Pawn Stars: RARE OLD BOOK IS CRAZY EXPENSIVE (Season 11) | History

Rick takes a look at a book from Thomas Jefferson's personal library that he thinks is pretty damn amazing and super exciting in this clip from Season 11, "The Smoking Gun". #PawnStars #RickHarrison
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[@zlatandinho3550]

“I would’ve sold it for less than $50 grand.” What a f*cking G, lmao.

[@unlimitedandroidarmy9269]

How was he a G for saying that ?

[@netstormuk]

@@unlimitedandroidarmy9269 because he didn't show that he was willing to go lower during the negotiation.

[@mrexclusive5406]

He lost 25 grand 😂😂😂 nothing g about that.

[@ryansoSUPREME]

@@mrexclusive5406 possibly. If he went to an auction house, he'd have to pay a percentage rate. If he's lucky, it would've sold for 6 figures and he'd get around 75k after fees.

[@fgcnani5200]

@@mrexclusive5406 He had no intention of actually selling it for that price. You have no idea how to negotiate.

[@epi7aph]

this is an insult to the Rebecca fan community

[@thedarknate0845]

That pez guy will never be forgotten😂😂😂

[@jaymorpheus11]

Haha they’re all fools! Books not looks is the motto that will last longer

[@jesusr1997]

tbh she would of raised the price of the book towards 100k+

[@Userdoesnotexit]

who

[@susanthis1741]

Rebecca who? 🤣

[@jaredcooperman590]

“NO it’s GOTTA be 50” “I’m so pleased.. I would’ve sold it for less than 50” FINESSE KING

[@Sky_TEC_Illustraition_Systems]

So he says.

[@cristianhernandez7926]

Rick was about to have a stroke for a $2K difference 😂

[@markhardiman1179]

Uh huh.Espescially knowing it's worth $75K.💃🏿🍒💃🏿

[@jlconver]

No way. He was faking it. He would have paid $65k

[@Solis_EDR5]

Lmaooo 💀

[@fpshooterful]

I think the issue was that Rick was already spending soo much, so even going 2k more would stress him out.

[@BushidoVXX]

@@jlconver he wanted it bad 🤣

[@EGarrett01]

You guys wanted to see Rebecca, I wanted to see the full segment where this guy owns Rick's soul.

[@fautless]

Everett01 that lasts seconds seen rick against the wall were priceless and worth it and satisfying ☺️

[@calvinsadler5387]

@Oliver_B nah man shes got a hubby

[@Yyyyyy5]

Every time Rebecca's name comes up I'm going to remind the general public that she is not that hot if even hot at all. Yeah she's ok but my god get over it.

[@EGarrett01]

@Rebecca - She's basically the only woman on the show, which greatly increases her perceived attractiveness.

[@Yyyyyy5]

@@EGarrett01 you hit the nail on the head. Put her in a crowd at the California state fair and no one would give a second look.

[@klutch8753]

I love it when someone gets the privilege of strong arming Rick.

[@Krideezy]

I think we all do haha

[@bobbycratchet3958]

And when Rick sells it for $80,000 he won't mind what the seller did.

[@TheMacC117]

The seller came down $25,000 and Rick came up $10,000, where is the strong arming?

[@cylentkills]

Rich was sweating on this deal

[@philipperinguette3370]

@@TheMacC117 Well, the guy was expecting way less than 50 000. He probably wanted 38 000$ for it and doubled the price to make sure he could get at least the amount he wanted. On the on the hand, Rick is sure to make money out of it too, so win-win situation. You gotta watch the video up to the very end,

[@chuck271000]

Let me call a buddy of mine who knew Thomas Jefferson

[@mulyadimustamin6377]

*Thomas Jefferson is coming

[@shemnon]

Mulyadi Mustamin what?

[@thebigcheese606]

And isn't Rebecca. Boooo!!!

[@grimaceispurple]

Mark Hall-Patton walks in.

[@fingersmalone6503]

And then your mom walks in.

[@fitter70]

His grandfather made a pretty good $0.15 investment.

[@Leavon]

Jefferson bought it for .15

[@Mayo501]

About $3 today.

[@Hexinvir]

@@Leavon No, it was his great-great grandfather that bought it from Jefferson's estate sale for $0.15.

[@TheRovardotter]

A neat little price increase of 33,3 million percent

[@t850]

...well it didn't pay off for great granfather but for his great grandson it surely did...xD

[@moomoomoo33ass]

That is NOT Rebecca

[@thaddeusmcgrath]

Well put a wig on Rick since you have that taste Spencer!

