Why Pawn Stars Is Totally Fake
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- Опубліковано 24 чер 2024
- History Channel’s hit TV series Pawn Stars has become a cultural sensation, but like any reality show, it’s not exactly what it seems to be.
You can’t simply walk into Gold & Silver Pawn in Las Vegas and ask to speak to Rick, Chumlee, or Corey. Sure, all of the items shown on the reality series are real items up for sale, but as you may have suspected, Rick isn’t just calling in an expert who happens to be five minutes down the road.
There’s a lot more that goes on behind the scenes of Pawn Stars than you may know, so let’s take a look at why some fans have declared Pawn Stars to be totally fake.
#RealityTV #PawnStars #Fake
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Now that's FUNNY.
lmao
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Look. People just ain't buying videos like they use to. Now I'm gonna have to get it framed and it'll probably sit on a shelf. Five dollars is as high as I'm gonna go.
like it 😁
I always thought it was weird how Rick literally knew the background history about everything that comes in
I thought he was a very studied person, who loved history, and that they select the best negotiations to put it on TV.
Right
Looks like you DO know what's gonna come through that door.
😂😂😂
best comment of the decade
😂 🤣🤣
The thing with Pawn Stars is you really only watch it to hear the history behind the items. Everything else is just a bit.
AdikMusic OfficialTM exactly
I watched it for Chumlee
I guess I'm kinda backwards cause I've been going there since I was a kid to see how much money the sellers could make off said items
Exactly
Not me, I watch I believe everythang
Next you will be telling us professional wrestling is fake
you're a dumbass ronda rousey was really knocked out
I think he means the WWF.
that bitch got knocked the fuck out!!!!!
wwf dead got sued from real wwf so then went wwe lol
Its a man soap opera, love it.
I once went to the shop to change up a $100. Rick said the best he could do is one $20 and three $5. I accepted because a buddy of his agreed
HOW FRIGGEN DUMB ARE YOU???
HAHA!! This is perfect!!
Priyen Shah wow are you soft
OMG 😂😂😂
Patti crabtree STFU
for what it's worth, i went into their shop yrs b4 they had the tv show to pawn 10 CDs for gas money and dealt with the old man (2002, i think). told me we only buy used CDs, $1 each. i told him but i really want to get these back, this is good music. he inspected my stuff, i sighed forlornly and told him ok, i need the money --- and he handed the CDs to an employee and told him to write me up a ticket!
2 days later i go in again to cash out my ticket and get my music back. as i'm walking out Rick, standing behind the jewelry case, looked at me and said "you're very lucky, we NEVER write tickets for CDs". i said, yeah i know and kept going.
so the old man treated me very well indeed and didn't have to
serenity rahn really:???
yep. just a nice quiet average little pawn shop back then, nothing out of the ordinary. years later, i'm watching Pawn Stars for the 1st time, nothing clicked until i saw the Old Man and heard his voice and went, Hey - i know those guys! errr, i mean .... i was in their shop that one time.
+serenity rahn you mean those TWO times.
serenity rahn English please
What a nice story.
I got a buddy who is an expert....let me give him a.call.
they always have "experts" on deck...for everything
@@captaindad7545 Yeah, and don't even have to pay them because being on TV is self promotion.
@@captaindad7545 true😂
It’s all scripted and actors.
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LMAO!!
I'm pretty sure this is the best youtube comment I've ever seen. no, seriously
I mean .. I can give you 20 bucks for it .. I'm taking a risk there.
Beat me to it. I was going to say something similar. :-)
matthew yniguez interesting comment. I got a buddy that specializes in pointless comments. he'll let me know if I should care about what Matthew yniguez has to say.
Yep went to their pawn shop in Vegas. First time the line was very long, out to the parking lot. So decided to try it the next day and walla, no line. Going in the middle part of the pawn store was filled with chumlee bobble heads lol None of the cast was there. Pretty boring for the most part.
yeah they make enough money from the show and owning businesses that they only work there when filming because of all the fans
It's voilà not walla btw
Chumlee si arrested
I actually liked the show, even though it was staged as heck the items were pretty cool.
It is very informative even if the info isn't coming straight from ricks fat head.
Yeah, I used to watch it for the same reason. But in the last few years the fakery got too awful to ignore so I stopped watching.
Copyrighted hhggg
The show was ruined for me after watching this
It's not fake. All that they do is plan what items are going to be shown on tv before shooting. Which makes sense. No viewer is going to want to watch boring items be brought in. People want to see the interesting items.
he has a buddy for everything
Ancient aliens is more real than this
Aliens errrrywhere 👽
Also more entertaining and more high brow as well.
