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- I'VE GOT A MARILYN MONROE SIGNED HANDWRITTEN POEM.
- WOW.
- IT WAS APPRAISED AT $48,000.
- WHERE'S FONZIE?
- WHO?
- FONZIE. MY PICTURE OF THE FONZ.
- I SOLD IT TO DAVEY DEALS.
- YOU GUYS KNEW THAT WASN'T FOR SALE.
- THIS IS A HYBRID ROCKET.
- A HYBRID ROCKET?
DOES IT WORK?
- THAT'S REALLY HIGH-TECH LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR A ROCKET.
AT MY SHOP, FAMILY COMES FIRST
AND MONEY COMES SECOND...
DEPENDING ON WHO YOU ASK.
BUT THE BEST PART,
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GONNA COME THROUGH THAT DOOR.
THIS IS PAWN STARS.
- HEY, HOW'S IT GOING, MAN?
- GOOD. I'VE GOT AN ITEM FOR SALE TODAY.
I'VE GOT A MARILYN MONROE SIGNED PICTURE
AND A HANDWRITTEN POEM.
- WOW.
- AS WELL AS THE OBITUARY OF THE MAN THAT SHE WROTE IT TO
AND HIS TAGS.
- THIS COULD BE VERY VALUABLE.
LOOKS LIKE SHE'S SWINGING ON A ROPE.
- YES.
- IN HIGH HEELS,
I'M SURE THAT'S REALLY SAFE.
[Tarzan yell]
- THIS ITEM IS EXTREMELY UNIQUE.
HOW MANY MARILYN MONROE HANDWRITTEN POEMS
ARE STILL OUT THERE?
I MEAN, THIS SHOULD BRING IN A LOT OF MONEY.
- OKAY, WHERE IN THE WORLD DID YOU GET THIS?
- MY FATHER-IN-LAW PURCHASED IT FROM AN ESTATE SALE
ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO.
- ALL RIGHT.
- YOU KNOW, I KNOW
SHE DID A LOT OF U.S.O. PERFORMANCES OVER IN KOREA,
AND SHE WAS KIND OF KNOWN FOR RESPONDING TO LETTERS HERSELF.
AND MARILYN PROBABLY CONNECTED WITH NORMAL PEOPLE
BECAUSE SHE CAME FROM A PRETTY HUMBLE BACKGROUND.
BEFORE SHE WAS FAMOUS, SHE ACTUALLY WORKED
IN A WORLD WAR II MUNITIONS FACTORY,
AND THEY ACTUALLY CAUGHT A FEW PICTURES OF HER THERE
WHICH, YOU KNOW, SNOWBALLED INTO HER ACTUALLY GETTING A CAREER.
NO CELEBRITY TODAY COMPARES TO MARILYN MONROE.
I MEAN, SHE WAS PRACTICALLY ROYALTY.
IF THIS IS A GENUINE POEM
WRITTEN BY ONE OF THE BIGGEST SEX SYMBOLS OF ALL TIME,
WE'VE GOT SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL HERE.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE HOW GOOD OF A POET SHE WAS.
- YES, I'LL READ IT TO YOU.
"YOU SEE ME ON THE SILVER SCREEN,
"ALSO ON LIFE MAGAZINE,
"MY MASTER HAS BEEN MANY MEN,
"YOU'VE SEEN US BOTH TIME AND AGAIN.
"ON THE GROUND OR IN THE SKY,
WHERE THERE IS MISCHIEF, SO AM I."
[applause]
- IT'S A GOOD THING SHE WAS KNOWN FOR HER ACTING
AND NOT HER POETRY.
- I LIKE TO THINK OF THIS AS THE LOST MARILYN POEM
BECAUSE THERE'S NO OBVIOUS DOCUMENTATION.
- SO THIS IS THE GUY SHE WROTE IT TO,
HERBERT S. FRENCH?
- YES.
THAT OBITUARY AND THE TAGS
WERE FOUND WITH THE LETTER AND THE PICTURE.
- SO HAVE YOU EVER HAD THIS CHECKED OUT?
- I HAVE.
FOUR EXPERTS LOOKED AT IT
ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO.
- SO WHAT WAS IT APPRAISED AT?
- IT WAS APPRAISED AT $48,000.
- ALL RIGHT, WELL, THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.
YOU GOT ANY PAPERWORK WITH IT?
