I don't really see much controversy here. Frank was sued and probably did not know about it. A guy bought something off Frank but Frank never cashed the check so He probably never got the check. Daniel had some minor tax issue to the tune of 6K? Really that much dirt, wow. Seems like a pretty clean and decent bunch of folks....
Lawyers, that's how.Assuming Frank paid the thousand dollar default judgment - and he might not have - that was probably still cheaper than going to court for him.
spacewurm You do realize these shows and pretty much all reality TV is staged . This stuff is fake. But it gets good ratings, so the networks keep pumping it out. If Neilson ratings forecast a favorable market share for a show watching animals poop, it would be on this fall. Honey Boo Boo was a perfect example. Combining the aforementioned shows was just lighthearted conversation. You're most likely correct. They are probably on different networks. Please feel free to share anything else you feel so adamantly about.
+spacewurm You do not understand what it is to "imply". You can't imply something without mentioning the connecton. ie: networks. Dude seriousley, chill out. You are better than this.
I'm so glad that they are genuine. This was the only show on History that I actually enjoy now, Pawn Stars felt fake since the start. I was terrified this show would be ruined for me because of this video but it's not!
They mostly deal with elderly people because elderly people have been around long enough to collect up enough junk to be worth going through. People in their thirties don't have that kind of junk unless they inherited it. They continually tell people, I can't pay that much for the item because I have to resell it. If I were going to put it in my store, I would have a price tag of $300 on it. That means I need to buy it for about 150 or $200 in order to make enough profit. It's not like they're hiding anything.
Btw, Robert "Prince Mongo" Hodges is the real deal. I interviewed him for my high school paper around 1981-1982. Which was when he first tried to run for mayor - not in 1991 as the video states. By the early 2000s, I was working in the grocery business in his neighborhood. The kids were always freaked out by Prince Mongo, since he was not in the news as much by then.
Liar-liar, pants on fire. You NEVER met Mike at 'his shop' because the so-called stores were purchased by the production company and only sell tee-shirts, coffee mugs and other show related paraphernalia, lol.
This is my favorite TV show. I believe I've seen every episode. To me the show has a warm All-American feel to it...seeing all the items from the past...American history of how people used to live. I'm old enough to remember lots of the picked items.
Okay this is probably Unamerican of me but if the check was not cashed then why not just cancel the check and look elsewhere for whatever it was he was looking for?
Chris McWilliams I just dont see where the guy had grounds for a lawsuit. He did not lose anything. If he has shown up to court he would have one that easily.
Don Merimon I don't either but the judicial system seems to be insane these days. He really shouldn't have gotten anything but if he did it shouldn't have been more than what he paid in the first place.
Mike is a regular guy. I wound up sitting next to him, in a bar, and struck up a conversation. I didn't know who he was because I had never watched the show. He was a good conversationalist and I was surprised when he told me what he does. I thought ALL TV and Movie stars were AH's. He, evidently, is an exception.
A big quibble I have with the show is that it depicts he boys traveling hundreds of miles to buy a few items that will net them about $50. There's just no way you could stay in business, especially since gas alone would eat up any profit. Unless the boys are earning their living by doing the TV show, their business would have been belly up a long time ago. As for people saying the boys are ripping people off, a retail operation really can't afford to pay more than 50% of what it's going to sell the item for. And that's not even factoring in the cost of storage and the fact that they could wind up with something they might never sell. Think about how much junk they have to sell just to pay Danielle's salary!
There are two shows. Hoarders, which tells you to toss all your junk and Pickers which tells you to keep all of it. They should alternate them in a confusing marathon. Pickers is confusing enough. They visit some guy with a house, three barns, six outbuildings and 10 acres all filled with rotting crap and they buy three things for 100 bucks. Makes it look like Hoarders was right all along.
Pickers visited a closed amusement park just down the road from where we go to the mall. They bought some very old posters to help the guy re-open the park. As of Sept. 2016, it's still closed. When we drove by, the grass was cut. The place is clean, so someone is keeping the place together. I was visiting an antique store in York, PA Aug, 2016. Walk in and there is a photo of the pickers and the store owner ! In asking, they stopped at the owners' friend's location. After, they visited her store. She said they were the nicest people ever. The crew and all were all so nice. So nice to see a reality show that real !
I love this show for the Americana, for seeing all of the places they go, the characters they meet. I am sorry a lot of you don't know what it takes to make a show like this and want to call "Fake!". The only thing that grinds me is when they get something wrong, like, a '68 Road Runner they said was a '70, it had a 440, which was NOT the original motor and was a rust bucket, the guy agreed to pay $6500? I restored a '68 GTX, that Road Runner would cost $30K to restore and might bring $30K at auction....
jesterd14 I get what your trying to say, but obviously youve never watched american pickers because when they buy stuff they talk all about the history of the item. you actually learn much more from this show than you would think.
I love pickers... especially Mike, Frank, and crew... I'm not especially fond of mudslinging critics who nitpick half-truths and rumors and simple BS about some very successful and innovative folks.
Agreed - another parasitic attempt to lay people open for ratings and online hits. The irony is they're no different than you and I. I actually thought this was goign to be a good behind the scenes docushort, not the trash it turned out to be. Looper don't leave your day job just yet - you're now blocked from my views
I had the pleasure of meeting Mike Wolfe 2 weeks ago while they were filming in NYC and he was the nicest guy ! I own a bicycle shop in Manhattan and we started chatting and he was truly interested in what I had to say and even visited the shop after filming . There are plenty of flawed people out there and plenty of business deals that go bad. This won't affect my feelings for the show , the only thing worth watching. A free history lesson with every episode !
This show really strikes a chord with our family since we've had relatives in the antique hobby / business and the guys and gal don't live very far away. I guess Danielle went to Clinton (IA) schools, across the river from here. Nice, gracious folks but like me, a little out there..!
