I know, it’s hard to let go of the magic being sold to you. Honestly, I understand. Had an acquaintance back in the 1990’s who was a big time trekkie. So much so that a friend he had in hollywood arranged for him to watch part of an episode being filmed. It totally ruined the whole show for him. He just could no longer suspend any level of disbelief after seeing up close that it was all fake. Not that he thought any of it was real, but it was like being shown how a really neat magic trick is done.
So you’re saying every person that walks into the shop trying to sell or pawn their gizmo is an actor? And what does Pawn Stars have to do with trekkies?