American Pickers.

[Xcelsior]

There is nothing real about reality television. It's all staged for entertainments sake.
Was I entertained by the way that bike took his breath away? You bet!

An Aerocycle was just left at my doorstep by the Fed Ex man and I knew it was coming, but my breath was still taken away when I saw it.
Was I acting? Hell no! When the Fed Ex man leaves an Aerocycle at your door, you better have your breath taken away, or else its time to take up a new hobby.

I'm glad it made it there. Wish I could've seen your face. Did everything make it ok? Let me know. Wonder why he didn't turn his aerocycle purchase into an episode. Oh yeah, thats right, it was an eBay puchase and not a pick. Really, is there any real difference with him. Good luck with the aero LMK if any problems.

 

[Rusty2wheels]

You guys should take this in for thought. How do you know they don't buy other items not exclusively shown on the episodes. I am pretty sure they can't drive hundreds or thousands of miles to "pick four or five things shown on tv. Come on get real, you know they clean house where ever they go. I know I would. I also agree with what was said earlier, if both parties are happy with a deal that is made, then its a deal. It is the sellers loss if they do not take advantage of all the sources on an item before they sell it. Thats my .02

 

[cyclingday]

Not only did it make it ok, it is frigin Awesome!

Your packing skills are unmatched by anyone in this hobby.

I felt like I was unearthing a Tyrannosaurus rex. Not one broken bone, and I can't tell you how much I appreciate your efforts.

The Aerocycle has Landed!

 

[raidingclosets]

Any chance you have a picture of the Aerocycle you could post?

 

[Classicriders]

I interviiewed Mike Monday for about a half hour. This will be in the next issue of Classic Bicycle News. We didn;t spend a lot of time talking about the Autocycle in the show. It was a great interview and Mike is a really good guy. He took time out of his super busy schedule for an interview. When I told him my daughter and nephew are huge fans, he took my address and is going to send them some AP memoribilia. I didnt ask, he offered.
Some very interesting thiings will be in the interview. But you will have to get the next issue to see.

 

[BWbiker]

Agreed. I think there was an episode where they kicked the seller some more after the fact, but the circumstances were completely different, like they bought the items for $200 and sold'em for $10k, additionally the seller was a flood victim maybe? And it made for some good PR for the show.

In the situation regarding the subject of this thread, it was a very square deal.

I agree with the above, Giving a seller back 5k was huge, even if it was for benefit of the show! When was the last time you voluntarily took 5k out of your wallet? Maybe I am saying this because I was one of the original critics of the show and now I have become a fan. In the most recent case the seller was happy so no harm no foul. Brad

 

[ozzmonaut]

I find American Pickers enjoyable just to see the items they deal with, the cool people, and of course, Danielle. But I really do feel that much of the show is staged. If it was just about the picking, we wouldn't need a separate van full of cameramen sitting a half mile up the road waiting for Mike and Franks van to get into the shot. And they might run around those properties digging up a few cool things, but once the camera is off, they probably offer some of those people $100 for everything in a building. As for the autocycle, it's hard to tell if that was a genuine pick or not. If he has so many friends in all of these cities appraising and buying and selling rare items all day long, I think he could manage to find someone to let him rent a couple of super rare props for a show. I'm not dogging it. It's just entertainment. My only beef is that people now see that 70's columbia 3-speed in their garage as a classic treasure because "Tham boys on American Pickers found a Co-lumbia, and it was worth $10,000" .

 

[happyclark]

For what its worth the show is real guys We do not stage picks ... Im not an actor Im a picker Im the creator of this show and we will always keep it real... Im just like you guys Im always on the hunt and I love what I do... I was sleeping in my van a little over a year ago and after pitching the show for almost 5 years It finally landed on History... I have been blessed and for those of you that watch it means a lot to me..

 

[happyclark]

Head was a repop

 

[kunzog]

Something smells fishy when you leave behind a moneymaker like the Donald Duck bike, especially if it was a full size 26 incher, those are really rare. Here in the wilds of Canada American Pickers is only shown tonight so I'll keep a close eye on it!

Just go to the history channel on the internet and you can watch the shows whenever you want.
http://www.history.com/