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...
- YAY! WE'RE GOING TO AUSTIN.
SLOW DOWN. [crash]
- [bleep], MOE. - AUSTIN IS MY TURF.
WE'RE EITHER GONNA BUY ALL THESE UNITS,
OR WE'RE GONNA SEND ALL THESE FOLKS HOME BROKE.
[whooping, cheering]
- THIS IS THE BEST FURNITURE LOCKER I'VE EVER SEEN.
3,900. - NOW 4,000.
- YEAH! - [groans]
- THIS IS THE PLACE I THINK, RIGHT?
- YEAH, THINK IT IS. - WELCOME TO THE MUSEUM
OF EPHEMERATA, WHERE YOU HAVE BEEN ALL ALONG.
- UH, YEAH, WHY ARE YOU LOCKING THE DOOR, DUDE?
[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 AT I'M TALKING ABOUT ♪
♪ MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN ♪ - RIGHT HERE.
- AND IT'S SOLD!
- YEE-HAW! HERE WE GO!
WE ARE HEADING TO AUSTIN, THE CAPITAL OF TEXAS.
AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY SUMMER,
STORAGE FACILITIES HAVE A BIG BLOWOUT
AND AUCTION OFF A MARATHON OF UNITS.
IT'S GONNA BE A LOT OF FUN.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE HERE.
I'M SO EXCITED!
[snoring]
- I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO GET THERE.
- SLOW DOWN. SLOW DOWN.
[truck horn honking] - OKAY.
- STAY AWAY FROM HIS ASS!
- I GOT SKILLS, MOE. IT'S FINE.
I WANTED TO COME TO AUSTIN TO FIND STUFF
THAT'S COOL AND HIP
AND HAS A FUNKY, YOU KNOW, VIBE TO IT.
ALL THESE PROJECTS THAT I TAKE ON--
IT'S A LOT OF MY TIME.
SO I NEED TO FIND STUFF
THAT I CAN PUT ON THE FLOOR, SELL IT AS IT IS.
I KNOW YOU'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS TRUCK, MOE.
AT LEAST WE CAN HAUL LOTS OF [bleep] BACK THERE.
[horn honking] - BUT REMEMBER...
WE GOT TO ARRIVE SAFELY.
- THE HIPPIE VIBE GOIN' ON IN AUSTIN--
I CAN REALLY FIND SOME TREASURES THAT FIT MY STYLE.
MY STORE'S RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM A BIG UNIVERSITY.
SUMMER'S STARTING, AND I NEED TO GET A LOT OF PROJECTS GOING
SO I'M READY FOR THE COLLEGE KIDS
WHEN THEY COME BACK TO SCHOOL.
AUSTIN! WHOO!
- I'VE NEVER REALLY BEEN TO AUSTIN BEFORE,
AND I'M LOOKING FOR A LITTLE VARIETY.
SO MAYBE THEY HAVE A LITTLE SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO OFFER.
PEOPLE COME TO AUSTIN FOR THE ECLECTIC PIECES.
THE WAY I SEE IT, THEY'RE GONNA PASS OVER THE HOME GOODS,
AND I COULD SLIDE IN THERE AND GET IT CHEAP.
I'M INVADING BUBBA AND RICKY'S TERRITORY TODAY.
LET'S SEE HOW THEY LIKE THAT.
- IT FEELS GOOD NOT TO DRIVE FIVE HOURS
TO GO SOMEWHERE, DOESN'T IT?
- AUSTIN IS CLOSE TO LAMPASAS, AND THAT'S MY TURF.
WE'RE EITHER GONNA BUY ALL THESE UNITS,
OR WE'RE GONNA SEND ALL THESE FOLKS HOME BROKE.
- WONDER WHERE I SHOULD PARK.
- OH, THEY BROUGHT A BIG TRUCK, HUH?
[crash] - OOH!
[bleep], MOE. [laughs]
DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THERE'S ANY DAMAGE.
THAT'S NOT BAD, RIGHT, MOE?
- NO. ONLY $1,000.
- I ALREADY SPENT $400 ON THIS TRUCK,
AND IT MAY JUST COST ME $1,000 MORE.
I'M NOT USED TO DRIVING A BIG TRUCK LIKE THAT.
- ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HERE ARE THE RULES
FOR THE AUCTION: 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.
PLEASE BID ONLY WITH THE MONEY THAT YOU HAD IN YOUR POCKET.
ARE YOU READY TO GO? all: YEAH!
- HAMMER UP! LET'S GO!
- THIS ONE'S DEFINITELY BEEN HERE A WHILE.
- HERE'S A GUN CASE RIGHT THERE.
NOT REALLY OUR KIND OF STUFF, BUT WE'LL SEE.
- YEAH. - I LIKE PISTOL CASES,
BUT YOU CAN'T EVER TELL IF THERE'S A PISTOL INSIDE.
- BOX FULL OF VINTAGE KITCHEN ITEMS--$10?
MAYBE IT'S AN OLD GARAGE SALE
THAT SOMEBODY JUST PACKED IN HERE--I DON'T KNOW.
- YOU GOT PROJECTS. THAT DOOR IS GREAT.
BUT YOU GOT A PROJECT. THE MIRROR'S GREAT.
YOU GOT A PROJECT.
- YOU KNOW, THAT STUFF LOOKS COOL,
BUT IT'S JUNK TO BEGIN WITH,
AND IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME TO MAKE JUNK LOOK GOOD.
- RATTAN HEADBOARD.
IT'S A LOT OF WORK, AND IT'S DUSTY,
BUT I LOVE IT.
THERE'S A TON OF SUMMER PROJECTS IN HERE.
MY STORE WOULD BE STOCKED FULL OF PIECES FOR STUDENTS.
- ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
WHAT DO YOU WANNA GIVE NOW? 500.
- YEAH. - 500 THERE.
NOW 600, WE'LL DO 600. 700.
WE'LL DO 700. NOW 800.
900. - YEAH!
IF YOU THINK ANYBODY'S GETTING THIS ONE CHEAP,
THAT'S A BIG OLD NEGATORY.
- 950 THERE, NOW 1,000.
WANNA GIVE 1,000? NOW 1,100.
1,100, 1,100, 1,100 THERE, NOW 1,150.
NOW 1,200. 1,200 IN THE BACK.
1,300. WANNA GIVE 1,300? - YEAH!
- 1,450. - [groans]
- 1,450. NOW 1,500.
WANNA GIVE 1,500?
1,500. LET'S DO IT! 1,500.
- SHE'S DONE. [chuckles]
- 1,550 GOING ONCE. 1,550 GOING TWICE.
I SOLD IT RIGHT HERE. $1,500.
[applause]
- I KNOW I GOT GREAT FURNITURE IN THERE,
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF 1,500 WAS WORTH IT.
- HEY.
WELL, WE GOT SOME WINDOWS AND DOORS IN HERE.
ALL THIS STUFF KIND OF SELLS
TO PEOPLE WHO ARE FIXING UP THEIR HOUSES
SO THEY DO IT THEMSELVES.
WATCH EVERYBODY PASS THIS OVER.
- WELL, THEY GOT THE TOILET BOWL
AND THE KITCHEN SINK. - YEP.
LITTLE CONTRACTOR'S UNIT. - YEAH.
NOT FOR US.
- I DON'T SEE ANY TREASURES FOR ME.
TOTALLY NOT MY DEAL.
CONTRACTOR'S UNIT-- HOW BORING.
- MOE, WHAT ARE YOU SEEING IN THERE THAT I'M NOT SEEING?
NO MORE PROJECTS, MOE.
FUNKY PIECES-- THAT'S IT.
- ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HOW ABOUT 50?
50 THERE, NOW 75. LET'S DO IT.
75. WE'LL DO 75.
- THE TWO BOUNCE CASTLES GOT ME IN THEIR SIGHTS.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO LAY LOW.
- 75 IN THE BACK. NOW 100.
NOW 125. NOW 175, 175.
NOW 200. 200 THERE.
NOW 225. WANNA GIVE 225? 225? AND I HAVE 250.
NOW 250, NOW 250. WANNA GIVE 250 ONCE?
250 TWICE.
SOLD IT RIGHT THERE, $225. $225.
- ONLY A FOOL WOULD PASS THIS LOCKER UP.