HEYOHHHH
I'm not saying its aliens, but its ALIENS *Insert image of Wonky hair guy here*
you mean beetlejuice?
the subway thing also explains why they are all groossly obese too
But Jared lost weight eating nothing but Subway!
+uwiwithanuzi - and little boys.
Bread and vegetables making people fat? more like the tons of sugar and trans fats they eat regularly
+Patrick Bateman pandas are living proof that you can fat by eating leaves.
+Hii Power be*
Item: Its worth 1000$
Seller: i want 500$
Buyer: i cant do that i gotta make some money, i give you 10$ and im taking all the risk
Seller: yeah i think thats good
So True I hate them. Always gets me triggered
People are returded.
Tru lol
To be fair most of the stuff they buy probably sits for months or years, not to mention they have to pay for repairs on certain items.
@@drbonesshow1 I kinda like that word. Returded.
I know it's fake, but I enjoy the show. in fact it's just like wrestling on tv.
Are you saying wrestling is fake?? The horror of it!
It's one of those mindless entertainment reality shows disguised as a smart show. Don't buy into it. Even tho wrestling is fake at least it has stunts , memorable wrestlers and campy but still decent acting.
Hardcore Pawn is even faker. The customers come in yelling and screaming but you can see the battery packs for their microphone.
It's 'still' FUN TO WATCH!
hardcore pawn more fun to watch that this fak shit
They are in Detroit.
Jesus christ tom relax
Hardcore Pawn is actually a lot more real than you think, of course the customers have microphones for good audio quality but none of it is scripted, they're more real than most reality shows.
I heard the Kardashians ain't all natural
I wonder if it's true 🤔
lol
they are 100 % real silicone dont judge them please
They're 100% legit! Including Caitlyn Jenner, who didn't really exist until last year.
no !!can't be..... really?.... surely not.
Its almost as bad as the Honey Boo Boo show.
I remember one episode where some guy walks in wanting to sell a coke machine and the show gets restoration expert Rick Dale to restore it. Turns out the guy "selling" the machine is Rick Dale's brother as Rick Dale would later have his own spin-off show on History channel restoring old junk and the brother would be prominently shown on the show. In another episode, a guy sells to Rick Harrison a mini convertible that turned out to be a junk. Look closely and you'll see that the guy is wearing an employee jacket from Count's Customs, another History channel Pawn Stars spin-off show.
yes we know all this. Was proved long ago when the episode aired, because the coke machine before and after the restoration were totally different models of the coke machine, they weren't even the same machine they just brought in a vintage fixed up coke machine from their collection which wasn't even the same type as the original they showed they wanted to fix up. We know, the show is staged and fake, its a reality show for entertainment and it does exactly that.
I just caught a rerun of that episode with the Coke machine. I have also seen a few episodes of the restoration show and thought that guy was a part of it. Did you notice the "restored" Coke machine is a completely different model? I know he said he was going to change it with the window and such, but check out the logo on the front which is in a different position and smaller. You can't do that by repainting it as that sleeveless clown said he did! You can also see the difference around the door opening which they try to hide by only showing a zoom in of the "before" machine but is very apparent when watching the earlier segment with the machine on that episode. They probably just ordered a machine from one of those high-end catalogs as I doubt those cartoon characters can actually restore anything. The whole operation looks like a front for a meth lab anyway. I just check the listings to watch for things such as arcade games and pinball machines and any coin operated items that will be shown as I currently have an interest in such items, so I don't mind the phony parts.
That's called helping out other business people. One hand washes the other. You can't base a shows entirety from a few episodes.
calling me fake!? 1v1 me on rust m8
XD
Fake like Max Headroom
Rick Harrison
Rick Harrison
These shows are all fake, I want to see the real deal. Show producers should stop treating viewers like idiots.
I was in the shop in April 2014 and it was nothing but a tacky gift shop.
I quit watching that show years ago. I had no idea it was still on.
its on constantly... im stunned you thought it had gone...
NarcoticDimension Well, to be fair I dont go seeking it either
yeah the show turned from good crap to complete shite
I quit watching any shows with commercials. It became unbearable.
same
I visited the pawn shop, what a dump. Major let down, Souvenirs were impossible to find. I found one lame sticker to buy.
