Had a good laugh tonight...

I used to really like that show. The first season was great, but from then on it's all staged.

I thought the same thing  I think it was a battery operated train at that  I think they had the decimal in the wrong place 20.00

I seen that to.If that is worth 2000 dollars we are all loaded.

Anyone got a link? 

I saw a Pickers show where they blew by some old American Flyer trains, in the box. They never even mentioned them as a thing of interest.  I thought that was a little strange, but unrealistically inflating the publics value concept could be far more problematic for the hobby in the long run.

A corollary: Many people believe that, simply because a toy train may be old, it automatically has high intrinsic value.

The public has a similar issue with law suits: Courts nationally handle vast numbers every day, most of which go unreported and with varying results. My first job out was in the insurance industry and kick them out we did. However, if someone gets money from coffee in the lap, this sets very high expectations, so that many believe you have won the lottery simply if you get injured. Not true. But, the perception is there.

So, there are those if they see a 2034 loco, it is like coffee in the lap.

Best,  Mark

Does anyone believe that someone would leave thousands of dollars of Harleys, guns, or other stuff behind by not paying a months worth of rent. Show is totally bogus.

I find that with all those "treasure hunting" shows, such as Pawn Stars, American Pickers, etc., the prices are way out of line on items with which I am familar. They are almost always inflated way beyond their street prices.
Never the less, some of them are still entertaining.

I don't worry or think about the prices but I really enjoy seeing some of the stuff they do dig up and the absolutely fantastic collections of junk and some valuable stuff that some of these people have accumulated over 30-40 years.  That to me is entertaining.  Wish I had ten or twenty acres with one or two barns that were filled with stuff!!  Of course my wife does not wish the same thing!!

I suppose to the "eye of the beholder" statement might fit this

Situation.

Good post !

Rufus