Rick Has Never Seen ANYTHING Like These Items — Pawn Stars

[00:00:00] Speaker 1: Hey, how can I help you? [00:00:01] Speaker 2: Got this old error print dollar bill. Thought it looked interesting. [00:00:05] Speaker 1: Um, yeah, it's definitely interesting. You didn't try and print this up yourself, did you? [00:00:08] Speaker 2: No. I decided to come to the pawn shop today to try to sell my $1 error note. Got this note from my father-in-law. When he passed on, we took over his coin collection, and he had that note in amongst it. My father-in-law kept it for a reason. He seems to be able to know what these things are worth, so I thought it might be worth something. [00:00:29] Speaker 1: Errors are pretty common. Well, they're not real common. They can be worth money. This is called a foldover. So this is one of the bills that was in the corner, and it folded over a little bit. Usually, they're, like, down here at the end of the bill. [00:00:41] Speaker 2: Okay. [00:00:41] Speaker 1: Except I've never seen one folded over this much. [00:00:44] Speaker 2: I thought that was a pretty big error, and it's neat how it actually folded over, and you can see the serial number's printed right across the two sides. [00:00:51] Speaker 1: This is in incredible shape. Collectors love currency errors, because every one is completely unique. They often circulate for years before anyone notices the error, so finding one in this condition is really rare. Okay, the big problem with these things right here is, is there's no book value on them. Okay. Because it's an error, when there's a million different ways an error can occur. [00:01:15] Speaker 2: Right. [00:01:15] Speaker 1: It's usually bigger the error, the more it's worth. Yeah. What'd you want to do with it? [00:01:22] Speaker 2: I'd like to sell it. Figure we don't collect them. I thought somebody would appreciate it more than we do. [00:01:27] Speaker 1: I've seen currency with minor errors, like a slightly folded edge, sell for hundreds of dollars. But this was a major error. I can't believe this wasn't caught. I really want to call on a friend of mine, let him look at this thing. You need someone who more or less deals in these things to get an idea. [00:01:42] Speaker 2: Well, I'd be curious what they said. Okay. [00:01:44] Speaker 1: Let me get him down here, and let's find out exactly what it's worth before I make you an offer. [00:01:48] Speaker 2: Okay? Okay, sounds good. Thank you. All right, thanks. I'm glad he's calling in an expert, because it's such a unique item. I don't know what to expect that it's worth. I'm hoping I can get $100 out of it. [00:02:00] Speaker 1: Hey, Wayne, how's it going? Good, how are you, Rick? I'm doing great. Good to see you. Well, this is what I called you about. [00:02:07] Wayne: That's a pretty significant error. He said it was pretty good. I am a professional numismatist, which is a fancy way of saying I study rare coins and currency. There's no book on them, really? Nope. Nope. And everyone's unique, as you know. It's like just a matter of what somebody will pay for it. Yeah, I mean, that's why I called you. I just, I have no clue. There's lots of different kinds of errors. This is one of the nicest ones I've seen. It's a significant fold over. It's nice. You have the corner of the sheet, which has the back plate number on it. You've got the seal and serial number printed across the fold, which is kind of cool. So how does it exactly end up in circulation? How does this end up getting printed like that? This was folded between the second and third printing. They print the front of the note, then they print the back, and the third printing is when they put the serial number and the seals on it. And then they go into another place where they cut the notes, and they actually cut them in stacks of 100. So then I actually count them before they go out. It was just banded and went out, and this would have probably been discovered at a bank when it arrived. This grade of 64 is on a scale of 1 to 70, 70 being perfect. You rarely see grades above 66 or 67. So 64 is really a top grade for this note. This note is worth significantly more because it's such a dramatic error, and a collector will like it. What's it worth? I mean, it's not rare to see a fold-over error, but oftentimes they're just partially folded. You don't have printing across them, and those aren't worth very much money. They're worth, you know, a couple hundred dollars maybe. Because this is so significant, and because of the way it's printed over, I think this would bring, um, I'd say 1,000 to 1,500. [00:03:39] Speaker 2: Wow, that's great. Yeah, I was only expecting about 100 bucks out of it. [00:03:44] Speaker 1: Thanks, Wayne. Appreciate it. Thanks for calling me. Wow, this thing is a $1 bill, and it's still worth that much? I've seen 200-year-old coins go for less. All right, so you still want 100 bucks for it? [00:03:55] Speaker ?: I don't think so. [00:03:56] Speaker 2: No, I think it's probably 1,500. [00:04:00] Speaker 1: If I'm lucky, I'll get 1,500 bucks. That's what I'll get out of it if I'm lucky. Okay? I'm not going to give you that. I just, I can't do it. There's no money to be made at that. I mean, and I have to make money. [00:04:12] Speaker 2: Tell you what, how about 1,000? [00:04:18] Speaker 1: How about 600 bucks? [00:04:21] Speaker 2: Go a little higher, 700. [00:04:28] Speaker 1: Yeah, I'll do the 700. 