Da Blogs Da Thang: roadshow caption

roadshow caption

Published Monday, September 04, 2006 by lecram sinun | E-mail this post

Once in a while I'll catch the Antique Roadshow just to see what crazy monetary value is placed on an object. Last week there was a wooden box valued at $40,000! That is usually my cue to fall off my chair.

Lately I've been looking for something entirely different in the show. Just about everyone on the show says something like, "I'm never going to sell it... this has more sentimental value to me than money." This is then quickly followed by something like, "But out of curiosity... it'll be nice to know what it's worth."

The appraiser then tells them. For instance, in this picture the lady has just been told that the Tang Dynasty figure her grandparents bought in China is worth between $100,000 and $150,000. (Just for the record... I fell off my chair twice.) Then for about 3 seconds there is this look... and we know there is a quick reassessment on any sentimentality professed earlier clicking wildly in their heads. (And yes, I captured this exact moment while watching tonight.)

If we had the capability to see this lady's thought bubbles just like in the comic-books... what do you think it would say? LOL!