Nintendo World Championships to be on Pawn Stars

[Schiggidyd]

Hey every one.
I'm not sure if this was posted recently, but for anyone who doesn't know,
Pat the NES Punk (my cousin) has brought his Gold NWC to Pawn Stars for filming, and it will premiere Monday night.

I thought it was cool at first, but the more I thought about it, the more of a bad idea it became. I think it's a bad idea because it will turn on many people who don't even love or collect video games to buy all the games they see in hopes they're valuable. It makes our collecting and finds harder.

Thoughts?

[IHatedSega]

Corey will just brush it off as old crap like he does every time an old game or system goes there.

If it drives up costs for some things, then fine, itll make the bubble burst even quicker.

[Schiggidyd]

"Let me call up my buddy, he's an expert on these things".

[IHatedSega]

"Let me call up my buddy, he's an expert on these things".

Its always Corey and Chum who handle stuff like this. I guess they could call the toy store guy....maybe, but theres never been a video game expert come in. Maybe theyll introduce a new character and have more games be featured?

One time though the Old Man was with Chum when a TMNT comic book collection came in, Old Man was raving about how weird it was and an episode on after it he said "kids nowadays have no imagination"......

[skaar]

I don't like it when the stupidity of reality television gets involved in things I am interested in.

Hiss.

[recorderdude]

I think I can see the logic in his decision. He probably wants to counter the NES-001 idiot and show that gaming shit CAN be worth money. However, for all the reasons mentioned before and for the fact that he's CARRYING AROUND A REAL NWC GOLD OUT IN THE OPEN, it doesn't look like it'll work out so well.

[wingzrow]

Have him bring in a copy of battletoads instead.

[recorderdude]

Have him bring in a copy of battletoads for wii instead.

fix'd.

[Schiggidyd]

I highly doubt he's stupid enough to actually sell it to them. Him and I don't talk, so I don't know what came of it.

[JSoup]

I don't like it when the stupidity of reality television gets involved in things I am interested in.

Hiss.

Agreed, although, of all the various pawn shows, Pawn Stars tends to be fairly interesting when they get into the history of a particular item, ala Antiques Roadshow. Not like that Hardcore Pawn (which is about an old man that needs to be punched in the face and his kids that were't loved enough when they were little) and Storage Wars (which is about fat people pulling random numbers out of their collective asses).

[mailman187666]

I think it would be interesting to watch, but I too think it could create even more collectors and re-sellers out of people. Its been harder to find good deals ever since values of old games have been publicised such as the Red Sea Crossing, the sealed Stadium Events, and so forth. I think the "bubble will burst" eventually too, but I'd say its going to continue to climb for a while before that happens.

[Sundowner]

I'm sure they will have a pathetic offer for him. Just like they did when someone brought in the old arcade games and virtual boy. It'll be interesting to see what offer they do give him. I think he'd be a fool to sell it, maybe pawn it...so if I had to guess Pat still has his hands on it.

[xelement5x]

So I guess this does confirm that this show is pretty scripted. If you have to make an appointment to bring your valuable item in for filming and "haggling" with them, then I'm pretty sure they've already got the whole thing planned out for what'll happen.

I can't imagine Pat selling something like that to them, since they'll only give you about 50-60% of the price he could get if he sold it himself which he obviously knows how to do. I can only guess it's a PR stunt for both parties involved.

[Atarileaf]

Agreed, this is a joke. I seriously doubt Pat has any intention AT ALL of selling this. Is it just so HE can be on TV?

As mentioned, just more proof that these reality shows are anything but.

[Collector_Gaming]

I am thinking regardless if it "sells" or not he walks out with his game intact.. I think its just a scripted job as a promotional stunt to lure more people in.

[recorderdude]

Cross-Promotion is a clever thing.

[wiggyx]

Chum is gonna shit his pants when he sees it.

[8-bitNesMan]

Chum is gonna shit his pants when he sees it.

He probably does that anyway :D

[Atarileaf]

Chum is gonna shit his pants when he sees it.

Always got the feeling that the whole "dumb bumpkin" thing is just an act.

[Embalming Your Nipples]

Chum is gonna shit his pants when he sees it.
,
By the looks of that greasy lump of shit, his pants are in a state of perpectual shat smears.

[VG_Maniac]

I am thinking regardless if it "sells" or not he walks out with his game intact.. I think its just a scripted job as a promotional stunt to lure more people in.


