Pawn Stars s03e06 Episode Script
Chumlee's Dummies
On this episode of Pawn Stars Got a book called Danteinferno.
What's that? It's a book about where you're gonna go probably one day, chum.
It's a book about Hawaii? [Laughs.]
I have a sword from the Philippines.
It's really cool.
It's sharp as all hell.
This sword looks nasty.
It would be bad enough getting stabbed with a normal sword, but one shaped like a serpent's tail, no, thank you.
The coolest part about it is the inside.
Can you open it up? Yeah, check this out.
Wow.
I'm Rick Harrison, and this is my pawn shop.
I work here with my old man and my son, big hoss.
Everything in here has a story and a price.
One thing I've learned after 21 years, you never know what is gonna come through that door.
Hey, how's it goin'? Hi.
What do we got here? Well, I have a sword from the Philippines dated from 1901.
My mother got it from a church sale.
What a great thing for a church to be selling.
[Laughter.]
I decided to come to the pawn shop today to try to sell a philippine sword called a kris, and I'm pretty sure it's an authentic sword.
But I've never seen anything like it in the research that I've done for it, so I don't really know what its value is.
So you know anything about it? Not a lot.
I've done some research, and I know that these types of swords were used by tribes in the Philippines.
It's really cool.
I mean, it'd be really bad if you got stabbed by this, 'cause you would die.
Just don't demonstrate on me.
Okay.
[Laughs.]
This sword looks nasty.
It would be bad enough getting stabbed with a normal sword, but one shaped like a serpent's tail, no, thank you.
It looks neat.
I mean, it's sharp.
It looks hand-forged, but, you know, it's got some cracks right here.
I don't know if the cracks are normal or just really bad metalsmithing.
I don't even know if this is the original handle.
You know, anyone could've put the 1901 on there.
I don't know if it was 1901 or 1961.
Right.
I'm always wary of any antiques from the far east.
There's a big industry that produces fakes for the tourist trade, and they fake them extremely well, and since I've never seen anything like this before, I have to be careful.
I really like it.
I mean, it's cool.
I think it would sell real quick, 'cause weird things sell.
Right.
But to tell you the truth, I don't know enough about it to make you an offer.
I have a buddy who knows everything there is to know about weapons like this.
I can get him down here later today, have him check it out.
Maybe we can do something.
Sounds great.
Okay.
Thanks.
I've seen plenty of antique swords come in the shop, and some can be worth a ton of money.
This one's unique.
There's no doubt about it.
But I won't know if it's valuable until Sean comes down and takes a look at it.
Hey, what can I help you with? Hey, hello.
I'm looking to sell these photos of Michael Jackson and the negatives.
Oh, wow, that's bad.
Yeah.
[Laughter.]
I decided to come to the pawn shop today to sell some of my Michael Jackson negatives, which I shot in 1997 when he visited Honolulu, Hawaii.
The photos were used in major newspapers in Hawaii as well as worldwide.
Where did you get these things? I worked in Hawaii as a freelance newspaper photographer, and in 1997, I was very fortunate to go to the airport in Honolulu and do this job here of Michael Jackson coming to Hawaii.
This was the last leg of his history tour.
I was very fortunate to get that close to Michael Jackson.
Okay.
You rarely see photos of him with Hawaiian leis on.
Okay.
"Michael Jackson was thrilled to get lei-d.
" [Laughs.]
Michael Jackson was the superstar of superstars.
He was known worldwide as the king of pop, and a lot of his memorabilia has come on the market lately due to his death.
This is the Hawaii newspaper where they ran my photo the day he died.
Newspaper have the rights to the photo? No, no, I have the rights to the photos, yeah.
And this is all you have or I have three negatives: This photo, this photo, and this photo.
And what were you looking to do with 'em? You want to pawn 'em? You want to sell 'em? Looking to sell the rights to the negatives.
Okay.
I'm not usually in the business of buying rights to photographs, but I'm always in the business of making money.
The question is, is there money to be made here? All right, big question: What do you want for 'em? Looking to get $50,000 for the rights to the negatives and everything.
Uh When Michael Jackson died, a guy in Japan had called me looking to buy the rights to the photos.
He offered me a decent amount, but it wasn't decent enough.
That's why I'm here.
You know, I mean, there's a lot of photos of Michael Jackson out there.
I mean, these are different.
They are.
But my problem is, I mean, right after he passed away, you should've probably did it, because this happens to a lot of famous people.