700 bucks. Okay, let's go. Let's go do some paperwork. Great. This way. [00:04:33] Speaker 2: The expert said it's worth up to $1,500. I was blown away by that. I ended up settling for 700, which is far more than I expected to get out of it. I think my wife will probably want me to use that money to take her to Cancun. What do you have here? [00:04:47] Speaker 4: I have something old and unique for you today. I have a pair of brass duck foot pistols. Oh, wow, those are pretty cool. These are volley pistols that were made for a British naval officer in the 18th century. Mind if I grab one? Go right ahead. I see why they call him a duck foot. [00:05:04] Speaker 5: Looks like a little duck foot. It does. Run him through the water. [00:05:10] Speaker 4: I came into the store today to sell an original pair of duck foot pistols from the 18th century. I'm a gun collector, so I occasionally come across items that are rare and unique. I think $50,000 is a fair price to ask. [00:05:23] Speaker 5: That's pretty cool. It's got four barrels and just one little igniter point. Correct. I would hate to have a duel with these. [00:05:32] Speaker 4: It's hard to miss. What were those for? Flintlock pistols, you know, the traditional single barrel, very difficult to reload and fire again. So imagine you're out on a ship, 60 days, the rums run out, crew gets a little antsy. They want to mutiny against the captain. So the captain of that ship, he could fire eight shots at the same time, taking out as many mutineers as possible. [00:05:56] Speaker 5: I don't know if I'd want to be the captain on this ship out at sea. Sounds pretty dangerous to me. [00:06:01] Speaker 4: How does this work? Well, it loads like a traditional flintlock, except you have to put the powder and the ball in four times for each one. But the firing process is the same as a traditional pistol from that time period. Pretty badass. [00:06:15] Speaker 5: Even though I'm not supposed to deal with high-priced items, these guns are some of the coolest things that I've seen coming to the shop. I can't let this guy walk. It's time to prove to Rick he's not the only one that can wheel and deal. Do they both fire? Yes, they do. So they're both in full working order. Yes. All right. What do you want to do with them? I'd like to sell them. Okay. How much are you looking to get for them? I'm interested. I'm asking $50,000. $50,000? Um, I mean, it could be possible if you let me take these to the gun range and fire them. [00:06:51] Speaker 4: I'm fine with that. I'd like to fire them, too. All right, well, you got time today? I'm free all afternoon. All right, we'll meet out at the gun range in, say, about an hour and a half. Okay, that sounds good to me. All right, I'll write the address down. I'll be right back. Okay. I think once we get out on the range and he actually fires them, I think we're going to make a deal. So what do we got here? I have a pristine pair of duck's foot pistols. [00:07:16] Speaker ?: Whoa. [00:07:16] Speaker 1: Well, those are cool. [00:07:17] Speaker ?: Wow. [00:07:18] Speaker 6: Check that out. Wow, chum, you actually didn't screw this up. Told you. The real term for this is a volley pistol. And the reason they designed this, though, it was for crowd control. So any time that you might have a mass of people trying to get you, you would want a volley pistol in your hand. Oh, wow. Now, look, you guys see that mark? It has a V and there's a crown over it. [00:07:40] Speaker 5: Yeah. [00:07:41] Speaker 6: Those are British proof marks. Basically, they passed a law because they didn't want gun makers making bad guns that would blow up and kill people who were firing them. So in England, any time you made a gun, you had to submit it to the proof house. They would put three times the amount of powder in it that it was supposed to be able to handle. If it didn't blow up, they stamped it with a V with a crown. It means viewed. So each of these barrels is viewed. That's a really good sign. [00:08:03] Speaker 1: Sweet. Okay, so it's all right with you if we shoot them? Yes, go right ahead. [00:08:08] Speaker 6: All right, we'll load them up. I have never seen anyone shoot a pair of Ducksfoot pistols this old. These were not inexpensive to make. They were very expensive, very