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[Rick]
On tonight's episode,
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can I make a slam dunk
on a couple of cards?
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- NBA legends Magic Johnson
and Larry Bird
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autographed rookie cards.
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[Rick] Both of them are top 10
ever in basketball.
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[Ryan]
Right.
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[Rick] Then three fossils
headed to the shop.
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- I have a Bronthotherium,
a Hyaenodon,
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and a terrible pig--
or they call it the hell pig.
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- I can tell there's been
some restoration done on them.
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- They're 30 million
years old.
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[laughter]
- Yeah.
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[Rick]
And later, Chum and I
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try not to take a bath on
a collection of rare watches.
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[Chumlee]
This is the collection here?
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[Mark] Yes.
[Chumlee] Wow.
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- You gotta have stupid money
to afford these two.
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[laughter]
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- Hi there.
- How's it going?
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- Great.
- What have we got here?
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[Ryan] I have a couple
NBA legends for you to look at.
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Magic Johnson and Larry Bird
autographed rookie cards.
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[Rick]
OK, from back in the day.
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Both of them are top ten ever
in basketball.
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And when I was young,
they were like--
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- Top two?
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- Top two or three, yeah.
[laughs]
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[whistle blows]
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[Ryan] Today I'm here
to sell my Larry Bird
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and Magic Johnson
autographed rookie cards.
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So I have a very special
Larry Bird autographed card.
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It's Larry's first full
rookie card by Topps in 1981.
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And then
to go along with that,
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I have Lakers great
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Magic Johnson rookie card
as well.
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There's less than
250 of this card
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that exist with an autograph.
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I'm hoping to sell these
cards for $1,500 today.
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[Rick]
It's a big rivalry.
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These two were
the face of the NBA.
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In the '80s, almost every
championship was either
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won by Lakers or the Celtics.
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Everyone knew that
these two were
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going to be huge in basketball
in their rookie years.
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They've both been MVP
multiple times.
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To this day, they're megastars.
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And if you collect cards
from the '80s,
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these are cards
you definitely gotta have.
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Where did you get these?
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- So I got the
Magic Johnson cards
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signed by him a few years ago.
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And then I saw Larry Bird was
having a mail-in send-in,
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so I sent that in to him.
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And then I got both
of the cards graded by PSA.
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- So both these cards
are 1981, right?
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- Correct.
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[Rick] And these are
both the same brand?
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Yeah, they're both Topps.
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- This is the last set
that Topps produced,
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so it is really an iconic set
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for that being their
last Topps card.
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- All right, so we've got
the Magic Johnson card here.
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It's a near mint.
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But you also did get
the autograph itself graded.
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And the autograph
is graded as a 9,
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which is really, really good.
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And over here,
we have the Larry Bird.
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But you didn't get
the autograph graded.
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[Ryan]
Right.
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[Rick] Its label reads
autograph is authentic.
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- Yes.
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- Which is a great thing,
but people want
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that grading of the autograph.
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- Correct, but it's
a great-looking autograph.
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- They want it,
and it adds value to the card.
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What do you want for these?
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- I'm willing to offer you
the pair for 1,500.
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- [groans] OK, I don't know
a lot about the game,
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I don't know about sports,
but I buy
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and sell stuff all the time.
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I have a really good idea of
what these cards are worth.
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Not having a grade on the
signature, it hurts it.
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- It does.
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- I'd give you 700
for the pair.
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- I know you know
what you're doing,
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and I think we're
in the ballpark.
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What do you think about
$1,000 for the pair?
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- I'll give you 800 bucks.
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I'm not gonna go
more than that.
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[Ryan]
I think there's more there.
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If you bump it to 850,
we've got a deal.
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- 800 bucks.
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- I can do 800.
- All right, sweet.
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All right, I will meet
you right over there,
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and we'll do some paperwork.
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If I was just
a little bit taller,
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I could be a basketball star.
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- How you doing?
- Doing pretty good.
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- Go ahead and set that here.
Tell me what you got here.
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- This is what I believe is a
19th century British military
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officer sword that
my mother and my father bought
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outside of London, England,
about 45 years ago.
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[Chumlee] Do you mind
if I take it out?
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[Ryan]
Please do.
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[Chumlee] All right,
let's go here.
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This is awesome.
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- [laughs]
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[Ryan] I'm here to sell
a British military sword,
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an officer's sword
that I believe is from
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the 19th or possibly
18th century.
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I think it's an excellent
condition, given its age.
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The scabbard has a long blade
with ornate work all along,
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and it has a very detailed
hilt that's finely crafted.
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I would really like to get
$5,000 for this sword.
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[Chumlee] You have
a really cool sword here.
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It definitely looks
like a military sword,
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like an officer would hold.
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- That's about all I've known,
is that it was
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a British military officer.
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And I'd like to learn more
about it, is one reason
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I wanted to bring it in, too.
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[Chumlee]
The design,
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it would be an 1897
pattern infantry blade.
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- OK.
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[Chumlee]
And these swords would have
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been carried by an officer.
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This is a time
when officers were
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still at the front of the line
in the infantry, right?
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They were still leading
from the front,
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commanding the battle.
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So this sword was made
for thrusting, not slicing.
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This 3/4 hilt right here,
this is called a basket hilt,
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but it's a 3/4 basket hilt.
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And this was made
for protection.
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Obviously, you'd really want
to protect this portion.
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A full basket hilt would
cover your entire hand.
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Although this was
military-issued,
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it wasn't made by the military.
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The officers would actually
have their own sword made.
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And that's why
you'll see the hilts
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with all different kinds
of designs in there.
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And what I'm seeing right here
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will actually
date this sword for us.
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King George V.
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King George V ruled
from 1910 to 1936.
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I've seen it many times.
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So it was made in 1910 to 1930s
period right around there.
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[Ryan] Interesting.
It's not as old as I thought.
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[Chumlee] No.
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This sword is actually still
in commission today
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as a decoration sword,
basically a dress piece that
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you may wear to a ceremony or
a parade, something like that.
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Condition looks pretty good.
I like everything I see here.
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How much are you looking
to get for it?
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- Well, although
my mother told me
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she thought
it was worth 20,000,
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I think 5,000 is a more
reasonable starting position.
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- Definitely more reasonable
than 20,000,
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but much more expensive
than they actually sell for.
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Without being able to tie this
to an exact officer
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and maybe a really cool story--
- I could make one up.
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- [laughs] It just still
doesn't have provenance.
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It still doesn't
have provenance.
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- I understand.
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- I would love
to buy it for, like,
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400 bucks if you are
looking to sell it still.
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- At that price,
I think I'll just
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keep it as a family keepsake.
[Chumlee] Yeah.
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No, I don't blame you.
It's super cool.
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Thanks for bringing it in.
- Much appreciated.
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[Chumlee]
Have a great day.
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- Today, we've got
our rare book expert,
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Rebecca Romney, in the shop.
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We're hoping she finds
some special books
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that would be
a great fit for the shop
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- Hello.
- Hi.
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I understand
you're the book expert.
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- Yes, I am.
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- And I brought you a book.
- Oh, you have a book for me.
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[Bach's "Toccata
and Fugue in D Minor"]
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If this is what I think it is,
I'm very excited.
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- It is a first edition
first printing of "Dracula."
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- This book is so iconic.
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"Dracula" was written by
Bram Stoker, published in 1897.
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How did you come
across this book?
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- I had read it a zillion times
and fallen in love with it,
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so I went looking for it
to find a first edition.
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And it took a long time,
but then I found it.
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[Rebecca]
This book has a clamshell box
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that was created for it later.
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- I call it his casket.
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- [laughs]
Because of the red velvet?
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- It's part of the beauty.
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[Rebecca]
This book is so interesting
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because you have
this vampire figure
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essentially coming
into high society in England,
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and it's all told through
these secondhand accounts,
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through these letters
and these diary entries.
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And it does give you this
sense of growing horror
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that comes with not knowing
what this monster is
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that you're facing.
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This was not
the first vampire book,
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but it is the biggest
vampire book, unquestionably.
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So you mentioned
this is a first edition.
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In this era, there are
a few different printings
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in the "first edition."
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However, in the
collectible world,
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the first printing
of the first edition
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has that premium.
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The second and
the third printing
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are not considered the same.
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They will not have the same
amount of marketplace value.
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- OK.
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- And so to determine whether
it's the first edition,
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the true first printing,
is an absence of something.
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We go to the back here
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and in the second
and the third printing,
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publishers would
add their own advertisements
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to the end of the book
when the copies were bound.
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It would be a catalog
of what other books
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they were offering for sale.
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OK, so we end here on page 390
and then we have a blank.
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There is no bookseller ad
at the end of this.
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That is actually what
we're looking for.
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True first edition
first printing copies
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are incredibly rare.
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What are you looking
to do with it?
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- I'm looking to sell it
for $49,000.
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- That was a very specific
number. I love it.
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This is such an iconic book.
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I know that one of the guys
is gonna want to see this,
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so I'm gonna go back
and get one of them.
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- Hello.
- Hi.
249
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- I see you brought
some skulls in.
250
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- I brought my friends. Yeah.
[laughter]
251
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- What do you have here?
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- I have a Brontotherium, which
is a prehistoric rhinoceros.
253
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I have a Hyaenodon,
which is a prehistoric hyena.
254
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And I have a terrible pig--
or they call it the hell pig.
255
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[Chumlee] The hell pig?
- They were scary.
256
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That's the only way you get
a name like the hell pig.
257
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- It probably has an attitude
like my Pomeranian.
