Does The Cast Of Pawn Stars Really Still Work In The Pawn Shop?

Publish date: 2024-05-06

While the show has been great for business, it can sometimes interfere with day-to-day at the shop. For instance, if the production crew wants to shoot a scene, staff has to kick out any customers who aren't going to be in the show, which can interrupt the sales staff and ruin their commission. The show films Monday through Friday, generally with three to five scenes a day, meaning each day is guaranteed to be interrupted at some point. If there are any scripted scenes, Benton won't find out until 6 p.m. the day before.

To make matters worse for the in-store employees, the shop has become an iconic tourist attraction, meaning roughly 1 out of every 100 visitors is actually there to do some hardcore pawning. 

Odyssey reports that the stars are fed "organic information" throughout their negotiations, all of which are pre-planned. If you see a Pawn Stars deal, it's only after the seller has signed a release and agreed to be an extra, and the Pawn Stars have studied up or consulted with producers about whether it would be good television to buy an item.

Sometimes, the producers will ask them to purchase something they otherwise would pass on, but knowing the Pawn Stars, there's probably a good bit of arm twisting and negotiation involved on both sides before anyone comes to an agreement.

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