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PayUp · 08-03-2003, 11:36 AM

has anybody taken or thought of taking your crap to the antique road show? Just to see how much that velvet picture of elvis is worth. perhaps your first hawian print shirt?

phredgreen · 08-03-2003, 11:44 AM

i have a trunk full of old modelt train stuff... it was my dad's from way back in the day... i've never actually pulled it all out to use it,. it's just sat there, in this massive unweildy black trunk, for as long as it's been there. maybe one day i'll actually set them up and run them, and who knows... maybe they'll pique some collector's eye and he'll give me a big bill for them.

Mephisto2 · 08-03-2003, 01:59 PM

Antique Roadshow.

Now here's a laugh...

The US show is based upon the oringal BBC (ie British) show.

The differences are interesting however.

In the British show you often see lots of real antiques. I believe the official age of something must be over 100 years for dealers to consider it a real antique, but no matter. The [v]average[/b] age of the items is older. That's to be expected, because it is the "Old World" after all.

The most amusing difference though is in the valuation. In the British show it's almost like it's an afterthought. It's mentioned at the end of the discussion (99% of the time), after they've talked about the provenence, history and any associated anecdotes related to the item. It seems that the people themselves are usually almost embarrassed to bring it up (which they don't actually, as it's the assessor who does).

In the US show?

A little Treasure Chest appears on the TV screen and the dollar value is shown with lovely little sparkles and tinkling sounds...

ROFL

How cheesy and shallow can you get?!

Mr Mephisto

more fire · 08-03-2003, 02:37 PM

I live in britain, when I saw the american version I thought it was a lowest point possible for television. Then I saw survivor...

GakFace · 08-03-2003, 03:02 PM

ah well... then we saw british comedy....

KIDDING.. just thought I'd defend the Survivor addics around here

but uh.. yeah anyways...

I have nothing worth value yet.. I have like 2 boxes of TMNT toys I'd play with. I don't see myself selling them anyways. Thats something filled with good memories. I don't have really old stuff, but I think it'd be fun to go up in your attic/basement and just occasionally go thru the stuff. Its amazingly fun to do. If you do go snoopin' around up there.. HAVE FUN!!

(again no offense towards you brits.. just pokin' crazy fun

)

MrFlux · 08-03-2003, 03:40 PM

I don't have an attic or a basement

08-03-2003, 11:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
PayUp DILLIGAF Location: AZ	crap in attic/basement has anybody taken or thought of taking your crap to the antique road show? Just to see how much that velvet picture of elvis is worth. perhaps your first hawian print shirt?

08-03-2003, 11:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
phredgreen who? Location: the phoenix metro	i have a trunk full of old modelt train stuff... it was my dad's from way back in the day... i've never actually pulled it all out to use it,. it's just sat there, in this massive unweildy black trunk, for as long as it's been there. maybe one day i'll actually set them up and run them, and who knows... maybe they'll pique some collector's eye and he'll give me a big bill for them. __________________ My country is the world, and my religion is to do good. - Thomas Paine

08-03-2003, 03:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
GakFace Go Ninja, Go Ninja Go!! Location: IN, USA	ah well... then we saw british comedy.... KIDDING.. just thought I'd defend the Survivor addics around here but uh.. yeah anyways... I have nothing worth value yet.. I have like 2 boxes of TMNT toys I'd play with. I don't see myself selling them anyways. Thats something filled with good memories. I don't have really old stuff, but I think it'd be fun to go up in your attic/basement and just occasionally go thru the stuff. Its amazingly fun to do. If you do go snoopin' around up there.. HAVE FUN!! (again no offense towards you brits.. just pokin' crazy fun ) __________________ RoboBlaster: Welcome to the club! Not that I'm in the club. And there really isn'a a club in the first place. But if there was a club and if I was in it, I would definitely welcome you to it.

08-03-2003, 03:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
MrFlux Fluxing wildly... Location: Auckland, New Zealand	I don't have an attic or a basement __________________ flux (n.) Medicine. The discharge of large quantities of fluid material from the body, especially the discharge of watery feces from the intestines.

08-03-2003, 01:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mephisto2 Junkie	Antique Roadshow. Now here's a laugh... The US show is based upon the oringal BBC (ie British) show. The differences are interesting however. In the British show you often see lots of real antiques. I believe the official age of something must be over 100 years for dealers to consider it a real antique, but no matter. The [v]average[/b] age of the items is older. That's to be expected, because it is the "Old World" after all. The most amusing difference though is in the valuation. In the British show it's almost like it's an afterthought. It's mentioned at the end of the discussion (99% of the time), after they've talked about the provenence, history and any associated anecdotes related to the item. It seems that the people themselves are usually almost embarrassed to bring it up (which they don't actually, as it's the assessor who does). In the US show? A little Treasure Chest appears on the TV screen and the dollar value is shown with lovely little sparkles and tinkling sounds... ROFL How cheesy and shallow can you get?! Mr Mephisto

08-03-2003, 02:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
more fire Psycho Location: London	I live in britain, when I saw the american version I thought it was a lowest point possible for television. Then I saw survivor...