- I DON'T HAVE ANY PAPERWORK.
- THAT'S A SHAME.
WITHOUT IT, I DON'T HAVE A LOT TO GO ON.
TELL YOU WHAT, MIND IF I HAVE A BUDDY OF MINE
COME TAKE A LOOK AT IT?
HE WORKS FOR PSA.
THEY'RE ONE OF THE MOST REPUTABLE
SIGNATURE PEOPLE THERE IS OUT THERE.
- WONDERFUL.
- I'LL BE RIGHT BACK. - THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
- HAVING NO PAPERWORK IS A MASSIVE RED FLAG.
BUT IF IT'S REAL, THE MONEY HE'S TALKING ABOUT
ISN'T THAT FAR OFF.
[train whistle blows]
MY DAD ALWAYS WHINES ABOUT KEEPING THE SHOP CLEAN,
AND IT'S ME AND CHUM'S TURN TO CLEAN UP A BIT
EVEN THOUGH MOST OF THIS CLUTTER
COMES FROM MY DAD AND THE OLD MAN.
CHUM, YOU'LL CLEAN TWICE AS FAST IF YOU STAND UP, DUDE.
- WHATEVER.
- HEY, WHAT ARE YOU GIRLS UP TO?
- YOU JUST CALL ME A GIRL? - YEP.
I WAS TALKING TO CHUMLEE.
- JUST WORKING, BRO.
- MY DAD AND THE OLD MAN CONSTANTLY MAKE A MESS
BACK HERE AND THEN--
- BLAME YOU GUYS?
- I GUESS WE'RE LIKE THEIR MAID SERVICE.
- I TOLD YOU YOU WERE GIRLS.
WHERE'S YOUR TUTU?
- [bleep] YOU.
DON'T CALL ME A GIRL AGAIN.
- ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS ABOUT WORKING HERE
IS THE REGULARS THAT COME IN,
AND DAVEY DEALS COMES HERE ALL THE TIME.
HE'S AN ENTERTAINING DISTRACTION, TO SAY THE LEAST.
- I CAN HELP YOU WITH ALL THAT CLUTTER.
YOU WANT ME TO GET RID OF SOME OF IT?
- WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BUY?
- YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD BE COOL,
IS THE RAT PACK PICTURE.
- IT'S NOT CLUTTER, DUDE. THAT'S ON THE WALL.
- BUT I LIKE IT.
WHAT ABOUT THE SIGNED FONZ PHOTO?
- SIGNED FONZ PHOTO...
ALL RIGHT, UM...
- WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WITH THE FONZ?
THAT'S MY ERA.
- YOUR DAD LOVES THAT THING, BIG HOSS.
- I KNOW HE LOVES THE THING.
MY DAD'S GONNA BE PISSED IF I SELL HIS GOOD LUCK CHARM,
THE FONZ.
IT'LL SERVE HIM RIGHT FOR MAKING US CLEAN.
30 BUCKS, IT'S YOURS.
- YOU SHOULD PAY ME TO TAKE IT.
YOU GOT TO GET RID OF CLUTTER.
20 BUCKS.
- NO, MY DAD'S REALLY INTO IT.
- IT'S ONLY WORTH WHAT THE FRAME'S WORTH.
- ALL RIGHT, HERE. - SWEET.
HOW DO I LOOK?
- YOU LOOK LIKE [bleep]. - ALL RIGHT.
- ALL RIGHT, CHUM, WRITE THAT UP.
- YOUR DAD'S GONNA BE PISSED.
- HEY, WHAT'S UP, MAN?
- HEY, I HAVE SOMETHING I WANT YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT.
- YEAH, I GOT ABOUT ALL THE CRAPPY SUITCASES I NEED, BUD.
- WELL, THIS ISN'T JUST ANY CASE.
THIS IS A HYBRID ROCKET MOUNTED IN A CASE.
- A HYBRID ROCKET?
- DID I HEAR THAT THIS IS A ROCKET?
- WHAT, DID YOUR NERD RADAR GO OFF?
- [laughing]
- IT'S A PRETTY COOL THING TO HAVE.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN INTO BUILDING THINGS,
AND I ACTUALLY BUILT A ROCKET-POWERED BICYCLE.
IT GOT ME KICKED OUT OF THE DORM IN COLLEGE.
I'M HOPING TO GET $3,000 FOR IT
JUST BECAUSE THE PARTS ARE HIGH-VALUE.
