I liked the picking/auction shows for a while, mostly when I did not have internet, a bike, or scrap to tear down. American Pickers stood out from the rest because they more actively searched for stuff to buy, instead of just standing next to whatever someone brings to a set. Eventually I was tired of the editing, exaggerated personalities, scripted conflicts, and commercials. When they cut to ads, I'm not motivated to wait for the rest of the show when I could be scrapping. The counterpoints are the hoarding shows. I watched a few of those, but I think the peak of that genre was passed years ago with Clean Sweep, before TLC became just another cable channel.