AMERICAN Pickers star Mike Wolfe gave fans a look inside his crowded antique store.
The TV personality owns several antique stores in Iowa and Tennessee: Antique Archeology and Columbia Motor Alley.
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On Wednesday, Mike, 59, encouraged shoppers to visit the Ancient Archeology location in Nashville to find a gift for their mothers for Mother’s Day.
In a blink of an eye Shared on the store’s official Instagram profile, the photographer displayed several items for sale, such as guitars, banjos and clothes.
The image showed many potential customers looking at the antiques neatly spread out on the walls and in the sales area.
The store captioned its post: “Let the Mother’s Day shopping begin!
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“We have some very smart people who are already shopping early.”
MORE AP DEALS
Mike isn’t the only American Pickers star to own a business.
His brother, Robbie, 57, owns an antiques store in Iowa that sells vintage cars, neon signs and more.
Co-star Jersey Jon owns an antique restoration shop in New Jersey that received mixed reviews in Summer 2023, with one customer calling the employees “rude.”
Mike’s girlfriend Leticia Cline, 45, recently opened a coffee shop in March 2024.
COMPETITION STORES
Frank Fritz, 58, who left American Pickers in 2021 and was replaced by Robbie, also has an antiques store called Frank Fritz Finds.
Mike and Frank’s store competed against each other as they are both located in Iowa and only 45 miles away from each other.
Although Mike’s store is normally packed with customers, not many visit Frank’s store.
According to Experian’s Business Valuation Report for Frank Fritz Finds, the store estimated annual sales to be just $25,000.
Meanwhile, Antique Archeology’s Iowa location has $62,000 in annual sales according to the same website above.
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Mike Wolfe has created a business empire with real estate, antique stores and more.
One customer told The US Sun in February: “Mike always has customers coming in and out of his store. There are many fans who check out the options seen on the program and buy merchandise.”
Another source told the news outlet that people shop at Frank’s store “once in a while,” but it’s not as busy as Mike’s business.
ADVANCED
Fans last saw Frank on the reality show in 2020 and officially left in 2021.
In an exclusive interview with The US Sun last September, Frank’s friend revealed that he was not fired from the hit History Channel series.
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The friend said: “I wouldn’t say he was fired. He came home after a spell and said, ‘I think I’ll be done for a while.’ I think he had a breakdown. Your back surgery was important.”
The former TV star took time off from the show to recover from surgery that left him with 185 stitches and two rods in his spine.
Along with the surgery, Frank suffered a stroke in 2022 and the friend said he is “getting better every day.”
Continuing on his health, the source revealed what Mike and Frank’s friendship was like.
“They argued about things, disagreements like anyone does in business. It’s all business. Frank knows what business is like. Whatever decision was made, it was made. It wasn’t a big deal.
Outside of business, their friendship is good. They are well. Their friendship is great today. They have known each other for 40 years. They are great friends. They’re two professionals, that’s what they are.”
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