Pawn Stars: BIG LOSS on FAKE Napoleon Letter *STUNNING FORGERY* (Season 8) | History

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After Cory closes on a deal for a Letter Signed by Napoleon, Rick forces him to get it examined by an expert who reveals the true authenticity of the letter, in this clip from Season 8, "Sticks & Stones". #PawnStars
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[@Dizuu]

Pawn Stars read my name

[@techguy6241]

That face thou

[@azk8584]

Pawn Stars why would you give that away in the video title? stupid

[@nerb6833]

arnt you guys friends with that dude that came in to sell it? i feel like if seen you around town with him

[@dustinbirley3031]

Pawn Stars is that fake still available.kinda interested in owning it

[@kevinalmerz]

After Corey made that joke, the dude looked like he was about to shoot up the shop💀

[@TvConfusionn]

Kevin Merz I think he did

[@sadiqulkadir7507]

Why you think the old man ain't here no more

[@magix4152]

@@sadiqulkadir7507 lol

[@AnandRaj-wq3jj]

@@sadiqulkadir7507 The old man died last year

[@peaceistheanswer275]

It was edited. Cmon now. This is tv.

[@realazduffman]

"Its fake" "Why?" "Well, see on the bottom where it says 'Made in China?'"

[@YagrumBagarn]

LOL

[@phettumbling9863]

Facts ☝️

[@thecurtist.harpershow5515]

Ha ha

[@SimonCU]

Stupid thing is now a days fakes can be made everywhere. People think fakes are from China are just naive and stupid.

[@realazduffman]

@@SimonCU Its a JOKE, Karen

[@LoochMindReader]

It’s about as genuine as this scene was....

[@FastSet]

Love it

[@jdarmstrong29]

Nailed it.

[@gregoryj99]

Exactly. This totally felt staged.

[@elperroe9840]

Yeah, you would think someone who is scamming a business out of $2000 wouldn’t allow himself to be filmed and iterviewed.

[@ub4079]

Gregory Mayer as the whole show. As all the purchases, and “clients”.

[@giraffeman326]

Thug: “this is a robbery! Give us all your money! Rick: “I can do 50, I mean I’m taking a huge risk here.”

[@juancarlosmoreno5003]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@stevenboyce7]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@hasselhoffff]

Wow that’s was so originally funny.....

[@Snjeguzica]

"Let me call my guy down here, he knows all about robbing and he'll tell exactly how much I can give you. Can you look around the shop for a couple of minutes?"

[@pattypatty1477]

Unoriginal comment check out my among us videos

[@joejarbinks6238]

“We’re talking 12 grand easy!” Seller asks 10k for it; instead Corey offers $1500! (Finds out its fake) Corey and the seller just scammed each other LOL

[@dontdex8221]

😂

[@Absolutely_puck_fakestine]

Sounds like karma. But it's staged anyway.

[@livefree5997]

Yep..

[@90sNickfan91]

Has he ever heard of a salad?

[@b1gblock848]

@@90sNickfan91 most cows eat grass so most likely

[@UNKNOWN-zi9mb]

Plot twist: that history expert didn't know wtf he was talking about and Corey actually threw an original letter down the trash.

[@EpticityOG]

That what I thought what if it actually was legit

[@Ali-Adamantium]

😂😂😂

[@jabulanisello3712]

The letter does look photocopied. The signature part does give it away

[@julesjuvida6158]

Yeah! Have a second opinion of it.

[@mastercontrolprogram163]

I think that PhD knew what he was talking about.

[@supremeleader7480]

The sad thing is the seller admitted he didn't even pay that much for it.

[@johnnyboro9558]

it's not real. it was all staged.

[@valuecalc]

@@johnnyboro9558 , good point. Perhaps it is a recreation of stuff that does happen...

[@johnnyboro9558]

@@valuecalc could be. the document just looks soo fake, it's also one of the earlier episodes in the show. makes me think they just did the story for screen time plus a little napoleon history lesson

[@oldnite3414]

@@johnnyboro9558 Where's your proof?