high-end. The quality is exceptional. It just doesn't get any better. [00:08:22] Speaker 1: All right, there you go, guys. I'll stand back nice and far. [00:08:25] Speaker 6: All right, Chum. That is cocked and ready to fire. Corey? [00:08:31] Speaker 7: Chum, you're first. [00:08:42] Speaker 1: Chums didn't all fire at once. They went pop, pop, pop. Yeah. [00:08:46] Speaker 7: Me now? That was not what I was expecting at all. Did I hit anything? [00:08:57] Speaker 6: Yeah, yeah, you got a hit. Here. And you got there. That's two, three, four. Oh, wow. Chum got... [00:09:07] Speaker ?: one. [00:09:15] Speaker 1: You had four barrels and you shot the target once. What? Never mind. Never mind. Go ahead and handle this, son. I got to get back to the shop. I just want to see him shoot. All right. All right. I'll talk to you later. The Ducksfoot pistols are really, really neat. I would love to hang out and make a deal with this guy. I just have way too much stuff to do and Corey can handle it. [00:09:39] Speaker 7: So, I mean, I know they're cool, but what are they worth? [00:09:42] Speaker 6: They're the real deal. They're rare. They're really early by a known maker and they fire. These are not inexpensive pistols. I value them at $45,000. Okay. Well, man, I really appreciate you coming down. You're welcome. Thank you. Good luck. Nice to meet you. Thank you. There's a huge market for Ducksfoot pistols. I do think it's worth for the shop to purchase them because they're never going to see a pair like this again. So, what are you looking to get out of them? [00:10:09] Speaker 4: I was looking for $50,000. [00:10:13] Speaker 7: You know I can't pay that. I'm more in the $20,000 range. It's not every day that, you know, I got somebody coming in to look for these. Can you come down a little bit or? Would you accept $40,000? I'll tell you what, man. I could do $30,000. That's the most I can do. [00:10:32] Speaker 4: I can't do $30,000. A single one of these pistols alone will sell for about $23,000. Would you do $35,000? [00:10:40] Speaker 7: I wouldn't. $30,000 is what I can do. [00:10:46] Speaker 4: Sorry, I can't take anything less than $35,000. [00:10:48] Speaker 7: Well, I appreciate it, my man. Thank you. Maybe next time. [00:10:51] Speaker 4: Take care. I wasn't able to make a deal today with the volley pistols, but, you know, I think that I'm going to have to fend off a whole crowd of buyers once I get them back out there. [00:11:00] Speaker 5: I told you they were badass. Rick and Corey are both impressed. They saw the guns. They realize how cool it is. I don't get why Rick doesn't trust me. I mean, I am the best employee at the shop, perfectly capable of doing something like this myself. Definitely worth coming down for. Told you. [00:11:21] Speaker 7: Hey, how are you? [00:11:22] Speaker 8: Good. I've got a jacket from the 1939 All-Star, All-Pro NFL football game. [00:11:29] Speaker 7: What position did you play? [00:11:31] Speaker 8: Well, it was my stepfather's. [00:11:33] Speaker ?: Okay. [00:11:34] Speaker 8: I hope you don't think I'm that old. My stepfather was very proud of making the All-Star team, but I'd rather have the money in my pocket than have this jacket sit in the closet. [00:11:47] Speaker 7: Tell me everything you can about it. [00:11:48] Speaker 8: My stepfather played the 1939 first All-Star, All-Pro game. There was only 49 of these jackets given out that year. [00:11:56] Speaker 7: What a rough time to play football. I tell you. This is a time where pro football was still in its infancy. Leather helmets, minimal padding. Right. I mean, these guys didn't get paid very much. I mean, back then, it was more of a game where if you won, you got paid. Right. College players would make more money than they would playing pro. Millions of people every week now watch NFL games, but back in 1939, the league was still finding its footing. If this jacket is real, I'm definitely interested in it. It's from the very first pro All-Star game ever played. There hadn't even been an NFL game on television yet. What was your stepfather's name? His name was Joe Carter. I have to say, I've never heard of him. I don't know very much about sports from the late 30s, 40s. So what do you want to do with it? [00:12:46] Speaker 8: I had found an auction somewhere where there was a jacket that had sold for about $5,000, and it was not even as old as this one. [00:12:55] Speaker 7: Okay. Um, you know, if it were Joe Namath or something like that, it'd be really easy. But, you know, 1939 jacket, you know, you got me kind of stumped here. Mind if I call a buddy of mine in? He owns a pretty well-known sports shop here in town. If anybody can really give me a value on it, it's going to be him. [00:13:13] Speaker 8: Okay. [00:13:13] Speaker 7: All right, I'll be right back. Okay. [00:13:15] Speaker 8: I'd like to