Best Salesman in the World
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- čas přidán 23. 12. 2007
- Joe Ades, the Union Square vegetable peeler salesman died on Sunday February 1, 2009. RIP. :(
NYT article
www.nytimes.com/2009/02/03/nyr...
2006 Vanity Fair article
www.vanityfair.com/culture/fea... - Zábava
Now this is how you sell a product, get the audience interested, demonstrate the capabilities, then tell them about it. This man knows how to sell to an audience for sure.
Truly Infamous he made millions selling these
+Truly Infamous - Letting the product help you sell the product; Than using his showmanship and personality, he was able to become a millionare.
Likability in selling a product is also a huge factor; Good on him for knowing it, using it, and selling people a product that works.
Truly Infamous you dont see Audi salesmen peddlin on the street... do u ??!!
Just take my money, old man. I don't even need the peeler.
James McLoad I don't get the dude's reaction to you
Here's my address........................
Anthony Gunawan he's saying he'll give him money because he's a good salesman not bc he's pior
James McLoad Legend27 says he's still sitting there, peeling carrots until this day.
MiG2880
hahaahaha
that's a good one.
I got my peeler from him 15+ yrs ago for $5, still sharp as the day I got it after regular use. RIP dude.
So was it actually as good a peeler as he said?
@@bearhunter197 yes he made millions of dollars selling them!
What brand is the peeler please?
Iam looking for that peeler. What brand is it?
Tell us the brand.
I have seen this man in NYC for years , he was a great guy , nice person. I watched him sell this product for years on NYC corners , he always had on a smile and a customer with cash in his hand waiting to buy . RIP , NYC hero .
Mike Espo diecast customs & more when did he pass away?
@@alexramon9679 He died on Feb 1 , 2009 , he was 74 .
@@ge-rm 😞
@@diecast_MikeEspo Oh... May he rest in peace!
Furious Rajang you will never become a good salesman you disrespectful kid get a life looser.
"You can't buy them at the stores. They are made in Switzerland. They are not made in China."
This guy is a fucking savage
Kiyomaro Takamine
I caught that, real boss!
I would like to meet him & pick his brain!
Agree2Disagree
Literally? He's been dead for 8 years now.
Kiyomaro Takamine Fun fact: We really have these in Switzerland and i thought this is a Common Kitchen tool.
same with germany, i never knew this isnt a common thing
It is a common kitchen tool every kitchen I've ever cooked in has had an abundance of these
He deserves respect. A hard working honest guy not giving up even at this age.
Hats off sir
He's dead rip :I
Mehvash Ali oppooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
SkinGO tttttttttttttoooooooooooooooooooioooooolpooooooooooooooloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
SkinGO what's his name?
Very true.
this guy was amazing. I used to see him near my office in Manhattan. One day he would sell vegetable peelers, the next day it would be children's books. It was always the same reaction. he would draw a huge crowd and then people would just start buying. I saw a short news story about his life on CBS. He was actually quite well off financially, living in a beautiful place near Park Ave (and help paying for his children / grand children's college educations). He always worked for himself selling items on the street, for decades.
❤
Man could sell Netflix's new overpriced monthly subscription to Netflix.
w o w
He could sell a dollar for $10.
Tazer even i can sell a house for a 1 dollar..but buying one is a diffrent story
ClitsOut 4Harambe did you just assume
Lmao. you re right dawg lmao
this guy could sell sand in a sandstorm
this is the type of comment i was looking for
This guy can sell a mirror to the blind
EL BARAKA ENGLISH yep haha
Good one
Or salt to a slug 🐌
To snort coke 😁
He could sell a bicycle to a quadriplegic.
Me: I wanna go see this guy
Description: he died
Me: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
cringe...