I visited the pawn shop last September in Vegas, and they actually do have a lot of stuff for sale there that they have bought on the show. So I do believe when they buy something on the show, they really do keep it. But there is a lot of stuff that appears on the show that they never have any intentions of buying in the first place, and Pat's gold NWC cart is obviously no exception.

They will lowball Pat with a bad offer, and won't come up to anywhere close to what he wants, and he'll walk away. But whether Pat sells it or keeps it is not the reason it's on the show (cause they already know they aren't going to buy it)...it's going to be on so they can have a rare and unique item to keep the show interesting, and so they can have one of their experts show up and explain the history of the NWC to the viewers. And obviously Pat doesn't want to be on the show so he can sell off his most prized possession, he wants to be on the show so he can be on TV.




Always got the feeling that the whole "dumb bumpkin" thing is just an act.

Chum would have been fired years ago if he was that dumb in real life.

[Greg2600]

Always got the feeling that the whole "dumb bumpkin" thing is just an act.

It is, he's not that dumb.


I am thinking regardless if it "sells" or not he walks out with his game intact.. I think its just a scripted job as a promotional stunt to lure more people in.

I agree, but to have someone on with no intention of selling something I think is pretty lame.

[Collector_Gaming]

Always got the feeling that the whole "dumb bumpkin" thing is just an act.

if you watch videos on youtube of people meeting him at the shop when the shows not being filmed or on the street. I am not saying hes a rocket scientist seeming kinda guy. But he certainly isn't as dumb as they make him out to be on the show. He just seems like your average kinda guy that has his strong points in collectibles and low points. Rick has said in the past that chum is basically his top dollar gold expert. No one in the shop actually knows more about gold and its worth then chum. And as we known in the past chum is a collector of hard to find sneakers and is really good at the knowledge about them.

I think also when they have people come in and he says something stupid like say "Who's this guy". Its just an act. All those shows seem to have em. Pawn Stars is Chum Lee and American Restoration has Brettly and i am sure the others have em too.

[Parodius Duh!]

Why would he bring it to those Fat Fuckers? So he can get paid only half of what its actually worth? Wants his 3 minutes of tv time? Too lazy to list it on ebay and get what its actually worth if not more? I hope that fucking pawn shop burns to the god damn ground and those fat scam artists get trapped inside. Its absolutely pitiful that PAWN SCUM actually gets ratings in this god forsaken country.




I wouldnt want their fat, McDouble grease covered fingers all over my NWC cart, thats for DAMN sure.

[Bojay1997]

Why would he bring it to those Fat Fuckers? So he can get paid only half of what its actually worth? Wants his 3 minutes of tv time? Too lazy to list it on ebay and get what its actually worth if not more? I hope that fucking pawn shop burns to the god damn ground and those fat scam artists get trapped inside. Its absolutely pitiful that PAWN SCUM actually gets ratings in this god forsaken country.

I disagree. I actually really enjoy the show mostly because it's one of the few "reality" shows that actually makes some effort to bring in people that know what they're talking about in connection with the items and gives some interesting information about the historical background of items. Is it staged? Absolutely. Does anyone really believe that this tiny little pawn shop in a low end area of Vegas really gets some of the unique and valuable items showing up on episodes in the normal course of business? The point is, it's a fun show and it doesn't negatively impact society or our culture like so much of the other reality garbage on television today.

[A.C. Sativa]

Always got the feeling that the whole "dumb bumpkin" thing is just an act.

I don't think he's dumb, I think he's just really stoned most of the time.

[Parodius Duh!]

The business of Pawning as a whole is scummy and only Scumbag FAT scam artists run pawn shops. I have No respect, their fuckin' losers all around. Take advantage of desparate morons and people that dont know any better. Sell your shit yourself, dont bring it to a jerkoff whos gonna give you half of what its worth. Especially in this day and age, with ebay and all online selling sites. Pawn Shops should be a thing of the past.


That woman who brought in that Spider Brooch that Rick was all like "Id love to give you $1000 but its actually worth like $60,000 and Id feel bad!" Yeah, that brooch is actually worth closer to $250,000....guy can use as much cologne as he wants, hes still a stinky pile of shit!

Pawn Shops are great for thieves however, most "pros" know how to sell anything to a shop and get away with it. So, Thank your local pawn shop for producing your local thieves and scum.

[recorderdude]

dont bring it to a jerkoff whos gonna give you half of what its worth.

Most gamestores actually pay 1/3 or less the amount they sell trade-ins for. You pretty much need to to profit enough in a business like that to support yourself, especially when the items are high-value but slow-moving.

