By: JG
“American Pickers” is one of my favorite shows. It`s about two men, Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz, who travel throughout the United States in their mini truck collecting antiques and collectibles to resell in their store, Antique Archaeology. Mike and Frank get calls from their employee, Danielle, who gives them leads on people who at one time used to collect items and are in the State and area they are driving through at the time. Sometimes while they’re driving down the road they will just stop at a home that has a lot of junk on the land. Mike and Frank will ask the homeowner if they can look around. If the owner says yes, they will start searching the property for items. Sometimes the property has sheds, garages and even barns full of items.
Frank likes like collecting ``smalls’’, smalls are small items like toys and hand held items. Mike likes antique motorcycles and bikes. When they find items they like to buy, they ask the owner for the price and if they think it’s too high to resell, they negotiate. Some of the owners don’t want to sell anything, even if they have no use for it or it’s been buried and hasn’t been seen in years. Most of the time they will give in and start selling when they realize Mike and Frank will give them cash right away. Some of the places they visit are dangerous to search because many of the people are hoarders and just pile stuff up in the space, often up to the ceilings. Mike and Frank gets excited when they see this, they know there will be plenty to pick through.
Frank likes like collecting ``smalls’’, smalls are small items like toys and hand held items. Mike likes antique motorcycles and bikes. When they find items they like to buy, they ask the owner for the price and if they think it’s too high to resell, they negotiate. Some of the owners don’t want to sell anything, even if they have no use for it or it’s been buried and hasn’t been seen in years. Most of the time they will give in and start selling when they realize Mike and Frank will give them cash right away. Some of the places they visit are dangerous to search because many of the people are hoarders and just pile stuff up in the space, often up to the ceilings. Mike and Frank gets excited when they see this, they know there will be plenty to pick through.