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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;umtrr-author, post: 176649, member: 5719&quot;]Nesvt,</p><p><br /></p><p>If everyone did what you did, the &quot;Antiques Roadshow&quot; would be out of business and off the air as there would be no more stories like this: </p><p><br /></p><p>Buyer: &quot; I bought this painting for fifty cents at a garage sale and I think it might be worth something.&quot;</p><p>Appraiser: &quot;Yes, in fact this is a rare canvas by Joe Doubletalk and I would insure it for $1 million!&quot;</p><p>EFX: &quot;Ch-ching!!!&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>[Ever notice that the stuff that&#039;s really only worth 50 cents somehow never makes it on the air?&nbsp; And yet, what&#039;s the probability of that?&nbsp; Ah, I digress.]</p><p><br /></p><p>There&#039;s no question that you are being more than fair.&nbsp; Part of human nature, for better or worse, is trading with &quot;better information&quot; and I&#039;m sure that many who go by the adage &quot;Buy low, sell high&quot; would not hesitate to keep 100% of the profits.&nbsp; But one of the nice things about this hobby is that there are plenty of &quot;good guys&quot; (and gals) out there.&nbsp;&nbsp; Certainly Thalia and I have benefited from more than a few during our short time here![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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