Kicking Up Dust with Vintage Scooters | American Pickers

Hello?
Hey, are you Joe?
What’s up?
Kind of working on a little junk here.
We speak the same language.
Yeah, junk.
How you doing, my friend?
How you doing?
Good seeing you.
Danielle said you are the sweetest man in Tennessee.
Yeah, good.
She said you’ve been collecting for a long time.
Nearly 60 years.
Oh, lord.
She said you have a real passion for anything that’s run by steam.
– We’ve got a lot to look at. – All right.
All right, let’s do it.
We’ve got a lot– lot to look at.
All right.
We going to look.
Am I going to get dirty?
I hope so.
35 buildings– We’ve got to go.
MIKE WOLFE: All right.
It was amazing to see that much stuff.
I mean, he had old train cars.
He had old steam engines.
He had old architectural stuff.
It’s incredible.
A lot of stuff here, Joe.
Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah.
When Frankie and I cruise into any barn and there’s a bunch of old motorcycles in it, that’s a good day to be a picker.
What’s the story on your motorcycle here?
It’s a Harley frame.
Yep.
JOE: Calm 750 engine.
There was fuel injection on there.
[mike murmurs approval] And that bike runs like a top.
Like a top?
I thought, here we go.
He has a Honda 750 chopper.
I am really in the 1970s motorcycle pieces like that.
[music playing] When’s the last time it was licensed, Mike?
No plate on it.
No license on it.
You got a title on it?
No title.
I traded– some of these bikes ain’t got no titles.
Well, if they don’t got titles, they’re just pretty much parts bikes, you know?
Something without a title is a definite no-no.
If you don’t have a title, sometimes it creates just a big hassle.
The item could be worth $200.
It might cost you $500 to get a title for it.
What do you got to have for something like this?
I couldn’t take no less than about $5,500 for it?
$5,500?
Mhm.
When he said $5,500, I thought I was going to have to get the smelling salts out.
Those bikes retail for $2,500 at best.
No way we could pay that kind of price.
I’m not having any luck on this trip.
I need a break.
That’s when I spotted the Moto-Scoot.
Oh, this is cool.
What can you tell me about this?
A Moto-Scoot scooter, made between World War I and World War II out of Chicago.
Wow, that’s cool.
Yeah, it’s old.
FRANK FRITZ: No seat.
The Moto-Scoot is a very rare scooter.
They were made by a very small little company in Chicago during the Depression.
And not many of them were made.
Let’s take this out a little bit here, Mike.
Let’s see what we’re looking at.
See what we got here.
[whistles] MIKE WOLFE: This thing had an awesome look to it.
FRANK FRITZ: What’s the tank look like, Mike?
Fresh as the day it was made?
– It’s pretty clean. – Pretty clean?
OK.
MIKE WOLFE: 99.9% of it was there.
We had to try to buy it.
What are you thinking?
I mean, are you ever going to use it?
I want– take $1,500 for it.
Oh, I could never do that.
You know, Joe has some really nice items here.
But the problem was, what he had that he thought was nice was very overpriced.
How about $850?
I can’t do that. $1,500.
$1,500?
$1,500.
Well, there– $1,500.
[exhales] Joe was at $1,500.
Frankie was at $850.
I mean, it was funny seeing Frank go up against a guy with so much knowledge and had been doing this for so long.
I mean, I like it, Joe.
It’s cool.
I mean, I see a lot of things here I don’t know if you’re doing anything with.
Any line that Frankie through at him, Joe had heard it before.
It’s getting dark.
I’ve been bit by mosquitoes all day long.
This is it.
This is the best part of the pick, the dance.
I’ll do $1,000 on it.
And that’s my best offer.
I don’t know about that.
I mean, I’m at $1,000 or I’m checking off down the road.
If I don’t make this deal on this Moto-Scoot, I’m going to have to hear about it all the way back to Iowa.
That’s cash.
It’s the only one I’ve ever seen.
It’s 75 years old.
But I’m going to trade with you.
We’ll do $1,000?
$1,000.
All right.
$1,000.
Finally, I catch a break.
All right, Frankie.
Is that delivered?
FRANK FRITZ: At the beginning, I didn’t think he was going to go for the $1,000.
But at the end, I was really glad he did.
[laughter] Yeah!
I love this scooter.
It’s early and you just don’t see them.
I like it.
It’s got nice lines.
I bought the Moto-Scoot for $1,000.
I’m thinking it to the right guy, $1,700 to $2,200.
