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Oh, [laughs] now I remember.
I just hope I make something out of this nothing.
Oh, scary.
[laughs]
What do we got here?
Extension cord-- $3.00.
Light-- $5.00.
It's another light-- $5.00.
Oh, got a nail gun--
$30.
Move.
Oh, my god.
[squeals] Crusty lunch.
I just have to do it and not think.
[laughs]
Another $30 right here.
Another bucket-- empty.
Shoe box with a top, hike--
$10, $15, hike.
That's going back in.
This is just the most disgusting crusty plush everywhere.
It's damp, soil ridden, with bugs flying through it.
[laughs]
Hammer, hammer, monkey wrench, baby monkey wrench--
$40 in this bucket.
One guitar case-- it doesn't look like a very
great one to me, but $100.
We got $20 on the Sander.
Right here, we got a ton of screws.
I'm going to put them at $5.00 a pop--
15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20.
20 times 5 is, obviously, $100.
The business card that says, help massage.
[laughs] I'm just looking at a picture of two people kissing,
and then--
lotion's everywhere.
[bottles clanking]
[laughs] [screams]
Hot, hot, sizzling hot.
Hold up, let me see what's in the wallet--
nothing but cards.
Well, I can use this wallet.
This thing actually doesn't look too bad--
cute little country chair, you know?
It's pretty sturdy.
It's got good bones on it.
Well, let's get this out of here.
[laughs] All ready got so much other crap in here.
Crap.
[laughs] OK, one of these things is going to be at least $35.
[engine revs]
Ooh-ee, lather you all up, smooth as a baby's butt.
That's cool.
Wham, bam, barbershop, bam--
makes me want to become a barber.
Oh, now this is cool.
Razors-- manufactured Wade and Butcher Sheffield.
I know Sheffield.
I've heard of it.
That's a pretty good brand.
This is a good find.
There's only one thing left to do--
find somebody who knows exactly what this is worth,
and then find out exactly how much I'm going to make.
[door clanks]
[sander buzzes]
All right, decision is key.
I'm going to make a towel rack and then an end table.
Flip this thing.
[wood clanks]
[sander buzzes]
I've got big ideas for this chair--
now, perfect.
All right, done it with that part.
Now, it's on to the stain.
We'll see how it takes on this wood.
It's going to be cool.
OK, I think that looks good--
little blanket rack, towel rack, whatever-you-like rack.
I'm at my client's place setting up the new pieces
that I created just for her.
And then the little matching end table.
These turned out pretty great if I do say so myself.
Perfect.
I think they're going to love this.
It's simple, and it's classy, and you
can hang whatever you like.
And I made $135 off of this old, dingy chair, so this
is a trash-to-treasure galore--
score and score.
I'm at Gornik & Drucker, one of the oldest
barbershops in Los Angeles.
I'm going to get all my gear checked out by the owner
himself, William Gornik.
Let me take a look and see what's going on here.
These are beautiful.
Each one has a date on it--
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, right?
All numbered for each day of the week.
These are all manufactured by Sheffield, maybe late '30s,
probably English steel.
What I really want to hear is, how much are they worth?
WILLIAM GORNIK: This is old stuff.
How old?
Oh, definitely the '20s.
Well, being that that's from the 1920s,
it's got to be worth something.
Yeah, I would say I'd give $150 for it.
All right, this sign.
Oh, that's a nice, heavy porcelain sign.
It's a nice sign.
OK.
It's not original, relatively new.
I'd say, retail wise, you could buy this sign for $30, $40.
All right, bread and butter--
tell me what you think.
These are beautiful razors.
I would not let these go for anything under $1,000.
Whew.
Man, that was a good unit.
Absolutely.
Thank you, William.
I'm about to get out of your hair.
[laughs]
NARRATOR: Ivy Calvin had the edge on the competition,
cleaning up $1,500.
Mary Padian fashion the best piece she could find,
tabling $100.
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