FINALLY! My PAWN STARS episode is airing MONDAY June 11!! (PICS added)

[The Penny Lady]

Thought I'd add some photos from when I was there!

 

 

 

[FishyOne]

 

Bump for the anticipation!

[Walkerfan]

I'll be glued to the TV from 10-11:00 ET!

[The Penny Lady]

Wow, as I mentioned ATS, I didn't expect this much response! Now I'm really getting nervous.... I just hope with all the editing they do that you still like me in the morning!

 

And as I mentioned before, once it airs, I can discuss some of the details, which I will gladly do, but I can't discuss all the behind the scenes "secrets" due to the non-disclosure agreement I signed.

 

Can I ask a favor? Would those of you who get to see the episode earlier than 10:30 pm PST PLEASE wait to post comments until after that time so that it doesn't take away the anticipation and bit of mystery for the rest of us? That would be greatly appreciated!

 

Anyway, thank you all for being so interested, and I really hope I live up to all your expectations!!

[CoinPulsive PCM]

I was wondering when your segment would be aired! I saw your first post a few months ago but I'll be watching both pawnstars tonight as usual once american rummagers is over.

 

One of my uncles former clients was on an episode last season selling a piece of sports memorablia my uncle authenticated for him.

 

Can't wait to watch it!

 

-Dave

 

[FishyOne]

Wow, as I mentioned ATS, I didn't expect this much response! Now I'm really getting nervous.... I just hope with all the editing they do that you still like me in the morning!

 

And as I mentioned before, once it airs, I can discuss some of the details, which I will gladly do, but I can't discuss all the behind the scenes "secrets" due to the non-disclosure agreement I signed.

 

Can I ask a favor? Would those of you who get to see the episode earlier than 10:30 pm PST PLEASE wait to post comments until after that time so that it doesn't take away the anticipation and bit of mystery for the rest of us? That would be greatly appreciated!

 

Anyway, thank you all for being so interested, and I really hope I live up to all your expectations!!

 

Okay Charmy! You're coming on in 1 minute! I'll wait to post comments until tomorrow. I promise I'll still respect you in the morning!

[AnkurJ]

Ok I was a few minutes late to the 10pm episode. Did I miss it?

[AnkurJ]

HERE SHE IS!

 

I liked the last part.

[FishyOne]

Yeah!! That was sweet! We love you!!

[coinman_23885]

[jom]

They didn't know who they were dealing with!!!!

 

jom

[RWB]

Nice! Did the $300 buy one really nice bottle of wine?

[JStull]

Nice job.

 

It would be interesting to learn how much they sell the camera for, or even what they list the price at.

 

I think Cory was BSing a little bit when he said the camera would be in the shop for a long time. They seem to be fairly connected to people who collect WWII items, and even do restoration of WWII aircraft.

[DWLange]

I imagine anything that appears on the show has long since been sold.

 

In any case it was fun to see Charmy on TV.

[thebeav]

I think you came off very professionally ! Nice job.....

 

Paul

[The Penny Lady]

Thank you for all the kind comments, I really appreciate them! I was quite surprised how short it was and they edited out some things I thought would be in the segment. I've been getting some pms with lots of questions, so now that the episode aired I can tell my "story" and finally answer some of your questions:

 

- I bought the camera about 20 years ago at a garage sale for my hubby who collected old cameras, and paid about $40

 

- I never tried selling it before but I did contact History Detectives a while back to see if they would be interested due to the possibility that the film might have WWII images but I never heard back from them

 

- We are avid Pawn Stars watchers and since I was headed to Las Vegas for a show and the camera had just been sitting around the house, my hubby agreed that it would be a good idea to see if Pawn Stars wanted it

 

- I researched the camera on line and found that the camera itself was not super rare and was worth probably around $150, but since I had the original case and the very rare film, I felt that $300 would be a fair price, though I was willing to accept less.

 

- I emailed them per their website instructions, sent them photos, told them I wanted $300 for the camera (which was a requirement) and let them know when I would be in Las Vegas. They called me within a few days and said they were would be very excited to film my camera for a Pawn Stars episode, so we made an appointment during the time I would already be there

 

- My hubby and I discussed how much to settle for and we agreed that if I couldn't sell it for more than $100 we would donate it to a WWII museum. I decided to start at $500 since I knew I really wanted $300.

 

- By the way, I was advised ahead of time not to wear anything with a logo or mention another company (not even eBay) during my segment, so I couldn’t wear anything with “The Penny Lady” or even say that on air.

 

- When I arrived for filming, there was a line around the building but I was allowed to go straight in and was taken to the same room where the Pawn Stars guys say their individual monologues about how much they want the item, etc. – the same room with the guitars and motorcycles in the background

 

- I never saw any of the other Pawn Star guys, only Corey

 

- The entire production crew were extremely nice and none looked older than 30!

 

- When it came time for filming, they told me that my negotiations with Corey were completely between me and the store, that they had nothing to do with how much I would sell it for or how much the store would pay for it – and none of what I said was scripted whatsoever

 

- When I said I hope they didn’t make me look like a big meaning, that was because Corey and I haggled back and forth quite a bit and he (as was typical) kept trying to diminish the desirability of my camera and I just kept pushing back.

