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[@bigdaddycoool2485]

That guy that came in the shop is 3 sandwiches short of a picnic...

[@Pauldjreadman]

What, only three?

[@Tedybear315]

@@Pauldjreadman Do you remember the scene in the "Vacation" film... The one where the dog takes a leak on the picnic basket?...

[@lelulollie]

@@Tedybear315 National Lampoon's Vacation. Love that movie!

[@NateIrvo]

I love how Honey always checks out stuff that comes into the store, she's so sweet!

[@themidnightmodshop6]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that gets regulars like that! Wishing you the best of luck with the Purple Heart investigation, as well. Really cool that you took the initiative

[@suprero90]

1 minute of silence for the poor customer that had to wait "1 minute on the phone"

[@SonOfTamriel]

Legend has it they are still on hold

[@MarshallLoveday]

The 'frequent visitor' has lots of things rolling around in his head, and you Peter are one of his (perhaps few) listeners. I wouldn't entertain him too much. (I could take maybe 5 minutes of that, then I'd have to say, "I've got some work to do. Nice talking with you.....")

[@Knorkooli]

Anyone else remember he put the guy on the phone on hold for "1 min" and he never went back to the phone. WOW!!!!

[@williedoit3381]

The box of bills I guess was way more profitable lol caller I think annoyed him

[@ragnar.danneskjold]

I think he forgot, which is something that's happened to me on occasion. But even if he didn't, the customer who came in and was waiting takes priority over the one on the phone.

[@dnlcast2]

I think its routed to the lady working in the back.

[@williedoit3381]

@@dnlcast2 no. You can see his reaction when he realized he left her on hold. He felt bad\disappointed that he forgot her on hold

[@dnlcast2]

@@williedoit3381 i see

[@geraldperez9520]

6:23 not many people still stomp their foot to emphasize their point, what a man of culture!

[@origintrackz5235]

True that😂😂

[@gjonesx7]

Hey man, has anyone ever come in and just put their butt on the counter and ask "well?", and then you have to enquire "what are you expecting to get out of this?"

[@erinufo]

The poor customer on hold!! Reminds me ofRichie Cunningham’s brother, guy went upstairs and never came back.

[@epicone1986]

The someone on hold that whole time is stressing me out

[@Top5best]

Same!

[@bkoz319]

i know....

[@ms.artichokecheesepizzawst3239]

U think thats long. I've been on hold with the IRS for 6 months. Lmfao

[@donkintunes]

Thinking it the whole time giving me anxiety xD

[@epicone1986]

Pick up the phone!!!!

[@scambaitnaansense512]

"That's when I took French last" has me dieing of laughter right now the yellow shirt guy needs a go pro on him at all times .

[@JonnyUnforeseen]

Those are tunnocks caramel wafers you were eating at the start, they're from Scotland. They're made in a factory in uddingston a small town just outside of Glasgow.

[@2451Yvonne]

Hi Peter, I live in Luxembourg. I have visited the American Military Cemetery many times. On my next day off, I could drive over to the cemetery to visit his grave and pay my respects.

[@michaelcharach]

When something from 1992 is an antique it makes me feel old.

[@MrJdsenior]

Not always the case. Cars it is, and certainly many others. Things like typewriters, a century, so you're good there. :-) But yeah, I get your drift, I'd been married 12 years at that point in time. My mother in law is only three years short of that century, though.

[@allaboutroofing2]

Hate to break to to you.... J/k

[@KR-sh6rm]

You really get some crazy characters in your store!

[@emperial4421]

That’s the Midwest for ya lol I live about 10 min from the trading post it’s a great place

[@origintrackz5235]

@@emperial4421There's characters EVERYWHERE! used to know a guy named beep beep he used to sit out front of mcdonalds and say beep beep 😂😂 later we came to find out dude was a millionaire we alway thought he was homeless. regardless i always showed him respect he was a sweet old man!