258
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- Oh, I have one of those, too.
Yes.
259
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- Yeah. A vicious beast.
260
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- Yeah.
- Right?
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[dog yaps]
262
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[Logan] I came to the pawn
shop today
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to sell my three
fossilized skulls.
264
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I have been a paleontologist
for five years,
265
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and my husband and I
found a Brontotherium,
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a Hyaenodon, and a hell pig.
267
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Today I'm looking
to get $102,000
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for my three fossilized skulls.
269
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[Chumlee] It's actually
really, really cool.
270
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Where did you get these?
271
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- I dug them up in South Dakota
a few years ago
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and then spent a few years
prepping them.
273
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[Chumlee] There's some
pretty fossil-rich areas
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up there in South Dakota.
[Logan] Yes.
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- So tell me about
what you have here.
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- I have a Brontotherium.
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It's a prehistoric rhinoceros.
- OK.
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- And you can tell
that by the two horns
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that are in front of his head.
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And through evolution,
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you know, that the rhino has
a horn here and a horn here.
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[Chumlee]
Mm-hmm.
283
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[Logan] So that shows us
it's a prehistoric.
284
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- And then this
little guy right here?
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[Logan] It's a Hyaenodon.
[Chumlee] OK.
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[Logan] So what was interesting
about the Hyaenodons
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is they had a longer nose
than the hyenas do nowadays.
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And they were an apex predator.
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So as they closed
their mouth to chew,
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their teeth would resharpen.
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[Chumlee] My guess,
that's a pretty good
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evolution tool to have.
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The hell pig, huh?
- Yeah, I love him.
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- I like the name the hell pig.
I mean, it looks pretty scary.
295
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[Logan]
They were 9 feet tall
296
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and they would eat anything
and everything.
297
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- Basically a pig today
minus the 9 feet.
298
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- More like a hippo.
299
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They have the crushing jaws
of a hippo.
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One snap of those jaws,
and they were done.
301
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[Chumlee] So I'm gonna
be honest with you.
302
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I can tell there's been some
restoration done work on them.
303
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- When they're
30 million years old.
304
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[Chumlee] Yeah.
No, that's typical, exactly.
305
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But stuff like that
can affect the value,
306
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especially, like, the quality
of the restoration job.
307
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How much are you
looking to get
308
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for all three of them
as a unit?
309
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- $102,000.
310
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- OK, but I do need to
have someone come in
311
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and take a look at
the overall condition
312
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and how much of
it's restoration versus,
313
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you know, actual fossil.
- Yeah.
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Let me give my guy, Andre,
a call, get him down here,
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tell me what he thinks and
then we'll see what we can do.
316
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- Sounds great.
Thank you.
317
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[upbeat rock music]
318
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- There's a woman in the shop
with a collection
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of fossil skulls,
and these things are huge.
320
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But before I even think
about making an offer,
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I need our paleontologist,
Andre, to take a look,
322
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make sure they're real,
323
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and tell me what
they're actually worth.
324
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[Andre] Wow,
this is really incredible.
325
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- Before you say anything,
which one wins in a battle?
326
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- Hell pig.
- You knew what it was already?
327
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- [chuckles] Oh, yeah.
Those iconic cheekbones?
328
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It's a pretty
impressive collection.
329
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[Logan]
Thank you.
330
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[Andre] So this is
called a Brontothere.
331
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This is an extinct species
of rhino, big grazing animal.
332
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These things got 8 feet tall.
They weighed up to 5 tons.
333
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This is a very, very
large animal.
334
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Looks like a Hyaenodon,
one of the predatory animals
335
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running around back
in the Oligocene,
336
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and obviously, the hell pig.
337
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They're a group of animals
known as entelodonts.
338
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These were omnivores,
339
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but considered
very predatory animals.
340
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- Do they look like they're
legit fossils and not remakes?
341
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Or what are you seeing here?
342
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- You know, fossils have
survived for tens of millions
343
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of years, and we always expect
to see a little bit of work.
344
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So just taking a look at this,
345
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you know, my eyes keep
getting drawn to the teeth.
346
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They're absolutely beautiful.
347
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But I am seeing
some restoration
348
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here on the sagittal crest.
349
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There looks like there's some
substantial restoration here,
350
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but this is well within the
norms for a skull like this.
351
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The Hyaenodon,
352
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the restoration is really good,
but I can still see it.
353
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And one of the things that
I notice here is the teeth.
354
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They're not consistent.
355
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We have a brown one,
we have two tan ones,
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we have a dark brown one.
357
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I think maybe there's
a chance that they're not
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all associated to this animal.
359
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- Yeah, that's correct.
[Andre] OK.
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I mean,
that's a really cool skull,
361
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but she's had
a lot of work done.
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[suspenseful music]
363
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- All right, well, what
about the hell pig over here?
364
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- This is the one
I can't keep my eyes off of.
365
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This is an incredible fossil.
366
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There's a fair amount of
restoration on the jugals,
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on those flaps.
That's pretty common.
368
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There's a little bit
on the nasal here.
369
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But overall, I see a lot less
than I do on the rhino skull.
370
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- She's asking a lot
of money for them,
371
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so I need to know
the value on these.
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[Andre] For the hell pig,
25,000.
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- OK, and the Hyaenodon?
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[Andre] There's some things
here that give me pause.
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I think it should be a pass.
376
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- OK, and what about this
big, beautiful specimen?
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[Andre] This rhino right here,
in this condition,
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the amount of restoration,
35,000.
379
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- All right. I think that's
everything I need to know.
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Appreciate you.
- Thanks, Chum.
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[Chumlee]
All right.
382
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I mean, I think
they're all really cool.
383
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This thing's awesome,
but it's going
384
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to be really hard to sell on
display at the shop right here.
385
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I maybe would be interested
in buying this one,
386
00:14:28,618 --> 00:14:31,495
but I'd probably want to
be in it, like, 15,000.
387
00:14:31,496 --> 00:14:34,790
- Is there any possible way
that I could squeeze another
388
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1,000 out of you for 16,000?
389
00:14:37,418 --> 00:14:40,670
- Would you go 15,700?
390
00:14:40,671 --> 00:14:42,214
- I think
I could work with that.
391
00:14:42,215 --> 00:14:44,341
- All right, we got a deal.
- [chuckling] Thank you.
392
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[upbeat rock music]
393
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- A woman just brought in
a first printing of "Dracula"
394
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by Bram Stoker and
she's asking $49,000 for it.
395
00:14:55,853 --> 00:14:58,021
Rebecca seems really
excited about this one,
396
00:14:58,022 --> 00:15:00,148
which definitely has
my attention,
397
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so I'm eager
to take a look,
398
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hear what
she thinks it's worth,
399
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and find out
if I should make an offer.
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♪
401
00:15:06,823 --> 00:15:08,949
How are you doing?
- Hi. How are you?
402
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- I'm doing great. And tell me
that's a first edition?
403
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[Rebecca]
A true first edition.
404
00:15:14,705 --> 00:15:17,624
The first edition first
printing, the very first batch.
405
00:15:17,625 --> 00:15:19,001
[Bach's "Toccata and Fugue
in D Minor"]
406
00:15:19,168 --> 00:15:20,962
- I'm amazed you have
a first edition,
407
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because there was only a couple
thousand of these made.
408
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[Rebecca]
We don't know definitively,
409
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but there were probably
around 3,000 copies.
410
00:15:27,635 --> 00:15:28,760
[Rick]
Is this his first book?
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[Rebecca]
This wasn't his first book.
412
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In fact, he had been published
as a novelist before this,
413
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and he was pretty
well-ensconced
414
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in the London theater scene,
where he was better known.
415
00:15:36,727 --> 00:15:39,688
And then that's actually what
leads to seeing "Dracula"
416
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in theater adaptations
and really taking off
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and becoming the image of what
we know of as the vampire.
418
00:15:45,945 --> 00:15:48,655
- How many vampire movies
and vampire books
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have came out since this one?
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I mean, this started it all.
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♪
422
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So for this book,
is this great condition?
423
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- It has a few
condition issues.
424
00:15:56,789 --> 00:15:58,999
This is the original cloth.
425
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It has--a little bit of
the lettering has faded.
426
00:16:01,544 --> 00:16:03,503
And you can see, too,
one of the main things
427
00:16:03,504 --> 00:16:06,464
when you're looking at it, it's
got this toning to the spine,
428
00:16:06,465 --> 00:16:08,717
which you get when
you have it on your shelf.
429
00:16:08,718 --> 00:16:10,844
This is the only part that
gets exposed to the sun,
430
00:16:10,845 --> 00:16:12,554
so it's kind of like
the book got sunburned.
431
00:16:12,555 --> 00:16:14,598
- "Dracula" gets damaged
by sunlight.
432
00:16:14,599 --> 00:16:16,558
- Yeah, Dracula
doesn't like the sun.
433
00:16:16,559 --> 00:16:18,268
[laughter]
No more sun for Dracula.
434
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That's why he has a coffin.
[Rick] Yeah, yeah.
435
00:16:19,937 --> 00:16:21,313
[Rebecca] We keep him
in the coffin now.
436
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- All right.
What would it sell for?
437
00:16:24,901 --> 00:16:27,110
[Rebecca] This book
is incredibly collectible.
438
00:16:27,111 --> 00:16:29,487
It has everything you want.
It is a classic work.
439
00:16:29,488 --> 00:16:32,741
Everyone knows it.
The impact is immeasurable.
440
00:16:32,742 --> 00:16:34,910
And it's quite scarce
on the marketplace today.
