OT: The advantages of having your own television show.

[slidekellyslide]

How about this Apollo 11 pennant which is still running and has been bid up to $101.67 with two days to go.....

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Pennant-...4#ht_500wt_922

or you could just hit the BIN on the same exact pennant for $19.99 from this seller...the seller has two of them..get them both for $39.98.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-1969-Apo...1#ht_547wt_903

[Ease]

Ah the power of TV. Best of luck to them, I love the show!

[gashouse34]

Don't you think that the Hackensack pennant is worth that price after it's autographed by Mike and Frank? Seriously I love the show but would never consider bidding on anything they are selling.

[slidekellyslide]

I absolutely love the show too...I'm just stunned that people are willing to pay 10x the going rate for an item just because it was on TV or owned by the American Pickers.

[bigtrain]

Saw the episode where they bought the pennants. They got a stack of miscellaneous pennants for $25.00. Mike told the woman that he would be lucky to get $5 to $10 a piece for them.

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by bigtrain

Saw the episode where they bought the pennants. They got a stack of miscellaneous pennants for $25.00. Mike told the woman that he would be lucky to get $5 to $10 a piece for them.

In the real world he would have been lucky to get $5 to $10 apiece for them.

[herkyhawkeye]

For as much as they have done for the antique collecting world, Good for them for getting paid. Their television success has really amped up interest in collecting which is vital for people to understand the importance of not throwing away items and researching them. I cant speak for Frank but I can tell you that Mike is a standup guy. Their shop is a lot smaller than you think it would be as well and their shop prices are failry reasonable.