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<p>[QUOTE="MrNate, post: 4421917, member: 5515"]Great eyes [USER=36]@evelyb30[/USER] I was really hoping some would be able to see those SNEAKY LITTLE MARKS. Before I show you what I got, I want to first describe what I saw in the listing that peaked my interest. You see, the original listing didn't have any photos of the bottom. The art of finding hidden treasure is seeing the potential for GAME 4 and the lack of potential for GAME 3. The art of this is knowing that you should ask more about GAME 4...so what exactly did I see in the original photo?</p><p><br /></p><p>Turns out I didn't see much, but enough to ask more questions. The one element that stood out to me the most was the hazy/frosty/wavy look of the metal towards the base:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]377378[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Typically when a big bulky item like this is plated, it's going to look very smooth and solid, you can almost feel the weight through a photo. This looks soft, and wavy, just a tiny clue to suggest that maybe this isn't plated at all. So, it arrived in the mail, and I was <u>really pleasantly surprised</u> with the thickness of the set; no weighting at all:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]377373[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]377374[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]377375[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Alright, on to GAME #5, would anyone like to share your observations? This game had a lot of varied responses so I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts/clues/ideas etc.</u></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MrNate, post: 4421917, member: 5515"]Great eyes [USER=36]@evelyb30[/USER] I was really hoping some would be able to see those SNEAKY LITTLE MARKS. Before I show you what I got, I want to first describe what I saw in the listing that peaked my interest. You see, the original listing didn't have any photos of the bottom. The art of finding hidden treasure is seeing the potential for GAME 4 and the lack of potential for GAME 3. The art of this is knowing that you should ask more about GAME 4...so what exactly did I see in the original photo? Turns out I didn't see much, but enough to ask more questions. The one element that stood out to me the most was the hazy/frosty/wavy look of the metal towards the base: [ATTACH=full]377378[/ATTACH] Typically when a big bulky item like this is plated, it's going to look very smooth and solid, you can almost feel the weight through a photo. This looks soft, and wavy, just a tiny clue to suggest that maybe this isn't plated at all. So, it arrived in the mail, and I was [U]really pleasantly surprised[/U] with the thickness of the set; no weighting at all: [ATTACH=full]377373[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]377374[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]377375[/ATTACH] [B][U]Alright, on to GAME #5, would anyone like to share your observations? This game had a lot of varied responses so I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts/clues/ideas etc.[/U][/B][/QUOTE]
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