This is where all the magic happens, Joe.
Joe was a great character, man.
I mean, he was the kind of guy that I liked to talk to when I was a little kid because he had so many stories, and he’d been collecting so long that he had some great old stuff.
The old stuff is getting harder and harder to find.
Joe, thank you so much.
Thank you. Thank you.
We had a good time.
We had a good time.
Come back and see me.
We’ll be back.
Thank you.
All right, I’ll see you later.
[honking] Hey, what about this?
Whoa.
Oh, yeah.
JERSEY JON: Yeah, that’s got weight to it, man.
Whoa!
I mean, it’s got some weight, right?
That’s like a log, dude.
MIKE: I know. It’s been repainted for sure.
JERSEY JON: Oh look– look, it’s actually leaded, too, so that was probably a real pond boat.
MIKE: There’s nails here.
It probably had a little railing, you think?
Because look at these nails.
JERSEY JON: Oh, yeah.
MIKE: $175?
How about $200?
How about $195?
[laughing] OK, fair enough.
MIKE: All right.
Thanks for doing it.
Thanks.
JERSEY JON: Whoa, this is a workshop space.
This is, like, all Jersey Jon world here.
Oh yeah.
MIKE: Let’s get back here.
Ah, a Lambretta!
JERSEY JON: What?
MIKE: Yep.
JERSEY JON: What the heck is a Lambretta doing– SX200!
Whoa!
It’s an SX200!
This was like the most powerful, fastest, bad-to-the-bone scooter in, like, 1968.
Oh, yeah.
I mean, this was– this was, like, it.
This was it.
A lot of these scooters that were made in Italy were exported.
You know, the ones that came to the US, the people that were buying them were more for, like, recreational vehicles.
You know, if you had an RV, if you were going camping or you were knocking around town, you would buy a Lambretta or a Vespa.
OK, so is this something that you would consider selling?
Oh, yeah.
Do you think I’m gonna get on it?
No.
[laughing] Let me see how many miles are on it.
Because all these scoots that were in the US, they just had such low miles, you know?
This says, like, 1,700 miles, it looks like.
JERSEY JON: That’s it?
MIKE: It’s missing this metal bezel on the inside here.
That’s kind of a hard piece to find, but not impossible.
MIKE (VOICEOVER): I think most of the people that bought these scooters in the US truly did not understand their power and potential.
MIKE: All right, Jersey, let’s stack– I want to get it to the point where we’re not going to have to move it twice.
That’s why a lot of European collectors are buying these scooters back now from America, because over here they just have no miles.
You know, if this scooter was in Europe and spent time over there somewhere, it would be ridden into the ground, man.
I mean people used these for transportation, they raced them over there.
They were on them on a daily basis.
So when find an SX200 in the US, it’s original paint and low miles, it’s like a unicorn, man– so rare, so cool.
Mike, kick that pedal.
See if it kicks over.
Oh yeah. MIKE: Yeah.
JERSEY JON: Yeah, it’s not seized up.
Does that seat lift up so you– MIKE: Yeah, so you can put fuel in it.
All right, there you go. – Oh, OK.
Uh-huh.
Yeah, see?
Are these the ones where you see the people leaning so far over they’re almost on the ground?
MIKE: Oh yeah.
Yeah, yeah.
[laughs] All right, in the condition it’s in, $3,500.
That sounds wonderful!
[laughing] You think so?
Yeah, I do!
All right, well, it sounds wonderful to me, too!
OK.
All right, thank you.
I’m so glad that somebody– MIKE: Oh my god– JERSEY JON: –could use it.
–are you kidding me?
It’s so awesome! JERSEY JON: That’s awesome.
Thank you.
You know, that you love it and you’re going to restore it– Yeah!
–and you’re gonna be happy.
MIKE: I want to get cleaning and get it rolling.
I was absolutely thrilled, because what am I gonna do with this thing, you know?
Oh my gosh!
Come on, man!
Ah, here we go, baby!
Come on!
Woo!
He’s still standing, yay!
MIKE: Oh!
Oh my gosh.
MIKE: I can’t wait to actually get that thing running!
[honking] Thank you!
Thank you!
[laughs] Here’s the living room.
FRANK FRITZ: We’re here in Oregon with Mel.
And she has recently taken on her brother’s collection, and she’s a little overwhelmed.
He liked armadillos, didn’t he?
He loved armadillos.
Boom, boom, Yeah.
Boom.
