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>> male narrator: WHEN STORAGE
UNITS ARE ABANDONED...
IN THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS...
THE TREASURES WITHIN...
>> OOH, SO NEAT.
>> narrator: ARE PUT UP FOR
AUCTION.
>> HERE, WALT.
>> YEAH.
>> GIVE IT TO ME!
>> YEAH!
>> narrator: COMING UP...
>> TODAY, I BROUGHT ALONG MY
LITTLE BROTHER BLOM.
>> YOU GOT THE CASH, I GOT THE
MUSCLE.
>> IT'S GONNA BE "BLOM-TASTIC."
>> DID YOU BRING YOUR MONEY
TODAY?
>> DID YOU BRING YOUR MONEY?
WALTER.
>> BANGERS AND MASH, RIGHT HERE.
>> THE MORE THESE BLOKES
UNDERESTIMATE ME, THE BETTER.
>> BORN IN AMERICA.
>> BLOM, WHAT THE HECK IS THIS?
>> WHAT IS IT?
>> IT'S FREAKIN' NICE.
WE ARE THE WINNERS OF
THE CENTURIES.
THE BROTHER-SISTER TEAM IS ON
FIRE.
SSSS.
OOH!
[country rock music]
>> YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
GONNA GET.
THAT'S WHY WE DO THIS, BUB.
>> CHA-CHING!
>> THAT'S A GRAND ALL DAY LONG.
>> THIS WILL LOOK GOOD AFTER I
PAINT IT.
>> I LIKE TREASURE.
DOLLAR SIGNS!
>> all: WHOO!
>> THIS IS OUR TURF.
>> STEP ASIDE, BOYS.
>> WE'RE GONNA BUY EVERYTHING.
>> WOMEN POWER!
>> all: YEAH!
>> ♪ MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN ♪
>> LET'S GO!
>> YEAH!
>> ♪ MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN ♪
>> HEY.
>> ♪ YEAH, YOU KNOW ♪
♪ WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT ♪
>> YEAH.
>> ♪ MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN ♪
>> RIGHT HERE!
>> AND IT'S SOLD!
TODAY'S AUCTION IS IN FORT
WORTH, TEXAS.
OR AS THE COWBOYS CALL IT,
"COW TOWN."
[mooing]
OUR BUYERS ARE LOOKING TO ROPE
THEMSELVES SOME GOOD MONEY HERE,
AND THAT'S NO BULL.
>> DO ANY HOT CHICKS GO TO
THESE?
>> BLOM, YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS IS SERIOUS BUSINESS.
TODAY I BROUGHT ALONG A PROTEGE,
MY LITTLE BROTHER BLOM.
YOU GOT TO BE FOCUSED, BLOM.
NOT ON HOT CHICKS.
I'M GONNA TRY TO TEACH HIM THE
BIZ, AND IT'S GONNA BE
"BLOM-TASTIC."
WHO'S WALKING IN?
THEIR NIGHTMARE.
BLOM!
[laughter]
>> I'M PUMPED FOR MY FIRST
AUCTION.
I MEAN, IF MARY CAN DO IT,
ANYBODY CAN FREAKING DO IT.
>> YOU KNOW, LATELY, I FEEL THAT
MY COMPETITION, THEY'VE BEEN
GETTING THE BETTER OF ME, SO
TODAY, IT'S ABOUT MY COMPETITION
WORRYING ABOUT ME BEING THEIR
COMPETITION.
YOU KNOW, I STUDY MILITARY
HISTORY, AND IN THE ANCIENT
CHINESE BOOK THE ART OF WAR,
IT'S NOT ABOUT WINNING, IT'S
ABOUT THE COMPETITION LOSING.
WHAT'S UP, MR. CADE?
>> HEY, VICTOR.
>> HOW YOU BEEN?
[imitates explosion]
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> YEAH, HOW YOU BEEN?
>> GOOD, GOOD.
>> HEY, YOU TWO HAVEN'T MET,
HAVE YOU?
>> DON'T THINK I HAVE, NO.
>> DAVE, VIC.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
DAVID KAY.
>> VICTOR, DAVE.
>> THAT'S KIND OF A WEIRD
HANDSHAKE.
>> A "MURSE."
REALLY?