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT IS THE EASIEST THING TO SELL.
- THAT LITTLE [bleep]. I DIDN'T SEE HIM BIDDING.
WE CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN AGAIN.
- I'M JUST TOO ANXIOUS TO SPEND MORE MONEY
WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT IS IN MY LOCKER.
SO I'M GONNA GO CHECK IT OUT.
THIS IS GONNA BE A LOT OF WORK,
BUT I CAN ALREADY TELL IT'S GONNA BE WORTH IT.
I CAN DO A LOT OF COOL THINGS WITH THESE.
PROBABLY $150.
THESE SHUTTERS ARE COOL
BECAUSE MY CUSTOMERS LIKE TO USE THEM AS ROOM DIVIDERS.
STUDENTS AND ROOMMATES NEED THEIR PRIVACY FOR...
ACTIVITIES.
SO I CAN SELL THIS ONE FOR, LIKE, 30.
AND THEN HERE'S A GIANT ONE.
THIS ONE, ANOTHER 30.
'30s, '40s-- THESE KIND OF--
THESE RATTAN SCROLLY HEADBOARDS KIND OF MADE A COMEBACK.
IT REALLY LOOKS LIKE IT'S IN GOOD CONDITION.
I CAN SELL THIS FOR $200.
I KNEW THAT WHEN I BOUGHT THE LOCKER.
THESE ARE FANTASTIC.
I'M TOTALLY IN ON RICKY AND BUBBA'S SECRET NOW.
AUSTIN IS AMAZE-BALLS.
OKAY, I'M GONNA SEE WHAT THIS SHELF IS.
GOT IN IT--
OOH. THIS IS COOL!
I THINK IT'S AN OLD AMP.
THIS IS LIKE STRAIGHT OUT OF YOUR OLD AUSTIN BAND'S GARAGE.
[sighs] OKAY...
OH, MY GOD!
IT'S 200 WATTS.
SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF WATTS. A LOT OF WATTS COULD MEAN...
A LOT OF DOLLARS?
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT THE VALUE OF MUSIC EQUIPMENT,
BUT I'M DEFINITELY IN THE RIGHT CITY TO FIND OUT.
[whooping, cheering]
- [gasps] MOE!
- MARY MAY HAVE JUST PEED IN HER PANTS.
BUT SHE'S RIGHT. THIS IS A DREAM LOCKER.
- WOW. THIS IS A LOT OF OLD ANTIQUE FURNITURE IN HERE.
I LIKE IT. I LIKE IT A LOT.
- I'LL HOLD YOU BACK.
- THERE'S A DEER MOUNT...
LOTS OF CHAIRS, LOTS OF GOOD STUFF.
- WE'RE GONNA BE A PLAYER ON THIS.
- THIS IS LIKE AN ANTIQUE STORE THAT WENT OUT OF BUSINESS.
- OH, MY GOD.
THIS IS THE BEST FURNITURE LOCKER I'VE EVER SEEN.
NOW I WISH I DIDN'T SPEND $1,500.
I MEAN, I CAN SEE, LIKE... $5,000 WORTH OF PROFITS
JUST STANDING HERE.
- BIG UNIT HERE. LOOKING FOR 2,000.
2,000 THERE. NOW 2,500.
WANNA GIVE 2,500? 2,500.
NOW 3,000. - 2,750.
3,000 WHERE?
- HERE, WALT. - I HAVE 3,000.
NOW 3,250. WANNA GIVE 3,250?
- YEAH. - 3,250. NOW 3,500.
- WHY? YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE THAT.
- 3,500, 3,500. - WALT.
- NOW 3,750. GOT 3,750.
NOW 4,000. WE HAVE 4,000 GOING ONCE.
4,000 GOING TWICE.
- 3,850. - NOW 4,000.
WANNA GIVE 4,000? - 3,900.
- THEY'RE NOT GETTING THIS.
- NOW 4,000. WOULD YOU GIVE 4,000?
I HAVE 4,000. 4,000, NOW 4,100.
WOULD YOU GIVE 4,100? - YES.
- 4,200. WOULD YOU GIVE-- - OH, [bleep].
BLONDIE'S NOT PLAYING AROUND.
