA HAD MORE VINTAGE STUFF
THAN THE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS.
- OKAY, EVERYBODY. AND THE NEXT ONE'S OUTSIDE.
- ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA MOVE AWAY FROM THE HERD
TO CHECK OUT THIS LITTLE COLLECTOR'S UNIT
THAT WE GOT FOR 1,050.
- COLLECT--THERE'S PRETTY GOOD COLLECTIBLES IN THERE.
- PLUM FULL. - AW, YEAH.
- '99. - THAT'S GOOD.
- THAT'S REAL GOOD. 40 OF 'EM? $10 APIECE.
- THAT'S 400 BUCKS. - YEAH.
- SO WHAT DO WE GOT THE DINETTE SOLD FOR, ALREADY?
- 300.
- WELL, THERE'S ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR GAME CONTROLLERS.
A TRIPOD. THAT'S PROBABLY A $75 BOX.
- AW, LOOKIE HERE, BUBBA.
IT SAYS COMIC BOOKS. - OH, DON'T TEASE ME.
- OOH! YOU KNOW, THE OLDER THEY ARE,
THE CHEAPER THEIR WORTH. - MM-HMM.
- WE LIKE THE ONES THAT ARE ALL 10, 15 CENTS.
FOR THIS BOX, I'D SAY PROBABLY 200 BUCKS.
- ALL THESE LITTLE COLLECTIONS ADD UP,
BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO TAKE US OVER THE TOP.
- THIS IS MY MOTTO. THIS IS GOING RIGHT OVER MY BED.
LIFE, LOVE, LAUGHTER.
- OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, THIS LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
- OH, MORE COLLECTIBLES!
- OOH, I LIKE THIS. WOO-WEE, I LOVE ME
A DIAMOND RING BOX.
- LOOK AT THAT. - OOH!
- OOH.
- [sad descending scales] WAAH, WAAH, WAAH.
- LOOK, 99.99% OF THE TIME, YOU'RE NOT GONNA FIND DIAMONDS.
[metal rattling] - OH!
- JEWELRY OR COINS, ONE OF THE TWO.
COINS. JUST COINS.
OOH! - THAT'S A BIG ASS COIN.
- IT'S NOT A COIN. - THE HECK IS IT?
- IT'S LIKE A CALENDAR, MAYBE.
- OH, YEAH, THAT'S PRETTY. "CALENDARIUM PERPETUUM."
- ARE YOU CASTING A SPELL ON SOMEBODY?
FOR ALL WE KNOW, THIS LITTLE SILVER CALENDAR THING
COULD BE THE MAYAN CALENDAR THAT SAVES THE WORLD.
[laughing] ALL RIGHT, I'LL STOP RIGHT THERE.
- I NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT.
- I THINK WE SHOULD FIND OUT HOW OLD THAT IS.
WE'RE GONNA FIND SOME WAY
TO LOOK AT THIS LITTLE, SILVER CALENDAR THING.
HOPEFULLY, IT'S AN ANTIQUE,
AND NOT JUST SOME TOY OUT OF A CRACKER JACK BOX.
- A BOAT MOTOR? I DON'T GOT NO BOAT! [laughs]
- I THINK IT BELONGED TO LINDA.
I DON'T THINK LINDA AND I HAD THE SAME TASTE.
- IT'S NOT WORTH DEALING WITH THE GIGANTO STUFF
IN THE BACK.
- THEY DEFINITELY DID SOME BOATING,
BECAUSE I SEE A PROP AND SOME FISHING RODS IN THERE.
BOATING IS AN EXPENSIVE HOBBY.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO GO HARD ON THIS
IF I WANNA BEAT BACK THE CROWD.
- FISHING STUFF I LIKE. VICTOR AIN'T GOT NOTHIN' YET.
HE'S GONNA WANT THIS. - YEAH.
- I'M GONNA KEEP PLAYING WITH HIM.
- YEAH.
- IT'LL PUT HIM WAY OVER THE EDGE ON THIS ONE.
- YEAH. WE ALREADY HAVE A GREAT UNIT.
IT'S ABOUT THAT TIME TO DO WHAT REALLY MATTERS.
STICKIN' IT TO VICTOR.
HEY, VIC, YOU LEAVE YOUR WALLET AT HOME?
- ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
[auctioneering] 100?