IF ALL MY COMPETITION HAVE
MURSES TODAY, I'M GOOD TO GO.
>> IT'S NOT A MURSE.
IT'S A EUROPEAN HOLDALL.
THIS SUNTANNED *** CAN SPIT
ALL THE VINEGAR HE WANTS ABOUT
MY MAN SACK.
>> OH, COME ON NOW.
>> THE MORE THESE BLOKES
UNDERESTIMATE ME, THE BETTER.
>> NO.
>> OR IT'S YOUR BROTHER.
>> NO.
>> WHAT IS HE THEN TO YOU?
>> MY PARTNER.
>> YOUR PARTNER?
WHAT, DO YOU TAKE LONG, WINDY
WALKS TOGETHER OR SOMETHING?
>> YES, PURSE BOY.
>> IT'S NOT A PURSE, BY THE WAY.
IT'S A MAN BAG.
>> OKAY.
>> WHAT'S HE KEEP IN THERE, LIP
GLOSS AND SCRUNCHIES?
WE GOT TO STAY FOCUSED.
IF WE FIND TOOLS OR INDUSTRIAL
EQUIPMENT, WE'RE READY TO SPEND
BIG MONEY.
>> ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, HERE ARE THE RULES
FOR TODAY'S AUCTION.
WE'RE GONNA CUT THE LOCKS, WE'RE
GONNA RAISE THE DOOR, YOU'RE
GONNA HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO LOOK
AROUND.
THERE'LL BE NO STEPPING INSIDE,
NO REACHING INSIDE, NO TOUCHING
ANY BOXES.
THERE'LL BE NO DASH FOR CASH.
PLEASE BID ONLY WITH THE MONEY
THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR POCKETS.
ARE YOU READY TO GO?
>> LET'S GO!
>> YEAH!
>> HAMMER UP, LET'S GO!
>> [whistles]
>> WELL, THE LOCKER IS NICE AND
NEAT, THAT'S FOR SURE.
IT MIGHT NOT GO FOR THAT MUCH
MONEY, SO I'M DEFINITELY IN ON
THIS LOCKER.
THE ART OF WAR SAYS IT'S BEST
TO STRIKE FIRST.
THIS LOCKER IS MINE.
>> PARTICLE BOARD BEDROOM SET.
BIG TV.
>> YEAH.
>> SOMETHING INDUSTRIAL BACK
THERE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GONNA
JUSTIFY THIS WHOLE UNIT.
THE ENGINE HOIST IS A GOOD GET.
WE'LL JUST SEE HOW THIS PLAYS
OUT.
>> YOU DON'T MIND IF JUST JUMP
IN HERE?
HAVE A QUICK LOOK, RIGHT.
I SEE AN ENGINE HOIST IN THE
BACK.
THAT'S "PUKKA."
THAT IS A PUKKA PIE RIGHT THERE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "WHAT DOES
'PUKKA' MEAN?"
PUKKA MEANS "THE BEST."
>> OKAY, BLOM, THIS IS YOUR
FIRST TRIAL.
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
>> THAT THING THAT LIFTS THE
ENGINES OVER THERE IS GOOD.
>> OKAY.
>> BESIDES THAT, I DON'T KNOW.
>> THERE'S NOT MUCH POTENTIAL
HERE, BUT BLOM CAN PRACTICE HIS
BIDDING.
>> ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN.
[auctioneering] $100 BILL.
100, 100 THERE.
NOW 125.
NOW 150.
>> RIGHT HERE.
>> NOW 175.
>> YEAH.
>> 175, NOW 200.
>> RIGHT HERE.
>> NOW 225.
>> GO.
>> NOW 250.
>> YEAH.
>> NOW 275, THEN 300.
>> WALTER.
>> 325, NOW 350.
>> RIGHT HERE.
>> NOW 375.
>> WALTER.
>> 400.
>> BANGERS AND MASH.
RIGHT HERE.
>> [laughs]
>> NOW 425. 425.
>> WALTER!
>> BID, 450.
[auctioneering]
>> RIGHT HERE.
>> NOW 475, IS THERE A 475?
I'M GONNA SELL IT, FOLKS!
475 GOING ONCE, 475 GOING TWICE,
I SOLD IT.