441
00:16:34,911 --> 00:16:37,829
So this particular copy,
based on the condition,
442
00:16:37,830 --> 00:16:40,582
I would put at 60,000,
443
00:16:40,583 --> 00:16:43,501
- $60,000.
- Yes.
444
00:16:43,502 --> 00:16:45,879
- OK. I'll let you know
if we make a deal.
445
00:16:45,880 --> 00:16:47,923
- OK.
- All right.
446
00:16:47,924 --> 00:16:49,674
OK.
What do you want for it?
447
00:16:49,675 --> 00:16:52,302
- I'd like to see $49,000.
448
00:16:52,303 --> 00:16:55,096
- Um, you know,
it would be amazing
449
00:16:55,097 --> 00:16:57,557
if someone came in next week
and paid me 60,000 for it.
450
00:16:57,558 --> 00:17:00,018
Probably not gonna happen, though.
451
00:17:00,019 --> 00:17:02,479
I mean, I would give
you 30,000 for it.
452
00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:04,231
- 45,000?
453
00:17:04,232 --> 00:17:06,316
- It's gonna sit around
for a year or two.
454
00:17:06,317 --> 00:17:08,943
I'll go 35,000 on it.
That's the best I can do.
455
00:17:08,944 --> 00:17:11,613
- [inhales deeply] I don't
think I can let it go for that.
456
00:17:11,614 --> 00:17:13,740
- All right, if you change your
mind, come back and see me.
457
00:17:13,741 --> 00:17:15,450
Keep it out of sunlight.
458
00:17:15,451 --> 00:17:17,243
We know it can just
suddenly burst into flames.
459
00:17:17,244 --> 00:17:18,953
- True, true.
- Thanks for coming in.
460
00:17:18,954 --> 00:17:19,996
[Bev] Thank you. Thank you.
- Bye-bye.
461
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♪
462
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You know, when most people
think of Dracula,
463
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they picture a guy in a cape
with a Romanian accent.
464
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But the truth is
the legend is a lot older
465
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and a lot weirder-looking
than that.
466
00:17:35,805 --> 00:17:38,181
Some of the earliest
vampire-like creatures
467
00:17:38,182 --> 00:17:42,352
go back over 4,000 years
to ancient Mesopotamia.
468
00:17:42,353 --> 00:17:45,021
Take Lamashtu,
who preyed on humans,
469
00:17:45,022 --> 00:17:48,149
drank blood,
and spread diseases.
470
00:17:48,150 --> 00:17:51,194
She was often depicted
with the head of a lion,
471
00:17:51,195 --> 00:17:55,282
long, sharp talons,
and was surrounded by snakes.
472
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People were so afraid of her,
they carried amulets
473
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and even called on other demons
for protection,
474
00:18:02,373 --> 00:18:05,333
which tells you how bad
she really was.
475
00:18:05,334 --> 00:18:06,835
By the Middle Ages,
476
00:18:06,836 --> 00:18:09,379
the Black Death was
tearing through Europe,
477
00:18:09,380 --> 00:18:10,797
killing millions.
478
00:18:10,798 --> 00:18:12,173
People started noticing
479
00:18:12,174 --> 00:18:14,968
strange gurgling noises
coming from coffins.
480
00:18:14,969 --> 00:18:16,720
And when they were opened,
481
00:18:16,721 --> 00:18:19,514
the corpses had blood
around their mouths.
482
00:18:19,515 --> 00:18:23,226
But it turns out there's
a very natural explanation
483
00:18:23,227 --> 00:18:25,979
for these seemingly
supernatural occurrences.
484
00:18:25,980 --> 00:18:29,149
They're all common stages
of decomposition.
485
00:18:29,150 --> 00:18:31,901
Today, that's basic
forensic science.
486
00:18:31,902 --> 00:18:35,238
Back then, it meant your
neighbor was coming to dinner,
487
00:18:35,239 --> 00:18:39,200
and you were the main course.
[chuckles]
488
00:18:39,201 --> 00:18:41,870
As for the whole
Transylvania connection,
489
00:18:41,871 --> 00:18:45,498
that comes from a real guy,
Vlad the Impaler.
490
00:18:45,499 --> 00:18:49,461
He was a 15th century ruler
in what's now Romania.
491
00:18:49,462 --> 00:18:52,589
But the most important part
of Vlad's legacy
492
00:18:52,590 --> 00:18:57,427
is really his nickname,
Dracul, meaning "dragon."
493
00:18:57,428 --> 00:19:02,307
Then in the 1890s, Bram Stoker
begins writing a novel.
494
00:19:02,308 --> 00:19:04,434
While researching
Romanian history,
495
00:19:04,435 --> 00:19:08,021
he comes across the name
Dracula at a library book.
496
00:19:08,022 --> 00:19:11,149
Stoker borrows the name
and the setting,
497
00:19:11,150 --> 00:19:13,861
and just like that,
you've got the modern vampire.
498
00:19:17,948 --> 00:19:19,240
[upbeat rock music]
499
00:19:19,241 --> 00:19:22,702
♪
500
00:19:22,703 --> 00:19:24,120
[Rick] Hello.
- Hello.
501
00:19:24,121 --> 00:19:25,580
[Rick]
So what have we got here?
502
00:19:25,581 --> 00:19:28,792
- This is a portfolio of
famous rock and roll musician
503
00:19:28,793 --> 00:19:30,335
Grace Slick's artwork,
504
00:19:30,336 --> 00:19:33,213
five pieces of
the "Wonderland" series.
505
00:19:33,214 --> 00:19:36,216
- "The Mad Tea Party."
506
00:19:36,217 --> 00:19:39,344
I've been accused once or twice
of going down the rabbit hole.
507
00:19:39,345 --> 00:19:41,680
[laughter]
508
00:19:41,681 --> 00:19:44,099
[Scott] What I have today
is Grace Slick's
509
00:19:44,100 --> 00:19:46,685
"Mad Tea Party"
portfolio of artwork.
510
00:19:46,686 --> 00:19:50,855
And "The Mad Tea Party"
is a visual interpretation
511
00:19:50,856 --> 00:19:53,900
of her song "White Rabbit,"
which she's most famous for.
512
00:19:53,901 --> 00:19:55,985
In addition to the artwork,
513
00:19:55,986 --> 00:19:58,947
there's a cover page in there
that has writings
514
00:19:58,948 --> 00:20:01,282
that she's done
about "Alice in Wonderland."
515
00:20:01,283 --> 00:20:02,909
They're all signed
and numbered.
516
00:20:02,910 --> 00:20:05,745
I'd like to get 6,000,
but it's negotiable.
517
00:20:05,746 --> 00:20:07,372
And, you know,
I'm into wheeling and dealing
518
00:20:07,373 --> 00:20:09,249
on it a little bit.
519
00:20:09,250 --> 00:20:12,335
[Rick]
Grace Slick, "White Rabbit,"
520
00:20:12,336 --> 00:20:14,754
arguably her most famous song.
521
00:20:14,755 --> 00:20:17,298
Which she wrote, like,
1965-ish, something like that?
522
00:20:17,299 --> 00:20:19,843
- Yeah.
She wrote it in the mid-'60s.
523
00:20:19,844 --> 00:20:23,555
[Rick] And supposedly
she wrote it on a upright piano
524
00:20:23,556 --> 00:20:25,098
where multiple keys
were missing,
525
00:20:25,099 --> 00:20:26,641
but she said she could figure
out the note in her head.
526
00:20:26,642 --> 00:20:27,976
- Yes, she did.
527
00:20:27,977 --> 00:20:30,061
And this is the visual
version of the song.
528
00:20:30,062 --> 00:20:32,481
She wanted to put down
images so you could see it,
529
00:20:32,648 --> 00:20:34,399
what the song was to her.
530
00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:38,404
[Rick] It's a really
psychedelic song.
531
00:20:38,571 --> 00:20:39,779
Where did you get them?
532
00:20:39,780 --> 00:20:42,073
- I actually was her publisher
and agent.
533
00:20:42,074 --> 00:20:43,575
- OK.
534
00:20:43,576 --> 00:20:44,617
- So I published these pieces
for Grace.
535
00:20:44,618 --> 00:20:46,119
These were the artist proofs.
536
00:20:46,120 --> 00:20:47,495
- So how many have
we got here altogether?
537
00:20:47,496 --> 00:20:49,372
- There's five images,
and there's a cover page
538
00:20:49,373 --> 00:20:50,457
that are all--
539
00:20:50,458 --> 00:20:51,833
so there are
six pieces in all.
540
00:20:51,834 --> 00:20:55,004
So that piece is the
hookah-smoking caterpillar.
541
00:20:55,171 --> 00:20:56,880
- The smoking caterpillar
on a mushroom.
542
00:20:56,881 --> 00:20:58,423
- On a mushroom.
[Rick] OK.
543
00:20:58,424 --> 00:21:00,842
And there was a white rabbit.
544
00:21:00,843 --> 00:21:03,762
- Right. That piece is titled
"The Timekeeper."
545
00:21:03,763 --> 00:21:05,972
That was
her most popular piece.
546
00:21:05,973 --> 00:21:08,516
- And then
we have the Cheshire Cat.
547
00:21:08,517 --> 00:21:09,601
[Scott]
Yes.
548
00:21:09,602 --> 00:21:12,520
- And there is Alice
drinking tea
549
00:21:12,521 --> 00:21:15,231
because she was at
a tea party with a Mad Hatter.
