| Auction Kings | |
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Logo and cast of Auction Kings
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| Genre | Reality |
| Created by | Authentic Entertainment |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 89 |
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| Production locations | Sandy Springs, Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia. |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 20–24 minutes |
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| Network | Discovery Channel |
| Release | October 26, 2010 (2010-10-26) – May 16, 2013 (2013-05-16) |
Auction Kings is a reality television series produced by Authentic Entertainment for the Discovery Channel. The series premiered on October 26, 2010, taking place in the Atlanta[1] auction house Gallery 63 in Sandy Springs, Georgia, located on Roswell Road immediately north of the Atlanta city limit.[2] The gallery has since relocated. The series capitalized on the success of the History Channel's widely successful Pawn Stars.[3] The auction house employees often rely on experts to appraise items of which historical background is provided to the viewer. Sellers offer comments regarding the merchandise at hand both before and after the auction. At the second commercial break, a multiple-choice question about the auction house or the items is presented. The show ran its final episode on May 16, 2013.
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| 1 | 20 | October 26, 2010 (2010-10-26) | February 1, 2011 (2011-02-01) | |
| 2 | 26 | August 9, 2011 (2011-08-09) | November 22, 2011 (2011-11-22) | |
| 3 | 26 | April 25, 2012 (2012-04-25) | September 13, 2012 (2012-09-13) | |
| 4 | 18 | February 21, 2013 (2013-02-21) | May 16, 2013 (2013-05-16) | |
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| 1 | "Vampire Hunting Kit/Meteorite" | 26 October 2010 (2010-10-26) | |
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Items featured include a softball-sized meteorite that struck Russia in 1947 and a vampire-killing kit from the 19th century; Jon finds a signed copy of Gone with the Wind and a genuine Nazi handbook from World War II.
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| 2 | "Love Meter/Knights of the Templar Sword" | 26 October 2010 (2010-10-26) | |
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Jon finds a classic "Love Meter" arcade game in need of repairs. A monk brings in a 1647 Episcopalian prayer book that was brought to America during the Revolutionary War and used in the church attended by some of the Founding Fathers. A man brings in his grandfather's Knights of the Templar coat and sword.
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| 3 | "Ladies' Muff Pistols/John Hancock's Book" | 2 November 2010 (2010-11-02) | |
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A collector brings in a pair of 19th-century ladies' pistols designed to be concealed in a hand muff, while another seller offers for auction an early-print Great Gatsby and a book signed by John Hancock. Jon picks a Venetian mirror.
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| 4 | "Rolling Stones' Snooker Table/Aliens" | 2 November 2010 (2010-11-02) | |
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A seller brings in a snooker table he built for the Rolling Stones to use on tour. A woman sells a collection of rare African artifacts, including an elephant mask, two iron throne chairs, and a terracotta honey pot. Paul's dad Bob decides to sell a family of alien props that he took as trade for a pool table.
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| 5 | "Iwo Jima Sword/Cathouse Chairs" | 9 November 2010 (2010-11-09) | |
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A 1969 Oldsmobile 442, two chairs reportedly from a New Orleans cathouse, and a WWII Japanese rifle and sword still partially wrapped in the 60-year-old paper used to mail them home from the battlefield.
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| 6 | "Dinosaur Tooth/Victorian Furniture" | 9 November 2010 (2010-11-09) | |
| 7 | "Pink Cadillac/Baseball Memorabilia" | 16 November 2010 (2010-11-16) | |
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Looking for funds to buy a new tour bus, a rockabilly musician brings in a pink 1960 Cadillac. A woman sells her husband's model tugboat, but it needs repairs. A collector brings in historic Negro league baseball memorabilia that he hopes will help pay for a mission trip to Côte d'Ivoire.
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| 8 | "Spy Watch/Model A" | 16 November 2010 (2010-11-16) | |
| 9 | "Triumph Chopper/Ruby Necklace" | 21 November 2010 (2010-11-21) | |
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A man walks in with a 92-carat ruby necklace he's been keeping in a shoebox, another brings in a classic 1967 Triumph Chopper, hoping for enough cash to help his mother renovate her house, and a third presents an unopened case of presidential brother Billy Carter's Billy Beer that the expert says is worthless, but that Jon bets will sell.
