oly wrote:
On Aug 22, 1:20 pm, "Mr. Jaggers" wrote:
oly wrote:
On Aug 22, 12:54 pm, Reid Goldsborough
wrote:
On 8/22/2010 2:17 PM, oly wrote:

It's frequently contrived

I can't watch it for this reason. It's a typical unreal reality
show, largely faked reality, scripted and heavily edited so that
all realism disappears. In this case, the guy who runs the shop
often affects knowledge of esoteric items that you know he couldn't
possibly have. To counter this fakery, he does call in experts
about other items. Still, the overall quality of the show may be
best summarized by a statement of one of the pawn shop's
customers, who professed knowledge of the authenticity of some
medieval item she brought in because she saw similar items in
movies, a statement that elicited no response.

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Consumer:http://rg.ancients.info/guide
Connoisseur:http://rg.ancients.info/glom
Counterfeit:http://rg.ancients.info/bogos

The pacing of the television show has to be contrived, because the
viewer can't be expected to sit there for three or four months
hoping for (maybe) five really nice items to come in.

IMHO, the practical experience of working in a Pawn Shop for over
twenty years could very well offset the apparent lack of
diploma-like credentials from some institution of higher learning.
Also, these folks have books, they have internet access. And, they
still don't claim to know everything.

In one of the last two episodes, Rick Harrison was shown a U.S.
Civil War encased 3 cent postage stamp, a nice one, and readily
adimtted that he didn't know what it was. And he readily called in
an expert for help.

As for the customers, many come into the shop with some of the
hackneyed bull**** stories known to mankind. The people who know
their stuff is dross always have the best stories!!!

Of course, Rick Harrison might just indeed know everything, as he is
actually your identical twin brother, Reed, accidently separated at
birth.

oly
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Sorry, I want responses to my OP, just not from Gainsburger.

Well, that was encouraging, at least Jagerschnitzel wasn't cast in
the same dim view.

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If you let me call you Meathead, and laugh at that, you are a
reasonable and well-balance person.

Well, of course I'm reasonable and well-balanced. All us pablum-pukers are
that way.

Which I know from several personal meetings on various Midwestern
bourse floors.

Shhh, oly, people are starting to talk.

Even if you don't realize that everything on FOX is the absolute
Gospel truth.

Hey oly, would you be interested in buying those big smokestacks in the
south end of Springpatch? I'm looking to flip 'em for a very small profit.
You can make 30%-35% on your investment and have it paid for in just a few
years. Such a deal I make you!

James the Wheeler-Deeler (apologies to Ken Barr)