- 4,200, 4,200? - YEAH.
- 4,200 HERE. NOW 4,300. WILL YOU GIVE 4,300 ANYWHERE?
WILL YOU GIVE 4,300? 4,300 GOING ONCE.
4,300 GOING TWICE.
I SOLD IT RIGHT HERE, $4,200.
[applause]
- NO ONE DOES ANTIQUE FURNITURE LIKE AUSTIN.
- HOPEFULLY, THERE'S GONNA BE SOME MORE ON THE NEXT ONE.
I DIDN'T BUY THIS TRUCK FOR NOTHING.
THIS IS NOT HOW I PICTURED OUR ROAD TRIP STARTING OFF.
- WE STILL GOT TWO DAYS. - YEAH.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT MOE, BUT...
I'M GOING TO THE BAR.
NOW LET'S HOPE THAT THAT GUY BEHIND ME
ALREADY LEFT. [laughs]
- BUBBA AND I HAVE A WHOLE ANTIQUE STORE
TO HAUL BACK WITH US.
- AND SINCE WE'RE SO CLOSE TO THE WAREHOUSE...
RIGHT ON TIME, GUYS.
BAM! OUR BACKUP'S ALREADY HERE.
I CAN'T WAIT TO GET INTO THESE ANTIQUES.
BOY, THAT'S AN OLDIE. - 200 BUCKS.
THERE WE GO. - THAT'S PRETTY NICE.
- LITTLE DROP-LEAF TABLE.
IT'LL BRING 300. - STEER-HORN DRESSER
WITH A MIRROR. SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?
- PROBABLY CLOSE TO 900.
RAWHIDE SEAT, CHAIR, LADDER-- $100 BILL ALL DAY LONG.
THAT'S $120 RIGHT THERE.
OLD STEAMER TRUNK. 300 BUCKS.
NICE OLD CABINET.
- I BET THIS'D BRING $500, MAN.
WHAT THE HELL'S THAT?
OH, LORD, HIS POOR EARS.
- THAT WAS ONCE UPON A TIME A RED FOX.
- POOR GUY. UGH! IT'S WEIRD.
WHAT THE HELL'S THAT?
- WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT IS?
- PORCUPINE? - NOPE.
THAT'S A HEDGEHOG!
- THAT'S THE MOST AWESOME THING I'VE EVER SEEN.
- BUT THIS IS THE MOST AWESOME THING YOU EVER SEEN--
A TWO-HEADED CHICKEN.
- WHAT? THAT'S GREATNESS.
OH, MY GOD, WHAT ARE THESE WORTH?
- WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET IT CHECKED OUT.
- NOW I'VE GOT TO FIND A PLACE TO BRING
MUTANT PEEPS, A HEDGEHOG,
AND A DEAF FOX.
- SO I'M HEADING BACK TO MY CONTRACTOR'S UNIT,
KIND OF JUST TO SEE HOW SMART I REALLY AM.
- WHAT'S HE DOING?
IS HE GONNA LOAD HIS DOORS IN THERE?
- THOSE DOORS WON'T FIT! - WHAT?
- YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO HOLD THEM WITH YOUR HAND ON TOP.
- DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT IT, GUYS.
I GOT IT UNDER CONTROL. - TYPICAL OUT-OF-TOWNER--
BRINGS A KNIFE TO A GUNFIGHT.
[horn honks]
- PULL IT UP, GUYS.
RIGHT UP TO THAT TRUCK.
HEY, YO, BUBBA,
HOW YOU GUYS DOING WITH THAT TINY LITTLE TRAILER?
YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN GET HELP.
- YOU ONLY GOT THREE THINGS TO PUT IN THERE.
- I THINK THEY'RE A LITTLE WORRIED.
BY THE TIME I LEAVE AUSTIN, THIS TRUCK IS GONNA BE PACKED.
WELL, THE REASON WHY I BOUGHT THIS LOCKER
IS FOR THE TILE.
WHEN I WAS LEAVING NEW YORK, I WAS IN THE TILE BUSINESS,
AND I HAD A LOT LEFT OVER.
AND I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD SELL IT AT ALL,
AND IT'S THE ONLY THING I SOLD OUT COMPLETELY.
