Pawn Stars would have offered $1,500 and 3 min of TV time.
. . . after saying it has a “limited market” and will be on the shelf for a few years.
LOL. You're not too far off base. In all fairness to Pawn Stars though, I did see one episode where the customer was totally clueless on what the value of their item was and wanted only a fraction of what it was worth. Rick informed them of the real value and offered them considerably more than they originally wanted.
On the other hand Hardcore Pawn would have offered $150.00 and then would have thrown them out of the store while accusing them of trying to pawn a fake. (Disclaimer: only watched Hardcore Pawn once or twice and couldn't stand those jerks. Maybe they act the way they do because they're located in Detroit)