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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gregsglass, post: 9302, member: 78&quot;]Hi,</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; At an estate sale of a family friend, they were trying to sell a five piece silverplate tea set. At 5 dollars there were no takers. My 6 yr nephew thought it would be a great project to paint. They gave him the set. I bought him several tiny cans of Rustolum. He spent an afternoon &quot;decorating&quot; the set. Everyone thought it was ugly but told him it was pretty.</p><p>I thought it was amazing, so primative but still well thought out especially for a child who never shown any artistic ability. He had it in his room for a year or so. His parents had a garage sale, Matt bought it down to sell, oh no How do we deal with rejection? I asked him how much he wanted for it? He &#039;said you always say try and double your money after expenses&quot;. Little pitchers have big ears.. Anyway he decided 25 dollars. I said ok. Two hours after the start of the sale he went in to have lunch. A couple walked up the driveway and was poking around when they espied the tea set. They talked quietly to each other and after a few minutes offered 20, I called my nephew and asked him, he looked at me and I nodded. The couple were happy, my nephew was SMUG and deserved it. I was proud. The rest of the family were completely speechless. I always wondered if they thought the set was sterling under all the paint or just a wonderful piece of art.</p><p>greg[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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