RIght!? Like I love that only a small percentage of people control all the wealth in the world with Capitalism !!! Don't we all?? I also really love Mcdonalds and Nike and Cocola to be shoved down my throat and embedded in my mind!! Yay to capitalism, right!!?..
You'd rather live like the people in Venezuela?!!! Where only the ruling class have any wealth. Capitalism is simply freedom. The freedom to create, buy, or sell a good or service. For people to make mutually agreed to contracts. No one is forcing you to eat at a McDonald's or buy Nike shoes. And if you don't like your employer you are free to quit. Improve yourself. Unlike socialism/communism!
they dont rip people off, they are in this for profit as are all business's, they obviously arent gonna buy something for $100 and sell it for $100 whats the fuckin point.
they DO rip people off from time to time. I saw an episode where Mike told a person he was buying an item from, that the item was worth $150 and that Mike could pay him $75 for it... it immediately went into the graphic and said valued:$225- picked: $75- profit: $150... WTF!!
Sometimes their first appraisals aren't spot on, they have to contact someone that knows more about the item than they do. They also have the resources to sell things that were obviously looked over and forgotten.
I bought a sixties Spertie Sunlamp from these guys, years ago. All was wonderful until it caught fire, one day.. But, I was able to use it a few times over the years before that happened. My favorite part was that it came in the original box.
It is a hit and miss show for me. Anyway, some of my favorite characters that have appeared in the show in no particular order are Prince Mongo, John Atwater Bradley, Jackie Hollywod, Jersey John , Rod and Isabel Gray in "The More You No" and "The Colonel" who didn't appear at all, or did he? I am sure there are others on my list but these will do for now.
I hate modern History Channel, but honestly after watching it a few times, American Pickers is the only show I can stand. Sure like any reality TV show there's scripted parts, and they're always pimping for Ford, it can be a fun watch though. While it's nothing compared to older shows it's also one of the only current running series that does sprinkle in dashes of history for items they may find. It's a shame what happened to the channel, but this show isn't all bad. Also, especially after watching this- Mike seems like a genuinely decent human being.
Totally agree. I like this show, mainly because I find Mike entertaining and I like seeing them interact with sellers. But yeah, the modern incarnation of The "History" channel is a shame. Remember when upstart channels like History, Animal Planet, Nat Geo, etc actually had educational content?
I agree! The History Channel used to be much better. Many channels are like that nowadays. I don't watch much tv anymore and cable (TWC) will probably be gone in our household soon.
this new channel shouldn't even be called history anymore. it's f'n REALITY CHANNEL now and i absolutely hate it. i want, yanno...HISTORY ON THE HISTORY CHANNEL. I DON'T WANT TO WATCH 23 HOURS OF GARBAGE TV AND 1 HOUR OF HISTORY. >_< i'm really disappointed in what happened to that channel cause it used to have some of the best stuff on tv. now it's all trash.
Danielle is in the Casey Jones Hall of Fame. Frank saw a picture of a naked woman once. Mike was once stuck in Tennessee waiting on the items he was going to find to arrive from out of state. I love this show.
They do NOT rip people off. They do this for a living and they are extremely fair. Also, they DO need to make money and if you’re selling your stuff YOU need to know what you’re selling and what’s its worth to you!! You can NOT blame someone for something YOU sold.
+prizebandrocks burlesque dancing isn't far from stripping, the dancers just retain most of their underwear and dignity. women are worth so much more than just their sweaty parts. you can find plenty of that elsewhere on the web. if danielle were to drop her knickers publicly, it could potentialy damage her relationship with the history channel, and ergo the show. sorry, you'll probably have to keep using your imagination.
+Jeremy Schipp I don't think Frank means to be a creep, I think maybe he's not had much in the way of pussy and it reflects in his demeanour and therefore girls don't really go for him . And I think it's a vicious cycle . He might be a nice guy but can't express himself to a women. Maybe he should pay a few strippers for a private dance and a Ho, for a bang. Get the sex thing out of his system perhaps ., if he don't look at women with Sex on the mind then perhaps he might think more about talking to her as a person rather than a desperado dying for a shag . Women pick things like that up .
LMAO - It's NOT SO REAL REALITY ...all those personal interactions are STAGED. Mike not wanted to be a star is a LIE....he dragged a camera around for 5 YEARS trying to peddle this show until he finally got it in the hands of a producer willing to get it on air. The show makes them 10 times what they make buying and selling that junk.
Yes this is a staged bunch of bullshit, they solicited a friend of mine ahead of time at first he was game until they explained to him that they were going to plant items they already owned they didn't necessarily want to buy any of his stuff, they wanted to make it look like they were though. He told them to piss off.
I was dating a comedian back in the early 90s.. She was an opening act at the High Sierra Hotel on the south shore of Lake Tahoe, for Tempest Storm.. Though Tempest was very old.. she had a body a 20 year old would of died for... It was Christmas Eve and My Girlfriend and I were invited to Tempest Storms suite at the High Sierra Hotel. Man that's a Christmas I'll never forget. I was the only male, in a room full of Tempests.. back up dancers... Just so beautiful... on the wall were pictures of Tempest's past friends.. including Elvis.. I sat next to Tempest on one side and my GF on the other.. I looked at her arms.. and they were smooth till you got to her wrists where her age really showed... All I can say.. is that night and that party is one I'll never forget.. To see her in this video was a jaw dropper for sure.
Sill dealing with commercials or did you upgrade over the past two years? I have to say its the best $10 bucks I ever spend. But I also work in a parking booth and watch videos & podcast literally all day. Its been so long since I seen a commercial that its nice to be reminded of how annoying they were & the reason its worth paying $10 every month. Also being able to turn the screen off while the video keeps going is pretty nice too.
The show came to DeForest WI a year or so ago. I didn't know they had been here until I read about it in the local paper. Everyone who had dealings with the cast and crew said they were great people.
