Pawn Stars

male announcer: ON THIS EPISODE OF PAWN STARS...

I HAVE COLONEL SANDERS' SUIT.

IT SMELLS LIKE CHICKEN.

I LOVE THE COLONEL. HE WAS AN AMERICAN ICON.

WHAT WERE YOU LOOKING TO GET OUT OF IT?

$80,000.

WHAT DO WE GOT HERE?

- IT'S A PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENT SIGNED BY GROVER CLEVELAND.

- PRESIDENTIAL MEMORABILIA CAN BE SUPER VALUABLE.

THE PAPER LOOKS RIGHT, THE INK LOOKS RIGHT,

BUT SOME PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS WERE SIGNED BY SECRETARIES.

- I WANTED TO GET RID OF MY ZAMPERLA PUNCHBALL.

AWESOME.

I LOVE THESE MACHINES.

THEY'RE AN IMMEDIATE ATTENTION GRABBER.

- IT'S GOT VINTAGE HISTORY, AND PEOPLE LOVE PUNCHING STUFF.

- 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.

- HOW YOU DOING? - ALL RIGHT.

- GOT A 1966 BEATLES' YESTERDAY AND TODAY BUTCHER ALBUM.

- 40 YEARS FROM NOW, THIS MUSIC WILL STILL BE MORE POPULAR

THAN THE MUSIC YOU LISTEN TO TODAY.

I'M SORRY, DUDE,

BUT THERE'S GONNA BE 80-YEAR-OLD PEOPLE

LISTENING TO SNOOP DOGG.

- I CAME TO THE PAWN SHOP TODAY TO TRY TO SELL MY BEATLES'

YESTERDAY AND TODAY BUTCHER ALBUM.

PICKED UP THIS ALBUM AT A RECORD STORE IN DALLAS FOR $800,

AND TODAY I'M HOPING TO SELL IT FOR $2,100.

I'M TRYING TO GET MONEY TO HELP MY SON WITH COLLEGE.

- WHY DO THEY CALL IT THE BUTCHER ALBUM?

- WELL, WHAT THE BEATLES DID, THEY RELEASED AN ALBUM

HERE IN NORTH AMERICA THAT HAD A CONTROVERSIAL COVER.

THEY HAD TO RECALL IT.

MOST OF THE COPIES WERE DESTROYED,

BUT A FEW OF THEM, THEY SLAPPED THIS NEW COVER OVER,

AND IT WAS RELEASED THAT WAY.

- YOU CAN SEE THE PASTE-OVER RIGHT HERE,

THE OLD LABEL RIGHT HERE.

- SO WHAT WAS SO CONTROVERSIAL ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPH?

WELL, HERE'S A PICTURE

OF WHAT THE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH LOOKED LIKE.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY'RE WEARING THESE WHITE BUTCHER SMOCKS

WITH MEAT AND BABY DOLL PARTS,

AND IT WAS JUST TOO FAR AHEAD OF ITS TIME.

IT WENT AGAINST WHAT THEIR IMAGE WAS AT THE TIME.

- SOME SAY THE BEATLES WANTED TO SHOW

THEIR RECORD LABEL BUTCHERING THEIR AMERICAN ALBUMS,

WHILE OTHERS THOUGHT IT WAS MORE ABOUT THE ABSURDITY OF FAME.

FOR ME, WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THE BABY PARTS?

IT'S A REALLY, REALLY NEAT ALBUM.

IT'S IN INCREDIBLE SHAPE TOO.

- IT'S ACTUALLY A VERY COLLECTIBLE ITEM.

AS FAR AS THE BEATLES ARE CONCERNED,

THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT-AFTER

AND RARE ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM.

- WE CAN WORK IT OUT, DAY TRIPPER, YESTERDAY:

YOU DON'T REMEMBER ANY OF THOSE SONGS?

- I MEAN, REALLY, THEY WERE JUST KIND OF LIKE THE FIRST BOY BAND.

THEY HAD A FEW GOOD SONGS AND A LOT OF CRAP.

