This thing needs to be in the dumpster!
I'll take $100 for the chair. Take...not give. I can place it the dumpster myself..:)
It's an interesting comment on our society and the notion of "celebrity".
Don't these guys make enough money? They've got a popular show on cable, there are long lines outside their panw shop all hours of the day and night (I've seen them), and they already have a line of merchandise they are selling (shirts, mugs, hats,DVD's, etc.).
And now, a ratty used chair satin by a 70 year-old grandpa? Sad thing is.........they'll probably get bids.
> It's an interesting comment on our society and the notion of "celebrity".
It used to be interesting...now it is just sad and destructive, IMHO.
DJ,
The show does have it's good points. It shows how much they want to screw you on the price (as if folks didn't know that about pawn shops). they call it "In the name of business. I have a friend who owns one in Norfolk Va. He was asking the same price as the stores charge for new in the box. Pawn shops are for suckers and the ones who are in a bind and need cash.
If any good can come out of the show I don't see it. I've watched it a few times and they seem like sharks.
Craig
My comment was about celebrity worship in this country.
I have seen the show, doesn't interest me, but to each his own.
Aren't you at the beach yet?
Craig
Leaving tomorrow morning. The tables are calling me...the beach has a chair on it with my name....good chance I may not be back as scheduled...:)
The History Channel used to have interesting programming. Now, they should change their name to the National Enquirer Channel.
I watch the show when ever I can catch it (seems to always be on in reruns).
I find it engaging as I have an interest in antiques and collectables, and often, the "experts" they bring in can offer good information on prices and demand.
However, as to the reality of the pawn shop industry, it's a fake.
It's always some yuppie, or retired person, with some spare collectable lying around that they want to unload. And in all the times I've watched, I don't think I ever saw anyone who wanted to "pawn"....all they show is people who want to "sell".
I am amazed that some of these sellers, who seem to be well-off, intelligent people, don't just go directly to dealers and collectors, instead of taking a cut rate on something that might bring them a decent amount of money.
You never see the truly desperate people, those who really frequent pawn shops, looking for ways to leverage their belongings into temporary cash.
Cowboy...much better said than what I attempted.
The History Channel
> The History Channel used to have interesting programming. Now, they should change their name to the National Enquirer Channel.
A lot of that going around. Not much to discover on the Discovery Channel and precious little that's artistic or entertaining on A&E.
Don't Forget TLC
I suppose it depends on one’s perspective, but from my point of view, there’s precious little to be learned on The Learning Channel. A quick review of upcoming fare reveals What Not to Wear, Laser Hair Removal at Home, I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant, Brazil Butt Lift, and Toddlers and Tiaras.
Don't Forget TLC
The History Channel, Arts & Entertainment, the Learning Channel.......we have only ourselves to blame.
They are just adapting to the audience in order to survive. Same reason ballet companies and symphony orchestras need subsidies while the WWF doesn't....:-/
Ever stay home during the day and try to watch what's on? :-O 🙁 |-) 😛 :-@
Don't Forget TLC
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> Ever stay home during the day and try to watch what's on? :-O 🙁 |-) 😛 :-@
NCIS comes on Cloo at 3 pm. That's about the only thing worth watching, as I found out a couple of weeks ago.
SC
> The History Channel, Arts & Entertainment, the Learning Channel.......we have only ourselves to blame.
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> They are just adapting to the audience in order to survive. Same reason ballet companies and symphony orchestras need subsidies while the WWF doesn't....:-/
I had this discussion a few weeks ago with a friend of mine from college who is the president of a conservative think tank in DC. We've given "the market place" over twenty-five years to find a free market alternative to public subsidies for the arts and for public television. At this point the "conservative" thing to do is to embrace the state's historical position as the patron of the arts. The way I define it, putting the free market ahead of the preservation and dissemination of the western artistic and literary canon pretty much moves one right out of the conservative camp.
SC
It changed my viewing habits when IFC (Independent Film Chanel) started having commercials
They are so long and repetitive that I often lose interest in the film.
I have been buying and selling music gear for a couple of years now, there are exceptions, but typically I aim at selling for half of new price (many folks think they ought to get what they paid new for something, or they paid way too much to start with and want too much for their gear). To sell it and make any kind of profit, I have to get it for about a 1/4 of new price, basically double it, and have some profit. A pawn shop has a lot of expences, they can not pay what something sells for, or even close to it, and make a profit.
One reason folks sell to these places, music stores are about the same, is they do not have to meet strangers for a direct sell. You going to let some stranger off craigslist in your home, go to theirs, meet them in a strange place. I bought a guitar off a young college student girl recently. She met a nice guy, but pretty dangerous what she did. If you sell on ebay, you have to have a good sales record, pay the fees, do a good job photographing and describing the item, hope you get paid, pay the pay pal fees, package and ship the item (ever try to pack an acoustic guitar, a tube amp, etc.) hope it gets there in one piece and the customer is happy with something he bought without actually seeing it or trying it out....
Love the show. For a little, I would bid on the chair.
