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| Cathie |
 Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 10:50 am |
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I'm looking for two tickets to the canadian antique road show that's coming
here in May. Does anyone have a couple of tickets they want to part with? |
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| Mike Wilcox |
| Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 12:09 am |
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Cathie wrote:
Quote: I'm looking for two tickets to the canadian antique road show that's coming
here in May. Does anyone have a couple of tickets they want to part with?
From what I've seen of some of the clowns working on that show I'd get
a second opinion ;~) A couple of weeks ago one of their " Appraisers"
said a "Violet Ray" machine was worth $3500.00, even though they sell
all the time on ebay for under $150.00. Yet another appraised a
Victorian chair you would be hard pressed to get $600.00 these days for
$1500.00. |
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| Sanity |
| Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 12:09 pm |
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"Mike Wilcox" <spamspamspam@montypython.org> wrote in message
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Cathie wrote:
I'm looking for two tickets to the canadian antique road show that's
coming here in May. Does anyone have a couple of tickets they want to
part with?
From what I've seen of some of the clowns working on that show I'd get a
second opinion ;~) A couple of weeks ago one of their " Appraisers"
said a "Violet Ray" machine was worth $3500.00, even though they sell all
the time on ebay for under $150.00. Yet another appraised a Victorian
chair you would be hard pressed to get $600.00 these days for $1500.00.
.........I know a few of the appraisers on the western Canadian show. Nice
guys but certainly trying to keep the ratings up versus giving realistic
appraisals. I have a violet ray machine in my showcase and was wondering
why a fellow came in recentley and said; " I saw that machine on the
Roadshow and you are asking WAY to little" ....... it's been here for two
months @ 175.00..........anybody wanna' make a quick 3k? |
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| Kris Baker |
| Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 12:26 pm |
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"Sanity" <newsgroupjunkies@getalife.ca> wrote in message
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"Mike Wilcox" <spamspamspam@montypython.org> wrote in message
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Cathie wrote:
I'm looking for two tickets to the canadian antique road show that's
coming here in May. Does anyone have a couple of tickets they want to
part with?
From what I've seen of some of the clowns working on that show I'd get a
second opinion ;~) A couple of weeks ago one of their " Appraisers"
said a "Violet Ray" machine was worth $3500.00, even though they sell all
the time on ebay for under $150.00. Yet another appraised a Victorian
chair you would be hard pressed to get $600.00 these days for $1500.00.
........I know a few of the appraisers on the western Canadian show. Nice
guys but certainly trying to keep the ratings up versus giving realistic
appraisals. I have a violet ray machine in my showcase and was wondering
why a fellow came in recentley and said; " I saw that machine on the
Roadshow and you are asking WAY to little" ....... it's been here for two
months @ 175.00..........anybody wanna' make a quick 3k?
The appraisals are usually "insurance appraisals", and Roadshow
is sponsored (at least in the US) by Chubb, who provide insurance
for "valuables". I think that's an interesting connection. How many
people have contacted Chubb to insure their quack machines for
$3,000...since that show?
Kris |
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| Sanity |
| Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 11:00 am |
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"Tim Mullen" <tim@panix.com> wrote in message
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Quote: In <l5Oce.13071$tg1.5621@edtnps84> "Sanity" <newsgroupjunkies@getalife.ca
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"Mike Wilcox" <spamspamspam@montypython.org> wrote in message
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From what I've seen of some of the clowns working on that show I'd get a
second opinion ;~) A couple of weeks ago one of their " Appraisers"
said a "Violet Ray" machine was worth $3500.00, even though they sell
all
the time on ebay for under $150.00. Yet another appraised a Victorian
chair you would be hard pressed to get $600.00 these days for $1500.00.
........I know a few of the appraisers on the western Canadian show. Nice
guys but certainly trying to keep the ratings up versus giving realistic
appraisals. I have a violet ray machine in my showcase and was wondering
why a fellow came in recentley and said; " I saw that machine on the
Roadshow and you are asking WAY to little" ....... it's been here for two
months @ 175.00..........anybody wanna' make a quick 3k?
Heh. Anybody wanna steal one of mine (after I up my insurance,
of course)? It's astonishing how many of these are still around.
Hell, they're still being made, even. The machines to look for are
the very early floor-standing cabinets, with lots of marble panels
and leaded glass.
Roadshow folks aren't always up to snuff on technology. I saw
an episode where a alcohol-powered hot air fan was described as
having a turbine, where they're actually Sterling heat-cycle engines.
He even lit the fan and had it running -- ya'd think the piston
would've been a clue. At least he got the price right on that one.
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.....one item i have on the floor currently, brings lots of chuckles but no
buyers @ $80.00 is a floor model waist reducer (c.1945) machine.....you
know, one of those big belts that you put around your waist to supposedly
jiggle all your fat away....saw a couple of sour faced wives walk away after
their husbands made a rude remark.......the "I love Lucy " crowd really dig
it. |
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| Janice Hudnall |
| Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 8:22 pm |
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Quote: Roadshow folks aren't always up to snuff on technology. I saw
an episode where a alcohol-powered hot air fan was described as
having a turbine, where they're actually Sterling heat-cycle engines.
He even lit the fan and had it running -- ya'd think the piston
would've been a clue. At least he got the price right on that one.
......what makes MY teeth grind is when they refer to the 'leads' of a
stained glass lamp/ window , when its obviously copper foil. |
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