GUEST 1: I bought it at an estate sale.

I liked it, so I decided to, you know, buy it, so that's what I did.

GUEST 2: I have no idea how much he paid.

And my daughters tell me... APPRAISER: Still, to this day?

GUEST 2: Yeah.

To this day, and they say you don't want to know, so.

APPRAISER: Is there more?

GUESTS: Yes.

GUEST 2: 16 plates and then eight of everything else.

Okay.

Oh.

I think I have 16 of these.

APPRAISER: These were mass-produced.

These are all transfers.

They're prints.

GUEST 2: Okay.

APPRAISER: It does have a mark on the bottom, Taylor, Smith & Taylor, which is the manufacturer in the U.S.

GUEST: Okay.

APPRAISER: But it says warranted 22-karat gold.

GUEST 2: Right.

GUEST 1: Uh-huh.

APPRAISER: That means almost nothing.

GUEST 2: Okay.

APPRAISER: So the 22-karat gold part is what they used in the decorating.

But if you can't melt that gold back off there, there's no value to the gold.

GUEST 2: No value.

APPRAISER: The under-50-year-old general person is not gonna buy this.

GUEST 2: Sure.

APPRAISER: They don't use china.

What they want is something that's fast and functional that they can throw in the dishwasher.

GUEST 2: Right.

APPRAISER: This doesn't fall into that category at all.

GUEST 2: Right.

APPRAISER: So, it's, it's very weak in the marketplace.

GUEST 2: Okay.

APPRAISER: And maybe I should tell you the value and not him... (laughing)...since he won't tell you what he paid for it.

A big set of this today...

GUEST 2: Uh-huh.

APPRAISER: ...you can pick it up at the right auction GUEST 2: Uh-huh.

APPRAISER: ...for perhaps $200 to $300.

GUEST 2: Okay.

APPRAISER: So he hasn't fainted yet, so we're okay with that.

GUEST 2: (laughs) Okay, well, thank you.