I may be on the TV show "Auction Kings"

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Hollywood called for yours truly on Tuesday. They saw a Ms. Pac cabaret that I was selling on craigslist and called me up to learn more about it and if I would be willing to put it in the TV show "Auction Kings", which films in Atlanta. Unfortunately, they wanted to film the Sunday of MLK weekend, which was the ONE weekend I am traveling to visit family. They wanted to know if I could hold it until February and shoot it then. I just got confirmation for a February shoot, but like anything I will hold my breath until the thing is in the can.

If all goes well, I hope to document the whole process. This could prove interesting seeing as how this already debunks a reality TV myth: Some items on the show are actually random people bringing random things, but most items are actively recruited.
 
I think it could bring your price up too. Publicity like that could bring you top dollar.

Keep us posted. I will be watching for sure.
 
So I just finished filming my "scene" for auction kings. It was pretty fun, and as you would expect for "reality" TV, not very "real." While the interactions weren't scripted, per se, they were very staged as in "talk about this," "Tell me more about that." "Say something like...yada yada." etc.

When you guys see the show, I know you're going to give me crap for the Ms. Pac machine. but trust me, I know. It isn't the best example out there. It has a wico joystick instead of stock, a repro (namco) cpo, decent wear, etc. But remember, they contacted me. I was just going to sell this off of craigslist, but they asked for it on their show.

However, if I had a fully original classic arcade I wouldn't want it to be on the show since the consignment is at 15% and that's too much of a crap shoot for something quality. This is kinda throw away for me since I only have $150 in it and it let me have a cool experience.

Below is a crappy cell phone photo I took of the owner/star of the show doing his exit interview of our encounter. I have to go back later this month to film my reaction during the actual auction along with some follow-up interviews. As far as I know the finished episode won't air until 6 months from now.

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So I just finished filming my "scene" for auction kings. It was pretty fun, and as you would expect for "reality" TV, not very "real." While the interactions weren't scripted, per se, they were very staged as in "talk about this," "Tell me more about that." "Say something like...yada yada." etc.

When you guys see the show, I know you're going to give me crap for the Ms. Pac machine. but trust me, I know. It isn't the best example out there. It has a wico joystick instead of stock, a repro (namco) cpo, decent wear, etc. But remember, they contacted me. I was just going to sell this off of craigslist, but they asked for it on their show.

However, if I had a fully original classic arcade I wouldn't want it to be on the show since the consignment is at 15% and that's too much of a crap shoot for something quality. This is kinda throw away for me since I only have $150 in it and it let me have a cool experience.

Below is a crappy cell phone photo I took of the owner/star of the show doing his exit interview of our encounter. I have to go back later this month to film my reaction during the actual auction along with some follow-up interviews. As far as I know the finished episode won't air until 6 months from now.

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Did they buy it off you or offer some incentive being on the show, give you double or you only get what it pulls at auction? Did they pay you for your so called reality acting services. Did they pay you for your time unloading it there and dealing with tv bs?
 
No. They don't pay you for appearing on the show or give me more for it. I will only get what it pulls at auction minus %15. I guess "being on TV" is the only incentive.

Like I said, I only have $150 in it, so I'll come out ahead regardless. Plus, the gallery is only 10 minutes away from my work. In and out in 2 hours.
 
Awesome experience, and just plain fun. How often do you get to do something like this anyways? Way cool.

I went to the Pawn Stars location in Las Vegas very early on, before they really became popular, and I wandered in when they were filming a scene for a lindbergh wooden propeller.. I stayed there the entire time, hung in the background, etc., but never go on the show. I was very surprised at how produced and fake the show was, just about everything Rick said and the seller said was scripted by the producer for them to say. It was still very cool to see.

My wife and I went back last summer and they have totally commercialized the entire shop now, it's been expanded and has a large section of memorabilia, t-shirts, and coffee mugs with the shops names and images of the workers there (especially Chum-lee). I don't even think they can function as an actual pawn shop now with how they have it set up!

Keep us posted on how the auction goes, you never know who will get caught up on bidding on this because of the show! You may have the most valuable Pacman Cabaret in the U.S. by the time this show is done! :)
 
No. They don't pay you for appearing on the show or give me more for it. I will only get what it pulls at auction minus %15. I guess "being on TV" is the only incentive.

Like I said, I only have $150 in it, so I'll come out ahead regardless. Plus, the gallery is only 10 minutes away from my work. In and out in 2 hours.

That's kinda fucked up that they don't give you anything for your time. People like you is what gives this show a story do they just stack their pockets from the show and leave your dick in the dirt from what u get at auction. It would be differant if you was a person already going to the auction but they contacted you.
 
One of my friends from work was on that show after he bought a Star Wars lunch box. I thought about going down there a couple of months ago when they had an outrun listed on their website.
 
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That's kinda fucked up that they don't give you anything for your time. People like you is what gives this show a story do they just stack their pockets from the show and leave your dick in the dirt from what u get at auction. It would be differant if you was a person already going to the auction but they contacted you.

Would be nice if they waived the consignment fee since they recruited for this item. However, they have no real incentive to pay folks - if someone tells them no, big deal, there are plenty of people that will do it just to be on the show and have the experience (not that there's anything wrong with that).
 
Everyone can be famous today for a few minutes...:rolleyes: Just the screwed up world we live in...but that is cool that you got to participate in something like that...I'm not sure I'd do it..but I guess It would depend on show and game..:D
 
that's cool, don't need money for something like that, it's just plain cool.

this is the 3rd reality show that i've heard of that fishes for people off of craigslist ads. what a way to get your free cast. no writers, no sense, but sometimes it's entertaining. then again, it gets old when cast member B2 looks in a box and states "holy ****", and the show cuts to commercial.

i'd do that in a heartbeat...and contact companies to advertise on my shirt when the camera starts rolling. walk in off the street with my pacman, my shirt plastered with Bayer/Bud Light/SPF/Bosch/Village/CondomDepot/Xyience/OfficeDepot/KLOV-WARS/Enron.

storage hunters, auction wars, american pickers, picker sisters, cajun storage wars, texas wtf-off, auction kings, storage wars, storage whores, what's next? "real" tv needs to die, but won't due to how cheap they are to produce.

dibbs beeotch! on the cabaret.
 
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Now make it like all the other arcade auctions and get some shill bidders in there to help out your cause :wink wink:
 
That's kinda fucked up that they don't give you anything for your time.
Sheesh. Seems to me it would be the other way around. Seeing as he got airtime on a nationally-aired television show...and given the fact that advertising airtime is easily worth several thousands of dollars a minute, I wouldn't call that 'nothing'. I'm sure for some people, to actually get on a TV show like this would be a priceless opportunity.

Preston, curious if was there something about your auction that drew them in and made them contact you? Or was it truly random?
 
Pretty cool...usually you get douchebags and lowballers on CL, not TV show appearance requests...Congrats :)
 
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