We found some great items in the workshop, and now she’s taking us in the house.
MIKE WOLFE: That’s nice.
Yeah, he had a lot of neat bottles.
What do you want for that?
15 bucks.
20.
OK.
[laughs] MIKE WOLFE: If there’s such a thing as a smalls honey hole, this is it.
In our business, you can never have too many smalls, like this.
Look at all this stuff here.
MEL: This is where he would tie his flies.
This cabinet and this were full of, you know, thread– Anything to tie flies.
Yeah, and hooks.
Dan got so good at it that he was teaching people fly tying.
It was pretty cool.
It sounds like Dan was good at making anything with his hands.
Well, Dan was obsessive about becoming good at things.
So whether it was tying flies or shooting a bow and arrow– Once he took something on– Yeah.
My brother and my dad loved to go fishing together.
And he was obsessive about fly fishing.
I think that it was a challenge for him.
He would just keep at it until he was great at it.
Fly fishing’s fun.
Yeah.
I mean, there’s nothing– nothing better than flipping that out there, getting a popper on top of a pond and having a big large mouth come up over the top.
Yeah.
It’s exciting.
Ever since I’ve been a kid, there’s two things I love to do– pick and fish.
Anytime I come across fishing stuff while picking, it’s like two worlds colliding.
Hey, Mel.
What about this little cabinet here?
MIKE WOLFE: Oh, yeah.
Look at that.
It smells like cedar.
So I’m looking down on the floor, and I see this fly fishing cabinet.
It had all your little different threads– Yeah.
–and all your different little flies, and all your different hair.
You could have brought that to your little fishing place and sat there and tied your flies and made your stuff right there.
What would you have cap for this?
I mean, it’s missing a key piece– A major drawer.
–a key piece.
Maybe 50 bucks.
FRANK FRITZ: I mean, I think it’s worth more than that.
It’s kind of a cool little box.
How would– how would 80 sound?
MEL: Yeah, that’s good.
All right. I’ll do 80.
– All right. – OK.
Thanks.
FRANK FRITZ: Even though this is missing a drawer, this is a killer cabinet.
It’s pretty neat.
Yeah, it is.
Anybody who loves fly fishing as much as Dan did would love to have this in their collection.
What about the exercise clubs?
MEL: Aren’t those cool?
MIKE WOLFE: 350 bucks.
MEL: I’ll take that.
Thank you.
FRANK FRITZ: What about this Royal Crown thermometer?
MEL: Yeah, I would sell that.
I’d be in it for 35 bucks.
Yeah, I’d take that.
– Is that fine? – Yeah, that’s good.
OK. All right.
MIKE WOLFE: Ooh.
That looks comfy.
How about 50 bucks for the chair?
– I’m going to do that. – OK.
MIKE WOLFE: I’m doing that. – All right.
FRANK FRITZ: There’s another badger.
I would, but I already bought the one badger from you.
Can’t double up.
You know, I’m loving all these smalls.
But there’s one thing I’ve got to ask Mel about before we leave.
Tell me about this Cushman.
We walked right by it when we came in.
What’s the story on that?
Well, I know it’s a 1958 Cushman scooter.
My brother did drive this around.
I do think this is a beautiful scooter.
FRANK FRITZ: Yeah, it’s nice. – I love it.
It looks like somebody spent some time, restored it, probably redid the motor and stuff on it.
You know, this is a little nicer model.
This is an Eagle.
What’s really cool about these is they look more like a motorcycle than a scooter.
They’ve got a teardrop tank.
They’ve got a saddle seat.
And you can even get white walls for them.
It’s been modernized a little bit.
It’s got a Mikuni carburetor on it.
That’s actually make it run a little bit better.
Yeah.
[music playing] Does it have a title?
– It does have a title. – Has a title.
Yeah.
Got the key for it and all that?
Yeah.
Have you had any offers on this?
Well, I’ve done some research on it, and the value of this is about $4,000.
FRANK FRITZ: About $4,000?
Yeah.
I think $4,000 is kind of getting up there on it.
I’d be right at $3,000 on it.
$3,000?
What about $3,500?
FRANK FRITZ: This scooter is definitely going to need a little bit of work before it goes back on the road.
The question is, how much?
At $3,500– you know, I don’t know the mechanics.
This is– I don’t know how long it’s been sitting.
Physically, it looks pretty good here.
But $3,000, I think that’s a fair price.
I think that’s a fair price.
So you’d do it?