Even if it is rehearsed and staged it’s still good to watch and it’s a history lesson
Was basically forced to visit that place last time I was in Vegas by the group of friends I was with. We all knew it was fake but I guess morbid curiosity got to us. The thing that I thought was really crazy was the way the inside of the shop looks compared to what is on the show. The front door from the inside and the counter where the desks are, are the same, but the shop itself looks nothing like they portray on the show. They have a huge new section of the shop attached to the back of the street side of the building. They said its for storage. We all wondered if that is where they actually film the close up stuff for the show. Cause I gotta tell you, the shop you walk into is a complete shit hole and looks nothing like the clean, shiny, open shop space you see on TV.
The door at the back of the shop is fake, they use a replica shop set for the negotiations filming. It’s staged. They ask people outside in the real shop if they want to be extras apparently
You don't need to explain why the show is fake. People are aware it's fake. Look at the hints:
1. Chumlee is allowed to be a lazy ass who talks back to his bosses and doesn't get fired for it.
2. They don't call in their so-called "experts" until after they ask the person how much they want for an item. Sometimes even after the "expert" gives a value, they'll tell the seller "I'm just not interested in the item." Then why waste the seller's time?!
3. It's a PAWN SHOP! Is there such a thing as an honest pawn shop? If so, they're about as rare as an honest mechanic.
Hey, I'm a mechanic and pride myself on being honest.
Gerry Grieve I said it's rare, not impossible. The mechanic I take my car to is very honest.
GreenDay1981
Some are, some not worth the powder to blow them to hell. I know some I don't trust.
***** I wouldn't tolerate a boss that orders me to rip people off. I'd be going to the police.
Rarer still, an honest politician. An honest pawn shop can be found, but those who expect to be paid retail when selling to a pawn shop are being VERY unrealistic with themselves. I love seeing these jerks come in and say, no deal, I can get more elsewhere, then they show up later tail between their legs and take the deal. Unless you have a REAL rarity and go to an auction house setting a reserve, you're gonna take their deals.
A pawn shop is a horrible place to sell any item, you'll never get anywhere near more then 50% of the trending price of ANYTHING.
I'm Rick Harrison, and this is my pawn shop.
“I’m Rick Harrison and this is my pawn shop. I work here with my old man and my son, Big Hoss. Everything here has a story and a price. On thing I learned in 21 years is you never know what is gonna come through that door.”
Pawn shop owners are leeches. They depend on people who are down and gives them nothing for something they worked hard to obtain.
wouldnt say they are leeches........you have the option to buy your item back and if you sell to them it can sit in their store for a few years before selling and sometimes they may just take what they paid for it.........you cant expect them to pay full price for a 2nd hand item........if people work hard and spend it on useless shit they need to later sell then its not the pawn shop owners to blame
leech is the show hardcore pawn in Detroit they low ball everybody
All pawnshops low ball. That's how they stay in business.
And a hooker does what?
People have a free choice to walk in a pawn shop and have their goods stolen.
Wow, never thought Chum Lee would do me like that :(
OMG! A reality show that is actually staged! Now there's a newsflash! Who would have guessed?!
I live in Las Vegas. These people have a very lucrative business. Every time friends and family comes to Vegas they ask to do a stop to this shop, every time and i mean EVERY TIME we leave the shop with a disgusted feeling, the employees there are the worse and rude, Las Vegas is proud to be a world wide destination for tourists and our service industry is the best. Im apologizing in advance if you decide to stop at PAWN STARS.
Of course what's not fake now :/
it's a show what do you expect
+Adam Grace very true sir.
now? it's always been like this.
+wwmm25 well society in general is faker, is basically what I mean. Yes now.
My boobs
Yes did anyone actually believe Rick was a veritable encyclopedia of unending information and facts?
Yeh, Johnny. But when Rick says "FDR was one of our greatest presidents..."
millions of watchers say, "Huh... who?" Who said PS doesn't have
educational value?
Pabcde. Babcde. I'm not sure how that relates to my point Pab? I never suggested PS did or didn't have educational value.
FRD was one of the worst!
I do
Rick, The Old Man, Chumlee, and the Rick Jr. guys use such deplorable grammar and such, it's a wonder that the scriptwriters don't' correct their English. They'd all fail High School English, horrible speech patterns.
I doubt seriously any of them could pass a GED.
