Posted by kopeck on March 17, 2010 at 11:13:53 from (169.244.143.125):
In Reply to: pickers tv show posted by larry@stinescorner on March 16, 2010 at 18:18:09:
I enjoy the show and this is coming from some one who's grandparents were taken advantage of by a "picker".
To me it's like most businesses, some folks are crooks and some are not. I think it's very easy doing this sort of thing to take advantage of someone who doesn't know what they have. Think of it this way, item X cost them .50 cents back when the bought it, some one offers them $10.00 bucks for it...the seller thinks the buyer is nuts and takes the $10.00 dollar bill but in truth is worth a lot more.
These two, while a little loony, seem to do a good job. They don't press hard unless they're working on a high ticket item that the seller knows better then to sell it for pennies. I also like the fact that they shoot them being rejected at the door, I'm sure that happens more the the show likes to let on.
You also have to realize that they're doing it to make a dollar. Yeah they may double the price on somethings but they have to go out and find it, store it then find a buyer. I think it's sister show "Pawn Stars" does a great job driving this point home. They bring a expert in who say the item in question is worth X, Rick then asks the seller what they want for their item and 99% of the time they say "He/She said it was worth X, that's what I want". It doesn't work that way, there has to be some profit in there. What blows me away is what people will sell to a pawn shop at a discount, seems like they could have done much better in a private sale...
K
This post was edited by kopeck at 11:17:20 03/17/10.
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