550
00:21:15,232 --> 00:21:19,444
Oh, I love this right here.
551
00:21:19,445 --> 00:21:20,695
[Both]
"Feed your head."
552
00:21:20,696 --> 00:21:22,113
[Rick] And this right here
just screams
553
00:21:22,114 --> 00:21:25,116
1960s synthesizer music.
[laughter]
554
00:21:25,117 --> 00:21:27,327
- I agree.
555
00:21:27,328 --> 00:21:29,370
- Just looking at them
and talking about them
556
00:21:29,371 --> 00:21:31,331
brings back amazing,
great memories.
557
00:21:31,332 --> 00:21:32,916
So these are--
558
00:21:32,917 --> 00:21:35,168
- Hand-signed,
limited edition prints.
559
00:21:35,169 --> 00:21:37,170
- All right, so we got
the five images
560
00:21:37,171 --> 00:21:38,671
plus the cover page
and everything.
561
00:21:38,672 --> 00:21:40,548
I think they're
absolutely amazing.
562
00:21:40,549 --> 00:21:44,052
- They're great pieces.
- And how much do you want?
563
00:21:44,053 --> 00:21:47,639
- I'm asking 6,000 for the set,
but I'm negotiable on it.
564
00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:49,933
- All right. I have no idea
if that's a good price.
565
00:21:49,934 --> 00:21:51,017
I haven't seen it before.
566
00:21:51,018 --> 00:21:52,101
You know what I mean?
567
00:21:52,102 --> 00:21:53,770
I deal in a lot of art.
568
00:21:53,771 --> 00:21:56,231
I haven't seen these,
so I'm definitely intrigued.
569
00:21:56,232 --> 00:21:58,024
Let me grab my art guy
to take a look at them.
570
00:21:58,025 --> 00:21:59,108
Give me a few minutes.
[Scott] OK.
571
00:21:59,109 --> 00:22:01,069
- Be right back.
- You got it.
572
00:22:01,070 --> 00:22:04,072
[upbeat rock music]
573
00:22:04,073 --> 00:22:08,409
♪
574
00:22:08,410 --> 00:22:10,161
- Hi, how are you?
- Good, how are you?
575
00:22:10,162 --> 00:22:11,704
- I'm good.
576
00:22:11,705 --> 00:22:16,376
This is a 1922 "Ulysses"
limited edition by James Joyce.
577
00:22:16,377 --> 00:22:17,919
I actually tried
to read a little bit,
578
00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:21,172
but somehow it's very difficult
for me to understand.
579
00:22:21,173 --> 00:22:22,590
- That's not on you.
- Yeah.
580
00:22:22,591 --> 00:22:25,009
- It is infamously difficult.
- [chuckles]
581
00:22:25,010 --> 00:22:27,053
"Ulysses" is essentially
582
00:22:27,054 --> 00:22:29,430
one of the most important books
of the 20th century.
583
00:22:29,431 --> 00:22:31,224
James Joyce is Irish
584
00:22:31,225 --> 00:22:33,644
and this book takes place
in a single day in Dublin.
585
00:22:33,811 --> 00:22:37,146
And it is kind of the crown
jewel of Irish literature.
586
00:22:37,147 --> 00:22:40,775
And let me just see
in here if it has--
587
00:22:40,776 --> 00:22:44,321
yes, it does.
Look at that beautiful blue.
588
00:22:44,488 --> 00:22:47,615
So this is called Aegean blue
because James Joyce,
589
00:22:47,616 --> 00:22:50,618
he's working on the myth
of Odysseus, you know,
590
00:22:50,619 --> 00:22:53,746
going back to "The Odyssey,"
ancient Greek myths, Homer.
591
00:22:53,747 --> 00:22:56,624
And "Ulysses" is his
sort of modern play
592
00:22:56,625 --> 00:22:58,501
on that ancient Greek myth.
593
00:22:58,502 --> 00:23:01,629
And so he wanted to replicate
the color of the Greek flag
594
00:23:01,630 --> 00:23:03,339
on this cover here.
595
00:23:03,340 --> 00:23:05,091
So this is what we call
the original wrappers.
596
00:23:05,092 --> 00:23:06,885
And so oftentimes
when you have it,
597
00:23:06,886 --> 00:23:08,261
this has been re-bound.
598
00:23:08,262 --> 00:23:10,221
When people rebind books,
599
00:23:10,222 --> 00:23:13,016
they often
don't keep this part.
600
00:23:13,017 --> 00:23:14,058
- That's good then, right?
601
00:23:14,059 --> 00:23:15,101
- Yes, exactly.
- OK.
602
00:23:15,102 --> 00:23:16,269
- It retains
the original wrappers.
603
00:23:16,270 --> 00:23:18,062
[Jennifer]
OK.
604
00:23:18,063 --> 00:23:19,814
- When this book was
first being published,
605
00:23:19,815 --> 00:23:21,441
it was being published
by two women
606
00:23:21,442 --> 00:23:23,651
who ran a literary magazine
in the United States
607
00:23:23,652 --> 00:23:24,986
called "The Little Review."
608
00:23:24,987 --> 00:23:27,322
Margaret Anderson and Jane Heap
were their names,
609
00:23:27,323 --> 00:23:29,240
and they were publishing it
chapter by chapter.
610
00:23:29,241 --> 00:23:31,868
And Joyce kind of had some,
shall we say,
611
00:23:31,869 --> 00:23:33,036
crassness in the books.
612
00:23:33,037 --> 00:23:34,329
- OK.
613
00:23:34,330 --> 00:23:36,080
- There are some sexual scenes
in it.
614
00:23:36,081 --> 00:23:37,582
- Mm.
615
00:23:37,583 --> 00:23:40,002
- And the women were
put on trial for obscenity
616
00:23:40,169 --> 00:23:42,503
for printing
and distributing "Ulysses."
617
00:23:42,504 --> 00:23:44,797
And Margaret Anderson
was convicted of--
618
00:23:44,798 --> 00:23:46,674
- Wow.
- Distributing obscenity.
619
00:23:46,675 --> 00:23:50,178
She was called a "danger
to the minds of young women."
620
00:23:50,179 --> 00:23:52,347
After that happens, everyone
is afraid to publish it now
621
00:23:52,348 --> 00:23:53,556
because they'll get sued.
622
00:23:53,557 --> 00:23:56,267
But in Paris,
this woman, Sylvia Beach,
623
00:23:56,268 --> 00:23:58,603
runs a bookshop, and she says,
I'll publish it.
624
00:23:58,604 --> 00:24:02,899
And so a bookshop in Paris
publishes it in 1922.
625
00:24:02,900 --> 00:24:06,569
With the obscenity trial, this
edition was infamously seized
626
00:24:06,570 --> 00:24:09,238
and destroyed and many
of the copies did not survive.
627
00:24:09,239 --> 00:24:11,658
But if Sylvia Beach hadn't
done that, we may not have had
628
00:24:11,659 --> 00:24:13,284
one of the greatest novels
of the 20th century.
629
00:24:13,285 --> 00:24:14,911
♪
630
00:24:14,912 --> 00:24:17,455
Do you want to sell it?
- I do want to sell it, yes.
631
00:24:17,456 --> 00:24:19,248
- OK. What are you looking
to get for it?
632
00:24:19,249 --> 00:24:21,542
- 4,500.
- OK.
633
00:24:21,543 --> 00:24:23,211
Well, this is a great book
634
00:24:23,212 --> 00:24:25,421
and I think definitely one
of the guys should look at it.
635
00:24:25,422 --> 00:24:26,506
So I'm going to go
grab one of them.
636
00:24:26,507 --> 00:24:28,591
- All right. Thank you.
[chuckles]
637
00:24:28,592 --> 00:24:29,635
[suspenseful music]
638
00:24:33,555 --> 00:24:36,057
♪
639
00:24:36,058 --> 00:24:37,684
[Chumlee] Rebecca is here
in the shop today
640
00:24:37,685 --> 00:24:41,854
and she's been checking out
a 1922 limited edition
641
00:24:41,855 --> 00:24:44,273
of "Ulysses" by James Joyce.
642
00:24:44,274 --> 00:24:46,693
And Rebecca seems
to really like it,
643
00:24:46,694 --> 00:24:49,237
so I'm definitely excited
to see this one and find out
644
00:24:49,238 --> 00:24:53,282
if she thinks it would
be a smart buy for the shop.
645
00:24:53,283 --> 00:24:54,701
All right, I hope she didn't
nerd out on you too much.
646
00:24:54,702 --> 00:24:56,452
- [chuckles]
- She sounds excited.
647
00:24:56,453 --> 00:24:59,330
[Jennifer] Yeah.
- I admit I do love this book.
648
00:24:59,331 --> 00:25:01,457
Very, very collectible.
649
00:25:01,458 --> 00:25:03,292
This was 1922,
650
00:25:03,293 --> 00:25:05,753
printed for Shakespeare
and Company Bookshop in Paris,
651
00:25:05,754 --> 00:25:08,172
and that was
in the fall of 1922
652
00:25:08,173 --> 00:25:12,760
to send clandestinely to the UK
and to the United States.
653
00:25:12,761 --> 00:25:14,762
And a number of these
did get seized
654
00:25:14,763 --> 00:25:16,681
by officials and destroyed.
655
00:25:16,682 --> 00:25:18,391
- All right.
656
00:25:18,392 --> 00:25:20,393
You lost me at "clandestinely,"
but I think I followed.
657
00:25:20,394 --> 00:25:22,895
So this was supposed to be
just seized and destroyed?