Yeah, I would take $3,000 for this.
– OK. – OK.
– All right. – All right.
And actually, that’s what I’ve wanted all along.
Well, good. I’m glad.
I’m glad you got out of it what you wanted.
And I feel like I’m getting a decent deal too.
Yeah, good.
Well, I understand that you guys have to make some money.
FRANK FRITZ: So we’re right on base.
You know, I mean, I was at three.
She wanted three.
When I get back to Iowa and get this all tuned up, this would be great for somebody that had one when they were a kid.
All right.
I’m gonna have a serious workout with these.
No doubt.
Mike and Frank were very knowledgeable about the pieces.
Thank you.
Sure.
Very cool.
I got rid of some stuff, which was good.
Woo.
We can’t find it all.
Thanks, Mel.
Yeah, it was nice to meet you guys.
– It was nice to meet you. – Very nice to meet you.
– Yes, it’s nice to meet you. – Appreciate it.
Thanks for having us. – Thanks.
You think you know somebody your entire life.
But once you start going through their collection and their belongings, you really get to know them.
Mel’s got a long road ahead of her.
But this collection has really given her an opportunity to reconnect with her brother.
[honking] FRANK FRITZ: See ya, Mel.
Thank you. – Bye!
Thanks.
[theme music] This place is huge. Whoa, whoa, whoa.
MIKE: There’s a garage bay open right there.
JERSEY JON: Yeah, that’s gotta be it. Let me get a flyer.
MIKE: Alright. JERSEY JON: Okay.
MIKE: Oh my gosh. JERSEY JON: Whoa.
MIKE: This place is huge, man.
Hello? JERSEY JON: Hello?
Hey, hey, hey.
WALLY: Hey, hello. How you doing?
MIKE: Oh my gosh! This place is massive!
(laughs) MIKE: Once you get to a certain age in life, you really go overboard when it comes to nesting, especially when you’re a collector. No matter how much space you have, eventually, you’re gonna fill it up. This building is incredible. MIKE: I’m Mike, this is Jersey. JERSEY JON: Hey.
WALLY: Oh, hi. I was expecting you.
MIKE: You talk to Dani on the phone?
WALLY: Yeah, I did. She’s a sweetheart.
MIKE: Where are you from? WALLY: I’m from Illinois.
Up there in Crystal Lake, Algonquin.
MIKE: Okay, I’m from Joliet. WALLY: We’re like old neighbors.
MIKE: I still got relatives in Channahon.
WALLY: Oh, that’s perfect.
MIKE: Us Midwesterners can usually spot each other in a crowd, especially if we hear each other speak. The first thing Wally and I have in common is that we’re Southerners by choice, not by birth. We both made that pilgrimage south like migratory birds. But if you spend any time in Chicago, it’s a place that never leaves you. I mean, you’re either going to talk about the food, you’re gonna talk about the Cubs, the Bears… I mean, there’s a comradery celebrated in the Midwestern way. MIKE: How long you been down here now?
WALLY: About three years. MIKE: Okay. So, Dani said your brother passed away? WALLY: Yes, he did, unfortunately, yes. JERSEY JON: Sorry to hear that.
MIKE: He was the collector? WALLY: He was the collector of everything.
MIKE: I see that, he’s got a big shop here.
Was this his place? WALLY: A collection of cars and bikes and all kinds of stuff.
WALLY: Well, I inherited it all from my brother.
He passed away about three years ago.
His name was Ron and he was very much, I’d have to say, like a hermit.
MIKE: So, this is his workspace, huh? What was he working on?
WALLY: Everything.
WALLY: He was a genius as far as building and doing everything.
All this machinery stuff down here and so forth. WALLY: The reason I called you is because I think I have a lot of material here that we’d like to sell.
MIKE: There’s a list here. You can see, there’s bicycles on here, there’s motor scooters. I can see you got some Helixes.
WALLY: Uh-huh. MIKE: There’s a Cushman.
Little Truckster going on there and stuff.
WALLY: We got some Whizzers up front you might– MIKE: Oh, you do? Oh, you got Whizzers?
Ah! Here’s the toy room! JERSEY JON: Oh yeah!
He’s got some bikes. MIKE: Woo! Dang…
JERSEY JON: Very cool. MIKE: Crazy, man.
He’s a Cushman guy. Look at this.
JERSEY JON: Whoa. Look at that three-wheeler.
MIKE: I know! He’s got the other three-wheelers.
