You just won the lottery! Show some enthusiasm!

>> ^blankfist:
You just won the lottery! Show some enthusiasm!


I think that's called shock... I mean, she just doesn't know how to react to learning that she has that much money in those things.

Personally? As well as being frikken thrilled... I'd also be scared shitless now about breaking one of them, especially the dragon bowl

My next question would be.... can you help me find a buyer?

I saw the $1 million spoiler and still couldn't believe it when I watched it.

How it would've gone down if I were the appraiser:

Me: I'd say this worth $200 - $300. I'm sorry, it's just not authentic.

Her: Oh, well ok.

Me: You know what, I'd like to buy that off of you for $500 just because you came down here and gave us your time.

Isn't this every person's dream when the bring their heirlooms down to this show...?

WTF was that accent? Twangs of Aus in there?

Damn is right!

i'm pretty sure a few years ago i've seen a clip where a guy brought in a knight helm from like 1400's and it valued at ~$4.5mill

In a record for the show, four pieces of Chinese carved jade and celadon dating to the reign of the Qianlong emperor (1736-1795), including a large bowl crafted for the Emperor, were given a conservative auction estimate of up to $1.07 million. However the items sold at auction for only $494,615. -Wiki

Here is an article regarding the sale.

>> ^rottenseed:
How it would've gone down if I were the appraiser:
Me: I'd say this worth $200 - $300. I'm sorry, it's just not authentic.
Her: Oh, well ok.
Me: You know what, I'd like to buy that off of you for $500 just because you came down here and gave us your time.


Illegal, mate-you'd be in jail in no time....WHERE YA FEKKIN' BELONG!!!

I don't think this is the highest valuation ever on the Roadshow. I pretty clearly recall seeing an episode where a woman had found a Spanish conquistador helmet in the attic of the house she bought, just laying up in the rafters. It was in perfect condition and inlaid with gold as I recall and was valued over 1 million by itself.

What about mugging her in the parking lot, would that be OK?

>> ^choggie:
Illegal, mate-you'd be in jail in no time....WHERE YA FEKKIN' BELONG!!!
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Me: I'd say this worth $200 - $300. I'm sorry, it's just not authentic.
Her: Oh, well ok.
Me: You know what, I'd like to buy that off of you for $500 just because you came down here and gave us your time.
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irony damn*

That's nothing! I bought 20 1967 US quarters once and today they're collectively worth almost five bucks!

Smuggled Chinese imperial relics! She should have "donated" them back to China to gain massive charisma and PR with the Chinese government, which may become useful someday.

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>> ^antonye:
WTF was that accent? Twangs of Aus in there?


Boston.
Sounds nothing like an aussie.

They must use the same estimators on that show as the government uses to tax home values in my area. Sure it's VALUED at 400k, but good luck selling it for 50% of 400k. I guess as long as your estimations don't hurt your livelihood, no sweat off your back.

Hell naw...I'd be in Cabo. WHERE I FEKKIN' BELONG!>> ^choggie:
>> ^rottenseed:
How it would've gone down if I were the appraiser:
Me: I'd say this worth $200 - $300. I'm sorry, it's just not authentic.
Her: Oh, well ok.
Me: You know what, I'd like to buy that off of you for $500 just because you came down here and gave us your time.

Illegal, mate-you'd be in jail in no time....WHERE YA FEKKIN' BELONG!!!

>> ^charliem:
>> ^antonye:
WTF was that accent? Twangs of Aus in there?

Boston.
Sounds nothing like an aussie.


Guy sounds Bostonian-Woman's acct. is hard to pin down, I'd guess wisconson/indiana??

>> ^blankfist:
You just won the lottery! Show some enthusiasm!


She just plain doesn't fully believe him. She's waiting for "haha! Just kidding!"

>> ^charliem:
>> ^antonye:
WTF was that accent? Twangs of Aus in there?

Boston.
Sounds nothing like an aussie.


SRSLY? There's some strange phonetics going on there, especially with words like "father", "start", "carving" which are very similar to a typical Aussie accent.

>> ^antonye:
>> ^charliem:
>> ^antonye:
WTF was that accent? Twangs of Aus in there?

Boston.
Sounds nothing like an aussie.

SRSLY? There's some strange phonetics going on there, especially with words like "father", "start", "carving" which are very similar to a typical Aussie accent.


Nah, they are typical of what the americans think is an aussie accent.
But, being an aussie, I can tell you they are nothing alike

>> ^charliem:


Nah, they are typical of what the americans think is an aussie accent.
But, being an aussie, I can tell you they are nothing alike


Well, as a Brit living and working in London, we have our fair share of Aussies over here, and some pronounciation was very similar; some words, not all.

People on this show never act surprised because they don't want to look like assholes. They usually say that the item has some deep family significance right from the start. That way, when the guy tells them it's worthless (implying that they were an idiot for even bringing it down) then the person can say, "oh well, it will always be priceless to me".

Unfortunately for the viewers, if the person then finds out that the item is worth something, then they try to act like they would never sell it because they appreciate it too much, blah, blah, blah,... when the whole time you can see behind they're eyes that they're thinking, "I would sell grandpa's stamp collection right now for half that if I could get the cash quickly".


At least, that's what I always think when I'm watching.

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