Do the Experts on "Pawn Stars" Get Paid?

Do the experts on "Pawn Stars" get paid?

No.

According to DeadlineHollywood.com, “They work without a script and they’re not paid a dime, but being on the show has boosted their businesses and made them brand names in the appraiser field."

One of the most frequent experts has been Mark Hall Patton, administrator of the Clark County Museum in Henderson. Affectionately known as the "Beard of Knowledge” and “the world’s only rock-star museum curator," Hall-Patton has become such a celebrity that the Clark County Museum’s attendance has nearly tripled since he first started appearing in 2009. “That’s why I do the show — to showcase the museum and get people out here.”

Similarly, other experts appear on the show to benefit their businesses, which have boomed since the show first aired in 2009; they also claim that they’re recognized all over the world. A couple of the experts have gone off to star in their own spinoff shows.

The series, which is taped at the only family-run pawnshop in Las Vegas, became History network's highest rated show and the number-two reality show ("Jersey Shore" being number one over six seasons) is in its 14^th season.

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Deke Castleman Aug-26-2017

Clark County Museum

This was sent in via email:

"Just want to mention that I was one of the many who went to Clark County Museum based on seeing Mark on Pawn Stars.   What a great museum!  Very friendly staff.  If you have any interest in the dam you will walk out of there with a great deal more knowledge than you went in with.  If you have any interest in history of Las Vegas the same.
 
The biggest hit for us was the houses.  They have moved actual homes from various decades to a street.  Each home has appliances relative to that time.  Each home is a museum of its own.
 
The price for all this was $1!"

I agree wholeheartedly. If you haven't stopped off at the Museum, which is out on Boulder Highway on the way to the dam, you're missing a great Vegas attraction. And as Keith notes, admission is basically free.

Bumbug Aug-26-2017

I'm confused

The next to the last paragraph says that the show first aired in 2009, but the last paragraph says it's in its 14th season. Starting in 2009 would make this its 9th season by my calculations. I'm a numbers person so discrepances such as that always bother me. Can you tell me which is correct?

Deke Castleman Aug-26-2017

we wondered that too

Jean -- Thanks for bringing it up. Some years, the show has two seasons. So even though it's nine or ten years old, there've been more than that in TV seasons.

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