JERSEY JON: Yeah. MIKE: He’s got the Heritage, man.
JERSEY JON: Yeah. MIKE: Look at this baby.
This thing is loaded down. JERSEY JON: Man, that’s cool.
MIKE: This one’s a little nicer than the one I have on the floor in my shop right now. I’ve had it for sale for about a year now, and I’ve got 15, 1600 bucks on it.
You know. This one’s nicer paint, though, so…
JERSEY JON: It’s definitely painted.
MIKE: Yeah. Uh, I’d do, uh, 3,000 on this one, and I’d do, uh…
1,200 bucks for that. That’s 42.
WALLY: Okay, what about the black one?
That’s all original stuff. MIKE: The black Cushman?
WALLY: Yeah. MIKE: Um…
MIKE: The Cushman, this is what they call a Super Eagle. It’s original paint, it’s missing a few parts, but a lot of guys that collect Cushman, they alter them. They’ll beef them up by putting bigger engines in them, chroming them out, accessorizing the heck out of them. I mean, I love the Cushman guys because they’re usually older, they’re mentors, and think about it, they’ve lived this passion since they were kids. They remember the Cushmans on the road riding them, but unfortunately, a lot of these guys are aging out. But now, there’s a market here for younger people, because this like an open door for an entry-level collector to enter this world. Getting on something that’s two-wheeled, vintage, that you can ride and go, “Okay, I get it. This is bad to the bone.” MIKE: This one right here. This is bone stock.
JERSEY JON: Yep. Original paint. MIKE: So… but, it’s missing the primary cover here.
So, the retail on this thing would be like 3,500 bucks.
You’re rolling, riding down the road, you know, you’d have to spend a little bit of money on it.
JERSEY JON: Yeah, you gotta go through the motor.
MIKE: 2,000 bucks.
WALLY: Okay, so what do you got? You got 3…
MIKE: 3, 42, 52, 62.
WALLY: 65, you got a deal. MIKE: Ugh…
WALLY: That big seat, it’s good for people like me, you know.
MIKE: Yeah. Oh, they all got big seats. Yeah.
Why don’t we do this… 6,250. WALLY: Why don’t we do 63?
MIKE: I want to buy other stuff in here.
WALLY: Okay, let’s do it. 6250. MIKE: 6250.
JERSEY JON: Alright, cool. Thank you, buddy.
MIKE: Dang, man! Woo! JERSEY JON: Thank you.
MIKE: Thank you, my friend. Woo! Cool.
MIKE: Alright, what’s going on with the claw machine?
It’s got a great look to it.
WALLY: Put a nickel in. MIKE: It’s got the tower.
Let me see here.
MIKE: Early claw games with this kind of action were called Diggers. This one is from the 1930s, and it was called The New Yorker, and you can see embossed in the metal the Empire State Building with the radio tower on top. These games were in train stations, carnivals, barbershops, anywhere you were standing around and you had a coin in your pocket, chances are there was a machine like this. MIKE: Am I gonna get it? Am I gonna get it?
Ah…
Haha! That was it. Oh yeah.
I’m interested in this.
Do you have any interest in selling it?
WALLY: Yeah, for about $1,000 it’s yours.
MIKE: Alright. We’re doing it. Thank you, buddy.
WALLY: Okay. MIKE: Appreciate it.
JERSEY JON: Wally. What’s going on with this slot machine?
That’s cool! That’s got the look right there, dude.
First off, it’s the Poinsettia machine and what really attracts me is it’s a 25-cent machine.
WALLY: Correct.
JERSEY JON: This is Mills Poinsettia slot machine. 25 cents to put in that slot was a lot of money back in 1936 when this thing was made. 30s, The Great Depression. A dozen pulls on this machine would’ve been the average workers entire day’s pay. JERSEY JON: Here’s a quarter.
Let’ see if we can get it to work or not.
WALLY: Oh, look at this. It works.
JERSEY JON: I got a cherry. So, it’s a working machine.
JERSEY JON: It’s got the gooseneck on it. That’s where you put your coin. Visually, it’s stunning. That’s what pulls you in. That’s what gets the customer to put his quarter in there. JERSEY JON: I mean, the cabinet that it’s in really makes it special. Because look at this, I mean, this is cool. Here you go.
You can lower it down. It goes down.
Look at this thing going. So, the Vice Squad is down the street and somebody says, “Hey, the Vice Squad is coming!
Let’s lower this thing down here!” And all of a sudden, it’s down there.
