MIKE: We're on Riccola and
for over 100 years, and we just found the jeans that
were worn by the ranch hands just hanging
there like they never left.
We sent photos to my buddy Matt.
He owns Imogene + Willie denim company,
and this guy is an expert when it comes to vintage denim.
Well, first off, did you get the photographs?
- Yeah. - There's six pairs of them.
MATT: (ON PHONE) Yeah, I got the photographs.
MIKE: OK.
The one pocket is completely gone.
FRANK: That's gone.
MIKE: Doesn't size come into play as far as value, as well?
Yeah, this is big.
MIKE: You want to celebrate the way they're worn,
the way they're used and faded.
But then you start dissecting them.
The leather patch being gone, the buckle back
being gone, the pocket being gone really
takes away from the value.
There's a pair here that the pockets
don't have the arcuates.
Oh really?
So they actually screen printed it in the 1940s?
MIKE: OK.
Matt is very detailed.
He's very articulate.
He's been doing this for a long time,
and he's really doing a great job of explaining the history.
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All right, so what are you thinking?
That's a retail number on them?
- High retail. - OK.
HEDY: Oh my goodness.
I don't think he can see these good enough.
[laughing]
RICCOLA: I was surprised.
I was thinking, where can we find some more of these?
[laughing]
OK.
FRANK: OK.
I'm glad you were around for us to call.
So this is the best.
MIKE: Hedy and Riccola are both blown away by what
Matt is saying on the phone.
FRANK: OK, so Matt said on these pair being the oldest, 1930s,
this is probably about 600 to 800.
MIKE: Yeah.
So I would say, probably, maybe 500.
These here, it's all about condition.
He said 2, $300 being the top.
If we bought them all in bulk, you
know, I'd like to be in them for maybe 100 and a half apiece.
These five pair at 150 would be 750.
And 500 on the pair, the 1930s, that'd be 1,250.
RICCOLA: All right, so at 150 apiece--
and I understand some are in worse shape than others,
but could we get to 175 apiece?
So you're saying 175 apiece for the five.
That'd be an extra 125.
So that'd be 1,375.
Make the deal.
You're happy with that?
I'm happy.
MIKE: I think you better shake both their hands, right?
[laughing]
All right.
All right. - Great.
MIKE: Thank you, honey.
I can't believe--
I know, it's crazy, huh?
Who in the world?
[laughing]
MIKE: We make connections on every pick that we go to.
Sometimes it's the people.
Sometimes it's the things that we buy.
Sometimes it's the place.
Today was one of those amazing days that it was all of them.
Thank you, honey.
Thank you.
Appreciate you guys.
Thank you.
All right, I never hugged a princess before.
HEDY: Sure, we'd have Mike and Frank back.
Yes. - Good luck.
Thank you.
Take care.
All right.
HEDY: I'm still overwhelmed.
I still don't know what I'm gonna do with it all.
[laughing]
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See ya, ladies!
See ya!
Thank you!
Thanks!
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