What do we got here?
I'm assuming Godzilla, right?
Jumbosaurus was its name in Japan.
We know it as Godzilla.
I mean, what is he?
Is he a dragon, or is he a dinosaur?
He's not a dragon, and he's not a dinosaur.
He has atomic breath, not flame breath.
My girlfriend has atomic breath in the morning.
[laughter]
I'm here today at the pawn shop
to hopefully sell my Popy Jumbosaurus Godzilla.
What makes this Jumbosaurus Godzilla so rare
is that it was only available in Japan.
It shoots its fists.
The voice box works.
The only reason I'm here now with this toy
is because I'm trying to buy my grandmother's house,
and every penny counts.
This is pretty cool, man.
Did you ever watch like any of the original Godzilla movies
from the '50s?
I've seen every Godzilla ever made.
I think anybody could kind of get
the metaphor behind it, where everybody was
afraid of more nuclear bombs.
And you know, are we just going to drop enough until we had
giant Godzilla's running around and breathing
nuclear breath on us?
And this all kind of stems from that.
Does the sound still work?
There is a very specific Godzilla scream.
It's dangerous, so I'm only going to do it once.
[godzilla scream]
[laugh]
It's definitely the Godzilla scream.
And this is from 1978, so the fact
that box still works that well is part of the great condition
that it's in.
OK, any idea what you're looking to get out of it?
I want $2,500.
So I mean, here's kind of the deal, man.
I know Godzilla is collectible.
I know people love this stuff.
I just don't know what the 1979 Godzilla was worth
versus the 1959.
I'll tell you what.
Do you mind if I have a buddy of mine come down
and take a look at it? - Sure.
All right, hang out.
He should be a couple of minutes, OK?
All right.
I'm confident that the expert will agree to my price
because of the condition of the toy and the fact it has a box.
My only concern is that he might drop it.
Hey, what's up, Steve?
Hey, Corey.
You know, the guy's got some old Godzilla toys,
and who else would I call?
I mean, Godzilla is like one of the most collected
characters in the world of toys.
This guy is huge, not just here, Japan, everywhere.
Godzilla is funny because they've
done all these different versions of Godzilla
over the years.
They've made him atomic.
They've made him a robot.
I want to say there's a Hello Kitty Godzilla out there.
All right, so it's what from the late '70s early '80s?
My belief on this one, I think it's '77, might
have been '78, that this one was released.
This version of Godzilla did not get
produced in the United States.
I mean, everything looks OK on Godzilla, but I mean,
it looks like he's in pretty good shape to me.
Yeah, well, usually, any of these pull string toys from
the '70s to the '80s, you're always cautious about it
because the little wheels inside there, the teeth
can break really easy.
And one tooth broken means no sound.
Have you tested it?
Yes.
OK, and it does work?
Yeah, I heard him.
One of the first things we look for on it
is if there's any cracks or damage in the tail.
And I don't see anything that really indicates any damage
or wear there.
All right, so give me an idea of what you think it's worth.
The thing with these boxes are they don't exist.
And if they do, they are torn to smithereens.
So the fact, the box is here is actually a really nice piece
to have, and it does add very good
value to this specific item.
The toy by itself, it's a grail.
I would say the shop would have no problem
getting $2,500 for it.
OK, I appreciate you coming down, man.
Yeah, no problem. Good luck.
Thanks.
You heard Steve.
He said it's worth $2,500.
Unfortunately, I have to be able to make money on it.
Would you take $1,500.
I couldn't take $1,500.
I think his value is a little under.
Unfortunately, I know him, and I don't know you.
And he's not trying to make money off me,
so I'm going to have to go with his opinion.
Will you come down from $2,500 at all?
The least I could do on him would be $2,000.
How about $1,850?
$2,000 is a nice round number.
Make my day, man.
I'd-- go $1,900 for me.
$1,900, you got a deal.
Appreciate it.
Meet me over there, we'll do some paperwork, OK?
OK.
We battled it out like Titans.
In the end, I got $1,900.
I'm going home happy.