Pawn Stars.....a total messup?

Home ▸ Archive ▸ Serious Business ▸ Pawn Stars.....a total messup?
T

thavoice

Senior Member

14,376 posts
Jan 16, 2013 10:19 AM
We all know that these so called reality shows are scripted and such.

Had read about some of the actors they hired to come in and other stuff and also about an item on one of last nights eps.


Some guy wanted to pawn his Flax Bow. WHen he came to pick it up however later and pay off his loan/pawn you could easily tell that it wasnt the same item that he had brought it!
Also read other odd things about the show that make it seem more and more fake.


Does/would that change your viewing habits knowing the show is bs? I still think some of the stuff is interesting and ya can learn some things...but it def has lost alot of its luster because it is so fake.
Jan 16, 2013 10:19am
sherm03's avatar

sherm03

I go balls deep.

7,349 posts
Jan 16, 2013 10:41 AM
There are still people that think Pawn Stars isn't scripted?
Jan 16, 2013 10:41am
C

Con_Alma

Senior Member

12,198 posts
Jan 16, 2013 10:49 AM
The vast majority of things on Tv are "BS". If it entertains you they have accomplished their goal. This show isn't any different.
Jan 16, 2013 10:49am
T

thavoice

Senior Member

14,376 posts
Jan 16, 2013 11:00 AM
Oh I know its scripted...just thought it was hilarious that they tried to pull that one over on the viewers by giving back a totally diff item than what the guy brought in
Jan 16, 2013 11:00am
T

thavoice

Senior Member

14,376 posts
Jan 16, 2013 11:00 AM
and btw....The Hills was a totally legit show...nothing fake about that.......
Jan 16, 2013 11:00am
GoChiefs's avatar

GoChiefs

Resident Maniac

16,754 posts
Jan 16, 2013 11:01 AM
Who isn't aware that the show is fake??
Jan 16, 2013 11:01am
sleeper's avatar

sleeper

Legend

27,879 posts
Jan 16, 2013 11:05 AM
I've only seen it once and after watching the negotiating tactics employed by both sides, I could easily tell neither was sincere and it was all for show. I guess that's why I make the big bucks. :cool:
Jan 16, 2013 11:05am
Raw Dawgin' it's avatar

Raw Dawgin' it

Just Ain't Care

11,466 posts
Jan 16, 2013 11:08 AM
thavoice;1367081 wrote:and btw....The Hills was a totally legit show...nothing fake about that.......
You know how I know you're gay?
Jan 16, 2013 11:08am
4cards's avatar

4cards

Ohio Chatter Legend

2,551 posts
Jan 16, 2013 11:11 AM
...Pawn stars is scripted? Right! Next thing your going to tell us is that Pro Wrestling is fake!
Jan 16, 2013 11:11am
C

Con_Alma

Senior Member

12,198 posts
Jan 16, 2013 11:14 AM
4cards;1367086 wrote:...Pawn stars is scripted? Right! Next thing your going to tell us is that Pro Wrestling is fake!
...or that Lance Armstrong cheated.
Jan 16, 2013 11:14am
justincredible's avatar

justincredible

Nick Mangold

32,056 posts
Jan 16, 2013 11:21 AM
Jan 16, 2013 11:21am
Rotinaj's avatar

Rotinaj

Senior Member

7,699 posts
Jan 16, 2013 11:24 AM
It's a decent show for what it is. Like Sleeper said, the negotiating tactics are outrageous. They just tell everyone oh this will take me forever to sell blah blah blah ill give you 1/3 of whatever we were just told it was worth. Cash money $100 bills!!!!!!!!!
Jan 16, 2013 11:24am
Belly35's avatar

Belly35

Elderly Intellectual

9,716 posts
Jan 16, 2013 11:25 AM
4cards;1367086 wrote:...Pawn stars is scripted? Right! Next thing your going to tell us is that Pro Wrestling is fake!
Nothing is sacred anymore :D
Jan 16, 2013 11:25am
sherm03's avatar

sherm03

I go balls deep.

7,349 posts
Jan 16, 2013 11:31 AM
thavoice;1367080 wrote:Oh I know its scripted...just thought it was hilarious that they tried to pull that one over on the viewers by giving back a totally diff item than what the guy brought in
It's no different than any other show or movie when a background prop is gone from one scene after a camera cut...or it's moved after a cut and not put back in the proper place.
Jan 16, 2013 11:31am
G

gut

Senior Member

15,058 posts
Jan 16, 2013 11:35 AM
Rotinaj;1367095 wrote:It's a decent show for what it is. Like Sleeper said, the negotiating tactics are outrageous. They just tell everyone oh this will take me forever to sell blah blah blah ill give you 1/3 of whatever we were just told it was worth. Cash money $100 bills!!!!!!!!!
I like when the person grossly underestimates the value, and because he's on tv Rick has to be honest with giving a "fair" price. You know deep down he's kicking himself because if the cameras weren't there he'd fleece the guy even more than usual.

