PRICEY PICKS American Pickers’ Mike Wolfe stocks up Nashville store with new antiques worth thousands as show ratings plummet

AMERICAN Pickers star Mike Wolfe has stocked up on antiques for customers of his Nashville store as show ratings were disappointing this season.

Mike, 60, owns Antique Archaeology with locations in Le Claire, Iowa, and Nashville, Tennessee.

American Pickers star Mike Wolfe in Tennessee

Antique Archaeology is located in Nashville, Tennessee

Among the expensive items in the store is a horse ride for $3,500

A cabinet is on sale for $3,000

A cast iron water fountain priced at $1,500

This harmonica display case could belong to a customer for $1,200

Though in need of work, this industrial cabinet is priced at $995

A Cleveland bike is $950

In new photos exclusively obtained by The U.S. Sun, Mike has stocked his store with new vintage items worth thousands of dollars.

Mike is charging a whopping $3,500 for an antique coin horse ride, while a stock market machine cabinet is $3,000.

Another antique is an early cast iron water fountain that could set a customer back $1,500.

A harmonica display case is priced at $1,200.

An industrial cabinet needing work is worth $995, while a Cleveland Euro Mod bike is $950.

A large stork statue could cost a buyer $850 and a detective camera is priced at $700.

On the more affordable end, a Coca-Cola diner clock is $300, a red Huss sign is $595, a Jerry Lee Lewis jacket is $595, a dollhouse is $195 and a birdhouse is $175.

A large stork statue is $850

A vintage detective camera on sale for $700

A Coca-Cola diner clock is priced at $300

A fan of vintage signs, Mike priced this Huss one at $595

A Jerry Lewis jacket from ’84 is available for $595

Mike also has lower-priced antiques for sale

STORE SUCCESS

The U.S. Sun reported Antique Archeology Nashville’s estimated annual sales are reportedly $903,000 as of 2023.

The company’s Business Credit Score is “low risk,” meaning there is a “good probability of on-time payment,” according to the report.

OTHER BUSINESSES

The antique store is around 30 miles away from Mike’s over $1 million home in Leiper’s Fork, Tennessee, just blocks away from celebrities including Wynonna Judd and Carrie Underwood.

Mike moved into the $1,050,000 home in June 2020 amid his divorce from his wife of 10 years Jodi, who he shares his daughter with.

The antique store is around 46 miles away from Mike’s bike stop Columbia Motor Alley in the small town of Columbia, Tennessee.

Columbia is also where Mike’s vacation rental Two Lanes Guesthouse and other businesses are located.

RATINGS STRUGGLE

The store drama comes after American Pickers has been struggling with ratings.

The December 18 episode brought in the highest ratings with 760,000 viewers.

The week before that, 676,000 watched the December 11 show.

On the December 4th episode, 584,000 viewers watched.

On the November 27 episode The Toy Godfather, Mike and Jersey traveled to Chicago to pick through a historic home.

The episode had 623,000 viewers.

The November 20, 2024 episode Surfs, Signs, Savage brought in 521,000 viewers.

The November 13 episode, Picken’ Wall to Wall, had 582,000 people watch.

The November 6, 2024 episode, Carnival Cashout, had 547,000 viewers.

DIY Delorean, which aired on October 30, brought in the lowest ratings of the season with just 442,000 viewers.

The third episode of Season 26, The Great Razooly, had 566,000 viewers on October 23.

The second episode of the season, Wolfemen vs. The Automations, brought in just 463,000 viewers on October 16.

The premiere episode on October 9 brought in 565,000 fans as Mike picked through Evel Knievel memorabilia.

The ratings for Season 26 are low compared to last season.

Season 25 brought in 723,000 viewers for part one of the premiere and 676,000 for part two.

Episode three had 880,000 viewers tune in.

By the January 24 episode, ratings increased to 948,000 viewers.

The February 28 episode brought in 966,000 viewers.

The season finale on March 27 had 832,000 people watch.

Despite the low ratings, the show revealed filming will resume in February.

NEW BEGINNING

In honor of the new year, Mike reflected on 2024 and revealed his goals for 2025.

“I chose this photo to post because this is where I’m at right now in my life, happy, content and excited about the future,” he captioned a picture of himself smiling. “This past year has brought loss and some heartache ache but it also has beautiful moments with my daughter and family.

“The projects that I have thrown myself into have inspired me to do more. Turning 60 this year has centered me and brought me to a place in my mind that I feel at peace and I love that my circle is getting much smaller so I can be present more with the ones I love.

“I’m incredibly blessed for all of your support. For 15 years now we have been able to tell stories and focus on the history, people, and places that continue to bring us all together. I fall in love with America over and over again when I travel.

“There is no such thing as a nobody or a place that is nowhere. Now more than ever let’s seek and find common ground. 2025 We got this!!!”