658
00:25:22,896 --> 00:25:24,230
- Yes.
659
00:25:24,231 --> 00:25:25,773
[Chumlee] And it happened
to make it through?
660
00:25:25,774 --> 00:25:28,234
- Yes. The number of copies
printed was 2,000 for this.
661
00:25:28,235 --> 00:25:30,319
And the number that
were actually destroyed
662
00:25:30,320 --> 00:25:32,321
is probably around 500.
[Chumlee] OK.
663
00:25:32,322 --> 00:25:35,158
- So a quarter
of the entire printing.
664
00:25:35,159 --> 00:25:37,035
[Chumlee] Even if they all made
it out, it's still pretty rare.
665
00:25:37,036 --> 00:25:38,536
- Right,
and then it has to survive.
666
00:25:38,537 --> 00:25:40,496
[Chumlee]
OK.
667
00:25:40,497 --> 00:25:42,040
What are you looking
to do with the book today?
668
00:25:42,041 --> 00:25:46,461
- I'm looking to sell
for 4,500.
669
00:25:46,462 --> 00:25:47,963
- I mean, from the way
Rebecca's talking,
670
00:25:48,130 --> 00:25:49,464
it sounds like
you might be there.
671
00:25:49,465 --> 00:25:50,883
What do you think, Rebecca?
672
00:25:51,050 --> 00:25:54,385
- We've got some condition
issues and it is in a rebind.
673
00:25:54,386 --> 00:25:56,637
The rebind itself
is nice work,
674
00:25:56,638 --> 00:25:58,514
but also, it's been
what we call rebacked
675
00:25:58,515 --> 00:26:02,351
where these joints have been
repaired here along the spine.
676
00:26:02,352 --> 00:26:05,063
And that will all affect what
price it can fetch.
677
00:26:05,064 --> 00:26:06,564
[Chumlee]
OK.
678
00:26:06,565 --> 00:26:09,275
- So the retail price
for this book would be $4,000.
679
00:26:09,276 --> 00:26:10,985
[Chumlee] All right, well,
thank you, Rebecca.
680
00:26:10,986 --> 00:26:12,820
I appreciate you.
[Rebecca] Yeah, my pleasure.
681
00:26:12,821 --> 00:26:13,905
[Jennifer]
Thank you.
682
00:26:13,906 --> 00:26:15,698
[Chumlee]
All right, so pretty good.
683
00:26:15,699 --> 00:26:16,991
Rebecca loves it.
684
00:26:16,992 --> 00:26:19,118
Not quite worth the 4,500
you're looking for.
685
00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:20,495
- OK.
686
00:26:20,496 --> 00:26:24,373
- Would you take, like,
1,500 for it?
687
00:26:24,374 --> 00:26:28,252
- No, I think 3,500.
688
00:26:28,253 --> 00:26:29,921
- Can't do 3,500.
689
00:26:29,922 --> 00:26:32,882
I think probably the most
I could do comfortably
690
00:26:32,883 --> 00:26:35,635
would probably be, like, 2,500.
691
00:26:35,636 --> 00:26:37,720
- Would you give it to 2,800?
692
00:26:37,721 --> 00:26:40,348
- 2,600, just 'cause
you're making a hard bargain.
693
00:26:40,349 --> 00:26:42,683
- [laughs]
Oh, OK.
694
00:26:42,684 --> 00:26:44,936
- If I go any more,
I might not have a job.
695
00:26:44,937 --> 00:26:47,897
- [chuckles]
You know what?
696
00:26:47,898 --> 00:26:49,524
Yeah, I'll take it.
- All right. You got a deal.
697
00:26:49,525 --> 00:26:51,234
- Thank you.
- All right.
698
00:26:51,235 --> 00:26:52,693
Go up to the counter right here
and I'll get you paid.
699
00:26:52,694 --> 00:26:54,403
- Thank you.
700
00:26:54,404 --> 00:26:57,782
[upbeat rock music]
701
00:26:57,783 --> 00:26:59,325
- There's a guy in the shop
with a collection
702
00:26:59,326 --> 00:27:02,453
of limited edition prints
by Grace Slick.
703
00:27:02,454 --> 00:27:05,998
The seller is asking 6,000
for the set of artist proofs,
704
00:27:05,999 --> 00:27:09,460
but I'm not sure what something
like this actually goes for.
705
00:27:09,461 --> 00:27:11,921
So I've got our art expert,
Patrick, coming in
706
00:27:11,922 --> 00:27:13,506
to take a look.
707
00:27:13,507 --> 00:27:15,133
Patrick.
[Patrick] Hey, Rick.
708
00:27:15,134 --> 00:27:18,094
What do we have today?
- A psychedelic wonderland.
709
00:27:18,095 --> 00:27:19,345
♪
710
00:27:19,346 --> 00:27:21,055
"The Mad Tea Party,"
Grace Slick.
711
00:27:21,056 --> 00:27:22,181
Have you ever seen this before?
712
00:27:22,182 --> 00:27:24,600
- I have seen Grace's work,
713
00:27:24,601 --> 00:27:27,353
but I have not seen
a whole portfolio before.
714
00:27:27,354 --> 00:27:29,230
How many are in the portfolio?
715
00:27:29,231 --> 00:27:31,858
- There's five images
plus a cover page.
716
00:27:31,859 --> 00:27:35,611
So there's six matching
number pieces.
717
00:27:35,612 --> 00:27:37,238
[Rick]
I think it's really cool.
718
00:27:37,239 --> 00:27:39,699
We have the caterpillar
smoking a hookah.
719
00:27:39,700 --> 00:27:41,868
- Yeah, well,
"Adventures in Wonderland."
720
00:27:41,869 --> 00:27:44,120
[Rick] We got the rabbit.
[Patrick] Oh, wow.
721
00:27:44,121 --> 00:27:47,081
- Cheshire Cat with gold teeth.
Kind of gangster.
722
00:27:47,082 --> 00:27:50,001
Alice, and then we have--
723
00:27:50,002 --> 00:27:50,960
[Patrick] The dormouse.
[Rick] The dormouse.
724
00:27:50,961 --> 00:27:52,587
- Nice.
725
00:27:52,588 --> 00:27:55,256
I believe that Grace Slick
was an art student.
726
00:27:55,257 --> 00:27:57,383
She started out
doing music so early,
727
00:27:57,384 --> 00:27:59,552
she didn't really have time
to expand it.
728
00:27:59,553 --> 00:28:01,637
That's why later on,
she really wanted to do it.
729
00:28:01,638 --> 00:28:03,097
- Yeah.
- 'Cause--
730
00:28:03,098 --> 00:28:04,349
[Scott]
And she really perfected
731
00:28:04,516 --> 00:28:07,143
this scratchboard method,
scratching the image in
732
00:28:07,144 --> 00:28:09,562
to the black surface
to reveal the white.
733
00:28:09,563 --> 00:28:11,939
So the originals for those
were done in scratchboard.
734
00:28:11,940 --> 00:28:15,026
[Patrick] These are amazingly
detailed pieces.
735
00:28:15,027 --> 00:28:16,777
And these are giclée prints, right?
736
00:28:16,778 --> 00:28:18,279
- Yes.
- Yeah.
737
00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:20,823
Which, right around that time
period was pretty popular.
738
00:28:20,824 --> 00:28:22,950
Essentially,
it was a digital print.
739
00:28:22,951 --> 00:28:25,912
It comes off of a very
high-quality inkjet printer
740
00:28:25,913 --> 00:28:27,705
that gives
this amazing detail.
741
00:28:27,706 --> 00:28:30,166
♪
742
00:28:30,167 --> 00:28:31,751
- Does her stuff sell well?
743
00:28:31,752 --> 00:28:33,669
- Previously,
when I've done research
744
00:28:33,670 --> 00:28:35,171
or when we have had these,
745
00:28:35,172 --> 00:28:37,590
we would research
the individual pieces.
746
00:28:37,591 --> 00:28:39,759
"The White Rabbit,"
because of the song,
747
00:28:39,760 --> 00:28:41,677
tend to get the highest prices.
748
00:28:41,678 --> 00:28:44,138
[Rick] They're all hand-signed
by her, and she's a rock star,
749
00:28:44,139 --> 00:28:45,306
so the signatures
bring some value there
750
00:28:45,307 --> 00:28:46,515
'cause being a rock star.
751
00:28:46,516 --> 00:28:48,643
♪
752
00:28:48,644 --> 00:28:50,311
What do you think
these would retail for?
753
00:28:50,312 --> 00:28:53,356
[Patrick] This being
an artist proof complete set,
754
00:28:53,357 --> 00:28:55,983
I could see them going
for a little bit more
755
00:28:55,984 --> 00:29:00,321
than what I've seen the
individual pieces sell for.
756
00:29:00,322 --> 00:29:03,991
For the whole set,
I would say 3,000.
757
00:29:03,992 --> 00:29:05,451
[suspenseful music]
758
00:29:05,452 --> 00:29:08,037
- All right. Thanks, man.
- Good to see you.
759
00:29:08,038 --> 00:29:09,705
- Nice meeting you, Patrick.
760
00:29:09,706 --> 00:29:12,249
- All right.
I'll go 2 grand.
761
00:29:12,250 --> 00:29:13,376
♪
762
00:29:13,377 --> 00:29:15,003
- 2,250.
763
00:29:15,170 --> 00:29:17,129
- 2,100. I shouldn't even
go close to that number.
764
00:29:17,130 --> 00:29:19,465
- 2,100 so you can go
down the rabbit hole.