$450, VICTOR.
>> YES!
[clapping]
THE ART OF WAR JUST GOT ME
A QUALITY ENGINE HOIST. MWAH!
BORN IN AMERICA!
>> [laughs]
>> THAT TABLE BASE BACK THERE,
THE ONE WITH THE CHROME?
>> YEAH.
>> OH, MY GOD.
THIS DRESSER IS GOOD.
LOOK AT THE SHAPE IN THE FRONT.
>> I THINK WE SHOULD BID ON IT,
DON'T YOU?
>> THE FORCE IS STRONG WITH THIS
ONE.
LUKE "BLOMWALKER" IS A NATURAL.
>> YOU GOT THE CASH, I GOT THE
MUSCLE.
MWAH!
>> KITCHEN STUFF OVER THERE.
>> THAT'S FLEA MARKET STUFF.
>> I KNOW. IT IS.
>> DON'T WANT NOTHING TO DO
WITH THIS.
>> WE OWN A WAREHOUSE,
NOT A DOLLAR STORE.
>> AH, I DON'T SEE HARDLY
ANYTHING IN HERE.
EVERYTHING HAS A PRICE, BUT IT'S
NOT LOOKING GOOD, THIS LOCKER
FOR ME.
>> OH, IT'S DEFINITELY AN
INTERESTING LOCKER.
THERE'S A LOT OF MYSTERY BOXES
IN HERE.
THE ART OF WAR SAYS YOU CAN
SUBDUE YOUR ENEMY WITHOUT
FIGHTING, OR BUYING, BUT I CAN
BID THEM UP.
>> SO YOU WANT NOTHING IN THAT
LAST LOCKER AT ALL?
NOTHING WHAT CAUGHT YOU, TICKLED
YOUR FANCY, FLOATED YOUR BOAT?
NO?
>> YOU'RE STILL HERE?
>> ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN.
$100 BILL.
>> YEAH.
>> 100, NOW 125.
125 IN THE BACK.
150, NOW 175.
>> YEAH.
>> 175.
>> RIGHT HERE.
>> NOW 200, NOW 225.
>> YEAH.
>> NOW 250.
>> OVER HERE.
>> NOW 275, NOW 300.
[auctioneering]
>> RIGHT HERE.
>> NOW 325. [auctioneering]
>> YEAH.
>> NOW 350.
>> I'LL TAKE IT.
>> 375?
375, NOW 400.
NOW 400.
ONE MORE TIME, 400.
NOW 425.
CAN I GET 425?
425, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
425 GOING ONCE, 425 GOING TWICE.
I SOLD IT RIGHT HERE ON THE
FRONT, $400.
$400.
>> BLOM'S FIRST LOCKER!
>> ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS BETTER THAN A FRIGGIN'
KEG STAND.
TRUST ME, I KNOW WHAT I'M
TALKING ABOUT.
THIS IS A GOOD LITTLE TABLE,
BLOM.
>> YEAH.
>> REAL MARBLE.
I COULD SELL IT FOR 50 BUCKS
RIGHT AT THE SHOP.
>> THERE YOU GO.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
>> THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING
ABOUT.
>> I CAN'T LIFT THE WHOLE
DRESSER.
>> WHY NOT?
YOU'RE HE-MAN, BLOM.
OH, MY GOD.
PERFECT.
[laughs]
CLEAN LINES, ROUNDED SIDES.
I LIKE IT, A LOT.
SELL IT FOR $250.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> THERE WE GO, BLOM.
NOW, THIS TABLE.
>> YEAH?
>> NOT AS HEAVY AS I THOUGHT IT
WAS GONNA BE, BUT IT'S CUTE,
RIGHT, BLOM?
>> ¿QUANTOS?
>> SELL IT FOR 200 BUCKS.
ALL RIGHT, BLOM.
ALL THIS SILVER.
THIS THING'S NEVER EVEN BEEN
OPENED.
>> BRAND NEW, TOO.
>> THIS IS, LIKE, A BUFFET
THINGY.
HORS D'OEUVRES TRAY.
YEAH.
>> RIGHT?
>> IT'S FREAKING NICE, BLOM.
>> I KNOW.
>> DO YOU THINK THIS IS REAL
SILVER?
