A lot of what happens in "reality shows" has to be staged, and the new ones that are coming out are worse and worse as to the professions or subject matter they are following. Producers are running out of cool ideas. These shows are so disposable...generation nothingness for sure.
It is staged. Watching pawn stars last week they asked someone if they could bring in an expert, they said ok. and when the "expert" comes in, the same people are in the background shopping. So they had the whole thing set up and the expert there ready to go...
The show is still cool because of the items they highlight and the history they give on shit. There's been a lot of shit shown on the show I didn't know about that's interesting.
The other shows like this, not so much, a bunch of bullshit.
I do find it funny on Pawn Stars that they actually often overpay for what an item is worth to them knowing they have to mark it up. They probably do that intentionally as additional promotion beyond what they get paid for the show. People see what they are paying on the show and think they will get that in their shop. NOPE... Yes other times they are clearly ripping people off too... Guess it wouldn't be a pawn shop without that lol..
