Dave Hustler gone? Wow, might be worth watching the show again. The other “stars” have their quirks, but seem to be generally decent people. Hester is just obnoxious and boring.
He always “makes” money on his bids, especially when he is the one doing the appraising. When he goes to an expert, however, he always comes up a little short. Wonder why?
I used to go to police auctions. The Santa Monica police auction was my favorite. Why? Because the cops themselves conducted the auctions and they were TERRIBLE at it. They knew nothing about MOVING an auction along. Like they would conduct bids sometimes in 25 cent increments. Okay, so why did I like it? Because they tended to auction crappy stuff and bicycles first. HOURS would go by in the process but I was ready since I brought lots of reading material with me. Then, late in the afternoon, after most bidders wandered away due to boredom, they got to the good stuff like stolen guitars. Once I picked up an ES175 Gibson for just 80 bucks.