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Watch Jack White and the American Pickers haggle over a taxidermal elephant head

by Tyler Munro

American Pickers is a show on the History Channel where two dudes, “pickers,” rummage through people’s garbage in the hopes of flipping hidden treasures for a profit. In their latest episode (“Elephant in the Room”), hosts Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz get in a bartering match with Jack White over…a giant, taxidermy-preserved elephant head.

As Wolfe puts it, “He even has an album called Elephant!”

That he does, but White’s no chump. Watch as he haggles the two to the best of his ability, first bluffing that he’s not interested and later offering up some trades. As it turns out, White’s got a pretty weird collection of junk himself. That alone makes the episode worth watching. If this strikes your fancy, head over to History’s website to watch the episode. Skip to about 35 minutes in.