Has anyone been watching this show..

 

The stuff that comes in is amazing.

 

Watching it on history channel..

 

original shelby cobra body came in, the owner towed it out of a storage facility and claimed it after 90 days.. :shock: :shock:

 

And a muskatoon that is original and these guy's actualy fire it..

love watching the show for all the uniques stuff that comes in

One of my favorites!

They don't show all the crap that comes through the doors. Most pawn shops don't sell those items at a discount but in fact are probably higher than many other outlets.

Hate to break it to ya, but those are all set ups. I recently spoke to the producer & camera crew who do that show.......Still enjoyable, but dont believe everything you see on TV..... especially reality TV.

Oh no! The next thing you are going to tell me is that TV Wrestling is fake too?

 

It is television! It's like those car auction shows, those are also faked and nobody is paying those prices for the cars...but it is entertaining.

It's like those car auction shows

 

Barrett-Jackson is the most reputable and those prices are being paid. collector cars are an investment. You don't see all the others auctioned off that are far from the top rated in the market. Comparing BJ to a reality show such as OOC or this pawn shop is ridiculous.

Everything is fake (not 100% real) on TV. TV is "entertainment". Even the news is sensationalized.

Everything is fake (not 100% real) on TV. TV is "entertainment". Even the news is sensationalized.

 

I am right there with you PK - still trying to convince the wife & kid of that fact.

I only saw the show once and can't say if its real or not, I can tell you the show operation Repo is FAKE as can be...

The difference is that BJ is not a reality show but a broadcast of the event.

Regardless of whether it is setup, that guy is a master negotiator. He always tries to get the other person to disclose where they want to be on the $$ before he says ANYTHING. He ALWAYS pushes the number way low. Only when he REALLY wants something does he budge on his price.

Regardless of whether it is setup, that guy is a master negotiator. He always tries to get the other person to disclose where they want to be on the $$ before he says ANYTHING. He ALWAYS pushes the number way low. Only when he REALLY wants something does he budge on his price.

 

The first rule of negotiating is that generally, the first person to mention a number looses.

Much like when you go to a car dealer and they ask you where you want the monthly payment to be... you give them that, and they will work the rest.

 

typically, he who speaks first, loses.

 

But that show, watching the marathon yesterday was an eye opener to the way he sells/screws people.

I had a guy that dealt in very high end, exotic cars and he swears that BJ show is also fake. He said the prices in the show are not real for some of the high end pieces, the real deal is made before the car hits the "floor" and the "bidding" is for the show. I am just telling you what he said.

 

Operation Repo says right at the start of the show that everything you see is "re-enacted". I am sure they embellish the crap out of everything. I did a little repo when I was in my 20s and I wish I had one of those pick ups!

My father and I have been to the barret-jackson show 3 times, and have purchased 5 cars. Not fake, unless the cars we purchased, had delivered and are currently sitting in the garage are mirages. There is nothing fake about it. There are camera guys there, but it is not like a "set" where a director yells action! They are just covering the event, its simply a broadcast, like RS said.

Glanced at some of the photos. For years I carried a small disposable 35mm camera when I worked and got some great shots. Too bad the age of the cheap small digital wasn't here yet. I have reviewed the photos from some cases that were gruesome and downright disturbing. None could really be posted without offending some family members.

 

One of my patrol officers was in yearly attendance at BJ. He was a collection of 1930 to 1950 Cadillacs. No my cup of tea but he knew the finer points. One of his older cars was rented for the original Godfather movie. He now lives out in that area and never misses the event.

But that show, watching the marathon yesterday was an eye opener to the way he sells/screws people.

 

Thats the biz....He cant pay retail or even close to retail. They generally try to triple what they pay for an item. Sometimes its a double, but sometimes its way more than 3X. Ive seen some people (not on the show, but in real life) offer an item for say $100 and they say.."well you can sell it for $125"...Its very difficult to run a business on that kind of margin, unless you are doing a huge volume.

But that show, watching the marathon yesterday was an eye opener to the way he sells/screws people.

 

Thats the biz....He cant pay retail or even close to retail. They generally try to triple what they pay for an item. Sometimes its a double, but sometimes its way more than 3X. Ive seen some people (not on the show, but in real life) offer an item for say $100 and they say.."well you can sell it for $125"...Its very difficult to run a business on that kind of margin, unless you are doing a huge volume.

 

Exactly. What blows my mind though is how foolish some people are. They want cash NOW. If half of those people walked out of the store and into an auction house, they'd easily double their money, BUT they would have to wait...

But that show, watching the marathon yesterday was an eye opener to the way he sells/screws people.

 

Thats the biz....He cant pay retail or even close to retail. They generally try to triple what they pay for an item. Sometimes its a double, but sometimes its way more than 3X. Ive seen some people (not on the show, but in real life) offer an item for say $100 and they say.."well you can sell it for $125"...Its very difficult to run a business on that kind of margin, unless you are doing a huge volume.

 

Exactly. What blows my mind though is how foolish some people are. They want cash NOW. If half of those people walked out of the store and into an auction house, they'd easily double their money, BUT they would have to wait...

 

That's why they go to a PAWN shop

They need it now.

But that show, watching the marathon yesterday was an eye opener to the way he sells/screws people.

 

Thats the biz....He cant pay retail or even close to retail. They generally try to triple what they pay for an item. Sometimes its a double, but sometimes its way more than 3X. Ive seen some people (not on the show, but in real life) offer an item for say $100 and they say.."well you can sell it for $125"...Its very difficult to run a business on that kind of margin, unless you are doing a huge volume.

 

Exactly. What blows my mind though is how foolish some people are. They want cash NOW. If half of those people walked out of the store and into an auction house, they'd easily double their money, BUT they would have to wait...

 

Then you have the other side of the equation where they find out what it's really worth, then want the retail price and are clueless as to how he makes the money, and make themselves look stupid on TV. I mean you gotta give him some room to make a profit.

 

A few of those deals, it seems like he paid more than he wanted to because he's on TV.