Right after they pass away, this stuff skyrockets, but it has come down now.
I can guarantee you that.
That's my problem, and that's why I'm not even gonna make you an offer on 'em.
Okay, I appreciate your honesty.
When a newspaper runs a photograph like this, the average someone gets paid a couple hundred bucks.
So even if this photograph got published once a month, it would still take me 20 years to get my money out of it.
Thanks for coming in.
Thank you.
Appreciate it.
Thanks.
I'm disappointed I couldn't make a deal today, but I'm pretty confident I'll get my asking price at some point.
What in the world do we have here? This is an old trunk from the late 1800s.
Okay, you know what, guys? Why don't we put this on the floor? This is a little too big for on the case.
I decided to come to the pawn shop today to try to sell this trunk that I have from the late 1800s.
I got this trunk at a yard sale in San Francisco, and I thought it was pretty cool.
It's got a lot of little neat compartments in it.
You know much about it? I don't know too much about it other than it's from the late 1800s.
Wood here, oak, leather.
But the coolest part about it is the inside.
Okay, can you open it up? Yeah, check this out.
Wow.
Oh, that is neat.
Let me come around and take a look at it.
I already checked for money.
There's none in there.
[Laughs.]
This thing is amazing.
Trunks from the 1800s can be worth a ton of money, and this is hands down the coolest trunk I have ever seen.
Yeah, this is definitely neat.
You would really lug that heavy thing around with you when you went on vacation? You got to realize when someone went on vacation or went on a trip back then, basically you would have to live out of one of these things, and that's why there's all the different compartments.
Cool thing about this trunk is all the compartments.
There's about six pieces, and they all fit together like a puzzle.
It's a beautiful, functional design, and they can be extremely valuable.
You open up your trunk.
You take out your boxes and lay 'em on your bed.
Pants and suits at the bottom and then sock and underwear, you know, toiletries, your paperwork.
The thing I like most about it is, you hardly ever see the compartments.
They're almost always gone.
Mm-hmm.
I can't believe this thing is 100 years old and still has all the compartments.
So someone did a remarkable job keeping everything intact.
If I can get this thing for a decent price, I'd be crazy not to buy it.
What do you want to do with it? You want to pawn it or sell it? Well, I'd just as soon sell it rather than carry it around.
What were you looking to get out of it? Five bucks, 'cause I don't believe he can carry it out by himself.
[Laughter.]
Well, I did some research on the Internet.
And I'd like they said it'd be worth around $1,000.
You know, actually, these things can go for, like, $3,000 or $4,000 if they're restored, okay? But this is a long way from restored.
It's probably gonna cost me, like, 1,500 bucks to get this thing prettied up.
I'd like to pay, like, 300 bucks for it.
Would you go $700? Um I'll give you 500 bucks.
Okay.
Sounds good enough to me.
All right, you don't have to carry it out here.
Let's go up front and do some paperwork.
All right.
I don't know if Rick Dale has ever fixed up one of these before, but I'm gonna bring it to him and ask him to try, because this thing will be worth a lot more money all polished up.
Got a old wooden duck.
This is an old pull toy from the '20s or the '30s.
How much you tryin' to get out of it? Well, if it's as old as you say it is, $500.
That is one unique-looking chest.
You think you can fix it up? I always get nervous restoring something like this.
I break one thing, we're done.
We ain't gonna find another one.
Earlier today, I bought an amazing trunk from the 1800s, but it needs a little work.
So Corey and I are bringing it over to Rick Dale's to see if he can work his magic.
Wait till you see this.
Wow.
That is one unique-looking chest.
Wait till you see inside.
I'm Rick with Rick's restorations here in Las Vegas.
The pawn guys have been bringing me things for years.
And they're trying to stump me one way or the other, and that still hasn't happened.
Ta-da.
[Laughter.]
Yeah, that's beautiful.
Look at the workmanship in there.
That is just out of hand.
The person that owned this had to be first-class.
This was top-notch.
I think this trunk is probably the most beautiful thing that I've ever seen as far as trunks go.
And rare? I've never seen one.
This is a piece that you just don't get to see.
That is beautiful, little rough.
Yeah, it's pretty rough on the inside.
Yeah, you know, there's mildew.
It's been around the water, and it's just because it's been on a ship.
Do you think you could fix it up? Well, I've accepted all your other challenges.
I don't know why I can't do this one.
I'll do my damnedest.
