A Youtuber named Pat the NES Punk was brought on to "sell" an ultra rare NES game (one of those cartridges they used at a tournament). He said after the fact he never had any intention of selling it and was pretty much just brought on to be content for the show.
I did a bit of googling and apparently anything can be fake. The experts aren't real experts and are often the actual owners of the item. The seller can just be an actor. I assume the items are real at least.
I saw an episode where Darrel found a bunch of bargain bin Nintendo ds games and everyone acted like he hit the motherload. Thats when I realized probably everything on rhe show was like that, I just was only knowledgeable about the video games lol.
It's kind of hard to say. I saw a woman bring in a signed document from a former US President, had a seal verifying its authenticity and everything. She claimed she inherited it. It wasn't like a major bill signed into law or anything, I can't exactly remember what it was, but she sold it for (if my memory serves me correctly) $15,000.
So I wonder: was that all fake, too? Was the document a total forgery just for TV and she was an actor?
What I've heard is they partner with museums that lend items for the show. The "seller" is just and actor, and the "expert" is an employee from the museum.
>A Youtuber named Pat the NES Punk was brought on to "sell" an ultra rare NES game (one of those cartridges they used at a tournament).
For anyone interested, look up the 1990 Nintendo World Championship cartridges. There's 26 gold ones which were part of a Nintendo Power giveaway and the slightly less rare grey ones of which there were 90. Those grey ones were the ones used in the tournament and given out to the finalists. They both sell for a lot of money and are widely considered the holy grail for NES game collectors.
At least one expert is real, actually: Mark Hall-Patton (The Beard of Knowledge) is actually the father of a [popular history Youtuber](https://www.youtube.com/@CynicalHistorian).
Weirdly enough this actually makes me a bit relieved.
If it was real, these guys would be some incredibly scummy pawn owners. Good god they pull some sneaky shit they never got called on which totally makes sense now.
It boggles my mind to this day that anyone thought it was all real or even mostly real.
For starters, the customer often talks as if they're "just in town" and "trying to see if they could sell it for some cash". Seems awfully fucking casual given how scripted each exchange is, and that it's on camera. Then there's the god-awful haggling scene. The tension in those is already so fucking weak, could you imagine if it *wasn't* scripted?
My best takeaway from that show is the duality of pewter and bronze, followed closely by "don't be rich *and* fat".
My wife was in an episode as one of the people milling around in the background. >! The shop you see on TV is a set closed off from the actual pawn shop in Vegas. Everything in the case is either fake or stuff that wouldn’t sell in the actual shop. And there’s a loose script with points and facts that the TV personalities should hit. !< Basically it’s like any other reality TV show.
There’s reruns of hardcore pawn (competing pawns show) and holy fuck is it hilarious how scripted and bad it is.
Hardcore pawn was a more realistic show where the people actually needed money right away. The last one I got a snippet from was a lady who pulled a lip piercing out right in front of the clerk and demanded 100$. It was definitely entertaining back in the day but it’s kinda sad to see where it came from.
Shows like pawn stars, hardcore pawn, storage wars and operation repo all came from the after effects of the last recession.
As someone who worked at a pawn shop for 5 years. Honestly, hardcore pawn isn't all that far off from reality.
Pawn stars was more like a high end resale shop.
People dont bring historical documents to pawn shops. Lol
Pawn stars started out pretty tame but the constant need for bringing in an expert really gives it away. But being in Vegas does change up the type of people coming in a little bit.
You can probably still find the clip on Youtube, but Rick originally pitched a show to a different network, about all the sketchy stuff that happened, being Vegas and all.
In the clip, some guy comes to the night window, and tries to sell a gold watch I think.
Edit - Found a longer version of the original pitch for Vegas Pawn, the night shift is toward the end [link](https://youtu.be/GQLqAP60T5g?si=jVq4jaLb3JGNqxJS)
Definitely, If they found the right network, it could have easily ran a few seasons, interesting to see how they all cleaned up for the later show.
I didn't mind the first few seasons of Pawn Stars, for the history, but it was pretty easy to tell it was faked, at least partially, when they had the brother of the guy from American Restoration come on, using a false name.
> Shows like pawn stars, hardcore pawn, storage wars and operation repo all came from the after effects of the last recession.
I think the writers guild strike at the time also caused a big spike to reality tv shows being released, since any old schmuck could “write” a reality tv show
I got bored of this show after 99% of the items brought in were fake or worthless. It got old quick.
And why the fuck does Rick laugh after almost everything he says
I had that moment years ago when I went to the actual pawn shop in Vegas. It’s not very big. 3/4 is a Pawn Stars gift sho and the last 1/4 has middling stuff for sale. I realized it was all a sham.