[@johnnyboro9558]

@@oldnite3414 i don't have "proof" bro i'm not a part of producing the show, nor do i have documents or interviews from the show's cast when it was in it's first season. it's called conjecture. do you think a professional pawn shop would buy a fake document signed by Napoleon? one that is so clearly fake, it looks like it came from a gift shop? does Corey's reaction seem genuine? like oh no i spent lots of money on a fake document? or do you think it was scripted to add history in to a show on the history channel

[@davidf1985]

Rick : "No problem, we'll lowball somebody else & recover the $2000 easy. "

[@MysticalLlama]

😂😂😂

[@jasonjackson5696]

_” I’ve been told I have a Napoleon complex”_ _”I can see that”_ Shorty give Corey dagger eyes 😂😂😂

[@richardbaker_0088]

Dude's face😂

[@Absolutely_puck_fakestine]

@@louyki It's edited he was actually just listening to something else. Editing magic !

[@HelloooThere]

It was pretty uncalled for...

[@johncloois3301]

@@Absolutely_puck_fakestine I doubt that. 🤣

[@minecraftmilker6929]

@@johncloois3301 watch it again. That part was reversed.

[@AAlrightyThenn]

when its not framed: "dude I'm gonna have to pay to get this framed" when it is framed: "dude I'm gonna have to pay to get this re-framed"

[@davidian7787]

Buys a Shelby GT... The frame for this is going to cost me a lot. How about $20.

[@ryanwiuff2374]

Ignoring that it was fake, even if it was real that frame was terrible, looked very cheap

[@catdad1988]

"The thing is..." And Corey's face at 4:12 😂

[@chrisantoniou4366]

When someone says to you "The thing is..." whatever comes next ain't gonna be good! It's the equivalent of your partner saying to you, "We have to talk..."

[@alainportant6412]

Corey's fat face

[@Simonjose7258]

Up close, even in my smartphone, I could tell that handwriting was a print.

[@SvPVids]

Its all staged

[@LOTW1]

Bro, this show isn't entirely real.

[@Cloud_Strife9]

Rick wants to know your location, to be his buddy.

[@hollowb0y4]

Simon Sozzi mY sMaRtPhOnE

[@volundrfrey896]

It looks like something bought from a giftshop for $30

[@KingUnKaged]

@0:56 "I gotta get it reframed" Man, forget the pawn shop, I want a show about their framing guy. Rick: I got this Napoleon letter I wanna get reframed I figure it should cost about $20 Framer: whoa hey, I gotta chop down the trees, shape the wood, glue it together, make the glass, you're looking at at least $2000 and I'm taking *all the risk*

[@BearManPiggg]

Just fyi there's an episode where they go to the frame shop it was about 2000 for 3 posters...look it up

[@gallahant]

@@BearManPiggg the frame shop guy robbed them. 2k for 3 posters?

[@buckbundy8642]

@@BearManPiggg so how is it the customers responsibility to pay that much because these morons pay $2,000 for something that could be done for $200? They mat board and frame graduation photos with the cap tassel for $60 at my brother’s photography shop. They’ed do a poster for the same.

[@davidian7787]

Nice.

[@stephen7690]

​@@buckbundy8642you easily frame something for $20 it's not the customers fault if rick can't do it cheaper

[@wesleyhempoli5548]

thats what you deserve for giving someone $2000 for something you thought was worth $11,000

[@vojislavdragic5090]

they have protocol with something as imprtant as that document .. meaning they have to confirm it with expert.. this is just for show(viewers).. there is no way someone would be that stupid , yeg working in the pawn shop... these guys are masters of commerce

[@Ty-vj4wg]

Exactly, it’s Karma.

[@vyepez500]

yo chill man its the way of business haha

[@wolfpaw2715]

@@Ty-vj4wg it’s funny how y’all think pawnshops have to be fair XD

[@Ty-vj4wg]

@@wolfpaw2715 When did I say that. I merely suggested that it was Karma. Funny how you take things completely out of context.