[@lobster6792]

Guys Rebecca is another book expert

[@Seanryan2001]

We want to see Rebecca !!!

[@azk8584]

Sean Ryan SHUT UP NOW

[@yomama07024]

Yes it is.

[@chichan9013]

The price of this book just added another wrinkle to Rick's forehead.

[@Sirdiggar]

$10 sucky sucky? You love me long time?

[@chinchan6377]

Lol

[@unseenufo]

If ur actually Chinese and funny. You should do some stand up.

[@jeethuutube]

How abt that, Chi chan and chin chan finally meet.

[@sonyahao7814]

😂😂

[@Olderaccount17]

loled at "let me have it for 48", that's the first time I've ever seen Rick beg. He was getting desperate.

[@shadowfreak707]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jerrywill707]

😂😂😂I thought he was finna faint

[@sexymexijesse]

It's so nice for a change see him sweat

[@RenaissanceEarCandy]

It was so satisfying.

[@revo1974]

How quickly and the way he agreed to 50k clearly shows he was just putting on a show. worst acting ever. lol

[@joshuawatson1902]

I love it when a seller on the show actually knows how to negotiate. Rick is so used to steamrolling everyone, and so when someone comes along who can go toe-to-toe with him it’s always super fun to watch.

[@kenj6440]

Rick was not letting that book walk out the door....

[@user-gh8et6yz5v]

Rick: lemme call expert Rick later: ill give u 5 bucks and a half eaten sandwich for it

[@kevdawg55]

Rigoberto Sosa cheapskake? Want some cheesecake?

[@kevdawg55]

AngryChineseKid wow. Don’t be a comedian buddy

[@user-gh8et6yz5v]

KevinKoontzKing then what do i become? A troll for u?

[@kensims4086]

They left it on the counter and walked away... Like it was nothing.

[@jtwurthisk]

Wow! Rick got outnegotiated HARD. We'll rarely see that.

[@krakensmoke]

The seller even said that he would sell it for less than for 50,000 $ 😂

[@SimblySports]

This guy knows how to handle Rick.. brilliant. I always think 60% of the selling price is a good enough deal. So this according to me is a great deal.

[@philipperinguette3370]

Well, it's more 66%.

[@vancitycanucks]

Rick liked it, that's all

[@wordlifejohn1122]

Wait ya guys watch this?

[@fakuridesne]

yeah. rick definitely loves presidential items..

[@SA-5247]

Because that’s pretty much the margin he needs to make a net.

[@23aboy]

This man matched all of ricks negotiating tactics lol

[@arshadsoamber5810]

The seller looks like a strict high school teacher....i love him

[@drewjohnson4794]

Yeah in 1992 Maybe. Now the teachers they're all freaks.

[@nightknight9415]

Rick: "I'm taking all the risk here by NOT calling in Rebecca."

[@holeindanssock156]

Whats with all the Rebecca comments? Lul

[@coffeelink943]

Hole in Dans Sock because she’s hot

[@Steveman27]

@@coffeelink943 That's right.

[@wowisntitanamazinglyamazin9550]

@@holeindanssock156 people for some reason get really thirsty for her

[@willh1933]

Never ceases to amaze me with all of the options out there someone would take an item as valuable as this to a pawn shop.

[@steveglen3354]

*It's high time Rebecca starts her own channel*

[@rogerherreraromero5491]

@@timothybritting2289 really? What is it?

[@shradburley1649]

A naughty channel

[@stutte763]

@@shradburley1649 NO WAY ????

[@Phlegm187]

just go hit up her onlyfans page if thats what you're looking for

[@tom117323]

@@stutte763 lol

[@saedin7k486]

rick knew becca would have gotten the guy even more money

[@Yorubulut]

I doubt. She always lowballs.

[@Gatz22]

@@Yorubulut Nah she's very reasonable

[@hiro7489]

GatzMaximus nah she always prices it too high

[@Gatz22]

@@hiro7489 Fair enough, I thought her prices were reasonable but then again it's all for ratings

[@AaandreSevenfold]

Nah shes always moderate

[@GNXperimental]

Click bait title, everyone expected Rebecca when they saw book.

[@fagbag9553]

I wanted joe BAHAMA MAMA instead

[@LeoTheGreat619]

Me too, I was expecting that becca will show up

[@marc1186]

Yes😂😂

[@Steveman27]

Yeah. They trolled us here like the Trolololo guy in your picture has done to everybody.