[@Digital_Potion]

I’m glad you were able to get in touch with/the DOD! (As per my email, they’ve always come thru for me/my family). 👏

[@davidellis5141]

The Old guy should have taken the One Hundred Fifty Dollars 💵🙄😒

[@RxYouth]

Pete seemed a little frustrated with him by the end of the exchange, wouldn't even look at him even lol

[@MrJdsenior]

@@RxYouth I'm sure it happens all the time. My guess is he gets frustrated more with the lack of understanding the realities of making a profit in business people like that fellow demonstrate. I think it's cool with him either way. His business never depends on one item, and people don't seem to understand if you double the prices on something selling it as a retail middle man, you don't make even CLOSE to 100% profit with selling costs, like the store rent or cost, employees, etc. Most sellers of new items operate at about that return ratio, and many go out of business doing it. The other model is sell a kajillion dollars worth of stuff a day at 20% mark up, like the Walmarts, Costcos, Home Depots, etc. of the world, and that works too, apparently. What sucks about those large outlets is they almost NEVER carry specialty items I could buy in my local family owned hardware store, because they don't move enough to make them worthwhile to sell, so there's that. Thank god for web sellers.

[@RxYouth]

@@MrJdsenior oh I know, I'm a reseller myself, I know exactly what's going through Pete's head, and I don't fault it for him in anyway, the guy acted like his item was the holy grail and I don't think he realizes that Pete would probably barely break even after all is said and done. You just rarely see Pete get so frustrated and detached that he didn't even look the guy in the face towards the end of exchange and I found it kinda funny that you could tell Pete was over it, over the item, over the guy, and over the transaction.

[@mrsseasea]

Who else is screaming ...ON HOLD

[@Scratchingforcash]

This is like Pulp Fiction where we never find out what was in the case.

[@gigisdreamworld2624]

Back in the day some people would name their first born son after the father and the second born son would have the mother's maiden name as his middle name.

[@brandnew70x7]

Peter, unfortunately a lot of the Army’s WWII records were destroyed in the 70s in a fire. There may not be a whole lot there.

[@yakamarezlife]

Yup lost alot

[@huntinandscrappin306]

Sell the purple heart to a collector. Unfortunately what will happen is it will make it back to family only to be tossed out again. Collectors will not throw them away and will take care of it forever.

[@LoriHakaMyHeartCries]

As weird as it sounds, I completely understood what that first man was trying to say, as I've been feeling very similar. Although I still honor our Flag and every thing it stands for!!! , it's definitely sad to see the state of our great country today..😌🙏

[@bmindful1888]

Biden is poison...start learning Chinese

[@MrJdsenior]

Got news for ya. It wasn't all great then and crap now. Some things have gotten worse, some have gotten better. You are less likely to get murdered now, for example, than pretty much any time in the historic past. Kind of a biggie.

[@10storme]

@@bmindful1888 or hebrew

[@phantommedic2328]

@@10storme ^^^^

[@origintrackz5235]

Yeah, i can feel where the old man was coming from, espically considering he seen what we were as a nation not that long ago and what we are now. sad shit brother, sad shit😢

[@bryanborjon]

That candy must be hella good cuz ive never seen pete or vicky eat anything on a video n discuss anything hahah 😂😂😂😂😂

[@DMWBN3]

I can buy it in my corner shop here in England. My mum likes them, these are made in Glasgow I think & she's a Glaswegian.

[@bizman185]

Tunnock's Caramel Wafer, made in Uddingston nr Glasgow

[@DMWBN3]

Bizman that's the one. Thank you. She's always got a wee' stash 😁of them.

[@rockinbillyboy]

During that time, a son may also have his Mother's maiden name as a double barreled surname....so in this case, George's Mother may have been called Miss Whitfield, before she married Mr Hartman.

[@debcarpenter8519]

Hi Peter. Love your channel. Great news from the DOD. I'm a new subscriber and enjoy the tips and content!

[@billmiller789]

I had a guy like the one in the yellow shirt live on the property and take care of things. He was a good mechanic and worked cheap. All he asked was to join him in his world every once in a while.

[@yardarm5]

a bit of patience but few doctors have them everyday

[@MrJdsenior]

As long as you could extricate yourself from it afterward. I don't mind 'own worlds' but some of these people are living on nonexistent planes of reality.

[@robertdahse4569]

Your dedication to this is very appreciated !

