23 Aug
1999
23 Aug
'99
2:53 a.m.
On 23 Aug 99 at 18:03, Philip.Belben(a)pgen.com wrote:
I've been watching the British Roadshow for years on Canadian TV. Actually,
the American version is a spin-off because of it's wide popularity in the UK
and IMHO not as good I may add.
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At 10:39 AM 8/22/99 -0400, Bill Sudbrink wrote:
We have a similar show in the UK, also called Antiques Roadshow. One of the few
TV shows I actually enjoy watching. Alas I was away when it came to Coalville,
so I couldn't take any classic computers to see how they reacted...
I'm not sure of the accuracy of some of their comments though. Examples from
when my parents caught it at their town (and got on TV!):
"Gee, that's too bad. If you hadn't rewound the transformer on that
IMSAI, it would be worth $50,000. But since it works, it's only
worth $25. Remember folks, never fix anything. The original non-working
lump of metal is worth far more than a machine that does what it was
actually designed to do."
I guess you don't watch the Antiques Roadshow very often. They routinely
dash people's hopes by saying "Gee, if back in 1950 you hadn't refinished
this 1820 chest of drawers, it would be worth $25,000. But now it's
worth $250."
It all comes down to each person's perception of value. And of course,
the sale price is ultimately determined one buyer and one seller.
- John
P.S. For the non-USAians, "Antiques Roadshow" is a television program
on the public television network. It travels from city to city, opening
up a convention hall to the public to bring in their antiques for free
appraisal by their teams of expert auctioneers and collectors.