There?s a new reality show after my own heart ? Buried Treasure ? where the auction wonder twins the Keno brothers go home to home finding the crazy shit people have been sitting on for years.
This show?s got everything: economically depressed home owners, hoarders, crazy cat ladies, dudes in ill fitting motorcycle jackets, and some really crazy antiques and art that somehow the people didn?t realize was worth a whole lot or else, I dunno, they wouldn?t be living in fucking squalor. ?Let?s take a look at some of the stuff they?ve found!
In the premiere episode we had a Crazy Dentally-Impaired Heiress (CDIH) whose family tree extends to the Mayflower, the US Supreme Court and Charles Dickens. ?Imagine what a disappointment she much be to her forefathers to know she squandered all her handed-down wealth and is now a hoarder.
The Keno?s convinced her to at least let them appraise a few items that were under dirty underwear, trash bags and whatever else she was hoarding: an antique standing box clock, a photograph of Dickens, a bowl and a Mayan jug of some sort.
The Results:
Mayan Jug ? 650AD ? REAL ? SOLD for $1500-2000
William and Mary Chair ? 1760 ? REAL ? SOLD for $3k-6k
Dickens Portrait ? REAL ? $20-$30,000
Clock ? 1700?s ? REAL ? $10-$20,000
Minoan Bronze Bowl ? 12-1400BC- $40-$60,000
Best part of the results finding is the CDIH?s daughter swearing like a sailor at each unexpected appraisal. ?She is totally psyched about the final tally of $160k or so but one has to wonder if she realizes in the scheme of things, that won?t even buy you a condo in the Boston area. ?Though it would pay off my student loans, so I wouldn?t be too upset.
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Next up is the guy with the ill fitting motorcycle jacket (The Jacket) he got at Hot Topic and his insanely patient foreign wife. ?He collects comic stuff. ?Lots of it. ?In fact, it?s taking over their house. ?And hey, my art collection kinda takes up space?in my office. Because I?m considerate and don?t strewn all my shit for everyone else coexisting with me to deal with. ?Just a thought.
Anyway, he brings some of his stuff to the head honchos of the comic auction world and The Jacket gets a taste of what haggling looks like. ?First, they bring out his original Hulk comic. ?Then, Spiderman 15. ?This one was supposed to bring in the big bucks, and the auction dudes brought out a mint condition issue they have to show how nice his looks beside it. ?The mint condition issue was worth $300,000. ?They offered him $4000.
Here?s where it gets good. ?When The Jacket is hesitant to sell so low, they offer him $5400 instead.
Like true pawn stars, they know that they will go around and sell this shit for 3x what they will buy it from an inexperienced collector, so why not throw in another grand to try to seal the deal?
The Results:
Hulk Comic ? 1960?s ? REAL ? 2k due to poor repair work
Superman 15 ? 1960?s ? REAL ? $5400 due to haggling and poor repair work
THEN he has a Superman cell. ?It?s the only one the auction guys have seen come on the market. ?And they offer $50k. ?Still, Jacket sees it as a low ball and is hesitant and IMMEDIATELY the auction guys start pulling the ?well, maybe we don?t even want it, maybe we should walk away?. ?If you are haggling with someone and they offer you $50k in cash, and when you don?t like the deal they threaten to take it off the table: WALK. AWAY.
It is obviously going to go for more at auction or else these guys wouldn?t be in business.
Thankfully The Jacket DOES walk away! ?His wife also didn?t want him to sell because of the emotional value but also because it could potentially bring a lot more later down the line. ?Good job Jacket. ?Always keep your options open!
Finally, we have a dude whose been keeping a goddamn?Stradivarius?violin in his attic. ?Except it?s not. ?It?s a Maggini though they keep referring to it as a Strad, and come to find out it isn?t even a Maggini. He is not a hoarder though, so that?s nice. ?If the violin was really made in the 1600?s and is really a Maggini, then it could be worth millions. ?Best part was when they played it alongside a Strad., because hearing one played stirs your insides and you can literally feel the sound move through you. ?It?s truly beautiful and undefinable bliss.
The Results:
Maggini Violin ? 1690 ? FAKE ? worth $300, max
Bummer about that heirloom your dead dad left you, man.
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Rules about pawning your stuff or selling to another collector:
If they offer you a shitton of cash up front and you blink, and they respond with ?well, I don?t need it anyway?. Walk away. Do it. ?Because you can always go to any other appraiser and get different quotes and compare where the market stands. ?Shit, you can walk into Christie?s Auction House in NYC and talk to their appraisers anytime (literally, walk into their door and present the work and they will discuss auction options with you). ?They want it bad, but they can?t say it. ?So let them sweat a bit. ?Or auction it yourself and give the fee to the auction house directly. ?Remember, YOU are the one with the item and you are the one with the power. ?Don?t let fast talkin? pawn stars bully you out of something they will go around and sell for 3 or 4x more than they paid you.
Buried Treasure /
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