I used to work concert production and did a show in Indiana for the Pawn Stars. They were doing on the road shows to make a "Pawn Stars Road Show", which never happened, every one was asked to bring unusual items to sell them. I brought a dinamite plunger detonator which dated to the late 1800's to early 1900's. I dealt with Rick, he eventually bought it for $125. About 3 months later I saw an episode showing a "guy off the street" bring in the detonator I had sold them. It was unmistakably the same detonator as it had a chip missing from the wooden handle, which they showed a close up of, I was surprised and disgusted by them. A couple months later I saw a guy sell a dirt bike to them, he supposedly was a "local guy-he was the entertainment manager for the casino in Indiana where I had sold the detonator! Nothing they say or do can be believed!
thanks for that, i was visiting the US, and drove past the LV shop, saw the line up, a very hot day. now i am so glad i didn't waist my time and check it out.
I have been suspicious for a while now that they work w/ their experts to under price an item. Just have the expert give a price a few thousand less than the worth, so that the pawn guys can give the person less money. I have even seen a guitar expert give a price & then tell Rick that if he buys it, he will buy it off of Rick. That is so shady & is a conflict of interest. The only 2 experts I like & trust are the beard of wisdom guy & the lady who prices antique books.
Yea I like the book lady. She's cute. I just wish she would stop giving chumlee that uncomfortably forced fraternity/coolman handshake.
N0GGINB0NKER I agree. She is very pretty & her personality helps too. I haven't noticed the handshake you are speaking of, but going to check it out.
HAHA! Dude, a REAL pawn shop will give you ten percent of market value TOPS. People are getting 90% and still bitching.
Mark Hall-Patton is the "Beard of Knowledge" and Rebecca Romney is the rare book expert from Honey and Wax Rare Books.
It's a damn Pawn Shop....What do you expect? They are in the business of making money........
You wanna see shady, watch that crap pawn show from Detroit.
At least Pawn Stars has BIG money and love HIGHLY valuable and historical items. Even if it's setup for TV, who cares?
Would you rather watch thugs trying to sale what they STOLE the night before? LMAO.
I like Pawn Stars. Rick's weezy laugh gives me life. I've always known it's not real, it's kinda obvious (at least to me). It's entertaining and informative, I've learned a few things about antiques.
I'm with you on this.
I hate the show. I watched one episode and the big mouth bald headed dick head is omnatchest with a huge head and a fake laugh. . screw him and the show!
+crazy lopp in rock - "omnatchest"? Is that a new sexual orientation?
+crazy lopp in rock I suggest that you take a vacation to the Caribbean or maybe Hawaii, you seem angry with the world, maybe a bit of relaxation will do you well. Best wishes.
yeah ive learnt some stuff off of it. its funny how they sometimes record them out of the shop
Thanks for ruining Pawn Stars for me. I will never watch it the same again.
David James, I know how you feel, man. :(
Hi, very interesting video! Thanks for sharing! Big thumbs up and regards from Bucharest Romania!!
Fake-ality Shows... I see.
My dad and I were super disappointed when we visited the store 😂🤣 my dad still has the chumlee bobble head though!
A friend of mine visited that shop and she was told she couldn't even take pictures inside of the building and it was so full of people, she could barely move around or look at things.
When I thought that spotting Rick's terrific acting skills was one of my uniquest talents ever...
A reality show that's faked? I'm stunned.
Best I can do for one of those cards is $1
And I’m taking a big risk
I was in Vegas for the new years eve 2013 concert for RHCP, The shop was closed for renovations. I found it on accident when I was out looking for vegetarian food lol.
An item is worth $8,000
Rick: I’ll give you 50 bucks for it.
that shop is filthy and full of crap. I went to Vegas and I thought it would be cool to visit the pawn shop but was majorly dissapointed
Expand.
spice rodgers not to mention its overpriced for everything. Not a single souvenir is cheaper than $30 and their items in display are overpriced too. I looked at a used rolex sub that had a price tag of $15k. I can buy a new one for half that.
I live in Vegas and I agree it’s also on a terrible side of town
Why would ANYONE want to see this place?
Why would ANYONE care that ANYONE would want to see this place?
WomckPhotoKCMO
Why would you come to this channel to see this place?
Heath George Why Would ANYONE Care About ANYONE Caring About ANYONE Caring About ANYONE Wanting To See This Place
I been to the shop and I got kicked out for wanting to take a photo inside the shop not of the stars and you can't even take a photo of the desk they sit at
Up to the second season, it was all real. I actually went in to get a camera for work and Chumlee helped me out. Now it's a gift shop. They ran us out the last time we were there so they could close the store for scheduled filming of set up items.