>> NO.
>> HOW DO YOU KNOW?
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK, I EAT
PIZZA OFF OF PAPER PLATES EVERY
DAY, OR WHAT?
>> OH, I FORGOT, SIR BLOM.
[laughter]
>> SEE, MARY, I TOLD YOU.
RIGHT HERE, SILVER-PLATED.
>> GOOD EYE, BLOM.
>> SO HOW MUCH YOU THINK YOU CAN
SELL THIS FOR THOUGH?
>> I MEAN, EVEN THOUGH IT'S
SILVER-PLATED?
100 BUCKS RIGHT HERE, EASILY.
WHO KNOWS, MAYBE THE PERSON WHO
HAD THIS LOCKER DID EVENTS, YOU
KNOW, PARTIES.
>> YEP.
>> EACH ONE OF THESE LOCKERS,
BLOM, IS LIKE A SNOWFLAKE.
>> WHAT?
>> THEY'RE ALL DIFFERENT, BLOM.
THEY EACH--OR, YOU KNOW, HAVE
THEIR OWN LITTLE PRINT.
SO THIS IS OUR FIRST CLUE.
WE GOT TO BE NANCY DREW, BLOM.
>> NANCY DREW?
I WANT TO BE, LIKE, WALKER,
TEXAS RANGER, MAN.
BADASS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> TRASH.
>> TRASH.
ANYTHING IN THERE, BLOM?
>> UM, NO.
>> BLOM, WHAT THE HECK IS THIS?
>> WHAT IS IT?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
THEY LOOK LIKE BURNT MARSHMALLOW
THINGS, YOU KNOW?
>> YEAH.
>> HOLD THIS.
I SAW ANOTHER PIECE.
>> LOOK, SEE?
>> OH, YEAH.
>> WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?
OH, YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS?
YOU PUT 'EM ON FIRE.
>> YEAH.
>> LOOK.
[makes twirling noise]
>> OH, YEAH.
>> TRICKERY.
>> TRICKERY.
>> THESE ARE, LIKE, YOU KNOW, IN
THE CIRCUS AND STUFF.
>> YEP.
THESE GOT TO BE WORTH SOMETHING,
MARY.
>> THESE FIRE-WAND THINGIES
MIGHT BE WORTH SOME COLD, HARD
CASH.
INTRODUCING MARY AND BLOM, THE
BROTHER-SISTER ULTIMATE ACROBAT
TEAM.
[mimicking circus music]
[laughter]
THE BROTHER-SISTER TEAM IS ON
FIRE.
SSSS.
OOH!
WE ARE THE WINNERS...
>> [laughs]
>> OF THE CENTURIES!
[laughter]
>> Y'ALL, COME ON.
I GOT SOMETHING COOL TO SELL
NOW.
>> OH, SWEET.
WHAT IS THIS?
>> [all cheering]
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> IT'S IS A "HIDE THE EVIDENCE"
MACHINE.
>> IT'S JUST A FRICKIN' WOOD
CHIPPER THAT DOESN'T WORK.
YOU'LL GET, LIKE, 5¢ A POUND FOR
IT AT A SCRAPYARD.
>> IF AIN'T WORTH IT IN SCRAP,
IT AIN'T WORTH CRAP.
>> IF IT WORKS, IT COULD MEAN
SOME MONEY, BUT I SEE THEY'VE
BEEN WORKING ON IT A LITTLE BIT
HERE.
THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE
ENGINE DEFINITELY.
WHO KNOWS IF IT RUNS OR NOT?
YOU KNOW THIS WOOD CHIPPER IS
GONNA TAKE A COUPLE HUNDRED
DOLLARS TO FIX, BUT THEN IT'S
WORTH AT LEAST A GRAND.
>> MOST PEOPLE THINK THIS IS
SCRAP.
IT'S A COMMERCIAL CHIPPER.
IT'S HEAVY DUTY.
I CAN GET THIS RUNNING, NO
PROBLEM.
>> I THINK IT'S A PILE OF METAL.
DO YOU NEED ONE OF THOSE?
>> CHEAP ENOUGH.
>> ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN.
$100, WHERE?
>> WALTER!
>> $100.
NOW 200, NOW 250.
