Pawn Stars: Custom Dodgers Autographed Baseball Bench Table | History

An artist brings in a custom piece assembled from various signed Dodgers baseball memorabilia in this clip from Season 12's episode, "Lock, Stock and Pawn." #PawnStars #RickHarrison
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[@Young_king888]

If you’re ever feeling stupid just remember this guy

[@coffeelink943]

He destroyed the value this item. He’s careless

[@sherylannnarvasa6922]

Ha! Too true!

[@wellsborie6897]

He made a cool art piece. Baseball fans just too dumb

[@oreowildn9437]

Yup

[@wellsborie6897]

@@pointless132 so, it's really cool. Sports collectors just seem like babies

[@Anti_Mage]

As soon as I saw the bolts, I knew that this guy destroyed thousands of dollars worth of memorabilia.

[@jonathanLara1989]

Anti Mage indeed

[@vibes3360]

1:05 😮

[@scotthueston1843]

Anti Mage exactly. I was shocked.

[@dbodooley]

Agreed. I thought the exact same thing when I saw this.

[@duaneleerussell157]

No he didn't.

[@Jreaddy]

He didn’t just say it was bad to drill holes, he said it was sacreligeous.

[@StepAwayVro]

That literally means it’s bad dummy lmao

[@damonleeb]

Imagine thinking that taking a half inch drill bit, attaching it to a drill, and drilling through 30 signed bats and balls worth thousands of dollars was a good idea

[@sirpuss5887]

He ruined it. He actually had the thought of doing something so ridiculous to the bats and balls.

[@vibes3360]

Sir puss that’s what I’m saying

[@sirpuss5887]

James Punting Did someone tell him to drill holes? I hope not...

[@Writeous0ne]

@Nicolas Vargas exactly, he could have made a frame/rack which the balls and bats slotted into. then they wouldn't be bastardised.

[@balazs7235]

Writeous0ne I mean, all in all. By the way of design and idea it is a very cool piece of furniture. Not necessarily eye pleasing but it really is one of a kind. Both in design and materials and execution. It’s just a shame that he didn’t actually think about the factor thet he is destroying them.

[@halfhumanhalfzombie]

You'd think he'd know better, it's awesome but he should've done it with the bats and balls NOT autographed.

[@greenleaf4059]

Rule #1 on collecting any kind of expensive stuff is to always drill holes in it and then carve your initials

[@WestCoastR1der]

lolllllllllll

[@mwood8559]

he wanted to feel special for making that stupid bench. not realizing he destroyed much of its value

[@TheRealBizWiz]

I know absolutely nothing about this sort of thing so I’m asking a serious question. Please don’t make fun of me for just not knowing. Why is the value so little if the bolts don’t touch the autographs?

[@DoctorChained]

@@TheRealBizWiz uh what? The bolts decreases the value of the baseballs and bats because you're drilling a hole into something that people want in pristine condition. The autographs don't have this problem. They're fine to sell individually.

[@TheRealBizWiz]

DoctorChained I was asking about the bats and the balls. The autographs were not damaged is what I meant to say. Don’t the autographs on the bats still have value?

[@DoctorChained]

@@TheRealBizWiz The autographs on the bats may have value, but it is much reduced. It is possible they are worthless if nobody wants to buy it because of that. What gives autographs value is people wanting to buy it.

[@TheRealBizWiz]

DoctorChained Mmm I suppose that makes more sense now. Thanks!

[@relicman]

He should've just bought a bunch of Bats and balls from a store if he wanted to make this bench.

[@ash3246]

Rob's Relics exactly

[@leop12768]

Exactly

[@jessegarrett388]

Agreed, he should have just got a bunch of those stamped team balls and bats. He would have got his “art” piece and not destroyed all those autographs. Or use those facsimile team signed balls. Same look but no value.

[@ocbeachfishing]

and he chose to fkd up the signed ones smh.

[@acousticprince8480]

thats an insult to the bolts through bats and balls community

[@jbenz1990]

Lmao!

[@victoriaregina8344]

A community of one? Maybe two 🤣

[@classicsurvivor]

He should have made the back another glass case and put the balls and bats inside that without destroying it.

[@miketheyunggod2534]

grigsolve great idea. Still would have been a bench.

[@beinghonest9433]

right you can even use it as a bench because your body would rub the names off

[@acousticmiata2379]

Or the bench but in another way using a wood frame and not cutting and drilling the bats

[@dirtybirdambrose]

Exactly.