get a second opinion on it because it is such a unique item that it's very hard to put a dollar figure on it. [00:13:23] Speaker 9: What do we have? 1930s NFL All-Star game jacket. That is really nice, man. I own Ultimate Sports Cards and memorabilia here in Las Vegas. There's just such a demand we're seeing nowadays for a lot of the premier items from basketball, football, and baseball. So what concerns do you have with the jacket? You know what, I've never seen [00:13:40] Speaker 7: anything like it before. [00:13:41] Speaker 9: Pro ball started at the end of the 1938 season. That was the very first one. At that point, it was the All-Star game where you had the championship team face off against the best players from the other teams. This went on for only five years because of World War II, they discontinued it. So they only did these jackets for a couple of seasons and you don't see them too often. This is quite a find. Where in the world did you get this? [00:14:00] Speaker 8: Well, it belonged to my stepfather. His name was Joe Carter. He was also known as Willie Joe or W. Joe Carter. Sure. [00:14:08] Speaker 9: Joe Carter, I've actually seen his name in the record books. I want to say he led the league in receiving yards one year. Yes, he did. Being nominated to the Pro Bowl at that time of football was a mark of honor. Now, that's fascinating that this is now in your possession. I know. So do we have any kind of written documentation? [00:14:22] Speaker 8: No, I don't have any written documentation. [00:14:24] Speaker 9: Okay. Well, I mean, there's nothing on here that says Joe Carter, right? Nothing I'm missing here? Okay. You know, unfortunately, we don't have a smoking gun here, but first of all, we have the Wilson tag. Wilson did, in fact, make a lot of jackets for the NFL during this period and that tag is spot on with others. I've seen that date this jacket back to the late 30s, early 40s. So, based on your story and what I see here, I mean, everything seems to line up and I would feel pretty confident to say that this is the 39 Pro Bowl jacket. So, what do you think it's worth? Well, game-used jerseys of players from this era, you're talking $10,000 plus every single time. This, however, you know, it wasn't actually played in a game, obviously. It's a giant wool coat, but, you know, it was issued for the All-Star game, which was a known event. So, I'd say you're looking at $1,000. Wow. If we were to tie this to Joe Carter, of course, that would up the value, being a known player of the time. All right, my man, I appreciate it. You got it, man. Thanks. [00:15:30] Speaker 8: I think anybody that is a sports enthusiast would be very proud to have it. [00:15:36] Speaker 7: But it's going to be really hard for me to sell this six months from now and be like, it was Joe Carter's jacket, his stepdaughter sold it to me. Hope you believe my story because that's what you get with it when you walk out the door. You know, I'd give you like $800 for it. [00:15:54] Speaker 8: I would like to go away with nothing less than $1,000 for it. Because you can look it up on the NFL and his name is in there playing this game. [00:16:04] Speaker 7: You know, I never give what the appraiser says it's worth. But he did say there could be an upside to it. I'll give you $1,000 as long as you promise if you ever find a picture of him wearing the jacket, you send it to me. [00:16:24] Speaker 8: That's a deal. [00:16:25] Speaker 7: Deal? All right. That's all right. I'll meet you over there. Okay. [00:16:29] Speaker 8: I was able to get the top dollar and that's amazing. Maybe I should do this more often. [00:16:36] Speaker 10: All right, what do you got here? It's an old toy from the 80s. His name is Uzin. Okay. And he was a very unique item actually. He's a toy that you would take off his head, fill it up with slime, squeeze his stomach and ooze would come out of his eyes, ears, nose, mouth. My parents thought it was disgusting. Yeah, he does look like an alien who has a drinking problem. Oh, yeah. I found Ooze at a swap meet and I think I ended up paying $7 for him. I collect a lot of rare toys and I recognize it right away. I don't generally collect this type of figure and it's just sitting in a display case so I figured I'd sell him and get the items that I do collect. [00:17:16] Speaker 5: The Ooze-It is a pretty cool toy. It's pretty rare too. It came out in 1981. It was made and manufactured by a family from Louisiana and they really weren't known for anything else. They didn't have another toy. Have you ever used it yourself? I've never used it. The slime is still intact. Okay, I wonder if this is the original slime. Ooze-It, this is pretty cool. Red ooze compound, may be squeezed out of the doll but must be put back into the doll or bottle or it dries up. They didn't have to run out of goo, you