- WHERE DID YOU GET THIS?
- I WORK FOR A ROCKET SCIENTIST IN HUNTSVILLE,
AND HE GAVE IT TO ME.
- THIS IS LIKE A DEMONSTRATION MODEL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
- YEAH, YEAH.
WE BASICALLY NEEDED A WAY TO SHOW OFF THE TECHNOLOGY.
ITS DESIGNER WAS CHIEF PROPULSION ENGINEER
FOR SPACESHIPONE.
THAT BECAME RICHARD BRANSON'S *** GALACTIC,
WHICH IS GONNA TAKE VERY RICH PEOPLE TO SPACE.
- THIS IS PRETTY DAMN COOL.
I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE THE ENGINE PROTOTYPE
FOR RICHARD BRANSON'S GALACTIC.
THIS MIGHT NOT LOOK LIKE MUCH,
BUT THIS SHOWS THE PRINCIPLES
USED IN A ROCKET ENGINE
THAT WILL TAKE PEOPLE TO SPACE ONE DAY.
WHAT WE THINK OF AS A ROCKET
REALLY WASN'T INVENTED UNTIL WORLD WAR II BY THE NAZIS.
THE V-2 ROCKET THAT WERE NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO SHOOT DOWN
BECAUSE THEY WERE SO DAMN FAST.
- RIGHT.
- HOW MUCH THRUST DOES THE THING PUT OUT?
- OH, YOU GET ABOUT FIVE POUNDS.
- OKAY, THIS THING WEIGHS MORE THAN THAT.
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE ROCKET THRUST,
BUT THIS THING ISN'T GOING ANYWHERE.
- RIGHT.
WE BALANCED IT RIGHT
SO THAT IT WON'T GO OFF
INTO YOUR NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE OR SOMETHING.
- OKAY.
WHAT DOES IT RUN OFF OF?
- IT RUNS OFF OF NITROUS OXIDE
AND PLASTIC ACRYLIC.
- THE NITROUS OXIDE--YOU HAVE A TANK DOWN HERE OR SOMETHING--
- YEAH, THERE'S A SMALL TANK.
- GOES INTO THIS TUBE, IT GETS REAL HOT
WHICH STRIPS THE NITROGEN FROM THE OXYGEN
SO YOU HAVE OXYGEN THAT BURNS WITH THE ACRYLIC.
- RIGHT.
- HOW THE HELL DO YOU KNOW ALL THAT?
- 'CAUSE I READ BOOKS ON CHEMISTRY AND ROCKET SCIENCE.
- YOU SHOULD READ A BOOK ON BEING A BETTER FATHER.
- [laughs]
SO WHAT ARE ALL THESE KNOBS AND EVERYTHING?
- THIS *** IS WHAT CONTROLS THE AMOUNT OF NITROUS OXIDE.
THEN YOU HAVE THE ACRYLIC HERE, AND WE MADE IT SO YOU CAN SEE
THE COMBUSTION HAPPENING ON THE INSIDE.
THIS IS WHERE YOU FILL NITROUS OXIDE AT.
THIS IS WHERE YOU CAN ATTACH AN IGNITER,
IF YOU WANT TO USE THE BUTTON TO IGNITE IT.
- DOES IT WORK?
- OH, YEAH, I CAN FIRE IT RIGHT UP.
- LET'S BRING IT INTO MY BACK LOT,
WE'RE NOT FIRING IT UP IN HERE.
- ALL RIGHT.
- THIS ROCKET DOES GET A LOT OF COOL POINTS,
BUT IF IT WORKS, THE INNER-NERD IN ME
REALLY WANTS IT.
- A GUY CAME IN WITH A HYBRID ROCKET MOTOR IN A SUITCASE.
NOW HERE'S THE FUN PART,
WE GET TO TEST IT OUT.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S STATIONARY,
THERE'S ALWAYS DANGER WITH SOMETHING THIS COMBUSTIBLE.
SO I CAME PREPARED.
AND THAT'S WHY COREY PROBABLY OPTED OUT OF THIS ONE.
HE'S A WIMP.
[laughing]
- ALL RIGHT, SO I'VE GOT THE FUSE IN.
I'M JUST GONNA USE A REGULAR LIGHTER,
AND I'M GONNA LIGHT THE FUSE.