All right, cool.
But I tell you one thing, I always get nervous restoring something like this.
I break one thing, we're done.
We ain't gonna find another one, you know.
Okay, all right, let's make sure you're pretty careful with it, then.
[Laughter.]
All right, thanks, Rick.
I appreciate it.
You bet.
How you doin'? Pretty good.
What do you got here? Got a book called Danteinferno.
What's that? It's a book about where you're gonna go probably one day, chum.
It's a book about Hawaii? [Laughs.]
I'm coming here to the pawn shop today to try and sell my antique copy of Dante's inferno.
People getting whipped by demons, people being formed into trees, it's just scary.
Where did you find it? When my grandfather passed away, we went to go clean out his mobile home, and my mom was cleaning out the under space of the mobile home, and she got a bunch of old books that were in there, and she told me she was gonna throw 'em away.
Have you ever read it? No.
Okay, Danteinferno.
This is when Dante went to the different levels of hell.
There was different punishments for different crimes basically.
That's what the book's about, okay? If you do certain things, you'll end up in one hell.
If you do certain things, you'll end up in another.
I mean, it was a very powerful book.
I mean, it's been in print for almost 700 years.
I mean, it's a damn scary book too.
Yeah.
Better get my act together.
[Laughs.]
Dante created the inferno as the first part of tdivine comedy.
It was basically about his travels through hell, purgatory, and heaven, and it was meant to scare the hell out of people back in the day, and to be honest, it's still pretty damn scary.
It's got some beautiful etchings in it.
So how old do you think the book is? I think it's from at least the 1800s, late 1800s.
I wouldn't argue with you there.
Gustave dore was around in the late 1800s.
Pretty well-known illustrator, if I'm not mistaken.
Yeah, he was.
Gustave dore was known for illustrating some major books in the 1800s.
He did some Edgar Allen poe, don quixote, and he even did an edition of the Bible.
He was extremely talented but very dark.
This was a very expensive book when it came out, but it's in rough shape.
This is water damage.
That's mold.
I mean, as far as book collectors go, they really, really complain about stuff like this.
What'd you want to do with it? Do you want to pawn it? You want to sell it? I wanted to sell it.
How much did you want for it? I was thinking maybe three grand? Um No.
A book like this in good shape goes for, like, 400 bucks.
Okay? This is far from good shape.
I mean, basically this book is worth, like, 100 bucks, and I'm gonna give you $75, 'cause I'm gonna sell it for $100.
Hmm.
I was hoping for a little more.
I'm sorry, $75 is, like, the best I can do.
I think I'm gonna have to pass.
All right, well, thanks for bringing it in, man.
I'm disappointed that we couldn't come to agreement on the price.
I think, for its age, it's in pretty good condition.
But they didn't offer me enough, so I just couldn't sell it.
Earlier a guy brought in a sword from the Philippines that looks really cool.
But I don't buy on looks.
I buy on value.
I've never seen one of these before, so I called in my buddy Sean, who's an expert in antique arms and armor, to take a look.
Hey, Sean, how's it going? How's it going, Rick? Pretty good.
Good to see you.
This is what I called you about.
All right.
Rick called me in to see this little short sword.
He said it was kind of wavy and funny-looking, but he did think it was genuinely old.
So this type of blade, it is called a kris.
The really great thing about this type of blade is that it's so unique to the area that it was manufactured, the Philippines.
There's really nowhere else in the world that has this form.
These were designed for the everyday man to carry in everyday dress for self-defense and in wartime.
These blades were very, very effective for just hacking the flesh.
I hate to be graphic about it, but, you know, this is a nasty thing if you're gonna be on the receiving end.
Do you know anything about this handle, what this particular figure is? They're called talismans, and they're considered good luck charms, and, you know, some of them had, also, bad luck, and, you know, it kind of gives you a little bit of a creepy feeling.
"Well, which one did I get?" You know, I wouldn't want to be that guy wondering, "well, jeez, do I have the good luck one, or do I have the bad luck one?" I think the blade is much earlier than the grip, 'cause the handle is dated is 1901.
Okay, so how old do you think the blade is? I think the blade is probably from the late 18th century, and this grip, this was put on after the fact as more of a somewhat of a tourist piece.
Okay, so what do you think it's worth? Because of the condition, I'm gonna say tops, as is, without any restoration, maybe 200 to 300 bucks.
All right, Sean, thanks for coming in.
