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<p>[QUOTE="MrNate, post: 4351860, member: 5515"]Good evening everyone! It's that time again for let's play a game!</p><p><br /></p><p>Another game for those that are interested, i<b>f you choose to play, please be sure to do your best to follow the rules so we don't spoil it for others</b>. Full disclosure, for this particular game I am not 100% confident I guessed correctly, so this game may become a "lessons learned, don't gamble like MrNate" post. Here is a refresher for those that have played before, and for those that are trying for the first time, here we go:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Look at the photos for any valuable indicators/clues that these could be good/bad</p><p>2. Use your intuition, or search engine skills, or any other piece of info you need to try to figure out if these are worth your time.</p><p>3. Consider the following question: with only the info in this post including the photos below, do you have the gambling spirit to pay $100 for the items in the photo?</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's the ways to respond once you have done the steps above so we don't spoil it for other guesses, please respond with one of the following options:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. I'm interested, but I'm not quite sure why</p><p>2. I'm interested, and I think I know why</p><p>3. I don't see anything interesting I'm passing</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck!!! After everyone that wants to play has a chance to answer, I'll provide some more details. Here we go:</p><p><br /></p><p>I came across a listing online with one photo, and the description as follows:</p><p><br /></p><p>"Box of silver dishware, tea pot. Silverware, cups etc. There is no sterling silver."</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361325[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Upon seeing the listing, I ask for photos of the bottom of these two pieces:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361326[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And the seller provides the following photos:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361327[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]361328[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]361329[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MrNate, post: 4351860, member: 5515"]Good evening everyone! It's that time again for let's play a game! Another game for those that are interested, i[B]f you choose to play, please be sure to do your best to follow the rules so we don't spoil it for others[/B]. Full disclosure, for this particular game I am not 100% confident I guessed correctly, so this game may become a "lessons learned, don't gamble like MrNate" post. Here is a refresher for those that have played before, and for those that are trying for the first time, here we go: 1. Look at the photos for any valuable indicators/clues that these could be good/bad 2. Use your intuition, or search engine skills, or any other piece of info you need to try to figure out if these are worth your time. 3. Consider the following question: with only the info in this post including the photos below, do you have the gambling spirit to pay $100 for the items in the photo? Here's the ways to respond once you have done the steps above so we don't spoil it for other guesses, please respond with one of the following options: 1. I'm interested, but I'm not quite sure why 2. I'm interested, and I think I know why 3. I don't see anything interesting I'm passing Good luck!!! After everyone that wants to play has a chance to answer, I'll provide some more details. Here we go: I came across a listing online with one photo, and the description as follows: "Box of silver dishware, tea pot. Silverware, cups etc. There is no sterling silver." [ATTACH=full]361325[/ATTACH] Upon seeing the listing, I ask for photos of the bottom of these two pieces: [ATTACH=full]361326[/ATTACH] And the seller provides the following photos: [ATTACH=full]361327[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]361328[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]361329[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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