[@001dannyortiz]

😯😯😯😯😯

[@mr.fuscles]

The worst part is, that he thinks he made it more valuable by making this peice of "Art".

[@slamblamboozled1245]

If he was a known artist, maybe it would've upped the value, but he's not. Dunno what he was thinking.

[@potatoalpacas6114]

Ibwould buy, it I think it's very nice.

[@brianmartin3425]

PotatoAlpacas for 60k? I guess you don’t have 60k.

[@potatoalpacas6114]

@@brianmartin3425 i wouldn't buy it for that much I would pay maybe 20 dollars max but I dont think it's ugly, waste of memorabilia maybe but it still looks nice.

[@mrlionX]

I think he just wanted to be cutesy and show how cool the bench would be.

[@Matstarx25]

How can you not second doubt the idea of drilling into those bats.

[@michaelr7254]

Seller: "It's religious." Expert: "It's almost sacrilegious." 🎵I smell a sitcom!🎵

[@Bozar069]

I could think of several ways to have made this without damaging the bats and balls.

[@D-A-A-]

No way, this guy probs put the bench outside and re painted it all after whetehe damage

[@justincraig398]

How? I can’t even think of one way to make it without putting holes all over

[@TheElusiveness]

@@justincraig398 a frame of the chair/ table where the bats & balls slot into, rather than be fixed.

[@TheRoronoa_Zoro]

@@justincraig398 wires, metal frame, wooden support

[@donaldkasper8346]

You stack the bats up along the back in a rack and you have a side arm display of the balls.

[@the7311]

“I have here the original constitution of the United States. I cut out and glue sticked every individual autograph onto this scrapbook. I want 5.5 million for it.”

[@iLazer]

Imagine drilling holes on signed baseballs and baseball bats lmaooo that’s insane to me

[@bassmaster117]

That’s like putting a nail through a Babe Ruth card so you can hang it on the wall

[@alicehamilton2790]

It’s more crazy that he wants 60k, his fault he ruined it but no one wants to pay something.

[@e-ironmanmarsden754]

Good luck finding that one in a million buyer for your “art piece” buddy. 😂

[@xxxSlavetraderxxx]

How to waste $ 50.000 in 10 min with a drill .. Epic Jackass

[@timflames1206]

lol so stupid

[@pierceincardone]

“Epic jackass” 😂

[@dwightschrute4792]

Bobby Badfinger 50,000*

[@renegadethedestroyer]

Red9 it’s nowhere near worth 5 grand

[@smurf7511]

@@renegadethedestroyer The cards themselves are worth more then 100 grand with all the autographs like Robinson, Ebbet, Rickey, and Koufax. But what he did to the bat and balls is just stupid.

[@Luke-mf7zo]

Employee: ok so that will be $5 for a burger Rick: I’ll give you $1 Employee: sorry it is $5 Rick: let me call in an expert who knows a lot about burgers

[@HowardSantiago-qn4kv]

Brings a fat guy. The Burger expert

[@RapidStrikerGaming]

@@HowardSantiago-qn4kv brings Joey Food Reviews

[@round105]

Rick: look ill give you a dollar, its gonna sit in my stomach probably give me some diarrhea, and ill have my maid clean it and she will charge me 50 bucks to clean my messy toilet......im taking all the risk here

[@firefighterstation3]

Luke Y Donald trump walks in

[@shadycnetwork]

I swear most of you comment on here about him ripping people off forget that this is a freaking pawn shop. I've never heard of a pawn shop that pays top dollar, this isn't a charity LOL.

[@coldturkey5333]

Judge in court: I hereby sentence you to 18 years in state penitentiary. Rick: Best I can do is 2 years, I’m taking a big risk here

[@coldturkey5333]

think just *expert walks in with prison guards escorting him*

[@Justin-zs8wo]

ColdTurkey lol

[@tommyg879]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@CosbyTheCaterpillar]

Tell you what, I know a guy who's an expert in this kind of stuff, let me call him in and get a second opinion.

[@BryonLetterman]

"I'm going to collect all of these extremely valuable and rare autographs that are worth literally tens of thousands of dollars, but I'm also gonna drill holes through all of this"

[@morganirvine2327]

At least the cards and photos where saved

[@sherylannnarvasa6922]

I am just trying to imagine what would be going through my head if I had the drill right up against the individual bats and balls just before turning the drill on.

