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<p>[QUOTE="MrNate, post: 4159654, member: 5515"]I definitely don’t think that’s what happened. I’ll never know for sure, but the most likely explanation is the following:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. I message the seller asking for a photo of the bottom of the piece.</p><p>2. The seller thinks to themself “that’s an odd request, I’ll send it, but I wonder why he wants that”</p><p>3. After the seller sends the photo, he gets more curious trying to understand why I wanted that.</p><p>4. He sees it says Sanborns sterling on the bottom; he knew some of this pile was sterling but he never bothered to do any research because up until now he viewed it as a pile he needs to get rid of.</p><p>5. He goes on google, he types in sanborns sterling, and his jaw almost hits the floor with the prices he is seeing.</p><p>6. He removes the listing, and when asked by me why the listing was taken down, offers a convenient explanation that’s designed to end the conversation quickly.</p><p>That’s the most likely thing…[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MrNate, post: 4159654, member: 5515"]I definitely don’t think that’s what happened. I’ll never know for sure, but the most likely explanation is the following: 1. I message the seller asking for a photo of the bottom of the piece. 2. The seller thinks to themself “that’s an odd request, I’ll send it, but I wonder why he wants that” 3. After the seller sends the photo, he gets more curious trying to understand why I wanted that. 4. He sees it says Sanborns sterling on the bottom; he knew some of this pile was sterling but he never bothered to do any research because up until now he viewed it as a pile he needs to get rid of. 5. He goes on google, he types in sanborns sterling, and his jaw almost hits the floor with the prices he is seeing. 6. He removes the listing, and when asked by me why the listing was taken down, offers a convenient explanation that’s designed to end the conversation quickly. That’s the most likely thing…[/QUOTE]
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