Walt Wayman wrote:
>
> True, and considering that, the guy should be cut some slack.
> Sometimes, you can get a real deal from folks who aren't really
> familiar with the value of what they're selling -- the Antiques
> Roadshow is proof of that. But I'm usually leery, too, when it's
> a long-distance, I-can't-kick-your-butt-if-you-screw-me deal like
> evilBay. The reserve price indicates the seller has some clue,
> but the buyer may open up the back of the camera and find two
> cocoons and a dead mouse. It may be a good deal, but I'm passing.
>
> Walt Wayman
The BBC antiques roadshow is nothing short of a sham! The sellers are
all carefully prescreened and the on-camera appearances scripted and
rehearsed ahead of time. The days of "just drop by and bring in your
bric-a-brac" are long gone.
jh
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