On January 11, Mike and Frank appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman: It seemed like Letterman really enjoyed the Pickers and was interested in what they do, which made this a pretty good interview. It’s great to see Mike and Frank get this kind of recognition and publicity.
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King Kong Kicking Back with Jim Beam
It feels like a freaky Friday, so I thought I’d share this awful fellow with you: Now, when I saw “awful,” I of course mean totally great. This ugly guy is a ceramic whiskey decanter put out by Jim Beam in 1976 to celebrate the Dino DeLaurentiis King Kong movie. Why? I have no idea, […]
Largest Model Train Collection in the World to Be Sold
Jerry Greene is what you would call a “completist.” For 50 years, he collected toy trains and all their acompanying buildings, people, and vehicles, until he had over 40,000 items and there was nothing left to collect. His collection is worth tens of millions of dollars, and will be auctioned soon to a SINGLE bidder. […]
Hake’s Auction #202 is Full of Pop Culture Icons
Last month I gave you “Superman” tease of some of the great pop culture items up for bid in the next Hake’s auction. Today, I wanted to show a few more of the items that I would be bidding on in the auction if I didn’t need to buy my kids new snow boots — […]
American Pickers — Trading Up Episode Recap and Review
Mike and Frank find some really great items in this episode, including one particular Batman toy that I have been seeking for quite a while. The pickers are freestyling in Ohio and come up with the idea to trade one of their previously picked items and try to end up with a more valuable item […]