GUEST: Well, actually I had gone to a birthday party outside of San Francisco, and after that party I was going through a small town, went into an antique store and saw this. Just sort of fell in love with the piece, thought it was a good price, and so snatched it up.

APPRAISER: Oh, that's terrific. And just out of curiosity, what did you pay for the piece?

GUEST: $2,000 for the piece.

APPRAISER: $2,000. It is signed on the bottom of the plateau, and it's also dated. Have you any idea what you think that it might be worth?

GUEST: Hopefully more than the $2,000 I paid for it. (laughing)

APPRAISER: Well, truthfully I can say I think you really got a deal.

GUEST: Oh good.

APPRAISER: You really got a deal. It's worth between $15,000 and $20,000.

GUEST: All right!

APPRAISER: It's a fantastic buy.

GUEST: Alright! Thank you.

APPRAISER: You're more than welcome. My pleasure. Thank you.

GUEST: Oh, yeah, that's pretty wonderful.