American Pickers IH umbrella

Anyone see it..$10, a real steal.

Yes I saw it last night and thought the same thing considering the great condition it was in!!

I saw it and the fact that he thought it would bring $50. to sell. I would hope that the cotten canvas mtrl(that's what I thought it looked like) would not be getting too old at the seams to stay together in at least these Kansas winds. I thought they came across a good deal, but alot of the things they pick up seem to be a good deal for them. Pretty cool show but I don't know how long I could stand to be cooped up with either of those fellers for very long...LOL

I don't particularly care for the show because their goal is to low-ball some unsuspecting owner. Of course I feel the same way about offering a recently divorced lady a pittance for the tractor her husband left her. I answered an ad one time for a $500 Cub, expecting it to be either wrong or a real junker. The lady said the first guy who called bought it. It was her ex-husband's lawn mower but she could not climb on it and sold it for what she thought it was worth. After we talked I'm sure it was an International Cub, she started it for the guy and he drove off. She priced it and it was a fair deal but I still felt bad for her. No body means to be a sucker.

Back to the show, I love it when they get stuck.

If they stopped by my farm they would not be welcome.

I saw that too. I was kind of suprised since I've seen those guys walk right past alot of IH stuff(tractors, signs, etc.) without even a second glance.

There has been a couple times on some episodes where they've made it a point to pay the seller more than the seller's asking price when they knew an item was worth much more than what the seller thought. I'm betting there's more of that happening than what we see, it just gets edited out. They probably get chased off of alot more property than what's shown as well. Just like any show, there's probably 5hrs of film shot for each 30 minute episode.

I liked when they encouraged the young kid to do research on those pictures. They were not entirely sure if they were or were not from the more famous painter.... it was just a guess from their "expert" that they called. The kid may find they are in fact the real deal. They could have told them they were by a different guy of the same name and possibly bought them cheap and later found them to be real.
Can't be cheap for them to run all over the country to buy that stuff.

(quoted from post at 12:22:40 03/30/10) I don't particularly care for the show because their goal is to low-ball some unsuspecting owner. Of course I feel the same way about offering a recently divorced lady a pittance for the tractor her husband left her. I answered an ad one time for a $500 Cub, expecting it to be either wrong or a real junker. The lady said the first guy who called bought it. It was her ex-husband's lawn mower but she could not climb on it and sold it for what she thought it was worth. After we talked I'm sure it was an International Cub, she started it for the guy and he drove off. She priced it and it was a fair deal but I still felt bad for her. No body means to be a sucker.

Back to the show, I love it when they get stuck.

If they stopped by my farm they would not be welcome.

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Andy, they do run a business of finding forgotten things and bringing them to market. I'm not sure where your animosity towards them comes from. They aren't out to be evil. They are out to make money.

I like the show. Real interesting stuff. And I saw the IH umbrella. My wife made a comment about it because she wants me to get one for my H. :roll:

Maybe I came across too strong. I said "I don't particularly care".

I know they are pretty fair with what they buy. It does cost money to buy and resell.

I guess my issue are the people that get taken, by anyone, just because they don't know what they have. Some people delight in taking advantage of someone else, and I don't like that. That does not apply to these guys, but I still like it when they get taken for a ride.

(quoted from post at 12:22:40 03/30/10) I don't particularly care for the show because their goal is to low-ball some unsuspecting owner.

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That's their goal but it rarely happens, if you watch.

In this day and age, fools are few and far between. Most of the places they pick are owned by people with similar mindsets and goals. These people don't let things go unless they feel they got a fair price for it.

In several cases, they have paid good money for absolute junk, much to the landowner's delight... Case in point that bicycle buried under a pile of junk that they dug out with the skidsteer.

Most of the people they pick certainly look like they could use some extra income. The stuff is just sitting in a barn doing nobody any good, and will probably end up in a landfill when the landowner dies. The pickers are doing these people a service, giving them a little extra "walkin' around money" to make their lives a little easier.

Yes, yes, I know... Emotional attachments and whatnot. If you watch carefully, you will notice that these guys are not forcing anyone to sell anything. People stick to their guns all the time on the show.

if they came to my houise i would tell them where all the old yards are around my aera. you just seem like you come off as a jerk. if they came there you could just tell them that you dont have any items and you could tell them to have a nice day.they are at least preserving history, american history. i know they drive a mercadez van so im sure they get good fuel ecomony. i love the show and give it a ten.

(quoted from post at 15:22:40 03/30/10) I don't particularly care for the show because their goal is to low-ball some unsuspecting owner. Of course I feel the same way about offering a recently divorced lady a pittance for the tractor her husband left her. I answered an ad one time for a $500 Cub, expecting it to be either wrong or a real junker. The lady said the first guy who called bought it. It was her ex-husband's lawn mower but she could not climb on it and sold it for what she thought it was worth. After we talked I'm sure it was an International Cub, she started it for the guy and he drove off. She priced it and it was a fair deal but I still felt bad for her. No body means to be a sucker.

Back to the show, I love it when they get stuck.

If they stopped by my farm they would not be welcome.

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Education is expensive. No matter where you get it.

I guess my issue are the people that get taken, by anyone, just because they don't know what they have.

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I watched an episode of Pawn Stars recently. A guy brought in an old mini-Coca Cola cooler. It was pretty beat up from the '30s. He didn't know what it was and did no research on it at all. Took it right to the pawn shop. He wanted $300. They gave him $100.
So the pawn guys took it to an expert that does resto's on old refrigerators. They spent about $300-400 on the resto work of that little thing, and found out it was a salesman's tool to sell fridges for Coke. They are very rare, and with the mint resto work the guy did, he estimated it's worth at about $4,500!

Do I feel bad for the guy who got taken? No. Because that bone head did no research. He wanted a quick buck. Not the same case as the Picker's sellers. But I don't feel like those people get 'taken'.

i agree, do some research on what your selling, the guys at the pawn shop know how to make money, and are where they are because of it, those people can walk out just as fast as they walked in :-D, I sure would like some of the pawn shops money though!

Well, I didn't mean to come off as a jerk. But, I've got a lot of junk: an old bridge, 56 farm tractors, railroad caboose, old balers, combines, threshing machine, trucks, cars, bulldozer, road grader, blacksmith equipment and lots of old iron including wheels, axles, etc. I love for people to come, look, and visit, but nothing is for sale and when someone comes along who doesn't wnat to take "no" for an answer I do get a little short with them. You can't tell them you have "no items" when they're in plain view. I may be a candidate for "hoarders".

I may be a candidate for "hoarders".

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56 farm tractors!! Holy smokes! :shock:

I love rummaging through people's old stuff, just like those pickers do. Don't know why, I just do.

Sometimes they get upset because I usually rummage through the stuff in their house when their not home...

ok, seriously... I love being given a tour of "stuff". Just fascinates me for some reason. I personally can't have anything like that. I live in the 'burbs, and I'm in the Navy. When you move as often as I have, you learn a sense of minimalizim. However, I do own a tractor I don't need, and the stuff from it is a mess in my garage.