The television show “Pawn Stars” is an American reality TV show on the History Channel. The show is set in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop. The shop is family owned and operated by Richard Harrison, his son Rick, and grandson Corey. “Pawn Stars” is one of the History Channel’s most popular programs. There are many people that enjoy watching “Pawn Stars” for its historical information about items that are bought into the shop, the haggling that occurs over the price of items, and the interaction in addition to antics between the proprietors of the shop. The historical aspect of “Pawn Stars” is the first thing that attracts people to the show. People are fascinated with history and learning more about what life was like …show more content…
The negotiation of price is one the most exciting parts of the show. Negotiating the monetary value of an item is much less common in the western world than in other parts of the world. Most of the time people walk into a store and pay the asking price for the items that they want and are unfamiliar with the practice of negotiating; many probably do not even know that it is an option. According to Gary Foreman founder of TheDollarStretcher.com, in the United States haggling over the price of an item is usually limited to yard sales and flea markets. The result is that the television audience finds the course of the negotiations interesting and exciting to watch. For instance, in the example mentioned earlier from the episode “The Smoking Gun”, the seller asserts that because of the history of the musket it is worth much more than the expert claims. Rick’s offer is at the low end of the expert’s appraisal price and less than half of what the seller wants for the musket. The outcome of the negotiations is that they are unable to come to a deal. This quibbling over the price of an item, and not knowing whether the seller will accept the offer or not is something that many people find