[@Simon-eu2hz]

This one was fake... No way he'd have brought it without bringing in an expert.

[@semperfortis1229]

Don't get surprised. This is a staged show

[@Simon-eu2hz]

@@semperfortis1229 i know its staged and everyone is getting paid but I hoped that the sellers were still genuine sellers with genuine items they want rid off...

[@pappy451]

they're all fake .

[@gamerslatestnews819]

It’s all fake fake fake

[@WoofWasher]

solomon 11 no the sellers r real people you can like apply your item to see if it can make it on the show

[@jeffjr84]

I love to see when someone sticks it to a pawn shop, as much as they try to hustle people they deserve to get hustled once in a while..

[@mc-we2nt]

Agreed 100%

[@jason854656]

Right, the one time they decide NOT to get something like this evlauted, it turns out fake

[@hkpfalldie]

The “ink” looks like from a copy machine even looking from the video

[@tb4302]

And look at this poor seal (0'46) !!!!!!!

[@cliffshockley4406]

I mean there are holes in the lines of the signature!

[@thomascars1]

“My wife told me I have kinda a Napoleon complex 😁” “I can see that hahaha” “😟”

[@ktktktktktktkt]

"Seems like it's from a pretty legit company" - Pawn Stars writing at its finest

[@rubenangeloiglesias3129]

"It's a fake" "Well, how can you tell?" "You see the peanut?"

[@thomasdaniels6824]

Thats a space peanut

[@thomasdaniels6824]

That document was a giant piece of poopy

[@rubenangeloiglesias3129]

@@thomasdaniels6824 🤣🤣 you got the reference, DAAAAAAAAANG

[@rubenangeloiglesias3129]

@@thomasdaniels6824 🤣🤣🤣

[@dejaiperez]

Its Joe Dirt!!!!

[@philipneumann9278]

-I have a napoleon complex -I can see that *smile fades away*

[@EGarrett01]

Did this guy really say he has to reframe it?

[@bustercherry8734]

It was a pretty ugly frame though. Something worth 12 grand (if it was real) deserves a nice frame.

[@Tokenblackguru101]

Buster Cherry Yeah but buying a frame is not that expensive. You can buy one for like $29-79 dollars. Pawn Stars acting like they need to spend $10,000 on a frame 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@jonathantl14]

Dj Akademiks Sandusky right🤦🏽‍♂️ if they barely want to pay a high amount for it then why would they pay a high amount just to frame it

[@boden7815]

Decent frames costs more and also if you want it done properly. There's a shop in my town here in the UK and a simple photo 6x4 is roughly £45 to frame

[@mariusvasile5603]

@@boden7815 it's a gold plated frame :-):-)!

[@vyepez500]

0:10 I love the power of editing out of context lmao XD

[@ZachGood]

IF not framed --->THEN must get framed IF framed --->THEN must get reframed

😂😂😂

[@catcol100]

Else if (not framed + buyer complains); frame requirement = emphasized; Else if (framed + buyer complains); reframe requirement = emphasized; Else frame requirement + reframe requirement = emphasized;

[@toddrichardson8595]

The Old Man was PRICELESS!!

[@godbluffvdgg]

I'll give you 500...I'm taking a lot of risk...I have to frame him...He's just gonna sit around...

[@macksause2195]

ROB-IN-PHILLY underrated comment 😭🤣

[@catcol100]

It actually annoys me how rude the old man is to the others.

[@mr.vinegaroon3132]

The seller didn't like that "short" joke the tattooed dude threw at him. He got back when they gave him the $2,000.

[@SkarKingg]

When "tattooed dude" the show has been on air for over a decade and you don't know his name?

[@mr.vinegaroon3132]

@@SkarKingg Yeah, I should memorize the name of every geek I see on TV.