[@ultrafaga1947]

Right?! 🤣

[@chetthedebt2169]

Couldn't he have encased the bats & balls, then attached the cases? It seems like there were better options that don't involve drilling holes through valuable memorabilia.

[@round105]

Pretty good idea, he could just glue the cases and i think it would have looked neater.

[@BitmapFrogs]

Yeah, I was thinking about that, there's way better solutions than just drill through the bats and balls.... screams of amateur woodworker

[@RMokros]

Can you imagine what other crazy ideas he must have come up with?

[@toscodav]

A fool and his money are soon parted.

[@keithshaughnessy1645]

I bet he drilled holes in his toilet to increase the aesthetic.

[@Freemoney1000]

There must have been a better way to make it a bench then straight up drilling through all this priceless stuff, cmon man

[@williamstriumph9463]

Yes he could've made some way to use wire or wicker and wrap the balls and bats in it without hurting them.

[@ThMnWthNNm]

The expert’s reduction of the seller’s value in this actually makes perfect sense. No matter what kind of signed memorabilia you have, or signed by whoever, you don’t just do things like this to it.

[@PlebWRLD]

"It doesn't come with the players, the best I can do is $5"

[@sugoma9323]

And that's a big risk

[@nigelb5910]

It might sit in here for a year

[@jamesk1288]

Has to get it framed

[@sickplayz1202]

@@jamesk1288 i would pay

[@sickplayz1202]

eh

[@kirktoufor5991]

That's the most uncomfortable looking bench I've ever seen.

[@Len1977gt]

lol

[@sickplayz1202]

@@Len1977gt yeah

[@ultrafaga1947]

Degrades as soon as you sit on it!

[@mrjules2008]

He should only have made this at the request of a rich buyer/ collector. It was a very speculative project that failed miserably.

[@JohnnyPartainJr]

That bench and table got along famously when Mr Brown used it

[@blakewaddell451]

I can’t believe he drilled through all that stuff. That was a horrible idea I wouldn’t give him that and I’m a huge fan of baseball.

[@danielmanning2319]

Everyone saying he destroyed thousands in memorabilia, which he did, he was trying to make something unique that he though would be very cool and find a buyer who is a super fan not realizing he was dropping the value significantly

[@devlinadams4166]

And that make this guy tom an absolute , without a doubt total " MEATHEAD"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ReddFoxx1562]

Yeah, this was beyond a stupid decision.

[@user-di4yf4oq1m]

Yea we watched the video

[@EddiXP]

He could of made a plexiglass case for the back support for the bats and balls and slotted them in.. instead, he drills through them 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@ProtomanButCallMeBlues]

he should've made them easily removable or replaceable, as piece by piece assembly. As a collector gets rarer stuff, he removes a piece and sells. etc. Not drill a hole, and have to destroy the bench for the stuff that isn't destroyed.

[@jbenz1990]

No he should have just used unsigned bats and balls and he would have been fine.

[@icy_clouzy328]

Every pawn stars episode Let me call in a buddy of mine

[@halfhumanhalfzombie]

I wonder if they can show a list of those contacts (With some numbers blurred out of course) and a brief description of what they specialize in.

[@CosbyTheCaterpillar]

Dude hauls in Noah's ark in mint condition "I have buddy who's an expert in Noah's ark, let me give him a call"

[@dominicbrunsmeier6442]

If you had all this amazing memorabilia from one of the biggest market teams in North America you put it in a display case and shelves not make into a piece of furniture

[@miguelg2650]

Really dude? Screws and bolts through autographed Baseball's? You done f$#@ed up

[@randywiggins1248]

He didn't glue cards between two pieces of Glass. Thus he knew not to destroy them. I would question all bats and balls authenticity and by extension the cards to. It would have been easier to cut and shape a frame to hold bats and balls then to drill through base balls and bats. Obviously if a commissioned piece I see why backer backed out.

[@amartin4423]

Am I the only one that actually liked it as an arts peice?

[@jbenz1990]

Poor guy it would’ve been great if he used unsigned bats and balls.

[@antoniokastrocarlisledemel6617]

I love Jeremy being completely honest

[@CatsMeowPaw]

This is like drilling holes in rare coins because you think they'd look better on a necklace.

[@seananonymous9289]

Legend has it that he is still looking for a buyer....🤣🤣🤣

[@ultrafaga1947]

Home Depot was this guy's worst enemy 🤣

[@scottmalone482]

Let me call a buddy of mine who’s an expert in bolts drilled through bats and balls...