@@imacorrectyacomment1364 bruh
@@imacorrectyacomment1364 bruh
@@imacorrectyacomment1364 bruh
@@imacorrectyacomment1364 bruh
I saw in him NY long time ago and bought the peeler because I liked him...good guy
He died
I’d like to try a peeler any idea where I could order one
How do u like the peeler ? Is it as great has it sounds
@@6054266518 he died along time ago
MOANS
All I can hear is:Greetings traveller welcome to my humble shop
Golden Shenron Borderlands!😆
Astral Purpose thought I’d heard that quote before🤣
BeAsT lOcKdOwN yeah Marcus shop
Fullmetal Shenron deaf
Fullmetal Shenron 😄
In 2004 this man convinced my mother to buy 5 peelers and she’s been dead since 1998. Amazing salesman.
I detected a human emotion while reading that comment
Connor damn. Lol
xD
Son that's some story you're selling. Now, a penny for your thoughts? We'll make a dime off this story!!
God help you and I wish your mom go to heaven
I was converted into a potential customer within less than a minute of watching this guy. He makes it look so easy.
I would have bought one off him on the spot! At 5 bucks for a potentially great peeler, add to it his hustle: That's a peeler I'd buy! And speaking from experience: All the peelers I ever owned were rusty old "heirlooms" or weird ceramic ones that don't work right. Anybody got a link to that peeler?
I really love the older generation of people how honest, diligent and hard working they were. Real role models. Never dependent on anyone for their livelihood, not even their kids.
They always have incredible social skills
it's a shame how many of them are racist and sexist.
Now it's all internet scam, only fans and all that bs. No hard working people anymore
One of the kindest man i have ever seen in the world RIP... he looked like an actor from a movie of fairy tale...:/
Erik Mccreash he died?
ye, but died being a millionaire
How does selling potato peelers make him kind???
you Vince P would have to be empathetic to understand that.
I dont understand
The video quality is very good considering this is 9 years old
Visca Gex galaxy s7 edge camera
Retxed yup. This was 2007. I remember the first HD TVs and stuff came up in 2006 (or 2005) and you were the king if you had one at home. Maybe it was even earlier I can't remember.
Retxed Also the maximum resolution is 480p which was the best at the time I guess. Most Videos from that time were 240p.
yeah and today ufo sighting are still look like filmed with a potato
Nils Fied easier to fake then. Just think about how hard it would be to fake a clear 1080p video.
I miss this guy. Can't believe he died in 2009, how time flies...
Recommend in 2019 rip salesman
Yup
God bless him...honest man working for a living...respect for him...
Say What!? Lol how do you know he's honest. Street sellers are notorious scam artists.
He's dead
Say What!? He was a millionaire who is now deceased.
46 61 6c 73 65 52 65 61 6c 69 74 79 lmao
Say What!? he's died 8 years ago
Man could sell electricity to a power company
Leak Central MANY people do this via solar contracts...
Lol
he could sell ice to eskimos
He could sell fried chicken to a rooster
@@jp2628
He could sell rocks in boxes or air in cans.
This guy is so good he would sell a fridge to an eskimo :)
Ice to an Eskimo
XDD
He's so "cool", you mean...nearly nailer it :(
not eskimo its indigenous
@@savannahusein3544 Lol 😂
After watching dudut this brings me here
Same haha
Potangina! HAHAHAHA
Same hahahaha
Ahahaha tama2
Same hahaha
you don't need five but you can get one and have 4 gifts to give; that's priceless
Woah
Or sale them for $4
that shit's deep
Anre Dickerson drive the emotions
Man could sell a bucket of water to a drowning man.
Martin Kiel yes
lame as fuck
old Goblin 😂
I disagree. He was selling a good product. Yes, his selling skills were amazing, however even he admitted himself that it all goes down to the product. He would not last selling a cheep Chinese crap even with the same selling method. The combination of both is a key: personality and product.
old Goblin 😂😂😂
"Nothing from Switzerland was ever cheap" - spot on!
Though it is a video from 2007 the quality is amazing.
RIP the salesman.
