A guy at the Tucson gem show told me to keep my receipts, saved me $2,300 on a fake amulet
I was about to buy a bronze pendant at a booth near the Tucson Convention Center when the guy next to me, a retired conservator, quietly said the patina looked cast, not aged. He pointed out the exact seam line, and the seller refunded me on the spot when I asked. Anyone else here gotten schooled by a random stranger at a show before you dropped real money?
A retired conservator just casually saves you $2,300 and walks off like he did nothing. Meanwhile the seller caved the second you asked about the seam, which tells you he knew all along. That guy deserves a free lunch for the rest of his life.