- RIGHT HERE! - 100! 200!
- I SAY THE CAP ON THIS IS 0.
AND MOE, I SEE YOU TRYING TO BID.
STOP IT! STOP!
- RIGHT HERE! - 300. 4, 4, 4, WE GET 400?
400 THERE! NOW, 500. - RIGHT HERE, WALT!
- 500! 6, 6, 6. - I'M GONNA ROLL WITH THAT SOME.
YEAH! - 600! NOW, 700.
- RIGHT HERE! - NOW, 800. [auctioneering]
- YEAH. - NOW, 900 TO YOU.
- RIGHT HERE! - NOW HALF, NOW--
- KEEP GOING. - YEAH!
- 950, OVER THERE! - THIS COUNTRY BUMPKIN'S
NOT TAKING ANOTHER LOCKER. TIME FOR ME TO SHUT THIS DOWN.
- 1,125. - WISH I'DA THOUGHT OF THAT.
NOW 1,150 IN THE BACK.
- NOW HE CAN CHOKE ON THAT.
- 1,150, ONCE! - DUMBASS.
- 1,150, TWICE! I SOLD IT! $1,125, RIGHT THERE!
- [sighs] I'M NOT GONNA SAY THAT I'VE BLOWN IT,
BUT I MAY HAVE JUST BLOWN IT.
- [feigned cough] SUCKER. [laughter]
- THERE'S TOO MANY PEOPLE HERE,
TOO MANY PEOPLE BIDDING. NEXT TIME, WE'RE GOING BACK
TO THE ORIGINAL PLAN, WHICH IS, OF COURSE, NO PLAN.
[laughs]
- WE'LL DO BETTER NEXT TIME. - YEAH.
- ALL RIGHT, TIME TO DO A LITTLE DIGGING.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S PRETTY NICE STUFF.
THAT'S A $100 COFFEE TABLE.
TWO END TABLES. 50 BUCKS APIECE.
YOU KNOW, THE FURNITURE DOESN'T EVEN SCRATCH THE SURFACE.
I GOTTA CHECK OUT THIS BOATING AND FISHING STUFF.
TWO LITTLE FISHING POLES THE GUY HAD HERE,
AND THEY'RE BRAND NEW. 10 BUCKS APIECE.
PROPELLER. IT'S NOT IN TERRIBLY GOOD SHAPE.
IT'S A LITTLE NICKED UP. PROBABLY 250.
THIS GUY WAS DEFINITELY INTO FISHING, BIG TIME.
SOMETIMES YOU GET LUCKY WITH AN OLD FISHING LURE.
BUT NOT THIS TIME, THIS IS ALL NEW STUFF.
- WHOA! JACKPOT.
AW, MAN! I THOUGHT IT WAS AN OUTBOARD MOTOR.
MOSQUITO MAGNET. 200 BUCKS.
MAN, THIS UNIT IS ONE DISAPPOINTMENT AFTER THE NEXT.
SO HE'S INTO FISHING AND BARBIES.
OKAY.
IT SAYS SPECIAL EDITION ON HERE.
AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T SAY COLLECTOR'S EDITION,
[clears throat] WE'RE PRETTY GOOD.
'CAUSE ANYTHING THAT SAYS COLLECTOR'S EDITION ON IT
IS, UH--YOU KNOW, THEY MADE SO MANY OF 'EM,
THEY TAKE FOREVER TO BE WORTH ANY MONEY AT ALL.
THESE COULD BE WORTH $10,
OR THEY COULD BE A FRIGGIN' GOLDMINE,
YOU KNOW, DEPENDING UPON HOW MANY WAS MADE
AND WHO'S COLLECTING IT. I'VE NEVER SEEN
AFRO-AMERICAN BARBIES BEFORE. I NEED THESE TO PAY OFF,
OR I'M DEAD IN THE WATER. BUBBA REALLY SCREWED
THE POOCH ON THIS ONE, AND I'M THE POOCH.
- I BOUGHT THIS GRANDMA'S ATTIC FOR $325.
ALL RIGHT!
LOVE THE VINTAGE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS.
LOVE THE ANTIQUE FURNITURE.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT OTHER LITTLE TREASURES
THIS GRANDMA HAD.
OH, YEAH. THIS IS SO COOL!
[item falling]
WHOOPS. LOOK AT THIS BED!