765
00:29:19,466 --> 00:29:20,883
[laughter]
766
00:29:20,884 --> 00:29:22,218
- 2,100?
- Yeah.
767
00:29:22,219 --> 00:29:23,260
- All right, sweet.
We got a deal.
768
00:29:23,261 --> 00:29:24,804
- You got it.
[Rick] All right.
769
00:29:24,805 --> 00:29:25,596
I'll meet you right over there,
and I'll get you paid.
770
00:29:25,597 --> 00:29:27,264
- OK.
Thank you.
771
00:29:27,265 --> 00:29:28,599
- You know what?
772
00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:31,186
Sometimes the pawn shop
is a wonderland.
773
00:29:35,190 --> 00:29:36,691
[upbeat rock music]
774
00:29:36,692 --> 00:29:42,405
♪
775
00:29:42,406 --> 00:29:45,741
- OK.
What do you have here?
776
00:29:45,742 --> 00:29:47,785
- Heartometer from the 1930s.
777
00:29:47,786 --> 00:29:50,830
- Is it a Heartometer
or a heart-o-meter?
778
00:29:50,831 --> 00:29:52,540
[laughter]
779
00:29:52,541 --> 00:29:53,874
[upbeat jazz music]
780
00:29:53,875 --> 00:29:54,709
[Tony]
I'm here at the pawn shop
781
00:29:54,710 --> 00:29:56,293
to sell a Cameron Heartometer.
782
00:29:56,294 --> 00:29:57,837
I was clearing out
my storage unit
783
00:29:57,838 --> 00:29:59,922
and these guys next door
had a few boxes
784
00:29:59,923 --> 00:30:01,924
that they wanted to give away.
785
00:30:01,925 --> 00:30:03,884
I came across
and they said I can keep it.
786
00:30:03,885 --> 00:30:06,763
I'm hoping to get $200.
787
00:30:06,930 --> 00:30:08,180
[Rick]
This is pretty cool.
788
00:30:08,181 --> 00:30:09,557
As far as I know,
this is, like,
789
00:30:09,558 --> 00:30:11,267
the first visual representation
of your heart rate.
790
00:30:11,268 --> 00:30:12,685
This wheel would be spinning
791
00:30:12,686 --> 00:30:16,105
and it would show your
heart rate and heart rhythm.
792
00:30:16,106 --> 00:30:18,315
It was sort of
a revolutionary thing.
793
00:30:18,316 --> 00:30:19,817
We've all had blood
pressure taken.
794
00:30:19,818 --> 00:30:21,068
You put the blood
pressure cuff on,
795
00:30:21,069 --> 00:30:22,695
and you feel that
pump, pump, pump.
796
00:30:22,696 --> 00:30:23,863
I think there's some
797
00:30:23,864 --> 00:30:25,239
very rudimentary electronics
in there.
798
00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:27,241
This actually took
that pump, pump, pump
799
00:30:27,242 --> 00:30:29,785
and wrote it down on paper.
800
00:30:29,786 --> 00:30:31,288
It really helped out
with doctors.
801
00:30:31,455 --> 00:30:32,538
They could tell if you
had irregular heartbeat
802
00:30:32,539 --> 00:30:34,457
or something like that.
803
00:30:34,458 --> 00:30:37,626
It was made by Cameron, and
they only had a few products.
804
00:30:37,627 --> 00:30:38,919
♪
805
00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:40,588
This looks like
it was barely ever used.
806
00:30:40,589 --> 00:30:43,132
I mean, we got the green ink.
807
00:30:43,133 --> 00:30:45,051
We got the red ink.
808
00:30:45,052 --> 00:30:46,218
Oh, so you got
all kinds of stuff here.
809
00:30:46,219 --> 00:30:49,597
♪
810
00:30:49,598 --> 00:30:50,806
What do you want to do with it?
811
00:30:50,807 --> 00:30:52,641
[Tony]
I want to sell it today.
812
00:30:52,642 --> 00:30:54,310
- How much do you want for it?
813
00:30:54,311 --> 00:30:56,729
- Well, $200.
814
00:30:56,730 --> 00:31:00,357
- Um, it's
a real medical device,
815
00:31:00,358 --> 00:31:02,527
but I have no idea what
I would do with this.
816
00:31:02,694 --> 00:31:04,278
I don't know if anyone's
going to buy it.
817
00:31:04,279 --> 00:31:05,738
If I thought there was
any kind of market on it,
818
00:31:05,739 --> 00:31:07,573
I'd offer you something.
819
00:31:07,574 --> 00:31:08,991
If I thought I could
get 50 bucks out of it,
820
00:31:08,992 --> 00:31:11,118
I'd offer you 20, but--
[laughs]
821
00:31:11,119 --> 00:31:12,787
I'm sorry, dude,
822
00:31:12,788 --> 00:31:16,957
but I just don't see me
ever being able to sell it.
823
00:31:16,958 --> 00:31:18,417
All right.
Thanks for bringing it in, man.
824
00:31:18,418 --> 00:31:20,252
- Thank you.
- OK.
825
00:31:20,253 --> 00:31:23,297
[upbeat rock music]
826
00:31:23,298 --> 00:31:25,508
♪
827
00:31:25,509 --> 00:31:28,344
- A guy reached out to the shop
saying he has a very rare,
828
00:31:28,345 --> 00:31:30,638
expensive collection
of watches he wants to sell,
829
00:31:30,639 --> 00:31:32,348
but he can't
make it in today,
830
00:31:32,349 --> 00:31:33,974
so apparently,
he's taking meetings
831
00:31:33,975 --> 00:31:35,559
from his hotel cabana.
832
00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:37,311
So now I'm over here
at Circa Resort
833
00:31:37,312 --> 00:31:38,563
to check these watches out
834
00:31:38,730 --> 00:31:40,064
to see if I can
turn it into a deal.
835
00:31:40,065 --> 00:31:41,357
♪
836
00:31:41,358 --> 00:31:43,150
How you doing?
[Mark] Good, good.
837
00:31:43,151 --> 00:31:44,276
[Chumlee]
Thanks for having me.
838
00:31:44,277 --> 00:31:45,694
- Yeah, thanks
for meeting me here.
839
00:31:45,695 --> 00:31:48,239
- This is the collection here?
- Yes.
840
00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:50,491
- Wow.
This is quite the collection.
841
00:31:50,492 --> 00:31:52,076
- Thank you.
842
00:31:52,077 --> 00:31:53,994
[Chumlee] I noticed the couple
Rolexes right off the top.
843
00:31:53,995 --> 00:31:54,788
What else do you have up here?
844
00:31:58,792 --> 00:31:59,917
- I don't know if they would
845
00:31:59,918 --> 00:32:01,210
let me into Patek Philippe
club.
846
00:32:01,211 --> 00:32:03,587
I don't really have
a nice suit like that.
847
00:32:03,588 --> 00:32:04,964
- [laughs] I think you're good.
I think you're good.
848
00:32:04,965 --> 00:32:06,549
- Yeah.
849
00:32:06,550 --> 00:32:07,925
[Mark] I've reached out
to the pawn shop
850
00:32:07,926 --> 00:32:10,553
to sell my
luxury watch collection.
851
00:32:10,554 --> 00:32:12,221
In this collection,
you will find
852
00:32:12,222 --> 00:32:14,265
some of the rarest watches
in the world,
853
00:32:14,266 --> 00:32:15,808
some of them even one of one,
854
00:32:15,809 --> 00:32:18,060
which you can find
nowhere else.
855
00:32:18,061 --> 00:32:20,104
The condition of all
is just perfect.
856
00:32:20,105 --> 00:32:24,900
I'm asking right now for the
whole collection $575,000 U.S.
857
00:32:24,901 --> 00:32:27,695
I'm looking to sell because
I want to continue my journey
858
00:32:27,696 --> 00:32:33,409
in collecting and therefore,
I need some money. [laughs]
859
00:32:33,410 --> 00:32:36,620
- All right, this is a pretty
awesome collection of watches.
860
00:32:36,621 --> 00:32:38,789
Do you mind telling me a little
bit about what we have here?
861
00:32:38,790 --> 00:32:39,666
- Yeah.
862
00:32:42,252 --> 00:32:44,587
They have different layers.
863
00:32:44,588 --> 00:32:47,131
So you have a first layer,
it's the regular glass.
864
00:32:47,132 --> 00:32:51,260
Then you have a second layer
with the night sky over Geneva.
865
00:32:51,261 --> 00:32:54,430
And then there's a third
and fourth layer for the moon.
866
00:32:54,431 --> 00:32:57,016
- That might actually come
in handy when you're sitting
867
00:32:57,017 --> 00:32:58,893
in the casino and don't know
if it's night or day.
868
00:32:58,894 --> 00:33:00,895
[laughter]
- Yeah, that's good.
869
00:33:00,896 --> 00:33:02,146
That's good.
870
00:33:02,147 --> 00:33:03,690
- And what about
this middle watch here?
871
00:33:06,818 --> 00:33:09,403
So they have been extremely,
extremely popular,
872
00:33:09,404 --> 00:33:13,282
although they are coming on
this very basic elastic strap.
873
00:33:13,283 --> 00:33:14,992
- I kind of would expect that
from a Richard Mille.
874
00:33:14,993 --> 00:33:16,493
Although they're very high-end,
875
00:33:16,494 --> 00:33:18,787
they have some modern aspects
to their watches.
876
00:33:18,788 --> 00:33:20,998
[Mark] But I mean,
if we're truly honest,
877
00:33:20,999 --> 00:33:22,541
you cannot read the time
very well.
