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<p>[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 74392, member: 25"]You also get them shifted to other box lots, safer than outright pilfering, and can be claimed as a simple mistake if spotted. Sometimes just putting the item at the bottom of the box helps, but I always check out the bottom items first, in case someone has done just that. Still, I do usually bury any choce titbits in a box just in case. </p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes you get related pieces in a different box lot, I once bought a 100 piece German .800 silver dinner service that was included in one box, then had to buy another load of junk because the 6 lobster picks and a couple of the teaspoons were in another box. It's always worth that extra check when one good bit appears.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 74392, member: 25"]You also get them shifted to other box lots, safer than outright pilfering, and can be claimed as a simple mistake if spotted. Sometimes just putting the item at the bottom of the box helps, but I always check out the bottom items first, in case someone has done just that. Still, I do usually bury any choce titbits in a box just in case. Sometimes you get related pieces in a different box lot, I once bought a 100 piece German .800 silver dinner service that was included in one box, then had to buy another load of junk because the 6 lobster picks and a couple of the teaspoons were in another box. It's always worth that extra check when one good bit appears.[/QUOTE]
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