Patrick of Marshalltown lowa via Chicago Ill Danielle is hot and smart so don't listen 2 all the hater.You r who u r and I love it.The show is my favorite thing to watch on T.V....I love the one when the boy's hire Danielle mom and how it drives her nut's great show.I can totally see where Danielle get's her good look's Danielle sorry but mom is soooooo hot...BEST SHOW EVER... .
Ark of the Covenant is obviously their biggest find to date. As monumental as finding the Covenant was for Frank and Mike, fighting off the Nazi's too keep possession of it was just a proud to be an American Moment! Thank you for this video and thank you American Pickers..... I think I just Snarked my pants!
i like the show and the guys . they pay pawn shop prices but they have to wait to get money back . its not ripping off , nothing makes you sell to them unless you need cash now .
Yeah, if you've really ever been around auctions and used stuff trading, you won't find anything they do unexpected or unfair, that's the way the game is played!
I've seen sellers price an item for say $300.00 and Mike would say it worth much more I was thinking more like $800.00 To me they're more than fair with the pricing...
Ya know a couple folks were saying they buy for $300. bucks then it shows value at $900. As Mike explains during the show many times over, I'm gonna ask $900., but the buyer is going to try and get me down. So he may end up selling for $700. Make $400. who is paying for the travel expenses? today the TV people but before that it was catch as catch can. If everyone here watched all the shows they would also find that Mike has bought things and given them to someone else. Mike is a people person. Frank on the other hand is far from a people person. He is on a free ride. It seems a case of Mike taking pity on his chubby little grammar school friend. His intention is to double his money, but if you notice most of the bought vs. value don't make double. And he has helped quite a few of the folks get organized to sell at auction. I take Mike's brother over Frank any day. But Rob has to soften up and get rid of the tough guy approach towards customer's. Remmeber this is just my opinion.
Personally, the only weak link in the show for myself is Frank. Where Mike comes off as caring and genuine, Frank is far less so. He seems to be in it ONLY for the money, as is shown when the people whose homes they go through share their life stories and all he cares about is picking.
I mean, its their Job. it would be like saying its a bad thing you go to work for the money. Its the only reason to go. They're on a lot of road trips, so Frank needs to make sure it was worth the time and gas too.
Frank has his own store across the river in Illinois. Danielle has a vintage clothing store across from Antique Archeology. Neither of them really worked there before the show.
I think this guy is just pissed cause they found a fun way to make a good living I like the show myself and I also believe that all three of them are liget cudos to all of them keep up the great work
Prince mongo always KIMDA remings me of Barry from storage wars(he was the only reason I would watch storage wars once in a while) Danielle, what a surprise! lol another amazing body ruined by ink
I enjoyed it for a year or so when it first came on the History channel, then it began to wear on me. It seemed that every time I turned on the History channel there they were. Now when I turn it on and see the Pickers are on, I can't help but say, "aw F.......!!!!!" I even wrote the network a letter to let them know how disgustingly sick of it I was. I told them I thought it had run it's course and we need some new material. I did receive a response that pretty much it wasn't going to change for the time being. So......................I have my remote, I will use it to reflect my views and feelings. Over and out!!!!!!!!
You guys forgot a huge "untold" about this show. The shows producers go to the locations before hand and "pick" ahead of the pickers, finding things worth buying. Frank and Mike are then told where the items are and they go "find" them on the show. The prices are also pre negotiated, the negotiations you see on screen are all for show.
Some people don't understand they are picker's and have to make some money on what they find. They can't pay retail. As they say "they need a little meat on the bone".
.....it's not just the thrill of finding unknown stuff of unknown lure out there,......but the fact that there's a reservoir of characters out there that that can compile vast treasures of stuff that lure hunters can endlessly rummage through,.....only in America,.....( *
most likely theres no untold truths to dirty jobs. Mike Rowe is a pretty transparent stand up guy. since he not only was the only star of the show he was also the creator of it as well. if there is untold truths they most likely won't be juicy enough to mention.
I happened to sit next to Mike at a bar in Gettysburg, PA...evidently one of his shooting locations (I assume from the HBO truck parked down the block). I didn't know who he was. I never saw the show. In the conversation we struck up I asked whether he was on vacation. "No"...he said..."I'm working". I asked what he did. He said he worked for HBO. "Oh"...I said..."are you an engineer or in production"? "No"..he said..."I have a program". Pretty soon it was obvious he was a TV star because people kept coming up to him asking for an autograph. For the few minutes I talked to him he seemed like a "regular guy". Easy to talk to and very friendly. Certainly not the "insular" kind of TV/Movie star I thought they all were.
good video; I saw a short special on them. Mike was the only picker and they never cold call their destinations. The stuff that they find and the people they meet are pre screened. They dont drive around the country, they preselect the people and the places.
Great show! People cutting their fellow man and (or) woman down, is kind of cowardly! They are doing something they enjoy doing! If you don't like it,shut the damn TV off,plain and simple! Some of the rude comments I see,makes me realize that some people need a damn diaper change!!
It's amazing that they point out the witch hunt on Frank for conducting capitalism. Many people don't seem to realize that business is risk with expenses, and often times, 'losses'. I have never seen anything wrong with people selling for 3 or even 4 times mark up.... Unless it's obviously outrageous where they are 'corner profiteering'. Where a business you are dealing with is marking it up 20 times or better knowing they are the only source! I whole heatedly support businesses like Antique Archeology! It takes real people to run a business!
all of you people who are talking negatively about these guys have obviously never even taken the time to watch the show. they are always very upfront about the fact that they are buying things at a lower price in order to sell them. And in fact there are many times when they buy something at a low price ,to later realize that the item is worth more and they give the person the more money. Or even in the moment tell the person that they are asking too little for it. They are very honest about what they're doing they are not swindling anybody.
I just had to drop you guys a line from Ireland - TV has become such a waste of space but since I found you guys on the Box I've got something to ENJOY - YOU guys Rock..yer the BEST..and I LUV the AWESOME journeys you take me on - TKS so much and 'Long May You Run' - Neil
I don't know about that but it is quite obvious that Frank is totally enamored with Mike. I'm not sure if it works both ways though, it could. I think it may be all one sided on Frank's part.