know? Exactly. As long as they took care of it. Oh yeah. I see you got the box here too. That's good. It does have some damage obviously. Yeah. Missing the top there. It's not often you have a box from a toy this rare. Exactly. Because this toy wasn't mass produced and that's what makes it so valuable today. These things can be worth a couple thousand dollars if they're still in the package and in the box, you know? Yeah, the plugs are intact. Actually, I do see a little slime residue in there. So I imagine at some point this was definitely played with. Possibly. What did you want to do with it? I was looking to sell it. Okay. How much are you looking to get? I was looking to get around 500 for it. You know what? That doesn't sound like a bad deal to me but I just really don't know how much they're worth opened up with a box it's in okay condition that's not in great condition and a bottle of slime. I'm going to call my buddy Johnny in who owns the Toy Shack. If you have a little bit of time, you can hang out here. No, it's fine. Let me go call him. [00:18:41] Speaker 10: I'm actually really excited that they're bringing in an expert. It's pretty rare. If I could squeeze more out of it, I'm going to. [00:18:49] Speaker 5: Nice, man. Looks like it's in good condition but it does look like it's been used and he says this is an original bottle of Uzzador he thinks it is. He bought it out of Suami so he doesn't know for sure. So what do you know about the old Uzzit? Oh, this is classic, man. [00:19:02] Speaker 11: You don't see these almost never. These are super rare. I don't think they did very well. I mean, look at the box. As a mom and you see that you're like, hell no, my kid's not getting this. You know, it's just a big old mess waiting to happen. You know, but for a boy, I mean, that's a cool toy. All of that looks right. Surprises survived. Have you seen any of these still in the box before? Not at all. I've seen a few in past auctions but I've never seen one up close and personal in the box. The condition of the figure itself looks great. It's awesome that we have the bottle. I mean, that's in perfect condition. The only condition issue is we have the top flap of the box that's almost entirely gone. You know, and that will hurt the value, but this is exactly like the collector grade that somebody would love to have it in this condition and put it in their collection. [00:19:52] Speaker 5: All right, so how much do you think the total value of everything is? [00:19:55] Speaker 11: I've seen ones with really nice boxes selling the $1,000 to $1,200 range. I would see this easily getting $650 to $750 on this. [00:20:04] Speaker 5: All right. Thank you. Cool, man. Take care. [00:20:06] Speaker 11: Hey, thank you. This goes to many different genres of collectibles. You got vinyl guys, you got people that are into the space and alien toys, and then you even got guys that collect the stretch stuff. This can go to just about any collector out there. [00:20:19] Speaker 5: So you heard what Johnny had to say. He said, I'm taking that you like that. [00:20:22] Speaker 10: Yes, I do very much. [00:20:25] Speaker 5: All right. Well, how much [00:20:26] Speaker 10: do you want for it? I think $500 is a reasonable asking price for the item. [00:20:32] Speaker 5: Um, not a reasonable price for me. I'm trying to make money on it, you know? I'm thinking more like [00:20:37] Speaker 10: $200. I can't do $200. Your toy expert said it himself. He's never seen one in person. I think realistically, I'd be happy at $350 given the condition, the history behind it. If you could do $300, we could make a deal right now. I think $300 is fair. All right. It's a deal, man. I'll meet you right over here to write it up. I'm leaving here with $300. I'm excited. I think I'm going to take my family out for a great dinner and just have a great time tonight. [00:21:06] Speaker 5: Check it out, guys. Ooze it. One of the best toys ever. What is that? You put the ooze in there and squeeze it out and the ooze comes everywhere. It's just stupid. This thing is fun. [00:21:21] Speaker 7: I mean, it's not nearly as cool as the bricks and stuff you used to play with as a kid. [00:21:26] Speaker 1: I had tons of cool toys. [00:21:27] Speaker 7: Oh, yeah? Like what? Like the Pet Rock? [00:21:30] Speaker 1: Actually, I did have one of those. [00:21:32] Speaker 7: You probably, like, [00:21:32] Speaker 1: took care of it, too, huh? Probably had, like, four of them. I had cool toys when I was a kid. Like a Slinky. A Slinky is the stupidest toy in the world. A barrel of monkeys. We had army men. [00:21:47] Speaker 5: Yeah, all the same stuff we had, too, and then we had cool stuff like this. How much did you pay for that? 300 bucks. Put it up for sale. [00:21:55] Speaker 1: After we try it out. It's merchandise. It's not a toy. You're not trying it