“In the '90s, I went on eBay to buy some paddle tires for my four-wheeler ATV and couldn't find any. When I did find a manufacturer that sold them, I bought 20,000 and had no problem reselling them. So the next time you get mad when you can't find an item, realize there's a market waiting to be explored.”

American businessman and reality television personality

Rick Harrison is an American businessman and reality television personality. Born Richard Kevin Harrison, he is best known as the owner of the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop and as a familiar face on the History series Pawn Stars. He opened the shop with his father, Richard Benjamin Harrison, in 1989, and the two co-owned it until his father’s death in 2018. His public profile comes from the pawn shop business and the television series built around it.