Lol. "forgetting to give uncle sam his cut of the action"? That's funny I didn't see uncle sam helping her pick through anything or supporting her burlesque career. Why should he get a cut? I think he means, "forgetting to give Uncle Sam a handout he didn't earn."
Actually all taxes are Class 5 Gift and Estate taxes and subject to revocable election... The tax code is full of what seems to be deliberate obfuscations...
You must be talking about the mercenaries that the oil companies used to prevent middle eastern oil being sold in euros and arms manufacturers use to make a quick buck. When was the last time there was an hostile invasion of the USA?
love to watch the pickers on T.V. wish they had more new shows to watch,by the way they pay a good price for items-I guess you've never been to an auction,they are ripping nobody off.
I always expect these kinds of videos to be really negative and exposing how awful every reality show is. Considering American Pickers is one of the only ones besides Mythbusters that I love, I'm glad this video was mostly interesting and positive.
I'm from Sharon Pennsylvania and one day I looked over and saw their van on right hand side of me didn't quite know who they were then but I remember that van
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I don't really see much controversy here. Frank was sued and probably did not know about it. A guy bought something off Frank but Frank never cashed the check so He probably never got the check. Daniel had some minor tax issue to the tune of 6K? Really that much dirt, wow. Seems like a pretty clean and decent bunch of folks....
Except that Danielle will probably go to jail if she doesn't pay her back taxes, yet Al Sharpton who owes $4.5 million will run around free.
It is obvious why Sharpton is not being pushed around by the IRS. So obvious.
Couldn't agree more Paul!
So if he never got the cheque, he never cashed it, so the money never was taken from the other guys account. So how is that ripping him off?
Lawyers, that's how.Assuming Frank paid the thousand dollar default judgment - and he might not have - that was probably still cheaper than going to court for him.
History Channel needs to have Storage Wars buy a unit, American Pickers go through it, and then try to sell their findings at Pawn Stars.
Dude you are so right!. Never thought of it. Well done.
Won't happen EVER!
spacewurm You do realize these shows and pretty much all reality TV is staged . This stuff is fake. But it gets good ratings, so the networks keep pumping it out. If Neilson ratings forecast a favorable market share for a show watching animals poop, it would be on this fall. Honey Boo Boo was a perfect example. Combining the aforementioned shows was just lighthearted conversation. You're most likely correct. They are probably on different networks. Please feel free to share anything else you feel so adamantly about.
+spacewurm You do not understand what it is to "imply". You can't imply something without mentioning the connecton. ie: networks. Dude seriousley, chill out. You are better than this.
its all recreations of the real event
A reality show with decent people who really are what they claim to be?
What's the world coming to?
better than duck dynasty
ISAAC SANCHEZ-RUIZ
Agreed!!
I'm so glad that they are genuine. This was the only show on History that I actually enjoy now, Pawn Stars felt fake since the start. I was terrified this show would be ruined for me because of this video but it's not!
Warrka4
Agreed! I felt the same way LoL.
It's a great show imo.
The whole show is FAKE, they don't even drive the truck!
"They rip people off by buying things cheap and selling it for a profit..." That's called "a business"
So right, and many times they let people know that they will on sell the items for a profit. Pretty stupid comment on their part!!
It's "Looper", so expect a heavy dose of commietard.
i wonder if most if it's a coincidence that most of these people are elderly that they deal with ?
They mostly deal with elderly people because elderly people have been around long enough to collect up enough junk to be worth going through. People in their thirties don't have that kind of junk unless they inherited it. They continually tell people, I can't pay that much for the item because I have to resell it. If I were going to put it in my store, I would have a price tag of $300 on it. That means I need to buy it for about 150 or $200 in order to make enough profit. It's not like they're hiding anything.
They are good guys,,buy low sell high,it’s called business.
Btw, Robert "Prince Mongo" Hodges is the real deal. I interviewed him for my high school paper around 1981-1982. Which was when he first tried to run for mayor - not in 1991 as the video states. By the early 2000s, I was working in the grocery business in his neighborhood. The kids were always freaked out by Prince Mongo, since he was not in the news as much by then.
I met Mike at his shop a few years ago. He is the real deal, what a genuinely nice guy, just like in the show.
Liar-liar, pants on fire. You NEVER met Mike at 'his shop' because the so-called stores were purchased by the production company and only sell tee-shirts, coffee mugs and other show related paraphernalia, lol.
This is my favorite TV show. I believe I've seen every episode. To me the show has a warm All-American feel to it...seeing all the items from the past...American history of how people used to live. I'm old enough to remember lots of the picked items.
Okay this is probably Unamerican of me but if the check was not cashed then why not just cancel the check and look elsewhere for whatever it was he was looking for?
that is what I was thinking.
Don Merimon Glad I'm not the only one who didn't just jump to lawsuit.
Chris McWilliams I just dont see where the guy had grounds for a lawsuit. He did not lose anything. If he has shown up to court he would have one that easily.
Don Merimon I don't either but the judicial system seems to be insane these days. He really shouldn't have gotten anything but if he did it shouldn't have been more than what he paid in the first place.
It would be un-American to not try to sue him. lol
Mike is a regular guy. I wound up sitting next to him, in a bar, and struck up a conversation. I didn't know who he was because I had never watched the show. He was a good conversationalist and I was surprised when he told me what he does. I thought ALL TV and Movie stars were AH's. He, evidently, is an exception.
You met him..."in A bar"? lmao.
A big quibble I have with the show is that it depicts he boys traveling hundreds of miles to buy a few items that will net them about $50. There's just no way you could stay in business, especially since gas alone would eat up any profit. Unless the boys are earning their living by doing the TV show, their business would have been belly up a long time ago.