IT IS ADORABLE. THEY DON'T DO THIS KIND
OF ORNATE CARVING ANYMORE. I CAN MAKE THIS, SAY, $300.
SO...
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR. FIVE.
THE FURNITURE'S GONNA SELL GREAT.
NOW, I HAVE TO SEE WHAT I HAVE WITH THE VINTAGE DECORATIONS.
HERE, WE HAVE SANTA CLAUS.
HE'S A 1970s VINTAGE YARD SANTA. YOU CAN PUT HIM IN YOUR WINDOW,
YOU CAN PUT HIM IN YOUR YARD.
ANYBODY WILL BUY SANTA. IT'S SANTA!
AT LEAST $30.
LET'S SEE.
WHAT IS THIS?
THIS IS-- THIS IS INTERESTING.
1906. WELL, THIS IS DEFINITELY
AN ANTIQUE.
IS THIS A HAIR DRYER?
OH, MY GOD, IT SAYS VIBRATOR ON IT.
WHY DOES THIS STUFF HAVE TO HAPPEN TO ME?
THIS IS, LIKE, AN ANTIQUE VIBRATOR?
HOLD ON.
SHELTON VIBRATORS. [laughs]
I-I AM UNCOMFORTABLE. I DON'T EVEN--
[laughs]
I WANT THIS TO BE A HAIR DRYER!
I DON'T-- YOU WERE NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT
IN 1906.
YEAH, HE IS NOT BLOW-DRYING HER HAIR.
FOR SURE. MM-MMM.
I AM A PROFESSIONAL.
THIS IS AN ANTIQUE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE,
AND, THEREFORE, IT COULD BE VALUABLE.
I DON'T KNOW WHO I COULD EVEN TAKE THIS TO
WITHOUT COMPLETELY WANTING TO DIE WHILE I DO IT.
BUT I'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
- I FOUND A BARBIE COLLECTOR NAMED JOANIE
WHO COULD TELL ME ABOUT THESE AFRO-AMERICAN BARBIES I FOUND.
HEY! HELLO, HELLO! I NEVER THOUGHT BARBIES
WOULD BE MY ONLY HOPE FOR A PROFIT, BUT HERE I AM,
A DESPERATE MAN.
SO...THIS IS MY COLLECTION.
NOW, DOES IT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE
THAT THESE ARE NATIVE AMERICAN BARBIES?
OH, NOT NATIVE AMERICAN. I'M SORRY, I MADE A MISTAKE.
- YES, YES, [laughing] YEAH. OKAY.
THIS IS A, UM, 1999 MILLENNIUM PRINCESS BARBIE.
- OKAY. - IT IS A NEVER REMOVED
FROM BOX DOLL.
- YES. - AND YOU SEE NRFB ON, ON DOLLS.
THAT'S ONE OF THE--THE-- - NRFB.
- YEAH, NEVER REMOVED FROM BOX. - OKAY.
- SO THAT DOES KEEP HER VALUE HIGHER.
THIS IS ONE OF THE MORE COLLECTIBLE
OF THE HOLIDAY LINE OF BARBIES.
BUT BOX SHAPE IS NOT GREAT ON THIS DOLL.
SHE'S DEFINITELY BEEN CRUSHED.
- MM-HMM. - SO THIS REALLY LOWERS
THE VALUE OF IT. - OKAY.
- THIS IS YOUR '97 HOLIDAY. - OKAY.
- LIKE, THIS LOOKS LIKE A WINTER SKATING OUTFIT.
- IT LOOKS LIKE A RUSSIAN WINTER SKATING OUTFIT.
- YEAH. AND SHE'S GOT HER MUFF HERE.
YOU KNOW, IT MATCHES THE FUR ON THE HAT.
- WHERE CAN I FIND A GIRLFRIEND LIKE THAT?
- THIS IS YOUR 2002. THIS WAS THE, UH, FIRST
OF THE CELEBRATION HOLIDAY BARBIES.
BUT THE BOX IS THE WORST BOX YOU'VE GOT.
THE BACK OF IT'S JUST TOTALLY SMASHED.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEEN THE STORAGE BUILDING
WITH LOTS AND LOTS OF HEAT.
AND THE LAST ONE IS YOUR '98 HOLIDAY.
SHE'S ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS. - MM-HMM.