- WELL, I THINK MOST OF THE MUSIC YOU LISTEN TO IS CRAP

AND THIS IS A LOT BETTER.

COREY MAY NOT APPRECIATE THE BEATLES YET,

BUT ONE DAY, HE'S GONNA WAKE UP,

HE'S GONNA HEAR HEY JUDE, AND GO "HOLY .

THIS IS AMAZING."

HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT FOR THIS?

- ONLINE, THESE THINGS ARE GOING,

IN THIS CONDITION, OVER $2,500.

I'D LIKE TO GET $2,100.

- WHEN YOU LOOKED ONLINE, THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE ASKING,

OR THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE GETTING?

- THAT'S-- YEAH.

THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE ASKING.

OKAY.

I MEAN, YOU CAN ASK ANYTHING YOU WANT.

I MEAN, WHETHER YOU GET IT OR NOT IS A DIFFERENT SITUATION.

I'D PAY YOU, LIKE, 1,200 BUCKS FOR IT.

COULD YOU TAKE $1,500 FOR IT?

I'LL GO $1,250.

ALL RIGHT, $1,250.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU WANT TO GO WRITE HIM UP?

- YEAH, LET'S GO DO SOME PAPERWORK, MAN.

BEATLEMANIA IS ALIVE AND WELL,

AND COLLECTORS LOVE RARE ALBUMS,

ESPECIALLY ONES THAT WERE MISPRINTS

OR PULLED OUT OF STORES.

I'LL BE ABLE TO SELL THIS THING IN A SECOND.

SO WHAT DO YOU GOT IN HERE?

- I HAVE A WORLD WAR II ERA FLAG.

IT HAS 48 STARS ON IT.

- OKAY, LET'S FOLD THIS THING OUT.

YEAH, THIS IS BIG.

- RICK, THIS IS WHAT IS KNOWN AS A HUGE FLAG.

- I DECIDED TO COME TO THE PAWN SHOP TODAY

TO TRY TO SELL A 48-STAR AMERICAN FLAG.

THE FACT THAT IT'S 48 STARS

MEANS THAT IT COULD BE ANYWHERE FROM 60 YEARS OLD

TO HOWEVER LONG AGO IT WAS

THE 48TH STATE JOINED THE COUNTRY.

MY HUSBAND PURCHASED IT 20 YEARS AGO

FROM A MILITARY HISTORY SHOP IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA.

COULD BE, I GUESS, AS OLD AS 1914?

- 1912. - '12.

- ARIZONA WAS ADMITTED IN 1912. I COULD BE WRONG, THOUGH.

- THE GENTLEMAN HE PURCHASED IT FROM

SAID THAT IT WAS FLOWN OVER FORT HOOD.

- YOU DON'T HAVE NO PAPERWORK OR ANYTHING?

NO.

- THERE'S NO WAY OF DOCUMENTING IT.

BUT IT'S A GREAT PIECE.

- MOST PEOPLE HAVE NO CLUE THAT OUR FLAG,

THE ONE THAT REPLACED THIS ONE,

WAS DESIGNED BY A 17-YEAR-OLD KID.

HE SENT A DESIGN OF OUR CURRENT FLAG TO CONGRESS

AS A SCHOOL PROJECT,

AND THEY PICKED IT.

I HOPE HE GOT EXTRA CREDIT FOR IT.

I MEAN, IT'S IN RELATIVELY GOOD SHAPE.

I MEAN, THERE'S A FEW RIPS AND TEARS IN IT,

BUT THE THING ABOUT THIS FLAG IS,

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO WITH IT.

AND WHY IS THAT?

- IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO DISPLAY.

- YOU COULD STRETCH IT OUT ACROSS THE COUNTERTOP.

- YEAH, AND IT'D JUST HIDE EVERYTHING ELSE I HAVE FOR SALE.

IT IS REALLY INTERESTING, THOUGH.

SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS WORTH RIGHT AROUND 200 BUCKS.

OKAY?

