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Originally Posted by The Clk Man
The were in Danville KY a while back at the Pioneer Playhouse. And it wasn't a week later that people came into our antique store thinking that they were pickers. They would say that I had to leave some meat on the bone so they could make money. I TOLD them that I wasn't in the business of selling antiques to wanabe pickers. One guy got smart with me and I almost ***** slapped him. The wife and I have been buying and selling antiques for almost 30 years.  |
I feel for you, these shows are so edited and scripted that they themselves leave no meat on the bone.
One of the worst is the restoration guy who, for example, charges $7500 to restore a brass NCR cash register that could be bought in minty original condition for $1500 or so. Real collectors don't want clear coat paint and vinyl graphics prited off a computer scan. It's only original once.
The other downside of these shows is that morons now think it's ok to peek/poke around people's property.