- THESE ARE SOME OF BARBIE COLLECTORS'
FAVORITE COLORS, HOT PINK AND BLACK.
- OKAY. - THIS IS YOUR BEST BOX.
- IT'S THE CREAM OF THE CROP RIGHT THERE, HUH?
- YES, SHE IS.
- WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS WHOLE THING IS WORTH
AS A COLLECTION?
- BECAUSE OF THE BOX WEAR, PROBABLY...
$100 TO $125.
[comical descending chords]
♪ ♪
- THANK YOU, JOANIE. - OKAY, SURE.
- BUBBA MAY HAVE GOTTEN THE BETTER OF ME,
BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE THIS INTO A HOBBY.
[Barbie box dropping] THERE GOES THAT BOX.
- [laugh] BE CAREFUL WITH, WHAT, THE GOOD BOXES
THAT YOU HAVE. - OKAY.
- I'M AT MONTGOMERY STREET ANTIQUES.
THERE'S A LADY HERE WHO IS AN EXPERT
ON THESE PARTICULAR ELECTRICAL PLEASURE ANTIQUES.
SO I HOPE SHE CAN TELL ME IF IT'S WORTH ANYTHING.
HI! ARE YOU BARB? - OH, YEAH!
YOU MUST BE JENNY. - YES! NICE TO MEET YOU.
- NICE TO MEET YOU. SO THIS IS THE ITEM, HUH?
- YES. - AAH! OKAY.
- NOW, IT SAYS VIBRATOR ON IT,
BUT I'M HOPING IT'S SOMETHING ELSE.
WELL, IT IS A VIBRATOR.
IT'S AN EARLY ELECTRIC VIBRATOR. IT WAS MAINLY USED BY DOCTORS.
- OKAY. - IT WAS A MEDICAL DEVICE,
BASICALLY. WOMEN THAT CAME IN WITH HYSTERIA
FAINTING, NERVOUSNESS, DOCTORS IN THE 1900s
WOULD USE THIS AND SAY THAT IT CURED THEM.
- SO, WHEN THIS CAME OUT, I GUESS IT CREATED
A BIG BUZZ. [rim shot]
I'D BEEN SAVING THAT ONE.
- BEFORE, THEY KIND OF KEPT IT HUSH-HUSH.
USUALLY, THEY DIDN'T EVEN PICTURE THIS IN THE ADS.
- OHH. - THEY WOULD JUST, UH, MENTION
A HOME APPLIANCE TO HELP WOMEN.
- THAT IS HILARIOUS! - SO--EXACTLY.
- AND AWKWARD.
I'M GLAD BARB AND I HAD THIS GIRL TALK.
BUT I JUST NEED TO KNOW HOW MUCH IT'S WORTH.
IS IT, UM, A VALUABLE ANTIQUE? - YES.
SINCE YOU'VE GOT THE PAMPHLETS, AND IT SEEMS TO BE
IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE, PROBABLY...
PROBABLY 150. - $150?
- $150 IS WHAT I WOULD SELL IT FOR.
- THAT'S FANTASTIC. - [laughs]
- OKAY. - UNLESS YOU WANNA KEEP IT.
- NO! MM-MMM. - NO, I FEEL LIKE I NEED
TO WASH MY HANDS NOW. - I KNOW, ME, TOO. OKAY.
- BYE, JENNY. - THANKS BARB.
- YOU'RE WELCOME. - [laughs]
WELL, THIS VIBRATOR WASN'T THE KIND OF ANTIQUE
I WAS HOPING TO FIND, BUT THE PRICE IS
STIMULATING ENOUGH. [rim shot]
GET IT?
- RICK AND I ARE HERE AT LEGACY ANTIQUES
TO HAVE AN EXPERT TAKE A LOOK AT THIS SILVER COIN
MAYAN CALENDAR THING. I'M SURE THIS THING'S
GONNA PREDICT THE END OF THE WORLD
OR DESTROY IT. IT'S GONNA DO SOMETHIN'.
- WOO! THIS PLACE IS FANCY.
- DON'T TOUCH NOTHIN'. DON'T TURN YOUR BIG ASS AROUND.
- WHATCHA GUYS GOT? - THIS IS WHAT WE GOT HERE.