Absolutely.
This may not be worth a huge amount of money, but it's got a really interesting backstory, so I'm confident I can sell it quickly.
I just have to get it for the right price.
So do you want to sell it or pawn it? I'd like to sell it.
And how much did you want for it? Well, how about $150? I mean, it looks neat, but I have this feeling that I'm gonna put it in the showcase, and five years from now, I'm gonna say, "why did I buy that thing?" When I go walk by it every day.
You did say it was weird, though, and weird items sort of attract people.
Yeah, they do.
I attract weird people.
[Laughter.]
Okay, that sounds great.
All right, 100 bucks.
All right, let's go do some paperwork.
I'm definitely pleased to make 100 bucks off the sale of this sword, because my mother only paid about five bucks for it when she bought it 40 years ago.
How you doin'? Hey, how's it goin'? And what do you got here? Got a old wooden duck toy from, you know, back in the day.
Children back then would have to have an imagination to play with something like this.
Yeah, I have to agree with you.
Doesn't look that fun.
Chumlee, you don't know what fun it.
I take it you do? I decided to come to the pawn shop today to try and sell an antique wooden duck I have.
My mother-in-law bought it at a yard sale over 20 years ago.
We're not quite sure how old it is, but hopefully we can get some good money out of it.
This is an old pull toy from probably the '20s or the '30s.
Back in the day, this was pretty high-tech.
When you pulled it, it's supposed to ding like a bell.
[Bell jingling.]
Ding.
Yeah.
This little ducky toy is great.
Back in the day, kids used their imaginations.
Nowadays, you have kids that turn out like chumlee, who thinks that imagination is one of the Disneyland theme parks.
It's a very interesting, very unique piece, but it's not in the best condition.
It's been cracked and glued back together here.
The bell part's rusted pretty well.
It's not been abused, but it's been used quite a bit.
What are you trying to do with it, son? Well, I was interested in selling it.
How much you trying to get out of it? Well, if it's as old as you say it is, $500 sounds good.
Not to me, it don't.
If this was new in the box, yeah, it'd be worth $500.
But in this shape, at $500, guy, you're completely out of line, as far as I'm concerned.
Toy collectors want pristine toys.
In this shape, it'd be a $50 piece retail.
You know, I'd probably buy it for about $25.
Could you do $80? No, I can do $25.
That's about what I would go on it.
$75? Nope.
Would you do $50 on it? $50 even.
I'll go up to $40, but that's gonna be it.
I guess it's a deal.
All right, chumlee, would you write this up for the gentleman, please? Be careful with it.
Don't break it.
Didn't quite get what I was wanting for it, but mother-in-law bought it at a yard sale, so anything's profit right now.
A few weeks ago, Corey and I dropped off an antique trunk for Rick Dale to restore.
We just got a call.
It's ready.
So we're on our way to pick it up.
How are you? How are you? All right, we're dying to see it.
All right, let's unveil this bad boy.
Bam! Okay, yeah.
That is the old trunk.
Oh, man, it's beautiful, man.
It looks great, man.
I mean, it still looks old, but it's, like, in new condition.
Yeah, we went and put all brand-new leather in here, but we patinaed it a little bit to make it match all this so it looks old.
Really interested to see what you did on the inside.
The inside, we cleaned.
Now, here's the deal.
If I was to take and remove all this material, we would've devalued this thing something fierce.
But if you remember, all this stuff was mildewed.
Uh-huh.
And so we went and relined it with all cotton lining.
So I wanted to make the most bang for your buck.
It looks great, man.
It's unbelievable.
This thing looks incredible.
Rick always finds new ways to surprise me.
Time and time again, he delivers.
All right, so what's the damage? It's gonna be $1,500.
Okay.
You got any idea of what it's worth? I don't.
It's very, very rare to even have a dome top chest like that.
That's because nobody's done it.
You know what? I'm gonna put a $10,000 price tag on it and see what happens.
Let 'er rip.
I'm pretty confident you're gonna score a home run on this one.
Thanks, Rick.
You bet.
You're the best.
Absolute pleasure.
I'm psyched the way this trunk came out.
It looks antique, but it's in such better condition now.
I mean, I would take this thing on vacation, but with my luck, the airlines would lose it.
[Laughs.]
Chumlee.
What? Go put this in the buy room, will you, please? Okay.
Don't break it.
I'm good, dude.
Come on, little ducky.
I got a burrito to eat.