Still, at least there they make it obvious what the items are worth and it's your choice to trade in. I've done it a couple of times with crap games I can't move to get a bit of store credit.

[Parodius Duh!]

Most gamestores actually pay 1/3 or less the amount they sell trade-ins for. You pretty much need to to profit enough in a business like that to support yourself, especially when the items are high-value but slow-moving.

Still, at least there they make it obvious what the items are worth and it's your choice to trade in. I've done it a couple of times with crap games I can't move to get a bit of store credit.

A used copy of Madden 2011 and your Grandmothers Gold and diamond encrusted wedding ring which is over 80 years old are two different things. Even a Gold NWC cart is a VERY different item. Thats where Im coming from. Not all (but definitely some) videogames are going to be worth much, its a niche collectible.... where as something like a gold ring or Davinci painting or a game that not even enough copies you can count on ur fingers and toes exist of. These will always hold high value no matter what just because, there is no niche.

[Bojay1997]

The business of Pawning as a whole is scummy and only Scumbag FAT scam artists run pawn shops. I have No respect, their fuckin' losers all around. Take advantage of desparate morons and people that dont know any better. Sell your shit yourself, dont bring it to a jerkoff whos gonna give you half of what its worth. Especially in this day and age, with ebay and all online selling sites. Pawn Shops should be a thing of the past.


That woman who brought in that Spider Brooch that Rick was all like "Id love to give you $1000 but its actually worth like $60,000 and Id feel bad!" Yeah, that brooch is actually worth closer to $250,000....guy can use as much cologne as he wants, hes still a stinky pile of shit!

Pawn Shops are great for thieves however, most "pros" know how to sell anything to a shop and get away with it. So, Thank your local pawn shop for producing your local thieves and scum.

Actually, the pawn business is based around high interest short-term loans. Most pawn shops buy very little merchandise and what they end up with is because people never return to claim it. The more I read your rants the more it seems like you might be mentally ill. Are you on medication of some type?

[Parodius Duh!]

Yeah Im crazy as fuck dude! (actually , yes I really am, and no I cant afford Meds anymore) Pawning is a scumful act as well, its like a fucking form of legal loan sharking. People bringing their shit to pawn are just as moronic, but the people accepting the pawn are pure filthy scumbags.


....and if you WATCHED PAWN STARS, WHICH IS WHAT AND WHO IM SPEAKING ABOUT MAINLY, THEIR PURCHASE RATIO IS MUCH HIGHER THAN PAWN RATIO ACCORDING TO THE SHOW. <---- I didnt mean to all caps that, damn it.

[recorderdude]

Yeah, I can agree with it being a little worse when they're super-lowballing ultra-valuable items. Anything that transcends history and becomes a notorious collectible or cultural icon of an item will hold more value, and there'll be way more people looking to rip someone off.

[gameofyou]

Cool, thanks for posting. I'll be sure to watch it!

[wiggyx]

Why would he bring it to those Fat Fuckers? So he can get paid only half of what its actually worth? Wants his 3 minutes of tv time? Too lazy to list it on ebay and get what its actually worth if not more? I hope that fucking pawn shop burns to the god damn ground and those fat scam artists get trapped inside. Its absolutely pitiful that PAWN SCUM actually gets ratings in this god forsaken country.




I wouldnt want their fat, McDouble grease covered fingers all over my NWC cart, thats for DAMN sure.

Were you raped by a pawn shop or something?

Why so worked up about it?

[Collector_Gaming]

I feel someone had a very very very bad experience at a pawn shop one time or another.

You do realize the other end of the business of a pawn shop is used just about almost every where in retail these days right?

Not the whole "you give me this valuable piece and I give 5 grand which you owe me plus interest in x amount of months" end but the "you bring me this item i pay you this much money... turn around and sell it at a price where i can make atleast 50 % profit if not double money".

Gamestop does it. EB games use to do it. Every game store does it.
Music stores been doing it since the birth of affordable records.
FYE does it
Best buy now does it

I mean i can go on and on and on and on with a mile long list of different chains and branches and types of retail that does it.

And infact by the sounds of it you do it too by buying a game small amount and resell it on ebay.


Here is one thing that a pawn shop does that ebay does not do though.

Granted you can get 1 grand on a item if you sold it on ebay if you don't mind taking hte risk and sitting on the item for x amount of time till you get that magical number on the auction and then hope the payment comes through without hassle... But if your in it for say 50 bucks got it at a yard sale or something brought it to a pawn shop and guy offers you 500 bucks cash money right there are you gonna say no? Of course not.

