Pawn Stars

S EPISODE OF PAWN STARS...

- GOT A LINCOLN CAMPAIGN RIBBON FROM 1860.

OKAY, THIS IS AMAZING,

BUT I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THIS THING IS WORTH.

- WELL, I DO. - OKAY.

$25,000.

- IT'S A MID-'60s LITTLE ELECTRIC CAR.

- THE BODY'S IN JUST GREAT SHAPE.

SO HOW DOES THIS THING DRIVE?

- YOU GOT TO PULL UP YOUR THROTTLE AND BRAKE,

TURN THE KEY ON.

OH, COME ON!

- I'VE GOT AN 1860s DYNAMITE BLASTER.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

- YOU RUN THAT OUT TO YOUR DYNAMITE.

YOU RAISE THAT UP.

I WAS TOLD THIS ONE WORKS.

DON'T PUT THAT DOWN!

- 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.

WHAT CAN I HELP YOU WITH?

- GOT A LINCOLN CAMPAIGN RIBBON FROM 1860.

IT'S MADE OF SILK. IT'S IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.

IT'S GOT ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S BUST PICTURE ON IT.

ALSO HAS, FOR VICE PRESIDENT, HANNIBAL HAMLIN.

IS THAT LIKE A LINCOLN LOG?

- NO, IT'S A RIBBON YOU WOULD, LIKE, WEAR ON YOUR CLOTHES.

LIKE THEY HAVE CAMPAIGN BUTTONS NOWADAYS.

YEAH.

- SORT OF WHAT THEY HAD BACK THEN.

I NEED TO BUST OUT

CHUMLEE FOR PRESIDENT, 2012.

- I DECIDED TO COME TO THE PAWN SHOP TODAY.

I HAVE AN ABRAHAM LINCOLN CAMPAIGN RIBBON.

IT'S A VERY RARE PIECE OF HISTORY.

DECIDED TO BRING IT AND SEE WHAT IT WAS WORTH.

EVERYTHING HAS A NUMBER ON IT, BUT I'M NOT GONNA GIVE IT AWAY.

THIS IS PRETTY AMAZING.

SO WHERE IN THE WORLD DID YOU GET THIS?

- WELL, IT'S BEEN IN MY FAMILY 150 YEARS.

I HAVE A LITTLE DOCUMENT HERE.

IT WAS ORIGINALLY, AND WHEN I FOUND IT,

IN MY MOM'S CEDAR CHEST.

GOT A LITTLE STORY ABOUT IT THERE.

OKAY.

"WORN BY MY GRANDFATHER JOHN HALL.

CAMPAIGN OF 1860."

I'M DEFINITELY INTERESTED IN IT

BECAUSE, QUITE FRANKLY, IT'S PRETTY COOL.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE GREATEST LEADERS

THIS COUNTRY HAS EVER HAD,

SO WHENEVER I RUN ACROSS ITEMS FROM HIS PRESIDENCY,

YOU BET I'M INTERESTED.

- HOW COME LINCOLN DOESN'T HAVE A BEARD?

- THE STORY GOES IS, A LITTLE GIRL WROTE HIM A LETTER

SAYING HE WOULD LOOK MUCH MORE DISTINCTIVE IF HE GREW A BEARD,

AND THAT'S WHY HE GREW IT.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S TRUE OR NOT.

BEARD OR NO BEARD, YOU DON'T GET

A MUCH BIGGER AMERICAN ICON THAN LINCOLN.

SO WHAT WERE YOU LOOKING TO DO WITH IT?

- SELL IT, IF THE PRICE IS RIGHT.

OKAY, UM...

THE GREAT THING IS, IT'S IN BEAUTIFUL SHAPE.

AND I CAN DEFINITELY TELL IT'S REAL FROM HOW OLD IT IS,

BUT THE PROBLEM I HAVE HERE IS,

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THIS THING IS WORTH.

WELL, I DO.

OKAY, AND WHAT IS THAT?

- I HAD IT APPRAISED SEVEN, EIGHT YEARS AGO FOR $25,000.

OKAY.

UM...

SOUNDS A LITTLE HIGH TO ME.

YOU MIND IF I HAVE SOMEONE COME DOWN HERE,

TAKE A LOOK AT IT,

MAYBE WE COULD FIGURE SOMETHING OUT?

- NO PROBLEM. - NOT THAT I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.

IT'S JUST, I DON'T BELIEVE ANYBODY.

- FAIR ENOUGH. - ALL RIGHT.

SO LET ME GET SOMEONE DOWN HERE TO CHECK IT OUT.

THANK YOU.

THIS RIBBON IS AWESOME,

BUT I HAVE NO IDEA HOW RARE IT IS OR WHAT IT'S WORTH.

IT COULD BE 25 GRAND LIKE THE GUY SAYS,

BUT I'M NOT TAKING HIS WORD FOR IT.

OH, IT'S YOU AGAIN,

TRYING TO SELL ME SOMETHING ELSE, HUH?

WHAT YOU GOT THERE?

- I'VE GOT AN 1860s DYNAMITE BLASTER.

WILE E. COYOTE USED IT.

IS IT MADE BY ACME? BEEP, BEEP.

I DECIDED TO COME TO THE PAWN SHOP TODAY

TO SELL MY 1860s DYNAMITE BLASTER.

I'VE GOT A LOT OF STUFF AROUND THE HOUSE.

I NEED TO MAKE SOME ROOM AND GET RID OF STUFF.

IT'S A RARE PIECE,

AND THESE GUYS REALLY SHOULD JUMP ALL OVER THIS.

- THEY USED THESE FOR PROBABLY OVER 100 YEARS.