[Dull thud.]
[Bleep.]
I think this duck is drunk.
What's that? It's a book about where you're gonna go probably one day, chum.
It's a book about Hawaii? [Laughs.]
I have a sword from the Philippines.
It's really cool.
It's sharp as all hell.
This sword looks nasty.
It would be bad enough getting stabbed with a normal sword, but one shaped like a serpent's tail, no, thank you.
The coolest part about it is the inside.
Can you open it up? Yeah, check this out.
Wow.
I'm Rick Harrison, and this is my pawn shop.
I work here with my old man and my son, big hoss.
Everything in here has a story and a price.
One thing I've learned after 21 years, you never know what is gonna come through that door.
Hey, how's it goin'? Hi.
What do we got here? Well, I have a sword from the Philippines dated from 1901.
My mother got it from a church sale.
What a great thing for a church to be selling.
[Laughter.]
I decided to come to the pawn shop today to try to sell a philippine sword called a kris, and I'm pretty sure it's an authentic sword.
But I've never seen anything like it in the research that I've done for it, so I don't really know what its value is.
So you know anything about it? Not a lot.
I've done some research, and I know that these types of swords were used by tribes in the Philippines.
It's really cool.
I mean, it'd be really bad if you got stabbed by this, 'cause you would die.
Just don't demonstrate on me.
Okay.
[Laughs.]
This sword looks nasty.
It would be bad enough getting stabbed with a normal sword, but one shaped like a serpent's tail, no, thank you.
It looks neat.
I mean, it's sharp.
It looks hand-forged, but, you know, it's got some cracks right here.
I don't know if the cracks are normal or just really bad metalsmithing.
I don't even know if this is the original handle.
You know, anyone could've put the 1901 on there.
I don't know if it was 1901 or 1961.
Right.
I'm always wary of any antiques from the far east.
There's a big industry that produces fakes for the tourist trade, and they fake them extremely well, and since I've never seen anything like this before, I have to be careful.
I really like it.
I mean, it's cool.
I think it would sell real quick, 'cause weird things sell.
Right.
But to tell you the truth, I don't know enough about it to make you an offer.
I have a buddy who knows everything there is to know about weapons like this.
I can get him down here later today, have him check it out.
Maybe we can do something.
Sounds great.
Okay.
Thanks.
I've seen plenty of antique swords come in the shop, and some can be worth a ton of money.
This one's unique.
There's no doubt about it.
But I won't know if it's valuable until Sean comes down and takes a look at it.
Hey, what can I help you with? Hey, hello.
I'm looking to sell these photos of Michael Jackson and the negatives.
Oh, wow, that's bad.
Yeah.
[Laughter.]
I decided to come to the pawn shop today to sell some of my Michael Jackson negatives, which I shot in 1997 when he visited Honolulu, Hawaii.
The photos were used in major newspapers in Hawaii as well as worldwide.
Where did you get these things? I worked in Hawaii as a freelance newspaper photographer, and in 1997, I was very fortunate to go to the airport in Honolulu and do this job here of Michael Jackson coming to Hawaii.
This was the last leg of his history tour.
I was very fortunate to get that close to Michael Jackson.
Okay.
You rarely see photos of him with Hawaiian leis on.
Okay.
"Michael Jackson was thrilled to get lei-d.
" [Laughs.]
Michael Jackson was the superstar of superstars.
He was known worldwide as the king of pop, and a lot of his memorabilia has come on the market lately due to his death.
This is the Hawaii newspaper where they ran my photo the day he died.
Newspaper have the rights to the photo? No, no, I have the rights to the photos, yeah.
And this is all you have or I have three negatives: This photo, this photo, and this photo.
And what were you looking to do with 'em? You want to pawn 'em? You want to sell 'em? Looking to sell the rights to the negatives.
Okay.
I'm not usually in the business of buying rights to photographs, but I'm always in the business of making money.
The question is, is there money to be made here? All right, big question: What do you want for 'em? Looking to get $50,000 for the rights to the negatives and everything.
Uh When Michael Jackson died, a guy in Japan had called me looking to buy the rights to the photos.
He offered me a decent amount, but it wasn't decent enough.
That's why I'm here.
You know, I mean, there's a lot of photos of Michael Jackson out there.
I mean, these are different.
They are.
But my problem is, I mean, right after he passed away, you should've probably did it, because this happens to a lot of famous people.
Right after they pass away, this stuff skyrockets, but it has come down now.
