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...
- WHO IS THIS RHINESTONE COWBOY?
- I HAVE SEEN HIM BEFORE.
- YEAH. HERE. YEAH. - [auctioneering]
- HE MEANS BUSINESS.
- 550, RIGHT HERE. - I SOLD IT, $550.
- I'M TAKING 'EM ALL HOME. 200.
- I SOLD IT RIGHT HERE. - WHAT'D VIC DO?
TAKE OUT ANOTHER MORTGAGE ON HIS HOUSE?
- I'M SURE VIC WOULDN'T MIND IF I TOOK THIS STUFF.
HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK I'VE GOT TOTAL HERE?
- HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
[country rock music]
- YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET.
THAT'S WHY WE DO THIS, BUB.
- BREAK OUT ANOTHER 1,000.
- I CAN TURN THIS STUFF FROM CRAP TO CUTE.
- I SEE TREASURES.
- IT'S FABULOUS!
♪ ♪
all: OH!
- YOU'LL NEVER BELIEVE WHAT WE FIND.
- YOU READY TO GO? - YEAH!
- ♪ MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN ♪
- HEY!
- ♪ MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN ♪
♪ YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT ♪
♪ MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN ♪ - RIGHT HERE!
♪ ♪
- AND IT'S SOLD!
- THE AUCTION TODAY IS IN DESOTO, TEXAS.
THIS COMMUNITY, IT'S BEEN AROUND SINCE 1847.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ANTIQUES,
THIS IS GONNA BE THE PLACE.
- I WANT STUFF THAT'S ALREADY CUTE AND HAS CHARACTER,
BUT I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO TAKE TONS OF TIME TO FIX IT UP.
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF BUZZ ABOUT MY STORE LATELY.
I HAVE A LOT OF NEW CUSTOMERS,
SO I NEED FURNITURE I CAN FLIP FAST
AND JUST THROW OUT ON THE SHOWROOM FLOOR.
YOU GOTTA SPEND A DOLLAR TO MAKE A DIME, RIGHT?
[record scratching]
IS THAT--DID I DO THAT BACKWARDS?
IS IT DIME TO MAKE A DOLLAR?
[bell rings] I'M DIME TO MAKE A DOLLAR.
- RICKY, THE THOUSANDS OF PLACES WE'VE BEEN IN TEXAS,
WE'VE NEVER BEEN TO DESOTO.
- THERE'S PROBABLY A REASON FOR THAT.
I'VE BEEN DOING THIS A LONG TIME,
AND I KNOW MY TERRITORIES.
I KNOW WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN'T.
- ARE YOU GONNA BE BITCHIN' AND MOANIN' ALL DAY?
THAT'S A LONG DRIVE BACK TO LISTEN TO YOU.
- WAH.
- WHILE HERE IN DESOTO,
I'M LOOKING TO EXPAND MY EMPIRE,
AND I NEED A LOT OF MERCHANDISE.
I'M HOPING THAT ROOMS HERE
ARE FILLED WITH GRANDMA'S ANTIQUES.
MY GOAL IS TO SWEEP THE COMPETITION.
I PLAN TO BUY EVERY UNIT HERE.
- WHOA. SKULL AND CROSSBONES ON HIS LICENSE PLATE.
THAT'S INTIMIDATING.
- THAT THERE IS RUDY CASTRO.
I HAVE SEEN HIM BEFORE.
OF ALL MY BUYERS,
RUDY IS PROBABLY THE ONE I KNOW THE VERY LEAST ABOUT,
BUT I DO KNOW HE MEANS BUSINESS.
- DOES HE HAVE SPURS ON? - NO, HE HAD CHROME BOOTS.
WHO IS THIS RHINESTONE COWBOY?
- HERE WE GO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
HERE ARE THE RULES FOR TODAY'S AUCTION.
AFTER WE OPEN THE DOOR,
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO LOOK AROUND.
THERE'LL BE NO KICKING THE BOXES, NO STEPPING INSIDE.
THERE'LL BE NO DASH FOR CASH.
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!
all: OH!
- WELL, HERE'S A FULLY-PACKED UNIT.