out. Dude, it has the original goo in it. Hell, yeah, I am. Chum, go put it in the office so they can put it out for sale. I'm sure you'll find another way to make a mess. You always do. I told you to put that up. I'm gonna sell it. Let me see it. I just don't get toys like this. They're stupid. Where's the goo [00:22:27] Speaker 5: that came with it? That's what was left over from after I played with it. [00:22:34] Speaker 1: So you did the exact opposite I told you to do, and you went and played with this. You know what, chum? You just bought an ooze-it. Stop being a dick about the damn toy. But we paid 300 bucks for it, and he's ruining it. Come on. [00:22:49] Speaker 7: Just being weird, dude. [00:22:52] Speaker ?: 200 bucks. [00:22:53] Speaker 1: You know, it takes a special kind of idiot to be entertained by ooze. My God, I sound like my father. What do you got here? [00:23:01] Speaker 12: What I have is a scientific instrument that was used in the 1800s to measure the elevation of the railroad tracks, and it's called an equilibriostat. [00:23:10] Speaker 1: Equilibriostat. [00:23:11] Speaker 12: That's a little tricky on words. [00:23:13] Speaker 1: I mean, it looks like a super high-tech level. Yeah. [00:23:21] Speaker 12: I'm selling an equilibriostat. It's a railroad scientific device that helped measure the angle on the railroad tracks going into a bank. There's only a handful within the United States. It's a unique item, and I thought it would be best suited to someone else that would have more time and effort and value to appreciate the item. [00:23:40] Speaker 1: Okay, that is definitely cool. [00:23:41] Speaker 12: Do you know much about this? Basically, what they would do is set this up, pull this down, and on a regular railroad car, as it's going through the turd, it would tip. If you exceed a certain angle, the train may tip over. [00:23:56] Speaker 1: It's a great piece of history. It really is. When they were building the railroad all throughout the 1800s, they had equipment that you wouldn't think was that accurate, but it was mind-blowingly accurate because time is money. You know, they wanted all those curves at the right exact angle because they didn't want to slow down too much for them, and they definitely didn't want the train going off the tracks because that cost them a fortune. So that's a scientific instrument there. Actually, it is. These things are really highly-precision instruments, and it's really crazy to see one in this good a condition when they're this old. Things like this were rarely thrown away, but they changed hands a lot, and eventually, people didn't even know what they were. Heck, I didn't even know what it was. So I'm assuming you want to sell it. Absolutely. Okay, and how much do you want for it? [00:24:39] Speaker ?: $1,200. [00:24:41] Speaker 1: How'd you come up with that number? [00:24:43] Speaker 12: It was just something that I thought would be relevant. [00:24:46] Speaker 1: Okay. I mean, it's old railroad, so there's people who will want it. Everything old railroad. There's a collectability to a degree. This is a little obscure, but I don't imagine there's a lot of these out there. [00:25:01] Speaker 12: I don't believe so. [00:25:02] Speaker 1: If you don't mind, I have a friend who's a railroad buff that deals in everything railroad. Do you mind if he comes down and takes a look at it? [00:25:09] Speaker 12: No, no problem. [00:25:10] Speaker 1: I'll be right back. Hang out. [00:25:11] Speaker 12: All right. I'm absolutely looking forward to having an expert come in. Any knowledge is good knowledge, and I'm looking forward to understanding how much the real value and the rarity is. [00:25:22] Speaker 1: This is a... Equilibriestat. Equilibriestat. [00:25:27] Speaker 13: So it is. It is a very cool piece. It was designed by DJ Whitmore, and he was the chief civil engineer of the Milwaukee Road during their Pacific extension. So does this thing actually work? It appears that it does. They would mount this in the car, and as the railroad car went around the curve, if the elevation was out of kilter, it would move one way or the other way, and you could see that in the mercury going through the tubes. What would it be worth? Frankly, I've never seen one before, so it is a very unusual piece. But it's very well made, and it looks to be in excellent condition. I would say somewhere between $2,000 and $5,000. Okay. Well, thanks, Ben. You're very welcome, Rick. Thank you. It was a pleasure meeting you. Pleasure. Enjoy. The Equilibriestat is very rare, and that is the first one I've ever seen. I think this would be a good buy for the shop because it appeals to two markets, civil engineers and also rail buffs. [00:26:39] Speaker 1: Okay. What's your best price on it? [00:26:43] Speaker 12: Well, knowledge helped me increase the price, and how about $3,500? [00:26:50] Speaker 1: No. I mean, it's a really weird thing that I've got to find a buyer for, and you haven't been able to find one. That's true. That's true. I'm going to assume I'm going to get two out of it, and I would be more than willing to pay you $1,000 for it. It's going to sit for a long time. I have to find a customer for it, or I have to put it in an auction, and I have to ship it off somewhere. It's work selling it. Okay, and it cost me money to sell it. [00:27:15] Speaker 12: Well, could you do a little better? [00:27:19] Speaker 1: I could do $1,100. It's yours. Thanks, man. I'll meet you right over there, and we'll do some paperwork. [00:27:29] Speaker 12: Thank you. The expert aided me in understanding the rarity and the value of this particular item. I would spend the money on a winter vacation in Colorado on my motorcycle. [00:27:40] Speaker 14: Hey, how's it going, man? Good. How you doing? What do we got? I have a lockbox made by the greatest lock picker of the 19th century, American Alfred C. Hobbs. He was famous for picking the world's most impenetrable lock in 1851 in London, and shortly thereafter started his own company. [00:27:59] Speaker 7: It's pretty cool. It was kind of his bread and butter is he picked locks, and then he would build lockboxes saying that his were unpickable. [00:28:07] Speaker 14: Right. [00:28:07] Speaker 7: But there was just as many guys out there picking his locks. [00:28:12] Speaker 14: I came to the pawn shop today to sell my rare 19th century lockbox because it's been sitting on my shelf for a couple years, and I want to get some more money to buy some more unique items. I'm asking $500. Lowest I would take is $325. Do you know anything else about it? Hobbs was famous for picking the lock, of Chubb and Company in 1851. Chubb and Company created the lock called the detector, and it was impenetrable. [00:28:39] Speaker 7: And I think he was able to pick it in 25 minutes and then relock it within like seven or something? Yeah, he relocked it [00:28:44] Speaker 14: with two or three tools. That's all he needed. Pretty amazing feat. Kind of embarrassed the company. Oh, yeah. It was an outrage. They called it the great controversy of 1851. Really got his reputation going. That's why he started the company. [00:28:56] Speaker 7: And it was great marketing for him. What gives you an idea on the date, man? [00:29:01] Speaker 14: I know Hobbs and Company was under his name from 1852 to 1855. And then he was partnered up until 1860. So this does have the Hobbs and Company logo on it. [00:29:13] Speaker 7: There's some wear on it. You can tell that it's old, for lack of a better term, but there's really no damage to it. [00:29:19] Speaker 14: Yeah, it's in great shape. I mean, the medallions are beautiful. The brass, you know, polished up, it would look amazing. So tell me what you're looking to do with it. I'm looking to sell it. What are you looking going to get out of it? [00:29:29] Speaker 7: We're going to get $500. Okay. It's only collectible. You can never use it for anything else. Right, I agree with you. I'd offer you $100 for it. [00:29:41] Speaker 14: $100? That's just way too low. I'll do $400. [00:29:45] Speaker 7: I'm thinking I can maybe sell it for $500. I'll cut to the chase and go $350. How about $375? I mean, I think that's reasonable. $350 is what I'm going to stay at. [00:29:58] Speaker 14: Okay. Deal? Yeah, we can do that. All right. Come with me and I'll write you up. Thanks, man. I'm happy with getting the $350, you know, basically getting back what I put into it. I'm going to buy some more unique items with that $350 and maybe take my wife out to dinner. [00:30:13] Speaker 15: Hey, guys, what's happening? Hey, what's going on, man? How are you? What do we got? Got a 1979 Mattel Mork for Mork doll in the factory packaging and never been used. Nanu, nanu. Well, how'd he do it? I don't know. That was a special talent. That's what made him unique. Yeah, he would have, you know, so those shoes [00:30:32] Speaker 5: are what made him unique. [00:30:35] Speaker 15: I got it at a garage sale. I'm definitely a huge, huge Robin Williams fan. I mean, he just took everything, ran with it and make you laugh. I remembered it from back in the day and was still brand new in the box and the price was right. [00:30:50] Speaker 7: The whole idea was that Mork was an alien from Ork. From Ork, yes. Mork from Ork. And he comes to Earth and he doesn't really know how to be Earth-like and Mindy's his roommate and kind of guides him through life a little bit. That's what she did. You know, he would do little weird things and he said, you know, nanu nanu was how he said hello. He would drink with his finger. Just little weird stuff like that. You know, he had this weird kind of style that he dressed in. He was already really well-known for a stand-up. It