Wish there was more like him when it came to certain items. Artwork, guitars, historically significant pieces, and items that family went out of their way to acquire. Even when getting big bucks somethings are worth holding on to. Hope there’s more clips like this one.
He wanted to sell it though, but stopped when he heard what he could get for it. He even said it himself he only ever played it once for 2 minutes but yet he’s calling it his “baby”?
Eh, he prolly figured it was worth $50000 and he was gonna take $40000 but when he heard $50000-$60000 he wanted like $55000 but he knew he wouldn't get it so he kept it
When you own a guitar as nice as this one, its ever so hard to let go of it. By the looks of things, he was not short of cash, otherwise he would have taken the money. Once its gone its gone, and there will alway's be regrets of selling such a stunningly beautiful and valuable guitar.
He freaking shook his hand on the offer he was asking for! He obviously had o% intention of selling it. The producers lined this guy up just to have something interesting on the show.
Guy wanted a free appraisal. He asked for 50k thinking it was high (you could see the genuine surprise on his face when dude said 50-60 EASY). I wonder what he paid for it....
I understand. I have a 1993 Jeff Beck Stratocaster in surf green that belonged to my father. It’s not worth anything crazy but I plays like a dream. Someone could offer me any amount of money and I wouldn’t part ways with it. Sometimes certain items hold a place in your heart that’s worth more than any monetary value. It was his favorite instrument, and now it’s my favorite instrument. I honestly love it like a family member.
Well done that guy! He saw passed the money and knew that guitar is priceless. Some people say that money can't buy you happiness, but, obviously, those people have never bought a guitar.
I doubt they would over pay for a guitar just because they're a well known shop, maybe offer consignment? but after they take their cut who knows what you'd be left with.
I honestly don't blame him for backing out of the deal. With a guitar THAT beautiful and good sounding, I would be in the same boat as him. That's the type of guitar that you'd want to keep in your family for a few generations, let it accumulate just a BIT of play ware then maybe go ahead and sell it.
Who gets proud at someone who fully takes the deal and shook hands with no turning back, then for some stupid reason he changes his mind, its little wads of 50k.
People in this comment section doesn't know how to value things That guy is actually a nice person because he values history and doesn't care about money
I met Ren at Merelfest one year. We talked for an hour or so. I told him about my CJ-165 and he told me he worked on that very guitar! He’s the master!
The dude was selling this guitar on Reverb last year. He said in the listing that it is the one featured on the show and he stated he didn't want to sell it to a pawn shop but would rather know who bought it so he'd know it was appreciated. He was still asking $50k lol!
I feel his pain, you just can’t put a price on somethings. When value cancels out and it’s all about that feeling, I’ve done things like this before and regret it every day. Bravo to you sir!
@@hugoakerlund5114 Right but it's not "high-end" it's literally meant to be a show guitar of perfect build, craft, and meant to be shown and not played like a regular instrument. Just because something is functional doesn't mean it's meant to be used up over being displayed. It's not quantum physics, guy.
I bet the guy does this to everyone. . .I was going to marry you but when I got to the chapel I just couldn't do it. . .I know I promised you a kidney but when we got to the operating room I just couldn't do it, sorry bro. . .
Jason Brown pretty smart actually, being it’s a highly watched reality show a lot of people will see it and possibly be willing to pay exactly what he wants
He says he buys and sells Guitars, that's what he does FOR A LIVING!!! WTF was he expecting when he stepped into the PAWN SHOP?! He talks like he knows what he's doing, WON'T COME DOWN from his asking Price, he gets his Price, looks like a GIANT TARD when Big Hoss agrees, ( Did you see the look on his face when the Guitar expert comes up with the same numbers as he did? ). Anyways that Guitar is DEFINITELY ONE OF A KIND! She is BEAUTIFUL, Thanks for Posting this Vid...........🎸💚
Alot of people who aren't muscians seem to not understand,this is the only guitar of its type in existence and also being the very first ever made! As a musican(piano and keyboard player)i completely understand..if i had something handmade by one of the best i wouldn't sell it
Ren Ferguson, I had one built by him ,but not a master museum , when I bought it ,the owner of the store showed me a master one, It was the most beautiful guitar I ever seen, it had carvings in back of the neck ,inlays all over it , a carved bridge , it was called the daffodil , flowers all throughout the guitar, he wouldn’t let me take picture of it . That 12 years ago. He wanted 150 k for it ,saw the guy later that year, he did sell it to a man in India for 100k plus 3 guitars. Again it was the most beautiful I’d ever seen, and I’ve seen a few,
This one is fishy. There was the obvious fake bit at the beginning when Chum tried to grab the guitar. And the offered price was so close to the expert's value. I think they're going to auction this off or this is some advertising for the seller that the TV network is doing as a favor or something.
