Pawn Stars Review: October 25, 2010

Sorry for missing the first part of the first episode of Pawn Stars. Some things came up.
The first thing I saw was a saddle that a guy wanted $16,000 and Rick offered $8000. They looked old and I am sure had some significance.
The next guy brought in an old Schwinn bike, and Panther and Phantom model, from the 1950's. The guy wanted $3600 and Corey offered $3000 and that was selling price.
A guy brought in a miniature cannon and they brought in Sean. It looked like a toy cannon. It was real and it worked. It came from the 18th century and is rare. Sean said the cannon was worth about $2000. The guy bought the cannon for $50. The guy wanted $1500 and Rick offered $700 and then $800 and that was the selling price.
The next guy had a truck load of boxes of Sammy Davis Jr. memorabilia. He had 58 boxes of things. They were VCR cassettes of shows that Sammy watched. They guy wanted $65,000. There was no sale because Rick didn't see any value in it. Besides, the Shop has hundreds of DVDs and cassettes.
They took the tiny cannon to a firing area to fire. The cannon shot and blew up a water balloon.
In the 2nd episode, the first guy brought in some fossils of plants and spiders. Umm, that is something I have not seen in the shop before-fossils. Maybe E-bay if they buy it? Anyways, time for the expert, a paleontologist. The guy wanted $1200 but Rick offered $800 and then $1000. But there was no sale. But wait, Rick came back with $1100 and it sold for that price.
The next guy brought in a Down And Dirty motorcycle frame. There was nothing much to the frame. The guy wanted $4000 and Corey offered $2000. Corey went up to $3000. That is kind of strange coming from Corey. They went to Count Kustoms for the work. http://www.countskustoms.com/ They made a brand new motorcycle out of the frame. It had a Harley motor and some custom parts. It cost about $15000 and a total cost of $18000. they had budgeted $12,000. The Old Man and Rick were not too happy with Corey.
The next guy had a blackjack table from the Stardust. Rick offered $500 and the guy wanted $1000. They played a hand of blackjack. Rick lost, again, and the final cost was $650.
Question: How many times does the Pawn Shop guys admit they made a mistake when they bought something. The only thing I can thin of is the hot air balloon. Anything else?
The next lady brought in Coca Cola signs. The Old Man liked the signs and said they came from the 1950's. The lady offered $900 and the Old Man offered $200. But it went for $250. The Old Man told a story about the differences in taste. Cane sugar vs corn syrup and he said there is a big difference. My lovely wife Cathy, whose birthday is on Tuesday, totally agrees with the Old Man, there is a huge difference in taste.
So, another week is done here in Las Vegas. We are experiencing Fall weather, though some people respond to 50 degree weather with parkas.