[Scoutmaster]

The people coming in are obviously real.

Well, they've included Ron Dale, the brother of Rick Dale of Rick's Restorations. The show never disclosed that 'Ron" was Rick's brother.

RIck Harrison bought a beat-up Vendo 39 Coke machine from Ron Dale, then sent it to Rick Dale for restoration.

And restore it Rick Dale did.

Restored it so well it came back at the end of the show as a Cavalier 79.

Or when Jim Waters, Las Vegas Actor, sold the 18th Century flintlock.

And don't get me started on any of the hinky transactions involving appraisals by Cowtown Guitars' co-owner Jesse Amoroso. It's easy to appraise a guitar when the person who brings it into the pawn shop is one of your employees, such as luthier Rod Miller. Especially when the guitar's listed on your Cowtown Guitars website. And an expert luthier like Miller 'thinks' his '72 Les Paul Custom is a '60.

I think some transactions are real, but clearly not all of them.

[Liberty Valance]

Great post! Thanks for the ping.

[Boogieman]

Obviously, not all of them are real, they put some plants in to spice up the show, that’s Hollywood. Still, they have hundreds of people per day bringing in their junk, and if they find something good, you know they are putting it on TV.

At this point, the guys from the show aren’t even there most of the time, but they get called to come in when something good comes up, so they can shoot the bit.

[driftless2]

Saying a lot of the show is staged is not the same as saying all the people involved are paid actors. Which is what is being insinuated if not outright claimed.