Im surprised people are saying its the holy grail when in reality its a modern guitar from a category based off of vintage acoustics from gibson in the past. Thats like me selling a 2010 fender time machine 1967 stratocaster to a pawn shop
Not entirely true. Say not a lot of people bid on it but it still goes for say $70,000, by the time he'd of paid his auction fees of about 30% and maybe others, he'd walk with $49,000, possibly less. Auctions can go seriously wrong too.
He just wanted to get his guitar on TV for free so maybe big star or collector would offer him 75 . He played the pawn stars. Free TV advertisement for the number 01 Gibson Master series. Good job.
I would not want $40,000 in hundred-dollar bills. When they pay that much for an item in cash, do they give you a complimentary brief case or money sack to carry it out with? How about a ride to the bank in an armored truck? If I showed up to my bank with 400 hundred-dollar bills and tried to deposit it, they'd call the police
My wife died when she was 32 years old, After that I started to look at material things as worthless , you can have many things but unless you have that person to share them with , they are worthless , I don’t hold material things in high regard anymore ,
Material things really dont matter unless they support life, besides that they are just used to learn and have fun. I can always get another car but, I cant live again. You nailed on the head man.
Obviously he knew he could get 60 grand for it, that's why he pulled out of the deal... bad business after shaking though, Corey had every right to tell him to f%&! off...
Except all he has to do is NOT give them his ID, and they legally can't buy it, which becomes theft at that point. = ) Try knowing what you're talking about _before_ opening your face.
@@iami3rian394 nah a man's handshake it's a man's handshake if you are backing out from it you lost your manhood on the spot same with respect period. Gtf out of here bishh
I hate it when people say “This is the holy grail” with every rarity or special guitar that comes in. In my mind the only “holy grail” is and will only ever be an original 1959 Gibson LP Burst. I think you can put a ‘58 or a 57 Goldtop in that category but for every cool or high dollar item that comes thru doesn’t make it a “holy grail.” Just my thoughts.
While I am not too big into guitars, my brother is a huge collector of them and I know right now that thing is going to be worth much more than 50 grand as long as the economy thrives. Speaking to him, he wouldn't be shocked if it was worth double that within three or four years.
Dakota M The laws vary & are complex. Like, if you make a $ bet with your friend , you are not legally bound to pay it. Ya' might get yer ass kicked, but you don't have to pay up.
If the guy was some chump who didn’t know jack from shit…he probably would have blindly handed it over for 20 grand. The guy is obviously passionate and followed his gut. Do you not feel passionate about anything??? If not, you are one lonely, lost soul; bro!
A guitar worth 50 grand and probably more in the future. Is not something you let your mates play on after a couple of beers neither should you. This piece belongs in a humidity controlled vault.
He came in just looking for a platform to stage his guitar. Free advertising to sell it for more. Great plan really
yup
Smart. He will use this footage to get money.
It will wind up in Japan.
This is scripted guys
Nah he’s just stuck up
Wish there was more like him when it came to certain items. Artwork, guitars, historically significant pieces, and items that family went out of their way to acquire. Even when getting big bucks somethings are worth holding on to. Hope there’s more clips like this one.
He wanted to sell it though, but stopped when he heard what he could get for it. He even said it himself he only ever played it once for 2 minutes but yet he’s calling it his “baby”?
I would have done the same.
This is a once in a lifetime guitar, and it will only become more priceless with age.
50k-60k estimate is the exact opposite of priceless
The one time they dont rip off someone and the guy backs out the deal lmao smh
They were gonna make $10,000 on that guitar. They tried ripping him off he was smart to leave
@@blkcoxryummy69 exactly. They would've sold it for 70-75 grand easily.
@@blkcoxryummy69 They wouldn't buy it unless they could make 25%+ the auction fees back. I'm betting they had a buyer lined up already.