2:09 chums sick dimebag shirt
_I'm Rick Harrison, and this is my Pawnshop. I work here with my old man and my son, Big Hoss. Everything in here has a story and a price. One thing I've learned over 21 years, you'll never know what's gonna come through that door._
HO HO HOOO HO WAHAHOH (thats the part with the music)
While visiting Las Vegas my sister tried to get in the pawn shop but wasn’t allowed in because they were filming. While filming they only let a handful of people in the shop at a time, then they lock the doors. I’m sure the “stars” get paid enough that they don’t need to worry so much about actually making a profit from pawned / sold items. 🙄
I’m Rick Harrison and this is my pawn shop. I work here with my old man and my son, Big Hoss. Everything here has a price, and a story. And in 21 years of being here I’ve learned one thing -You never know what is gonna come through that door.
That show became so annoyingly contrived that I totally gave up on it . Chumlee's base stupidity and the Harrison's unquenchable thirst for money eventually made the show unwatchable .
one thing that is real!, a couple of my friends drove clear from Washington State to see the Stars. They were very let down at what they really saw at the Pawns Stars. So with that said the pawn joint is really there but your not going to see the Ole Man,Rick,Cory,Chumlee. I hope you see this Rick my friends are not rich they saved to come to see Pawn Stars what a let down!
I admit I am surprised. I have been to hard core pawn in Detroit and the family was there filming on a Saturday. People were lined up outside the door to pay or pawn. Shoppers like ourselves could walk right in though. There was a sign out front of the shop that said if you enter you agree to be filmed. We watched for a few minutes and I bought a gold charm as a memento. We were told by staff we could talk to the family, but only when not filming. we got our pictures taken with them too.
here's something you left out: what you see on TV is on a separate stage at a entirely different location.
Why do I ruin these shows for myself by searching these kind of videos.. grrrr
Damn that Hoss dude is looking like Jaba the hut's kid brother.
You missed one tiny thing the show segments are shot in a TV studio. They do not actually use the pawn shop for anything but outdoor shots.
I haven't watched a "Reality" show in close to ten years.and have long said, "When the camera starts rolling, the reality ends."
i believe in pawn stars just as much as i believe theres an invisable man floating in the sky
Are you telling me that there are people who don't realize that all of these American ,,reality" tv shows are fake? Even the audience reactions in America's Got Talent are fake as shit....
it's actually illegal to record footage in a pawn shop in las vegas
I live two blocks away from Pawn Star's Gold & Silver Shop here in downtown, Las Vegas. I always see the fellas. Real cool guys.
I didn't need this video to know that!
Idc if it's fake. It's still entertaining.
It's too bad most of our citizens are so easily entertained.
I've seen them do that subway jive on American pickers too.
I visited the shop in June 2016 as well as May 2017 and bought fine silver coins and a New Mexico casino silver dollar at a reasonable price. The surprise was that the sales lady told me that most of the jewelry for sale was NEW! I didn't see a glimpse of any of the "TV stars". I'm convinced that you won't get anything fake from this shop.
Have been in the shop multiple times. The show isn't fake. If it wasn't produced, arranged and scheduled, there would be no show. Nobody in their right mind is going to film 160 hours just to get 2 interesting items. Only morons expect to go to a reality show setting and just mingle with the stars, or actors. The show is a hit with me for the educational value. Rick has built something impressive, the show is very family positive, and a hell of a lot of interesting items are presented to the audience. Great, great show.
I completely agree
interesting. This my favourite reality show on tv.
My wife and I were in line to go into the pawn shop when this good looking couple in front of us was pulled out of line and they later told us that they gave them a flask to pawn and was going to be on the show, Sure enough they were. I even saw her on other episodes.
It's in a really seedy part of town. They start picking your pockets in the parking lot. The Pawn Shop is actually pretty small. The items for sale are grossly overpriced. It was fun to go inside have a good laugh and leave.
Nicki swift is not his real name...this video is scripted. .
Omg I feel so bad now for thinking everyone was real! In addition when I was a kid when I hear radio for the first time I thought there was small people inside the box radio
random but ok
I've worked in pawn stores for a total of five years in my time. No one brings vauable major items to a pawn store unless they are looking for a loan. Then if that person hasn't paid it back with a big interest by the agreed date (Most laws say 30 days is the allotted time but I had a boss that would hold things for a year but still charge the interest monthly if they came to get it) If not it went on sale.
So the thing is, go in there to buy a photo of one of them and ask them,
"Do you want to sell it or pawn it?" And when they sell they wan to sell it, then mention all the flaws in it and offer them $5.00 for it.
Tommy Truth
$5.00 is TOO MUCH!!!