THERE ARE SOME DECORATIVE ITEMS I SEE UP THERE.
I REALLY CAN'T MAKE OUT WHAT IT IS.
THERE'S A COUCH OBSCURING YOUR VIEW OF THIS LOCKER,
BUT HIDING IN THE BACK,
YOU CAN SEE TONS OF DECORATIVE PIECES IN THERE.
- YOU'RE JUST GONNA BE NEGATIVE ABOUT ANYTHING.
THERE'S A LITTLE FLAT SCREEN, A COMPUTER.
I SEE SOME NEW FLAT SCREEN MONITORS IN THERE.
ALL RICKY COULD FOCUS ON IS THIS OLD TV.
IT'S A GOOD LOCKER. I'M GONNA BID ONT EITHER WAY.
- THIS LOCKER'S ALL NEW HOME DECOR.
THE NEW STUFF ISN'T THAT GREAT FOR ME, ACTUALLY,
BECAUSE IT TAKES ME LONGER TO GIVE IT CHARACTER
AND MAKE IT MORE INTERESTING.
- THAT'LL TURN OUT ALL RIGHT.
- ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
SELLING MY LITTLE 5X5 FURNITURE UNIT HERE.
[auctioneering] - RIGHT HERE!
- 100, NOW 200. [auctioneering]
200. NOW HALF. LOOKING AT 250, 250.
- [whistles] HERE. - 250 IN THE BACK.
- A WHISTLE BID. NICE MOVE.
- NOW 300. NOW 350. BELIEVE I WOULD. 350 NOW.
350. - YEAH.
- LET'S DO IT. 350 THERE. NEW BIDDER IN.
400. WILL YOU GIVE 400? NOW 4.
400 THERE. AND A HALF. 450. NOW $500.
WILL YOU DO 500 NOW? - YEAH.
- YEAH, 500. NOW 50, $550. NOW 550.
NOW WHO'LL DO 550? LAST CALL. WILL YOU GIVE 550?
- 550.
JOHNNY CASH, THE TWO HINDENBURGS,
THEY'RE NOT GETTING THIS ONE.
- I HAVE 550.
NOW 600. WHO'LL DO 600?
LAST CALL, 600.
I SOLD IT RIGHT HERE FOR $550.
- IF THE REST ARE LIKE THIS, I'M TAKING 'EM ALL HOME.
- $60, LET'S DO IT. - I HAVE 60.
NOW 70 ONCE, 70 TWICE. I SOLD IT, 60 RIGHT HERE.
- EVERY NOW AND THEN,
YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE A STATEMENT WITH THESE PEOPLE.
200, RIGHT HERE. - 200, NOW 225.
WHO'LL GIVE ME 225?
I SOLD IT RIGHT HERE FOR $200.
- BOY, OH, BOY.
WHAT'D VIC DO? TAKE OUT ANOTHER MORTGAGE ON HIS HOUSE?
- REALLY NICE.
all: OH!
- WOW. WELL, I DO SEE A SALON HAIRCUTTING CHAIR IN HERE.
IT MIGHT BE A SALON UNIT. YOU NEVER KNOW.
I'M GONNA LEAVE THIS ONE FOR THE LITTLE PEOPLE.
- UM, A SALON CHAIR COULD BE TOTALLY COOL.
I COULD FIX THAT UP AND MAKE IT COOL.
THERE'S A COOL VINTAGE MIRROR IN THERE.
I THINK THIS PERSON HAD GOOD TASTE.
- OH, MY LORD.
THE CHAIR IS FOR A BEAUTY SHOP,
AND THE REST OF IT'S FOR AN UGLY SHOP.
- I MIGHT HAVE TO BID ON THIS ONE.
THERE'S A LITTLE MONEY TO BE MADE HERE.
- ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HERE WE GO.
GONNA GET A LITTLE FURNITURE UNIT.
YOU ALL WANT TO GET IT NOW. 50 WHERE?
WHO'LL GIVE 50? 50. NOW 75.
75 THERE. NOW 100. A BID OF 100, NOW 100, 100.
I GOT 100 IN THE BACK. 100.