12 years flew by
Yup
The color grading is very similar to modern cameras and iphones
I thought the video was from 2018 or something lol
He was a sales legend in nyc.. He never had a vendor's license. The cops never bothered him. He was always on the ground, no table.. He had his sales pitch memorized.. He was the best salesman i ever saw...
Kwame Ankrah Cops NEED to leave people like him alone. Good on them. This sounds like England though and considering the current climate I wonder if he could pull this off today.
I saw him outside borough hall/jay st subway stop a lot in brooklyn
Is he dead or alive now?
Nishank died in 09 read description. There's an article link
Kwame Ankrah he wouldnt be broke if he was a good salesman!
February 1 2009 he dies
And now its been 10 years of his death 💀
How do you know
BlazeHunter 007 😪
Now its ur time
Gennaro What do you mena how to you know??
The description
This guy can sell us air, and we will buy it. Five intake for twenty dollars.
There's actually someone who did that. They sold aluminum cans with clean air to people in big, polluted, Chinese cities.
He died about 5-6 years ago
He bought a home and put his son through college w money earned selling peelers
God bless his soul
Timothytrespas RIP
Timothytrespas He actually died nine years ago.
You just made that up haha cool story bro
MERULZ69 no it’s true
The New York Times or post or daily news did a story on his obituary and his life
Interviewed the child
He put his son through collage and bought a townhouse in nyc with the money he earned selling peelers
This guy was a dedicated professional hawker
He likely did $100-200 dollars a day in sales easy
A $3 item
I almost bought one...
He was always there
An institution
Until his passing
Keep your mind open
You will find amazing people with interesting stories
All true
My story is so insane it’s difficult to believe
But again
God as my witness
All true
Blessing and peace friend
Joseph "Joe" Ades (/ˈɑːdɛs/; 18 December 1934 - 1 February 2009), also known as the "Gentleman Peeler," was a well-known street potato peeler seller in New York City, United States. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Ades
That guy could sell me the house I'm already living in
😂
🤣😂🤣😂
P e w D i e P i e e 😂😂😂
*sale man walked into my house*
I see that your looking at are hobble house.It's a the low low price for $999,999,999
Me: were do I pay
😂😂😂😂
I used to love seeing this guy at Union Square.
Rip
He died in 2009 and this video was up at 2007, uh I wish CZcams could of recommend it sooner. R.i.p Joe, hope you have a good life in heaven! 🙏🏼🙁🙂
So sad
This guy could sell a bag of ice in winter time. ⚡️😎⚡️😎
Michael Montalvo sadly he cant anymore ):
Michael Montalvo LOL
Dude could sell coffins at his own funeral
Michael Montalvo i buy ice during winter
I want a bag of ice, right now
This guy could sell a comb to a bald guy.
you earned a medal Sir
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
SuperLoomba hahahahahahaha this is the funniest comment ever
Paolo Esrada If it's not for the beard then it's probably for the pubes.
SuperLoomba great one bro
This guys literally sitting out side the gates of heaven selling these to ppl waiting inline
Rip , you will always be remembered as the best salesman that has ever lived .
he could sell money to the bank
cee rose 😂
아닠ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 이사람들이 진짴ㅋㅋ
cee rose Wht are those sold at I want the 5 for 20
Lolest
Yeah, anyone could, that’s their job
Im throwing money at the monitor but nothing is happening...
that's why I'm throwing them at yo mama, dawg! haha, got it?!
Igor Rebenko Same here bro
WHAT!
J. Dupont Smith
Looool
Have to throw silver dollars, HARD at the monitor to have an effect. Paper dollars won't work
This is who what we call him in our culture " sells sand in the desert" , R.I.P sir
This man taught Spamton everything he knows.
CZcams knows me better than most of my friends. CZcams knows that I'm all about the hustle, that's why this video showed up in my recommended list.
rofl
that, or analytics found you don't have a potato peeler
Tampajoe77 That's a pretty sick tattoo that you got there. I really like it.
It came up for everyone mate, don't get happy
+AntonioKowatsch thanks!! it's in the blood woot
Joe could have sold ice cubes to Eskimos ! r.i.p.