@@TheAvish6293 Not at all. Maybe $55k tops.
Is ripping someone off tricking someone or is it giving someone an offer and they take it? Hmmmmm
2:37 Guy asks for 50 grand. Then is shocked when the expert says it's worth 50 grand...
I woulda played the shit outta that bitch and sold it to Kanye for $100,000.
... and finally won't take the 50 grand...
Then they are willing to give him the 50 gs he is asking for and backs out.
Guy is shocked it's worth 50 grand....gets offer 50 grand turns it down
Eh, he prolly figured it was worth $50000 and he was gonna take $40000 but when he heard $50000-$60000 he wanted like $55000 but he knew he wouldn't get it so he kept it
Never shake on a deal then back out!😕
BiG JuiCe I wouldn't want to sell it
Omg the big expert
@@mattyjmusic4210 yeah, its a beautiful guitar, would never sell it
Bite me
Happens every episode of Shark Tank. A lot of them back out (the people appearing on the show and the sharks).
When you own a guitar as nice as this one, its ever so hard to let go of it.
By the looks of things, he was not short of cash, otherwise he would have taken the money.
Once its gone its gone, and there will alway's be regrets of selling such a stunningly beautiful and valuable guitar.
Its just a guitar
@@DonCheadlePapa Insolent !!!
@@DonCheadlePapa just like you when you're against about your mom being a pr*stitute like it's just your mom
Sometimes it's not worth selling
SOMETIMES it's just a fake setup in order to grab free TV time.
They should rename the show "Call Up A Buddy Of Mine"
Been saying that for years
Yeah we know we read the other comments
dwd ded crying😂
No they should call it Sell Stars because nobody ever pawns anything.
Khalil Ali lmao best comment on TH-cam
This is like one of the Holy Grail's of acoustic guitars
Exactly to pawn it for some change not worth it
Yeah , but only if acoustic guitars were holy grails.
I hope he went home and played it. Guitars like that were made to be played AND admired.
If he doesn't wanna sell it, then he should play this until the day he dies lmao
I dont think he was a player--i think he was a player!!!!!!!!!
4:06 chums eyes oh this guy is serious about not selling😅
Back out after you shake on it? I respect his love for the guitar but you guys shook on it man.
They actually tried to go up to his asking price, amazing...
i have the holy grail and they give me a hundred bucks for it
He freaking shook his hand on the offer he was asking for! He obviously had o% intention of selling it. The producers lined this guy up just to have something interesting on the show.
Dumbass
Guy wanted a free appraisal. He asked for 50k thinking it was high (you could see the genuine surprise on his face when dude said 50-60 EASY). I wonder what he paid for it....
probably
@@touyube3010 everything is staged.
I understand. I have a 1993 Jeff Beck Stratocaster in surf green that belonged to my father. It’s not worth anything crazy but I plays like a dream. Someone could offer me any amount of money and I wouldn’t part ways with it. Sometimes certain items hold a place in your heart that’s worth more than any monetary value. It was his favorite instrument, and now it’s my favorite instrument. I honestly love it like a family member.
Well done that guy! He saw passed the money and knew that guitar is priceless. Some people say that money can't buy you happiness, but, obviously, those people have never bought a guitar.
But master musuem is more of a collectable type of guitar thing not for players, same with other brands that do customs, etc.
Absolutely beautiful guitar.
0:47 they say that Ferguson designed guitars for Gibson for 25 years (let's just say this is one of the most valuable most holy Grail of Guitar's
Why would you go to a pawn shop for a guitar like that. Go to Norman's!
Perhaps that's what he thought afterwards, lol.
I doubt they would over pay for a guitar just because they're a well known shop, maybe offer consignment? but after they take their cut who knows what you'd be left with.
Jacqui Schmitt right? theyre great , but who knows how much they buy stuff for
Is norman generous
ask for Alex
I love how he offered him 50G after he wanted to back out and he still went like nah
Gotta respect that change of heart, if it hits ya physically don't do it
Im glad he backed out of that. Thats the most beautiful guitar ive ever seen
truly gorgeous
@trading paints that don’t make no difference to me
NEVERRRRRRRRRRRR,,EVERRRRRRR,,,,,back out a deal when 2 men shake hands....NEVER...
It used to be that you could trust a handshake. Not any more.
Take the money!! You fool!!