[@futurefortunes4359]

Thank you for your videos, also a big thanks for trying to find family concerning Purple heart. If I show my wife this video, she is going to want that water fall set up. Happy Memorial Day

[@candidcamel]

This is shaping up to be a great video Pete! 🔥☮️

[@HAMRADIOJOE4178]

THAT POOR PERSON IS STILL ON HOLD

[@J-man1017]

Legends say the.caller.is.still on hold till this.day

[@Knorkooli]

Said the same thing a min ago lol

[@Mark...]

Your Tunnocks biscuits are actually from Scotland, but Iam guesssing the person that sent you them may have been from England.

[@rosieone6519]

Whitfield could be the mothers family name. My female friend had a middle name was "Wall" it is a family name. It used as a middle name not a last name.

[@desmondmckee2084]

Was thinking the same,

[@epicone1986]

Yellow shirt guy needs his own channel......

[@scambaitnaansense512]

Yes and a gopro

[@aggies1960]

It’s guys like yellow shirt that always sit by me at a bar. Rambling.

[@hippydippy]

@@aggies1960 Well.... At least he keeps things interesting! lol

[@scambaitnaansense512]

@@aggies1960 dont they always have the best stories lol

[@ManBoo55]

IQ of 250! That’s when I knew he was bat s**t crazy. 🤪🤪🤪

[@redmille1000]

Glad to see Jim has stopped driving New York Taxis!

[@pip110.5]

You are a good man Peter 🤞this medal finds the family. Kind regards from London 🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@dinacox1971]

Weird customers today...I am not sure that I could take it. He perceived himself as unconventional and clearly was quite proud of that, I perceived him as just weird, egotistical, and deeply annoying. I don't think that I could have bought myself to buy from him at any price....certainly not with the threat of having to deal with him again to 'get my money back'. I really don't think he had any idea how successful Pete is.

[@joeambly6807]

So many pointless assumptions. Grow some patience and loose your ego

[@brianduenas6797]

I also love the way you interact with your pets.

[@beentheredoneization]

This is still progress folks! The mystery unfolding ..

[@johnbastiani9673]

Peter. If you can't find anyone. Either sell it to a military collector or donate it to a war memorial. Both would honestly appreciate the medal for what it stands for. Thanks Peter love your show.

[@ms.artichokecheesepizzawst3239]

I know a man like that guy and he just talks about the most random off the wall stuff Nx carries on full blown conversations with himself .

[@suedem7193]

Doesn't someone receive a pension or benefits from a soldier that dies in action?

[@sodak6397]

I wonder if Ruby would like that fountain set up as an indoor bird bath? I always get a laugh when Ruby takes a swipe at Honey; she likes to act for the camera, Can Ruby say any English words?

[@williamm374]

I mentioned this before, but I think you should go to Fold3. This is the best online database. I used to go to the David Library of the American Revolution in Pennsylvania for Revolutionary War pension applications, but they are at Fold3 online now. Sometimes you just have to do your own research. I found my grandfather's WW1 naval records here.

[@MrJdsenior]

That is so cool. I went and looked up my father in law's records from WWII, he was missing in action as a pilot from a downed B24 in the European theater, Poland, for three months and was assisted to freedom via the Polish partisans. After that, if he ever saw a Pole that needed something he would help them out, sd he absolutely knew he owed his life to them and said they took GREAT quite possibly, and not terribly unlikely, deadly risks moving him out. He was once in a haystack the Germans were spiking with a pitch fork, but luckily he was deep enough to avoid the tines. Scary stuff. He basically lived on potatoes out of the fields and wouldn't touch one for years afterward. Decades later he was making delicious things like Pomms de terre Dauphine, so I'm glad he got over it. Thanks for putting out the info, William.

[@williamm374]

@@MrJdsenior My heroes are Thaddeus Kosciuszko (his Philadelphia house is a museum), and Chopin. A neglected fact of WW2 history: A Song to Remember was very popular, the USS Randolph was struck by a Kamikaze during an intermission. This saved many lives. Chopin's Polonaise Heroique was very popular on the radio in the last months of the war. (I saw the Randolph's anchor in Tom's River NJ, where it is in a small memorial park).