THEY'RE AN INTERESTING PIECE.

THEY DON'T USE THEM NO MORE.

I WAS TOLD THIS ONE WORKS.

- OH, IT MIGHT WORK, BUT WHEN THEY SET DYNAMITE OFF NOW,

THEY USE--

- A LIGHTER. - NO.

- IT'S ALL DONE WITH RADIO WAVES NOW.

THIS TYPE OF DETONATOR WAS INVENTED IN THE LATE 1800s.

IT SURE BEAT LIGHTING DYNAMITE BY HAND,

WHERE YOU COULD BLOW YOUR DAMN ARM OFF.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

- YOU ATTACH YOUR LEADS HERE, TWO WIRES.

YOU RUN THAT OUT TO YOUR DYNAMITE.

YOU RAISE THAT UP.

DO YOU HEAR THAT SOUND IN THERE?

YEAH.

- THAT'S THE GYRO TURNING IN THERE,

CREATING THE CURRENT THAT GOES OUT

AND BLOWS THE DYNAMITE UP.

YOU CAN TELL THEY BUILT THESE THINGS TO LAST,

FOR A CENTURY LATER, THEY STILL WORK.

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO WITH IT?

YOU WANT TO SELL IT? YOU WANT TO PAWN IT?

I'D LIKE TO SELL IT.

- I USUALLY GET ABOUT 300 BUCKS OUT OF THESE.

MM-HMM.

- THAT'S WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S PLATE ON THEM.

THIS ONE HERE DON'T HAVE A PLATE ON IT,

SO I CAN'T DATE IT, AND I DON'T KNOW WHO MADE IT.

I'D GO ABOUT $125 ON IT.

THAT'D BE ABOUT THE BEST I COULD GO.

COULD YOU DO $150?

$125 IS TOP OF THE LINE, SIR.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL DO $125.

- ALL RIGHT, WE GOT A DEAL. - THANK YOU.

THEY GAVE ME 125 BUCKS. IT'S QUICK MONEY.

I REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO HANG ON TO IT,

AND SO I DECIDED TO GET RID OF IT.

THIS IS IT.

- - WHAT DO YOU THINK?

- WELL, IT'S DEFINITELY DIFFERENT.

- WHAT IN THE HELL IS THIS THING?

IT'S AN ELECTRA-KING,

MID-'60s LITTLE ELECTRIC CAR.

- THIS LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING MR. POTATO HEAD WOULD DRIVE.

I CAME TO THE PAWN SHOP TODAY

TO SELL MY LITTLE ELECTRIC CAR.

I DID SOME WORK FOR A GUY,

AND HE GAVE IT TO ME AS PARTIAL PAYMENT.

I'M HOPING TO GET AROUND $3,500.

I GUESS I'D TAKE $1,500.

I KNOW THEY GOT TO MAKE MONEY TOO.

- SO HOW FAST IS IT? - 25, 30.

IT'LL KEEP UP WITH A MOPED.

- IT'S AN ELECTRA-KING? - YEAH.

- SO THAT WOULD MAKE IT LATE '60s, EARLY '70s.

IT WAS DESIGNED TO BE A CHEAP COMMUTER CAR.

IT WAS PRETTY MUCH MAINTENANCE-FREE.

- RICK, THIS THING WOULD MAKE A HELL OF A GOLF CART.

REALLY COULDN'T BE A GOLF CART

BECAUSE THERE'S NO PLACE TO PUT YOUR CLUBS.

PUT SOME RACKS ON THE BACK.

THAT'S MY OLD MAN.

HE LOVES JUST ABOUT ANY OLD CAR,

EVEN IF IT'S AN ELECTRIC ONE FROM THE '60s

THAT NO ONE'S HEARD OF.

SO HOW DOES THIS THING DRIVE?

- CAN I SHOW YOU? - SURE.

TURN THE KEY ON.

HERE'S YOUR FORWARD AND REVERSE TOGGLE SWITCH.

THEN YOU PUSH THIS FORWARD TO GO FORWARD.

PULL BACK FOR STOP.

- THIS THING WOULD BE LIKE A BEER CAN IN A COLLISION.

- SURE YOU GUYS DON'T WANT TO GO FOR A RIDE?

- NO, I DON'T THINK THE THREE OF US WOULD FIT IN IT.

- YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE MISSING.

- THAT'S GOT TO BE THE MOST UNNATURAL THING

I'VE EVER SEEN.

- IT DOES TAKE SOME GETTING USED TO.

- THIS CAR CAN'T DECIDE IF IT'S A GOLF CART,

A BUMPER CAR, OR THE WORLD'S OLDEST PRIUS.

IT'S WEIRD, BUT I LIKE IT.

SO HOW MUCH YOU WANT FOR THIS THING?

I'M THINKING AROUND 35.

- DOLLARS? - NO, HUNDRED.

I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT

IF THERE'S SOMETHING I CAN DO WITH IT.

I DON'T THINK PEOPLE COLLECT THESE THINGS.

WELL, YOU'VE NEVER SEEN ONE.

- I'VE NEVER SEEN A PETRIFIED DINOSAUR TURD,

BUT I DON'T THINK THERE'S A MARKET FOR ONE.

YEAH.

- YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I DON'T MEAN TO BEAT YOU UP,

BUT I'D GIVE YOU 500 BUCKS FOR THE THING.

500 BUCKS?

- I MEAN, I GOT TO FIGURE OUT SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT.

THIS IS NOT GONNA BE AN EASY SELL.

- OH, COME ON. HOW ABOUT 1,500 BUCKS?

I MEAN, I'LL GO 600 BUCKS.