Danny Mccoy he did good. Keep that beautiful guitar. Why sell it the first place? Put in a glass case and make it a shrine!
You can’t make someone do something. He had second thoughts. I respect that.
I honestly don't blame him for backing out of the deal. With a guitar THAT beautiful and good sounding, I would be in the same boat as him. That's the type of guitar that you'd want to keep in your family for a few generations, let it accumulate just a BIT of play ware then maybe go ahead and sell it.
4:28 "You want Fifty for it?!" I was surprised to hear that.
What's the point of coming to sell it then?
To let people know he has it, perhaps to get more money.
because of drugs
This is not just item
For publicity
You’ve clearly never owned a class instrument or you’d get it...
Wow the first guy to change his mind after making a deal of 48,000 and then walk out with the guitar he came to sell.
Corey even offered 50k qt the end
1:54 you can see Jesses eyes moving side to side reading the script lol.
"That Gibson Master Museum belongs in a museum!"
I am so proud of this young man. Good on him.
Then why the f*ck would he take it to a pawnshop???
not proud at all--shook his hand and then went back on it...your word is your bond
Who gets proud at someone who fully takes the deal and shook hands with no turning back, then for some stupid reason he changes his mind, its little wads of 50k.
People in this comment section doesn't know how to value things
That guy is actually a nice person because he values history and doesn't care about money
I met Ren at Merelfest one year. We talked for an hour or so. I told him about my CJ-165 and he told me he worked on that very guitar! He’s the master!
The dude was selling this guitar on Reverb last year. He said in the listing that it is the one featured on the show and he stated he didn't want to sell it to a pawn shop but would rather know who bought it so he'd know it was appreciated. He was still asking $50k lol!
I feel his pain, you just can’t put a price on somethings. When value cancels out and it’s all about that feeling, I’ve done things like this before and regret it every day. Bravo to you sir!
This is my baby........? Youve played on it once.....for 2 minutes
It's not a guitar meant for playing. Durr.
@@citypopFM High end guitars are functional art so yes they are meant to be played
@@hugoakerlund5114 Right but it's not "high-end" it's literally meant to be a show guitar of perfect build, craft, and meant to be shown and not played like a regular instrument. Just because something is functional doesn't mean it's meant to be used up over being displayed. It's not quantum physics, guy.
@@citypopFM in my eyes anything that is functional is meant to be used, wallhangers are useless
@@hugoakerlund5114 Well then in my eyes, I'm very glad you won't ever own a museum level piece.
I bet the guy does this to everyone. . .I was going to marry you but when I got to the chapel I just couldn't do it. . .I know I promised you a kidney but when we got to the operating room I just couldn't do it, sorry bro. . .
On the way out the door, crossing the street, Mr. Brown famously ran over the guy and crushed the guitar.
I have the holy grail of guitars...I'll take it to the pawn shop. Genius!
RICKS---Pawn Shop!!!
Jason Brown pretty smart actually, being it’s a highly watched reality show a lot of people will see it and possibly be willing to pay exactly what he wants
Remember something is only worth what someone is willing to spend 👍
He says he buys and sells Guitars, that's what he does FOR A LIVING!!! WTF was he expecting when he stepped into the PAWN
SHOP?! He talks like he knows what he's doing, WON'T COME DOWN from his asking Price, he gets his Price, looks like a GIANT TARD when Big Hoss agrees, ( Did
you see the look on his face when the Guitar expert comes up with the same numbers as he did? ).
Anyways that Guitar is DEFINITELY
ONE OF A KIND! She is BEAUTIFUL, Thanks for Posting this Vid...........🎸💚
I love it when money doesn't talk senses sometimes. This guy has my respect
Respect the guy who shakes on a deal then backs out • Ok
Mr. Brown and this Gibson Master Museum Acoustic Guitar got along famously............ Sounds sooooo good!
Funny how when he changed his mind, they were quick to offer him what he wanted lol forgot about the "risk" he takes haha
A very nice deal, first time i've seen the pawns stars giving in WOOOOOW
free advertisement on his guitar he probably sold it now for 100k
He probably backed out of that deal too.. obviously seller can't be trusted to follow through.. when a man shakes on a deal it's done
@@johnsmith22334 men .. or women..with honor..
@@johnsmith22334 that's why Nancy Pelosi was wearing black today... She's attending the funeral of the Democrat party..