[@pbands2586]

dude your name is mr vinegaroon u a dork

[@Wargasm54]

Miss the old man. What a funny dude. Pulls no punches. Old school.

[@michaeldean1985]

"I've been told by my wife I have a napoleon complex" "I can see that" 😠

[@Mr05Chuck]

Guy got the last laugh lol

[@immortal2893]

The grandpas one liners are timeless 😂

[@streamsart1242]

It literally looks like somebody just splashed coffee on the paper and called it a day on forging it. It is so obvious it is fishy.

[@l.bolton9432]

“I’m gonna have to get this reframed”......something always needs a frame with these guys and if it has a frame it needs to get reframed.

[@thecrippledpancake9455]

Well I’m gonna have get unframed, then reframed and upframed and down framed. Then I’m gonna reunfuck it and slumpy dumpy it up and down. And don’t forgot, I’ll have to reframe from framing you too sooo........... Taking a big risk here and I’ll give ya 5 smakceroos. We got a deal??????

[@michaelchipman1832]

It's about the quality...if you pay big money for a document it better be framed properly by a professional not the college student working at CVS...no offense to CVS employees

[@wesleyhempoli5548]

Napoleon was average height for his region and period.

[@michaelchipman1832]

True but its fun to say he was tiny

[@austinarreola990]

That ending was priceless 🤣 5:22 ☠️

[@Dr.TJ_Eckleburg]

This has to be a setup for the show. There is absolutely no way Corey was ever that dumb. Anyone could tell it was a fake from a mile away. It's all just too perfectly contrived to show the audience that 'even the pawn stars get duped sometimes'.

[@-007-2]

Yeah. it was obviously not hand signed

[@justinedwards5021]

it might not be a setup but we will never know though

[@evilgrin1]

@@justinedwards5021 what do you mean? its already known that the show is staged and scripted.

[@Phyrre56]

Any time they pay big money for something without having an expert look at it, you can bet it's a scripted bit for the show. Even if he did some cursory internet research he probably would have learned that the original is in a museum, therefore this must be a copy.

[@Rhewin]

@@justinedwards5021 We do know. People lined up during shooting with stuff they wanted to sell. The producers would work with them on how much to ask for and what to settle for. In some cases the producers would give people the items they're trying to sell and give them a backstory.

[@jerryjungle5717]

Well at least they could make a video about it, too recoup their losses.

[@jamesritch5245]

I love how you have to frame something already framed...

[@HelloooThere]

4:46 Dude is gonna cry! Who's got the Napoleon complex now? LOLOL

[@fjccommish]

Napoleon wasn't short. He was slightly above average height.

[@dosidicusgigas1376]

By todays standards he was short though

[@stevepritchett6563]

And most other folk were shorter!

[@kirktoufor5991]

Better title : When the scammer gets scammed

[@darren2900]

The one time they don’t call in someone to check it out 🤔

[@blacklight186]

A victory proclamation written and signed by Napolean at Austerlitz would be worth a lot more than 12 grand... probably six figures.

[@supportyourtroopsathletes6460]

It is not that Rick himself never made these types of mistakes. I rather see Cory of lived and learned from his past mistakes in the pawn business than ever dealing with a narcassist that never would admit to a mistake if his life depended on it. A old show with a valuable lesson to learn here.

[@Emrys91]

I have a 2000 year old nail. From the wrist of Christ, I'v DNA evidence, a letter from the pope and a letter from a Roman history professor. Rick: best I can do is $100

[@douglaskeeling6974]

I'll bet that guy is enjoying his new golf clubs!

[@briansd2772]

Fore!

[@zacharyluo1377]

He tried to troll the seller and gets trolled himself

[@adam_p99]

This is soooooo fake. Also, why does rick have a desk with absolutely nothing on it?

[@Len1977gt]

lol

[@alonsomedina4837]

It’s 2020 and you’re JUST realizing that this show is staged😂😂

[@adam_p99]

Alonso Medina in addition to what @900 said, I could know it’s fake, but comment on how fake this scene is, in comparison to the usual standard. The fact I’m even thinking about a response to you and now writing it shows how bored I am during this lockdown. Stay safe

[@ericluk68]

Flaked like a real man show!