THESE ARE $60 A BOX HERE.
SO WE GOT ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX.
360 BUCKS IN TILE THAT'S NEW.
FIRST ITEM I SEE MADE MY MONEY BACK AND A PROFIT.
REAL HEAVY SOLID OAK DOORS.
$400.
THIS PALLET ALONE RIGHT HERE.
I GOT $100 AND TWO EXHAUST FAN LIGHTS FOR YOUR BATHROOM.
AND I'M GONNA GO 30 BUCKS ON THE SINK.
YOU KNOW, THE ROOFING SHINGLES RIGHT HERE--
$10 OR $20.
WE GOT A LITTLE WINDOW HERE.
IT'S A LITTLE REPLACEMENT WINDOW.
I'D SAY 30 BUCKS.
THERE'S ANOTHER ONE-- ANOTHER 30 BUCKS.
HEY, WHAT DO WE GOT THERE? HO!
HOLD UP, HOLD UP, HOLD UP.
WE GOT TO CHECK THESE OUT.
WE GOT THREE OF 'EM.
AND THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL, MAN.
AUSTIN IS A PRETTY GREEN CITY.
I THINK IT'LL BE PRETTY EASY
TO FIND SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS ABOUT THIS STUFF.
THESE AUSTIN WEIRDOES,
THEY GO CRAZY OVER SAVING THE ENVIRONMENT.
IF THESE BAD BOYS ARE WORTH SOMETHING,
I MAY BE GOING GREEN IN TWO WAYS.
[whistling]
- I FOUND SOME COOL OLD FENDER AMPS,
SO I'M TAKING THEM TO THE CONTINENTAL CLUB,
WHICH IS THIS ICONIC MUSIC VENUE IN AUSTIN.
ARE YOU ALAN?
IT'S BEEN A MUSIC CLUB SINCE 1957.
THIS IS THE BEST PLACE IN AUSTIN TO TAKE THESE AMPS.
- YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOU HAVE HERE?
- I KNOW THAT THEY'RE FENDER, AND I KNOW THAT THEY'RE AMPS.
UM...
- IF WE'RE GONNA DO AN ACCURATE APPRAISAL ON IT,
I'M GONNA NEED TO LOOK INSIDE OF IT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE ELECTRONICS INSIDE OF IT ARE ORIGINAL.
- OKAY.
- OKAY. I'M GONNA GET THIS SPEAKER DISCONNECTED.
- THIS GUY IS LIKE THE AMP DOCTOR.
- HERE WE ARE.
WHAT YOU HAVE IS...
100% ORIGINAL.
NOT A SINGLE PART HAS BEEN REPLACED IN IT SINCE 1966.
- NO WAY.
- IT'S CLEAN AS THEY COME. VERY NICE.
- SO CAN WE CHECK OUT THE OTHER ONE I HAVE HERE?
- THIS IS A TWEED DELUXE
FROM THE ERA OF 1955 TO 1960.
WHAT YOU HAVE HERE...
IS...
NOT ORIGINAL.
- BOO!
- EVERYTHING INSIDE OF THE AMP HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT.
AND THIS AMP HAS BEEN REBUILT BY SOMEONE.
IT JUST BRINGS THE VALUE DOWN IMMENSELY.
THE BEST YOU'RE GONNA GET FOR THAT AMPLIFIER
IS PROBABLY ABOUT $400.
- IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT MORE.
- COULD HAVE PUT ANOTHER ZERO ON THAT.
- UGH. - [laughing]
- WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER ONE THEN?
I'VE GOT EVERYTHING IN HERE ORIGINAL AND OLD.
- IN THIS CONDITION, IT WOULD BE WORTH...
FROM 2,000 TO 2,500.
- THAT IS BADASS. - YEAH.
- ALL RIGHT, SO CAN WE ROCK 'EM OUT?
- SURE. - I'M GONNA BE THE ROADIE.
CAN I TURN IT AROUND?
OH, YOU'RE COMING OVER-- [loud static]
SORRY. I'M NOT TOUCHING IT AGAIN.
- [laughing]
- I DIDN'T HURT ANYTHING, RIGHT?
- NO. [strumming chords]
♪ ♪
- I LOVE IT. - THERE IT IS.