@@johnsmith22334 Trump has to stop making " premenopausal women angry..."... That's what they're going to impeach him on next..
@@stevexyz1173 Trump is an illiterate moron and the whole world is angrily waiting for americans to vote with their brains
Alot of people who aren't muscians seem to not understand,this is the only guitar of its type in existence and also being the very first ever made! As a musican(piano and keyboard player)i completely understand..if i had something handmade by one of the best i wouldn't sell it
After he backed out of the deal, I was hoping he'd accidentally drop the guitar on his way out.
Man of culture... everyone :)
Ren Ferguson, I had one built by him ,but not a master museum , when I bought it ,the owner of the store showed me a master one, It was the most beautiful guitar I ever seen, it had carvings in back of the neck ,inlays all over it , a carved bridge , it was called the daffodil , flowers all throughout the guitar, he wouldn’t let me take picture of it . That 12 years ago. He wanted 150 k for it ,saw the guy later that year, he did sell it to a man in India for 100k plus 3 guitars. Again it was the most beautiful I’d ever seen, and I’ve seen a few,
This one is fishy. There was the obvious fake bit at the beginning when Chum tried to grab the guitar. And the offered price was so close to the expert's value. I think they're going to auction this off or this is some advertising for the seller that the TV network is doing as a favor or something.
EGarrett01 yeah it was staged
EGarrett01 this seller comes out in a show in 2016 selling another guitar to Rick, to much coincidence 🤔
@@juancarlosarriolarodriguez162 yes, it think that was the same guitar and owned by stephen stills? Staged TV
This guys is the man !!!! Good job keep it for another 20 years you will get $ 100,000 !!!
The buddy *quickly strums a G chord*
"Yep. Sounds as good as it looks".
Lmao
expert be like: these 2 strings are fine, so i bet all are good😂
Im surprised people are saying its the holy grail when in reality its a modern guitar from a category based off of vintage acoustics from gibson in the past. Thats like me selling a 2010 fender time machine 1967 stratocaster to a pawn shop
Beautiful guitar, always go with your gut instinct.
That is a guy that really respects the guitars he own
No, that is a guy who knows that national TV exposure will help him find MR. Too much money who will pay him 2x or more.
Doesn’t even play
2:08 most beautiful chord
An auction is the best place for it. Rock stars would bid like crazy
Not entirely true. Say not a lot of people bid on it but it still goes for say $70,000, by the time he'd of paid his auction fees of about 30% and maybe others, he'd walk with $49,000, possibly less. Auctions can go seriously wrong too.
Process Pepe There's this thing called a RESERVE PRICE that would protect him from that .
He just wanted to get his guitar on TV for free so maybe big star or collector would offer him 75 . He played the pawn stars. Free TV advertisement for the number 01 Gibson Master series. Good job.
It's worth 2,500 NOW.
You already shook on it . I wouldn't have given it back to him, what a worm.
Back in the day, a handshake was your word, your word was your bond.
I have the highest respect for that guy, glad he kept it
@Philippe lmfao no he didnt, what are you Santa Clause ?
A musician and his baby you can't see a more beautiful sight
Crazy, he got such a good offer; one of the rare times that they were so much more than fair.
That's right--Rick woulda been complaining about the light bill and the dust its collecting while sitting there!!!!!!!
They are great actors, all of them
I would not want $40,000 in hundred-dollar bills. When they pay that much for an item in cash, do they give you a complimentary brief case or money sack to carry it out with? How about a ride to the bank in an armored truck? If I showed up to my bank with 400 hundred-dollar bills and tried to deposit it, they'd call the police
I owned a 1994’ Bozeman Brazilian Custom Gibson Southern Jumbo signed by REN Ferguson and John Walker. Sold it 14 years ago. Wished I still had it.
My wife died when she was 32 years old,
After that I started to look at material things as worthless , you can have many things but unless you have that person to share them with , they are worthless , I don’t hold material things in high regard anymore ,
Material things really dont matter unless they support life, besides that they are just used to learn and have fun. I can always get another car but, I cant live again. You nailed on the head man.
I’m so sorry for your loss. I hope you are doing well now and know that you are loved.
Mr brown played some sick licks on that guitar famously
Obviously he knew he could get 60 grand for it, that's why he pulled out of the deal... bad business after shaking though, Corey had every right to tell him to f%&! off...
