Pawn Stars Review: February 18, 2013

Another beautiful week in Las Vegas, as the highs were generally in the 60's and lows in the upper 30's to lower 40's.
Today is President's Day in the United States, which means most of the public/government employees had the day off and pretty much everyone else worked.
The story line of the day of the day is someone keeps stealing Rick's lunch- Rick literally brown bags it.  It turns out that a family is stealing the lunch for kicks and grins.
In the first episode, the first guy brought in a letter from Franklin Roosevelt (FDR): http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/franklindroosevelt
Rick put on his Drew Carey like glasses and reads the letter and letter was when FDR was a lawyer.  The letter was on his letterhead and FDR signed with his full name.  The guy wanted $15,000.  Rick thought it may be a fake so time for an expert, Rebecca.  She brought a list of all the different secretaries FDR.  She said the letter was signed by FDR an said it was worth $1500 because the content of the letter was before FDR became president and it was a bland letter.  The guy decided not to sell- no sale.


The next guy brought 1838 Colt Patterson pistol.  Chumlee made a terrible joke about a dead guy when talking to the guy.  The gun belong to William R. Manning: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14835977  and the gun may have also belonged to a guy named of Pawnee Bill: http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/P/PA024.html
The guy wanted $15,000 and time for an expert.
Craig came to be the expert and said it was very rare and valuable.  Craig looked at the font on the handle and said the font real and the barrel was 7 1/2 inches long, which is the correct measurement for the gun.  The serial number was 2, which means it was the second Colt pistol ever made, making the gun priceless.  But another serial number was 938.  Craig said the gun is worth $25,000.  The guy went up to $19.000 and Corey offered $12,000.  The guy went to $17,000 and Corey offered $15,000 and that was the sale price.
The next guy brought in some TV memorabilia watches from different TV shows and movies.  These were 1980's vintage watches that were sold at your local stores like a Wal-Mart, Walgreens, Ben Franklin's etc.  Some of the c=shows were the A-Team, Cinderella, Star Wars, Robo Force, Chipmunks etc.  He had about 10 different watches.  He wanted $200 for the set.  Chumlee offered $150 and finally the number agreed upon was $160.
Corey was the thief and then brought in 5 sandwiches at one and so everyone helped themselves to a sandwich.  End of show.


In the 2nd episode, Rick and Corey went to check out a 1932 steel body Ford Roadster and it was after market- the guy made it himself from the factory parts.  The car had 450 mile on the car and it was a convertible.  Corey and Rick had some problems fitting into the car.  The guy put in $140,000, $80,000 in parts and the rest labor.  He wanted $70,000 for the roadster.  Time for an expert, Danny, and he took it for a test drive.  He found no faults with the car- said it was a great car.  Danny said the car was worth $70,000-$75,000.  Rick offered  $65,000 and the guy went to $69,000 and they debated to $68,250 cash.
Then, when Rick left the car in the warehouse, it turned up missing.  Turns out Corey took it to the gym.  When a prospective buyer wanted to see it, Corey had it, driving around the Strip and it may have cost them a sale.
The next guy brought in a Marilyn Manson death match doll.
Here is a you tube video of a death match between Marilyn and Charles Manson:



The guy was selling a doll of Marilyn Manson: http://marilynmanson.com/
The death match was a TV series in the 1990's and in which the Manson's fought and they used Claymation for the TV series.  Time for an expert.  Johnny Jimenez,  came in to look at the toy.  The toy was used in the Claymation for the TV show.  Johnny said the toy was $1500.  The guy was disappointed at $1500 and Corey offered $500 and was firm.  No sale.
The next guy brought in 3 transistor radios that were dropped into North Vietnam  during the Vietnam war.  For more information on the war and the radios: http://www.psywarrior.com/GiftsFromAbove.html
The guy wanted $500 and Rick offered $300 and The Old Man offered $350 and then $375 and that was the sale price.

The next guy brought in a 1912 Olympic Diploma from the Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.  The diploma was given to the top 8 finishers of an event.  The picture was a picture of the Goddess of Sweden.  The guy wanted $1500 and Rick offered $1500 and that was the sale price.
That ends the 2 new episodes of Pawn Stars and there will be 2 new episodes.  As usual, thank you for stopping by.