El Diablo did he die?
GraveyardDave19 According, to the article in the description, I can come to the conclusion that he passed away.
GraveyardDave19 he did
Rollo Larson wow thats so fu... up lol
***** Well, good for you! :D
Absolutely brilliant. Big love and respect from Australia!
Most people dont even know HOW legendary this guy is in sales.... and you could just watch him... a true genius at work...
Im 7 Years too late, but RIP, old man!
Umm, pretty sure you meant 9...
Ricardo Mendoza description?
It would be 7 years If it were 2014
Ricardo Mendoza He died on Sunday February 1, 2009! You have to go back to school,Bro
Ricardo Mendoza wait what...
Why is this video from 2007 blowing up now, and is in my recommended?
paul tananikas yeah honestly. i don't trust youtube anymore. Funny business they're up to
Exiria It's a conspiracy! CZcams is trying to get you to buy a vegetable peeler from an old man!
Mark MacDonald Oh. My. God.
Thanks for opening our eyes!
paul tananikas same dude!!!
Probably because it was shared somewhere (like FB, twitter, etc.) and multiple people wiewed, upvoted or shared it in short time...
Dudut lang brought me here
Same tho wtf
@@kaye6850 youtube algorithm nga naman
@Your Drain hahaha
Pota hahaha
same tho
"This is not TV this is live. You can't buy these in the store their made in Switzerland their not made in China."
I'd buy the 5 for £20. He said one lasts a lifetime, I just got an excellent peeler for me, my son, my son's son, my son's son's son and my son's son's son's son and all of that for 20 fuckin' pounds. Bloody hell that's a bargain and a half!
you must be old
Hahahahaha nah bruh, I just know a good deal when I see one!
Aleksije Vujovic but you have a great great grandson.
He means he'll buy one so that when they're born.
I'll buy 5 for 5 pounds.
This guy could sell catholic bibles to ISIS.
Nunya Bidness Damn right
but thats only because ISIS is in to slicing as well :D
Nunya Bidness actually that's a great idea but 10000000 Arabic bibles and then treaten Isis that if they don't buy them you give them out for free with airplanes and stuff :D just throwing them out all over their neighboring territorys
1. It's called the Qur'an, not the "Arabic bible"
2. Why 10 billion? The more than the population of the world.
3. *threaten
4. What would this achieve? Threatening to give them free copies of a book that they all already have?
I just received an update, thousands of those peelers were sold to muslim women as Shaving tools. For those hairy legs down-under.
It took me 11 years to see this, rest in piece good sir
Just coming back here cuz I just remembered this vid I saw a few years back. For some reason I just saw an ad for a peeler just like this. Rest In Peace man
Is no one gonna mention that this video is 11years old???
Also this sales man died in 2009 :(
(Info via description)
He was also a millionaire. There is a video on CZcams on that, too.
This video is 11 years old :)
Wow! 2007!! Wtf have I been doing!!
semoria ferguson For real? I'm going to try to find it
Damn, did I really miss this gem this long?
I want his peeler i don't ever cook
Here it is: bit.ly/2yXSbTP
Marsekel Lombatti
That’s not it. His doesn’t have a handle
This is it
www.amazon.com/Zena-Swiss-11002-Vegetable-Peeler/dp/B002XMEHZ2/ref=mp_s_a_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1541961538&sr=8-12&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=swiss+peeler
After 12 years I am waiting this vid for the dozen times... I even watched his daughter did catch the work after him.
Rip
Rest In piece legend
He is now selling his vegetable peeler on heavens door
A good Ol’ hard working Entrepreneur. Love it!
Brian Tobias I
Kamron Cim I
Indeed, most just hold a sign and want a free hand out
Brian Tobias he is actually a millionaire 😇😀
YoungSpunkY He's dead. He's been so for about a decade. Read the description.
CZcams why is this recommended to me..