 

- After I said I wanted $500 and he said he’d pay $200, I then went to $475, then $450 and he stayed firm at his $250 offer, but I just kept at him, reminding him how rare the film was, that there might be valuable images on the film, that even though the images on the outer layer of the film were exposed there could still be images on the under layers since the film was 20 feet in length, that the film was in great shape and not deteriorated, etc. None of this appeared in the episode.

 

- Corey was getting a little impatient and short and I could tell he just wanted to be done with this deal so I finally said, “I tell you what, $300 is my bottom line and if you give me that, you’ll never have to see me again.” Then Corey said very snidely, “That would be worth it!” Again, none of this was in the final cut. However, the producer laughed and asked Corey to say it nicer, so I said to Corey “if you give me $300 I will go away” and that’s what aired.

 

- When I was interviewed in the parking lot, I was asked questions and then rephrased the question and my answer together, like they would ask “Why are you here at the Pawn Stars?” and I would say, “I’m here today at the Pawn Stars to sell my WWII aerial bomber camera.”

 

- The last phrase I said about “He didn’t know who he was dealing with” was in response to their question, “So you gave Corey a pretty hard time today, since you’re the Penny Lady, did he know you were a coin dealer?” I said “I’m a coin dealer and I gave Corey a hard time during our negotiations because he didn’t really know who he was dealing with.” When I first said this, they liked it but asked me to say it with more “attitude” which I did (you know, like “he didn’t KNOW who he was DEALING with (hand on hip, slight tilt and shake of my head, squinting my eyes a little, etc.) but they didn’t air that version.

 

Again, I can’t talk about all the behind the scenes activities, but hopefully this will give a better understanding at least about my experience being on the Pawn Stars.

[RWB]

Consider this - Kodak was known to have melted several million silver dollars during WW II for use in making photographic film for government and cinematic users. Maybe - just maybe - the film in your (former) camera had a silver emulsion containing ex silver dollar metal.

 

Maybe --- the silver came from 12 bags of 1895 Morgan dollars ?

[johnny9434]

nice job charmy

[WoodenJefferson]

I watched the segment, I had it programmed it the day before to come on @ 9:30 CST. I was watching another show when my receiver told me I was about to go to Pawn Stars...I said to myself, oh goody, Charmy is coming on!

 

Good job, and yeah, as usual, Corey immediately shot out a low-ball offer, way to counter and stick to your guns.

[Walkerfan]

They didn't know who they were dealing with!!!!

 

jom

 

I thought it was GREAT when she said that!! I would have said the same thing!

 

As predicted, BIG HOSS was doing what he does best----making bad offers. I think that Charmy was just being gracious by accepting his offer, so that they could make a deal.

 

But seriously, in this case, I think that she did VERY WELL. $300 is really alot for an old camera. I have seen some very nice VINTAGE cameras that are still in the box at household sales and they go for just a few bucks.

 

You did well, Charmy, as you came across very well on the show, too.

[Kenneth F]

OUTSTANDING!!

[Mark T]

Pawn Stars and Storage Wars are the only 2 reality shows I occasionally watch. As we all know they really are not reality as so much is scripted.

But then it would be a free for all if they did not -script these shows. If I had to rate Pawn Stars compared to all the others its gets an “A” .

 

Glad it was pointed out that the show would air at 10:30 Eastern otherwise I might have missed it. When I saw Stormy’s post that it would be on at 10:30 Pacific I said no way can I stay up until 1:30 Am tonight !! Yea I know I should have figured it out for myself .

[murty]

Fantastic negotiation.......was well worth waiting up to see the show.

 

[Buffalo Head]

They didn't know who they were dealing with!!!!

 

jom

 

Now THAT was funny!! They didn't know....

[jesbroken]

Great show and great appearance, Charmy. Did you not mention that they might use you as a coin specialist? Maybe I misunderstood. If not, cool. I watch this show now and then and enough to know that on the east coast it has two new shows each week at 10 and 10:30 pm. Enjoyed it thoroughly, great job.

BTW, did any see the previous show that showed the young man bringing in 3K+ ounces of silver? They gave him $111 thousand for the lot. One brick was over 70some pounds!!! Wow Bags of silver coins and many 100 ounce bricks. Said that he bought it all back when silver was cheap!!! Lot of money for such a young man, but ok with me. He seemed satisfied.

Jim

[Raisethis2]

I saw this segment last night also and thought you showed more moxey than most who go in that place. "They don't know who they're dealing with" was precious.

 

I have watched every episode of that show at least once and I'm simply amazed at the willingness of people to abandon their strategy as articulated in the parking lot before hand. Once they get inside an "expert" brought in might say something's worth $3,000 and people settle for $1,200. I mean sheeesh!! I understand they need to make a profit but 70% on every dollar they lay out is crazy for that type of business.

 

Way to stand your ground!!

 

 

[rpmadskilz]

Great Work Charmy. Loved the episode!

[The Penny Lady]

Thanks again Everyone, I was so nervous how the edited version would turn out, and I really really appreciate all the kind and positive comments!

 

FYI, my brother edited the Pawn Stars episode so that my segment shows all by itself and it's now posted on YouTube:

[mkman123]

That would be great if other forum members end up on the show selling other stuff hahah