American Pickers Guide to Picking
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Callaway, Libby / Wolfe, Mike / Fritz, Frank, PUBLISHER: Hyperion Books, A true adventure story and the go-to guide for "picking" American treasures from anyone's backyard, straight from the stars ong>ofong> History's "American Pickers" In these pages, prong>ofong>essional treasure hunters Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz chronicle their road trips across the American countryside in search ong>ofong> "rusty gold" to buy and sell among the picking world's one-ong>ofong>-a-kind characters. Whether you ong>areong> a fan ong>ofong> the show or just like finding hidden riches, you will love seeing what Wolfe and Fritz dig up and enjoy meeting the devoted collectors, extreme stockpilers, and elite dealers who they encounter along the way. Wolfe and Fritz do not deal in fine antiques. Their secondhand treasures ong>areong> ong>ofong> the down-and-dirty and sometimes even bizarre variety, from old bicycles and vintage tools, to sun-bleached cars and handmade furniture, retired carnival games and unusual taxidermy. Assisted by Danielle Colby, who helps out at Antique Archaeology, Wolfe and Fritz buy on the cheap and then sell to dealers, art directors, interior designers, or anyone looking for a little bit ong>ofong> authentic Americana. The three now shong>areong> their secrets to finding hidden gems, ong>ofong>fering helpful hints that will show what average Americans can do to find the treasures that await them. From "American Pickers Guide to Picking: " " " Junk is Beautiful When ong>weong> knock on a door, 90 percent ong>ofong> the time the things ong>weong> find ong>areong> junk. But ong>weong> don't cong>areong> about the odds; a picker never turns down an opportunity, no matter where it is. ong>Weong>'ve picked pickup trucks. ong>Weong>'ve picked flat beds. ong>Weong>'ve picked dumpsters. ong>Weong> even picked a Mercury Sable. ong>Weong>'re looking for the unusual, the impossible, the funky, the different, the bizarre--things ong>weong> have never seen before. And ong>weong>'ll go anywhere ong>weong> have to go to find it. No location is ong>ofong>f-limits to a hard-core picker. And there's plenty ong>ofong> things to be found at antique stores, thrift and consignment shops, flea markets, estate sales, and swap meets, and a lot ong>ofong> the tips in this book apply to finding treasures at these joints. But that's not really the kind ong>ofong> picking ong>weong> do anymore. ong>Weong> look outside the box to find our junk--a word ong>weong> use almost like a term ong>ofong> endearment: to us: junk is beautiful.