I can guarantee you that.
That's my problem, and that's why I'm not even gonna make you an offer on 'em.
Okay, I appreciate your honesty.
When a newspaper runs a photograph like this, the average someone gets paid a couple hundred bucks.
So even if this photograph got published once a month, it would still take me 20 years to get my money out of it.
Thanks for coming in.
Thank you.
Appreciate it.
Thanks.
I'm disappointed I couldn't make a deal today, but I'm pretty confident I'll get my asking price at some point.
What in the world do we have here? This is an old trunk from the late 1800s.
Okay, you know what, guys? Why don't we put this on the floor? This is a little too big for on the case.
I decided to come to the pawn shop today to try to sell this trunk that I have from the late 1800s.
I got this trunk at a yard sale in San Francisco, and I thought it was pretty cool.
It's got a lot of little neat compartments in it.
You know much about it? I don't know too much about it other than it's from the late 1800s.
Wood here, oak, leather.
But the coolest part about it is the inside.
Okay, can you open it up? Yeah, check this out.
Wow.
Oh, that is neat.
Let me come around and take a look at it.
I already checked for money.
There's none in there.
[Laughs.]
This thing is amazing.
Trunks from the 1800s can be worth a ton of money, and this is hands down the coolest trunk I have ever seen.
Yeah, this is definitely neat.
You would really lug that heavy thing around with you when you went on vacation? You got to realize when someone went on vacation or went on a trip back then, basically you would have to live out of one of these things, and that's why there's all the different compartments.
Cool thing about this trunk is all the compartments.
There's about six pieces, and they all fit together like a puzzle.
It's a beautiful, functional design, and they can be extremely valuable.
You open up your trunk.
You take out your boxes and lay 'em on your bed.
Pants and suits at the bottom and then sock and underwear, you know, toiletries, your paperwork.
The thing I like most about it is, you hardly ever see the compartments.
They're almost always gone.
Mm-hmm.
I can't believe this thing is 100 years old and still has all the compartments.
So someone did a remarkable job keeping everything intact.
If I can get this thing for a decent price, I'd be crazy not to buy it.
What do you want to do with it? You want to pawn it or sell it? Well, I'd just as soon sell it rather than carry it around.
What were you looking to get out of it? Five bucks, 'cause I don't believe he can carry it out by himself.
[Laughter.]
Well, I did some research on the Internet.
And I'd like they said it'd be worth around $1,000.
You know, actually, these things can go for, like, $3,000 or $4,000 if they're restored, okay? But this is a long way from restored.
It's probably gonna cost me, like, 1,500 bucks to get this thing prettied up.
I'd like to pay, like, 300 bucks for it.
Would you go $700? Um I'll give you 500 bucks.
Okay.
Sounds good enough to me.
All right, you don't have to carry it out here.
Let's go up front and do some paperwork.
All right.
I don't know if Rick Dale has ever fixed up one of these before, but I'm gonna bring it to him and ask him to try, because this thing will be worth a lot more money all polished up.
Got a old wooden duck.
This is an old pull toy from the '20s or the '30s.
How much you tryin' to get out of it? Well, if it's as old as you say it is, $500.
That is one unique-looking chest.
You think you can fix it up? I always get nervous restoring something like this.
I break one thing, we're done.
We ain't gonna find another one.
Earlier today, I bought an amazing trunk from the 1800s, but it needs a little work.
So Corey and I are bringing it over to Rick Dale's to see if he can work his magic.
Wait till you see this.
Wow.
That is one unique-looking chest.
Wait till you see inside.
I'm Rick with Rick's restorations here in Las Vegas.
The pawn guys have been bringing me things for years.
And they're trying to stump me one way or the other, and that still hasn't happened.
Ta-da.
[Laughter.]
Yeah, that's beautiful.
Look at the workmanship in there.
That is just out of hand.
The person that owned this had to be first-class.
This was top-notch.
I think this trunk is probably the most beautiful thing that I've ever seen as far as trunks go.
And rare? I've never seen one.
This is a piece that you just don't get to see.
That is beautiful, little rough.
Yeah, it's pretty rough on the inside.
Yeah, you know, there's mildew.
It's been around the water, and it's just because it's been on a ship.
Do you think you could fix it up? Well, I've accepted all your other challenges.
I don't know why I can't do this one.
I'll do my damnedest.
All right, cool.
But I tell you one thing, I always get nervous restoring something like this.
