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It was worth the time.

Free tours. They have cut holes in the walls so you can see the workshops. No pictures back there. I was there at 1:00 pm and the staff was just getting back from lunch. Saw everybody except Rick/wife and kid. Busy place. 3 visibles in one shop 4 chest coolers in another. I counted 25 various soda machines, pumps, barber chairs etc in the shipping area. Was hard to tell what was in the receiving area.

Boneyard was fenced off but could see in. Pallet with un-restored, Veeder-Root gas pump computers looked to be about 30.
People watching was great fun. 50 or so on the tour. All ogling the stuff and recalling which episode. I had my trusty Acton stainless cooler on the trip but didn't have time to wander in with it and see what happens if you want a quote.

Pawn Stars was a joke. No talent in sight. Packed with tourist. Took 5 minutes to see that. Walked out and tour bus had just dropped of at least a hundred people. Don't wait in line to see the place. It is nothing more than what is on TV. No pictures allowed inside.

Pics attached.
Creighton 

My wife and I were there in the April. I have the same pictures. LoL

Pawn Stars building was smaller then it looks on TV.

We also hit a few antique stores as well. Pick up some small stuff. Thank God we were flying.

Not a bad tour for free...went a few years ago and met Rick and his son.

Say what you want..but they were very polite and showed us around even talked machines for a few minutes!

Thank you for sharing the pictures and stories

I think so too. Ricks free tour was really good and the whole family was very friendly. I got to meet them all including a daughter I've never seen on the show. She took me on a tour of the boneyard but I didn't see anything worthwhile. I did see a Jacobs 35 Pepsi inside that was nice but it was missing all the internals. As far as Pawn Stars it was a joke. No one I recognized from the show and it was very small and way overpriced for junk.

Thanks for sharing!
Glad you had a good time!

Vegas is always a blast. My problem, is I never seem to remember any of my trip ! Lol  
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Creighton..

In pawn stars defense, there's not much talent on the show either!!  :tounge:

>> In pawn stars defense, there's not much talent on the show either!!

So very true. Thanks for a much needed laugh!!
I just had to shake my head and walk away from the masses that were in line to buy overpriced, crappy T-shirts, golf balls and shot glasses.
Rattling my cane.... But when I was young, it was Mt. Rushmore, Yellowstone, NYC, Disneyland where one shopped for useless crap :-).
Times do a change.
Creighton

We stopped at Rick's old place a couple of years ago and everyone was very gracious! We weren't sure how they got any work done with a lot of people there for tours.

B.