[@dinacox1971]

THE DEPT OF DEFENSE is watching KZbin?????????? That makes me uncomfortable in so many ways....not the least of which is taxpayer dollars spent this way! Fine if someone contacts them for assistance BUT that is entirely different than they are just sitting trolling KZbin!

[@hatespeechisfreespeech7367]

People who work at the DOD are just regular people in their off hours.

[@shadgreat]

"Well, you better.." Lmaooo

[@brianduenas6797]

There it is. I remember now. Ruby and honey are your everything. I love it.

[@nunyabuziness8421]

That bird shits everwhere😂

[@GhostHuntersOfOzarks]

Whitfield was probably his mothers maiden name. It was sometimes done to carry on both sides of the families names. Also too, the maiden name may have been a prominent family in the area they lived , which would carry more clout or recognition in that community.

[@KameraShy]

The mother's maiden name of the wrong George was Gladys Trent. It could have been from somewhere else in the family, like the father's mother's maiden name.

[@GhostHuntersOfOzarks]

I was trying to see if that was on the papers, Im glad you said something.

[@epicman5324]

The poor customer on hold lol

[@star2be83]

Lmao

[@alanfindlater]

Tunnocks Carmel Wavers are made in Scotland not that were protective or that lol

[@RazCloset]

The yellow shirt guy took the red pill.

[@richardpoplis6777]

The best podcast out there.. great job by all... keep them comming.. hope you can find the true owner of this medal.. god bless.. you both...

[@RxYouth]

I'd say this is more a vlog than a podcast, unless you consider Pete's actual podcast he does occasionally seperate from his vlogs.

[@glennaw1547]

Very interesting day and potential customers. Any information you find on George is a step forward even if looks like a step back. It is something you can take off your list. Also check the census records for mom snd George for 1920, 1930, 1940 and mom 1950. The state censuses are ever 5 years 1925c etc.

[@bromeliad11]

Ryan you have someone on hold..

[@Chumley73]

An I.Q. of 250?? Bwahahahaha!! Pull the other one. Ok, nearest I could tell was he said "C'est tu va tout suite." Which means it's you going right now. I'd have a place to tell him to go. Peter you have the patience of a saint!

[@bobbycurran2628]

moo

[@johnnyholmes8840]

Lol, you almost sounded like ren, when you said "the stimpy and the rennn."

[@joseacoba]

Les from hardcore pawn would says hum 5.00 total Rick from pawn stars would say “Would you mind if I call in an expert?” 🤪 love these videos btw my all time favorite so far was the chatty girl selling her iPhone 11x and her boyfriend who she broke up with is waiting in the 🚗. No wait the lady who was going to sell newspapers thinking her box was fIlled with brand new power tools 🧰 how did that get in there 😝.

[@abeld.4008]

Could it be possible he lied in his age to proudly serve in the military?

[@abeld.4008]

That may the throwing off your leads. Wrong DOB possibly wrong middle name?

[@robertwilliamcurl1490]

Great news, DoD will most likely get it. Thanks again for all the work you and the people helping are putting. It’s crazy how this has come up right at Memorial Day weekend, must be a good sign!

[@mozu517]

My father's middle name was Wakefield, his mother's maiden name.

[@krishorst4734]

Man those Ren and Stimpy figures are fantastic! That's takes me back, it was my favorite show for a while when I was at school in the 90's! Those guys will only go up in value I'm sure and they seem pretty clean! How old are they??

[@MyMinime101]

THE Cookies are from Scotland very well knowing

[@danhorne3582]

I assume the money box contained older 1 dollar USD bills . Good video , Thanks . Dan from Canada out .

[@scambaitnaansense512]

Thank you Pete needed this tonight

[@billymac7994]

I spy Ryan wanting some camera time 🤣

[@Free2LoveDorks]

When I was working in the service industry, yellow shirts guys were a dime a dozen.

[@wuzbomb]

Oh man. Caramel Waffers. Not from England but Scotland! Enjoy!

[@untouchblz]

I dont even know what was in that case, but I am such a completionist and collector (hoarder). I would buy it from him for 200.

