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DoctorAtomic
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I just saw an ad that the next locale will be the Boise botanical gardens. I was able to attend! It was last May. I wasn't on, but I was there for most of the day. It was a lot of fun.  

Mermaid Under
Mermaid Under

I'm a little late to the party, but I've been binging Antiques Roadshow.  My favorite drinking game is when someone (slightly older) says "it isn't for sale" or "it will stay in the family".   No

Spunkygal
Spunkygal

I do agree that there are many factors relating to decrease in values and that changing tastes and the way we live now play a big part in it. My folks had a lovely solid Mahogany dining room set in ve

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17 hours ago, txhorns79 said:

The NY Times profiled Nicholas Lowry.  He is the person who almost always appraises posters on the show, and has a very distinctive wardrobe.

The show also returns with a new season on January 2, 2023.

 

I read the article as if he was talking to me! I’ve heard that voice for so many years! Tilda is so adorable!

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Spunkygal

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On 2/28/2023 at 7:08 PM, txhorns79 said:

So I was watching last week's episode.  Was that Elaine Hendrix (the villain from the late 90s version of The Parent Trap) with the Little Red Riding Hood print being appraised towards the end of the episode?  It looked like her, but I didn't see anything on her Twitter mentioning it. 

I’ve not seen the 90s version of the movie, so I’m no help! 

DoctorAtomic

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Actually, yes. I didn't think you had to bring something. All I had was a Bulova watch from I thought the 40s. I got to meet Kevin Zavian, and he thought it was in great condition. He actually called the other guy over to look at it. Turns out it was from the 60s, but they really liked it. They even knew it wasn't the original watch band, which I had replaced. It's a great watch because it's powered by your body heat and doesn't need a battery or winding. 

I saw a few things being filmed so I'm interested to see what they're all about. They weren't allowing people as an audience, so to speak. 

I spent a few hours checking out the gardens and all of the stuff people brought. I talked to a local PBS guy that produces and hosts an outdoor show. He was thrilled that the show got me more into hiking. 

Normally you have to pay for admission to the gardens, but it was all free and you could stay as long as you wanted. 

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Spunkygal

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Just watched the first episode of the new season in Alaska. This might be the most fascinating locale they’ve had. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I love Alaska, even though I’ve experienced it only via an inside passage cruise.  But we plan to book a Denali tour in the near future. The items were so interesting especially the first guy with the photos that show the seal skin used as food storage, the blanket, and the northern lights painting. If this what this season has to offer, I’m really excited!

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Chalby

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On 7/21/2020 at 8:41 PM, txhorns79 said:

I've been catching up on episodes, and you will never convince me that Magic: The Gathering Cards are an antique or worth as much as the show is claiming. 

I know someone who travels around the globe to participate in Magic: The Gathering games/ events. He even won a trip to Scotland to enter an event. Given he's 41, I would imagine in 20 years those cards will be worth a lot as nostalgia brings back memories, for nerdy rich fellas/gals, who participated in these events.

shapeshifter

shapeshifter

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Tonight (8pm EST on PBS), Monday, January 6, 2025:

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Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Hour 1

Kick off ROADSHOW's all-new Season 29 with treasures that include a 1976 Marvel UK Super Spider-Man #175 cover art, a 1926 Rogers Hornsby sterling trophy, and Winslow Homer watercolors, ca. 1879. One is between $180,000 to $320,000!

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I really enjoyed the artwork. 

They seemed to have quite a few items with worth much less than what had been paid.

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Driad

Driad

I didn't see this episode, but I don't enjoy seeing people getting overly excited and celebratory about the value of an item.  I'm much more interested in the histories of the items.

My favorite was several years ago. A man brought in a large ceramic plaque and was told it was worth $500. He said something like "That's a relief. I like having it on my wall.  If it were very valuable I would have to store it away."

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txhorns79

txhorns79

The show has announced its filming locations for the next season:

TUESDAY, APRIL 29 — Savannah, GA

TUESDAY, MAY 13 — St. Louis, MO

TUESDAY, JUNE 3 — Salt Lake City, UT

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18 — Boothbay, ME

TUESDAY, JULY 1 — Charlevoix, MI

You can enter the lottery for tickets to attend one of the events through March 24, 2025.

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DoctorAtomic

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I posted in here a while back when I went. I didn't know you had to bring something. I thought you could just go. I brought my grandfather's watch. It's a Bulova that doesn't need a battery and goes on your body heat. I only wear it when I'm flying. So I got in that line and chatted up everyone. I got to see Kevin Zavian, and he was so impressed with the condition of the watch that he called over the other guy (name escapes me) to look at it, who correctly knew that the band wasn't original. I had it replaced because the original band just broke.

(I was in another city when that happened, and went to a jewelry store to get a new band. The woman who fixed it at the time said she only saw that kind of watch once before, and just loved the design. She thought it was from the 40s. Turns out a friend of mine has a Bulova from the 70s, and it looks completely different.)