As for people saying the boys are ripping people off, a retail operation really can't afford to pay more than 50% of what it's going to sell the item for. And that's not even factoring in the cost of storage and the fact that they could wind up with something they might never sell. Think about how much junk they have to sell just to pay Danielle's salary!
Mike seems like a great guy
Yeah he does. He always comes off as an arrogant dick on the show though to me, but definitely a nice guy.
I met him once, super nice. When you look someone in the eye you can tell and he was definitely genuine and passionate about picking.
It's impossible to not like American Pickers !!!
Very True!
They are lyin assholes
Mike seems to be Ok but frank is a cheap ass lying little dick.
Low IQ required.
+1gallimaufry He is a dick. His face says it all too. Not the trustworthy looking type.
There are two shows. Hoarders, which tells you to toss all your junk and Pickers which tells you to keep all of it. They should alternate them in a confusing marathon. Pickers is confusing enough. They visit some guy with a house, three barns, six outbuildings and 10 acres all filled with rotting crap and they buy three things for 100 bucks. Makes it look like Hoarders was right all along.
Pickers visited a closed amusement park just down the road from where we go to the mall. They bought some very old posters to help the guy re-open the park. As of Sept. 2016, it's still closed. When we drove by, the grass was cut. The place is clean, so someone is keeping the place together. I was visiting an antique store in York, PA Aug, 2016. Walk in and there is a photo of the pickers and the store owner ! In asking, they stopped at the owners' friend's location. After, they visited her store. She said they were the nicest people ever. The crew and all were all so nice. So nice to see a reality show that real !
I love this show for the Americana, for seeing all of the places they go, the characters they meet. I am sorry a lot of you don't know what it takes to make a show like this and want to call "Fake!". The only thing that grinds me is when they get something wrong, like, a '68 Road Runner they said was a '70, it had a 440, which was NOT the original motor and was a rust bucket, the guy agreed to pay $6500? I restored a '68 GTX, that Road Runner would cost $30K to restore and might bring $30K at auction....
Mike & Frank always seem genuinely enthused.
"She might also be a tax dodger."
Not all heroes wear capes.
I remember when the History Channel had shows about history.
jesterd14 I get what your trying to say, but obviously youve never watched american pickers because when they buy stuff they talk all about the history of the item. you actually learn much more from this show than you would think.
@@bigdaddyvince182 true,true, true
Yeah, now its trash reality tv crap 🙁
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The world wars?
I love pickers... especially Mike, Frank, and crew... I'm not especially fond of mudslinging critics who nitpick half-truths and rumors and simple BS about some very successful and innovative folks.
They all seem so respectable
This is a bunch of nothing. These are good people and you make it out as if there are skeletons to be found. Hog Wash!
Balderdash!
Poppycock!
+delano62 codswallop and poppycock!
Agreed - another parasitic attempt to lay people open for ratings and online hits. The irony is they're no different than you and I. I actually thought this was goign to be a good behind the scenes docushort, not the trash it turned out to be. Looper don't leave your day job just yet - you're now blocked from my views
Rubbish!
Frank looks like a building inspector
OMG you are right
Pray is a insult to show the Seymour Danielle
I thought tbe exact same thing! He looks like every bearded, balding n pot bellied inspector I've ever come across lol
I think he was,,,or a fire inspector.
I had the pleasure of meeting Mike Wolfe 2 weeks ago while they were filming in NYC and he was the nicest guy ! I own a bicycle shop in Manhattan and we started chatting and he was truly interested in what I had to say and even visited the shop after filming . There are plenty of flawed people out there and plenty of business deals that go bad. This won't affect my feelings for the show , the only thing worth watching. A free history lesson with every episode !
This show really strikes a chord with our family since we've had relatives in the antique hobby / business and the guys and gal don't live very far away. I guess Danielle went to Clinton (IA) schools, across the river from here. Nice, gracious folks but like me, a little out there..!
Capitalism, my favorite word! Why would anybody look down on Capitalism!
Because they want a Socialist society like Cuba...that's not for me.
That's Communism.
I stand corrected....
RIght!? Like I love that only a small percentage of people control all the wealth in the world with Capitalism !!! Don't we all?? I also really love Mcdonalds and Nike and Cocola to be shoved down my throat and embedded in my mind!! Yay to capitalism, right!!?..
You'd rather live like the people in Venezuela?!!! Where only the ruling class have any wealth. Capitalism is simply freedom. The freedom to create, buy, or sell a good or service. For people to make mutually agreed to contracts. No one is forcing you to eat at a McDonald's or buy Nike shoes. And if you don't like your employer you are free to quit. Improve yourself. Unlike socialism/communism!
they dont rip people off, they are in this for profit as are all business's, they obviously arent gonna buy something for $100 and sell it for $100 whats the fuckin point.
they DO rip people off from time to time. I saw an episode where Mike told a person he was buying an item from, that the item was worth $150 and that Mike could pay him $75 for it... it immediately went into the graphic and said valued:$225- picked: $75- profit: $150... WTF!!
It's called business and making a profit. I've seen them many times tell someone, that told them a price, that it was too low and give them more.
Sometimes their first appraisals aren't spot on, they have to contact someone that knows more about the item than they do. They also have the resources to sell things that were obviously looked over and forgotten.
That's the secret. They rarely tell who their customers are...
It's not hard to figure out they are actually working for a conglomerate of well to do interests.
Noah: How much will you give me for the Ark? Frank: It's has alot of water damage plus the shipping costs, how about $5.00?
Ruben Delgadillo The real question here is why Moses has Noah's ark...
ArchGirl He picked it off him too
Ruben Delgadillo Love how you changed it afterwards. Smooth... xD
Frank is cheap. Mike is fair though.
Frank is a mobile Rick Harrison
I bought a sixties Spertie Sunlamp from these guys, years ago.
All was wonderful until it caught fire, one day.. But, I was able to use it a few times over the years before that happened. My favorite part was that it came in the original box.
