Lionel 260E Owned by Johnny Cash on New Pawn Stars

Here's a link to the video. The appraisal for an original seemed high to me, anyone else think that?

http://www.history.com/shows/p.../videos/pawn-of-fire

I thought it was high for both original and restored.

Steve

I agree. I think the value was too high, especially for one that was restored with mismatched parts.

One thing all treasure hunting shows like Pawn Stars, Storage Wars, American Pickers, Garage Gold and Attic Gold have in common: they all grossly overestimate the value of the goods that are featured.

Seemed high to me, but maybe we are just a bunch of tightwads!  

Coincidently I looked at every 260e at York that I noticed.  The lowest asking price I saw was $350 for a repaint.  The highest was about $1200 with an original box.  All in fair to good condition.

Bill

Tried to watch the clip....Gave up because of commercials..don't need to see it that badly!!!

me to!

I won't bother.  Is the "Johnny Cash" connection an assertion, or do they have some sort of proof?  How does one prove or disprove such a connection, and how does a proven connection affect value?

I agree with Burfle.

Most of those shows and items are staged.

I saw a Lionel Boxcar at York years ago that was faded on one side.

It had been in the sunlight in a display case.

The owner said it came from Joshua Cowen's desk and the sunlight from the window in his office had faded it.

on these reality shows I would really like to know who they sell there stuff to as I surely can't find them 

I finally had a chance to watch the episode. I had that loco and tender in my hand and was able to look at it first hand. At first sight it looked decent, but up close it was a poor restoration. The people that originally bought out that hobby shop in Maryland were taking some to auctions and the rest was being carted around to various local flea markets. That is where I was able to see that loco and the case. He wanted $10/K at the time but could not prove that it was ever owed by Cash or any member of his family. He was pretty much scoffed at.

On the show the original asking price was way out of line and I said immediately no way its worth maybe $500 which is what Johnny came up with. Johnny was able to do some searching and was able to actually contact Cash's son who confirmed the provenance. Then the value was bumped up by $2000. I still would have never paid that much seeing that it was such a poor restoration. Rick paid the $2000 because he wanted it for his mantle.

Many items seen on the show are long gone if you visit the shop. These episodes are recorded months ahead of time and thousands of people visit the shop each week. If your the typical tourist you'll have to buy something while your there, over priced or not so not much from the show stays around for very long. When I visited the pig oiler was still there from a few seasons prior, but not much else that I recognized.

Tin

Interesting thread.  Anything that is featured on that show (and similar) probably is an easy sell, especially when authenticated as this locomotive was.  Gold and Silver Pawn (as the business is named) probably has a list of clients that collect items related to special celebrities.  I can only imagine how many inquiries from the general public they get every time an episode airs?