Pull the table up.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.
There’s no slot machines in this building.” WALLY: Right, right. JERSEY JON: You’re safe, you know?
And then you throw a cash register on it.
WALLY: Right. JERSEY JON: And then when they’re done, there you go. Crank it up. Get your quarters out, people.
WALLY: And it works. JERSEY JON: And the darn thing works still.
Ah, look at that.
JERSEY JON: Back when gambling was illegal, they had Vice Squads that would come in and take your stuff. I mean, if you had a bar, you weren’t in business anymore. You had to go underground in speakeasies across the country. Perhaps this machine was in one of those speakeasies. This cabinet was made for this machine. You bought this as an accessory. JERSEY JON: Yeah, it’s pretty neat.
Looks like it has its original finish on the side and the wood.
I love the nickel-plating on the top here, on the quarter piece. That’s really interesting.
Yeah. I mean, the Poinsettias are cool. It’s different.
And it’s a high value slot.
That’s what’s cool about it.
If this was a nickel machine, or a dime machine, the value wouldn’t be as much. WALLY: Oh. Okay.
JERSEY JON: Like, a nickel machine or dime machine would be 800 to $1,000.
But because this is a 25-cent machine…
WALLY: Right. JERSEY JON: This is like a $2000 machine.
The base is here, so that adds another, like, 200 bucks to it. So, I think the machine retails like $2,200.
WALLY: Okay. JERSEY JON: Um…
1,500. Would you do that?
(Wally sighs) WALLY: 1,750.
JERSEY JON: 1,600.
WALLY: Okay, you got a deal. JERSEY JON: Alright.
Thanks, buddy. Man, I really love it.
It’s a really cool machine. It’s got the case.
You know what, the Vice Squad is right around the corner.
WALLY: Okay.
MIKE: So, I’m looking around. A lot of these tether cars are real deal. Some of them are reproductions.
Like, that car is reproduction.
Someone made that car.
But, if you’re interested in selling the tether cars…
WALLY: Okay. MIKE: I’m interested in buying them.
WALLY: Yeah. MIKE: Some people call these tether cars, other people call them spin dizzies. Basically, there was a stake in the ground, there was a concrete track, there was a wire extended to the car, and the car ran on that track. To me, they’re incredible because things have engines, spark plugs, fuel, and believe it or not, some of these cars would hit 200 miles an hour. JERSEY JON: This is really cool. MIKE: That one’s missing a tire.
Let me grab one of these chairs.
Grab some of this stuff down, Jersey.
JERSEY JON: You’ve got to have mechanical knowledge to use these things. They have a little internal combustion motor in them, like, you know, small chainsaw motor almost running these things. MIKE: Alright!
MIKE: There’s a lot of guys that collect tether cars. Some of them can be extremely expensive. I mean, there’s clubs, there’s guys that still run these cars. I mean, these things are epic. See the Tornado Racer? MIKE: Yeah, let me see it.
JERSEY JON: That’s for this. That box is for this car, which makes it a little bit cooler.
That’s a Tornado Racer from Woodettes Incorporated.
It definitely adds value. WALLY: Yeah.
JERSEY JON: Which is cool. MIKE: Oh, hell yeah.
So, then, we’re at 8,000, what? 50? 8,050?
JERSEY JON: With the box.
WALLY: Okay, let’s do it. JERSEY JON: You’ll do it?
WALLY: Yep. JERSEY JON: Thanks, buddy.
WALLY: I think you give me a fair number at 8,050, so I’ll take it. JERSEY JON: Thank you so much.
MIKE: Man, I’ll tell you what. It’s getting harder to find any tether car.
This was a lot of leg work that he did to accumulate this stuff over his lifetime. Brilliant.
MIKE: Wally is not a collector, and with the loss of his brother, I can see how he’s feeling overwhelmed. But hopefully, today helped him take the temperature of what the value of a lot of this stuff is. His brother was such a large collector that when all this stuff hits the market again, it’s gonna make so many people happy. MIKE: Wally, you wore us out! JERSEY JON: Yeah, man.
WALLY: You wore me out! JERSEY JON: We did a lot of work today.
Thank you so much. WALLY: Okay. You’re welcome.
JERSEY JON: Thank you. Man, it was a real pleasure.
WALLY: Dealing with the guys was a very, very good experience and I felt that they were fair and polite. It kind of lit a fire for me to start moving some stuff and let it go, so I thought it was great. (honking) MIKE: See you later, buddy!