[@halfhumanhalfzombie]

LMAOOOOO.....!

[@dizzydoma5903]

Not funny since he didn’t say that at all.

[@halfhumanhalfzombie]

@@dizzydoma5903 That's the joke in of itself.

[@ironman2326]

😂😂😂

[@vulpesinculta6647]

Nukey Pie r/whooosh

[@shilohpayer5001]

Sad to see the guy didn’t take the care/consideration to protect each item. Why not put each piece in a plexy box and put those boxes in a hollow plexy bench.

[@michaelolson6982]

Rick won't have to frame it, OMG Rick will have to pay full price.

[@crangel8623]

I like that chums a giants fan,he's probably watched 1 game in the past 10 years

[@Earthman99999]

If you gave this fool the Mona Lisa, he would probably get some paint and a brush and try to add in his own colorful flowers and trees into the background because he thinks it will look cool.

[@leowarpride9133]

Hahahaaha😅😅😅

[@ianbarber2937]

It hurts to look at this bench

[@classicsurvivor]

I saw it at goodwill a couple of weeks ago.

[@ironman2326]

Guy: "I want $60,000" Rick: "let me call I guy I know who can price baseball memorabilia with holes, turned into furniture"

[@Nvhl34]

I got a buddy who’s an expert on custom dodgers benches

[@GG-mr9iz]

I think he would make more money if he sold everything individually. The autographs, baseballs, bats, and even the table sold seperately but sold together like in a package without drilling holes would actually seem to worth a lot!

[@imlost2748]

This is like getting original jordan 1 Chicago's with micheal jordans signature and turning the shoes into a lucha libre mask

[@CBright7831]

**reads the comment as the video plays** **immediately knows that this is not going to end well**

[@ssrrapper]

He should make one for the Reds and call it "the Johnny Bench."

[@TheMrDuckyG]

I feel so bad for the guy, he genuinely thought this was a great idea 😭

[@ShutTheMuckUp]

Kinda... Dude spent his own money to buy all those bats and balls, and then drills holes straight through them... It's like me buying a Ferrari, drilling a bunch of holes in it, bolting stuff to it, and then trying to get 25 million dollars for it because it's now "art". He did this to himself.

[@alicehamilton2790]

Worst idea ever.

[@Ken-gi7pm]

He went home and peacefully sat on the running drill

[@docofswank88]

‘YOU BLEW IT!’’ -Billy Madison

[@dampish8403]

Me: finds the declaration of independence Also me: burns it and sells the ashes Rick: ill give you 10 dollars for the ash Me: shocked

[@jackgamingv2932]

He Sold It For 85000 In An Auction In LA

[@ShrimpWaffles]

1:07 When my car won’t start

[@richardorr3970]

Joke evaluation on the autographs. Worth a lot more than Rick's anemic offer

[@paulastephenson1862]

That's like drilling a hole in a golden eagle coin so you can hang it on a nail. The bats and balls he ruined are probably worth 1/10th of what he could have sold them for.

[@jaydallastx622]

Imagine thinking your smarter than an exspert!! And to honestly think destroying those bats actually would make them worth more!!

[@thomasdempsey8011]

The fact he is surprised by the appraisal tells you all you need to know what a fool

[@lac19951]

The way Rick laughs 😅

[@tonymac4044]

Rick definitely should have brought Rebecca in for advise on this!!!!

[@SunKing714]

Ahh so many signed things! You know this would make a great bench, now where are those bolts...

[@christopher3790]

Art is subjective. The individual pieces probably are a much quicker sell in pristine condition however there may be some rich Dodgers nut that appreciates the aesthetic of the bench and would pay top dollar for it.

[@gamefreak2050]

He should honestly donate it to the Dodgers museum or something

[@dporter2112]

"Wow that's amazing!!! Did you make it because I definitely need it for my collection" - No one

[@saedin7k486]

someone please take his drill away from him.

[@Dylski.]

Bet jeremy felt like taking one of those bats off and hitting the guy with it when he saw all those bolts hahaha

[@jdeezil20]

I was waiting for it “Now this is really cool”

[@acesfullofkings1]

Are these customers of pawn stars not aware of eBay?

[@Secondadmendment]

Poker Theory nope they don’t know it exists

[@crazedmartinez]

Poker Theory u lots have no intention of selling . Free promotion for the item and they get to be on tv. That’s why they ask for more then it’s worth cause they know rick won’t buy it.