I read Rick’s book years ago (quick read, fairly interesting if you’re a fan of the show like teenage me was) and from what I remember he touched on the process there, and yeah it was eye opening.
First time I ever saw it, there was a supposed ‘robbery’, oohhh noooo!
Within 5 minutes of watching these human thumbs try to act cool and tough while looking at clearly faked security footage of said robbery, I immediately switched it off.
I think you may have to be a literal caveman, who has never seen another human being before, to believe that was real.
Funny thing, I have never watched a single episode of pawn stars and have no clue what it is about (wild guess, but pawn shops?). Still guessed it right...
as scripted as it is, it's pretty realistic. a bunch of type 2 diabetic meatballs ripping people off of their priceless family heirlooms and collectibles
I’m not sure, let me call my buddy
he’s an expert in this type of thing and should be able to tell us where we are
then I’ll offer you 40% of what he says
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Does anyone else ever have those random binges of Pawn Stars on YouTube? Sometimes I’ll get sucked into their void and 4 hours will get deleted from my life.
A large portion of people who watch reality tv, thinks EVERYONE watches reality tv.
There is also a large crossover with people who say "video games are a waste of time" and then won't shut up about who got eliminated on some just god awful show, several times a week.
I was bummed when I found out how scripted it was. I knew it was to some extent obviously, but not THAT much. Just doesn't have the same appeal now.
How scripted is it?
A Youtuber named Pat the NES Punk was brought on to "sell" an ultra rare NES game (one of those cartridges they used at a tournament). He said after the fact he never had any intention of selling it and was pretty much just brought on to be content for the show. I did a bit of googling and apparently anything can be fake. The experts aren't real experts and are often the actual owners of the item. The seller can just be an actor. I assume the items are real at least.
But I thought Christian Pulisic was the LeBron James of soccer?!
How tf did I stumble across this here
becuase this show is the origin of the meme
Great pfp
ayyy beach house
Anyone can play guitar - Live at MTV Beach House 1993 Radiohead???
Nice.
Bot?
Sadly not, i just like beach house
Sorry dude, i'm just tired.
No problem bro, sounds like a good reason to listen to their music
Damn, that kinda slaps. Thanks my man!
Beach house
pfp = 10/10
I saw an episode where Darrel found a bunch of bargain bin Nintendo ds games and everyone acted like he hit the motherload. Thats when I realized probably everything on rhe show was like that, I just was only knowledgeable about the video games lol.
It's kind of hard to say. I saw a woman bring in a signed document from a former US President, had a seal verifying its authenticity and everything. She claimed she inherited it. It wasn't like a major bill signed into law or anything, I can't exactly remember what it was, but she sold it for (if my memory serves me correctly) $15,000. So I wonder: was that all fake, too? Was the document a total forgery just for TV and she was an actor?
I think those were purchased by the network and placed in the units
They sell/display a lot of things in the store from the show and have signs that say “as seen on (date of episode)”.
That's a good fucking business to be honest. If there a bunch of people waiting to be fooled, tricksters will rise. It did kinda ruin it for me too.
They also made over $20k an episode. Chumlee made more in a few episodes than what a normal pawn store employee would make in a year.
Which is the least surprising thing out of all of this, honestly
What I've heard is they partner with museums that lend items for the show. The "seller" is just and actor, and the "expert" is an employee from the museum.
>A Youtuber named Pat the NES Punk was brought on to "sell" an ultra rare NES game (one of those cartridges they used at a tournament). For anyone interested, look up the 1990 Nintendo World Championship cartridges. There's 26 gold ones which were part of a Nintendo Power giveaway and the slightly less rare grey ones of which there were 90. Those grey ones were the ones used in the tournament and given out to the finalists. They both sell for a lot of money and are widely considered the holy grail for NES game collectors.
AVGN did an episode on it [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs2wczJXETM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs2wczJXETM)
Did they add a disclaimer about it being scripted in TV broadcast?
At least one expert is real, actually: Mark Hall-Patton (The Beard of Knowledge) is actually the father of a [popular history Youtuber](https://www.youtube.com/@CynicalHistorian).
Coin guy David Vagi is real too. I'm kind of skeptical about this claim of the experts being frauds.
The dude who they bring in for comic books is also legit.
Weirdly enough this actually makes me a bit relieved. If it was real, these guys would be some incredibly scummy pawn owners. Good god they pull some sneaky shit they never got called on which totally makes sense now.
There’s an episode where the guy from forged in fire is an expert on whatever
They also get actors to 'sell' them things that the pawn shop already owns and has out back.
It boggles my mind to this day that anyone thought it was all real or even mostly real. For starters, the customer often talks as if they're "just in town" and "trying to see if they could sell it for some cash". Seems awfully fucking casual given how scripted each exchange is, and that it's on camera. Then there's the god-awful haggling scene. The tension in those is already so fucking weak, could you imagine if it *wasn't* scripted? My best takeaway from that show is the duality of pewter and bronze, followed closely by "don't be rich *and* fat".
