Antiques Sideshow
apparently not worth shit
George, who refuses to use her real name because of the disgusting nature of my website, lived a dream of mine a few years ago when she brought an item to Antiques Roadshow when they came to San Francisco. let’s learn together about her experience.
mrip: so how did you get onto Antiques Roadshow?
george: they pulled my name from a bunch of people who sent in a postcard. it was five years ago.
mrip: what made you want to go on it?
george: i love antiques. i was quite obsessed with the show. people didn’t understand my obsession. except for Rachel that’s why i took her.
mrip: were you obsessed with antiques or the personalities on the show?
george: ahhh…i like the stories.
mrip: where was it held?
george: the Moscone Center, the convention center across from the Metreon downtown.
mrip: what time did you get there?
george: god, i don’t remember. right after lunch maybe. you get in this line to get to the next line to get to the next line. there was a lot of people there, we got herded.
mrip: what did you see people holding?
george: what they were hoping was a ticket to early retirement. a lot of big furniture actually, vases, that stuff.
mrip: and what did you bring?
george: i brought this shot glass with a mini dumbbell fused to the bottom of it. its supposed to be the exercise of the drinking class.
mrip: what did you think it was worth?
george: i was hoping hundreds of thousands. i also brought this decorative plate that i got from a Chicago thrift store a long time ago when i was still in high school. this creepy older couple followed me around hoping I’d put it down, they followed me around but not too discreetly. i heard one say “keep an eye on her”, so i thought it was worth something.
mrip: was it?
george: “I don’t know, ten dollars. Next.” they made me feel as though I insulted them.
mrip: what was the crowd like?
george: i’d say we were some of the youngest.
mrip: were people trying buy things from each other?
george: that wasn’t allowed.
mrip: did you recognize the person who evaluated your item?
george: it was an elderly gentleman who didn’t have the patience and didn’t want to be in the middle of all that.
mrip: did it change your opinion of the show?
george: no i still love it.
mrip: having watched the show what made you think the barbell shot glass would be worth something?
george: put a picture up there and people will understand. plus I was 21 or 22. a 21 year old will understand.