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| 10 | "Hand Cannon/Fabergé Pencil" | 23 November 2010 (2010-11-23) | |
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A seller brings in an ancient hand cannon so old and so rare, even the experts struggle to determine its origin and history. A tiny jewel-encrusted gold pencil might just be Fabergé. Delfino struggles to revive a 90-year-old sour-sounding player piano. A woman brings in a painting her aunt left her, but gets a big surprise on auction day.
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| 11 | "Hot-Air Balloon/Woolly Mammoth Tusk" | 30 November 2010 (2010-11-30) | |
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Cindy and Paul go up in a hot air balloon up for auction; also sold are a woolly mammoth tusk and a giant, unset sapphire.
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| 12 | "Headhunter Ax/Vintage Coke Machine" | 7 December 2010 (2010-12-07) | |
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Aheadhunter's ax and a rare Vespa scooter with a sidecar are put up for auction; meanwhile, Paul and Cindy have a bidding war over a vintage Coca-Cola machine.
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| 13 | "Samurai Sword/Steamer Trunk" | 14 December 2010 (2010-12-14) | |
| 14 | "Johnny Cash Guitar/Speed Rug" | 21 December 2010 (2010-12-21) | |
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The auction includes a guitar autographed by Johnny Cash, a trading knife made from a jawbone, and a 17th-century chest for treasures. Paul and Cindy initiate Jon in the Speed Rug sale.
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| 15 | "Hot-Lindenbergh Scrapbook/Antique Toys" | 28 December 2010 (2010-12-28) | |
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With a historic Charles Lindbergh scrapbook and a collection of antique metal toys already on the block, Paul also takes a gamble on a rare Wurlitzer band organ.
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| 16 | "Napoleon Mirror/WWI Boy Scout Poster" | 4 January 2011 (2011-01-04) | |
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Before auctioning off a hand mirror signed by Napoleon and a World War I Boy Scout war bonds poster, Paul calls in his antique-expert sister to appraise a mysterious cabinet, and Jon wants to impress his boss by helping assemble the upcoming auction's catalog.
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| 17 | "Shrunken Head/MLK Letter" | 11 January 2011 (2011-01-11) | |
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A letter signed by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and doll furniture created by famous folk artist Howard Finster go on the block; a woman brings in what she believes to be a shrunken head; and Paul enlists his mentor and father, Bob Brown, to help entice Paul's son Elijah to go into the family auction-house business.
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| 18 | "Happy Days Pinball/Wall of Shame" | 18 January 2011 (2011-01-18) | |
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A vintage slot machine, a pinball machine used on Happy Days and a 1940s Whizzer motorized bicycle all go up for auction. Jon takes a World War II Soviet flag to a lab to authenticate its blood stain, and not even Paul can escape Cindy's Wall of Shame for people who do not pay their bills.
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| 19 | "Declaration of Independence/Concession Wagon" | 25 January 2011 (2011-01-25) | |
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The Gallery 63 team auctions a vintage fire truck, a 19th-century copy of the Declaration of Independence and a Tiffany grandfather clock, and races to fix an antique concession wagon that breaks during offload.
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| 20 | "Ouiji Board/Richard Petty Jeep" | 2 February 2011 (2011-02-02) | |
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Up on the block: a 1946 Willys Jeep restored by Richard Petty, a Rock-Ola jukebox, and a Ouija board that becomes the basis for a prank on Cindy.
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| 21 | "Delorean Time Machine/Speakeasy Piano" | 9 August 2011 (2011-08-09) | |
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Up on the block: Video Bob (real name Robert Moseley) auctioned off an exact replica of the Back to the Future Delorean, authenticated by Kevin Pike, the original creator. He also attempted, but failed to sell off another DeLorean replica in Pawn Stars.
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| 22 | "WWII Harley-Davidson/1800s Gambler's Watch-Gun" | 9 August 2011 (2011-08-09) | |
Repeats of the series are currently airing on the digital broadcast network Quest.[citation needed]
