American Pickers

[thecatspajamas]

I recall some discussion of a large panoramic photo that they found in one episode but was not one of the featured items. On-screen, they just had a shot of them carting it out of the barn or wherever it had been squirrelled away, and maybe a brief glimpse of it as it had sat for many years.

There was another episode where they found a pile of WWII-era military base team uniforms (both shirts and pants). Can't remember what they paid for those, but they seemed like a pretty good deal to me!

I agree with the sentiment that they don't seem to have knowledge of specific prices for sports-related pieces that they may happen across, but they do have sense enough to know a ballpark value on most things, and I'm sure do plenty of research off-show on those they don't know specifics on.

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by thecatspajamas

I recall some discussion of a large panoramic photo that they found in one episode but was not one of the featured items. On-screen, they just had a shot of them carting it out of the barn or wherever it had been squirrelled away, and maybe a brief glimpse of it as it had sat for many years.

It was a "Yard Of The Game" Cubs panorama...I asked Mike about it and he said that they did buy it, and sold it right away. He told me they have no control over which segments air, but that they did film a segment of him buying it.

[murphusa]

logic would tell you that they could not fill 2 stores with stuff just by what they show on the TV. A friend from lancaster had them at his place and they were there for 3 days filming and they went through everything and purchased much more than what made it on TV.

Shark Tank discussions last on about 3 or 4 hours and they look at the books etc but we only see 10 minutes on the show

[ctownboy]

I remember seeing an episode where they were looking through stuff in an old barn in, I think, upstate New York. When they were either going through this one pile of stuff or were climbing over a pile, there was an old baseball glove in the scene. It was one of those with individual fingers with the leather lacing between the thumb and first finger.

My guess was the glove was from the 1910's or 1920's. On the show, the guys just went right past it without saying anything. OF course, off camera they could have picked it up and bought it.....

David

[BigJJ]

American Pickers is one of my favorites too. would Love to go cross country and free style pick. We should have a Net 54 caravan. That would frighten everybody!

While I have not freestyled, I am contacted a good amount for post-1900 art sales, and then inquire about any sports material. and am also contacted a good amount for sports material, and then inquire about any post-1900 art. So I roam mentally and physically when in a home or apartment.

A gentleman contacted me about one year ago with a 1970s Yankees World Series ring. I asked if he had any art. He had THREE Original Andy Warhols sitting in a closet. have not closed the deal, yet.

Separately, I had a deal to Sell a very big piece of art, and inquired if the buyer had any sports material, and the gentleman showed me the Neiman Namath, up for auction this weekend at Heritage. believe the earliest formal painting by Neiman of Namath, from 1965 his rookie year. Bought it then and there!

[packs]

Not sure if you guys also watch the show Auction Kings but they had a Ty Cobb tin on once that went for I think 5K.

[billyb]

I believe one of their episodes, baseball cards was quickly mentioned with other items, but they did not show them digging up the cards.

Lance,
Do you ever visit their store in Nashville??? If so, did they have any baseball memorbilia??