I was wondering the exact same thing...
because you've got no friends.. Like me
better question, why did you fall for the click bait, something intrigued you to view it..
+Ayezeyah Jones But did they know I would fap to it?
Cody Davidson I found it quite appealing... sorry lol
this is in my recommended 🥺 who’s watching august 2020? RIP 🙏🏼
*Thanks for recommending me this video*
ONE FOR 5 , 5 FOR 20. 🔥🤙
1-4-5-5-4-20 : he keep repeating this, it must be some kind of secret message he wants us to decode.
Java Blues a deed..U OWE. 1=A 4=D 5=E 5=E 4=D .. 20=U/You ..or 2=Tu/toi/you 0=O/OWE. If this was a code.
Java Blues "A deed you owe" Is he being forced to do this?
5 for $20 is a fucking steal after that pitch
SuckerKiss thank you sir for contributing to solve the mystery. Your effort is underappreciated.
You buy good, you don't buy cheap.
You buy what you can afford, you steal what you can't. Stealing isn't wrong, them suits do it all the time.
i second that, you buy good you don't buy cheap. if you can't afford it you wait until you can or go without.
Suvi-Tuuli Allan Scumbag.
kurtkaleido Yes
Suvi-Tuuli Allan True
He is the reason i got into sales and business. Loved how he demos, my sales technique is derived from him along with others.
Popped in my recommendations after 10 years. Description is sad to read.
HI BTS ARMY I AM ALSO ARMY💜
Thats still not a good excuse to not post for 9 years.
BTS ARMY!! OmG ... it really is sad.
If he was alive he would have become a millionaire
@@btskzsvtxtrbpen2692 yeah sure... ignore his comment..
what a man he impressed every customer
btw just to let you know if you didn't know, you got 70 likes
itsfun time Because it's relevant to everyone.
he is dead now but
Saish Rane seriously?
he impressed any that got to know him sir ok,, I'm glad to say I knew him got to spend time with him feels like a lifetime ago
Put these kind of salesman videos.I love it and learn it.
Can't believe it's been 11 years, and I'm just now seeing this! R.I.P. Joe Ades!!!
He's an English man in New York
Pakalu Papito That was a reference to Sting's 'Legal Alien', idiot.
Pakalu Papito I don't expect you to know that, seeing how moronic you are, just hoped that it would discourage you from commenting, and insulting others when you don't bother to even do any extra research before hand. Guess it didnt work :(
hahahahaha these comments are savage
lol
Syphian he's dead
Best cameraman ever.
Captain SpinePoker ... And it hardly shakes at all.
Boosted captain salty dumbass here
He did his job so well I wasn’t even thinking about how it was being filmed
Boosted Who hurt you?
@@rustinpeace770 your eyes see more width than height and wider rectangles are generally more aesthetically pleasing. Just look at Greek architecture. Also, you can generally fit more information in if it's horizontal.
This guy can make a 9 year old sub to T series.
He could, but he's a good human being unlike all of T-Series
My grandparents bought one of those from that man in the 90s in London and they still have it to this day, it really does work
he said. it's not made in China
I noticed that and laugh. Haha
Jeapee Cafe haha. So that's how you do it
this guy is great!
How To Make Sushi wasup my nigga your videos r cool
It's amazing how yt has recommended one of your videos to me few days ago (which I didn't watch then) and how I stumbled upon your comment on some random video I've watched now.
*was great
Sam Smith Welp your mom was having the time of her life....
until you were born.
was....
He is a great soul and a man, respect and hope there will be more of him in the future!
After watching this, I actually went looking for the product he demonstrated, and I bought one for my mother. she loves the thing, and it is as advertised.
Where did you find it? Looking for it for myself and family members
MASSIVE respect to this man
Well we're all fucking glad YOU respect him, Hifza. That's all that matters.
same goes for you
Hifza ahmed these children have literally got nothing better to do. Where are their mothers smdh
Fistme daddy
What if the peeler actually sucks but he's just a really talented peeler
Reece 3.1415 thats why he made test someone in the video
I have a peeler like that. I'm telling you it's fire
Yeah I know the peeler is fire I was just joking
@reece ..I think the whole point is that it doesn't come down to whether the product you're selling is shit or not, but the way in which you're selling it and your goal is to just sell - if it sucks, well your loss, but the seller did his job by convincing you.
