tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8177819142952066428.post7998986376914164417..comments2024-03-26T12:30:50.855-04:00Comments on C. Dianne Zweig - Kitsch 'n Stuff: American Pickers Antiquing Underground: Is It Time For The Show To Be Buried?C. Dianne Zweighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11158682996021712156noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8177819142952066428.post-63939595903574929212011-01-23T20:38:04.954-05:002011-01-23T20:38:04.954-05:00The only thing better than watching the pickers is...The only thing better than watching the pickers is picking myself. Sometimes they get me in the mood to go the next day if possible. It's like watching the cooking station, makes me go and try new recipies. Should I shut off the tube?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915915358553681687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8177819142952066428.post-26029526036195384552010-08-30T13:58:33.798-04:002010-08-30T13:58:33.798-04:00I enjoy watching the show, but what I really want ...I enjoy watching the show, but what I really want to know is how buys this stuff??? I'd like to a show watching them sell the items they pick.Antiques Galore Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16147097736638936368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8177819142952066428.post-49249281852174568522010-03-17T10:03:21.233-04:002010-03-17T10:03:21.233-04:00I was on American Pickers in the episode where one...I was on American Pickers in the episode where one of them buys a 1939 Plymouth out of a cellar in Mayland. It was filmed at my mother's house in Westford Massachusetts. These are nice guys, Yes, they made money off of us, but that IS what the show is about! Isn't that what the business is about? If people didn't make money at antique shops, or second hand shops, (or an business)they mainerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687372083441439421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8177819142952066428.post-35530403158988742772010-03-16T10:25:50.585-04:002010-03-16T10:25:50.585-04:00too much motor head stuff.....way too contrived an...too much motor head stuff.....way too contrived and it follows a narrow theme of a grizzly old guy, a farm in never never land and some old rusty American mechanical stuff....also doorknockers get shot at once and a while in that part of the country....would be a nice touch eh?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03610810915016354359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8177819142952066428.post-35648603719167357252010-03-04T10:39:52.436-05:002010-03-04T10:39:52.436-05:00I've never seen this show...love your retro re...I've never seen this show...love your retro red kitchen ideas!Diva Kreszlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278102837785791249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8177819142952066428.post-87737326968160655612010-03-03T21:30:41.813-05:002010-03-03T21:30:41.813-05:00you know i like the idea of the show .. but i have...you know i like the idea of the show .. but i have missed every episode .. i end up watching reruns of it on mondays during the day .. then get busy and forget to catch the new episode .. the episodes i have been able to watch always left me feeling like they left something out .. steps removed ..left me disappointed ..as i have said before .. i really don't know many pickers who drive aroundJunk Exchangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508861855203429868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8177819142952066428.post-66484225714992661622010-03-03T10:03:22.498-05:002010-03-03T10:03:22.498-05:00Craig, wouldnt that be fun!
DianneCraig, wouldnt that be fun!<br />DianneC. Dianne Zweighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11158682996021712156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8177819142952066428.post-75374908004014061152010-03-03T09:51:04.355-05:002010-03-03T09:51:04.355-05:00They are buying stuff they know about, they probly...They are buying stuff they know about, they probly do not know the cloth stuff, the kitch stuff,<br /><br />I have been buying that so called "Junk" rusty stuff, the stuff out of the old barns, sheds, yards for about 40+ years, 30 years ago I would not have looked twice at modern glass, the stuff made after depression glass, clothes, fabric stuffs, but now later we are buying it all Craig Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918751262261533087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8177819142952066428.post-92056758925517937752010-03-02T23:18:03.725-05:002010-03-02T23:18:03.725-05:00I like this show and have never gotten the sense t...I like this show and have never gotten the sense that the pickers were trying to take advantage of anyone. They knock on doors, introduce themselves, produce a flyer listing items they are searching for, and ask politely if they can look around. Then they find a couple of beat-up, rusty things and make a reasonable cash offer or do a little baseline economic back and forth with the potential Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10037586714650297851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8177819142952066428.post-50439384177658386622010-03-02T22:44:12.700-05:002010-03-02T22:44:12.700-05:00I guess I'm one of the few here who really lik...I guess I'm one of the few here who really likes this show. They are a lot nicer than the pickers I used to deal with back when