- 125. - 125 THERE, SIR. THANK YOU.
125, NOW 150. 150, 175. WHO'LL GIVE 175?
I HAVE 175. 200.
200 ONCE, GOING TWICE. THREE, 200 THREE TIMES.
I SOLD IT RIGHT HERE, $175. THANK YOU, SIR.
- WHO IS THAT JULIO IGLESIAS GUY?
HE LOOKED LIKE A COCKFIGHTER FROM MEXICO.
- MY NAME IS RUDY CASTRO.
I MAY SEEM INTIMIDATING, BUT I'M REALLY NOT.
I'M A NICE GUY. [record scratching]
I JUST LIKE TO WEAR BLACK.
WELL, LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT IN HERE.
I NEVER EXPECTED TO MAKE A LIVING THIS WAY,
BUT I GOT LAID OFF ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO,
AND I TURNED MY HOBBY INTO A PROFESSION.
THIS COUCH, I COULD SELL FOR $200 EASY,
SO I'M GONNA MAKE MORE JUST ON THIS COUCH
THAN WHAT I PAID FOR THE LOCKER.
THIS IS THE CHAIR THAT EVERYBODY WAS OOHING AND AHING ABOUT.
EH, IT MAY BE WORTH 25, 30 BUCKS TO SOMEBODY.
PLATES AND, UH, HERE'S SOME HORNET SPRAY,
BUT IT'S ALL IN A PERFECT PLACE--IN THIS TRASH CAN.
NOW, I SEE SOMETHING BACK HERE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
LET'S SEE.
[grunts]
OH, WAIT A MINUTE. AY, LET'S HERE WE GO.
OH, WAIT A MINUTE. HERE WE GO.
IT'S A 1,000-WATT CAR AUDIO AMP,
AND IT'S PROBABLY WORTH $250, $300 RIGHT HERE.
THAT JUST MADE MY LOCKER.
THAT'S A HARMONICA, A BLUES HARP.
YEP, THERE'S ONE IN THERE.
SOMEBODY'S MARKED ON IT.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
CALL ME NUTS, BUT I'M A COUNTRY MUSIC FAN,
AND THAT LOOKS A LITTLE LIKE WILLIE NELSON'S SIGNATURE.
I'VE SEEN THAT BEFORE.
THSIGNATURE ON THIS HARMONICA IS REAL INTERESTING,
AND I THINK I KNOW JUST THE GUY TO TAKE IT TO.
[overlapping chatter]
- GOT A LITTLE SHOP VAC, SOME TOOLS.
SEE, THE GOOD THING ABOUT THIS UNIT,
EVERYONE'S GONNA BE LOOKING AT THIS--
- MM-HMM. - AND GOING, "NO WAY."
I LOVE IT WHEN THERE'S A BIG TRASHY PIECE IN THE FRONT.
THAT CAR SEAT IS GONNA DISTRACT ALL THESE IDIOTS
AND KEEP THE PRICE LOW.
- LOOKS LIKE SOME, UH, ATV TIRES AND WHEELS THERE.
THERE'S A LITTLE MONEY IN HERE.
I GET REAL EXCITED WHEN I SEE TOOLS AND CAR PARTS.
THIS LOCKER IS PLUM FULL OF STUFF THAT I COULD USE OR SELL.
- THIS ONE, I REALLY WANT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO WITH RIMS AND A CAR HOOD
AND A CAR SEAT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO
ABOUT THE CAR STUFF IN THAT LOCKER,
BUT THE FURNITURE IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEED.
DO YOU SELL RIMS? - I DO, BUT--
- WE CAN SPLIT IT.
YOU CAN HAVE ALL THE CAR STUFF.
THE FURNITURE NEEDS TO BE MINE.
- WE'LL WORK SOMETHING OUT TODAY. LET'S JUST GET IT.
IF I SPEND JENNY'S MONEY,
THIS LOCKER'S A GUARANTEE FOR ME.
- EW, WHAT HAVE I BECOME?
I'M MAKING DEALS WITH VICTOR NOW?
- ALL RIGHT, SIMPLE LITTLE UNIT HERE.