[@jeremybarber9780]

I love when Rick gets super excited and ends up giving in to the customer it seems so painful for him

[@jeanneMN]

Pure agony! It was hilarious to watch! 😅😅

[@outbeasted]

Guy: Leaves store Rick: sells on e bay for 100k in less than an hour

[@Arsenalcycling]

This is disrespectful to the Rebeca lover community

[@scarcesquad3873]

Comments: 1% book 99% Disapointment

[@MM-hq5qk]

More like 1% book 99% rebecca 🤣

[@FREEDMFTR]

It’d be great if Pawn Stars would do a series of the shop SELLING these items and how much they sold them for. An “ROI” type series

[@christopherjohns1566]

@FreedomFTR. They can't. It would expose just how much the original seller was undercut and short changed.

[@JustCalMeBozeman]

They showed some sales in the clips of celebrities coming into the shop, they bought some stuff.

[@arthurwong9017]

Well... I wouldn't call some of these short change. Where else can they sell their rare items and get 50k solid (non-taxable) cash on hand? Auctions have fees, and are taxable. Also you may never find demand to meet the reserve price in the first place. So yeah, pawning is some fast, straight cash. In this case, would rather lose out on 25k that I may never get, and let Rick and Co stress over how to get it sold. 50k cash on hand, I walk hassle free into the sunset. Just my 2 cents though.

[@solosniper86]

That guy has got to be my favorite seller so far on the show. He was awesome. I love how he straight-up said that he would have sold it for less than $50k while having that smug grin on his face.haha

[@MTSPORTSCARDS]

Rick agonizing over $2k for something he was obviously keeping is hilarious

[@nwesterbeckmaster]

yeah, no way rick is selling it lmao

[@ahsanvirk130]

Unless, the Old Man had Chum sell it for a commission before Rick could buy it, like that incubale book

[@RedForeman301]

It was fir TV

[@kevinmark2146]

Something you rarely hear on Pawn Stars “I would have sold it for less than 50 grand” 😂

[@pally6950]

Kevin Mark I was hella surprised when he said that. 😂

[@unlimitedandroidarmy9269]

Why were you surprised when he said that ?

[@otaimaksimaify]

@Peacock Feathers he was ready to get lowballed xD

[@sandman9128]

I've never seen the bald man himself so scared in any other episode when they were haggling.

[@jamesfreeman7954]

Ive never seen someone put Rick in this much level of despair. 🤣😂

[@azimvirani7866]

But, only one question... Where's rebbeca.?

[@TheGameO47]

In my home

[@Henry-sj1kl]

Azim Virani she was pregnant during this time.

[@mariosalinas5680]

The way that Rick said oh my God It just showed how badly wanted that book and I've never seen him in any episode get like that

[@csick11]

One of a kind book value at 75k would definitely sell for 150k at auction. Rick isn't losing any money off 50k price

[@ss8512]

4:49 thats how every person feels inside when they sell something to the pawnshop. Tables turnt😂

[@dariusb1764]

Did he just say omg....Rick got owned lol

[@unlimitedandroidarmy9269]

How did Rick get owned ?

[@xeroswede]

Book pawn and no hot Rebecca? My Christmas is ruined 😔

[@TheNovalias]

Same

[@bigboy__ramen5242]

Not gonna lie love when rick is like this

[@craigbutcher1265]

This comment made my night 😂 😉

[@blueblade455]

Black.Flaps .Dont.Match Calm down kid.

[@KenFlo1000]

One of my favorite clips. Cool book. Accurate appraisal. Nervous Rick. They both did well, awesome!

[@privatepilot4064]

Rick is such an actor. On the outside he’s playing like he’s just sold the family farm. On the inside he’s dancing like he just won the Powerball!

[@jithinraveendran1622]

We want Rebecca to verify

[@franciscoascencio8161]

@DrinkwithaMexican where does she live?

[@krishnakabrawala1693]

@@WaffleSauze with her beloved Husband. :)

[@fagbag9553]

@@krishnakabrawala1693 yeah me

[@thaddeusmcgrath]

Rebecca got the gig because Chum got a kid by her

[@jbloun911]

Rick loves early Americana, couldn’t resist

[@tomappelbaum6104]

Expert opens book and gives a quick glance: “Yea. Definitely Jefferson’s handwriting.”