878
00:33:22,542 --> 00:33:24,793
- [laughs] Well,
that's a fashion statement.
879
00:33:24,794 --> 00:33:26,420
- Yeah, right?
880
00:33:26,421 --> 00:33:27,630
[Chumlee]
Rolex needs no introduction.
881
00:33:27,631 --> 00:33:29,506
So what do you have here?
882
00:33:29,507 --> 00:33:30,591
[Mark]
This one is stainless steel
883
00:33:30,592 --> 00:33:32,426
with a white gold fluted bezel.
884
00:33:32,427 --> 00:33:34,261
- And the blue face
is beautiful.
885
00:33:34,262 --> 00:33:35,096
- Yeah.
886
00:33:36,806 --> 00:33:39,516
And this one has
a very rare onyx style.
887
00:33:39,517 --> 00:33:42,186
- And then, I mean, this might
be the most iconic watch.
888
00:33:42,187 --> 00:33:43,437
- Yeah.
889
00:33:43,438 --> 00:33:44,563
- That you brought
out right here.
890
00:33:44,564 --> 00:33:45,940
[Mark] Yeah.
[Chumlee] The Pepsi watch.
891
00:33:45,941 --> 00:33:48,776
- From the '80s,
the metal printed dial.
892
00:33:48,777 --> 00:33:50,694
I mean, it's just
a nice watch, you know?
893
00:33:50,695 --> 00:33:52,905
- Yeah, I mean, there was
a time at the shop where
894
00:33:52,906 --> 00:33:56,158
these Pepsi Rolexes were
the talk of the town.
895
00:33:56,159 --> 00:33:58,744
Well, these watches
on the top are definitely nice.
896
00:33:58,745 --> 00:34:00,204
It's a different
client base, I think,
897
00:34:00,205 --> 00:34:01,747
than your average Rolex buyer.
898
00:34:01,748 --> 00:34:04,708
I mean, these are, you know,
much easier sells, you know?
899
00:34:04,709 --> 00:34:06,252
[Mark]
Yeah.
900
00:34:06,253 --> 00:34:07,670
- Do you have a price
on the whole lot by chance?
901
00:34:07,671 --> 00:34:12,258
- So for all watches,
it's $575,000 U.S.
902
00:34:12,259 --> 00:34:13,384
- That's a lot of money.
903
00:34:13,385 --> 00:34:15,135
So do you mind
if I have someone else
904
00:34:15,136 --> 00:34:16,720
come down and take a look
at the watches?
905
00:34:16,721 --> 00:34:18,263
- Yes, please. Yeah.
906
00:34:18,264 --> 00:34:19,473
[Chumlee] And then
kind of go from there
907
00:34:19,474 --> 00:34:20,474
and see what we're
talking about?
908
00:34:20,475 --> 00:34:21,600
- Yeah, let's do it.
909
00:34:21,601 --> 00:34:23,142
- All right,
give me just a moment.
910
00:34:23,143 --> 00:34:25,062
I'm gonna make a phone call
and then I'll be right back.
911
00:34:25,063 --> 00:34:25,981
- Great.
912
00:34:34,239 --> 00:34:36,240
- I took a quick
trip down the street
913
00:34:36,241 --> 00:34:38,200
to Circa Resort
to meet a guy
914
00:34:38,201 --> 00:34:40,035
with a high-end
watch collection.
915
00:34:40,036 --> 00:34:42,413
Some of these watches I've
never even seen in person.
916
00:34:42,414 --> 00:34:46,542
He's asking $575,000
for the whole collection.
917
00:34:46,543 --> 00:34:47,959
That's a lot.
918
00:34:47,960 --> 00:34:49,628
I'm going to need
a second opinion.
919
00:34:49,629 --> 00:34:52,965
The best person I know
for that is Rick.
920
00:34:52,966 --> 00:34:54,675
[Rick] How's it going?
- Good so far.
921
00:34:54,676 --> 00:34:55,926
Thanks for meeting me here.
922
00:34:55,927 --> 00:34:57,595
[Chumlee]
So here are the watches
923
00:34:57,596 --> 00:34:59,221
that I called you about.
924
00:34:59,222 --> 00:35:01,765
I think you'll dig the
Celestial the most up here.
925
00:35:01,766 --> 00:35:04,476
- Yeah, no,
that is really, really cool.
926
00:35:04,477 --> 00:35:06,020
Yeah, I mean,
it's Patek Philippe.
927
00:35:06,021 --> 00:35:07,564
You know, Swiss watch company.
928
00:35:07,731 --> 00:35:09,523
I think they started
in, like, the 1840s.
929
00:35:09,524 --> 00:35:11,817
They were always known
for their complications
930
00:35:11,818 --> 00:35:13,944
and just ultra-precision
watches.
931
00:35:13,945 --> 00:35:16,322
They're one of
the original watch companies
932
00:35:16,323 --> 00:35:17,906
that made wristwatches cool
in the United States.
933
00:35:17,907 --> 00:35:19,867
- Yeah.
934
00:35:19,868 --> 00:35:21,744
[Rick] And then
for the three Rolexes.
935
00:35:21,745 --> 00:35:23,579
[Mark] Yeah, here we have
the vintage Datejust,
936
00:35:23,580 --> 00:35:25,164
but with the Sodalite dial.
937
00:35:25,165 --> 00:35:26,790
[Rick] '90s?
[Mark] Correct.
938
00:35:26,791 --> 00:35:29,126
- Yeah, and then--
939
00:35:29,127 --> 00:35:31,462
[Mark] This one looks
like a regular Datejust,
940
00:35:31,463 --> 00:35:34,173
but it also comes
with an onyx dial.
941
00:35:34,174 --> 00:35:36,091
It's a nice feature.
942
00:35:36,092 --> 00:35:38,093
- And then we have--
943
00:35:38,094 --> 00:35:39,178
- The good old Pepsi watch.
944
00:35:39,179 --> 00:35:40,638
- [laughs]
945
00:35:40,639 --> 00:35:42,139
- Yeah, I hate that
they call it a Pepsi watch.
946
00:35:42,140 --> 00:35:44,183
It's a Pan Am watch.
947
00:35:44,184 --> 00:35:46,352
Pan Am, in the 1950s,
went to Rolex,
948
00:35:46,353 --> 00:35:47,853
wanted to make
an air-proof watch.
949
00:35:47,854 --> 00:35:49,313
They're getting in jets.
950
00:35:49,314 --> 00:35:51,273
The cabin pressurizes
at 8,000 feet.
951
00:35:51,274 --> 00:35:52,983
Air pulls out of the watch.
952
00:35:52,984 --> 00:35:55,110
Then they land and air
goes back into the watch.
953
00:35:55,111 --> 00:35:56,820
And every time
it gets in there,
954
00:35:56,821 --> 00:35:59,615
there's a little bit of,
you know, condensation.
955
00:35:59,616 --> 00:36:02,034
That's why they wanted
a really precise watch
956
00:36:02,035 --> 00:36:03,535
that was air-proof.
957
00:36:03,536 --> 00:36:04,870
That way,
you wouldn't be damaging
958
00:36:04,871 --> 00:36:05,996
the insides of the watch.
959
00:36:05,997 --> 00:36:07,665
- I didn't know that.
960
00:36:07,666 --> 00:36:10,501
- So what do you think about
the collection overall, Rick?
961
00:36:10,502 --> 00:36:12,586
- No, I think it's amazing.
962
00:36:12,587 --> 00:36:14,797
The Richard Mille,
this Patek right here,
963
00:36:14,798 --> 00:36:17,633
you gotta have stupid money
to afford these two.
964
00:36:17,634 --> 00:36:20,594
[laughter]
965
00:36:20,595 --> 00:36:22,137
I mean,
these are $1/4 million watches.
966
00:36:22,138 --> 00:36:23,597
[Mark] Yeah.
967
00:36:23,598 --> 00:36:25,182
- That's something I usually
don't carry in the shop.
968
00:36:25,183 --> 00:36:28,060
So these, I'm going to pass on.
969
00:36:28,061 --> 00:36:30,479
OK, so what do you want
for the three Rolexes?
970
00:36:30,480 --> 00:36:31,814
[Mark] So when we start
here to the right,
971
00:36:31,815 --> 00:36:34,191
this one, I want $20,000.
972
00:36:34,192 --> 00:36:38,487
And then we go here.
This one is 16,000.
973
00:36:38,488 --> 00:36:42,658
And then this one is the
most affordable with 14,000.
974
00:36:42,659 --> 00:36:44,201
- All right.
975
00:36:44,202 --> 00:36:47,621
OK, so for the three Rolexes,
I'll give you $26,000.
976
00:36:47,622 --> 00:36:49,081
- No way.
977
00:36:49,082 --> 00:36:51,250
- I gotta make a living.
978
00:36:51,251 --> 00:36:53,836
- OK. But I don't--
I don't think I can make it.
979
00:36:53,837 --> 00:36:55,004
- OK.
980
00:36:55,171 --> 00:36:56,672
- All right.
- All right.
981
00:36:56,673 --> 00:36:57,673
- Well, now that you know
my boss's price range--
982
00:36:57,674 --> 00:36:59,383
- Thank you.
983
00:36:59,384 --> 00:37:00,634
- If you have anything in mind,
please give me a call.
984
00:37:00,635 --> 00:37:01,760
- I will let you know.
- Have a good one, man.
985
00:37:01,761 --> 00:37:03,011
It was nice meeting you.
