[music playing]
MIKE (VOICEOVER): Danielle gave us
a lead to a guy named Michael.
She said he's got a couple storage units.
She really doesn't know what's in there,
but he's ready to sell.
This seems pretty kind of upscale here for us.
FRANK (VOICEOVER): As I'm looking around
at the horses, and the stables, and the land,
and how pretty this place is, these guys got some money.
But that's great in a picker's world,
because that means they've been able to buy quality things.
Howdy. BOTH: Hey.
How are you?
- How are you doing? - You Michael?
I am.
Talked to Danielle on the phone?
I did.
Welcome!
Nice to meet you.
- Good to see you guys. - I'm Frank.
How are you doing?
Dani said you had, like, a couple of storage units.
But this is a little different than that.
Yeah.
I guess you could call these storage units,
but we got plenty.
This is a farm that my family's lived on for generations.
We have about 300 acres here and a number of buildings.
How long have you guys been here?
Well as a family, we've been on this property
for five generations, and in this town for 10.
For 10?
Yeah, started in 1750.
Wow.
That means 10 generations of accumulation.
Where should we start?
I wanna hit the barn.
Yeah, let's start at the big barn first.
[laughter]
MIKE: Whoa.
Frank, there it is!
MICHAEL: I think it's a '69 Sportster.
FRANK: There you go!
FRANK (VOICEOVER): Harley Davidson produced Sportsters.
They were 900cc bikes.
They were like an entry-level bike.
Sportsters are still made today, and they're
one of Harley Davidson's most popular motorcycles.
This is the total opposite of what you'd expect
to see in here, isn't it?
Right, right.
FRANK (VOICEOVER): This bike is a great piece,
but it's been customized.
The frame's been chromed, a lot of the parts have been chromed.
That's great, if you're looking for that type of bike.
But most people are looking for stock.
That's where the real money is at.
I'd probably be in it.
On the high side, maybe $1,400.
$1,400?
Uh-huh.
Yeah, I'm looking for something more around $2,500.
Something like that.
Yeah.
25, I can buy these down done.
I buy them for $2,500 running.
Because you can buy an 883 Sportster for 35.
And that's Evolution motor, that's
push start kick-- boom, bang.
FRANK (VOICEOVER): At $2,500, I've got to take a step back.
I just hope that everything else
isn't going to be expensive.
We do have an attic that might be, uh,
might be interesting to you.
It's a little different stuff.
But it's up on the top of the main house.
We would love to look anywhere.
Love to.
So how many bedrooms?
Uh, 12.
MIKE: This place is a mansion!
I mean, it's huge!
How many bathrooms?
Geez, I'm not sure I've ever counted them.
[laughter]
I can't believe that he's going to let us walk
into this house and pick it.
Wow.
Nice place.
Thanks.
God, it's like three stories.
Yeah, it's crazy.
MIKE: Oh, my god.
[music playing]
Michael, I got a couple of smalls over here.
Smalls is how we make a living.
I got a truck somebody painted.
This is just a little lighter fluid.
And then, I've got a dealing machine.
$50.
Good.
All right. We got it.
Look at this thing.
Buck Rogers.
MIKE (VOICEOVER): It's actually a Buck Rogers
costume for a little kid.
Buck Rogers-- I find a Buck Rogers holster.
MICHAEL: And then, you've got the spurs here.
How about for all of it, $95?
$95.
[register dinging]
It's a doll house.
It's made to look like a train car.
MICHAEL: Yeah.
I'd take a chance for $30.
OK. [register dinging]
- Hey, look at that. - Cool.
Like superheroes.
FRANK: I was thinking they were squash.
$10 apiece.
Sounds all right to me.
[register dinging] - OK.
You're cleaning up today.
As much as I love smalls, I'd love to leave
this pick with a big item.
Can we take another look at that bike?
Sure!
Doesn't want to roll too good here.
There you go. Just help me pull it.
There you go.
MIKE (VOICEOVER): '69 Sportster.
I thought, you know what?
You don't see these every day.
But I had to get it at the right price.
Well, I was at like $1,400 last we talked.
How about $1,500?
I could come down maybe to $1,900?
$1,900?
Yeah.
Just hard to buy something.
Doesn't look like it's really been sitting that long,
but I bet it's been sitting for 10 years.
Could be.
How about $1,700?
[dramatic music]
The idea is get stuff out to these buyers,
not to keep putting them back in.
- All righty. - Thank you.
Good deal. I'm glad we came to terms.
Thanks.
MIKE (VOICEOVER): I paid $1,700 for the '69 Sportster.
I think it's worth at least $2,800.
Hey, thanks for sharing your family's history with us.
Yeah, it was fun.
It was great.
It was really nice to see them taking the stuff that was just
sitting in those barns, that would
continue to sit in those barns, and really take a liking to it.
And it's going to get out, and somebody is going
to really cherish these things.
And there's more!
When you come back next time, we got more for you.
All right.
My business is called Antique Archaeology.
And when we're digging through a family
that's got 10 generations of stuff,
that's exactly what we're doing.
We're unearthing the past.
And that's why this pick is going down in pickin' folklore.
[horn honking]
Sweet picking!
See you, Michael!
Thanks, guys!