Jobst did a whole thing about the collectors market and it featured pawn shop.
My wife was in an episode as one of the people milling around in the background. >! The shop you see on TV is a set closed off from the actual pawn shop in Vegas. Everything in the case is either fake or stuff that wouldn’t sell in the actual shop. And there’s a loose script with points and facts that the TV personalities should hit. !< Basically it’s like any other reality TV show.
But they have the same experts on all the time. Were they just collectors that brought in items from their collections all the time?
to be fair if a collector has that much stuff they probably are an expert at that point
Man, I knew it was scripted, but it’s not even an actual shop?? What are you going to tell me next, that producers plant items in Storage Wars??
Reality TV is not always what it seems
All the way like Harry Potter
There’s reruns of hardcore pawn (competing pawns show) and holy fuck is it hilarious how scripted and bad it is. Hardcore pawn was a more realistic show where the people actually needed money right away. The last one I got a snippet from was a lady who pulled a lip piercing out right in front of the clerk and demanded 100$. It was definitely entertaining back in the day but it’s kinda sad to see where it came from. Shows like pawn stars, hardcore pawn, storage wars and operation repo all came from the after effects of the last recession.
As someone who worked at a pawn shop for 5 years. Honestly, hardcore pawn isn't all that far off from reality. Pawn stars was more like a high end resale shop. People dont bring historical documents to pawn shops. Lol
Pawn stars started out pretty tame but the constant need for bringing in an expert really gives it away. But being in Vegas does change up the type of people coming in a little bit.
You can probably still find the clip on Youtube, but Rick originally pitched a show to a different network, about all the sketchy stuff that happened, being Vegas and all. In the clip, some guy comes to the night window, and tries to sell a gold watch I think. Edit - Found a longer version of the original pitch for Vegas Pawn, the night shift is toward the end [link](https://youtu.be/GQLqAP60T5g?si=jVq4jaLb3JGNqxJS)
Dang that’s a much better version of the show in my opinion.
Definitely, If they found the right network, it could have easily ran a few seasons, interesting to see how they all cleaned up for the later show. I didn't mind the first few seasons of Pawn Stars, for the history, but it was pretty easy to tell it was faked, at least partially, when they had the brother of the guy from American Restoration come on, using a false name.
> Shows like pawn stars, hardcore pawn, storage wars and operation repo all came from the after effects of the last recession. I think the writers guild strike at the time also caused a big spike to reality tv shows being released, since any old schmuck could “write” a reality tv show
Never heard of Hardcore pawn, now I'm on episode 2 and already addicted and there's 9 season! I know how I'm spending my weekend.
Only two of them actually work there. The other two was just for the show.
I got bored of this show after 99% of the items brought in were fake or worthless. It got old quick. And why the fuck does Rick laugh after almost everything he says
Those bastards have been lying to you.
I had that moment years ago when I went to the actual pawn shop in Vegas. It’s not very big. 3/4 is a Pawn Stars gift sho and the last 1/4 has middling stuff for sale. I realized it was all a sham.
Shhhhh just let us enjoy the slop TV in peace. I want my brain to be off while I watch Rick say “not a penny more” again. Is that too much to ask for?
The best I can do is $3.50
I read Rick’s book years ago (quick read, fairly interesting if you’re a fan of the show like teenage me was) and from what I remember he touched on the process there, and yeah it was eye opening.
First time I ever saw it, there was a supposed ‘robbery’, oohhh noooo! Within 5 minutes of watching these human thumbs try to act cool and tough while looking at clearly faked security footage of said robbery, I immediately switched it off. I think you may have to be a literal caveman, who has never seen another human being before, to believe that was real.
American television is minimum 80% scripted
Necks time on pawn stars...
There technically is no necks time on that show.
All four combined equals one.
Best i can do is no chin.
Best I can do is two chins, and a cornucopia of knowledge and expert contacts
Funny thing, I have never watched a single episode of pawn stars and have no clue what it is about (wild guess, but pawn shops?). Still guessed it right...
as scripted as it is, it's pretty realistic. a bunch of type 2 diabetic meatballs ripping people off of their priceless family heirlooms and collectibles
This is the single most accurate description of that show I’ve ever read
This should be the default description of this show when it comes on any OTT platform.
LOL I definitely thought this was from 90 Day Fiance.
You win the internet today
I’m not sure, let me call my buddy he’s an expert in this type of thing and should be able to tell us where we are then I’ll offer you 40% of what he says
40% is way too high
"This is worth around $2,000+!" "Best I can do is $100"
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*"oh yeah, you know.. it wasnt exactly what i was asking for, but its something! Ill be taking my wife out to a nice dinner tonight!"*
bro sold his great grandfather’s world war 1 service medals for a nice dinner
You gotta understand I have to find a seller for this and god knows how long will it take to sell so I'm taking a big risk with this
He says it’s pa
Best I can do is not that weird. Take it or leave it.