I saw this on a tv show I watched about what america is worth if we sold it and they interviewed a guy who does resell items. He went to a yard sale bought a select few items and was explaining yeah i could probably make 5 times more if i sat on it and waited for a internet auction to come through. But he brings it to the pawn shop and gets atleast double his money hassle free in and out the door cash money simple as that.
One key feature to keep a buisness going is to keep product flowing in and out the door so to speak. If you sit on it too long thats dollars your not making

[wingzrow]

So I guess this does confirm that this show is pretty scripted.

Every single show on tV I can think of is scripted (except survivorman).

Gold rush, pawn stars, storage wars, all of it. You're suppose to suspend your disbelief, but to not know that it's all planned out in advance is just being naive.

[The Adventurer]

Pawn Stars is scripted, but its more along the lines of a 'reinactment' show. These people do come in with these items, after the transaction they note it down, then latter bring in the cameras and shoot a reenactment of it.

Storage Wars is a bit similar, but my gut says (because they show the bidding process) that the bidding and initial sifting is live. Once they find treasure they start scripting something compelling to watch. They don't show all the dud units they're sure to buy the majority of the time.

[JSoup]

Pawn Shops are great for thieves however, most "pros" know how to sell anything to a shop and get away with it. So, Thank your local pawn shop for producing your local thieves and scum.

Having some past experience with this, it really depends on your area. Not all pawn shops are hives of scum and villainy, I can only think of three in my city that would qualify as such (out of seven or so, more if we're including gold shops and dollar jewelers). It is true that some of the more distrustful pawn shops are used to push stolen merchandise or otherwise overprice general crap, it's not really as big of a problem as you'd think. Most of the sales are being made between crooks and people who can't get those products any other way (not that that makes it ok, of course).

This is why I tend to get all bent out of shape over Leslie Gold. I've dealt with pigs like him before, crooks that want to make it big by selling to the common man instead of other crooks. Generally this goes no where fast, but he's someone gotten truTV (or whoever produces the show) to back him up.


The more I read your rants the more it seems like you might be mentally ill. Are you on medication of some type?

Aw, leave him alone. He's a good guy, he just has a manic moment every few posts.

[InsaneDavid]

I'm sure they will have a pathetic offer for him. Just like they did when someone brought in the old arcade games and virtual boy. It'll be interesting to see what offer they do give him. I think he'd be a fool to sell it, maybe pawn it...so if I had to guess Pat still has his hands on it.

About that Virtual Boy... that jackass sold it to them knowing it wasn't working right and knowing exactly what it was and what it was worth. When we started a discussion about it, the moron actually made an account here and tried to defend the whole thing and come across like joe cool retrogamer. Of course he was promptly driven away - that's back when we had REAL community spirit.

Remember when he sold that, Virtual Boy systems with bad display connections were about $20 - $30 a pop. Back then I used to find them, repair them, and then end up storing the damn things for a year + until they sold for $40 - $60 tops. Eventually I started parting them out ($30 for the stand, $25 for the visor foam, $10 for the visor frame, $20 for the controller) and cleared out my inventory within a week.

As for the arcade games, they weren't worth shit. One of them was original and maybe worth $200 in that condition. The others were the usual quickie conversions, think one was either a usual suspect Williams cab or a Defender cab (can't remember) and the other a generic hunk of crap if I'm remembering correctly. The Yie Ar Kung-Fu PCB was the most valuable thing in the whole lot but honestly those generic machines were $50 a pop at best.

[The 1 2 P]

I don't watch this show and thats not going to change. But I will watch a clip of this once it's made available. But I have a feeling he's not going to sell it.

[SparTonberry]

Pat carry around his NWC cart?!
He better not fall asleep for 19 minutes on THAT one! :P

[Polygon]

Some interesting posts.

If you feel you've been ripped off by a pawn shop, you really only have yourself to blame. They didn't force you to buy or sell at that price. You need to do your research to find out what something is worth before you buy or sell it. You're the only one responsible if you get ripped off. From what I've seen from watching Pawn Stars, they seem like stand up guys most of the time. I've seen people come in and ask for a lot less than they know what something is worth and they've told them what it's really worth. I do enjoy watching the show and yes, it's scripted to a point. Everything on T.V. is scripted. Also, Chum is not as stupid as they make him out to be. You can tell when he gets involved in something he knows anything about on the show, like shoes. He's not the brightest bulb in the box, but he's certainly playing a part on the show.

