Yes, that’s right: while they are working. If you look closer, Rick and his team are having fun. So, the reason: old stuff that turns out to be worth something. That stinky fridge with the stains? $30? I guess it’s an American thing. They’re like: old chair, sure, $40, hey a nice looking fridge, gotta be able to get $300 for it. We Belgians do shake our heads when they quickly assess the value of the locker after buying them. Especially that time when they pulled out hundreds and hundreds of valuable comic books and collectibles-the lot turned out to be worth around $400k-ka-tsjing! Too bad that later seasons mostly focus on the drama and the posturing. Similarly, Storage Wars also knows to tickle our fancy. So, it’s basically like window shopping when watching series like this, right? Anyway, besides the occasional fountain pen I happily overpay for-that of course turned out to be made in China-we usually refrain from overindulging. Sadly, we only seem to bump into the former. When on flea markets (gotta get there early, really!), spotting the sharks that rip you off from the unaware grandparents that simply want to get rid of stuff is an art. You probably know it by now, but I’m a retro gamer and like buying the odd physical copies of gb(c/a) games. There are multiple reasons to love (binge-)watching Rick, his father (lovingly called Grumpy or Old Man) and his son (Big Hoss? Why?). It is one of the channel History’s most watched TV-shows ever, and I can see why. For the uninitiated, Pawn Stars is a (surprisingly long running) straight-up American-style reality series about a guy called Rick Harrison and his pawn shop, “Gold & Silver”, in Las Vegas. My wife likes to call it aimless watching and eagerly looks forward to every single episode of Pawn Stars.
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