Pawn Stars Review: Feb. 15, 2010

In a week that will bring excitement to Las Vegas as President Obama pays a visit, a more exciting event is the weekly Pawn Stars show.
In the first episode, a gentleman brings in a a cuckoo-cuckoo clock. A new cuckoo-cuckoo clock expert, Roland showed up. He says the clock is worth $6000 to $10,00o, depending if it works and the bird did work. The guy wanted $6000 but settled for $4,200. How does one become a cuckoo-cuckoo clock expert?
The next guy brought in an old weather thermometer. After the Old Man tells Chumlee to shut up. the thermometer was made in in the 1700's or so. The guy wanted $500 and the Old Man offered $150 and that was it and there was no sale. The seller thought he could get more on the Internet. Maybe, but it's a crapshoot.
Another guy brought in a Paul Revere spoon. The guy had to pay for a wedding. I don't know the feeling. Yet. I noticed that the Grissom West Point is still for for sale, and has been for several months. Anyways, they are bringing in the local expert. Dana was the expert and he has been on the show several times. They looked at the signatures and they determined that the spoon was made by Paul Revere Jr. (as opposed to SR.) The guy who brought it in wanted $15000 and Rick offered $7000, then $9000. and it went for $9500. The daughter is going to have a nice wedding. Rick says it will bring in people to the shop, which it may, but will it sell?
The next guy brought in Kam-Act bow and arrow. The guy wanted $500 and Ric offered $50. It sold for $100. They had an archery contest between Chumlee and he didn't even hit the target. Big Hoss also didn't the target, while Rick was the worst. Chumlee won. Never go bow hunting with these guys or you may unintentionally be the target.
The trivia question asks how many people go through the shop in a day. If you had asked this question about 2 years ago, before the show, the answer may be around 100-200. Now, because of the show, they say they have 400 mostly tourists or sightseers, which makes us locals really don't want to go there, at least , not that often.
In 2nd episode, the first guy breought in a 1890 coaster wagon. This brings back memories from stories my mom told me. She and her sisters and one brother would bring a coaster wagon to the bus stop where my grandp would get off the bus and then he would pull the kids to their home from the bus stop. The guy wanted $4000 and Rick offered $300. No deal.
The next guy brought in a Sarolea motorcycle, made in Belgium. Certainly not a Harley. The guy said his relative sent the motorcycle in pieces from the war front, in the 1940's just like Radar did in MASH. Hoss offered $4000 it sold for $4300. They brought in Rick for an inspection and to see if they could fix it up, and the cost to fix it up would be $25-30,000. But in auction, they may get $15000 and to the auction it goes. They showed the auction and it sold for $7000, minus the auction fees.
The next guy (what is it, about 9 out 10 guys selling are men?) brought in a Confederate officer's sword. The expert was Sean and his opinion was that it probably is it probably was fake, based on so many other fakes out there. No offer was made and no sale.
Finally, a woman showed up with a very old printing press from the late 1800's or 1900's. She wanted $300 but it was a broken machine. Rick wanted to pay $5 but the Old Man wanted it and she got $25.
Another 2 episodes, which is still far more exciting than President Obama visitng Las Vegas.