[auctioneering] 100. WHO'LL GIVE 100?
- RIGHT HERE! - 100 THERE. NOW 200, SIR.
- YEAH. - 200, NOW 300. 300.
- RIGHT HERE. - 300, AND 400 NOW.
4, 4, 4, 400, AND 500.
500. - RIGHT HERE.
- 500 THERE. NOW 600.
- WE'RE TOGETHER ON THIS ONE.
- WHAT, ARE THEY A TEAM NOW? - 600. 600 THERE.
600. - 600.
- 600, NOW 700.
- RIGHT HERE. - 700 THERE. NOW 800.
- 750. - 750. NOW 800.
WHO'LL BID 800? NOW 8, 8, 800.
I GOT 800. NOW 900, 900. WHAT ABOUT 850?
- VIC'S GOTTA BE OUT OF MONEY SOON.
- YEAH. - I HAVE 850.
NEW BIDDER IN NOW. - RIGHT HERE.
- AND A HALF. NOW $900. NOW 950.
- YEAH. - RIGHT HERE.
- 1,000, NOW 1,050. - YEAH.
- 1,100, NOW 1,150, 1,150.
- YEAH. - RIGHT HERE.
- THIS IS GETTING HIGH.
- RIGHT HERE. - [auctioneering]
- YEAH. - WE GOT A BIDDING WAR.
- 1,450. WILL YOU GIVE 1,450?
YOU NEED IT. 1,450. WHO'LL GIVE ME 1,450?
I HAVE 1,450 - YEAH.
- 1,500. WE GOT A BIDDING WAR NOW.
- 1,500 RIGHT HERE. - 1,500. AND A HALF.
- YEAH. - HE'S NOT GONNA BE OUTBID.
NOW 1,600. - RIGHT HERE.
- 1,600. NOW HALF. LOOKING FOR 1,650.
WILL YOU GIVE ME 1,650?
1,650 ONCE, 1,650 TWICE. I SOLD IT YOUR WAY.
- WHOO-HOO!
[applause]
- YEAH!
[applause]
- DAMN IT.
- SO YOU STILL THINK THIS WAS A GOOD DECISION?
- [sighs] IT DIDN'T WORK OUT TODAY.
- BUBBA PERSUADED ME TODAY TO TAKE A GAMBLE,
BUT I THINK WE NEED TO STICK WITH WHAT WE KNOW.
YEAH, BOY, THAT WAS SOME [bleep].
- THE DEAL WAS, I'M GONNA TAKE THE FURNITURE,
VIC'S GONNA TAKE THE CAR STUFF,
BUT ALL THE OTHER STUFF, I GOTTA GET DIBS ON NOW.
THIS DRESSER IS IN REALLY GOOD CONDITION.
I DON'T HAVE TO FIX ANYTHING BUT PAINT IT.
PEOPLE LOVE LITTLE STORAGE, ORGANIZATION THINGS.
I THINK I'M GONNA PAINT IT WHITE.
EVERYONE'S BUYING WHITE RIGHT NOW.
I'LL SELL 'EM FAST.
THIS ONE'S NOT AS HEAVY.
OKAY. IT'S IN REALLY GOOD CONDITION.
SOMEBODY MADE THIS BY HAND, AND IT'S GOT A COOL DRAWER.
IT'S A REALLY GOOD HEIGHT.
SO, I'M AT $800.
$150, $150, $500, EQUALS $800.
SO I NEED TO MAKE SOME MONEY OFF THE STUFF
IN THESE DRAWERS AND THESE BOXES.
SOME MORE STUFF FOR VIC.
ALL RIGHT, THERE'S A BUNCH OF COLOGNE IN HERE.
I MEAN, IT'S LIKE ALL MAN STUFF IN HERE.
HE GOT A LOT OF GIRLS' NUMBERS.
AWESOME. STAMINA RX. "MAXIMUM SEXUAL STIMULANT."
THAT'S WHY I GOT THE GLOVES. FOR STUFF LIKE THAT.
THIS IS A DUDE'S LOCKER.
I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN FIND ANYTHING ELSE TO SELL.
