Market Warriors

Market Warriors

2012
Market Warriors
Market Warriors

Market Warriors

6.6 | en |

Market Warriors is an American reality television series that follows four professional antiquers as they buy assigned items at flea markets and antique shows on a budget. The items are then sold at auction, where the antiquers compete for the highest profit, which is most often determined by the lowest loss. Market Warriors has a number of connections to Antiques Roadshow: both are produced by WGBH, Boston, hosted by Mark L. Walberg, and share the participation of appraisers Miller Gaffney, Kevin Bruneau, John Bruno, Bene Raia, and Bob Richter. Fred Willard was the original host of the show; however, after his arrest for engaging in a lewd act at an adult movie theater, PBS dropped him as host and had Walberg re-voice the episodes Willard had already completed. On March 13, 2013, PBS announced it was ending production of Market Warriors, the series that premiered in July 2012 under Market Wars as a partner program to longtime ratings hit Antiques Roadshow, according to a March 14 WGBH, Boston, internal memo to employees. Marsha Bemko, executive producer of both programs, commented the decision was PBS’s and declined further comment.

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EP18  episode 18
Jan. 01,0001
episode 18

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EP17  episode 17
Jan. 01,0001
episode 17

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EP7  Antiquing in Pasadena, CA
Sep. 24,2012
Antiquing in Pasadena, CA

Head to the famous Rose Bowl in Pasadena, where the pickers search for Native American wares.

EP6  Antiquing in Brimfield, MA — Part 2
Sep. 17,2012
Antiquing in Brimfield, MA — Part 2

Join the pickers at Brimfield Antique Show in their search for the best piece of art pottery.

EP5  Antiquing in Springfield, OH
Sep. 03,2012
Antiquing in Springfield, OH

Tag along as the pickers search the Springfield Extravaganza for cast iron to sell at auction.

EP4  Antiquing in Brimfield, MA
Aug. 06,2012
Antiquing in Brimfield, MA

Watch the pickers hunt for art glass at the largest outdoor market in the world.

EP3  Antiquing in Cumming, GA
Jul. 30,2012
Antiquing in Cumming, GA

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EP2  Antiquing in Philadelphia, PA
Jul. 23,2012
Antiquing in Philadelphia, PA

This week on MARKET WARRIORS, our pickers (Miller, John, Bob and Kevin) are in the city of brotherly love, and working in close quarters at the 60-vendor Phila Flea Market. Working within their fixed budgets, the challenge is to find costume jewelry — with an eye toward selling their finds for profit at auction. Notable picks include a set by the French jeweler Marcel Boucher and additional items such as a Playboy™ ice bucket and a Japanese mixed metal vase. It becomes clear whose strategy is working best when the items are auctioned at A.N. Abell Auction Company in Los Angeles.

EP1  Antiquing in Adamstown, PA
Jul. 16,2012
Antiquing in Adamstown, PA

In the series premiere episode of MARKET WARRIORS, our four pickers (Miller, John, Bob and Kevin) head out to Lancaster, Pennyslvania, home to Renningers Adamstown - a large indoor/outdoor flea market where they will be challenged to find Mid-Century modern items amid the Pennsylvania Dutch antiques. The pickers scour the market for key finds, which include an Eames chair, Moss floor lamp and a Tiffany® jelly jar. The winning picker is determined at A.N. Abell Auction Company in Los Angeles, California where their chosen items go under the hammer.

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Market Warriors is an American reality television series that follows four professional antiquers as they buy assigned items at flea markets and antique shows on a budget. The items are then sold at auction, where the antiquers compete for the highest profit, which is most often determined by the lowest loss. Market Warriors has a number of connections to Antiques Roadshow: both are produced by WGBH, Boston, hosted by Mark L. Walberg, and share the participation of appraisers Miller Gaffney, Kevin Bruneau, John Bruno, Bene Raia, and Bob Richter. Fred Willard was the original host of the show; however, after his arrest for engaging in a lewd act at an adult movie theater, PBS dropped him as host and had Walberg re-voice the episodes Willard had already completed. On March 13, 2013, PBS announced it was ending production of Market Warriors, the series that premiered in July 2012 under Market Wars as a partner program to longtime ratings hit Antiques Roadshow, according to a March 14 WGBH, Boston, internal memo to employees. Marsha Bemko, executive producer of both programs, commented the decision was PBS’s and declined further comment.

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SnoopyStyle This PBS show is a "competition" between four "experts" going to buy from public markets. Then the experts take their finds to an auction to see who gained the most from selling their purchases. Sure there is a lot of quote-unqotes. It sure looks like they overpay a lot of the times. You would think that buying in public means retail prices. Most of the time, they're better off not buying the stuff. So the competition isn't what I watch the show for. The experts seem like fun people. That's the only reason to watch this show. Quite frankly after a few shows, that's not really a good enough reason anymore. It gets repetitive with no real surprises.
itsbarrie A bunch of dealers go to flea markets, etc. looking for things to make a killing on. OK, I get that.But then they put their finds on a plane and take it to an auction house hundreds of miles away, thereby eating up most of the profit. If any.I work as an antiques dealer, and many of the "finds" on this show are stuff I see all the time. The vintage fan the one guy found? They're everywhere, and don't usually command more than $20. You'd be lucky to get $50 retail.The only good thing I can say about Market Warriors is that they got rid of the unbelievably annoying and unfunny Fred Willard.
arease_2000 I have tried to like this show. This should be like what not to do. The fact that the money is seems to be really no object. People go to auctions like the ones on the show to not spend retail prices. When these pickers purchase they are paying retail prices it seems. It seems to me if you want to make a profit (and consider the additional fees) at auction you need to buy at rock bottom wholesale prices by going to house sales/estate sales, yard sales, thrift stores, the swap meets where sellers are unloading storage bin finds are more apt to wheel and deal on pricing. I have found lamps at auction for $5.00 to $35.00 and sold for $45 to $150. Art Deco lamps for $3.00 sold for $150. These antique shows the pickers are shopping at are outdoor retail/resale shop pricing...? If this is suppose to entertaining/educational it is a what not do in the resell market.
Randy H. Farb When Fred Willard narrated, this show was quite amusing. Mark Wahlberg's narration is a bit too generic for this type of show. It is really a modern re-telling of The Maltese falcon without Sam Spade. You have Miller Gaffney, the southern belle who charms her way through antique dealers. Brigid O'Shaugnessy was also a femme fatale. Wilmer Cook was from New York. Kevin Bruneau is also from the northeast, and mentions sometimes that some dealers are put off by his assertiveness. Bob Richter the designer,has the style of Joel Cairo in that he wants to win but also throws his support to the others. John Bruo, the professor, is the Kasper Gutman of the bunch. besides his physical appearance, his joviality is definitely that of a Kasper Gutman. I can imagine Fred Willard picking up on this metaphor and narrating the show from Sam Spade's viewpoint. Perhaps Wahlberg will do this style for a Halloween episode.i enjoy going to flea markets, and it is nice to discover ones from different cities. I hope that