Came across some fake reality show this morning that I'd never seen before. Barn Auctions or some fool thing like that. The premise is that some broker brings in four or five auctions on a farm,gives them 20 minutes to go through everything and give the owner an estimate of what they think they can get out of the stuff. The owner picks an auctioneer,they have an auction and if the stuff doesn't bring at least what they estimate,they don't get their commission.
So they're in this barn in rural Pennsylvania,open up a box,and there,all wrapped in bubble wrap is a framed painting. Some dandy in a suit,who is more of an apraiser than an auctioneer gets the auction,claims he'll get them at least $30,000. He spends the whole sale insulting people,telling every one of'me that they stole it no matter what they buy,he's selling things for as little as $5 that the other auctioneers had apraised for $300,$400,then he gets to the painting,last thing on the sale and it brings $25,500. Yea right! Guess I'd better go out and start digging through junk looking for bubble wrap.
So they're in this barn in rural Pennsylvania,open up a box,and there,all wrapped in bubble wrap is a framed painting. Some dandy in a suit,who is more of an apraiser than an auctioneer gets the auction,claims he'll get them at least $30,000. He spends the whole sale insulting people,telling every one of'me that they stole it no matter what they buy,he's selling things for as little as $5 that the other auctioneers had apraised for $300,$400,then he gets to the painting,last thing on the sale and it brings $25,500. Yea right! Guess I'd better go out and start digging through junk looking for bubble wrap.