I worked at an antique shop.Karin Growhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04454743596667648891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8177819142952066428.post-9762312611636353502010-03-02T19:14:31.893-05:002010-03-02T19:14:31.893-05:00I guess I'm the opposite, Diane! I was bored ...I guess I'm the opposite, Diane! I was bored by the first show, but have become more interested as the series has gone on. I look at it as a fairly painless way of educating myself, but I do like Pawn Stars and Antiques Roadshow much better. I agree that there must have been another way into that underground storeroom!Puppy Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18004537684972167264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8177819142952066428.post-68758206957462537102010-03-02T15:43:08.065-05:002010-03-02T15:43:08.065-05:00I have gotten bored with the show and it isn't...I have gotten bored with the show and it isn't even that old yet! How many different ways can you show them picking through people's junk and still keep it fresh or even exciting? For me, the honeymoon is over for this show and I won't be going out of my way to watch it again.Bargain Hunting Treasure Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357232422400947985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8177819142952066428.post-55111237173248846652010-03-02T15:20:05.924-05:002010-03-02T15:20:05.924-05:00I enjoy the show....I do the same thing just at ga...I enjoy the show....I do the same thing just at garage sales and estate sales.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946362562389731342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8177819142952066428.post-72880672510184286012010-03-02T15:09:57.295-05:002010-03-02T15:09:57.295-05:00I like the Pickers show. After all aren't all ...I like the Pickers show. After all aren't all of us antique and collectable dealers pickers too! We may not have the luxury of being able to drive around the country in a van,but when we go to garage sales, estate sales, auctions, antique stores, or advertise and buy dierctly from the buyer we are picking also. I think the pickers are fair and not taking advantage of the hoarders. They do dolladdicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17936245340774318163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8177819142952066428.post-37789402797691981162010-03-02T11:08:59.096-05:002010-03-02T11:08:59.096-05:00I was really excited about this show at first. I&#...I was really excited about this show at first. I've watched it twice I think, and it's just not grabbing me. I feel sorry for the old folks, and I almost feel like they are being taken advantage of. Wouldn't you feel pressured to say yes to selling something if you were in front of a camera? I really wish that HGTV would step up and have a show about thrifting!★Carol★https://www.blogger.com/profile/18048131510779563893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8177819142952066428.post-53810960223095910602010-03-02T10:52:14.411-05:002010-03-02T10:52:14.411-05:00I have watched the pickers only once and was not v...I have watched the pickers only once and was not very impressed. I agree that the sellers are really hoarders who do not have much desire to part with their junk. I was enthusiastic when the show first aired, but I too quickly lost interest. I have a friend who has a booth in an antique mall. I have gone to garage sales with her to look for items that she then sells to other antique dealers Susan Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04323206599839838089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8177819142952066428.post-66300512515310419472010-03-02T10:04:02.032-05:002010-03-02T10:04:02.032-05:00Betsy, as usual, I am getting a little different t...Betsy, as usual, I am getting a little different take on the pickers. to me they seem very nice and fair. I do not see them taking advantage of any clueless or needy "desperate folks". I think the sellers are odd ducks and may have more money than we realize. These sellers fit the category of hoarders who are unable to let go of their possessions. If there is anything desperate about C. Dianne Zweighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11158682996021712156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8177819142952066428.post-73878802000780983302010-03-02T09:27:18.342-05:002010-03-02T09:27:18.342-05:00I hope it goes away soon; shows like this give peo...I hope it goes away soon; shows like this give people the impression that this is how all dealers behave. The premise of offering pennies on the dollar to desperate folks (or the somewhat unhinged) gives a bad name to true dealers who pay a fair price for quality goods without cameras running. We can make a nice profit (doing taxes now so I know this is true) while still treating others fairly Betsy in Mainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070615616512928704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8177819142952066428.post-62850775472002511892010-03-02T07:13:31.161-05:002010-03-02T07:13:31.161-05:00Personally I think its a farce. You have camera, a...Personally I think its a farce. You have camera, action, film and stars (the pickers) then the owners. I think that its mostly planned and truthfully I am not that inspired by it. Just like the pawn-brokers show, thats all it is to me is a show. My bad :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05746883277881484136noreply@blogger.com