- YOU KNOW, AUSTIN'S BEEN PRETTY GOOD TO ME.
I'M ALL SET FOR THE COLLEGE STUDENTS,
AND AS FAR AS THE REST OF THE AUCTIONS THIS WEEK,
I'M JUST WARMING UP.
OH, THAT WAS SUCH A GOOD HIGH FIVE.
- I FOUND THREE SOLAR PANELS IN THE UNIT
THAT EVERYBODY PASSED UP.
GREEN TECHNOLOGY--YOU KNOW, IT'S THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE.
SO I'M TAKING THESE TO AN EXPERT AT A LOCAL SOLAR FARM.
HOW YOU BEEN? - I'M GOOD. GOOD TO SEE YOU.
- THIS PLACE LOOKS TOTALLY AWESOME.
HOW MUCH PROPERTY YOU HAVE? - THIS IS 380 ACRES.
- HOW MANY HOUSES DO YOU POWER OUT OF THIS PLACE?
- THIS PLANT IS ENOUGH TO POWER ABOUT 5,000 HOMES.
- WOW. THAT'S TOTALLY AWESOME.
JAY, LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT I BROUGHT.
- OKAY. YEAH. I'M INTERESTED TO SEE IT.
IT'S A 120-WATT FOLDABLE SOLAR PANEL.
HEAVY-DUTY, VERY DURABLE.
IT'S VERY HIGH QUALITY.
ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED FOR MILITARY USE.
IF IT'S IN THE SUN, IT SHOULD BE PRODUCING POWER.
I GOT SOMETHING I THINK WE COULD TEST WITH IT.
THIS IS JUST A REGULAR OLD RADAR DETECTOR.
THIS WILL PLUG INTO THERE.
IF THE PANEL WORKS, THIS SHOULD TURN ON,
AND WE SHOULD GET A LITTLE BEEPING SOUND HERE.
- OKAY.
[beeping]
[chuckling]
- THERE YOU GO. I GUESS IT WORKS.
- SWEET. I GUESS HERE COMES THE $64,000 QUESTION.
- [chuckles] OKAY.
- HOW MUCH ARE THEY WORTH?
- I HAVE SEEN THESE PARTICULAR SOLAR MODULES
ANYWHERE FROM...
$1,300 TO $1,700.
- EACH ONE?
- EACH ONE. - EACH ONE?
- EACH ONE. THAT'S RIGHT.
- HOLY MOLY!
IT GOES TO SHOW YOU-- THE PRETTY, THE ECLECTIC,
AND ALL THAT OTHER NONSENSE--
IT'S NOT ALWAYS THE BIGGEST PROFIT.
LOOKS LIKE I'M GOING SOLAR, MY MAN.
- EXCELLENT.
- GET BACK TO WORK. - ALL RIGHT.
- NOW I'VE GOT THE ENERGY
TO GO UP AGAINST BUBBA AND RICKY FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.
- THIS IS THE PLACE, I THINK, RIGHT?
- YEAH, THINK IT IS.
- TAXIDERMY'S VERY COMMON IN TEXAS,
BUT RICKY AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN
A TWO-HEADED CHICK BEFORE.
- SO WE FOUND THIS FUNKY LITTLE ROADSIDE ATTRACTION
TO TAKE OUR PIECES TO. HI.
I'M RICKY. - WELCOME TO THE MUSEUM
OF EPHEMERATA... - HEY, RICKY. SCOTT.
- WHERE YOU HAVE BEEN ALL ALONG.
COME ON IN.
[chilling music]
♪ ♪
- YEAH, WHY ARE YOU LOCKING THE DOOR, DUDE?
EXPLAIN THE NAME TO ME.
- WELL, "EPHEMERATA" MEANS SOMETHING THAT'S FLEETING,
SOMETHING WITH A LIFE CYCLE,
LIKE TAXIDERMY, SO...
MUSEUMS ARE ALL ABOUT FREEZING TIME
OR TRYING TO STOP TIME.
AND AS WE CAN SEE, TIME ROLLS ON AND THINGS HAPPEN
WITH WHAT WE TRY TO FREEZE.