AUTO STUFF, AUTO STUFF.
IS ANYTHING HERE?
[grunts]
OOH, BEANIE BABIES.
OKAY, SENSITIVE DUDE, I GUESS.
AND THEY'RE PACKAGED SO NICELY.
MAYBE THAT MEANS THEY THOUGHT YOU WERE WORTH SOMETHING?
I'M SURE VIC WOULDN'T MIND IF I TOOK THIS STUFF.
I MEAN, IT'D BE A LOT HARDER FOR ME TO FIND SOMEONE
WHO SELLS TIRES
THAN IT WOULD SOMEONE WHO BUYS BEANIE BABIES.
NORMALLY, I JUST SELL FURNITURE AND MAKE A PROFIT,
BUT SINCE VIC WENT ALL CRAZY ON MY POCKETBOOK,
I GOTTA FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE MONEY OFF OF BEANIE BABIES.
GOOD LUCK WITH THE REST, VIC.
- YESTERDAY, I SPENT 1,600 ON TWO HOME DECOR UNITS
AND TWO INDUSTRIAL UNITS.
I'M EXPECTING SOME GREAT STUFF.
ALL RIGHT, MAN, THERE SHE IS.
LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT IN HERE.
STUFFED ANIMALS. THERE'S GONNA BE NOTHING IN THERE.
THE BIG-SCREEN TV, IF IT WORKS,
MAYBE $40 OR $50.
200 BUCKS ON THE DISHWASHER.
THERE'S A DRESSER BACK HERE,
BUT SOME OF THE DRAWERS ARE BUSTED,
SO, [whistles] THAT'S GARBAGE.
WELL, THERE'S NO ANTIQUES IN HERE.
I GUESS I MAY HAVE HAD THIS AREA PEGGED WRONG.
YEAH, SO THAT'S ABOUT IT.
I GOT THREE ROOMS LEFT.
LOCKER TWO, LET'S GO.
IT IS A PANEL-TYPE SHED.
WE GOT 200 ON THE DOORS, 200 ON THE SHED,
50 BUCKS FOR THE DRESSER,
AND 150 FOR THE CEMENT MIXER.
THAT'S 600 BUCKS.
ON TO ME AND JENNY'S LOCKER.
WOW, A $1,000 CARBURETOR, BUT IT'S NOT IN THE BOX.
I DON'T KNOW, THE ROOM LOOKS DIFFERENT THAN IT DID YESTERDAY.
IT LOOKED MORE INVITING.
EVERY BOX HAS BEEN EMPTY SO FAR.
EVEN THE CD CASES ARE EMPTY.
DID JENNY RIP ME OFF?
WE GOT PROBABLY $100, $150 OF SCRAP ALUMINUM.
THE ATV TIRES, THEY'RE NOT THE BEST.
MAYBE $100 A SET.
WE GOT TWO SETS, SO THAT'S $200 THERE.
THE HOOD, ANOTHER $300.
SO WE'RE GETTING CLOSE.
I SHOULD BE UP AT LEAST A GRAND BY NOW.
HOPEFULLY I SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST.
THIS IS THE FUN ONE.
KITCHEN STUFF.
YEAH, WE GOT SOME FANCY PILLOWS HERE.
40, 50 BUCKS. WELL, IT'S BAMBOO.
PRETTY NICE LOOKING. 20 BUCKS. - NICE.
- YEAH, I'M GETTING CLOSE TO 1,600 BUCKS,
BUT I DON'T DO THIS STUFF TO BREAK EVEN.
250 BUCKS AT THE STORE.
[groans]
- WHOA!
THERE'S A LITTLE MAN IN THE BACK OF MY ROOM.
[grunts]
THAT REMINDS ME OF JOHNNY CARSON.
GUESS IT MAY BE 40, 50 YEARS OLD AT BEST.
NOTHING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SHOES,
WHERE I WOULD PUT A LABEL OR A DATE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WOW, VERY-- [hollow thud]
OOP. HE'S GONNA HAVE A HEADACHE AFTER THAT.
I REALLY WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT VALUE TO PLACE ON HIM RIGHT NOW.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO GET HIM CHECKED OUT, FOR SURE.