The watch was actually from the 60s. They both really liked the watch though and commended me on taking care of it. They called the watch 'crusty'. 

The event was at the Boise botanical gardens, so I walked around to view the gardens and kind of peeked in on other stuff, but it was hard to horn in because everyone was just in line and you couldn't get in the way. I thought it would be more social than it was. I saw paintings, toys, instruments, all that. I wanted to talk to some of the experts when they were on a break because one of them is from where I grew up, but it just doesn't work like that. I did get to talk to one of of the local PBS hosts about an outdoors show I watch, and that was a lot of fun. 

I'm actually briefly on screen in the background, looking very jaunty because I was having such a wonderful day. I probably stayed at least three hours if not four. You got free parking too. The venue made it worthwhile. 

If you like the show, I'd say just grab something and go. 

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chediavolo

chediavolo

as far as the most recent Antiques roadshow, I call bullshit on the first session with the woman who said her boyfriend went to jail but before he did he left some things at her (parents house), including a Rolex watch. And she just recently found it in the back of her sock drawer. First of all the woman looked old enough that she probably did not have parents with a house anymore and really?  she left the room exactly the way it was when she was young? With socks still in the drawer? And who forgets about a Rolex watch? I’m surprised she had the nerve to go on TV and tell this tale.  Do they check any of these things serial numbers? I have a feeling somebody is missing it.

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shapeshifter

shapeshifter

59 minutes ago, chediavolo said:

as far as the most recent Antiques roadshow, I call bullshit on the first session with the woman who said her boyfriend went to jail but before he did he left some things at her (parents house), including a Rolex watch. And she just recently found it in the back of her sock drawer. First of all the woman looked old enough that she probably did not have parents with a house anymore and really?  she left the room exactly the way it was when she was young? With socks still in the drawer? And who forgets about a Rolex watch? I’m surprised she had the nerve to go on TV and tell this tale.  Do they check any of these things serial numbers? I have a feeling somebody is missing it.

I just watched the segment here:
https://aptv.org/watch/antiques-roadshow/appraisal-rolex-explorer-reference-1016-ca-1964-8gdfbo/

It sure sounded like it was a stolen watch, and I agree that it's odd she implied that on TV. I am not versed in law, but maybe doing this would fulfill any legal obligation to "publish" the existence of the watch in case someone wanted to claim it? 

She said the boyfriend was from about 50 years ago.
I think she implied she had recently(?) gone back to her parents' house.
My guess is: either her elderly parents recently(?) passed away or moved into assisted living facility and the family has just decided to sell it while the market is still hot.
So, if the home had been in the family for the past 50 years (or maybe 30 or 40 years and she's just selling stuff now because she's now the one downsizing), it's quite possible her old dresser with the "sock drawer" was still there. 
She didn't actually say there were socks in the drawer, but maybe the house was big, and that room only got used occasionally. It would seem weird to me too if there were still socks in the drawer, but not entirely out of the question. But ew, if they were wool, they'd be all moth eaten.

chediavolo

chediavolo

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On 3/18/2025 at 5:35 PM, shapeshifter said:

I just watched the segment here:
https://aptv.org/watch/antiques-roadshow/appraisal-rolex-explorer-reference-1016-ca-1964-8gdfbo/

It sure sounded like it was a stolen watch, and I agree that it's odd she implied that on TV. I am not versed in law, but maybe doing this would fulfill any legal obligation to "publish" the existence of the watch in case someone wanted to claim it? 

She said the boyfriend was from about 50 years ago.
I think she implied she had recently(?) gone back to her parents' house.
My guess is: either her elderly parents recently(?) passed away or moved into assisted living facility and the family has just decided to sell it while the market is still hot.
So, if the home had been in the family for the past 50 years (or maybe 30 or 40 years and she's just selling stuff now because she's now the one downsizing), it's quite possible her old dresser with the "sock drawer" was still there. 
She didn't actually say there were socks in the drawer, but maybe the house was big, and that room only got used occasionally. It would seem weird to me too if there were still socks in the drawer, but not entirely out of the question. But ew, if they were wool, they'd be all moth eaten.

I was sure she said there were still socks in the drawer and she found the watch way in the back.
I guess it’s possible but it sure does sound ridiculous . She didn’t take her socks with her when she left? Her parents left her room exactly as it was for 40 or however, many years?  Boyfriend came back and got his jacket and rifle and forgot about a Rolex watch?

On 3/18/2025 at 6:17 PM, DoctorAtomic said:

I thought the boyfriend stole it and gave it to her because she said he gave her a bunch of stuff. I could see her shoving it in there and just leaving for college or something and forgetting it. 

She didn’t say he stole it, but it just sounded like he did. He gave it to her to hold. I think many of us know what hold means!😄

And she just left it in the drawer for decades?  He forgot to retrieve his ROLEX watch? she never got rid of it in any way? Who puts a Rolex watch in a drawer & forgets about it? FISHY. I hope the show realizes what they did and they are checking into that serial number because quite frankly, I am shocked that they aired the segment.

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