- Thank you.
986
00:37:03,012 --> 00:37:04,221
- Thanks for your time.
987
00:37:04,222 --> 00:37:06,390
- Rick, I got us
a killer spot by the pool.
988
00:37:06,391 --> 00:37:07,933
[Rick]
I don't even have shorts.
989
00:37:07,934 --> 00:37:09,226
[Chumlee]
Neither do I.
990
00:37:09,227 --> 00:37:12,229
[upbeat rock music]
991
00:37:12,230 --> 00:37:16,316
♪
992
00:37:16,317 --> 00:37:18,777
- Hello, I'd like to have you
take a look at a book for me.
993
00:37:18,778 --> 00:37:20,195
- What do we have here?
994
00:37:20,196 --> 00:37:22,030
[Steve] This is a first edition
"In Cold Blood"
995
00:37:22,031 --> 00:37:24,783
by Truman Capote and signed
by Truman Capote.
996
00:37:24,784 --> 00:37:26,244
- Lovely.
Where did you get it?
997
00:37:26,411 --> 00:37:27,745
- Found it in a thrift store.
998
00:37:27,746 --> 00:37:29,288
- In a thrift store?
- Yes.
999
00:37:29,289 --> 00:37:31,665
I like history, I like stories,
and this has both.
1000
00:37:31,666 --> 00:37:32,750
- That's right.
Have you read it?
1001
00:37:32,751 --> 00:37:34,251
- I have.
1002
00:37:34,252 --> 00:37:35,544
[Rebecca] Capote was
already famous by the time
1003
00:37:35,545 --> 00:37:36,920
he was working on this book.
1004
00:37:36,921 --> 00:37:38,630
"Breakfast at Tiffany's"
was a big hit.
1005
00:37:38,631 --> 00:37:40,632
People know that now
because of the film.
1006
00:37:40,633 --> 00:37:42,676
But even the book
did very well.
1007
00:37:42,677 --> 00:37:46,638
This book blew that out
of the water, however.
1008
00:37:46,639 --> 00:37:49,266
Capote considered
it a nonfiction novel.
1009
00:37:49,267 --> 00:37:51,435
He thought he was starting
a new genre, essentially.
1010
00:37:51,436 --> 00:37:53,353
And in many ways,
he inaugurated
1011
00:37:53,354 --> 00:37:56,356
the craze for true crime,
which is huge today.
1012
00:37:56,357 --> 00:37:59,985
It's a story of four murders
in an isolated farm in Kansas.
1013
00:37:59,986 --> 00:38:01,278
[Steve]
Yeah.
1014
00:38:01,279 --> 00:38:02,780
- Capote first
hears about this,
1015
00:38:02,781 --> 00:38:05,574
and he goes down to Kansas
with his friend, Harper Lee.
1016
00:38:05,575 --> 00:38:08,786
And he investigates as
a reporter, as a journalist.
1017
00:38:08,787 --> 00:38:11,663
And then he worked
on this book for years
1018
00:38:11,664 --> 00:38:14,416
in part because the fate of
Perry Smith and Dick Hickock
1019
00:38:14,417 --> 00:38:15,834
was unclear.
- Right.
1020
00:38:15,835 --> 00:38:17,544
- They had been convicted,
1021
00:38:17,545 --> 00:38:19,630
and the plan was
the death sentence,
1022
00:38:19,631 --> 00:38:21,673
but there was
a series of appeals,
1023
00:38:21,674 --> 00:38:24,718
so it took quite a while
for any type of resolution.
1024
00:38:24,719 --> 00:38:29,139
And then this comes out,
published in 1966.
1025
00:38:29,140 --> 00:38:31,517
If you're going to
acquire this book,
1026
00:38:31,518 --> 00:38:33,310
you want it
in the first edition.
1027
00:38:33,311 --> 00:38:35,229
Or if you want to acquire
an even better copy,
1028
00:38:35,230 --> 00:38:37,064
you would get a first edition
that's inscribed.
1029
00:38:37,065 --> 00:38:38,607
- Wow.
1030
00:38:38,608 --> 00:38:40,150
- All right, let's take
a closer look at this.
1031
00:38:40,151 --> 00:38:42,778
It's been put in
a mylar jacket to protect it.
1032
00:38:42,779 --> 00:38:45,989
We've got some condition issues
here and there.
1033
00:38:45,990 --> 00:38:48,826
It has our stated first
printing on the copyright page,
1034
00:38:48,827 --> 00:38:51,453
so we've got our first edition.
1035
00:38:51,454 --> 00:38:53,372
And this is the inscription
you mentioned?
1036
00:38:53,373 --> 00:38:56,458
[Steve] Yes.
[Rebecca] "For Perry Smith."
1037
00:38:56,459 --> 00:38:58,252
Perry Smith as in Perry Smith,
1038
00:38:58,253 --> 00:38:59,753
one of the subjects
of the book?
1039
00:38:59,754 --> 00:39:03,090
- The main subject of the book.
1040
00:39:03,091 --> 00:39:07,386
- Yes, so the two murderers
that this book is about,
1041
00:39:07,387 --> 00:39:10,514
Perry Smith and Dick Hickock,
he interviewed them,
1042
00:39:10,515 --> 00:39:13,058
and he worked very closely
with Perry Smith in particular.
1043
00:39:13,059 --> 00:39:14,601
- Yes.
1044
00:39:14,602 --> 00:39:17,771
[Rebecca] But if you go
to the end of the book here,
1045
00:39:17,772 --> 00:39:19,231
we have a description.
1046
00:39:19,232 --> 00:39:21,775
Perry Smith and Dick Hickock,
they're convicted.
1047
00:39:21,776 --> 00:39:23,235
They're on death row.
1048
00:39:23,236 --> 00:39:28,991
And then on April 14th of 1965,
they're executed,
1049
00:39:28,992 --> 00:39:31,952
which means that before
this book is finished,
1050
00:39:31,953 --> 00:39:33,579
Perry Smith is dead.
1051
00:39:33,580 --> 00:39:36,415
It means that this
is not inscribed by Capote.
1052
00:39:36,416 --> 00:39:37,749
[Steve]
Oh.
1053
00:39:37,750 --> 00:39:39,001
- It means it's a forgery, unfortunately.
1054
00:39:39,002 --> 00:39:40,544
- Oh.
1055
00:39:40,545 --> 00:39:42,546
- I'm sorry to say
it is not a collectible book.
1056
00:39:42,547 --> 00:39:44,047
[Steve]
Oh.
1057
00:39:44,048 --> 00:39:44,966
- And it's not something
I'm going to bring to the guys.
1058
00:39:45,174 --> 00:39:46,425
I'm going to give
this back to you.
1059
00:39:46,426 --> 00:39:47,885
Thank you for coming.
1060
00:39:47,886 --> 00:39:49,344
- I appreciate
your information.
1061
00:39:49,345 --> 00:39:50,805
Thank you very much.
- Take care.
1062
00:39:50,972 --> 00:39:53,891
[upbeat rock music]
1063
00:39:53,892 --> 00:39:56,894
♪
1064
00:39:56,895 --> 00:40:00,272
- Earlier today, I set up
a meeting here at Stadium Swim
1065
00:40:00,273 --> 00:40:03,275
at Circa to check out a really
high-end watch collection.
1066
00:40:03,276 --> 00:40:04,568
I had the big boss himself,
1067
00:40:04,569 --> 00:40:06,446
Rick,
come down to take a look.
1068
00:40:06,613 --> 00:40:08,906
Unfortunately,
we couldn't make a deal.
1069
00:40:08,907 --> 00:40:12,701
But I still have this cabana,
the sun's still out,
1070
00:40:12,702 --> 00:40:15,996
and I wouldn't want
all this to go to waste.
1071
00:40:15,997 --> 00:40:18,166
Those were some pretty cool
watches, you gotta admit.
1072
00:40:18,333 --> 00:40:21,085
- There were some
really cool watches.
1073
00:40:21,252 --> 00:40:22,920
Are more people coming?
1074
00:40:22,921 --> 00:40:24,880
- No.
1075
00:40:24,881 --> 00:40:26,506
I don't want you
to get dehydrated.
1076
00:40:26,507 --> 00:40:30,302
♪
1077
00:40:30,303 --> 00:40:32,387
Did you enjoy that shrimp?
1078
00:40:32,388 --> 00:40:33,764
- Yes, it's absolutely amazing.
1079
00:40:33,765 --> 00:40:35,933
- It is a great spot
to do business, right?
1080
00:40:35,934 --> 00:40:37,893
- Stadium Swim is one
of the coolest spots in town.
1081
00:40:37,894 --> 00:40:39,394
Yes, it is.
1082
00:40:39,395 --> 00:40:41,730
- Maybe we could fit this
into the budget once a week?
1083
00:40:41,731 --> 00:40:44,691
- Maybe once a month.
[Chumlee] I'm down for that.
1084
00:40:44,692 --> 00:40:46,985
[Rick] Yeah.
You're not gonna live here.
1085
00:40:46,986 --> 00:40:49,029
The shrimp is really good.
1086
00:40:49,030 --> 00:40:50,447
- If you like the shrimp,
eat the rest.
1087
00:40:50,448 --> 00:40:52,574
I have a whole
'nother order coming.
1088
00:40:52,575 --> 00:40:55,744
I've spared no expenses 'cause
I put the company card down.
1089
00:40:55,745 --> 00:40:57,913
- Oh.
I'll get mad tomorrow.
1090
00:40:57,914 --> 00:41:00,708
[laughs]