American Pickers
History channel is working on a reality television series named American Pickers that got aired on 18th January, 2010 in collaboration with Cineflix Media and A&E Television Networks. The series was created by Mike Wolfe who is well known for finding out a treasure inside mountains of garbage. The series is based on a mission started by Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz who used to go on a hunt to recycle America by diving into countless piles of grimy junk and hitting out roads from coast to coast and earning their living out of garbage transforming them into treasure.
They just raised the antique business to upscale boutiques changing out the thinking of people about American history. The Antique Archaeology business of Mike is actually carried out by Danielle Colby. The trio works together and sells out the treasure on their shop and also on the designed website. The series at present has worked on 19th season with completion of around 253 episodes.
What they actually collect and how?
They search for all those antique collectibles in people’s homes, sheds, barns, outbuildings and places where they have stored out. They pick out items of their choice particularly antique motorcycles, old Hondas, commercials, film posters, Piaggio Ape and many such things that add value in future. They always have the curiosity to discover something that has never been seen before. They are almost ready every time to find such extraordinary items and hear fascinating tales about them. They have seen a lot of rusty gold over the years and are further looking to discover more.
Is it popular?
Yes, it is popular counting out 3.7 million viewers just on its premiere episode in 2010. Now it has raised the History Channel to success being the highest rated series and paying out $500 thousand per season to its creator Mike for its fifth season. Mike is now 53 years old celebrity enjoying out net worth of $4 to $7 million whereas Frank has also accumulated a good wealth of estimated $4 million to his name. Mike without the show has also managed to hit the fortune through legitimate antique selling.
What’s new?
The show is looking for new location and is ready to explore Connecticut this coming summer where they can purchase and collect new antiques for series new episodes. They are actually planning out to give historically significant objects a new lease on life while learning more about America’s past.
How to contact them?
If someone has or is willing to submit a collection or accumulation he/she can simply contact by sending out name, phone number, location and description of item to americanpickers@cineflix.com or call at 855-OLD-RUST or go to @GotAPick on Facebook.