Pawn Stars Review: November 19, 2012

In case you missed it, there was a new Pawn Stars on last Tuesday night and here is the review: http://lasvegasbadger.blogspot.com/2012/11/pawn-stars-review-november-13-2012.html
I hope those living in the United States will have a nice Thanksgiving this coming Thursday.
There are two new episodes of Pawn Stars tonight.

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From the first episode, the first lady brought in an antique pig grill.  It's a mini grill in the design of a pig and it had never been used.  Well, it can't be that antique as it had an electric motor to turn the spit.
The lady wanted $500 and Corey offered $300 and then $350 and $375 was the final price.

The next guy brought in a Queens Guard Uniform, with the big hat, pants and red coat.  Well, actually a costume- the hat he had a really bad hair day.  He says the coat is real and the hat is real.. Ummm, OK.  The information pop up says they kill 1 Black Bear for each hat and the hides are imported from North America.
The guy says the uniform was from the 1930's but didn't know the rank of soldier wearing it.  Time for an expert.  Mark from the Clark County Museum came down and looked at the uniform.  Mark actually wore the bear skin hat and looked quite the site.  Mark said the belt was wrong but the pants were correct.  He said the uniform was from an enlisted man and everything else was real.  The guy wanted $2500 and Rick offered $300.  The guy went to down to $1000 and there was no sale.

On the night shift, a guy brought in bowling ball that was created to look like the bowling balls used in the movie "Kingpin": http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116778/
The bowling ball was clear and had a rose in the middle of it.  The guy wanted $100.  The ball was used as the ball was pretty scratched up.  Chumlee and Olivia offered $40 for the ball and then $42.  The guy went down to $65 and the selling price was $50.
The story line was the guys having a BBQ in the back of the store using the BBQ pig.  The BBQ broke the pig's leg and Corey took the pig back- no BBQ.

 

The next guy brought in a tortoise shell  guitar.  There was some issue as to whether the guitar could be sold or not because of the shell.  Time for an expert.  Rick needed to make sure the guitar was old enough to sell because if he sold a newer model, it would be illegal with a big fine and confiscation of the guitar.
Jesse Aroroso of Cowtown guitars came into look at it.  http://www.cowtownguitars.com/
He said the it was legal own but probably illegal to sell.  No sale.
On the second episode, the first guy brought in a Yasutsugu (samurai) Sword from the 1500's.  The seller came in earlier and sold the shop a Grammy Award but the shop could not sell it.  http://yakiba.com/article_yasutsugu.htm
Corey wanted an expert to look at it but they were out of town, so he tried the sale himself.  The guy wanted $5000 and Corey offered $800 and then $1200.  The guy went to $2000 and Corey went to $1500 and that was the selling price.  Rick and the Old Man questioned Corey and wondered if the sword was a fake or not.  Mike Yamasaki was the expert they brought in.  He looked the sword over and told the story about samurais.  He said the sword was real and worth about $5000-$6000.  If Corey got it fixed up for $3000, then it would be worth about $15,000.  Corey wanted it fixed up and then  Mike brought back the sword that was refurbished.  It looked all nice and shiny and it was done by hand.  He emphasized that the sword belonged to a real samurai and was worth the $15,000.
The next guy brought in a World War 2 Western Electric Amplifier.  It was possibly used on Normandy Beach and used for the beach assault.  I've seen many movies about D-Day and never did they show this kind of equipment.  The guy wanted $5000.  Time for an expert, Roy Page and he owns Roy's Repair O'Rama  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Roys-Repair-O-Rama/215547691795694
You really need to check out the guy's sideburns/beard. Anyways, Roy said the amplifier was worth about $500 for the parts.  Rick offered $500 and the guy went to $3000 and no sale.

 

The next guy brought in a antique neck tie press from the early 1900's.  It was made by Onken and it looked like the above picture.  It's used to press ties, something I ever rarely wear.  The guy wanted $50.  Rick offered $30 and that was the selling price.
In the end,Corey says he may have to leave the store and go work somewhere else.  Interesting, soap opera time?  Hope the show doesn't jump the shark.
That wraps up this week of Pawn Stars.  There will be two new episodes next week and not tomorrow like last week.
As always, thanks for stopping by and Happy Thanksgiving.