[@katienovota8870]

It almost sounds like that guy's saying something by his cadence but it's just random words & phrases.

[@petertrevena804]

Miss Victoria just aamzes me. And you win some and lose some.

[@parrsleenz6326]

Why does she?

[@ronnied4258]

Can't believe you're eating Tunnocks Caramel Wafers from my Bonnie Scotland.

[@billwood7622]

Those are caramel Tunnocks logs, made in Scotland and a very well known brand up here, just like Irn Bru so enjoy. You need to try the Tunnocks tea cakes and coconut covered caramel logs, we Scots know how to lead a healthy diet!!.

[@MrJdsenior]

As far as I know measured IQ of 250 is virtually nonexistent, I expect it would be practically single digit numbers. Hawking's was 160, and this guy's is more like 100-105, if I had to guess, best case. Likely I'm guessing high. Anybody with an IQ of 250 is NOT going to walk into a room, announce that fact, and then start prattling on like a maniac about complete nonsense. That guy's got some serious problems. I'm not sure I would make eye contact with him, frankly. I would not want that dude in my shop. He sounded like there might have been some seriously illegal substances wandering around in his body, as well. "The first person who says a number looses".. or wins, actually, depending. But what he is saying has some truth in it. I've never heard that before, but it's funny. Here's one from Calvin and Hobbes: 'You know it's a good compromise when everyone walks away unhappy." I just 'love' it when people walk in with their stuff and want eBay prices for it right now without any of the hassles, work, and 'holding on'. Kinda doesn't work that way. My guess, in many cases, although maybe not this one, I always suspect someone has come straight from a garage sale where they paid 10 cents on the dollar, maybe not here, but usually, and want .80/$1.00. And ya gotta give him credit for the "I'll buy it back if you don't sell it". Not a great idea, but better than none, I guess. LOL I guess he thought having it for a display in a space you pay money for, to make nothing out of it, was going to be a positive thing.

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

Cmon Ruby has a higher IQ than this guy. In fact it’s truly not even funny this guy is probably off his PTSD meds or exhibiting early stages of Alzheimer’s or even Dementia.

[@spiritmoonintuitive]

Hey y'all 😊 Did his brothers wife call back? Just curious.

[@joepalmer9877]

Highly doubtful you would scare anyone when they answer the door. I would invite you in for a visit. We need more people on this planet like you friend...

[@WigWagWorkshop]

My old address is wrong on Google Maps, it’s off by 4 houses. Hopefully you find the family soon, specially being Memorial Day Weekend.

[@brayster1979]

Is that customer still on hold?

[@Knorkooli]

I just said the same thing in my comment a moment ago. He said "Can you hold for just one minute?" and put the person on hold and NEVER went back.

[@MadaraUchiha-wd2qe]

lol old guy said I’ll take 200 nothing less you told him 150 he thought about it but he thinks his stuff is worth millions and it’s not. I can’t stand people like that.

[@coleengoodell3550]

The nut job wasn't just rambling, he was checking out everything in the store and checking the thickness of the glass. Just because he's old doesn't mean that he's not a tweeker. I wouldn't trust him as far as I could spit him.

[@urbansmokes]

You need to get outside more, that guy was not checking out the store as if casing it to rob. Holy crap people have become way to paranoid these days

[@shanethrelfall416]

Pawnshop: Why you think it’s worth so much? Guy: It sold on eBay for that much Pawnshop: Everyone’s thinks they’re an expert cause of eBay Also Pawnshop; Checks prices on eBay

[@nodsib]

Haha, fair point, although I find most sellers are looking up asking prices, while the pros look up actual sold listings

[@MrJdsenior]