Except all he has to do is NOT give them his ID, and they legally can't buy it, which becomes theft at that point. = )
Try knowing what you're talking about _before_ opening your face.
@@iami3rian394 nah a man's handshake it's a man's handshake if you are backing out from it you lost your manhood on the spot same with respect period. Gtf out of here bishh
I don’t like person who won’t abide RULE OF HANDSHAKE 🤝.
The "seller" just wanted to see himself on tv. Dork!
The show ended ever before Jesse could learn how to play any meaningful riff, melody or simple chord progression.
I bought an Ibanez accustic for 150 quid, i've wrote some class hit songs on it that arn't hits yet
Keep trying Tom!!
Doesn't matter what the guitar worth
You never go back on a deal after a handshake
Sometimes a your word is more valuable
anyone else find it weird that he backed out just after chumlee asked him to show his I.D at 3:56.
I hate it when people say “This is the holy grail” with every rarity or special guitar that comes in. In my mind the only “holy grail” is and will only ever be an original 1959 Gibson LP Burst. I think you can put a ‘58 or a 57 Goldtop in that category but for every cool or high dollar item that comes thru doesn’t make it a “holy grail.” Just my thoughts.
I wouldn't even think of selling that jewel.
I'm Glade he did not sale it. Toooooooooooooo Beautiful.
That's one of the oldest tricks in the book, you come out with all that cash drop it on the counter. Nice one, Cory
While I am not too big into guitars, my brother is a huge collector of them and I know right now that thing is going to be worth much more than 50 grand as long as the economy thrives. Speaking to him, he wouldn't be shocked if it was worth double that within three or four years.
Now that Gibson is on the verge of tits up, it may go for way more
Shakes hands on a deal, then backs out.
Scumbag !
From what a I heard a hand shake is like signing a legal document and can't be broken
Live Wire you clearly don’t play guitar
shae mcgee
I don't understand your point.
Dakota M
The laws vary & are complex.
Like, if you make a $ bet with your friend , you are not legally bound to pay it.
Ya' might get yer ass kicked, but you don't have to pay up.
If the guy was some chump who didn’t know jack from shit…he probably would have blindly handed it over for 20 grand. The guy is obviously passionate and followed his gut. Do you not feel passionate about anything??? If not, you are one lonely, lost soul; bro!
PLENTY of huge rockers that would pay alot more for a piece of guitar history.
A guy has the first Gibson Master Museum guitar, and he takes it into a pawn shop. LMFAO!
You know you're right to have second thoughts when the pawn shop counter guy yells to the closer "GET OUT HERE, THIS GUY'S HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS"
"This is my baby". Has only played it once lol.
A guitar worth 50 grand and probably more in the future. Is not something you let your mates play on after a couple of beers neither should you. This piece belongs in a humidity controlled vault.
In under a minute i can confidently say dude aint sellin it. Even b4 he bid his price
He probably brought the guitar to the shop for free advertisement.
hold on to it for 3 decades or so.
I would have sold it and went to the guitar shop and bought a nice Epiphone acoustic for 350
francis begbie why would you buy a cheap veneer wood? Why not an actual hard wood
Buy an old Epiphone then!!!
This is my baby...
YES guy !!! YES,YES,YES,
from France.
Mr Brown loved his guitars and we got along famously
Frank Mazzacca mr brown isn’t a meme you normie
The Holy Grail of American coins shits all over Mr. Brown.
You did the right thing man.
Oh man, this is my baby...ever played it?? Once for about 2 minutes😂💗😬😲.
It takes me a half hour to fully warm up!!!!!
No resprctable guitar collecter would sell such a gem at a pawnshop
Watch the guitar shoot up way in price when Gibson goes under
i totally get that man.. that guitar is so sick
Cory is so much more fair than his dad.
Not always
Off camera the guy took fitty five hundred with the quickness.
Really suspicious. Note how he declined the deal when they asked for his ID.
Oliver S. You know it’s fake right? What goes on TV is scripted.
It's a beautiful guitar
“Is there any particular reason?”
You want 50 grand for a guitar and you expect them to buy it without expert opinion
We've all been there with guitars. I had agreed to sell one of my Seagulls and couldn't do it at the last minute even though I got asking.