Ain't got no junk that there is gold!!!

These guys are always funny to run into they've binge watched American Pickers, Storage Wars, and Antiques Roadshow to the point that they're determined the items they have are worth a hundred or so times their actual value.

Can you find some decent items among the junk at most houses? Yes you can but they're very few and far between and just because you saw it on TV doesn't mean it's as true as you might think.

The purpose of these shows is to entertain the masses and they do that often by trickery. The producer wants higher ratings so he hides a priceless heirloom in the mix to entice viewers to tune in and take an interest in the show. These shows often inflate prices, mislead viewers, and at the very least don't show the whole picture.

If you think these shows don't have an effect just go to a storage unit auction and watch units full of trash go for insane amounts of money because people who tune in to these shows think there's a million dollars hidden somewhere in that mess.

What you don't see on TV is the first thousand or so units they don't show because nothing good was in them and that's not good for the ratings.

I watch people list items all the time on my pages for more than the full retail price of the items new and the sad thing is sometimes they do sell to users who don't know any better. If you want to keep from making this mistake it's easy to step back and do a search on sites like Google Shopping and compare a quick price or two before deciding to jump on an item.