Yeah, I get the joke, but why wouldn't he? It's one of his selling channels. Also, I've found just because one 'something' sold on eBay for some price does not necessarily mean another buyer will come along for that same item at that price, especially if you want to sell it within some reasonable time frame. That sold item may have been in that seller's inventory and on eBay for years, and having something on ebay for years is non profitable. The other problem is, just in case you don't realize it, people lie, or are honestly mistaken. Also, they tend to look at asking prices, and that means absolutely nothing. There are people asking prices on eBay that are ten or a hundred times what they are worth. Just go look, you can find stuff that should sell for $20 on there all the time for $200. I guess they're just waiting for a sucker that thinks something is worth what you pay for it. I've heard that frequently from people, utter nonsense, often. There's always some 'super duper claim' like 'first one ever made' or 'one of a kind'. Maybe true, but likely not. And 'provenance' is easily faked to sell to many of the uninitiated. I suspect there are paintings and sculptures all over the world shown in museums that are very very good forgeries. I just saw a guitar, that wasn't much of a guitar, for 67 thousand bucks. I sure as hell wouldn't but a two hundred dollar guitar for that, 'provenance' or no 'provenance'. When you enter that regime, I suspect there are at least as many scams as true claims. If you find the one of this series on knives, you will see one expert say one knife the shop had was real, and another walk in and show him five reasons it wasn't. Given that, how much chance does someone who knows little to nothing about the type of item have determining worth? I sell things like vintage/antique typewriters on ebay for usually, two times the standard going rates, but I REALLY clean them up and get them working very well, pretty much like new. Then I put a video showing the operation including typing through each key and all of it's functions working, and guarantee it to work like that on arrival. I usually sell them quickly, have never had one returned (although I replaced on that got broken in shipping, an electronic that a function went south in transit, and worked on the pre shipped video), and have gotten a few emails back gushing about the machines and how nice they look and well they work. There are legitimate reasons you can get more, but if you work out what I make an hour cleaning them (it is a long tedious process) it becomes obvious it's a work of love, not profit. I feel like I'm helping save a tiny bit of history, and some I get are basically junk to begin with, virtually NOTHING works on them sometimes.

[@rmil4531]

Those are Tunnocks caramel wafers you are munching!! Delicious. Good news on getting help with the forces update. I like your videos more as time goes by.❤️

[@TheGardenerNorth]

If you haven't watched Saving Private Ryan, then you should because in the movie they had a very similar situation. Love your videos!

[@complyordie5057]

The stimpy and the ren! LoL (It's Ren and stimpy)

[@ARTofTY-TV]

I lol'd

[@mariafernandez2452]

I normally give a thumbs up but not today for keeping the guy on the phone on hold the whole time!!My anxiety is to the max just watching!Feel sorry for whoever that is,!

[@GamerTreasures]

holy cow that guy was off the rocker.

[@patgreenfield405]

The man 👨 in the blue shirt is beginning to sound like you with your accent. Is he from Poland too?

[@patmccrady6063]

Those ponds are from Universal Rocks. Stewart does awesome work.

[@KameraShy]

I emailed privately with the name and street address of an individual who I believe is the nephew of George Hartman. No longer in the Chicago area. The more I think about it, the more confident I am this is correct. Hope he responds.

[@yxngredemption4238]

How much for the Phome phone I saw it on the red box that you put a coin in I think its call a pay phone

[@jonviol]

The guy at 7 minutes is insane !!

[@evereynolds358]

I kept trying to pay attention to the negotiation but kept nervously waiting to see if the call on hold ever got answered!! I seriously could watch a live feed in the store, all day long!! Don't get me wrong, I love love love the uploads and work put in to editing and probably capturing some of the more entertaining interactions, but 10 to 20 minutes just isn't keeping me satisfied!! And yes, you can enter a "That's what she said" right here!!

[@Wolfman-82]

Honey Ruby. Just made my day better

[@anthonyguido2938]

its tough getting old...

[@VegasAlien1]

Dude with the box of bills tried to be so sophisticated in writing a number down, then says the number out loud immediately after writing it. Pete will never lose saying a number first. He's in control over the purchases. If he doesn't like your offer, then have a nice day. And go get a decent haircut for goodness sake.

[@tredside7250]

is that man still on hold ?

[@paragian1]

Just curious... If you had bought the currency, is that even allowed on eBay anymore under their new managed payments?

[@SlickGokuBaby]

Yea, it's been mostly added back to managed payments.

[@imurderuh]

He could of lied about his age, alot of people did

[@robintaylor680]

13:47 That is one weird dude man very weird very odd