Rick drives a hard bargain for Davey's stunning – and expensive – Kunzite gem, in this scene from Season 8 , "Bad to the Bone". #PawnStars
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For over a thousand generations Davey and his family were the guardians of the rare gem.
Monarchist 18 then he got a terrible gambling addiction and had to sell it
Yes they were cavemen guarding a cave entry while picking their nose for gold
item lvl 90
Monarchist 18 thanos appears
not any more
Worth 15k…. Give 6.5k…. Rick wins 99.9% of the time
Rick will try to sell this gem for the low-end retail price of $9600. Paying $15K would make no sense for him.
It is a pawnshop, no one walks into a pawn shop willing to pay full retail. So the person would probably pay 9k and Rick payed 6.5k. He is only making 2,500 and then he has to pay 33% tax on that. I wouldn’t invest 6.5 to make less than 2.
Michael No he’s not. Rick will take $9K for it.
@Caleb Paddack yeah but hes also a millionaire with a lot of rich people that love buying from him. Plus he probably puts them up online on ebay or high-end auction sites.
Yeah that’s kind of how successful business people stay successful
Lol Rick doesn’t trust him and then says 5 grand after it’s verified.
408 like bro
Almost like it’s a pawn shop. Weird…
Mad Monty MN yeah kinda weird he should make a pawn shop
I’m 1k like
Lesson: Rick isn’t the only buyer on Earth. Keep shopping.
@Robert Lee you can auction it on Sotheby’s or possibly Christie’s and he could millions of dollars because it’s a rare type of gem
@Robert Lee how could you know if you don’t auction it, most gems rarer than diamond can still fetch millions, Diamond is a scam industrial gem almost worthless, yet it still raked in millions of dollars at auctions LOL
@Robert Lee as long as it is rare it could sell more money at auctions than this, even in this it was fetch for $6.5K , where it should be cost more than that, why should i google it??, not all things presented in google should be considered LOL
@Robert Lee its probably a kid dont sweat it
Exactly, and he actually laughs at the seller while he is screwing them 😀
If rick can do his “friend” dirty like tht, imagine what he’d do to his customers
Aldo Apache yeah but you can’t just rip someone off. Tho I think other dude knew the true value of the diamond and still decided to sell it, so he’s just as much responsible.
Indeed if you lose trust over time with customers you lose money as well.
That’s the nature of buying stuff from people that need money.
When bottom retail is 9600…6500 is not “doing the dirty” at all. Clearly, you have never run a business.
Rick didn’t “do” anything to him. He made him an offer, which the guy was free to refuse. If the guy wants more money, he should see if he can find someone else who will pay more. You will never get high money for anything at a pawn shop. Remember, the pawn shop DOESN’T WANT IT. They are in business to resell it. They DON’T CARE about your stupid [insert here] item. Seriously. They don’t care. If you want to sell it for a lot, sell it to someone like a collector who really DOES want it and is interested in it. That’s exactly what Rick is gonna do.
I don’t understand why people always badmouth pawn shops. If you don’t want a middle man who is going to buy low, do the work to find the right buyer, and sell high, then WHY DID YOU TAKE IT TO A MIDDLE MAN??? That’s what a pawn shop is!!
When rick said 5 grand he should have packed up and walked out the door.
Shoulda never walked through the door. Who brings family heirlooms to a pawn shop?
Well he walked out with a 1500 more
Its a fake show
Any geologist would pay about 50k for that he was scammed
“Its a family heirloom”
*sells it at a pawnshop*
My family has a super rare gem that cost so much and is very important for our generations!!
This guy: Imma sell it for $15,000 and buy only beer with it. WeLl SpEnT
@Desēc_ Frost
Deceased Grandparents: We told her to get an abortion.
Right
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Fuert Neigt If it’s scripted, then they should have there be situations where Rick offers them more than what they ask, they’re thrilled to hear Rick’s offer, and then accept the offer rather than continue to haggle the price. Also, if they sell the items for real, but the amount that they get is scripted, then there should be behind the scenes footage where it shows how things really went and what they really got for it. Maybe it’s not as fake as you think it is.
Rick: “soo, 9300 something?”
“Yeah”
Also rick: “I’ll give you 5 grand”
9300 is retail.. No money to be make if you buy it for what you can sell it for of course
Thats actually fair for a pawn shop, Rick is right that gem will sit for a long time, very few people will buy that thing
Remos 9300, will sell for 16, he should’ve sold for 8k
So realistically, the bigger the stone the bigger the premium per karat, this stone happens to be the biggest so $60 a karat can be asked, Rick based his appraisal on tiny stones which do fetch $30/karat. This is a $20,000 gem.
Yep…. that’s what happened… way to go, writing it up.
Customer: “I have a rare 20 dollar bill”
Rick: “Ok, i give you two 10 dollar bills”
We’re gonna win the league 🙂
@Joseph Hill If not this time, We’ll never ever gonna win a league title for sure
It actually happened
Technically that’s 40 bucks enough for an 1/8th of fire might take it😂🤣
That’s a generous offer
I literally burst out laughing when rick said 5 grand and the camera showed the silence and shock on Davey’s face.
This was Ricks biggest “Rick” moment ever low balling to the point where it was insulting 😂😂
As someone who collects crystals and gems, the deal they made really wasn’t terrible. Kunzite is indeed a highly valuable stone, but it’s not really the rarest either and can be found in pretty big chunks. Given that it’s a pawn shop, it really would take a very specific buyer who probably won’t be paying 15k anyways.
Thanks for the insight and sharing your knowledge!
I read somewhere someone bought it off him later for 20g
If someone bought it off Rick for 20gs then the guy wanted it bad enough to pay that price. It doesn’t mean that piece is actually worth that much. Rick didn’t screw anyone because the seller and buyer agreed on the price.
It know has a history in the Pawn Shop, that adds value
That deal was insanely bad you don’t know what you’re talking about
Just sells a family heirloom casually like that
It is vegas
@Barlow Silver Unless they’re tomatoes.
I’ll see myself out
That’s Davey Deals the used car king of Vegas. Where his reputation is his guarantee. That gem has been his family heirloom for about 15 minutes before he brought it to the pawnshop.
@Danny Murcia nice
Kunzite isn’t exactly easy to sell in the best of cases… The main problem is, even if the stone is worn at night, it will still eventually fade from other UV light sources. It is also quite soft, so abrasions/wear can be an issue too.
“It’s gunna sit for a long time” gets sold immediately
True. Some of the item but especially with the lithium gem can help people with bipolar disorder
@MrBabyBitch666 You underestimate the power of belief.
@Jack Kanoff There is a term “Manifest Destiny” now although im not sure the actual definition holds up. But there have been thousands of studies where the placebo had the same effect as the real deal because they believed it was so thoroughly that it changed something physiological. Do with that what you will.
I just think it’s pretty 🙂
Or they already know a potential buyer!
I wouldn’t be able to sell that if it was in my family for a whole generation
Same i will have kept
It
Prob the generation after u would😭
@Mitsuri nah
Yeah Rick would lower the price and destroy your pride
Every customer should be like Davey, what a kind and humble man. Not unlike the others seen on the show.
Such a fun character Steve is =) Falling in love with this program, Never stop guys! Love from Sweden <3
I like the face Rick makes when he doesn’t want to miss out but at the same time doesn’t want to pay the money lol
Lol I was going to say that these CEOs constantly jump jobs but you said it at the start. Its rules for the workers but not for them.
Well I certainly wasn’t expecting the professional to be here👍