[@michaelhargis7036]

To match his head with nothing in it.

[@Max-xz7kj]

1:30 that's the face of a happy con-artist giggling away with money

[@jordds09]

How can you title this video "stunning forgery" when it literally looks reprinted🤣🤣

[@acement1]

What's stunning is that anyone would think that this really happened. Pawn Stars is having a lend of the dullards that believe that this could happen. Jessus.

[@ou8126]

2000 for fake document. Look on Corey's face, priceless!

[@pearcey1113]

And Corey give Chum crap all the time but Chum gets all the best deals lol

[@sethporter730]

"I didn't pay that much for it, so let's do it." Yeah, that first part alone should've been a warning sign.

[@melloweasel]

This was some of the most horrible acting I’ve ever seen. I mean, we all know most of the show is staged, but they didn’t put any effort into making this seem genuine at all.

[@jh1328]

The emperor of “pretty much Europe”. Ah yes, that’s how most historians refer to him.

[@cactusjack2264]

Corey probably didn’t want to get someone to come out to look at it because he probably figured he would have to pay out more to the seller considering how valuable he thought it would be. Lol, that’s what he gets for robbing sellers.

[@ajhxz3446]

Common misconception; Nepoleon wasn't short. He was 5'6" which was an average height around that time.

[@slicktop2jz855]

RIP Old Man

[@theintrovertedaspie9095]

Rick is one to lecture Corey about this kind of slip up when he one time bought a book signed by Shoeless Joe Jackson for 13k and didn't bother checking to see if its real or not. In the end, the signature was fake.

[@FIGNAS83]

Serves him right for low balling him.

[@taffythegreat1986]

I love the old man’s sarcasm 😂👍👍👍

[@philipchiu9835]

I bet the guy with new set of golf clubs is happy. He probably only spent $50

[@klausmuller4684]

😅

[@mackjsm7105]

** I GOT IT ON LINE ** right there.. I died laughing

[@meatballs7047]

You heard Rick they could easily sell that for 12 grand Corey was lowballing that guy hard

[@joshuashamai2876]

He's taking a huge risk here.

[@milkmancow5]

Usual stuff

[@anom3778]

It was all set up anyway as entertainment. Cory isn't that stupid and if he did buy a legit signature for 2k I would consider him an expert in negotiations

[@RumikXxeno]

3:02 Battle of Austerlitz .... well the so-called professor didn't tell whole truth about this battle (I know quite a lot about that, because Austerlitz, nowadays "Slavkov u Brna" is about 17 km from the place I live). This battle is called "The battle of three emperors" and Napoleon fought there not only armies of Austria, but Russia as well and won. Each year there is a reconstruction of this battle in Slavkov.

[@Blackheart_Rises]

He's about to have 2 broken legs lol

[@mwajahatb]

The kind of glasses & happiness on that that seller face at 01:30 tells me he’s going to hit casinos later that night to celebrate. .

[@S200.]

The Old Man is legendary!! RIP Legend!!

[@randymoss929]

Wats up Bro love from the Bahamas I'll keep watching I just Subbed

[@Tyler_Flynn28]

I’m shocked Corey didn’t get it checked out before hand he usually does

[@TheNYgolfer]

If he really believed it was real then he also figured that an expert would value it at way more than what he was willing to pay for it. Honestly though, this whole think was fake. Just look at the horrible acting. The whole purpose of this was to try and convince us they don't sell fakes.

[@WorldAquariumSingapore]

best is to have all items inspected by experts first before purchase

[@chowing08231]

I don't know much about it, let's bring my friend Napoleon here and he should be able to tell if it's authentic........

[@hudzamacona8908]

Chum “That’s freakin sweet’’😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@colinsushiboy745]

Didn't look real. He had it coming

[@Reach1335]

Napoleon was average height for the 1700-1800s.