WELL, I MADE MY MONEY BACK.
I'M JUST HOPING JOHNNY'S GONNA HELP ME WIN BIG.
- I FOUND A BOXFUL OF BEANIE BABIES.
I'M TAKING THEM TO A TOY STORE
JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM MY SHOP.
- WELL, LET'S CHECK AND LOOK AND SEE WHAT YOU HAVE IN THERE.
- OKAY, I FEEL LIKE THEY PACKAGED THEM REALLY NICELY,
SO MAYBE THERE'S SOME VALUE TO THEM, I DON'T KNOW.
- DUCK WAS ABOUT 1994 WHEN IT WAS INTRODUCED.
NOW THEY GO FROM ANYWHERE FROM $9,
OR YOU'VE GOT SOME THAT I'VE SEEN ON THE INTERNET
FOR HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
- HALF A MILLION? - HALF A MILLION, YEAH.
- WHAT'S THE ONE THAT'S WORTH HALF A MILLION?
- HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IS THE DIANA DOLL.
- OH, OKAY.
- IT'S A PURPLE LITTLE GIRL DOLL.
- WE DON'T HAVE THAT ONE IN HERE?
- ACTUALLY...
THE THING ABOUT THE DIANA DOLL,
THERE WAS ALSO SIX DIFFERENT SERIES OF THEM.
- WELL, WHICH ONE'S THAT?
- THERE'S LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS WE CAN CHECK IT OUT.
- PULL HER OUT.
- BUT THERE ARE SPECIFIC THINGS THAT'LL TELL YOU
IF THIS IS A FIRST EDITION PRINCESS DIANA DOLL.
THE VERY FIRST WAS THE COLOR OF THE ROSE.
ANOTHER TELLTALE IS, ON THE INSIDE,
ONLY THE SIXTH EDITION IS NUMBERED WITH A LITTLE STAMP.
NOT ONLY IS THIS NOT A FIRST EDITION,
IT'S THE LEAST VALUABLE OF ALL THE DIANA DOLLS THEY MADE.
THIS IS THE ONE THEY MADE 40 MILLION OF.
- OKAY.
- THE ROSE STEM ON THE FIRST TWO EDITIONS
IS EXTREMELY BRIGHT, AND THIS HAS THE STAMP.
- OKAY.
HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK I'VE GOT, TOTAL, HERE WITH ALL MY--
- WELL, YOU'VE GOT SEVEN LARGE BEANIE BABIES IN THERE.
TOTAL, YOU MIGHT GET $120.
- I DID ONLY MAKE $120, BUT I FOUND OUT
THAT I CAN MAKE MONEY OFF OTHER STUFF
OUTSIDE OF FURNITURE.
THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP AND ADVICE.
- OH, YEAH. NO PROBLEM.
- ALSO SHOULD BE NOTED,
THAT'S $120 VICTOR CAN'T SPEND ON TANK TOPS.
THANK YOU. - BYE-BYE, THANK YOU.
- I THINK THIS IS JOHNNY CARSON,
BUT I GOTTA FIGURE IT OUT FOR SURE.
HE MAY TUROUT TO BE ONE VALUABLE LITTLE SIDEKICK.
[reads sign aloud]
HOW'D THEY KNOW I WAS COMING?
- HI. - HELLO.
- HOW ARE YA? - YOU BETTYANN?
- I AM BETTYANN. - BETTYANN, I'M VICTOR.
I CAME HERE TO SHOW YOU MY LITTLE FRIEND.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? - I THINK HE'S GREAT.
I LOVE HIM. WE LOVE THINGS LIKE THIS.
- SO I WAS THINKING THAT THIS WAS A JOHNNY CARSON REPLICA.
- NO.
IT'S A MANNEQUIN FROM A DEPARTMENT STORE,
AND BACK IN THE '30s,
THEY DIDN'T USE MANNEQUINS TO DRESS
AS MUCH AS TO ANNOUNCE THE AREA YOU WERE COMING INTO.
HE LOOKS NICE AND OLD AND BEAT UP, EXCEPT FOR THE HEAD.