- AND THEN WHEN IT BURNS IN THERE
YOU TURN ON THE NITROUS OXIDE.
- YEAH.
- THAT'S REALLY HIGH-TECH LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR A ROCKET.
- IT'S THE BEST WAY.
[flames roaring] - NICE.
HOLY [bleep].
LOOK AT THAT THING.
THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
[laughing]
I WAS KIND OF HOPING IT WOULD BE SPECTACULAR,
BLAST AROUND GIANT FLAME,
BUT IT WAS STILL PRETTY COOL.
BIG QUESTION IS: WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR IT?
I DON'T MEAN TO BE MEAN,
BUT I WAS EXPECTING A 20-FOOT FLAME,
THINGS LIKE THAT.
- WE'RE LOOKING FOR 3,000.
IT'S GOT A LOT OF REALLY HIGH-PRESSURE VALVES, FITTINGS.
- I DON'T SEE 3 GRAND. I JUST DON'T.
- WHAT DO YOU SEE?
- I WAS THINKING LIKE 100 BUCKS.
- I GOT A LOT MORE MONEY IN THIS IN PARTS.
- BUT WHO AM I GONNA SELL IT TO?
- HEY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN A ROCKET SCIENTIST
IS GONNA WALK IN.
- BUT A ROCKET SCIENTIST IS THE KIND OF GUY
WHO WOULD BUILD THIS HIMSELF.
YOU'RE STUCK AT 3 GRAND?
- I COULD GO 2,500, BUT THAT'S ABOUT ALL.
- IT'S JUST NOT GONNA HAPPEN, DUDE.
- YEAH, WELL, I GUESS WE DON'T HAVE A DEAL THEN.
- THANKS THOUGH, DUDE. - YEAH, THANKS FOR SEEING.
THIS THING WAS DEFINITELY WORTH $3,000.
IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME TO DESIGN AND BUILD
AND RESEARCH EVERYTHING.
I DEFINITELY THINK HE MADE A MISTAKE NOT MAKING A DEAL.
- OKAY, LOOKING A LOT BETTER, GUYS.
I LIKE IT. I LIKE IT.
IT'S HARD TO FIND GOOD HELP WHEN YOU RUN A SMALL BUSINESS.
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU RUN THAT BUSINESS WITH YOUR FAMILY.
SO IT'S PRETTY REFRESHING
WHEN THEY ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING RIGHT.
STILL NEEDS A LITTLE WORK, BUT I LIKE IT.
WHERE'S FONZIE?
- WHO?
- FONZIE. MY PICTURE OF THE FONZ.
- BIG HOSS SOLD IT.
- WHAT DO YOU MEAN "YOU SOLD IT?"
- I SOLD IT TO DAVEY DEALS.
- OKAY--YOU GUYS KNEW THAT WASN'T FOR SALE.
- NO ONE EVER TOLD ME IT WASN'T FOR SALE.
- IT'S BEEN BACK HERE FOR 25 YEARS.
AND WHY WOULD YOU SELL IT ANYWAY?
IT'S NOT EVEN A REAL AUTOGRAPH ON IT.
- WHY DO YOU WANT BACK SO BAD?
- THE OLD MAN GAVE ME THAT PICTURE WHEN I WAS A KID.
IT WAS THE COOLEST THING IN THE WORLD TO ME.
YOU KNOW, I FOUND OUT LATER THAT HE FAKED THE SIGNATURE,
BUT STILL, IT'S MY FONZIE PICTURE.
- YOU FORGED THE SIGNATURE?
- YEP.
- I DID IT TO COREY.
WHEN HE WAS A LITTLE KID HE LOVED HULK HOGAN,
SO I WROTE "TO MY LITTLE HULKSTER, HULK HOGAN."
- YEAH, WHEN HE TOLD ME THAT A YEAR AGO, I WAS PISSED.
- WHAT, IS THIS THIS SOME KIND OF SICK FAMILY TRADITION?
- WHATEVER.
- I GUESS YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO BUY IT OFF DAVEY.
- [sighs]
- A GUY CAME IN WITH A HANDWRITTEN POEM
WRITTEN BY MARILYN MONROE.
THIS COULD HAVE INCREDIBLE VALUE,
SO I BROUGHT IN STEVE TO CHECK IT OUT.
- WOW. MARILYN MONROE. THE GREAT MARILYN MONROE.
