Hardcore Pawn: Chicago

2013
Hardcore Pawn: Chicago

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EP1 Something's Missing Jan 01, 2013

The goings-on at a family-run Chicago pawn shop are documented. In the series premiere, a ring worth $80,000 goes missing, touching off an edition of the blame game. Meanwhile, a dissatisfied customer blows her top and then takes her gripe to the top; and an employee tries to authenticate signed astronaut photos that were brought in.

EP2 Wedding Crashers Jan 08, 2013

Royal Pawn Shop normally doesn't sell bridal dresses, but with a bridal fair going on that weekend in Chicago, Wayne had a bright idea -- buy used bridal dresses in bulk and sell them for a profit. While his sale drew in a lot of brides-to-be, Wayne finds out the hard way that he doesn't know a thing about selling bridal dresses.

EP3 Changing of the Guard Jan 15, 2013

Randy notices that the security crew, including Carlos and Rogers, are not only late in opening the store, but they have become lax in their security details, leading to a television being stolen under their noses while the thief's accomplice complains over the value of a mink coat. At that point, Randy placed Carlos and Rogers on notice -- one more mistake and they're fired. Furthermore, Elyse volunteers to be their security supervisor, despite Randy's doubts. Later, Carlos and Rogers would prove that they were serious about their employment when they confront a guitar thief, while that thief's accomplice complains about his "stolen" laptop.

EP4 The Kids Are All Right Jan 22, 2013

Randy and Wayne drive to the suburbs to visit a man who's selling everything in his "man cave", including sports memorabilia, but the price Randy and Wayne will pay will come down to a turn of a card. Meanwhile, Elyse and Nate watch over the store, but when Hymie called in sick, they had no choice but to wing it with their own intuition, which ended up proving very costly for the store -- until a customer came in with a rare opal.

EP5 The Competition Jan 29, 2013

When Randy noticed that Wayne had sold a Rolex watch to a chain smoker for less than value, he challenges him to a contest -- the man who sells the least amount of items in monetary value must parade up and down Clark Street in a "money suit", advertising the store.

EP6 Paranormal Pawn Feb 05, 2013

Wayne and Randy take in some Freemasonry memorabilia from a family who believed that their house became haunted because of it. However, after they took possession of it, the store itself became haunted, to a point where it took a dangerous turn when Hymie accidentally dropped acid used for gold testing in his eye instead of eye drops, which was right next to the bottle of acid. As a result, Wayne became reluctant to buy the items for any price, as he fears for his life, but Randy, however, was still game, chalking everything up to odd coincidences.

EP7 Two Heads are Better Than One Feb 12, 2013

An unusual item could lead to a killer payday; and soft-touch Wayne falls for a woman's sob story, which leads to a fraternal fracas. Meanwhile, a perturbed ex-con poses a threat to the shop.

EP8 A Dangerous Combination: Part 1 Feb 19, 2013

A man came in to sell a safe originally used at a hotel, dating back to Chicago's gangster era. Randy refuses to buy the safe, but Wayne buys it behind his back. A buyer is interested in purchasing the safe, but Wayne wants to know what was inside first. Also: a man gets very belligerent when he demands proper payment for his heavily-flawed diamond. And another man came to pawn his 1969 Yenko Camaro, but Randy tries to talk him into selling it instead.

EP9 A Dangerous Combination: Part 2 Feb 26, 2013

Continuing from last episode, Wayne tried to get a safecracker to open the safe, but failing that, he had someone come and drill the safe open -- something that costs $300 to do, furthering Randy's anger about the situation. Whether or not Randy's attitude changes depends on the contents of the safe. Also: a couple try to sell several designer handbags, which was proven by an expert to be fake.

EP10 Pawned Off Jun 18, 2013

A customer comes in to redeem his pawn of a late-19th Century Hamilton railroader's watch -- a family heirloom -- but no one was able to find the watch. Later, he gets very angry when he found out that Hymie sold the watch by mistake, and he refuses any money to make up for it. As a result, Randy and Wayne visit the person who bought the watch, with Randy offering as much money as it takes to get it back -- but the buyer refuses to sell the watch back at any cost. But Wayne comes up with a solution, involving the watch's backstory.