>> YEAH!
>> 300, RIGHT HERE.
>> NOW 400, NOW 400.
>> WALTER!
>> 400, NOW 500.
>> YO.
>> NOW 600, WE'RE AT 600.
>> YEAH, RIGHT HERE.
>> 600, NOW 700.
>> WALTER.
>> 700, 800?
>> YEAH.
>> 900, GET 900.
>> WALTER!
>> 900, NOW 1,000.
1,000 IN THE BACK?
YOU'RE OUT.
1,000, I'M GONNA SETTLE.
1,000 GOING ONCE, 1,000 GOING
TWICE.
I SOLD IT RIGHT HERE, $900.
RIGHT HERE, $900.
>> I'M ALWAYS THE "CHICKEN
DINNER."
TRANSLATION-- ♪ WINNER ♪
>> DUDE, THAT SUCKED.
>> THAT WAS ROUGH.
I DON'T LIKE GOING HOME
EMPTY-HANDED, DO YOU GET IT?
THAT'S ROUGHER THAN THAT STUCK
OLD BATHTUB TODAY.
>> [sighs]
WE GOT SHUT OUT, MAN.
>> BUBBA AND I ARE GONNA HAVE TO
UP OUR GAME, NO DOUBT.
>> [grunts]
TO THE VICTOR GOES THE SPOILS.
$450 WORTH.
THE FIRST THING THAT CAUGHT MY
EYE WAS THE ENGINE HOIST WAY IN
THE BACK OVER THERE.
MAN DOES NOT LIVE BY ENGINE
HOIST ALONE.
I'M SURE THERE'S MORE VALUE IN
HERE.
YOU KNOW, TOYS ARE GOOD.
PROBABLY GOT 20 BUCKS IN TOYS.
I GOT BEDDING.
DON'T LIKE THAT.
NICE LITTLE END TABLE.
IT'S SCRATCHED UP SOME, BUT IT'S
SOLID WOOD.
IT'S WORTH 20 BUCKS.
JUST SMALLS, NOTHING REALLY TO
SPEAK OF.
THIS IS, LIKE, A $5 LAMP.
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY CALL THESE?
THROW RUGS.
I GUESS THIS IS A THROW DESK
NOW.
I'M JUST KIDDING.
10 BUCKS, MAYBE, FOR THE THROW
DESK.
THIS IS A REAL CHEAP DRESSER.
IF I COULD GET 20 BUCKS, I'LL BE
LUCKY.
IT'S A NICE ENGINE HOIST.
I WOULD SAY I COULD EASILY GET
300 BUCKS FOR THIS IN USED
CONDITION.
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?
HUH.
WELL, YOU KNOW, IT SAYS,
"AR DRONE 2.0."
HUH.
I THINK IT'S ONE OF THOSE, UH,
ULTRALIGHT DRONES.
MAYBE IT HAS FOUR PROPELLER
THINGS THAT GO IN HERE.
SOMEHOW ALONG THE WAY HERE, I
FEEL I MISSED SOMETHING.
IF I DON'T FIND THE MISSING
PART, I AM "DRONE ***."
IT'S NOT GONNA BE IN THE
CLOTHES.
IT'S NOT GONNA BE IN A LAMP.
IT'S NOT IN THERE.
WAS IT IN HERE?
NO.
IT'S NOT GONNA BE WITH THE
ROCK 'EM AND SOCK 'EM ROBOTS.
IT'S NOT IN THE TOWELS.
IT'S NOT IN THERE.
[sighs]
CHECK THROUGH THESE TOYS.
AHA!
AHH.
THAT'S THE PIECE.
IT DEFINITELY IS THIS PIECE.
FITS LIKE A GLOVE.
WOW, THAT IS ONE COOL LOOKING
THING.
HOPEFULLY, THIS HELICOPTER DRONE
CAN LIFT ME OUT OF THE RED.
BUT FIRST, I'VE GOT TO FIND
A REMOTE CONTROL GEEK TO PUT
A PRICE TAG ON IT.
[imitates helicopter]
EVERYBODY GO!
GET TO THE CHOPPER!
>> I'M PICKING UP THE WOOD
CHIPPER I BOUGHT FOR $900.
AHA.
