The Pickers show, like Pawns Stars, are all staged and often run afoul of common sense to real collectors of certain items like firearms. Neither of these two shows have FFLs and can only deal in antique firearms, of course.

I also watch these shows and laugh at the things I know more about than they do that are mis-valued. But, they are entertaining and I do learn about lots of different things I don't collect. Whether they make a great deal, or not, is irrelevant, though. They are getting paid a lot for having a hit TV show.