Now, back to the OP. I'm excited to see this episode. Not only to see Pat on the show but to see how the deal goes.

[Collector_Gaming]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUe8JipuWuc

Let chum take it away showing you the pawn shop as if you were to walk in yourself right now and check it out.

[thegamezmaster]

The usual will happen. Their expert will say it's worth for example $5000. So they will give the seller the same sob story of all the work they have to do to sell it and end up offering him like $10 for it.

[bacteria]

So, when is the episode with the NES game being aired?

[Schiggidyd]

Monday (tomorrow) 10pm EST.

[jonebone]

Thanks for the post, I'll be sure to watch. I actually like Pawn Stars even if it is scripted, should be interesting enough. I've seen the Virtual Boy CIB and Game N Watch episodes too.

[FrankSerpico]

InsaneDavid is right, they in no way lowballed the Virtual Boy guy, in fact they probably offered the genius more money than a used game store would for a 17 year-old console with a miniscule library and little to no existing fanbase.

[Daltone]

I wouldnt want their fat, McDouble grease covered fingers all over my NWC cart, thats for DAMN sure. That's why I get all my games professionally bricked by the Video Games Authority, and so should you!

Fixed to demonstrate how the stirling work of the VGA can help you, your family and poor starving children in Africa.

Also - pawn shops are resellers. So yeah, they won't give you what it is "worth" because they have to resell.

[IHatedSega]

Yeah, I really dont get why people get mad when Pawn Shops dont give them much for things. You go to a pawn shop to get cash in hand quick, or a loan you need right now to pay a bill and later youll be bale to pay off if you wish to. Pawning items is really simple and its easier than other ways of getting quick loans.

[JSoup]

I'd actually really like to see the thing put in front of Les Gold. He'd pull one of these deals out of his ass where you sign a contract agreeing to pay his search and printing fees if your price is wrong and he'll agree to buy the item from you if your price was right. Given what the average person knows about rare games, I'm sure that would be worth a laugh.

[Collector_Gaming]

Yeah, I really dont get why people get mad when Pawn Shops dont give them much for things. You go to a pawn shop to get cash in hand quick, or a loan you need right now to pay a bill and later youll be bale to pay off if you wish to. Pawning items is really simple and its easier than other ways of getting quick loans.

like rick said... hes running a buisness not a museum.

[recorderdude]

So...it aired. Anyone watch it and know what happened?

[wiggyx]

It did? I thought it was airing tonight at 10pm Eastern?

[bigbacon]

It did? I thought it was airing tonight at 10pm Eastern?

that is what my guide says 'check out a gold video game' at 10pm EST

[recorderdude]

oh, Ten PM. I'm a derp.

[Collector_Gaming]

Well chum handled it by himself. They brought in thier toy expert to look at it. He put it at like 29-30k for the 2 games. Chum offered 15k and he walked away. Btw the old man is right about copper. Coppers doubled in value so the old pennies are worth more in melt then face value. But sadly a law states you cant do that :p

[jonebone]

I thought it was a cool show even if the acting was staged and the expert "verification" didn't even open the cartridges. Definitely a show off but done quite well to discus the interesting backstory regarding some of Nintendo's most collectible items.

[Greg2600]

Well I called that one. He had no intention of selling those games. If he did he'd have gone to auction not a PAWN shop! Then the episode ends with a complete loser trying to sell 2000 Nike sneakers for $1 million! All that guy intended was to get free publicity for his pointless Shoezeum.

[JSoup]

Coppers doubled in value so the old pennies are worth more in melt then face value. But sadly a law states you cant do that :p

Which honestly doesn't mean anything, if you know who to sell to. I worked in an multimedia art studio for six years, the guys running it would sometimes need to use a few under the table methods to get materials, depending on the cost of the day. Melted down copper sales are more common than you think.

[Urzu402]

Just a heads up, if you missed it and want to see it. Theyre rerunning the episode at 2 AM est on the history channel.

[spman]

I saw this tonight, it was so badly scripted that I couldn't help but roll my eyes. The expert said they looked authentic just based on the looking at the outside of the carts, and some BS bill of sale the guy probably made up himself. Considering the fact that these carts have been reproduced to look 100% authentic on the outside, and the only real way to confirm they are real is to open them up (which they didn't do on the show), I'm calling BS on this guy and his story. The carts were just in too good of shape to be authentic, but maybe I'm wrong. Ultimately the fat kid wanted to give him $15,000 and the guy wouldn't come down from $32,000, so no deal was made.

