On 08/03/2012 18:05, Janet Tweedy wrote:
In article
,
Judith in France writes
Early morning, there are usually a few antique dealers scouring the
charity shops looking for bargains, so I'm told by a Manager for a
major charity throughout the UK.



I know I'm going to seem like a wet blanket but I always wonder why, on
television, people are quite so satisfied and happy that they've 'done'
some old lady or charity out of lots of money as they spot a rarity and
the seller didn't?




I daresay their satisfaction is related to their own know-how and
recognition of said item. It is unfortunate that the seller lost out,
but that's life. Perhaps the saying "let the buyer beware" should be
joined by another: "let the vendor beware".

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay