From the Las Vegas Sun: Famed Las Vegas haunt Gold & Silver Pawn Shop is closing for a week of renovations.
Featured on the History Channel’s smash show “Pawn Stars,” the shop will be closed from Aug. 25 to Aug. 30, to renovate the store’s interior. Owners have not yet announced how extensive the work will be.
“Pawn Stars” — featuring Rick Harrison, Richard Benjamin Harrison, Corey Harrison and Austin “Chumlee” Russell — takes viewers into the everyday lives of the dealmakers. Each episode deals with an array of antiques and collectibles and the people trying to pawn or sell them.
The store, located at 713 S. Las Vegas Blvd., welcomes about 4,000 people daily.
The store, located at 713 S. Las Vegas Blvd., welcomes about 4,000 people daily.
They actually need to get a bigger building to accommodate the crowds they get on a daily basis.
Tonight, there two new episodes.
In the first episode, the first Corey and Rick went to visit a guy who had a replica of the Blues Brother car in the first Blues Brothers movie. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blues_Brothers_(film)
The guy wanted $25,000 for the replica and Rick didn't make an offer and there was no sale.
The next guy brought in a blue print of the electric chair from a prison in Joliet, IL. The guy wanted $5000 for the blueprints. Time for an expert, Mark from the Clark County Museum.
Mark said the blue print was legitimate. Corey offered $800. The guy came down to $2200 and then $1600. Corey went to $1500 and that was the sale price.
The story line of the show was the placement of the copy machine and Corey and Chumlee destroying Rick's desk. In the end Rick fixed his cheap desk but the Old Man bought a new desk. In the end, they gave away Rick's desk.
The next guy brought in an antique timer for racing pigeons. http://www.pigeon.org/
The guy wanted $300 and Rick offered $150. Rick offered $200 and that was the selling price.
The next guy brought in a bunch of knives- 14 of them. The guy wanted $1200 for 4 of them and Rick offered $1000. Rick gave him the $1200.
In the 2nd episode, Rick and Corey went to a guy's house to look at an ATV. It was an 1989 Honda Pilot ATV.
Rick took it for a ride but it had a lot smoke coming from it. The guy wanted $7000 and Rick offered $3500 and then $4000 and that was the sale price.
The story line is that Chumlee brought in a goldfish for the store mascot.
The next lady brought in a post card of the Rolling Stones with all 5 signatures of the original band. http://www.rollingstones.com/ The lady wanted $3000. Time for an expert, Steve Grad, from PSA/DNA. He didn't think the signatures were real. There was no sale.
The next guy brought in a 1950's Ferrari 500 model car, looking like the car above. The guy wanted $2000 and time for an expert, Johnny from the Toy Shack. The model was made out of aluminum and given to race teams. He said the model was worth about $3500. Corey offered $1000. The guy went to $3000. Corey went to $1200 and then went to $1500 firm and that was the selling price.
The Old Man was listening to a police scanner of police calls, but really could not have been listening to the Las Vegas Metro Police- but that would not be possible because he was using an old scanner and Metro uses a trunked version of police radio traffic.
That wraps up another 2 new episodes of Pawn Stars and if you are planning on visiting the shop int he next few days, don't.
The next guy brought in a 1950's Ferrari 500 model car, looking like the car above. The guy wanted $2000 and time for an expert, Johnny from the Toy Shack. The model was made out of aluminum and given to race teams. He said the model was worth about $3500. Corey offered $1000. The guy went to $3000. Corey went to $1200 and then went to $1500 firm and that was the selling price.
The Old Man was listening to a police scanner of police calls, but really could not have been listening to the Las Vegas Metro Police- but that would not be possible because he was using an old scanner and Metro uses a trunked version of police radio traffic.
That wraps up another 2 new episodes of Pawn Stars and if you are planning on visiting the shop int he next few days, don't.
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