Ah sure, Antiques Roadshow is a chic household affair, however of us who like a bit extra spunk with their junk will discover these long-running actuality exhibits, streaming on Peacock, priceless.
How do they stack up in opposition to one another for enjoyable finds, cool scores and all-around weirdness? We went to the archives to search out out. Talk about oldies however goodies.
Pawn Stars
What’s the Deal
Richard “Old Man” Harrison, son Rick, grandson Corey “Big Hoss” and Austin “Chumlee” Russell run Vegas’ World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop.
Their Biggest Score
A vendor requested $80K for a Madonna della Pieta — a Vatican-commissioned bronze Mary sculpture not by Michelangelo; Chumlee obtained her for 100 kilos of silver, or $24K. Runner-up: Russell snagged some 35 courtroom drawings of the homicide trial behind The Fugitive (expert-valued at $10K) for $4,300.
One Wacky Moment
That unbelievable face-to-face when O.J. Simpson’s former agent tried to unload — for a chilly $1.3 million — the white Ford Bronco his fleeing shopper rode in throughout 1994’s notorious televised slow-speed chase.
History
American Pickers
What’s the Deal
Cross-country jaunts result in honey holes the place Pickers dicker over wares to resell at their Antique Archaeology retail shops in Iowa and Tennessee. Star hunters are Mike Wolfe (“Rusty gold!” he calls a treasure coated in grime), Robbie Wolfe and Danielle Colby. Original Picker Frank Fritz exited in 2021.
Their Biggest Score
The Pickers paid $90,000 — their priciest plunk-down ever—for a couple of defunct bikes. The deal included a robust four-cylinder mannequin by Ace, circa 1920, one of many world’s rarest bikes, which is valued at as a lot as $150,000.
One Wacky Moment
That time when William Shatner employed them to boldly go and discover an vintage millstone for his backyard—and gushed like a schoolgirl when the weighty factor arrived.
Storage Wars
What’s the Deal
Like Let’s Make a Deal meets Survivor. Greedy bidders battle for repossessed items in desolate mini storage services, hoping treasure lies among the many deserted booty. Fast-hawking California auctioneers Dan and Laura Dotson courtroom a revolving forged of wanna-buyers that followers love (or like to hate).
Their Biggest Score
Darrell Sheets’ bid of $3,600 obtained him a lockerful of work by impressionist Frank Gutierrez, valued at $300K. Jaw-droppingest get but!
One Wacky Moment
Bidder Barry Weiss as soon as enlisted a pair of psychics to assist him “zone in” on a unit’s worth. Bonus: Everything that may go improper does in Season 11’s “Bo-ZAK That Whip!” — together with a water-logged locker. The episode earned the present sky-high fan scores.
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