21. The Price of Fame
One interesting fact about Chumlee is he and his co-workers can no longer work at the counter of the pawn shop due to privacy laws. Now that they’ve become celebrities, it compromises the privacy of patrons who are pawning. One way around this is the guys now do deals in the hallway, away from the cameras.
22. Origins at HBO
HBO actually first garnered interest in signing on Chumlee, Rick and Corey for a reality show and even developed a pilot. However, they wanted to focus on the more depressing and dirty sides of pawning, something shop owner Rick wasn’t interested in. He’s very happy he waited for History Channel.