Recent content by Sgtdoogie

I actually have first hand experience with Pawn Stars. Once again, what actually happens and how it's presented on TV is not the same. That doesn't take anything away from the items, IMO. The items are real, but the story behind it and how the shop operates is not real, it's TV. My friend...

If you read about them on Reddit, there was an AMA with one of the show's creators. Mike is the real picker. He has the store in Iowa (and now Nashville). He actually does collect, and he actually buys and sells stuff. He does know a lot about items, particularly bicycles and motorcycles...

Ironically, the year before Vern, they picked Deb and Al Casner. They had the engine that was the same type as the Spruce Goose and they started the giant motor. Vern lives on Dry Creek and Deb/Al have a shop on Hwy 49, which the two are only about a mile apart as the crow flies...