EP11 Hot or Not? Jun 25, 2013

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EP12 Lucky Horseshoe? Jul 02, 2013

Wayne purchases a horseshoe signed by famed jockey Willie Shoemaker that was said to have been used on his last winning racehorse, Beau Genius. The sale also includes a tip on a longshot on a racehorse at a local track. While the horseshoe and signature was proved to be fake, Wayne still hopes that it'll give him luck, in hopes that the tip would lead to a win.

EP13 Hot Dog Cart Pt. 1 Jul 09, 2013

Carlos, fed up for not getting enough pay for his security guard work, walks off the job, forcing Randy and Wayne to find a substitute. Also: Randy and Wayne purchase a velvet-lined case that claimed to have come from the gangster era and once contained a Tommy Gun. And Wayne walks away from making a deal on a hot dog cart, but when he realised that he could make a profit on it, he changes his mind -- behind Randy's back.

EP14 Hot Dog Cart: Part 2 Jul 16, 2013

Wayne decides to use the hot dog cart to start a new sideline for Royal Jewelry -- selling hot dogs on the street, so he set up a deal with a shady customer to supply him with hot dogs, buns, and a license. But Wayne ended up learning about food sales the hard way -- from the lobster restaurant next door (for stealing his customers), another hot dog vendor (for invading his territory), the sanitary inspector (for selling spoiled, out of date hot dogs without a license), Wayne's shady "supplier" (for making him look bad), and even Randy (for losing money for the pawn shop).

EP15 Diamonds Are Forever Jul 23, 2013

For $60,000, Randy and Wayne buy a set of flawless diamonds that Wayne thinks was cut from the Marlborough diamond, a 26-carat diamond that was part of a 1980 London robbery committed by two Chicago-based mafiosi: Joseph Scalise and Arthur Rachel.[14][15] While Randy would rather just have the diamonds certified, Wayne had a diamond expert friend of his examine them instead, thinking that if it was the Marlborough diamond, he could get reward money exceeding the money they paid for them.

EP16 Comic Book Caper Jul 30, 2013

A mother of her son away at college makes a deal with Wayne and Randy to sell his comic books for $100, after an expert they hired determined their value. However, she later called off the deal when she got a better offer from another dealer, who was offering her $200. They would later find out that that other seller was actually the expert that they hired. Furthermore, they found the reason why the expert wanted the comics -- it included a copy of Amazing Fantasy #15, which featured the debut of Spider Man, valued at around $12,000.

EP17 Russian Roulette Aug 06, 2013

Wayne had received numerous phone calls from Degrassi, the guy that scammed him on the hot dog cart business; later, he left for unknown business, knowing that he was supposed to return on time to join Randy for an important meeting that could open up a lucrative opportunity for Royal Jewelry. Later, a customer recovered Wayne's "lost" wallet. And when it came time for the meeting, Wayne was a no-show. But when Wayne's wife said that he wasn't at home, Randy fears that Wayne was a victim of foul play.
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Released: 01 January 2013 Returning Series
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A spin-off of Hardcore Pawn, the series follows the day-to-day operations of the Royal Pawn Shop located in Chicago, Illinois at 428 S. Clark Street, across from the Metropolitan Correctional Center near Chicago's Financial District.