[@kingsamoanOG]

It's all setup come on you should know this already. The prices are set long before we even see it on TV

[@t.j.watson7112]

@@kingsamoanOG i want some of that goodnes in your pic 😭

[@nicb.1411]

I think what makes this bench valuable is how much stupidity this guy was able to consolidate into one thing. Even if this bench was made of regular balls and bats, I would never want to sit on in because it looks extremely uncomfortable. But this guy wants people to sit on pieces of history? If he doesn't want people to sit on it he still made something really stupid to look at. All of this would look better on a wall or display cabinet. Someone take away that guys drill before he drills a hole in the Mona Lisa to make a coffee table.

[@slamblamboozled1245]

It's obviously not meant to be a functional bench, you're almost as stupid as he is.

[@jamesfry1174]

@@slamblamboozled1245 It has a matching coffee table... That would take up so much space if its not functional

[@brandonherrera9225]

The guy sold it 2 years ago for $70,000 which was announced on baseball oddities by the buyer.

[@johnwesleyhuss2327]

I have a chiefs defense signed football and some of the offense. I also have a kstate mini helmet signed by the punter. I have a len dawson jersey signed with a hof87 inscription. At least i dont drill holes thru them

[@oraleebro6870]

This guy .... This guy...man

[@H0TWHEELS]

Just watched this.... my jaw dropped seeing what this guy did to these bats and balls... He really thinks this is a 60k work of art? Maybe if he would have made i dinner table that housed all the items without damaging them. Surprised Rick offered 8k for this.

[@Joeboy2001]

I can’t even watch this video without dying And I don’t even like the Dodgers

[@thekeys2life984]

That's a sweet bench

[@benhislop1458]

If he hadn't drilled holes in the bats and the balls, the bench would have probably been worth at least twice as much.

[@ISirSmoke]

Jeremy makes a gesture after shaking the idiots hand at 3:46, disturbed by what has been done.

[@CoMMaNdeRKeENs]

Rick: so my experts from Web MD said I probally have strep throat Doctor: I'm sorry Rick, but the tests came back positive for throat cancer Rick: Best I can do is a cold

[@CosbyTheCaterpillar]

Tell you what doc, let me call in a buddy of mine who’s an expert in this kinda stuff

[@obi-wankenobi4336]

I reckon Rick has said “let me get someone down here to take a look at it” more then his had hot meals 😂😂

[@musicmode6657]

Rick: I’ll get my _________ expert to check this out. Rick in this episode: I’ll get my bench expert to check this out.

[@Cam-ns1yi]

He drilled holes in it

[@DadaPoopoo]

This is the most pointless and misplaced use of human life I've seen in a while.

[@will88TFs4Life]

hahahaha

[@barrya.6212]

Wow...really.... he has a one of a kind collection and that's your comment for him....

[@dbodooley]

Barry A. It is cool but he should have known better than to drill holes in the bats and balls.

[@jamesdixon6332]

Chumlee?

[@halfhumanhalfzombie]

Aged and dumb.

[@David-mv1bf]

good stuff, its like the homer car and homer bat all in one

[@Daddarussiashorts]

When he said san Francisco giants i started to love them more 😂

[@utuber2940]

omg!!!! what a frickin tool!!!! you don't take a drill to rare memorabilia like that 😵🤔😱🔥⚡️🌧️🦆

[@alfredosalgado4174]

He LIKES HIS TOOLS AND IS A TOOL HIMSELF... WHAT GIVES???

[@BPC556]

He didn’t think this through. There are ways that he could have displayed those autographs without damaging them

[@ironman2326]

Rick: "so how many cars do you have?" Guy: "there are 170 autographs" 👀

[@NGMonocrom]

The signed balls and bats are almost worthless to collectors in that condition. He's got a bunch of great individual pieces. But no one is going to want all of them as part of an "Art" piece.

[@ctaber2011]

Good luck to the fool, should have taken 8k.

[@hslmedia2663]

Check him out he runs a unique furniture shop it was a $50k commission. It was never for sale makes for good tv however.

[@atomicjt4019]

Try sell it to the owner of the LA Dodgers🤷🏻‍♂️

[@unholyjay1105]

Lol don't you think they hurt his feelings enough?

[@eddie3492]

0:25 My Hero!

[@newhire4915]

Chumlee is a SF Giants fan, makes sense why he is so cool