hate the show it prays on old people mike wolf is a thief low ball's peoples good's get's in his van and laugh's at the fact he robbed the elderly

This is a show we like to watch together. There is a little bit of bad language, but they find some really interesting items and give enough information for the kids to know what they were. Other reviewers have commented that the buyers are ripping off older people, but I disagree. This is the way antiquing works. It takes a lot of work to move/clean up/market these items to the eventual collector and clearly the sellers have been unable to do that for some reason. There is no undue pressure applied to the sellers. The most interesting parts of this show are the favorable light they shine on rural areas and collectors of historical items and the enthusiasm they show for these great old finds.

well....i love this show!! it tellsa story of two guys having fun and telling the history of america piece by piece!! alot of the people who think they are ripping off the elder people have a very misconstrued conception of life......heck, most of these people want to get rid of the stuff anyway!!! thats why they have a person call and ask about if they are willing to sell their items. most pf the people say that they dont want to take the stuff to the grave. and another thing, over half of the people are not old OR very knowledgable and willing to make bargains with them. OTHERWISE THEY WOULDNT SELL ALL OF IT!!!

Very good show in regards to learning about history!

producers thoughts: lets send two idiotic friends to go ripe country people off by buying their families prizes possessions by falsely persuading them, and then resell it for more! they are the middlemen that ruins the economy for the rest of use. thanks history channel for showing how 2 random people who are the scum of life, scam the american people!

never watch american puckers worst show on earth boring as hell hate it with passion

My son loves this show and I do, too. It's very interesting learning about the history behind some of their finds. I don't think they are ripping off old people. Some of those people are very savvy and won't budge on some items. And, if you think about it, some of the people that sell their items are actually turning a profit from what they paid for their items. Also, they show what the pickers bought the item for and its value, and the profit margin usually isn't all that huge. For example, a lamp they bought for $30 might be worth $100. That doesn't mean that the person selling it would necessarily be able to sell it themselves for $100. These pickers have connections and know how and where to sell their picked items for the most money. That's what they do for a living after all. Whereas, grandma might be able to bring it to the local rummage sale or even put it up on eBay and still get much less than $100 for it. How convenient to have someone come to your house and give you money for items and you have to do no work to refurbish it or list it for sale, or even haul it out to the front yard.

WWwow american pickers is fine for practically every kid i teaches you a lot about history its a great show. i think boys would like it more than girls, because they go digging around in junk (boys ages 8-16 would call is cool stuff) i agree the things they find are great i give it on for ages 6 or 7 and up. and i put cussing a thing to look out for because they only say the h word .

as a picker myself...it helps me know what to keep my eyes open for & the value....who knows...you could have a money pile at your house that you were unaware of!