It is a hit and miss show for me. Anyway, some of my favorite characters that have appeared in the show in no particular order are Prince Mongo, John Atwater Bradley, Jackie Hollywod, Jersey John , Rod and Isabel Gray in "The More You No" and "The Colonel" who didn't appear at all, or did he? I am sure there are others on my list but these will do for now.
It is good to see the unseen side of a TV celebrity that doesn’t have skeletons in their closet. OK, maybe just that one.
I've liked this show since day one. They all seem pretty honest to me. :)
the girl that works there is super gorgeous :D
"Works". I'm sure she wasn't just hired for TV.
+Brandon Hoover works
I'd say her ass for days
she's a burlesque performer so... yeah.
She's attractive but I can do without the tattoos.
"I bought this for $2"
"I am selling it for 1 billion"
I love love love Daniel. Her style is awesome. I love American pickers too. Great programme. Warms my heart every time. ♥️
damn! i was hoping for some "better" news about danielle... she's gorgeous
Damn Mike seems like a legitimate really nice guy and not just on screen
I hate modern History Channel, but honestly after watching it a few times, American Pickers is the only show I can stand. Sure like any reality TV show there's scripted parts, and they're always pimping for Ford, it can be a fun watch though. While it's nothing compared to older shows it's also one of the only current running series that does sprinkle in dashes of history for items they may find. It's a shame what happened to the channel, but this show isn't all bad. Also, especially after watching this- Mike seems like a genuinely decent human being.
Totally agree. I like this show, mainly because I find Mike entertaining and I like seeing them interact with sellers. But yeah, the modern incarnation of The "History" channel is a shame. Remember when upstart channels like History, Animal Planet, Nat Geo, etc actually had educational content?
I agree! The History Channel used to be much better. Many channels are like that nowadays. I don't watch much tv anymore and cable (TWC) will probably be gone in our household soon.
I miss all the WWII stuff!
this new channel shouldn't even be called history anymore. it's f'n REALITY CHANNEL now and i absolutely hate it. i want, yanno...HISTORY ON THE HISTORY CHANNEL. I DON'T WANT TO WATCH 23 HOURS OF GARBAGE TV AND 1 HOUR OF HISTORY. >_< i'm really disappointed in what happened to that channel cause it used to have some of the best stuff on tv. now it's all trash.
+FullBlown haha yep they definitely went through a Bible stage. We can only blame the American public, though, if this crap gets better ratings.
Danielle is in the Casey Jones Hall of Fame. Frank saw a picture of a naked woman once. Mike was once stuck in Tennessee waiting on the items he was going to find to arrive from out of state. I love this show.
They do NOT rip people off. They do this for a living and they are extremely fair. Also, they DO need to make money and if you’re selling your stuff YOU need to know what you’re selling and what’s its worth to you!! You can NOT blame someone for something YOU sold.
I was hoping this would tell me that Danielle did porn
Same here!!
Fair enough, she is hot!
she is a strong, beautiful woman
I was hoping she would have been a stripper or a model :P
+prizebandrocks burlesque dancing isn't far from stripping, the dancers just retain most of their underwear and dignity. women are worth so much more than just their sweaty parts. you can find plenty of that elsewhere on the web. if danielle were to drop her knickers publicly, it could potentialy damage her relationship with the history channel, and ergo the show. sorry, you'll probably have to keep using your imagination.
I used to love this show, then Frank started getting on my nerves with his cheapness and treatment of Danielle.
+1
+AffiliatePro
Ah right so Mike ain't banging it then ?
Who is she banging? Lol I don't watch it much I always thought Mike was pressing her.
+Jeremy Schipp
I don't think Frank means to be a creep, I think maybe he's not had much in the way of pussy and it reflects in his demeanour and therefore girls don't really go for him . And I think it's a vicious cycle . He might be a nice guy but can't express himself to a women. Maybe he should pay a few strippers for a private dance and a Ho, for a bang. Get the sex thing out of his system perhaps ., if he don't look at women with Sex on the mind then perhaps he might think more about talking to her as a person rather than a desperado dying for a shag . Women pick things like that up .
LMAO - It's NOT SO REAL REALITY ...all those personal interactions are STAGED. Mike not wanted to be a star is a LIE....he dragged a camera around for 5 YEARS trying to peddle this show until he finally got it in the hands of a producer willing to get it on air. The show makes them 10 times what they make buying and selling that junk.
Yes this is a staged bunch of bullshit, they solicited a friend of mine ahead of time at first he was game until they explained to him that they were going to plant items they already owned they didn't necessarily want to buy any of his stuff, they wanted to make it look like they were though. He told them to piss off.
*"World Renowned Hobo"* I hope that one day I can have a title nearly as prestigious as this one !
You have to work at it.. You cant just wear a traffic cone, and keep a bag of human faeces on your person. You have to promote..
The pic of Mike Wolf as a kid at 00:32 is hilarious. He never grew out of that childlike zest for life that you can see in his pic.
Love American Pickers!! My wife and I wish they had more years on DVD.
Tax evader or not, I find Danielle insanely attractive.
yeah, but you're probably high on green shrooms
(& yeah she's kewl😎🤘🏼)
Sarah Brandy Peters You haven't lived until you have 4 extra lives.
Me too. She is Primo Yummy!
Agreed!
Strongside
lol i almost used 1 life last week; i fell off a ladder & was lucky
I was dating a comedian back in the early 90s.. She was an opening act at the High Sierra Hotel on the south shore of Lake Tahoe, for Tempest Storm.. Though Tempest was very old.. she had a body a 20 year old would of died for...
It was Christmas Eve and My Girlfriend and I were invited to Tempest Storms suite at the High Sierra Hotel. Man that's a Christmas I'll never forget. I was the only male, in a room full of Tempests.. back up dancers... Just so beautiful... on the wall were pictures of Tempest's past friends.. including Elvis.. I sat next to Tempest on one side and my GF on the other.. I looked at her arms.. and they were smooth till you got to her wrists where her age really showed...