[@davidk8509]

This book is CRAZY expensive Rick: "Best I can do is crazy cheap"

[@myxomatosis455]

He puts on such an act when he argues over $2,000 in order to seem like he stupid to do such a thing but little do we know, Rick has a list of people he believes will buy it for $75,000 within a few months at most. You have to admit it works though.

[@asyouratty13]

or for more than 75K

[@ExicuteGaming]

asyouratty13 It sold for 106,000!!

[@jayson6633]

I love how in the end the seller and Rick basically reversed roles

[@badgal8484]

Its always epic the face rick makes when it comes to the dealing lol!

[@VanajVidyan]

Seller hears expert is a he. Seller: I'm not sure the expert would know exactly what this is. Bring back Rebecca.

[@jamesrawlins735]

Rebecca still consults for the show, but she lives on the East Coast. They try to arrange to film the book segments when she flies out to Vegas, but this may have taken place a couple of months afterwards

[@brianb900]

Rick watches this: “he would’ve sold it for less what!”

[@Jouco]

4:56 Never seen Rick react like that.. he really wanted that book

[@shawnyfin]

I LOVE it when the last thing the seller says is "I wouldve sold it for less than (the price they got)" 🤣👊🤣

[@stoikgramadanski7401]

I see a book on Pawn Stars' show....I go watching it...Cause Rebecca is probably about to show....This one episode.....Naah....You lost me guys....

[@thedarknate0845]

Thays pretty sad!

[@IrishBog]

How many people are now writing “T” before the “l” in all their old books ?

[@zarreff]

So thats where the rapper got his name

[@idbountyhunter]

Rick “Ya, but this book has been read already....

[@faisaljaved426]

This kind of treasure must not enter into a pawn shop ... Respect your Founding Fathers. 🙌

[@CodeBlue_EMT-P]

Being the sixth great grandson of Thomas Jefferson, I can tell you that the sentimental value of Thomas Jefferson’s library is very strong.

[@DeepteshLovesTECH]

Wow you are related to Thomas Jefferson!?

[@CodeBlue_EMT-P]

@@DeepteshLovesTECH Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings.

[@cjmarshall0221]

Very true. Jefferson's wife, Martha died childless.@@CodeBlue_EMT-P

[@SMA2343]

Me: Let's get someone to look at it. Rick: Best I can do is get Stuart and i'm taking a big risk

[@timothyberlinski2299]

Love how they touch all these rare and old books, coins, cards with bare hands

[@Mr_Reset]

Love it when they say ‘The expert may not know what this is’… They are the expert, of course they will know what it is

[@russelllamonaco2283]

Gloves people ,let's use them when handling.

[@BooksUnboxed]

You NEVER use gloves on old books. Never ever. Gloves are more likely to catch and tear the pages, which skin will not do. Just have clean hands.

[@Fluffy_Rumples]

@@BooksUnboxed what about book gloves?

[@yaykruser]

Zac Crow My granfather Sold antique books for his whole life, ne never wore gloves, not even on those 250 k books from sixteenhundred and something.

[@Gymantis]

This is a common misconception. Gloves don't actually help maintain the integrity of old books. The recommended consensus from book experts is that using bare but clean hands is the best method to handling old books.

[@iamthefuss934]

Jason N wtf is a book glove.

[@Ramon_92]

Rick : "Whats youre BEST price? " Seller"75K" Rick : "Ok so 40K?" Me 0-0 ....

[@83Henno]

This might be my favorite clip in PS history

[@phillipskillern5513]

I LOVE episodes like this. Rebecca or not, Rick is a sucker for American collectibles and this is what makes episodes like these my favorite. He gets legit pieces, awesome and historical Americana plus the seller always seems to have the upper hand!

[@Silverboarding]

This is a wonderful episode. Great piece of American history I have no doubt this easily can go up to 100k in a auction

[@Nick-ef6de]

guy: I would've sold it for less than 50k rick: screams in *I'm taking a gamble here*

[@jessicaacevedo2784]

I love how strong the man was about his price. The suspense music when they were making the deal killed me lol 🤣

[@storytimewithunclebill1998]

He could have got 60 from Rick or the expert. Rick was not letting Thomas Jefferson walk out of there. Was fun to watch. Great video

[@ciprianocarranza3594]

I like how he said he would've sold it for less lmao 😂💀

[@infocision777]

2 hours later, Rick sold it for $97,000 online.

[@mihirsaini4565]

Really ?