I break one thing, we're done.
We ain't gonna find another one, you know.
Okay, all right, let's make sure you're pretty careful with it, then.
[Laughter.]
All right, thanks, Rick.
I appreciate it.
You bet.
How you doin'? Pretty good.
What do you got here? Got a book called Danteinferno.
What's that? It's a book about where you're gonna go probably one day, chum.
It's a book about Hawaii? [Laughs.]
I'm coming here to the pawn shop today to try and sell my antique copy of Dante's inferno.
People getting whipped by demons, people being formed into trees, it's just scary.
Where did you find it? When my grandfather passed away, we went to go clean out his mobile home, and my mom was cleaning out the under space of the mobile home, and she got a bunch of old books that were in there, and she told me she was gonna throw 'em away.
Have you ever read it? No.
Okay, Danteinferno.
This is when Dante went to the different levels of hell.
There was different punishments for different crimes basically.
That's what the book's about, okay? If you do certain things, you'll end up in one hell.
If you do certain things, you'll end up in another.
I mean, it was a very powerful book.
I mean, it's been in print for almost 700 years.
I mean, it's a damn scary book too.
Yeah.
Better get my act together.
[Laughs.]
Dante created the inferno as the first part of tdivine comedy.
It was basically about his travels through hell, purgatory, and heaven, and it was meant to scare the hell out of people back in the day, and to be honest, it's still pretty damn scary.
It's got some beautiful etchings in it.
So how old do you think the book is? I think it's from at least the 1800s, late 1800s.
I wouldn't argue with you there.
Gustave dore was around in the late 1800s.
Pretty well-known illustrator, if I'm not mistaken.
Yeah, he was.
Gustave dore was known for illustrating some major books in the 1800s.
He did some Edgar Allen poe, don quixote, and he even did an edition of the Bible.
He was extremely talented but very dark.
This was a very expensive book when it came out, but it's in rough shape.
This is water damage.
That's mold.
I mean, as far as book collectors go, they really, really complain about stuff like this.
What'd you want to do with it? Do you want to pawn it? You want to sell it? I wanted to sell it.
How much did you want for it? I was thinking maybe three grand? Um No.
A book like this in good shape goes for, like, 400 bucks.
Okay? This is far from good shape.
I mean, basically this book is worth, like, 100 bucks, and I'm gonna give you $75, 'cause I'm gonna sell it for $100.
Hmm.
I was hoping for a little more.
I'm sorry, $75 is, like, the best I can do.
I think I'm gonna have to pass.
All right, well, thanks for bringing it in, man.
I'm disappointed that we couldn't come to agreement on the price.
I think, for its age, it's in pretty good condition.
But they didn't offer me enough, so I just couldn't sell it.
Earlier a guy brought in a sword from the Philippines that looks really cool.
But I don't buy on looks.
I buy on value.
I've never seen one of these before, so I called in my buddy Sean, who's an expert in antique arms and armor, to take a look.
Hey, Sean, how's it going? How's it going, Rick? Pretty good.
Good to see you.
This is what I called you about.
All right.
Rick called me in to see this little short sword.
He said it was kind of wavy and funny-looking, but he did think it was genuinely old.
So this type of blade, it is called a kris.
The really great thing about this type of blade is that it's so unique to the area that it was manufactured, the Philippines.
There's really nowhere else in the world that has this form.
These were designed for the everyday man to carry in everyday dress for self-defense and in wartime.
These blades were very, very effective for just hacking the flesh.
I hate to be graphic about it, but, you know, this is a nasty thing if you're gonna be on the receiving end.
Do you know anything about this handle, what this particular figure is? They're called talismans, and they're considered good luck charms, and, you know, some of them had, also, bad luck, and, you know, it kind of gives you a little bit of a creepy feeling.
"Well, which one did I get?" You know, I wouldn't want to be that guy wondering, "well, jeez, do I have the good luck one, or do I have the bad luck one?" I think the blade is much earlier than the grip, 'cause the handle is dated is 1901.
Okay, so how old do you think the blade is? I think the blade is probably from the late 18th century, and this grip, this was put on after the fact as more of a somewhat of a tourist piece.
Okay, so what do you think it's worth? Because of the condition, I'm gonna say tops, as is, without any restoration, maybe 200 to 300 bucks.
All right, Sean, thanks for coming in.
Absolutely.
