Corvette king tonight
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Corvette king tonight
America Pickers has an episode named Corvette King tonight at 9pm est and at midnight.
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Watch Game of Thrones, its more realistic...
The 62 happens to be out front with the hood up when Mike and Frank arrive when the guy and kid are "working on it", but hey, no tools around, no fender cover, clean hands. Then we go inside the storage shed where a '58 and split window (two uber desirable year cars) just happened to be side by side with a recent, fake coating of dust on them - right...
A future "barn find" sales duo in the making ? Of course.
The wife thinks I'm full of it but IMO the whole thing was staged....and poorly at that. And that toad Frank asking about a big block in the car was so lame trying to make it appear he knows something it was puke-worthy.
The 62 happens to be out front with the hood up when Mike and Frank arrive when the guy and kid are "working on it", but hey, no tools around, no fender cover, clean hands. Then we go inside the storage shed where a '58 and split window (two uber desirable year cars) just happened to be side by side with a recent, fake coating of dust on them - right...
A future "barn find" sales duo in the making ? Of course.
The wife thinks I'm full of it but IMO the whole thing was staged....and poorly at that. And that toad Frank asking about a big block in the car was so lame trying to make it appear he knows something it was puke-worthy.
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Those two seem to know a lot about motorcycles but somebody needs to take Frank’s money away from him when he gets near any car that may be for sale. He’s made some outstandingly bad purchases in the past. He needs to stick to old toys.
However, they each have a net worth of $4 million and make $500,000 per season.
I’ve been to their store in Iowa. Two buildings, both very small. They sell a lot of touristy things (hats, etc ). But the Von Dutch bike was there on display along with other things they’ve bought on the show.
Steve
However, they each have a net worth of $4 million and make $500,000 per season.
I’ve been to their store in Iowa. Two buildings, both very small. They sell a lot of touristy things (hats, etc ). But the Von Dutch bike was there on display along with other things they’ve bought on the show.
Steve
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One of my good friends is an antique dealer and has seen first hand that everything in this show is in fact staged. Everything that the pickers "buy" on the show have previously been negotiated and agreed to before the cameras start rolling. The desirable items that are shown in the background and seemingly ignored on the show that airs were likely discussed before taping but no deal was reached and thus not mentioned on the episode. That said, I still enjoy watching this show.
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They should stick to signs, toys and motorcycles. Leave ALL the cars alone. 
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Those two seem to know a lot about motorcycles but somebody needs to take Frank’s money away from him when he gets near any car that may be for sale. He’s made some outstandingly bad purchases in the past. He needs to stick to old toys.
However, they each have a net worth of $4 million and make $500,000 per season.
I’ve been to their store in Iowa. Two buildings, both very small. They sell a lot of touristy things (hats, etc ). But the Von Dutch bike was there on display along with other things they’ve bought on the show.
Steve
However, they each have a net worth of $4 million and make $500,000 per season.
I’ve been to their store in Iowa. Two buildings, both very small. They sell a lot of touristy things (hats, etc ). But the Von Dutch bike was there on display along with other things they’ve bought on the show.
Steve
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Those two seem to know a lot about motorcycles but somebody needs to take Frank’s money away from him when he gets near any car that may be for sale. He’s made some outstandingly bad purchases in the past. He needs to stick to old toys.
However, they each have a net worth of $4 million and make $500,000 per season.
I’ve been to their store in Iowa. Two buildings, both very small. They sell a lot of touristy things (hats, etc ). But the Von Dutch bike was there on display along with other things they’ve bought on the show.
Steve
However, they each have a net worth of $4 million and make $500,000 per season.
I’ve been to their store in Iowa. Two buildings, both very small. They sell a lot of touristy things (hats, etc ). But the Von Dutch bike was there on display along with other things they’ve bought on the show.
Steve
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One of my good friends is an antique dealer and has seen first hand that everything in this show is in fact staged. Everything that the pickers "buy" on the show have previously been negotiated and agreed to before the cameras start rolling.That said, I still enjoy watching this show.
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A friend at work went to visit pawn stars and someone from the show came up to the couple they were with and asked if they wanted to be on the show. They said yes and were given their script and item they were going to sell.
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My take as well. Mike really knows his motorcycles, bicycles, and VW's, but neither know much about cars. They have made several upside-down car purchases I can recall: an overpriced '40 Plymouth that they kept calling a '39, a rust bucket '66 Fairlane, and a Model A that wasn't very nice. The one vehicle they did alright on was a truck Mike's brother bought.....a '40's Dodge or Chevy that he didn't overpay for. There was a recent episode where they overpaid immensely for a pitted hood ornament and a couple of signs. Hey, it's television.........
Another car Frank lost money on.
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Yes, Steve, I saw that one! That was hilarious. The 'Silver Fox' does indeed know his stuff. He's a humble guy, too. I'll bet we could sell Frank an original, very early steel bodied Corvette with the optional 409 engine.
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That would be great. We’ll tell him it has F.I., too. We’ll make a bundle.
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Reality TV - Riiiggghhhhhttttt.
Living in Hawaii, some friends wanted to visit Dog the Bounty Hunter's place - it's basically a T-shirt shop.
And yes, believe it or not, it's staged, too. Shocking, I know.
Living in Hawaii, some friends wanted to visit Dog the Bounty Hunter's place - it's basically a T-shirt shop.
And yes, believe it or not, it's staged, too. Shocking, I know.
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One show I like to watch is Forged in Fire. Maybe it’s staged, too, but it doesn’t seem to be.
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