[@adam-uy6qg]

@@mihirsaini4565 no

[@jess7]

@@adam-uy6qg 😂😂😂😂

[@jasonmichael3676]

Pawn Stars commenters always lie.

[@wfangnxd117]

First time I ever saw Rick look pained in a negotiation

[@ceegators924]

I like how Rick is wearing that gold Viking bracelet he bought a while back.

[@Darth_Chicken]

Well spotted!

[@Baseman0727]

Rick was owned on this one wow. I knew from the start when this guy opened his mouth I knew that he would haggle Rick down to his favor. This guy was firm

[@manjitsingh-fp1qy]

895 people are looking for Rebecca 😂😂

[@thegodfather_8455]

We just witnessed one of the few times Rick got out haggled

[@stevethomas760]

It gets down to how bad somebody wants to sell/buy. Rick really wanted this book and the guy knew it

[@vankik1678]

The last line was a punch to Rick’s Face 😂

[@unlimitedandroidarmy9269]

How was that a punch to Rick's face ?

[@HypeManZ]

its not Rebecca's thing...... She's expert on appreciating books' contents and stories behind and not on memorabilia (in this case just happened to be a Book) left by well-known person. The expert here knows a lot about the person including the markings Jefferson left on his book. Fair deal at 60Grand not 50.

[@billyrigby4839]

Rick struggling over this piece of American history is awesome. lol

[@him050]

The music during the negotiation had me lol’ing. Could it have been anymore dramatic?

[@MisterBinx]

I don't think I've ever seen Rick so conflicted when settling on a deal. He knew this is just too rare to pass up. He'll definitely get 75k for this too.

[@jasonmichael3676]

How do you know he'll definitely get $75K ?

[@MisterBinx]

@@jasonmichael3676 Do you know who Thomas Jefferson is? We're talking about a founding father of the United States. Anything connected to him is pretty much priceless. Rich collectors love buying stuff like this. 75k is a drop in the bucket.

[@takerdust]

@@MisterBinx some ugly pieces of plain Modern Art goes for millions of dollars.

[@kendrickhernandez]

Take it outta Rick's Paycheck. He's keeping that book for himself.

[@marcusn530]

This guy out negotiated Rick and he wanted everyone to know at the end!

[@joewas2225]

Not even slightly.

[@chuckw4680]

"Let's go do some paperwork" *Both men walk away leaving a $50k book unattended on the counter*

[@duoterre7374]

This was one the best moments of pawn stars history

[@sanjayproductions5690]

If they stop calling Rebecca I’m starting a protest

[@enmanuelreacts5388]

I wish rebecca was their would of love to see her reaction.

[@fkillah]

Rick wanted to buy for 5 cents after hearing it sold originally for 15 cents. He has to frame it and pay for auction fees. He's the one taking the huge risk.

[@xiromisho]

This was the best negotiation I've seen. Good.

[@jcneverquits]

Me: Reads comments first: "No Rebecca?" Leaves..

[@semaphoreLock]

This should be in a museum, I hope it’s doing ok

[@Ripthatshitsfr]

My favorite pawn stars video ever because of the last ten words. Epic

[@shanecoughlan2007]

ah the old ''phone a friend'' .... gets used in every episode. still addicted to these clips though.

[@yukik5996]

episode always starts with random guy: hey Rick: hey hows a going random guy: i have *item* Rick: I'm gonna call a friend of mine

[@isabellaai3513]

A quick summary for this show! Employee: I’m gonna call a friend of mine.

[@G_xx_]

Rick almost crying and begging lol 😅🤣

[@denisgames3455]

Rick is such a good negotiator

[@surrreallll]

Random person: I have some skittles want to buy it for $1 Rick: I’m feeling confident I’ll give you $0.20

[@reymondrivera9407]

Lol

[@aaonbang3470]

Chris no they need a expert to check it out

[@aaonbang3470]

Centurion Just in General Smiter of pineapple pizza so what i like to do if open the bag and taste to verify

[@Dannyboyy86]

Most people are into m&m's... The market just isn't that big. It's hot they might melt and get stuck together. I haven't opened the pack yet so I don't know if there's any green ones... I'm taking all the risk here.

[@I_Teen_I]

REBECCA

[@mahtinown-eel]

I love how Rick is acting like $50,000 is a stretch considering that book will probably sell for double

[@cameltwo4368]

4:48 he sounded like an auctioner and rick had won as the highest bidder.

[@jo3yl0pez25]

I’ve never seen rick feel so pressured