Pawn Star

This weekend I had a Rick from "Pawn Stars" moment.  For any of you who do not watch the show, Rick is the man in the middle of the picture.  He constantly sites facts and trivia about objects that come into his store.  Well, my mom, dad, and brother went with me to a pawn shop to look for a new TV (old one was a casualty of being in the storage unit all those months I guess).


I didn't find a TV but I found something even better...

I found a KitchenAid mixer for sale. It was in a dusty box on a bottom shelf.  I did a double take a went back to examine it.  It was a professional grade and they wanted $250.  I went up to a store employee and said I'd give him $150.  He stammered and tried to tell me it was worth like $500-$600.  Now I knows me my KitchenAid and I told him so.  I took it out of the box and started talking to him about the product, pointing out the various features, showing how old the model was, that they don't make this particular type anymore, you can tell because of the type of lettering on the machine, the gears and the finish, etc.  Soon I had the owner of the store and a few other people.

It was my Rick moment.  At one point they bargained for $200 and I kept on about what I knew of the machine.  In the end, I paid $155.   Yes, I am bragging.  But come on, I was Rick in that moment in that pawn shop!  When will that happen again?

PS I am aware the prep bowls are newer than the machine itself... just thought I better add that to avoid any potential "wait just a minute" type comments. :)