would actually barely give him a script. He would just kind of go crazy. They'd kind of tell him what the storyline was about and then he would just kind of run with it. So, you know, a lot of the actors on the show wouldn't know when they were supposed to be cued. I mean, they had their lines and Robin Williams would just kind of blow right past them or he'd cue him and they wouldn't realize it and, you know, he would just skip over it and keep going. It was a popular show but the problem is is when you have such a talented guy like Robin Williams playing your main character, after about four seasons, other people start talking to him and he moved on. When it started in the 70s, Mork and Mindy was a mega hit and Robin Williams was a huge part of its success. This show helped him to launch his movie career and to make him the worldwide comedic legend adored by millions. It's great that it's in the box but the box is in horrible shape, man. [00:32:16] Speaker 15: For a 35-year-old box, that's horrible shape? [00:32:19] Speaker 7: Yeah, if you want to get the premium for the box, yeah. And even right here, you know, Mork, why are you standing on your head? Even the packaging was... Oh, I know. Well, that's why they package them upside down. Let's see here. He's got a space pack with him. [00:32:40] Speaker 15: It works. What are you looking to do with it, man? I'd like to get at least 200 for it. Ooh, okay. [00:32:49] Speaker 7: So a couple of years ago, these dolls weren't worth much at all. Because Robin Williams just passed away, I'm thinking it could be worth some more money. Let me call a buddy of mine down to take a look at it. Yeah, it might have gone up a little bit. All right. Who's your buddy? It's my friend Johnny. He owns the toy shack down the street. It's a... He specializes in old toys like this. Okay. All right. You want to give Johnny a call? Yeah. Everyone, why don't you hang out [00:33:15] Speaker 15: and when Johnny gets here, I'll grab you, all right? Oh, cool. Thank you. I feel getting a second opinion could help me out. You know, it's a unique item. I've never seen one before, so who knows what it could be worth. Maybe it could be worth $500 or $1,000. [00:33:31] Speaker 11: Johnny, nanu, nanu. Sweet, man. Good old classic made by Mattel. That's great, man. He was definitely a character. I mean, his first... He got the first appearance as an alien on Happy Days. They were looking for an alien character. I believe even on the audition, they asked him to sit like an alien. So he got on the couch and he was sitting on his head upside down on the couch. And the viewers loved him and then not too long after he got his own show. In the second season of Work and Mindy, they tried to make the show for a younger audience and they took away some of the key characters and made it a little hip. It lost some of its viewership and then eventually got canceled. He's speaking alien talk, but that's better than some of the other ones I've heard. This is a pretty cool toy. What do you want to know, man? [00:34:17] Speaker 7: But I know with Robin Williams passing away recently, the price could have jumped. What are they worth now? [00:34:24] Speaker 11: The great thing about the Work and Mindy doll is Robin Williams had a huge career. So it doesn't necessarily have to be a toy collector or somebody that likes Work and Mindy. It could be somebody that's just a big fan of Robin Williams and all the work that he's done. I would say before he passed, this is probably maybe a $50, $60 item. I would say in today's market, you could easily pull $125, $140. [00:34:52] Speaker 15: Do you not think you're being a little conservative on price? $125, $140? I think it's worth at least $200 plus. [00:34:59] Speaker 11: Well, if the box was better, you could definitely see the $200, $250 mark. Collectors are really fanatics about the boxes, so... Oh, I know it. Johnny, I appreciate it, man. Take care. Have a good one. Take care. It's really common with the icon passes away, any of their memorabilia will spike in value. If Corey picks it up, there's so many Robin Williams fans out there that he should have no problem moving it. [00:35:25] Speaker 7: You know, man, I'm thinking... [00:35:27] Speaker 15: What? I'll give you like $50. $50? For Robin Williams' item? You just heard what your experts said. And he said... $125 to $140. And if I don't sell it within the next couple months, it's going to go right back down to $60. This guy was a legend. I'd like to get closer to $200. What can you do? $75. That's the most I'm going to pay for it. I mean, I could maybe come down to $150. I'll do $75, man. You got a deal. All right, deal. Show me right, Chef. Come on. We ended up settling for $75, so I feel good making $65 since I only paid $10 for it and nobody ever walked away loser taking a little profit with them.