OUT HERE IN TEXAS, A CHIPPER IS
A GUY'S BEST FRIEND.
YOU CAN CLEAR BRUSH, YOU CAN
MAKE MULCH, GET RID OF BODIES.
GOOD MORNING, BABY.
PEOPLE THOUGHT I WAS A LITTLE
BIT CRAZY BUYING THIS TODAY, BUT
YOU KNOW WHAT?
AS LONG AS I CAN GET THIS
RUNNING, IT'S GONNA BE A MAJOR
PAYDAY FOR ME.
IT NEEDS A BATTERY.
THAT'S AN EASY FIX.
I DON'T KNOW IF THE MOTOR IS
WORKING.
I'VE GOT TO GET IT RUNNING.
THIS IS OBVIOUSLY THE FUEL TANK
FOR THE ENGINE.
THERE'S PLENTY OF GAS IN THERE.
GAS IN THE TANK TELLS ME IT DID
RUN.
AND I'M THE GUY TO GET IT
RUNNING AGAIN.
>> THIS THING HAS BEEN WORKING,
'CAUSE I CAN SEE THE WOOD IN IT.
I'M GONNA GET UP THERE AND HAVE
A GOOD LOOK.
SEE IF I CAN GET SOME OF THEM
OUT OF THERE.
WHOA!
WHAT THE HELL?
OH, MY GOODNESS.
I ALMOST BROKE HER BEFORE I EVEN
FIXED HER.
JIMINY CHRISTMAS.
MAN, I FORGOT TO PUT THE HITCH
DOWN.
SON OF A GOOSE.
COME ON.
[grunts]
THAT'S IT.
[grunts]
HERE SHE GOES.
COME ON HERE.
[grunts]
COME ON, SAMSON.
IN MY BEST CLOTHES AS WELL.
THERE SHE GOES, THERE SHE BLOWS.
NOW, I JUST GOT TO GET IT
RUNNING.
>> BLOM AND I FOUND THIS CRAZY
COOL FIRE DANCING EQUIPMENT IN
OUR $400 LOCKER.
SO, WE'RE MEETING UP WITH SHAWN,
WHO IS A REAL LIVE FIRE DANCER.
[drum music]
>> WHOA, FIRE.
>> YEAH!
[cheers and applause]
>> YEAH, AMAZING.
THIS GUY IS A PYRO AND A MANIAC.
I LIKE HIM.
>> HELLO.
>> SHAWN, HEY.
THE SHOW WAS AWESOME.
>> [chuckles] THANK YOU.
>> DID YOU EVER GO TO BURNING
MAN?
>> BLOM, WHAT THE HELL IS
BURNING MAN?
>> YOU NEVER HEARD OF BURNING
MAN?
>> NO.
>> IT'S LIKE A FESTIVAL.
MUSIC, YOU GET TO HANG OUT WITH
YOUR AMIGOS, AMIGAS.
DO SOME FLAME DANCING.
>> SORRY, BLOM.
I'M NOT COOL, I GUESS.
>> CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'VE NEVER
HEARD OF BURNING MAN.
>> NO.
>> IT'S LIKE THE BEST TIME EVER.
YOU GOT TO CHECK IT OUT.
>> [coughs]
>> OH, YEAH.
>> SO, THIS IS WHAT WE FOUND IN
THE UNIT.
>> THIS IS A CONTACT STAFF RIGHT
HERE, AND SINCE IT'S GOT TWO
WICKS, IT MEANS MORE FIRE.
>> CAN YOU MAKE S'MORES WITH
THOSE THINGS?
>> YOU GET FIVE AT ONE TIME,
YOU KNOW?
>> YEAH.
PRIME MARSHMALLOW ROASTERS RIGHT
THERE, IT LOOKS LIKE.
>> YEP.
>> YEAH, FIRE IS NOT FUNNY.
IT'S REALLY SERIOUS.
>> ALL RIGHT, SO WHAT ABOUT
THESE, MAN?
>> THESE ARE FIRE FANS, AND IT'S
GOT THESE HOLES RIGHT HERE TO
SPIN IT AROUND.
THESE ARE ACTUALLY PRETTY SOLID.
REALLY GOOD QUALITY FANS.
>> WELL, SHAWN, THIS STUFF IS
REALLY COOL.
