I've spent $1,700 in this locker,
but I'm sure we're going to make it back fast because Acadia
has killer stuff.
RENE (VOICEOVER): Hester thinks he ran me up on this locker.
The only think he knows how to run is his mouth.
Hello!
Nice tall top table.
$50.
Chairs.
$30 a chair.
Hey, let's try not to break anything today, too,
if it's possible.
Rod iron chairs.
Eh.
$50 apiece.
Really nice lamp.
Somebody will pay $50 for that.
Oh, cool.
Little cannon--
[glass breaking]
[record scratch]
What was that?
Really?
How is that [bleep] possible?
It's not glued on.
Well, would the best choice be put it sideways
when we know the top is not on?
Because I will cut somebody.
I don't care.
That's minus $50.
This one is free.
The next one, you have to pay with blood.
Our future.
Little motorcycle.
And little cast-iron school bus.
Easily, with the box and everything, $200.
Oh, check it out.
School desk.
Somebody will pay $50 for that.
People love these old fans.
It's easily $60.
Nice mission style chair.
That's a $300 chair.
Careful not to cut the wood.
But you can tell it has a lot of age, natural wear to it.
It's easily a $300 piece.
Cowhide chair.
Definitely real cowhide.
$75.
That's an interesting piece.
Somebody will pay $100 for that no problem.
Oh, this is nice.
Look at this.
Carved legs, carved up here.
With guarantee, $100.
This is an interesting piece.
Neon sign.
Oh, that's cool.
That's an old neon sign.
That is actually really cool.
The cord looks super old, so that's
something that I would guess is from the '40s or '50s,
or even older.
I have no idea what the value is on this piece.
It is super cool.
I mean, this whole thing is like an old antique store.
So I think I'm going to put this piece aside.
I want to see if I can make some phone calls.
RENE (VOICEOVER): This looks like one of my favorite signs--
the dollar sign.
[cash register ding]
RENE: Oh, wow, check this piece out.
Every drawer has a different story,
and it's all hand-carved.
I'm going to put $1,000 on it and see what happens.
This looks like a solid unit.
Has some doors on it.
$150.
Little oak office chair on wheels.
$100.
This piece right here?
Somebody will pay $200, no problem.
I've got two boxes.
Oh, wow.
You know, I'm not going to wrap this.
We're just going to sample it.
Get a little taste of the goods.
RENE (VOICEOVER): I love samples, like at Costco.
RENE: Oh, this looks like china.
Rose China, Japan.
Beautiful piece.
That's right on top.
It's full of bubble wrap stuff with the gold leaf
and a dish in the middle.
There's probably like 70 pieces in there.
Let's just say $50 apiece for a bubble wrap.
That's a $1,000 box.
The best part about this box?
Her sister's sitting right there.
Yeah!
Another one!
Which is another $1,000 box.
They call these butlers.
They're, like, very English.
The artwork is nice.
It's marble right here, and mirror.
I should be able to get $500 for that piece.
And then right here, we got a nice bar.
Super solid wood.
That's easily another $300.
RENE (VOICEOVER): I made $4,000 already.
And I still got to get this sign checked out.
My work here is done.
[sighs]
Whoa.
That's a lot of neon signs in here.
RENE (VOICEOVER): I'm at Nights of Neon to see Lisa Schulte.
Let's see what you found.
She's the queen of neon.
So, Lisa, do you sell all these signs,
or do you just rent them?
Mostly, I have a large collection
that I've manufactured for the film and television world.
Oh, that's cool. LISA SCHULTE: All right.
So what treasure did you find?
RENE: I think it's some sort of old neon sign.
OK.
Wow.
Well, this is certainly a rare collectible piece.
I've only seen one other one of these ever,
and it's in a museum, so.
I like the sound of that.
Yeah, yeah, exactly.
When people tell me, I've only seen one or I've heard of it--
That's a good sound.
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!
So how do we test it?
Well, let's plug it in, and see if it even works.
MAN: Uh-oh.
It's broken in the middle.
LISA SCHULTE: No.
This is a neon writing board produced by a company
called Stuart Warner.
These were used for displaying, you know, specials of the day.
It's sort of like our new dry erase boards
that we have today.
So we just write on it?
Yeah.
You want to pick your color?
Red.
I'll make this professional.
So what's happening is the neon is,
you know, going through the glass
and is picking up the pigment from the crayon.
There you go.
So you told me a museum-quality sign.
LISA SCHULTE: Yes.
Now, what is it worth?
LISA SCHULTE: Well, you know, this is in excellent condition.
The mere fact that this tube is still working--
it's the original tube from this piece when
it was created in the '30s.
I would say at the least, you might--
MAN: Well, I like the way you're thinking.
Look at that!
LISA SCHULTE: [chuckles]
I would say, at least, you're going to get $1,000 for that.
Nice!
For one little thing?
Yes, exactly.
That's awesome. Thank you so much.
High five it.
Yes!