Pawn Stars

Is it real or fake? A lot of it seems staged. Why do the main characters always know so much. They're like an encyclopedia. Regardless f it's real or fake I enjoy watching it. I usually learn a thing or two. I also get to see some pretty cool things. I just hate how the owners are always trying to low ball the sellers. They get them to say how much they want for the item first so that they can throw a lower number at them. If it were me selling to these guys I would make sure to double my asking price from what I really wanted. This way they might end up closer to what I wanted for the item.