IT LOOKS LIKE THE HEAD
HAS EITHER BEEN REATTACHED OR REFURBISHED,
'CAUSE THE REST OF HIM
IS IN PERFECTLY BAD SHAPE, WHICH WE LOVE.
- THAT'S A NEW EXPRESSION. "PERFECTLY BAD"?
- I KNOW, I KNOW.
I'M THINKING, WITH THE HEAD REDONE, MAYBE...
$3,000, $3,500.
- WOW. WOW, THAT'S REALLY GOOD.
- [laughs] I KNOW.
- DO YOU THINK I COULD MARKET IT
AS A REPLICA OF JOHNNY CARSON?
- NO! - AS A--
WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU.
OKAY, SO IT'S NOT A JOHNNY CARSON REPLICA,
BUT THIS LITTLE GUY GOT ME AHEAD OF THE COMPETITION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY.
- I THINK I FOUND WILLIE NELSON'S SIGNATURE
ON A HARMONICA,
AND I HAVE A FRIEND IN THE BUSINESS
THAT I THINK CAN HELP AUTHENTICATE THIS THING.
WHO BETTER THAN WILLIE NELSON...
TRIBUTE ARTIST MICHAEL MOORE, A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE.
DOING ALL RIGHT? - GOOD, GOOD. JUST NOT WORKIN'.
THE OLD BLUES HARP HARMONICA, IN PERSON.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AND SEE WHAT WE GOT.
SO, IT'S ABOUT A $5 HARMONICA.
- HOW DO YOU KNOW FOR SURE IF THAT'S WILLIE'S SIGNATURE?
- HE SIGNED MY GUITAR BACK ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO.
WE COULD TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE ON THE BOTTOM,
THE WAY HE MAKES HIS "W"s
AND THE WAY HE TAKES HIS ENDS AND CROSSES THEM OVER.
THAT LOOKS LIKE A 100% AUTHENTIC
WILLIE NELSON AUTOGRAPH.
I THINK, WITH THE SIGNATURE
AND THE CASE AND EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT INVOLVED HERE,
YOU'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF ABOUT $350.
- MAN, THAT'S JUST WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR, MICHAEL.
I APPRECIATE IT, BROTHER.
NOT ONLY DO I GET TO MAKE A PROFIT DOING WHAT I LOVE,
BUT TODAY, I HAVE A CHANCE FOR MY SECOND LOVE.
- ♪ SAT THERE BESIDE ME WITH THE COURAGE OF AN OUTLAW ♪
♪ ♪
- ♪ WITH HOPES AND DREAMS OF UNBURIED TREASURE ♪
SURE, I KEEP A LOW PROFILE, BUT IT'S MAKING ME A LIVING.
both: ♪ FOR DIAMONDS AND GOLD AND TALES HAVE BEEN TOLD ♪
- I'M A BIG SOFTIE AT HEART,
BUT I AIN'T GONNA LET THOSE GUYS AT THE AUCTION KNOW THAT.
both: ♪ STORAGE AUCTIONS ♪
♪ OF TEXAS ♪
♪ IS THE PLACE ♪
narrator: THE DESOTO WINNER WAS VICTOR RJESNJANSKY,
WHO SWEPT UP A $3,700 PROFIT THANKS TO HIS VINTAGE MANNEQUIN.
RUDY CASTRO'S WILLIE NELSON SIGNED HARMONICA
HELPED HIM PROFIT TO THE TUNE OF $700.
JENNY GRUMBLES BAGGED 120 BUCKS ON BEANIE BABIES,
WHILE RICKY AND BUBBA'S DESOTO GAMBLE
IS A MAMAJAMA OF A BUST.
- MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE ANY SPIDER WEBS.
- OH, MOM. OH, MY GOD. [record scratching]
- WHAT?
- CAN YOU GET-- CAN YOU GET THAT OUT?
- OH, GOD!
[laughter]
OH, GOD. - HOW DID I NOT SEE THAT?
- WE'LL JUST, UH, CLOSE IT AND GO GET SOME RUBBER GLOVES.
- NO, SERIOUSLY.
[bangs]