Also, judging from the size of the display room vs. the warehouse behind it would seem that the majority of their business is actually pawns (a.k.a cash loan biz).
Jan 16, 2013 11:35am
G

gut

Senior Member

15,058 posts
Jan 16, 2013 11:39 AM
I still have a tough time believing that they buy and sell many high-priced collectors items. Guns and a few things I could see, but if I was a collector shelling out $10k for something I'd probably never buy in a pawn shop, and certainly not without a certificate of authentication. Maybe they have that, but some of the apparent hacks they have posing as pseudo experts I'd expect to be easily fooled by good fakes. Although, to be fair, most fakes they'd seem to run across are mass-produced or simply replicas that may not require much skill to spot.
Jan 16, 2013 11:39am
T

thavoice

Senior Member

14,376 posts
Jan 16, 2013 11:52 AM
sherm03;1367102 wrote:It's no different than any other show or movie when a background prop is gone from one scene after a camera cut...or it's moved after a cut and not put back in the proper place.
Yeah..I have seen a website that has alot of movie/show screwups like that.
Thing is.....the difference though here is that this guy supposedly brought in one item for pawn......and when he came to pick it up it cleary was a different version of iT!!!!
Jan 16, 2013 11:52am
Commander of Awesome's avatar

Commander of Awesome

Senior Pwner

23,151 posts
Jan 16, 2013 12:00 PM
Jan 16, 2013 12:00pm
sherm03's avatar

sherm03

I go balls deep.

7,349 posts
Jan 16, 2013 12:22 PM
thavoice;1367117 wrote:Yeah..I have seen a website that has alot of movie/show screwups like that.
Thing is.....the difference though here is that this guy supposedly brought in one item for pawn......and when he came to pick it up it cleary was a different version of iT!!!!
I don't know...I guess I don't find it as funny. I'm actually surprised it took this long for something like this to happen. "Reality Shows" are super low budget. That's why TV is going that way. It doesn't take much of a crew to film, and the "actors" aren't real actors so they'll work cheaper. When you cut corners and don't spend the money...stuff like this is bound to happen.
Jan 16, 2013 12:22pm
T

thavoice

Senior Member

14,376 posts
Jan 16, 2013 12:31 PM
It may have been in one of the earlier seasons....Hell I dont know. They dont show much of the pawn stuff and funny they messed up one of the few they actually show!

Think I saw on one of their trivia questions that close to 70% of their business is pawning but they rarely show it.....not as interesting I guess.

Now...Hardcore Pawn...those idiots on that show, the workers and customers, I think just show up and make a scene so they can get on TV. That show is unwatchable with all the yelling, screaming and confrontations
Jan 16, 2013 12:31pm
Q

queencitybuckeye

Senior Member

7,117 posts
Jan 16, 2013 12:43 PM
Rotinaj;1367095 wrote:It's a decent show for what it is. Like Sleeper said, the negotiating tactics are outrageous. They just tell everyone oh this will take me forever to sell blah blah blah ill give you 1/3 of whatever we were just told it was worth. Cash money $100 bills!!!!!!!!!
The wife had an antique shop for a number of years. 1/3 of retail, maybe a tad more, is what could be paid for merchandise that allows for paying overhead (rent, utilities, employees, etc.) and leaves a little bit of profit.
Jan 16, 2013 12:43pm
4cards's avatar

4cards

Ohio Chatter Legend

2,551 posts
Jan 16, 2013 12:54 PM
thavoice;1367147 wrote: Now...Hardcore Pawn...those idiots on that show, the workers and customers, I think just show up and make a scene so they can get on TV. That show is unwatchable with all the yelling, screaming and confrontations
...I watched Harcore Pawn the other night & saw some woman (seemed like a crack addict) come in with a POS printer (no box, no instructions, nothing) and wanted $ 30.00. When the guy behind the counter said they weren't intested, the woman starts ranting " No you gonna give me $ 30.00"
Enter Les the owner: "What's the problemn"?
Woman " You gonna give me $ 30.00 for this printer"
Les to Security gorilla: "Get her & POS printer out of here"

The printer smashes on the floor & the security guy moves her in the parking lot where she continues to scream.

It's all scripted, but I find this show more laughable than Pawn Stars!
Jan 16, 2013 12:54pm
T

thavoice

Senior Member

14,376 posts
Jan 16, 2013 1:05 PM
Raw Dawgin' it;1367084 wrote:You know how I know you're gay?
I was kidding dude!

My stepdaughter got into that show a few months ago and she swore up and down how it was real life, that the cameras just followed them around and they acted like they would just in rea life and I couldnt stop laughing. She got mad and embarrassed but I think after she thought about it more she realized how fake it was!
Jan 16, 2013 1:05pm
T

thavoice

Senior Member

14,376 posts
Jan 16, 2013 1:06 PM
gut;1367104 wrote:I like when the person grossly underestimates the value, and because he's on tv Rick has to be honest with giving a "fair" price. You know deep down he's kicking himself because if the cameras weren't there he'd fleece the guy even more than usual.

Also, judging from the size of the display room vs. the warehouse behind it would seem that the majority of their business is actually pawns (a.k.a cash loan biz).
Yeah....saw that a few times when they offered more than what was being asked! Thing is.....that is all staged as well so I dont think he really gets too fired up about it!
Jan 16, 2013 1:06pm
G

gut

Senior Member

15,058 posts
Jan 16, 2013 1:49 PM
thavoice;1367176 wrote:Yeah....saw that a few times when they offered more than what was being asked! Thing is.....that is all staged as well so I dont think he really gets too fired up about it!
Damnit...you're probably right.

But it is totally plausible. One would think with the internet these days that people wouldn't pawn something with absolutely no idea what it's worth, but that's giving people too much credit.
Jan 16, 2013 1:49pm