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Market Warriors; Antiquing in Oronoco, MN
02/25/2013
MARKET WARRIORS 118 Antiquing in Oronoco, MN EE Master - Texted, Mixed, No CC TRT: 56:40 First Air Date: 2/25/2013
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- Series
- Market Warriors
- Program
- Antiquing in Oronoco, MN
- Program Number
118
- Series Description
Premiered July 16, 2012 NOTE: Fred Willard was replaced by Mark Walberg as series off camera host after episode 101.
Market Warriors is a series in which expert antiques "pickers" embark on a nationwide treasure hunt, scouring flea markets for vintage valuables and selling their finds at auction with an eye toward maximizing profit. These pickers aren't your amateur-weekend-flea-market hobbyists-they are pros, here to compete against each other in a competition that takes us on a cross-country adventure. In each episode, four pickers travel to different market locations across the country to purchase certain items with a set amount of money. We will learn not only about different objects and their history; we'll see the competitors apply their knowledge and skills to real financial transactions. Using individual interviews we will get to know our pickers and learn about what they bought and why. We then will discover the current value of the objects as only the marketplace can determine. The sale of our pickers' items takes place at an auction on a different day, in a different location. Before the auction, we will hear our auction house experts appraise each of these items and their estimates won't always jibe with the dollar value our pickers have attached to these objects. All four competitors will watch the auctioneer take charge of the bidding and the picker whose objects make the highest total profit at auction is the winner of that episode.
Scoreboard: Who's been the big winner this season?
1st: Kevin Bruneau with 10 wins 2nd: Bob Richter with 4 wins 3rd: Miller Gaffney with 3 wins 4th: John Bruno with 2 wins 5th: Bene Raia with 1 win Series release date: 07/16/2012
- Program Description
This week on MARKET WARRIORS, the pickers head out to Oronoco, Minnesota, to the annual Downtown Oronoco Gold Rush Days to find an antique toy among the more than 300 vendors scattered throughout town. Off-screen host Mark L. Walberg observes the pickers as they’re teamed up, men versus women, in an effort to flip an item at the market. The pickers have a chance to increase their profits by auctioning an item on eBay. Some key finds include a vintage pinball machine, a Trifari bracelet and a trolley seat. Their selected items are sent to Ken Farmer Auctions in Radford, Virginia, where they go under the hammer.
Auction House: Ken Farmer Auctions & Appraisals, Radford, VA Shopping Location: Downtown Oronoco Gold Rush Days, Oronoco, MN
Winner: Bene Raia
- Duration
00:56:40
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Genres
- Game Show
- Topics
- Antiques and Collectibles
- Creators
- Bemko, Marsha (Series Producer)
- Citation
- Chicago: “Market Warriors; Antiquing in Oronoco, MN,” 02/25/2013, GBH Archives, accessed July 27, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_83371F6DCFF7451FA5353CDC5B9DC8A6.
- MLA: “Market Warriors; Antiquing in Oronoco, MN.” 02/25/2013. GBH Archives. Web. July 27, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_83371F6DCFF7451FA5353CDC5B9DC8A6>.
- APA: Market Warriors; Antiquing in Oronoco, MN. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_83371F6DCFF7451FA5353CDC5B9DC8A6