[@timeland8343]

Jesus these titles are trying their absolute hardest to be click baity

[@caincha]

You know… Scripted as it is 'take the blow and move on' is actually a very good advice for life…

[@zmxsy6065]

Man does reframing really cost that much 😂

[@pstreaks]

Costs more than that thing is worth

[@DocIdaho]

A good framing job cab he over a grand, with proper matting, etc.

[@ericheine2414]

I was waiting for the part where he talks about feeling sorry for tall people. And how he was honored to have a pastry named after him.

[@RX-8GT]

Seller: I've been told by my wife I have a Napoleon complex... Corey: I can see that Seller: 😐 Corey: 😬 Me: lmao 🤣

[@duranyt8274]

Nobody gonna mention that seal thing looks like a condom right when you take it out the wrapper? 😂

[@muhammadaimanaminuddin9124]

You scam a lot of thousand and more Rick. Cmon 2000$ is nothing. Salute the man that sold this fake.

[@brandonthailand2062]

First red flag "I bought it off the internet" 😂😂😂

[@kconnor4568]

Don’t often comment on your channel but the fact that you got taken on an autograph just made me drop down and send a little sympathy to you.

[@moredistractions]

"We don't sell fake stuff here." So I guess the replica 19th century military helmets in the display cases are strictly for decor.

[@lottolinks6394]

some replicas are worth money aswell....

[@DocIdaho]

Victorian era replicas, sold as such, are art in themselves...

[@ericfartman1663]

That's what you get Cory when your dirt cheap

[@oliverdembow2377]

we all know it’s fake, but we still watch this show all the time for some reason

[@Roshan_420]

Bc its fun

[@juancarlosvictoria1601]

That foo got mad when Corey said,” I can see that..”😂😂😂💀💀

[@avielavramson8430]

Napoleon. Rolling and laughing in his grave🤣🤣

[@OT-gl7ql]

"the emperor of Europe, pretty much" they really are clueless.

[@MasterQuestMaster]

Everytime they're like "Let me get an expert", but everytime they don't ,you know the thing will be fake. XD

[@jaqenhigar183]

"Gotta get it re-framed..." That's what you get for trying to swindle people all day

[@XOctagon_NationX]

Homie just scammed a scammer 😭😭

[@dodgeman4360]

Love how they complain about the loss. But Rick admitted that he got scammed a lot with cubic zirconia......

[@heyyou5801]

Dodge Man wasn’t it the old man who bought the cz when they were first new?

[@joshuaward7393]

To be fair, when CZ’s first hit the scene, practically all buyers lost a lot of money from them. No shame in losing money there, nobody saw it coming.

[@newlibertarian139]

0:13 The expression after Corey agrees with the Napoleon complex self depreciation says it all.

[@marks6663]

That was an edit. They do that for laughs.

[@newlibertarian139]

@@marks6663 I thought so too at first. Then I closely examined the audio relative to the background movement and found them to be in sync with no pauses or cut-ins. That was a real reaction and kind of creepy. Unless of course the whole thing was staged but that would mean Corey and crew are incredible actors...and Chum is a member of Mensa with the luck of Buddha.

[@bryanlin271]

I dont think "Viagram Incorporated" on the certificate is a actual company 2:02

[@eatmywords]

I think he added the 'm' himself

[@martincaidin4166]

The only thing faker than that letter is the acting from all involved.

[@Chuckles..]

The fake paper aging and fake wax seal are visible at a glance. Wow this thing looks like a souvenir from Disneyland France.

[@weaponslegend]

Even though it was fake, 2k offer for an “easy” 12 grand item?

[@JR-ub2wt]

Corey didn’t know what it was worth since he obviously thought it was real

[@stephen7690]

Cory is the worst low baller of the group

[@823DanielF]

Literally every single time it zoomed in on the Document I was thinking - That looks like those 3rd grade projects where you age a paper to make a treasure map