NOW, HOW MUCH IS IT WORTH?
>> FOR THE WHOLE SET, WOULD BE
$350.
>> YES.
GOODNESS GRACIOUS, GREAT BALLS
OF FIRE!
>> NOT BAD.
>> NOT BAD.
I THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA GET
BURNED, BLOM, BUT NOPE.
YOU KNOW, HAVING BLOM AS
A PARTNER MAY HELP BUSINESS
"HEAT UP."
[laughs]
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANKS, SHAWN.
I NEVER KNEW WORK COULD BE FUN.
I'M THINKING ABOUT GETTING A
JOB.
>> BLOM.
>> [laughs]
NO, I'M JUST KIDDING.
WORK SUCKS.
>> [laughs]
>> I'M DEEP IN THE HOLE ON MY
$450 LOCKER, SO I'M AT
DALLAS MAKERSPACE TO SEE SOME
GUY, ROMEO.
ROMEO, ROMEO, WHEREFORE ART
THOU?
ROMEO IS LIKE A DRONE EXPERT.
>> JUST WORKING ON A COUPLE
LITTLE QUADCOPTERS AND
HELICOPTERS.
>> OH, I SEE, I SEE.
NOT THE MILITARY KIND.
THE NERDY KIND.
>> WHAT YOU HAVE HERE IS
A MULTICOPTER.
IT ACTUALLY HAS ONE MOTOR ON
EACH SINGLE PROP.
THE COMPUTER TELLS EACH MOTOR TO
SPEED UP AND SLOW DOWN.
YOU CAN GET UP, DOWN, LEFT,
RIGHT, FORWARD, BACK, NOSE.
EVERYTHING.
>> CAN YOU ATTACH A BOMB TO THIS
AND GO BOMB THE TALIBAN OR
SOMETHING?
>> NOPE, THEY'RE NOT FOR THAT.
THEY'RE NOT DESIGNED TO LIFT
ANYTHING THAT WEIGHT.
THEY'RE DESIGNED TO CARRY
THEMSELVES.
BUT THEY DO GOT TWO CAMERAS ON
BOARD.
>> SO COULD I USE THIS, LIKE, TO
SPY ON MY HOT NEIGHBOR WHILE
SHE'S LAYING OUT BY THE POOL?
>> NO, DON'T BE THAT GUY.
>> WHAT ROMEO DOESN'T KNOW WON'T
HURT HIM.
I GOT TO FIGURE OUT HOW THIS
THING WORKS.
>> IT ACTUALLY HAS A WI-FI
ROUTER ON BOARD, AND YOU HOOK UP
YOUR TABLET TO IT.
>> OH, WOW.
>> SO LET'S SEE IF SHE SHOWS UP
ON THE WI-FI.
YEP, HERE WE GO, AR DRONE,
NUMBER TWO.
>> LOOKS LIKE THE CAMERA'S
WORKING.
HOW DOES IT LOOK?
>> LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.
>> NICE.
>> NOT THE IMAGE, BUT--
>> OH, COME ON.
>> THE SIGNAL.
>> WELL, LET'S SEE IF THIS THING
FLIES.
>> ALL RIGHT, MAN.
YOU'VE GOT THE HONORS HERE.
>> TAKE OFF.
>> YOU HIT THE BUTTON.
>> ***.
>> OH, THERE IT GOES.
SO WE'RE GONNA GO FORWARD...
SEE IF SHE CAN CLIMB.
>> COME ON.
>> IT'S TRYING.
SO THAT SPINNING TELLS ME ONE OF
THE PROPELLERS MUST BE A LITTLE
BIT BENT, OR ONE OF THE MOTORS
IS A LITTLE SLOW.
>> OKAY, IT DOESN'T RUN PERFECT.
HOPEFULLY, IT'S STILL WORTH
SOMETHING.
SO, ROMEO, WHAT DO YOU THINK
SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS WORTH?
>> SHE FLIES.
>> MM-HMM.
>> AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
TO THE RIGHT BUYER, LOOKING AT
ABOUT 200 BUCKS.
>> 200 BUCKS AIN'T BAD AT ALL,
MAN.
YOU KNOW, THE ART OF WAR SAYS
YOU GOT TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.
