Market Warriors
July. 16,2012Market 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.
Seasons & Episode
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.
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.
Watch the pickers hunt for art glass at the largest outdoor market in the world.
Tag along as the pickers search the Springfield Extravaganza for cast iron to sell at auction.
Join the pickers at Brimfield Antique Show in their search for the best piece of art pottery.
Head to the famous Rose Bowl in Pasadena, where the pickers search for Native American wares.
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