My father, my brother, and I were having a bit of a chinwag when the phone rang. I–being nearest–answered with my normal chipper inflection, “Savo Auctioneers.”
“Yes,” came a man’s voice over the receiver, “I see that you’re selling some guns in your next auction. I’m wondering if you have any Springfield trap doors.”
Whether at our gallery, on call at an estate, or at a charity appraisal fair, there are times as auctioneers and appraisers that we are forced to burst bubbles. Sometimes, we’re shown something that is believed by its owner to be of high value, only to dash the hopes of the presenter. Other times, we’re shown something about which we’re given an elaborate or incredible story, only to contradict and disprove the teller’s tale. We do so not with malice, but with a responsibility to be honest and to share our knowledge with those who have come seeking it.
We, the Savo Auctioneers, are about to become the subject of a documentary series for a national cable television network.
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