All I can say.. is that night and that party is one I'll never forget.. To see her in this video was a jaw dropper for sure.
Probably the most awesome comment I've read. Thank you for sharing that Dave =)
I've had a full 70 years that's for sure
awesome!
Very cool.
would of died for... Would HAVE died for.
I love the show. Mike & Frank are hillarious!
Getting tired of CZcams's long commercials.
Sill dealing with commercials or did you upgrade over the past two years?
I have to say its the best $10 bucks I ever spend. But I also work in a parking booth and watch videos & podcast literally all day.
Its been so long since I seen a commercial that its nice to be reminded of how annoying they were & the reason its worth paying $10 every month. Also being able to turn the screen off while the video keeps going is pretty nice too.
The show came to DeForest WI a year or so ago. I didn't know they had been here until I read about it in the local paper. Everyone who had dealings with the cast and crew said they were great people.
2:12 best episode. Forget the guy's name but he and Frank's banter was hilarious, with Mike in the back trying to keep a straight face.
Clyde!
Patrick of Marshalltown lowa via Chicago Ill Danielle is hot and smart so don't listen 2 all the hater.You r who u r and I love it.The show is my favorite thing to watch on T.V....I love the one when the boy's hire Danielle mom and how it drives her nut's great show.I can totally see where Danielle get's her good look's Danielle sorry but mom is soooooo hot...BEST SHOW EVER... .
The fine line between crazy hoarders and obsessive collectors exploited.
Come on, Hobo Jack just _has_ to be Mike Wolfe's long lost father!
Basically, "American Pickers" is like an antiques/collectibles version of "Hoarders." ;-)
Ark of the Covenant is obviously their biggest find to date. As monumental as finding the Covenant was for Frank and Mike, fighting off the Nazi's too keep possession of it was just a proud to be an American Moment! Thank you for this video and thank you American Pickers..... I think I just Snarked my pants!
i like the show and the guys . they pay pawn shop prices but they have to wait to get money back . its not ripping off , nothing makes you sell to them unless you need cash now .
Yeah, if you've really ever been around auctions and used stuff trading, you won't find anything they do unexpected or unfair, that's the way the game is played!
I've seen sellers price an item for say $300.00 and Mike would say it worth much more I was thinking more like $800.00 To me they're more than fair with the pricing...
Ya know a couple folks were saying they buy for $300. bucks then it shows value at $900. As Mike explains during the show many times over, I'm gonna ask $900., but the buyer is going to try and get me down. So he may end up selling for $700. Make $400. who is paying for the travel expenses? today the TV people but before that it was catch as catch can. If everyone here watched all the shows they would also find that Mike has bought things and given them to someone else. Mike is a people person. Frank on the other hand is far from a people person. He is on a free ride. It seems a case of Mike taking pity on his chubby little grammar school friend. His intention is to double his money, but if you notice most of the bought vs. value don't make double. And he has helped quite a few of the folks get organized to sell at auction. I take Mike's brother over Frank any day. But Rob has to soften up and get rid of the tough guy approach towards customer's. Remmeber this is just my opinion.
you sound like you work for JG wentworth 877 cash now! call now! after all, its your money. use it when YOU need it. haha
i wouldn't let Frank look through my septic tank
Why would he want to?
Me either he would want it for nothing he likes to get stuff next to nothing even tho he knows its worth thousands
Personally, the only weak link in the show for myself is Frank. Where Mike comes off as caring and genuine, Frank is far less so. He seems to be in it ONLY for the money, as is shown when the people whose homes they go through share their life stories and all he cares about is picking.
I mean, its their Job. it would be like saying its a bad thing you go to work for the money. Its the only reason to go. They're on a lot of road trips, so Frank needs to make sure it was worth the time and gas too.
I don't go to work because I love my job. If I didn't need money, I stay at home all day.
Frank has his own store across the river in Illinois. Danielle has a vintage clothing store across from Antique Archeology. Neither of them really worked there before the show.
The best of the best when the most talented drivers driving (really driving) real cars. How can you possibly not get chills!
I think this guy is just pissed cause they found a fun way to make a good living I like the show myself and I also believe that all three of them are liget cudos to all of them keep up the great work
Curvy is good!
I'll ignore the ink.
I met Frank once, it was while they were filming the "Hatfield and McCoy's " episode. He was an pompous bastard, to put it politely.
Keith Tyler Jr your a liar
Every place is a new character and the hoard they have, love this show!
Love the show , it's one of the few shows you and the kids can watch together.
Prince mongo always KIMDA remings me of Barry from storage wars(he was the only reason I would watch storage wars once in a while) Danielle, what a surprise! lol another amazing body ruined by ink
One of my favorite shows, watch every time it's on like all the players
I enjoyed it for a year or so when it first came on the History channel, then it began to wear on me. It seemed that every time I turned on the History channel there they were. Now when I turn it on and see the Pickers are on, I can't help but say, "aw F.......!!!!!" I even wrote the network a letter to let them know how disgustingly sick of it I was. I told them I thought it had run it's course and we need some new material. I did receive a response that pretty much it wasn't going to change for the time being.
So......................I have my remote, I will use it to reflect my views and feelings. Over and out!!!!!!!!
Ya, H-chnl runs this & Pawn stars to death.....I've found relief at AHC or Science chnl.
The constant Re-runs kill it for me
Hairma Cutma the correct term is "out".
You guys forgot a huge "untold" about this show. The shows producers go to the locations before hand and "pick" ahead of the pickers, finding things worth buying. Frank and Mike are then told where the items are and they go "find" them on the show. The prices are also pre negotiated, the negotiations you see on screen are all for show.
"Hippie Tom" was awesome. He was such a mellow positive dude, would love to party with him!
I don't care about all the BS...I just love the show :)
Love the, show.. don't need to know any bad things u all have to say..
Some people don't understand they are picker's and have to make some money on what they find. They can't pay retail. As they say "they need a little meat on the bone".
