Funny story about your mate and TV producers. I used to sell secondhand books and I was asked a few times for a free loan of a book for a TV show. Get real! Good on your mate for maintaining his integrity and refusing to lie.
Tom Harris <[email protected]> On 12 August 2015 at 19:02, Quixotic Nixotic <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 12 Aug 2015, at 07:27, Dekatron42 wrote: > > There is a clip of that part here: > http://www.aetv.com/storage-wars/video/daves-nixie-tube-clock > > /Martin > > > I have a friend who runs UK auctions of coin-operated amusement machines, > circus and fairground memorabilia http://www.elephanthouseauctions.com/ > > He is regularly contacted by a model of TV show where people 'discover' > rare machines in barns and attics. They make the stories up and have > invariably bought these things somewhere for their story appeal at far > greater sums than they are worth. My friend is often asked to lie about the > value for the sake of the camera and storyline. He won't do it. > > As moderator of the British Jukebox Owners forum I have many times been > asked by TV production companies for any members who have something rare > and unusual with story appeal. Sometimes they already bought some junk and > want to find someone to make it work. This style of TV show is so cheap and > easy for them to make and they think you will be so star struck you'll do > it free of charge, including delivery and collection from their premises at > times and on dates to their specification. > > I was once asked to help a fake scenario where they had bought a junk > jukebox. They suggested to me that perhaps someone's Dad is dying of cancer > and would love to have this forgotten old jukebox he's had sitting in his > garage restored by members of the family, so he can enjoy his last dying > days. They will document the process, leading to tears in poor old Dad's > eyes when he finally hears that Doris Day record again. Aaagh! > > Usually, when told the timeframe for sourcing missing parts from around > the world and the cost of re-chroming alone, they lose interest. They want > it quick, cheap and emotional. > > John S > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/31232AA0-FE8C-4FB0-B6A2-C803658AA7BA%40jsdesign.co.uk > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/31232AA0-FE8C-4FB0-B6A2-C803658AA7BA%40jsdesign.co.uk?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAHjG12S%2BmWfFzLDHDfn9zb10D%2BmRqxEbLi4QTEO5KNAQFL8nKA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
