Everything on Hardcore Pawn is scripted, but the pawn shop where it takes place is an actual pawn shop the size of a warehouse. The guys on Storage Wars go through a lot more units than they show on television. They don't make nearly as much as you might think. Pawn Stars is probably the worst. The store is mostly filled with merch for the show and is a huge tourist trap. The hosts of the show are never there, and the employees that are there hardly know what they're doing.