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Pawn Stars now on broadcast TV

7,138 642 September 26, 2016 at 12:09 PM in TV
Just noticed them advertising this on the CW. In Baltimore it's on 54.1 from midnight to 1AM. I already programmed by OTA DVR to pick it up. I don't have cable.

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10-02-2016 at 04:15 PM.
10-02-2016 at 04:15 PM.
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Enough with Harambe. It was either the gorilla or the kid's life, regardless of the cirmstances if how the kid got in, that's what it noils down to. If it were your kid, and a same person (an insane one might not) you'd choose your kid over the gorilla. The zoo made the same decision. The decision to save a human life over that of a admittedly unique and majestic animal. It happened. It can't be undone.
I personally don't care about either. I just thought it was a funny poem
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handyguy
10-03-2016 at 10:09 AM.
10-03-2016 at 10:09 AM.
Youtube: Why Pawn Stars Is Totally Fake
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10-03-2016 at 10:22 AM.
10-03-2016 at 10:22 AM.
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Youtube: Why Pawn Stars Is Totally Fake
1) Doesn't everyone already know this?
2) Why should anyone care?
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10-03-2016 at 10:29 AM.
10-03-2016 at 10:29 AM.
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1) Doesn't everyone already know this?
2) Why should anyone care?
​Sorry, its early AM.
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The Llama
10-03-2016 at 12:00 PM.
10-03-2016 at 12:00 PM.
Quote from Frogstar :
1) Doesn't everyone already know this?
2) Why should anyone care?
I only found out recently. I thought it was legit and that was their shop for a long time.
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10-03-2016 at 12:05 PM.
10-03-2016 at 12:05 PM.
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I only found out recently. I thought it was legit and that was their shop for a long time.
Well, should it being staged really have an impact on the entertainment value of the show?
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The Llama
10-03-2016 at 12:13 PM.
10-03-2016 at 12:13 PM.
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Well, should it being staged really have an impact on the entertainment value of the show?
Nah, not really. Although it does make the haggling look a little stupid.
I watched a best of a few weeks ago - much better format. They just cut to the chase and tell how much everything is worth.
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10-05-2016 at 10:18 AM.
10-05-2016 at 10:18 AM.
Quote from The Llama :
Nah, not really. Although it does make the haggling look a little stupid.
I watched a best of a few weeks ago - much better format. They just cut to the chase and tell how much everything is worth.

What would be better is if they filmed the items being sold, then went back and found the clip of the item being bought so you knew the actual price it sold for as well. Now that would be a better "best of" type of thing.
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10-05-2016 at 01:56 PM.
10-05-2016 at 01:56 PM.
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What would be better is if they filmed the items being sold, then went back and found the clip of the item being bought so you knew the actual price it sold for as well. Now that would be a better "best of" type of thing.
They'd never do that. I remember watching that show where they bid on storage lockers and finding out that the "value" of the items in the locker was what the people who won the locker estimated it at. That did kill the entertainment value of the show for me. I admit, though, it'd be cool to see some follow through.
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10-05-2016 at 04:03 PM.
10-05-2016 at 04:03 PM.
Quote from The Llama :
They'd never do that. I remember watching that show where they bid on storage lockers and finding out that the "value" of the items in the locker was what the people who won the locker estimated it at. That did kill the entertainment value of the show for me. I admit, though, it'd be cool to see some follow through.
What killed the entertainment value of "Storage Wars" for me was that it was way way too staged. Every locker had something unique tucked away in it. (Or at least 99% of them).
It would have been ok if they just occasionally did it, but on every locker, it gets old.

I would much rather see a show where the lockers go for $30 and then later on we find out that the guy sold two things on CL and ended up making a $20 profit or whatever. None of these dumb staged auctions where some jerk is bidding "To make my competitor run out of money" or "Here comes the intimidation factor" lol.

When every locker has a forgotten $2000 antique or unique item in it, these "finds" aren't exciting anymore.

But I agree with you, when Dave is pulling out boxes full of obvious crap and claiming.. Oh, these old books, that's worth $300 easy, that detracted from the show.
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10-06-2016 at 04:53 AM.
10-06-2016 at 04:53 AM.
Quote from jj.12321 :
what killed the entertainment value of "storage wars" for me was that it was way way too staged. Every locker had something unique tucked away in it. (or at least 99% of them).
It would have been ok if they just occasionally did it, but on every locker, it gets old.

I would much rather see a show where the lockers go for $30 and then later on we find out that the guy sold two things on cl and ended up making a $20 profit or whatever. None of these dumb staged auctions where some jerk is bidding "to make my competitor run out of money" or "here comes the intimidation factor" lol.

When every locker has a forgotten $2000 antique or unique item in it, these "finds" aren't exciting anymore.

but i agree with you, when dave is pulling out boxes full of obvious crap and claiming.. oh, these old books, that's worth $300 easy, that detracted from the show.
yuuuuup!!
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10-06-2016 at 09:40 AM.
10-06-2016 at 09:40 AM.
Quote from zzyzzx :
What would be better is if they filmed the items being sold, then went back and found the clip of the item being bought so you knew the actual price it sold for as well. Now that would be a better "best of" type of thing.
Pawn Stars does that sometimes in the between commercials blurbs. "Rick sent this item to auction six months later, and it sold for twice as much as he paid." There's also a couple like, "Rick's gamble on this custom Jeep didn't pan out when his $20,000 investment only fetched $6,000 at auction."
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10-06-2016 at 10:08 AM.
10-06-2016 at 10:08 AM.
Quote from jj.12321 :
What killed the entertainment value of "Storage Wars" for me was that it was way way too staged. Every locker had something unique tucked away in it. (Or at least 99% of them).
It would have been ok if they just occasionally did it, but on every locker, it gets old.

I would much rather see a show where the lockers go for $30 and then later on we find out that the guy sold two things on CL and ended up making a $20 profit or whatever. None of these dumb staged auctions where some jerk is bidding "To make my competitor run out of money" or "Here comes the intimidation factor" lol.

When every locker has a forgotten $2000 antique or unique item in it, these "finds" aren't exciting anymore.

​My local storage place says that the stuff is just simple items.
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10-12-2016 at 12:12 AM.
10-12-2016 at 12:12 AM.
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Wot is broadcast TV?
The choice of parents who want their kids to get college scholarships.
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10-12-2016 at 08:02 AM.
10-12-2016 at 08:02 AM.
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The choice of parents who want their kids to get college scholarships.
Huh
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