KnotMissPriceless Why so much hype?

Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Tyreece Hulme One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

daviddaveinternational Pickers is fake. Sure, they appear at various places but that's about the "reality" of it. The show is "scripted". Look at the massive list of "directors". "Reality" can't be "directed". Anyway, I've been, for the last year or so, been trying to get ahold of Mike Wolfe through their email. He doesn't seem to exist! I get responses to my inquiries by some unnamed person telling me that they will pass on my message to Mike. Now, my messages have been: "I'd like to speak with Mike Wolfe, please" and am ignored. He can't be that busy! The show isn't filmed every week. They film a year or a season's episodes in 2 or 3 months, leaving the rest of the time open. Now, since they're supposedly a "business" and "sell stuff", why wouldn't they respond to a potential customer? I've asked multiple times to purchase the BSA sign seen in the shop finally to be told: "It's not for sale". Well, take it down, then! I own a rare motorcycle that's been featured in 3 magazines including Hemming's Motor News and Motorcycle Classics Magazine and am sure if this "Mike Wolfe" character truly existed, he'd surely be interested in checking out my bike. I get nothing but: "Leave a message to Mike. We'll be sure he gets it." Well, my message is "I want to speak with MIKE!" Surely they have computer access! Yes, I still watch the show but now look at Mike Wolfe with contempt. To ignore repeated correspondence from not only a viewer but a potential customer, well, that's egotistical and self-centered. By the way, The History Channel and it's sponsors all pay the "Pickers" purchasing costs because how can a business that doesn't exist have any money? I mean, how much money can be made driving half way across the country to buy a half dozen items at 30% less than you might sell them for? Plus, who pays the fuel and crew for the helicopter and crew's vehicle that follows them around? As a former member of the United Sates Army's 14th Aviation (rotary wing) Battalion, I can certainly tell you it isn't cheap to fly a helicopter! Where's the profit..? Think about it...

dogonu-215-965738 I love the premise of the show. It is staged though, there are many parts that clearly are setups. The cut aways where they give some detail about the year and date some obscure company put out a toy car etc. is not reality. Most people only know about one area of their collecting hobby in that kind of detail. Other things include the prices they say something is worth, at times they are spot on, others they are way too high or way too low. I would love to see Danny strip as she is a pole dancer. The guys make their money on the show not bumming around the country picking up old bike parts. Its still a good show as long as people know that is not real, and they can not just get a van and start knocking on doors and make a living. In this economy its hard and prices are actually falling for the first time in many years.

cobra_freak_006 OK so lets summarize the show real quick. 2 guys go around the US and find items people call junk and they are willing to buy it. simple enough. my dad does this sort of stuff all the time as a hobbie.personally i do like watching the show to see all the cool stuff they find. it reminds me of when my dad and i would go to garage sales, estate sales, or junk yards looking for cool items such as old signs, toys, cigarette machines, phones, etc. i like that and i like seeing it.but the main thing that bothers me with this show is when they pretty much rip people off. yes most of the time the person that owns it doesn't know the real value and mike is like a shark praying on them for it. i saw an episode where mike offered 30 dollars for something and got it for 30 dollars. but in the end the value of the item fully restored was well over 600 dollars. now i also understand what restoration costs can be and they are running a business for the purpose of making a profit. but 30 dollars is a total rip off and I've seen it done several times on this show.

jwilliamsoh Great show really. Don't need to analyze this until next Tuesday.. Its an interesting show. I don't see how they make enough money to pay overhead and actually make a living.. but good show.Now I will say that sometimes Frank seems like he thinks he is above some people... And the way they talk about Dani in the office... Sometimes its not very polite and she is why they have places to go in the first place....While I question the value they put on some items the content is interesting and it helps pass the time in the evening when you are winding down.