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An unusual Antiques Roadshow appraisal: 2008 LCD TV

submitted by cricket

9 years 8 months 2 weeks ago

In June, the PBS show Antiques Roadshow visited Birmingham, and someone from Gizmodo decided to crash the show, with a current flat screen TV! The funny thing is, the TV was actually appraised by someone, and it’s value was only $100. Appraiser Gary Piattoni appraised a 2008 Toshiba LCD Flatscreen TV brought in by Gizmodo Birmingham editor-in-chief Brian Barrett. Yeah, this was a stunt, but I am impressed that Antiques Roadshow actually talked about this TV like any other antique item. Kudos Antique Roadshow, can’t wait to see the Birmingham episodes in 2015! Enjoy the video!

Source Geek Alabama (fair use)

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Love it. I somehow doubt this will make it on the show, but I love that they don't argue about it and just give him an appraisal.
Kudos Antiques Roadshow.

*wtf

Adding video to channels (Wtf) - requested by lurgee.

MilkmanDan says...

Part of me says: "don't feed the troll!"
and the other part says: "they handled that about as well as possible, chill"

Everything that is brought to a show is appraised, the more interesting ones get moved to a second room while the appraisers do additional research, and then only the most interesting items get put in front of the camera. In fact, even if the item is interesting (or particularly valuable) but the owner is a bit boring (or clearly knows the value and is just looking for an appraisal so he can re-insure it) then those often get cut, too.

All that to say: the show producers must have enjoyed the "trolling" because only a handful of the items brought in to a show get put in front of a camera.

Love it. I somehow doubt this will make it on the show, but I love that they don't argue about it and just give him an appraisal.
Kudos Antiques Roadshow.

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