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supadude2004 This is really no worse than Pawn stars, and in some ways it's better. This series concentrates more on either of the following dimensions: (1) the pawn aspect of the business; or (2), the petty squabbling between the leading brothers - each trying (sometimes irritatingly) to prove he's the better/smarter hustler. Whereas Pawn Stars is a loosely bound mix of lighthearted pawn (in which, as most realise, gullible fools take far less money for valuable items than they'd get on the auction site), family squabbles and the occasional extra curricular outing.I feel the low rating for Hardcore Pawn Chicago is more to do with the fact that both of the leading hustler brothers (and they don't try to hide the fact that they're hustling) in this show, are the type of person that most people would find detestable. The low rating has therefore nothing to do with poor production, lack of anything interesting etc. What's more, there's no 'chummy' dumbo in this programme (as opposed to 'you know who' in Pawn Stars) to make almost anyone feel like they're far smarter "...than that idiot!!". Here you're watching smart folk who make an honest living off the majority of less smart folk; which is also the all too real reason this reviewer argues that it suffers in its ratings.The program should really be entitled "Pawn Sharks Chicago", and again, its rating is ridiculously low, due to the above reality, and not because its uninteresting in any way: Most folk simply despise watching not particularly nice, 'clued up' brothers, making a crafty living from ordinary folk, who've nonetheless clearly taken their dislike of this pair of sharks by rating it far lower than it deserves. Meanwhile, for the few people who can still appreciate that there is an element of skill in doing what they do, please do watch this show only if you can stomach the reality of the pawn business.
jediforce10 Hardcore Pawn is already bad enough with it's terrible characters, except for maybe Les, the terrible customers who fly off the handle all the time, and how it has fights every five seconds or so. So why did TruTV think that a spin off to it was so necessary? Seriously, I don't get how a show that bad managed to get a spin off.Much like Hardcore Pawn, H.P.: Chicago centers around a family run pawn shop in Chicago. The store is run by two brothers, Randy and Wayne Cohen, along with each brother's son and daughter, Elyse and Nathan. They all have to deal with crazy customers and other things.Much like Hardcore Pawn, the show has a lot of irate customers who act like the world owes them everything. A few good example are the lady wanted her money back for a computer that was busted and refused to take the offer of choosing another computer. Another is a lady who acts smug about her designer bags being real, even though they aren't and acts all high and mighty. And then there's some guy who acts like a jerk because of a ring he wants to sell and isn't getting the money he wants, even though the cashier explains why it isn't worth so much. Needless to say, these customers are just as sleazy and as big slime balls as the ones in Hardcore Pawn.The characters on this show are better than the original Hardcore Pawn, but that's not saying much really. Randy and Wayne are pretty much always at each others throats for the most part and yelling at one another. Randy always sounds like he's whining like a child who didn't get a toy at Walmart. Not to mention he loves to be some glory hog whenever Wayne is wrong about something. Wayne acts like a smug jerk who always wants to be right and has a high and mighty attitude. He's always making remarks and insults to his brother and acts arrogant pretty much all the time. Nathan is a passable character and does have some good moments, but he sometimes acts really stupid or rude to other people. Elyse is probably the best character on the show. She's nice, considerate, and shows intelligence. She doesn't really fly off the handle and maintains a professional look. If the show was more about her instead, this show would actually be more enjoyable.There is no real story in this show at all. Stuff just happens like a missing ring and a woman threatening to hire an attorney over it, or the kids have to run the shop by themselves. There's no story lines at all like who will get to run the shop or anything. But considering Hardcore Pawn's loose stories that get convoluted, I should count my blessings and be grateful that there's nothing like that at all in this show.Overall, Hardcore Pawn: Chicago is not as bad as the original Hardcore Pawn, but it still has numerous issues that makes it not worth watching. The customers are irritating, the brothers are annoying, and the stories are just boring. The show isn't so much bad as it is a complete boring mess. The only positive I can take from this is that Elyse is the only good character on this show and Nathan does have his moments. And while this show is better than Hardcore Pawn, this show isn't really worth a look at all and should be avoided, much like the original show.
Christina McCarthy The main character is a bad Harry Carey wanna be with a whiny ladies voice. He talks thru his nose or something -- unbearable. His partner is portrayed as a moron who doesn't know how to run a business. A full episode was dedicated to used bride dresses, really? No one brings in anything mildly exciting. And they show the standard clients being angry they can't get what they want. So predictable. There is a young lady would appears to be the most intelligent of the bunch. She is teaching the old men how things should be done. But even some of her scenes are so obviously staged it is maddening.I had high hopes for this show because it's from the city I have lived my whole life.These guys do not represent our city and are boring. There has to be a pawn shop in Chicago with more character and fun than this --- horrible