Auction Kings Season 1

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Vampire Hunting Kit/Meteorite Oct 27, 2010 One seller comes into Gallery 63 with a softball-sized meteorite, hoping to fetch enough money to take a second honeymoon to Paris, while another brings in a vampire-killing kit from the 1800s that could go for big bucks — if the right buyer attends the auction. Then Jon, the newest employee, is tasked with sifting through a jam-packed house to find "auction gold." He locates a signed copy of Gone with the Wind and a genuine Nazi handbook from World War II. But will experts confirm they're legit?

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Love Meter/Knights of the Templar Sword Oct 27, 2010 Delfino's handyman skills are put to the test when picker Jon uncovers a classic "Love Meter" arcade game. Meanwhile, a monk brings in a 1637 prayer book that was brought to America during the Revolutionary War and used in the church attended by some of the Founding Fathers. It could bring in $5,000 to $7,000 if the right bidders are in the crowd on auction day, and all proceeds would benefit the homeless. Then, when a man brings in his grandfather's coat and sword, Paul must unravel their mysterious secret-society history in order to sell them.

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Ladies' Muff Pistols/John Hancock's Book Nov 3, 2010 A collector brings in a pair of 19th-century ladies' pistols designed to be concealed in a hand muff, while another seller offers for auction an early-print Great Gatsby and a book signed by John Hancock. Then Jon, picking through a cluttered basement, manages to uncover a Venetian mirror that could turn out to be extremely valuable.

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Rolling Stones' Snooker Table/Aliens Nov 3, 2010 A seller brings in a snooker table he built for the Rolling Stones to use on tour, which an expert appraiser proclaims could sell at a sky-high price. A woman puts an amazing collection of rare African artifacts –- including an elephant mask, two iron throne chairs, and a terracotta honey pot -- up for auction, hoping for enough cash to renovate her kitchen. And Paul's dad Bob decides to sell a family of alien props that he took as trade for a pool table. As the auction approaches, he hopes to find out he got the better end of the bargain!

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Iwo Jima Sword/Cathouse Chairs Nov 10, 2010 Owner Paul Brown and Gallery 63 team prepare for their next auction, which includes a 1969 Oldsmobile 442, two chairs reportedly from a New Orleans cathouse, and a WWII Japanese rifle and sword still partially wrapped in the 60-year-old paper used to mail them home from the battlefield.!

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Dinosaur Tooth/Victorian Furniture Nov 10, 2010 The Gallery 63 crew struggles with manager Cindy Shook's new stress release, a drum set Jon brought in on a pick. Paul Brown takes rookie picker Jon Hammond to meet a client auctioning off his collection of sentimental Victorian furniture, including a settee and a piano, while a fossil-hunting couple from Montana bring in three rare dinosaur fossils, including a T.rex tooth.

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Pink Cadillac/Baseball Memorabilia Nov 17, 2010 Looking for funds to buy a new tour bus, a rock-a-billy musician cruises to Gallery 63 in a gleaming pink 1960 Cadillac. A wife unloads her husband's model tugboat, but it'll need some of Delfino's magic before it can be sold in working order. And a collector brings in historic Negro League baseball memorabilia that he hopes will help pay for a mission trip to the Ivory Coast.

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Spy Watch/Model A Nov 17, 2010 Owner Paul Brown and Gallery 63 team prepare for their next auction, which includes a Model A Ford and Lion King concept sketches. Cindy reminds the team of her picking prowess when she brings in a weekend find: a 1950s spy watch/recorder that still has historic voices on it.

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Triumph Chopper/Ruby Necklace Nov 22, 2010 Auctions are a risky business, with seemingly worthless items often selling big while fabulous items fall flat -- and it's up to Cindy to teach Jon how to identify what will sell. This week, a man walks in with a 92-carat ruby necklace he's been keeping in a shoebox, another brings in a classic 1967 Triumph Chopper, hoping for enough cash to help his mother renovate her house, and a third presents an unopened case of presidential brother Billy Carter's Billy Beer that the expert says it's worthless, but Jon bets will sell.

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Hand Cannon/Faberge Pencil Nov 24, 2010 A seller brings in an ancient hand cannon so old and so rare, even the experts struggle to determine its origin and history. Also a mystery is a tiny jewel-encrusted gold pencil that might just be Faberge. Meanwhile, Delfino struggles to revive a 90-year-old sour-sounding player piano and a woman brings in a dreary painting her aunt left her that she can't wait to get out of her house ... only to get a big surprise on auction day.

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Hot Air Balloon/Wooly Mammoth Tusk Dec 1, 2010 Office manager Cindy faces her fears and gets the ride of her life when she and Paul go up in a hot-air balloon that's up for auction, along with a woolly mammoth tusk and a giant, unset sapphire.

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Headhunter Ax/Vintage Coke Machine Dec 8, 2010 On the block: a headhunter's ax and a rare Vespa scooter with sidecar; meanwhile, Gallery 63 owner Paul Brown and his manager Cindy Shook have a bidding war of their own over a vintage Coke machine.

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Samurai Sword/Steamer Trunk Dec 15, 2010 A wooly mammoth tusk and a giant, unset sapphire go up for auction. Then manager Cindy faces her fears and gets the ride of her life when she and Paul go up in a hot-air balloon with a client who wants to sell it.

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Johnny Cash Guitar/Speed Rug Dec 22, 2010 Gallery 63 team prepare for their next auction, which includes Johnny Cash's autographed guitar, a trading knife made from a jawbone, and a 17th-century chest for treasures. Paul and manager Cindy initiate picker Jon in the much dreaded Speed Rug.

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Lindbergh Scrapbook/Antique Toys Dec 29, 2010 With a historic Charles Lindbergh scrapbook and a collection of antique metal toys already on the block, Paul Brown also takes a gamble on a rare Wurlitzer band organ. But will it pay off?

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Napoleon Mirror/WWI Boy Scout Poster Jan 5, 2011 Before auctioning off a hand mirror signed by Napoleon and a World War I Boy Scout war bonds poster, Gallery 63 owner Paul Brown calls in his antique-expert sister to shed some light on a mysterious cabinet, and picker Jon Hammond goes all out to impress his boss by helping assemble the upcoming auction's catalog.

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Shrunken Head/MLK Letter Jan 12, 2011 A letter signed by Rev. Martin Luther King and doll furniture created by famous folk artist Howard Finster go on the block; a woman brings in what she believes to be a shrunken head; and Paul enlists his mentor and father, Bob Brown, to help entice Paul's son Elijah to go into the family auction-house business.

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Happy Days Pinball / Wall of Shame Jan 19, 2011 A vintage slot machine, a pinball machine used on Happy Days and a 1940s Whizzer motorized bicycle all go up for auction. Then Jon takes a World War II Soviet flag to a lab to authenticate its blood stain, and not even Paul can escape Cindy's Wall of Shame for people who don't pay their bills.

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Declaration of Independence / Concession Wagon Jan 26, 2011 The Gallery 63 team auctions a vintage fire truck, a 19th-century copy of the Declaration of Independence and a Tiffany grandfather clock, as well as races to fix an antique concession wagon that breaks during offload.

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Ouija Board/Richard Petty Jeep Feb 2, 2011 Up on the block: a 1946 Willys Jeep restored by Richard Petty, a Rock-Ola jukebox, and a Ouija board that becomes the basis for a prank on Cindy.