Pawn Stars Review: Sept. 12, 2011

Here in Las Vegas, we are leaving Summer behind and can't wait for Fall to arrive. In the long term forecasts, we have no 100 degree days in the forecast. With highs in the low to mid 90's and lows in the low 70's, you just cannot beat Las Vegas weather, so take that, Gov. Chris Christie. Of course, right now, our area of the Valley is getting a thunderstorm.
Two new episodes of Pawn Stars tonight. Maybe it's me, but it seems like the Pawn Stars have more new episodes than reruns. Of course, I probably just jinxed my self.
In the first episode, brought in a 1830's percussion pistol. It was manufactured by Nook, a rare gun manufacturer. The guy wanted $1200 and rick offered $400 and $425 and a selling price of $435. Sean came in after the sale and said the Nook was a good manufacture from England. Sean said it was worth about $600-$800. They took the gun to the range and it worked.
The next guy brought in a 1958 Glastron boat. http://www.glastron.com/ Of course, Chumlee acted like a fool the entire segment. The guy wanted $10,500 and Rick offered $0 and so no sale.
The next guy brought in a book, Dracula, autographed by author Bram Stoker. http://bramstoker.org/ The guy wanted $15,000. Corey complained that it was not a first edition but time for an expert, Drew. The signature was dated in 1897. Drew said the signature was real and the book was worth about $4-5000. Corey offered $2000 and the guy countered $3000. Corey went up to $2300 and then $2350 and that was the selling price.
The next guy brought in a Penn State Orange Bowl ring from 1973 (Booooo, I am a U.W. Madison graduate). The guy bought it from a player from the team. They say Penn State has a huge following but not in Las Vegas. The guy wanted $1500. Rick said the engraving was removed, making it illegal to buy. No sale.
The next guy brought in antique billard equipment, including ivory billiard bowls. The guy wanted $1000 and Corey offered $600 and then $700. Time for a competition and they gambled about the price using some pea balls. The guy picked a 3 and Corey picked a 12, so the sale price was $700. This is the first time I have seen the guys actually win one of these gambling for price of an object.
In the second episode, the first guy brought in a Carriage Strongbox from 1787 from Sweden. The guy wanted $800 and Rick offered $400 and settled for $500. The guy bought it for $800.
Chumlee went to a man's home and he got to see a Pirate Ship that was street legal car/truck. It's a party ship that could go 60MPH on the highway. Chumlee sent a picture to Rick to see if they wanted to buy it. Rick told him not to buy it but Chumlee tried to buy it. The guy wanted $250,000 and Chumlee offered $100,000. The guy went down to $190,000. This was a horribly staged and acted segment.
The next guy brought in some one ounce silver art bars from the 1970's. They had art on them like Merry Christmas or honoring Veteran's Day. Corey offered $675 and no dealing and there was no sale.
The next woman brought in a WWII bomber jacket along with some munition logs. This reminds me of my uncle Lou Reading who was the first pilot to fly into Japan after the atomic bombs. He also flew in generals, dignitaries and others and he was only 19 to 21 years old when he was flying. He was lucky enough to survive WWII as a pilot in Japan.
Anyways the logs were from D-Day and bomber jacket was not in the greatest shape. Time for Mark, of the Clark County Museum. Her father was a radio man on the B-17's. The logs were not official but provided good first hand accounts. The lady wanted $2500 and Rick offered $1200 and that was the sale price. It must have been hard for her to give up a piece of her father's memory, but then again, after her talk at the end, maybe not.
The next lady brought in 2 Indian figurines made of turquoise and silver. There was a Eagle Dancer and Spirit Wolf. The sculpting was just magnificent. The lady wanted $8000 and the Old Man offered $5000. The lady went down to $7000 and the Old Man went up to $6,500 and the final selling price was $6700.
That wraps up another week of new episodes and next week are two new episodes. Thanks for stopping by and if you get a chance, take a look around the blog and I promise I won't try and sell you anything.