THERE'S BEEN A FEW TIMES WHERE I'VE SEEN HANDWRITTEN LETTERS,
NOT REALLY A HANDWRITTEN POEM.
I MEAN, I KNOW THERE'S SOME OF HER WORK OUT THERE,
BUT IT'S VERY RARE TO SEE THAT TYPE OF STUFF.
YOU MIND IF I TAKE A LOOK AT THIS?
- NOT AT ALL.
- YOU KNOW ABOUT HER HISTORY WITH THE KOREAN WAR.
WHEN SHE GOT MARRIED TO JOE DIMAGGIO IN 1954,
SHE WENT RIGHT OVER THERE.
THAT WAS KIND OF LIKE THEIR HONEYMOON.
THE TROOPS JUST LOVED HER,
SO THINK ABOUT THE MAIL THIS LADY WOULD GET.
A MARILYN MONROE AUTOGRAPH COULD GO FOR UPWARDS OF $3,500,
BUT AN UNPUBLISHED POEM BY MARILYN MONROE WRITTEN BY HER
COULD GO FOR $40,000 OR $50,000,
AND THAT'S THE STUFF COLLECTORS JUST DREAM ABOUT.
SO WHAT ARE YOUR CONCERNS HERE?
- YOU KNOW, I KNOW MOST MARILYN MONROE SIGNATURES
THAT YOU SEE ARE SECRETARIAL,
AND THEN TO GO ALONG WITH HER HANDWRITTEN POEM,
IT'S ALMOST TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.
- OF COURSE.
I'M GONNA PULL OUT SOME EXEMPLARS.
- OKAY.
- THE FIRST THING YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER WITH HER AUTOGRAPH,
KIND OF ALWAYS RUSHED, SLOPPY,
BUT SHE KIND OF HAD A BEAUTY TO IT TOO.
KIND OF LIKE HER.
AND IF YOU START TO LOOK AT THE EXEMPLAR HERE,
THIS IS SIGNED OFF A CONTRACT HERE,
AND YOU CAN SEE HOW HER "M" MOVES SO FLOWING,
RIGHT INTO HER SIGNATURE.
THAT'S USUALLY HOW SHE ALWAYS SIGNED HER NAME.
NOW, SOMETHING THAT'S STRIKING ABOUT THIS PHOTO,
THE SECRETARY USED TO SIGN A LOT OF HER CORRESPONDENCE,
USED TO LIKE TO USE A RED PEN,
AND I'M GONNA PULL SOMETHING UP HERE TO SHOW YOU.
THIS IS A SIGNATURE, IT'S PRETTY WIDELY KNOWN
THROUGHOUT THE INDUSTRY WHEN WE SEE THESE PHOTOS
WE INSTANTLY KNOW THEY'RE SECRETARIAL,
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE.
- THAT'S DISAPPOINTING. - YEAH.
- IT SUCKS THAT THE SIGNATURE WAS DONE BY A SECRETARY,
BUT I'M A LOT MORE INTERESTED IN THE POEM,
BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE.
I CAN'T IMAGINE SOMEONE HAVING
THEIR SECRETARY WRITE THEIR POEMS FOR THEM.
- NEXT I'D LIKE TO ANALYZE THE POEM, AND I BROUGHT A SAMPLE
OF HER HANDWRITING HERE TODAY.
THIS IS SIGNED EARLIER IN THE '50s,
AND YOU CAN SEE
HER PRESSURE IS VERY SIMILAR THROUGHOUT.
WHEN I START TO COMPARE BOTH OF THESE TOGETHER,
YOU GO OVER HERE TO THE POEM,
IT'S TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS.
- YEAH, THEY LOOK ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ALIKE.
- YEAH, THIS WAS UNFORTUNATELY PENNED IN SOMEONE ELSE'S HAND
AND NOT MARILYN MONROE'S.
AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN HER SENTIMENT.
SHE MIGHT HAVE SHARED THAT SENTIMENT
WITH SOMEONE THAT WAS WRITING FOR HER,
BUT SHE DID NOT WRITE THAT.
- DOES IT HAVE ANY VALUE?
- THE THING THAT ACTUALLY WOULD PROBABLY HAVE MORE VALUE
IS PROBABLY THE PHOTO POSTCARD.
THE POEM, UNFORTUNATELY
BECAUSE YOU REALLY--IT'S REALLY HARD TO TIE IT TO HER,
YOU'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT SOMETHING THAT'S IN
THE $40 TO $50 RANGE
JUST AS A COLLECTIBLE.