The best salesman in the world can sell bags of fresh air to people in China when in truth, it could just be hoax but how would they know that? It comes down to how the seller draws people in and how he sells the product, that's the art of good salesmanship.
Yeah, he was probably in the navy. The peelers don't look special.
Salute to this humble and hardworking gentleman.
He became a millionaire from selling peelers but still continued hawking them every day without retiring. What a legend. RIP.
This guy could sell gluten to the gluten-free
Colonel Breadsticks he really could I’d by gluten off him 😂
Brilliant comment, hats off sir!
LeMarquise thanks 😄
Oh, but.......I’m a girl
Can sell meat to vegan
Ok CZcams, I watched it finally. are you happy now?
NO.
LOL that's comical.
CZcams will demand that you watch it again I am sure.
ThunderLips same thing kept happening to me too!!!
Amen brother, we're part of the system now.
RIP ❤️
This video got recommended 3 times to me now. A few years apart but I watched all times
I've seen him when I was 5 in NY my nan bought one and she still has it!
Does it still work
@@carameldelights8912 yep!
Waaaaaaait a minute *why you always lying*
sis & bro collab how do u know he’s lying
the question should be how old are you? 😑
This guy can sell water to a goddamn fish!!
ha ha
This is an actual comment on an actual video.
FakeTimb best water Switzerland has to offer!
Fish need water to live. So that's an easy thing to do
Jane is this not life?
A true inspiration, he is a honest hard working old man who believes in his product. Can you imagine being his age sitting on a stool 8 or 9 hours a day 6 days a week peeling carrots & potatoes. Unbelievable and I bet sadly missed by his daughter & grand daughter. He earned every penny honestly with hard work.
This video warms my heart
this is not tv, this is live. awesome
He could sell drugs to the police
Loooool
Plot twist..
He's a copper selling drugs to kids!!
Raza Kampono lol
Dude could sell cops to cops
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😝😝😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
RIP, sir. You're very inspiring.
He looks so happy doing a job well done . RIP :(
Nothing from Switzerland is cheap.
but the stuff they sell is worth every penny imo
Nick Nicz it's because we have lots of money
yann burri It's because they are good quality, and it's not same kind of mass production than in China, and the workers in Swizerland get enough money from the job, unlike in China...
Veltto123 i know im from swizerland
Veltto123 haha go to mcdonalds to eat a bigmac for 10 dollars
Go to eat a kebap or durum for 13 dollars they are cheap but they want the money
I worked in a restaurant 12 years ago right off union square. He would come in periodically for dinner with his daughter. Hi s natural speaking voice didn't exist. He was perpetually horse. When I heard he passed, I remembered what an iconic figure he was, he screamed all day until he had no voice .
A wonderful day with our dear friend and genuine person Darren Jer 💐💐💐
I saw him on several NYC street corners through the years, and bought several peelers from him. I believe I still have one unopened. It’s now a collectors item.
He’s long gone now. I miss his street food shows.
he is an inspiration.. an old man with such energy and enthusiasm
just makes me sad he still has to work at that age
I remember him, I also remember the Police harassing him on multiple occasions. He’s been arrested for selling peelers. He was a good man just making an honest living.
Do u knw him?
Kabali Kahn I knew him as a salesman in UnionSquare. He was out every time they had the farmers market. I’ve watched him sell and also watched him get arrested by NYPD in handcuffs. He was retired and did this to supplement his income.
Bt he is an old man...and well sales man also.i really appreciate for him.now a days its hard to see like this😃
hes dead since 2009 lmao
Police = Legal maffia. People need to beat them down publicly lynch style for harrasing such a great man.