Bruce - I've only watched that show a couple of times. Personally, I find the two of them rather grating so I don't watch. I wondered the same thing about their turnaround on items. I sincerely doubt they make money on half their stuff. I wonder how much buying is allocated in their TV production budget. Maybe none but it made me wonder.
But I think you're missing the bigger picture... Now that they're on television, regardless of their knowledge, they're considered experts by the general public. Politicians (Sarah Palin), Self-Help people (Dr. Phil), junk collectors (Pickers) and let's not forget the genius folk of JERSEY SHORE, no better than you or I, are now leaders in their fields and social arbiters thanks to reality TV and the mindless sheep that accept them... Glenn T. ----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce Hershenson To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2010 3:57 AM Subject: [MOPO] What do you think of American Pickers? I am no fan of Antiques Roadshow, as many of their "experts" are anything but, and many of the items they "discover" are likely planted and rehearsed, and of course there have been several cases of fraud and wild mis-identifications (repros identified as originals, etc). See http://www.antiquetrader.com/article/at_inbox_antiques_roadshow_stop_not_worth_the_gas for an article on this. Recently I got a chance to sit down and watch a bunch of episodes of American Pickers, and I came away with a similar sense of "unreality". These guys seem to always pay a somewhat fair percentage of retail, even when the people they are buying from have no clue of value. Everything is like "they paid $60, they can sell it for $100". You never see them make a "score" (buy something for pennies on the dollar), unless it is something they claim they know nothing about when they buy it. Not once do you see them privately say "This item is worth $1,000, but I can tell these people have no clue, so I am going to offer $50". Sometimes they drive 1,000 miles and then buy three items and make a couple of hundred bucks? Hmmm.... The show is entertaining, and the two guys are personable, but they are nothing like any of the real pickers I have encountered over the years. -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 26 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. Box 874 West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take lunch) our site our auctions Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