[Jimmy Yakapucci]

Btw the old man is right about copper. Coppers doubled in value so the old pennies are worth more in melt then face value. But sadly a law states you cant do that :p

Calling BS on his whole hoarding of pre-1982 copper pennies. Not the value of them, but that he was doing it. Looking in the buckets it was easy to see lots of the new design pennies.

[StarBlazer]

Calling BS on his whole hoarding of pre-1982 copper pennies. Not the value of them, but that he was doing it. Looking in the buckets it was easy to see lots of the new design pennies.

I thought the same thing. The newer pennies were very easy to spot. Buckets were probably filled with dirt and pennies on top of that, and of course nobody's going to hand wrap all those. I still love the show! lol

Was surprised to see both NWC carts! Can anybody else claim to have owned both at the same time?

[recorderdude]

Both NWCs at once were already seen in a Pat-AVGN crossover episode from a long time ago...and they are both his, and both legit.

[VG_Maniac]

I knew there was no way Pat was going to sell them...especially at a pawn shop. He mentioned that he has to let them go because he really needs the money right now. Whether that's true, or whether he just used that as an excuse to get them on the show...I do not know. He always seems to have plenty of money to buy games.

[needler420]

Pat is nothing but an attention whore. Everything I seen about the guy on youtube annoys me.

The only reason he took the game on the show was to show off and get payed for being on TV.
His asking price was 35k and the lowest he went was 32k so he was't even looking for a sale but just attention. You guys realize he's hurting the hobby yet praise him so much.


I thought it was a cool show even if the acting was staged and the expert "verification" didn't even open the cartridges. Definitely a show off but done quite well to discus the interesting backstory regarding some of Nintendo's most collectible items.

I can't see someone buying those games without knowing the guts are official. The dip switches and casing can be duped fairly easy i'd imagine.

I'm sure the games are real due to who owns them but it's the principal. I have a feeling pat is able to get in contact with the original owner from the bill of sale. The fact that his name is listed in a Niintendo power issue makes it authentic. Track down that person and ask what they did with they're carts.

He will make killer profit. The fact he didn't want to disclose his paying price makes me believe he' payed a hefty amount. I'd imagine he's in 3-4k for the carts. Still plenty of profit to be made but the point is these were always known for what they were. It's not like they came out of garage sales or swap meets for $5 or $10 bucks. He's probably been holding them for a few years and let the price inflate.

[Jack_Burton_BYOAC]

RE: faking a NWC

It probably wouldn't be that hard if you had one of the carts in hand to go off of. The biggest issue would be reprinting the PCB's and soldering in the period-correct ROM chips with a machine rather than hand soldering. A lot of trouble, but for a $20k payoff? It's worrying.

Even easier would be turning a gray cart into a gold one.

[Player_01]

RE: faking a NWC

It probably wouldn't be that hard if you had one of the carts in hand to go off of. The biggest issue would be reprinting the PCB's and soldering in the period-correct ROM chips with a machine rather than hand soldering. A lot of trouble, but for a $20k payoff? It's worrying.

Even easier would be turning a gray cart into a gold one.

All you need is a philosophers stone :P

[The Adventurer]

The only reason he took the game on the show was to show off and get payed for being on TV.


And? If I had a NWC cart I'd want to show off and get paid for it too.

[wiggyx]

As much as Pat bringing the NWC carts was obviously not ever going to end with a payout, the sneaker guy on the 2nd episode was such an obvious advertisement. I wonder how much that guy had to pay for his little museum commercial? His asking price means an average of $500 per pair, which is total crap.

Hope his museum gets enough traffic to pay for that ad.

[starsoldier1]

Good for Punk, it's cool to see NES collectors get some mainsteam appeal.

[treismac]

Does anyone know how long it takes before a newly aired episode of Pawnstars is archived online on their website?

[LimitedEditionMuseum]

Well I called that one. He had no intention of selling those games. If he did he'd have gone to auction not a PAWN shop! Then the episode ends with a complete loser trying to sell 2000 Nike sneakers for $1 million! All that guy intended was to get free publicity for his pointless Shoezeum.why is it pointless? People would say a video game museum is pointless. It's crazy when one nerd tryes to bash another nerd.

[Daltone]

why is it pointless? People would say a video game museum is pointless. It's crazy when one nerd tryes to bash another nerd.

NERD RAGE.

Also - if he was going to an auction he has just drummed up more interest in the cart. More interest increases the chances of people bidding. He's set his stall out with what he is looking for, and did they authenticate it on the show? It's all about the long game..