- STEVE, I APPRECIATE IT, MAN.
- YEAH, PLEASURE TO SEE YOU.
GOOD LUCK. - THANK YOU.
- THANK YOU.
- I MEAN, I WAS HOPEFUL WHEN THEY CALLED ME IN TODAY
THAT THIS WAS GONNA BE A REAL ITEM.
IT WOULD BE A VERY UNIQUE ITEM,
BUT ONCE I TOOK A LOOK AT THE PIECE,
IT WAS PRETTY QUICK TO SEE
THAT IT WASN'T MARILYN MONROE'S SIGNATURE
AND IT WASN'T HER HANDWRITING.
- WELL,
I WISH IT WERE REAL, MAN.
I MEAN, WE'D BOTH MAKE A LOT OF MONEY, BUT--
- ABSOLUTELY.
- AS IT SITS, THERE'S REALLY NOTHING I CAN DO WITH IT.
- WELL, THOUGHT IT WAS REAL.
IT'S DISAPPOINTING, BUT I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
- HAVE A NICE DAY, MAN. - THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
- TAKE CARE.
TOO BAD THIS ISN'T THE REAL DEAL.
IT COULD HAVE MADE THE SHOP A LOT OF MONEY.
ON THE PLUS SIDE, MAYBE IN REAL LIFE,
SHE WAS A MUCH BETTER POET.
- COREY AND CHUM SOLD MY SIGNED FONZIE PICTURE TO DAVEY,
SO I'M HERE AT HIS SHOP TO GET IT BACK.
- WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
- I'M COMING TO GET MY FONZIE.
I'M SORRY ABOUT THE MISUNDERSTANDING,
BUT I'M REALLY ATTACHED TO THAT PHOTO.
OKAY?
IT'S NOT REAL.
IT'S FAKE. - WHAT?
WHY WOULD YOU HAVE SOMETHING PHONY IN YOUR SHOP?
- OKAY, MY DAD DID IT.
IT WAS AS A JOKE
'CAUSE I LOVED THE FONZ WHEN I WAS A KID,
AND HE WROTE THAT ON THERE HIMSELF.
I'M SORRY YOU WERE SOLD A PICTURE WITH A FAKE SIGNATURE,
BUT 25 YEARS I'VE HAD THE FONZ ON THE WALL.
IT IS MY GOOD LUCK PIECE.
I HAVE TO HAVE IT BACK.
SO GIVE ME MY FONZ BACK. - WELL, I SOLD IT.
- WHAT--YOU'VE SOLD IT ALREADY? - YEAH. IT'S GONE.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY RICK IS MAD AT ME.
I BOUGHT THE THING FAIR AND SQUARE.
HE HAS A PROBLEM WITH HIS EMPLOYEES, NOT ME.
- I NEED IT BACK.
JUST GET IT BACK FOR ME.
- LISTEN, YOU'RE MAKING ME LOOK BAD.
YOU'RE MAKING YOURSELF LOOK BAD.
YOU'RE MAKING YOUR STORE LOOK BAD.
I'M GONNA GIVE YOU THE GUY'S NAME AND ADDRESS.
I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE.
HERE'S HIS ADDRESS.
- YOU'RE A USED CAR SALESMEN,
HOW COULD YOU LOOK ANY WORSE?
- I'M ONE STEP ABOVE A LAWYER.
- HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?
- HI.
THIS WAS MY UNCLE'S SALESMAN SAMPLE.
- WHAT IS THIS, THE SILICONE IMPLANT?
- YES, THIS IS A DOW CORNING SILICONE MAMMARY PROSTHESIS.
- OKAY.
- SO I'M HERE TO SELL MY ***. [laughs]
I HAVE A DOW CORNING SILICONE BREAST IMPLANT CIRCA 1964.
IT'S AN EXTREMELY RARE ITEM,
AND PROBABLY 500 IS THE LEAST I WOULD TAKE.
- SO HOW DID YOU END UP WITH THIS?
- MY UNCLE WAS A MEDICAL SALESMAN,
AND I THINK FOR A 49 YEAR-OLD ***, IT MIGHT LOOK PRETTY GOOD.
- BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THEY WERE TRYING TO DO
BREAST AUGMENTATION SURGERY,
I THINK LIKE, 1905 IS WHEN THEY TRIED TO PERFORM THE FIRST ONE.
- OH.
- BUT THESE WERE CREATED BY DOW CORNING,
WHICH WAS DOW CHEMICAL AND CORNING,
WHICH MADE CORNINGWARE AND PYREX.
WHEN THESE CAME OUT, IT WAS STILL KIND OF HUSH-HUSH.
IT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW,
DOCTORS ADVERTISED ON BILLBOARDS LIKE THEY DO NOW.
I MEAN, MOST WOMEN KNEW THAT THEY EXISTED,
BUT THEY THOUGHT THEY'RE ONLY FOR WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER,
STUFF LIKE THAT.
COME TO FIND OUT THEY CAN GO GET A SURGERY IF THEY WANTED IT.
- FOR MORE COSMETIC REASONS. - YEAH.
- NOT THE HEALTH REASONS. - EXACTLY.
BACK WHEN SILICONE IMPLANTS WERE FIRST INVENTED,
COSMETIC SURGERY WAS PRETTY RARE.
THERE WAS MORE RISKS BACK THEN,
SO MOST WOMEN DIDN'T EVEN CONSIDER IT.
NOWADAYS IT'S EXTREMELY COMMON,
ESPECIALLY HERE IN VEGAS.
- THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL IMPLANT
BECAUSE OF THE FOUR SECTIONS THAT YOU SEE HERE.
THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HELP
THE BREAST ADHERE TO THE WOMAN'S TISSUE.
- OKAY.
- IN THE END, THEY FOUND THAT THESE ACTUALLY CAUSE PROBLEMS
BECAUSE OF THE TISSUE REJECTING IT.
- THAT SUCKS.
AND THE EARLY SILICONE ONES DID LEAK.
- YES, THEY DID.
I KNOW DOW CORNING HAD TENS OF THOUSANDS OF LAWSUITS
AGAINST THEM.
- BUT AFTER YEARS AND YEARS OF RESEARCH
THEY STARTED BRINGING THE SILICONE BACK.
- YES.
- I BET THERE'D BE A FEW COSMETIC SURGEONS
HERE IN TOWN THAT WOULD BE INTO IT.
SO WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR IT?
- I'D LIKE TO GET $1,000 FOR IT.
- YOU KNOW, IT'S REAL HARD TO PUT A VALUE
ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS BECAUSE THERE'S NOT, LIKE,
AN AUCTION THAT HAPPENS EVERY SIX MONTHS
WHERE THEY SELL *** IMPLANTS.
I'LL DO 500.
- IT IS VERY HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT.
CAN YOU DO 700?
IT IS RARE.
- I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, I'LL GO 6.
- I MEAN, IF YOU SAW IT AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS,
YOU WOULD HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS.
- ALL RIGHT.
LET'S DO 6.
- ALL RIGHT, CHUM. GO WRITE THAT UP, BUDDY.
- NICE.
- I'M HERE IN VEGAS WITH A FRIEND.
WE'RE GONNA GO HAVE SOME FUN.
AND I'M THRILLED WITH $600 FOR MY ***.
- WHAT'S HAPPENING, RICK?
DID YOU GET THE FONZ BACK?
- GET OUT OF MY CHAIR. - WHAT HAPPENED?
- AFTER MY FAILED ATTEMPT
AT GETTING MY FAKE FONZIE BACK FROM DAVEY,
MY GOOD LUCK CHARM IS GONE.
I'M BITTER,
PISSED, AND ON EDGE.
AN ORDINARY DAY FOR ME I GUESS.
I DROVE OUT TO HENDERSON.
THE GUY WHO SUPPOSEDLY BOUGHT IT IS NOT THERE.
I CAN'T GET A HOLD OF HIM.
I'M A LITTLE PISSED.
- DUDE, YOU DROVE OUT TO HENDERSON...
- YOU THINK IT'S FUNNY?
- I WANT MY FONZ BACK.
- [laughter]
- OH, MY GOD.
- REALLY? IT'S BEEN HERE THE WHOLE TIME?
- NO, IT HASN'T BEEN HERE THE WHOLE TIME.
WHEN YOU FREAKED OUT, I CALLED DAVEY
AND EXPLAINED THE WHOLE THING.
HE BROUGHT IT BACK.
- REAL FUNNY, GUYS.
REAL FUNNY.