- WOW. THAT'S COOL. - WE THINK IT MIGHT BE
THE SAVING GRACE FOR ALL OF HUMANITY
AGAINST THE MAYAN CALENDAR. - THIS COULD BE THE KEY.
I THINK YOU GOT A LITTLE TREASURE HERE.
- YEAH? - YEAH.
- THESE ARE A FORERUNNER OF THE POCKET WATCH,
AND THEY STARTED MAKING THESE THINGS PROBABLY BACK
IN ABOUT THE 14TH CENTURY. - IT'S A CALENDAR, RIGHT?
- WELL, IT'S ACTUALLY-- IT'S WRITTEN IN LATIN.
THAT'S, UH, "CALENDARIUM PERPETUUM,"
WHICH IS BASICALLY A PERPETUAL CALENDAR.
AND THIS SIDE TELLS THE DAY OF THE WEEK.
YOU KNOW, SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY.
AND THEN, THE INTERESTING PART ABOUT THE FRONT SIDE
IS IT NOT ONLY TELLS THE MONTH, BUT IT TELLS
THE LENGTH OF THE DAYS AND NIGHTS.
- REALLY? - AND ALSO, IT TELLS THE TIME
OF THE SUNSET AND THE SUNRISE.
SO I COULD GO TO ANY DAY, AND IT'S GOING TO TELL ME
HOW LONG THAT DAY IS. - RIGHT.
- HOW OLD DO YOU THINK IT IS? - I THINK THIS ONE'S, LIKE,
EARLY 18TH CENTURY, ABOUT 1720 TO 1740.
- WHOA, HOO-HOO-HOO, THAT'S GOOD NEWS.
- THIS IS REALLY AN ADVANCE IN TECHNOLOGY
FOR THAT TIME PERIOD. IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE iPAD
OF THE 16TH-- - MY KIND OF iPAD.
- 16TH CENTURY, 'CAUSE IT CONTAINS
SO MUCH INFORMATION. - THAT'S DEFINITELY AN ANTIQUE.
- YEAH, DEFINITELY.
- I'VE BEEN DOING THIS ABOUT 40 YEARS.
THAT'S REALLY ONLY THE SECOND ONE
I'VE EVER SEEN. - REALLY?
- SO IT'S PRETTY RARE.
AND, UH, THIS IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, TOO.
I WOULD SAY, UH, ON THE MARKET TO A COLLECTOR...
YOU'RE LOOKING AT A HIGH END OF PROBABLY ABOUT...
$3,500.
- CHA-CHING!
- YOU'RE IN THE MONEY, FOR SURE.
- YOU THINK IF WE TURN IT TO THE MAYAN CALENDAR END DATE,
SOMETHING MIGHT HAPPEN?
- UH, YOU BETTER NOT TRY IT, SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN.
- [laughs] SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN.
- I'M GONNA DIAL IT TO THE PROPER DATE,
AND THEN I'M GOING TO MAKE A MEDALLION OUT OF IT.
IT'S GONNA CREATE AN AURA AROUND ME EVERYWHERE I GO.
I'M GONNA SAVE THE WORLD, SO YOU'RE WELCOME.
- OKAY.
- narrators: THE ARLINGTON WINNERS WERE RICKY AND BUBBA,
WHOSE ANTIQUE CALENDAR TURNED UP A $3,400 PROFIT.
JENNY GRUMBLES GOT SOME GOOD VIBRATIONS
AND GAINED A STIMULATING PROFIT OF $280.
MOE AND MARY WENT HOME WITH NOTHING.
BUT VICTOR OVERPAID ON BOAT PARTS AND BARBIE DOLLS,
FINISHING 450 BUCKS IN THE HOLE.
- JENNY, IS THAT WOOD AROUND YOUR NECK?
- LET ME SMELL IT. - WHERE ARE YOU GOING WITH THIS?
- [laughs] - WELL, MOE WANTS TO SMELL IT
SO HE CAN IDENTIFY IT.
- IT'S WOOD. - MY SISTER BOUGHT IT--
BROUGHT IT BACK FROM JAMAICA.
- EBONY, TEAK, WHITE ASH. THIS IS OLIVE WOOD.
- ARE YOU FOR REAL? - [laughing] YEAH, I'M FOR REAL.
- SMELL THIS ONE, MOE, AND TELL ME WHAT IT IS.
- CHANEL. [laughter]