Pawn Stars is fake? TAKE IT BACK!
nkdfun *turns super saiyan
It was obvious that this shit was crap the first time I saw it. Same with "American Pickers".
This may have been mentioned, but there's an early episode with a seller named "Ron." Ron's item, bought by the pawn shop, gets fixed up by Rick's Restorations. There's just one small problem.
The guy who sold the item is none other than Ron Dale, Rick Dale's brother! This is very obvious if you've watched American Restoration.
A friend of mine bought an autographed guitar from them for $300, it was a Squire Strat that you can get new for $150 and they sent it to him with only three strings, all three rusty!
Subway sponsors them or they sponsor Subaway
Rick is really rolling in the dough he's got nothing to complain about what a phony but I still love the show even if it is scripted I never miss an episode It's Entertainment
thomas Rose ya vol!😅✌
How is it entertaining? The man lowballs everyone. Some guy countered $500 and Rick offered no more than $499.50
Rick the Prick didn’t even want to pay the extra 50cents and laughed in the mans face like it was a joke.
Fuck those drug addicts
I can't imagine producers of a show would see any value of a ChumLee character. A total waist of flesh.
I went in a few years ago and as depicted, no one you see on the show was around.
I wanted to hawk the ring I custom made for my fiancee but that engagement fell apart.
Just in gold melt down 1000 bucks easy. I asked 1200 but the dweeb offered 25. I agreed to 1000 bottom line. He took it "Behind the store"
Maybe they were there. My top offer was 100. I told the dweeb "blow me" and left. I sold it outside the store for the 1200 I wanted.
The parkinglot and street does better business than inside.
Goat
Pure drivel. I always expected that it was staged, not happening live in the midst of the customers. That would not be feasble. It's only logical that they have to use actorsas customers. This video is pure hype, nonsense, thumbs down.
How is it hype? The show is clearly staged and Rick is a terrible actor.
My parents love this show... they insist everything in it is real
They forgot to mention how Rick is an expert on EVERY DAMN THING presented to him and he always has "a buddy" who specializes in just that thing who he can call over at any time to inspect the item for him. -_-
Yeah, all the cast do a quick Google search on the stuff before its brought in. 😂
there is a pawn star set right next to the store that they shoot scenes from
haha who wants a autograph from these clowns hahahah
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unkle ace let alone pay for one. Autographs are supposed to be free that's why you get one when you see a celebrity.
Hi Nicki. I have actually visited Rick Harrison's Gold and Silver Pawn shop, seen every episode of the show, and read his book. Your title, "Why Pawn Stars Is Totally Fake", is sensationalistic and disingenuous. Some of the things you say are true. For instance, it is very doubtful that you will actually see Rick, Cory, or Chumlee on a routine visit to the shop. Since the show is so popular, their very presence would disrupt daily business. Also, yes, the customer visits you see on the show are "scripted", in the sense that they are vetted in order to make the show interesting. Most of the items you see on the show are sells, while the actual truth is many of the items presented to the shop are brought in for pawn, which means that the shop gives the customer a loan with the item serving as collateral. And no, pawn shops are not inherently "seedy". You sound like you have little real world experience in barter.
+Douglas Williams: you obviously don't know anything about the real world of Vegas. Pawn shops in the shittiest part of Vegas are nothing more than legal fence operations that rip off criminals and degenerate gamblers trying to make one last bet or find their drug dealer. You are seedy when 90% of your business consists of low-balling prostitutes who bring in jewelry stolen from their Johns to get fifty bucks to spend on heroin so they can make it through another day of their horrid lives. Pawnsters are all experts on watches because they get most of their business from paying $100 for stolen Rolexs worth $5000.
They may be seedy in big cities with crime but there are decent ones in smaller towns. I've heard these guys from the show are total asshats though.
Yup, Rick Harrison is not really a walking encyclopedia with a wealth of knowledge on everything under the stars. The item has been researched ahead of time and he delivers his lines.
I just got ripped off in this shop, I’m still in shock. People who are going to shop there please beaware the employee there can sell you fake items and claim it as real. Be careful
Totally Scripted YES, Totally Fake? You should be sued.
What's the difference? If something is scripted, it's not real.
it is all crap,and should be taken off the air.
im harambe, and this is my zoo inclosure, I work here with my zoo keeper and my friend cecil the lion, everything in here had a story and a life, you never know who is gonna come over that fence
i had my suspicions, the way they act around, the little drama pieces that started going on, chum lee doing nothing and talking back to the bosses... it's a pretty informative show, tho