AND THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT I'LL GET OUT OF IT.

I'LL GIVE YOU $150.

- OH! OKAY.

GOT A DEAL. - SOUNDS GREAT.

THANK YOU.

- YOU WANT TO DO THE PAPERWORK, OR YOU WANT ME TO?

I DON'T RUN COMPUTERS, SON.

ALL RIGHT, COME ON.

LET'S GO DO SOME PAPERWORK, AND WE'LL GET YOU PAID.

- OKAY. THANKS.

THIS FLAG IS NOT THAT RARE.

NOW, IF IT WAS A FLAG FROM A FAMOUS BATTLESHIP

OR RAISED ON IWO JIMA,

THEN WE'D BE TALKING SERIOUS MONEY.

HEY, WHAT CAN I HELP YOU WITH?

HAVE A LOOK AT THIS.

WHAT IS IT?

- WELL, THE OLD MAN'S A WATCHMAKER.

HE'S NOW RETIRED.

HE TOLD ME IT WAS A PIVOT TURNING TOOL.

OKAY.

WHERE YOU FROM, SIR?

I'M FROM ENGLAND.

SOUNDS LIKE IT.

- I DECIDED TO COME TO THE PAWN SHOP TODAY

TO TRY AND SELL MY ANTIQUE WATCHMAKER'S TOOL.

I GOT THIS TOOL FROM MY DAD. HE USED TO BE A WATCHMAKER.

HE'S QUIT, SO I WAS CLEARING ALL HIS STUFF OUT,

AND HE GAVE IT TO ME TO TRY AND SELL IT.

IT'S REALLY OLD, YOU KNOW. IT'S IN GOOD CONDITION.

WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN GET FOR IT.

- SO WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT IT?

IT'S A PIVOT TURNING TOOL,

WHICH DON'T MEAN A LOT TO ME, 'CAUSE I'M NOT A WATCHMAKER.

- SO YOU NEVER WORKED ON WATCHES WITH YOUR DAD?

- NO, HE ALWAYS WANTED ME TO, BUT, YOU KNOW,

I AIN'T GOT THE PATIENCE FOR IT, YOU KNOW?

- I AIN'T GOT THE SMALL LITTLE TEENY HANDS REQUIRED.

- AND I AIN'T GOT THE EYES FOR IT.

- EARLY WATCHMAKING WAS A DELICATE AND TEDIOUS JOB,

BECAUSE IT WAS ALL ABOUT PRECISION.

THEY USED SO MANY TINY, INTRICATE INSTRUMENTS,

VERY FEW PEOPLE HAD THE PATIENCE OR THE STEADY HAND.

YOU KNOW HOW OLD THIS IS?

- I THINK IT'S ABOUT TURN OF THE CENTURY,

SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

YEAH, IT WOULDN'T SURPRISE ME.

YOU KNOW, YOU GOT SOME STEEL COLLETS, SOME BRASS COLLETS

FOR GRIPPING, LIKE, A DRILL BIT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

THIS HOLDS THE COLLETS,

AND THIS DOES-- I HAVE NO IDEA.

UM...

WELL, IT HOLDS THIS FOR SOMETHING.

AND MAYBE THIS GOES INTO SOMETHING.

YEAH, I HAVE NO IDEA.

- YOU KNOW, I KNOW ALL ABOUT WATCHES,

BUT THE TOOLS THAT PUT THEM TOGETHER,

I'M NOT REAL BIG ON.

I HAVE NO IDEA IF EVEN ALL THE PARTS ARE HERE

OR EVEN IF THE THING WORKS.

BUT I DO HAVE A BUDDY WHO'S A WATCHMAKER.

I CAN HAVE HIM COME DOWN AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

HE COULD TELL US WHAT IT IS AND MAYBE TELL US WHAT IT'S WORTH.

YEAH, SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.

- OKAY. - CHEERS.

- IT'S A PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENT SIGNED BY GROVER CLEVELAND.

- YOU HAVE A SIGNATURE THAT'S VERY SHARP AND CLEAR