This may not be worth a huge amount of money, but it's got a really interesting backstory, so I'm confident I can sell it quickly.
I just have to get it for the right price.
So do you want to sell it or pawn it? I'd like to sell it.
And how much did you want for it? Well, how about $150? I mean, it looks neat, but I have this feeling that I'm gonna put it in the showcase, and five years from now, I'm gonna say, "why did I buy that thing?" When I go walk by it every day.
You did say it was weird, though, and weird items sort of attract people.
Yeah, they do.
I attract weird people.
[Laughter.]
Okay, that sounds great.
All right, 100 bucks.
All right, let's go do some paperwork.
I'm definitely pleased to make 100 bucks off the sale of this sword, because my mother only paid about five bucks for it when she bought it 40 years ago.
How you doin'? Hey, how's it goin'? And what do you got here? Got a old wooden duck toy from, you know, back in the day.
Children back then would have to have an imagination to play with something like this.
Yeah, I have to agree with you.
Doesn't look that fun.
Chumlee, you don't know what fun it.
I take it you do? I decided to come to the pawn shop today to try and sell an antique wooden duck I have.
My mother-in-law bought it at a yard sale over 20 years ago.
We're not quite sure how old it is, but hopefully we can get some good money out of it.
This is an old pull toy from probably the '20s or the '30s.
Back in the day, this was pretty high-tech.
When you pulled it, it's supposed to ding like a bell.
[Bell jingling.]
Ding.
Yeah.
This little ducky toy is great.
Back in the day, kids used their imaginations.
Nowadays, you have kids that turn out like chumlee, who thinks that imagination is one of the Disneyland theme parks.
It's a very interesting, very unique piece, but it's not in the best condition.
It's been cracked and glued back together here.
The bell part's rusted pretty well.
It's not been abused, but it's been used quite a bit.
What are you trying to do with it, son? Well, I was interested in selling it.
How much you trying to get out of it? Well, if it's as old as you say it is, $500 sounds good.
Not to me, it don't.
If this was new in the box, yeah, it'd be worth $500.
But in this shape, at $500, guy, you're completely out of line, as far as I'm concerned.
Toy collectors want pristine toys.
In this shape, it'd be a $50 piece retail.
You know, I'd probably buy it for about $25.
Could you do $80? No, I can do $25.
That's about what I would go on it.
$75? Nope.
Would you do $50 on it? $50 even.
I'll go up to $40, but that's gonna be it.
I guess it's a deal.
All right, chumlee, would you write this up for the gentleman, please? Be careful with it.
Don't break it.
Didn't quite get what I was wanting for it, but mother-in-law bought it at a yard sale, so anything's profit right now.
A few weeks ago, Corey and I dropped off an antique trunk for Rick Dale to restore.
We just got a call.
It's ready.
So we're on our way to pick it up.
How are you? How are you? All right, we're dying to see it.
All right, let's unveil this bad boy.
Bam! Okay, yeah.
That is the old trunk.
Oh, man, it's beautiful, man.
It looks great, man.
I mean, it still looks old, but it's, like, in new condition.
Yeah, we went and put all brand-new leather in here, but we patinaed it a little bit to make it match all this so it looks old.
Really interested to see what you did on the inside.
The inside, we cleaned.
Now, here's the deal.
If I was to take and remove all this material, we would've devalued this thing something fierce.
But if you remember, all this stuff was mildewed.
Uh-huh.
And so we went and relined it with all cotton lining.
So I wanted to make the most bang for your buck.
It looks great, man.
It's unbelievable.
This thing looks incredible.
Rick always finds new ways to surprise me.
Time and time again, he delivers.
All right, so what's the damage? It's gonna be $1,500.
Okay.
You got any idea of what it's worth? I don't.
It's very, very rare to even have a dome top chest like that.
That's because nobody's done it.
You know what? I'm gonna put a $10,000 price tag on it and see what happens.
Let 'er rip.
I'm pretty confident you're gonna score a home run on this one.
Thanks, Rick.
You bet.
You're the best.
Absolute pleasure.
I'm psyched the way this trunk came out.
It looks antique, but it's in such better condition now.
I mean, I would take this thing on vacation, but with my luck, the airlines would lose it.
[Laughs.]
Chumlee.
What? Go put this in the buy room, will you, please? Okay.
Don't break it.
I'm good, dude.
Come on, little ducky.
I got a burrito to eat.
[Dull thud.]
[Bleep.]
I think this duck is drunk.