- I CAN TELL YOU THAT THAT IS
THE BIGGEST GREEN BEAN I BELIEVE I EVER SEEN.
- THAT'S A BEHEMOTH FILIPINO BEAN POD.
AND IT'S MEANT TO SHRINK YOU, MAKE YOU FEEL MINIATURE.
- INTERESTING.
[laughs]
- THIS, TO ME, LOOKS LIKE AN OLDER FORM OF TAXIDERMY.
- I JUST CAN'T GET OVER THAT FLUFFY TAIL.
- SO IF WE HAD IT REPAIRED
AND HAD THE EARS AND EVERYTHING, WHAT DO YOU--
WHAT KIND OF VALUE YOU THINK IT WOULD BE WORTH?
- MAYBE, YOU KNOW, 250, 300.
- HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK IT WOULD COST TO REPAIR IT?
- PROBABLY ABOUT 250, 300.
- OUR OTHER PIECES MIGHT BE A LITTLE MORE EXCITING,
BUT I DON'T THINK THESE PEOPLE ARE SURPRISED BY ANYTHING.
- LOOKS LIKE A HEDGEHOG BABY.
- I WANT TO PUT A LITTLE BOW ON HIM.
- IT'S UNIQUE.
- WELL, HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK HE'S WORTH?
- I WOULD GUESS 100 TO 200.
- THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. - YEAH.
JUST, UH, WRAP HIM BACK UP.
- [gasps] - OH!
YEAH, I'VE NEVER SEEN A TWO-HEADED CHICK.
I'VE SEEN DOUBLE-HEADED DUCKLINGS
AND DOUBLE-BODIED DUCKLINGS.
- I THINK HE WAS CREATED,
BECAUSE I DO SEE A SLIGHT LINE HERE.
BUT HE IS AMUSING. - SO HE WASN'T BORN THAT WAY.
- NO.
- OKAY.
- OUT OF ALL THE THINGS YOU'VE BROUGHT,
I THINK THIS IS THE MOST SPECTACULAR.
- MAYBE, AS IS...
100?
- I THINK 200.
- AT LEAST 100 FOR EACH HEAD, RIGHT?
- THANK YOU FOR VISITING THE MUSEUM OF EPHEMERATA,
WHERE YOU HAVE BEEN ALL ALONG.
- YEAH, I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA FORGET THIS PLACE.
APPRECIATE IT. IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU.
I'M NOT SURE THE TAXIDERMY IS WORTH THE TROUBLE,
BUT THE ANTIQUES WERE A SCORE.
THE HOME TEAM DEFINITELY WON THIS AUCTION.
HOLY COW, DUDE. - KEEP AUSTIN WEIRD.
narrator: THE CHAMPION IN AUSTIN WAS VICTOR RJESNJANSKY,
WHO BUILT A $5,800 PROFIT FROM HIS CONTRACTOR'S UNIT.
RICKY AND BUBBA'S ANTIQUES AND TAXIDERMY
STUFFED THEIR POCKETS WITH 4,300 BUCKS.
JENNY GRUMBLES MADE THE GRADE WITH $1,800,
WHILE MARY AND MOE ARE OUT 1,400 BUCKS IN TRUCK RENTAL
AND TRUCK REPAIR.
- WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE OUR ENTIRE WING
DEDICATED TO SLEEP? - OKAY.
- SO THIS IS OUR ENTIRE WING...
DEDICATED TO SLEEP. - AH, I GET IT!
- THIS IS THE AMOUNT OF SLEEP YOUR TWO CARING CURATORS
COLLECTED FROM THE CORNER OF OUR EYES
OVER THE COURSE OF TWO MONTHS.
MULTIPLY THAT BY THREE--
THAT'S THE AVERAGE AMOUNT OF SLEEP PRODUCED IN ONE YEAR.
MULTIPLY THAT BY 7 BILLION,
THAT'S THE AMOUNT OF SLEEP PRODUCED PER ANNUM WORLDWIDE,
WHICH WOULD SURELY FILL THE VIAL, FILL THE ROOM,
AND LEAVE US ALL SURFING OUT ON A WAVE OF SLEEP.
- PRICELESS. - [laughing]
- I HAVE NOW SEEN IT ALL.