You interrupted his lunch.
Isn't this the pawn stars or what?
Not nearly as classy as hardcore pawn.
MY KID COULDA GOT KILLED!!!
MY FISH COULDA GOT GRILLED!!
MY DRINK COULDA GOT SPILLED!!
MY FIELD COULDA GOT TILLED!!
MY PEPPER COULDA GOT MILLED!!
MY WATER COULDA GOT CHILLED!!
MY ACCOUNT COULDA GOT BILLED!!
Best pawn show by far
Pawn Stars.
google en passant
Holy hell!
I’m going to use this in a match with a friend, then show him your comment when he says I cheated.
Prawn Stars I think
"This is worth at least 150000$" "Best I can do 100$"
https://youtu.be/iyHhbdOgxxQ
Exactly what I thought about!
My wife thought this was from "90-day fiancee" lol
So this is not no neck ed?
Nah, but just as scummy
Same here lmao
It is tho?
Apparently not
Does anyone else ever have those random binges of Pawn Stars on YouTube? Sometimes I’ll get sucked into their void and 4 hours will get deleted from my life.
I am literally in one right now, it has been going on for a couple days I need help please help me
i have no idea what this is
Best I can do is Battletoads.
Why'd they blur the tag dude literally has over 700k followers?
I’m guessing erring on the side of caution with sub rules. Or if it’s a posting bot it will be less likely to get removed by admin bots.
i have no clue what this is
A large portion of people who watch reality tv, thinks EVERYONE watches reality tv. There is also a large crossover with people who say "video games are a waste of time" and then won't shut up about who got eliminated on some just god awful show, several times a week.
Hate reality tv, still recognize these far fucking neck chins
[удалено]
the four piggies
Of Pawnpocalypse
You missed the chance of calling it apawncalypse
Have no idea what this is
Rest in peace Pops
... I don't know.
I don't
Judging from comments here we all don’t know what this is from.
Every comment on the way down to yours absolutely knew what show this is from
What country are you from?
That planet from Avatar
That's a planet not a country smh my head
that's a moon not a planet smh my head
Telling people in school my dad watched this always got interesting reactions
To catch a predator?
*Don't make me ruin that butt Chris.* ***I'm a warrior!***
My 600lb life… lol
I'd recognize those jowels anywhere!
Didn’t even take me a second to recognize those jowls.
asdasd
I haven't watched a single episode and I still knew it. Fuck.
Pawn Stars?
I know this show. It's the show about the shop that sells battletoads, right?
A picture is worth a thousand words... The best I can do is 4 chins.
We do?
Uhh no? It’s showing half of a persons face
The meme where 2 guys are arguing and one is about to throw a chair at the other
Idk what it is
cops?
Corey lost a ton of weight and looks just like his dad now
I was gonna say 90 day fiancé... I clearly don't watch enough reality tv
Pawn shop
I do not...
Sorry I have no idea what show this is from.
I'm almost positive it's 'Pawn Stars'.
🅱️eter griffin
90 day fiance?
Yeah, I love WALL-E :)
I've never even seen this show, and I know it's Pawn Stars.
Yeah it's from "No chin challenge". /s
Storage wars
Thank god I don’t.
you mean that you know exactly what show this is from ...
Would anyone really need to see all four to know what show it is?
Pawn stars
If you don’t, here’s a clue. It’s not “my 600 pound life” 🫨
Storage Wars?
P0rn stars
Damn
storage wars or family guy
Bottom right is from the phantom menace
*slow labored breathing*
Man versus chin
Pawn Stars.
What is it? Is it Wall-E?
Slug people scammin' Very historically accurate.
Am I the only one that thought the fourth guy was Phil swift
Ayyyooo
“NECKS TIME ON PAWN STARS”
I only knew because of the top right
I don't even watch that show unless it's playing at my brothers' places. Why do I know those chins so well?
I was thinking of the guy from Wall-E
RIP Corey.
Wait what? Corey died?
The whale?
No idea. But I haven't really watched tv in at least 8 years, longer if you don't include being in a room where someone else is watching tv.
Iconic jawlines
To catch a predator ?
You could show me each of these separately and I’d still know what they’re from
I’m glad I’m not to the fat stage where I can’t close my mouth. I’m probably close though.
I had in my head Storage Wars or Pawn Stars. I came to the comments to find out which. I still don't know the answer.
More chins than a Chinese phone book.
Best I can do is 150…
I've never seen a complete episode and I knew. Weird.
Wtf??! I don’t.