Show is edited and fake

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That show sucks

At least the values were not 10x reality on those.
But yeah.............. fake and more fake.

I seen a pachislo machine for sale and the ad said something like,
"Same one was on pawnstars and sold for $500"
absolute scutch !

I think I head chime sounds when they showed him playing twister.

I loved the episode where they had the older bally [card based] pin and the tech "supposedly" fixed a couple of wires and changed out a coil and then stated that it cost him over $500 in parts to fix it. LOL

the show is [obviously] geared to those oblivious to reality

I had a friend who was taped for the show.
The article that she "brought" in wasnt hers at all,they gave it to her to use, and the dialogue and story from her was scripted....

My wife had to go see the store and was disappointed in how tiny, and overpriced everything was...including the T-shirts!

A better store is across the street.

Now, Ricks restoration was extremely personal....from a handshake and name introduction, to
handing us cold water as soon as we said hello. Not only was the staff there, but everyone was friendly, chatted, posed for pics, and signed autographs. I dont expect that to last, and I havent seen that kind of interaction since the 60's and 70's, but the best part of visiting that area isnt the line into Pawn Stars, but Ricks Restoration....
(and I enjoyed the conversation about pin and slot restoration with them!)

Storage wars rules...!!!....Mmmm Brandy...!!!...........Joey

We went to Vegas two years back. The store was tiny, crowded, and overpriced. None of the "stars" were there and we were told that normally they only show up for tapings. Everything there was merchandise for sale.

We went to Rick's and that was much better. Rick and Kelly came out, talked to us for a few minutes..still lots of stuff for sale (the nice picture we have with them wasn't free!) but much more genuine.

Was very disappointed at pawn stars.

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They brought it some Mary from Texas to add another female to the show. Maybe Brandi's ego was getting too big

As fake as Chum's teeth..

Lol, ya wtf is with him and those chompers...

They look like those fake Dracula teeth from Halloween.
Watch the older episodes to see his real teeth.
Disclaimer--They ALL had their teeth done

The problem I have with Rick's Restorations is the prices. I can't see how people pay that kind of money to get things fixed by him. I heard his show is completely staged too. I heard they pay people to act like they brought him something to restore. I stopped watching it. I would probably watch it again if they put Kelly in a bikini..haha. The spin off of Pawn Stars that I like the best is Counting Cars. I like Danny's personality and love seeing what they do with the cars.

ALL the shows are partially, half or all scripted. It's just fun to see the items and get a bit of history.

I don't care for the staged drama on the show, but I do like seeing antique items and hearing about their history too.

I do as well. His love of huge cars is near to my heart. And he is a Cadillac man. I couldn't care less if that show is staged.

Ultimately, that is what they are. Shows that are meant to entertain and teach you something. How they get there behind the scenes is really irrelevant.

That guy on Counting cars just needs to shave his head and call it a day, I don't know how much wider that bandana of his can get.
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But then some people think these reality shows are actually "real" or reflect real-world prices.

Or you end up with the lunacy that is shark week on the discovery channel.

Well the show is obviously produced, but that's not really a bad thing. People don't just walk up off the street with rare and interesting antiques, and an expert doesn't just happen to be around the corner every time. They cast sellers with cool stuff and historians/experts to explain their significant, I thought that was common knowledge. If you've ever been to a real pawn shop, it's NOTHING like that.

As for that $4000 Bally Odds and Evens, that scene was definitely scripted with inflated prices. It seems that they did that much more when the show first started a few years back. More recently the prices they show have seemed pretty accurate. I just enjoy watching the show to see some cool collectables and learn a little about them. I really don't care who actually owns it, or if anyone actually buys it.

And of course if you visit the shop the main crew isn't going to be there. Rick talked about that in his book. The show has just become too popular for them to make appearances 24/7. Everyone in the shop would just want pictures and autographs. It would be an absolute madhouse. And I'm sure the prices are pretty high....but so is everything on the LV strip. I went into a CVS, and the shampoo was $15 and under lock and key.

It certainly has changed. I liked the early episodes, where they walked you through the restoration, and there was much to learn. It is entertainment now, and a business.
Tyler had on a T- shirt that read, "Yes, I am Tyler F*cking Dale!"

I went to buy something from the Boneyard, a Gas pump. Figured they might have one with my wifes family name, Ashland Oil.....Nothing less then $8000.
But its Vegas, and people pump and loose crazy amounts of money there.

Id love to have the time and crew, to do that kind of restoration.

Classy.

That show is total BS! I worked in my families pawn shop for 8 years.It is true you get offered some pretty cool and valuable things from time to time but people don't try to sell you a airplane or launch keys to a nuclear missle.Totally ridiculous! Another thing is a pawn shop owner always ask's how much you want first for your item as it may be lower than what he would offer you.They would never give you more money just to be a nice guy like on the show.Thats real baloney.

Come on now.
A few bad apples shouldn't spoil all the honest, hard working, fair deal pawnbrokers out there.
Where else can you find stolen goods from the next state over.

I hope you're kidding. That kid (annoying as hell) and really the whole crew make that show unwatchable.The premise is great, but I just don't care for the personalities.

Robbie Welsh from Shipping Wars and Bernice south beach tow!!!

Contact Scott in Vegas, and find out how fake and staged the Odd's and Even episode was.

It was his game, they hired an actor, and it was all scripted.

Seriously, and no asterisk.....some parents on the tour with kids were a bit upset. Their kids had no issues today.

I like this show better

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I hope hardcore pawn is fully scripted - I don't want to believe people really behave like that! It doesn't reflect well on the neighbourhood if there is any semblance of truth to the show.

My wife and I tried a drinking game where we drank every time a word was beeped out. 10 minutes into the show we had to stop because it was getting ridiculous.

Same here. I deleted all of them I had recorded as it was painful to watch.

Exactly, they are not proportionate to his mouth. He needs to go back and get a refund...

I think the only thing worse might be Bad Girls Club. If ever there was evidence of the decline of western civilization.

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Here is the way I look at it.

Pinball on TV is good. Always good.

Even if its on a "reality show" that is not quite as reality as they would have you believe, in the end of the day they have millions of viewers, most of which do not care how much is real or not... they just want to be entertained.

If pinball can get some exposure off of that... thats awesome. There is never a wrong way to put pinball machines on national television.

I would agree, except when I see ads on CL for beat old EMs where they cite pawnstars saying their machine is worth 2k$

Better to have overpriced ad's.... than no ad's at all. Pinball lives on... for now...

We had a Pawn/Gold buying Store in City Line, Brooklyn.
It was there from 1932-1991.
I hate to say it, but yes customers sure did behave the way they you see on Hardcore Pawn...
Not every day, but enough for the police to be there once every 7-10 days.
It was quite scary...several times a year, a gun would be pulled out and pointed at me.
English was the third language, and the "demanding" of a certain amount of money was endless.
No Internet back then, but the lessons I learned about humanity...

What if the pinball machine is member of the Kardashian family?

it would have to be a non working pinball machine just like the kardashian family, and of course it would be worth a million dollars for no reason at all

I hear you.We closed up our Pawn shop in 1993.I still have nightmares of some of the people I had to deal with .I had one crazy guy come in that really gave me the "willies".I got him out of the store but the next day saw a picture of him in the newspaper.He had broke into a mans truck outside his house .The man confronted him about it and this guy beat him to death .

I'm half-surprised History Channel hasn't made the pitch to Stern to build a reality show themed pinball machine yet.

Pawn Stars / American Restoration / Counting Cars all in one.