THANKS, ROMEO.
>> GOOD SEEING YOU, MAN.
>> I BELIEVE MY SELF JUST MADE
ME SOME MONEY.
PARTING IS SUCH SWEET SORROW.
>> [whispers] OH, GOD.
>> I'VE BEEN AT THE WAREHOUSE,
WORKING AWAY ON THIS CHIPPER
I GOT FOR 900 BUCKS.
SO I'VE INVITED MY FRIEND,
LES LANE, TO COME CHECK HER
OVER.
LES IS AN EXPERT WHEN IT COMES
TO BIG COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT.
THIS IS IT.
>> THIS IS WHAT YOU GOT, HUH?
>> SHE'S A REAL PEACH, ISN'T
SHE?
>> WELL, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT
IT, DAVE.
THE MAIN THING WITH A WOOD
CHIPPER IS HOW OPEN THE THROAT
OF THIS THING IS.
THIS IS 16 INCHES.
ASSUMING YOU'VE GOT THE RIGHT
KIND OF POWER, THIS IS A
COMMERCIAL MACHINE.
IT'S GOT AN EIGHT-CYLINDER
GASOLINE MOTOR.
THAT KIND OF DATES IT.
THIS MACHINE IS PROBABLY GONNA
BE ABOUT 30 YEARS OLD.
>> BUT OLDER WOMEN MAKE BETTER
LOVERS, RIGHT?
>> HEY, AS LONG AS IT WORKS AND
DOES THE JOB, IT'S AS GOOD AS A
NEW ONE.
>> LET'S CRANK IT UP!
>> LET'S DO IT.
[engine cranks, sputters]
>> OH, MAN!
>> SHE DON'T SOUND LIKE SHE'S IN
BAD SHAPE THOUGH.
THAT'S NOT GONNA HELP THE VALUE
ANY.
>> PIECE OF JUNK!
>> SOMETIMES GUYS DO THINGS
AT AUCTIONS TO KIND OF SABOTAGE
THE MACHINE, SO LET'S JUST KIND
OF TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
AH, LOOKY HERE.
THIS COVER FOR THIS SPARKPLUG
WIRE IS VERY LOOSE.
LET'S SEE IF THIS WILL DO THE
TRICK.
[engine starts, idles]
SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD, DOESN'T IT?
>> HEY, HEY!
HOO-HOO-HOO!
SHE'S RUNNING!
WHOO!
NOW TELL ME--WHAT'S SHE WORTH?
>> THIS MACHINE WOULD RETAIL FOR
SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF
$5,500.
>> REALLY?
WHOO-HOO-HOO-HOO-HOO!
AWESOME.
THIS BABY IS GOING IN!
WHOO-HOO-HOO!
LET THIS CHIPPER BE A LESSON TO
ALL YOU HAM SHANK YANK DIDDLOS--
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE MAN FROM
YORKSHIRE.
I'M THE KING OF THE WORLD!
WHOO-HOO-HOO-HOO!
YEE-HAW!
>> narrator: THE FORTUNE IN FORT
WORTH GOES TO DAVID KAY, WHOSE
WOOD CHIPPER FED HIM A PROFIT OF
4,600 BUCKS.
MARY AND BLOM BURNED A PATH TO
A $550 PROFIT FROM THEIR FIRE
DANCING GEAR.
VICTOR'S DAMAGED DRONE BARELY
GOT HIM OFF THE GROUND, EARNING
ONLY 125 BUCKS...
WHILE RICKY AND BUBBA
WALKED AWAY WITH A HUNGER
FOR LOCKERS, AND JUSTICE.
>> OH--WHAT THE?
>> DID YOU BRING YOUR MONEY
TODAY?
>> DID YOU BRING YOUR MONEY?
>> I DON'T NEED MY MONEY.
>> YOU'RE GETTING A LITTLE BIT
CLOSE, AREN'T YOU?
YOU WANT TO TANGO?
>> YES.
>> IS THAT RIGHT?
>> I'M READY.
>> MMM, COME ON.
>> [humming tango]
>> YOU KNOW THE TWO-STEP?
COME ON.
GET--GET OUT OF HERE.
VICTOR.
>> WHO TOOK MY SHIRT?