Psychologists have stated that tattoos are a sign of insecurity. I have 3, so I'm gonna go sit in the corner.
.....it's not just the thrill of finding unknown stuff of unknown lure out there,......but the fact that there's a reservoir of characters out there that that can compile vast treasures of stuff that lure hunters can endlessly rummage through,.....only in America,.....( *
Frank looks like every building inspector I've ever met.
We are all dumber for having listened to this.
Marc Resto ...lol...I know right!?
The likes must be bots because it's pure crap. Seriously.
Genius comment alert!
It's bedtime now folks.
Yes lol
The Untold Truth Of Dirty Jobs?
Yes this, Please do this!!!!
Yes
The Untold Truth of Dirty Underwear
most likely theres no untold truths to dirty jobs. Mike Rowe is a pretty transparent stand up guy. since he not only was the only star of the show he was also the creator of it as well. if there is untold truths they most likely won't be juicy enough to mention.
bullydog5150558 merimon imp
i was here to early that this video says it was private.
*too
EQUALlIZER-007 thanks im a dumbass
+Playah lmao! no ur not! I'm just a smart ass! have a good weekend!
me to!
I've talked to Frank & Mike a few times @ antique archaeology in nashville, they are just as nice as they seem!
I happened to sit next to Mike at a bar in Gettysburg, PA...evidently one of his shooting locations (I assume from the HBO truck parked down the block). I didn't know who he was. I never saw the show. In the conversation we struck up I asked whether he was on vacation. "No"...he said..."I'm working". I asked what he did. He said he worked for HBO. "Oh"...I said..."are you an engineer or in production"? "No"..he said..."I have a program". Pretty soon it was obvious he was a TV star because people kept coming up to him asking for an autograph. For the few minutes I talked to him he seemed like a "regular guy". Easy to talk to and very friendly. Certainly not the "insular" kind of TV/Movie star I thought they all were.
good video; I saw a short special on them. Mike was the only picker and they never cold call their destinations. The stuff that they find and the people they meet are pre screened. They dont drive around the country, they preselect the people and the places.
Great show! People cutting their fellow man and (or) woman down, is kind of cowardly!
They are doing something they enjoy doing! If you don't like it,shut the damn TV off,plain and simple!
Some of the rude comments I see,makes me realize that some people need a damn diaper change!!
They show is FAKE. Are you a moron? People have a right to their own opinion. If YOU don't like it then fuck off. Hypocrite.
Hippie Tom is the man.
love the show, glad to know they are good folks after all.
It's amazing that they point out the witch hunt on Frank for conducting capitalism. Many people don't seem to realize that business is risk with expenses, and often times, 'losses'. I have never seen anything wrong with people selling for 3 or even 4 times mark up.... Unless it's obviously outrageous where they are 'corner profiteering'. Where a business you are dealing with is marking it up 20 times or better knowing they are the only source! I whole heatedly support businesses like Antique Archeology! It takes real people to run a business!
all of you people who are talking negatively about these guys have obviously never even taken the time to watch the show. they are always very upfront about the fact that they are buying things at a lower price in order to sell them. And in fact there are many times when they buy something at a low price ,to later realize that the item is worth more and they give the person the more money. Or even in the moment tell the person that they are asking too little for it. They are very honest about what they're doing they are not swindling anybody.
Buying something and selling it for a higher price is not ripping people off its just business
Yeah, just look at car dealers, they pay you sub wholesale and turn around sell it top dollar, but that's business.
Clue... The girl is a former burlesque dancer
Stripper?
she's not bad
clusterfuck3
I knew there was something about her ,
burlesque ,stripper ,, etc
American Pickers is a great show ...
When I hear American Pickers, my first thought and vision is....Danielle!
I just had to drop you guys a line from Ireland - TV has become such a waste of space but since I found you guys on the Box I've got something to ENJOY - YOU guys Rock..yer the BEST..and I LUV the AWESOME journeys you take me on - TKS so much and 'Long May You Run' - Neil
Should be called Hoarders sell junk.
they are gay for each other. just admit it.
they have a a bromance
ElBribri no. they have had sex or are still doing it
Good for them if so.
I don't know about that but it is quite obvious that Frank is totally enamored with Mike. I'm not sure if it works both ways though, it could. I think it may be all one sided on Frank's part.
Lol. "forgetting to give uncle sam his cut of the action"? That's funny I didn't see uncle sam helping her pick through anything or supporting her burlesque career. Why should he get a cut? I think he means, "forgetting to give Uncle Sam a handout he didn't earn."
Fuckin aye
without Taxes, how would we pay soldiers defending us? Think about it.
Actually all taxes are Class 5 Gift and Estate taxes and subject to revocable election... The tax code is full of what seems to be deliberate obfuscations...
You must be talking about the mercenaries that the oil companies used to prevent middle eastern oil being sold in euros and arms manufacturers use to make a quick buck. When was the last time there was an hostile invasion of the USA?
thank you for the dumbest comment of the day
I once got to met Frank. He was a nice guy. I got his autograph and he yelled at me for filming him on my iPod. Lol
I actually stopped in to the American pickers store in Iowa. It's a lot smaller than you'd think.
love to watch the pickers on T.V. wish they had more new shows to watch,by the way they pay a good price for items-I guess you've never been to an auction,they are ripping nobody off.
White Fang
Love the pickers and they pay a fair price-Ya pickers..
And I like the girl to.
They are ripping everyone off, not to mention the show is 100% FAKE.
I always expect these kinds of videos to be really negative and exposing how awful every reality show is. Considering American Pickers is one of the only ones besides Mythbusters that I love, I'm glad this video was mostly interesting and positive.
prince mongo was.. interesting.
I know him and he is a fairly normal dude in real life. A Prince of a fellow.
Next president of USA .
Frank,”It’s gotta little damage here,but it’s still a pretty good piece”
I'm from Sharon Pennsylvania and one day I looked over and saw their van on right hand side of me didn't quite know who they were then but I remember that van