Business Minded
What else would he learn about the young man? David Weiss really wanted to see what the young man had to say about the items that he collected. Did this child sell them or keep them at home? The professional appraiser asked, “Have you made a lot of money selling silver, you’d say?” When he asked this, he did not expect that the guest would answer this question with a lot of enthusiasm. The young man replied that he would wait until September to sell silver since its price was best during that time of the year! It was a great way to demonstrate that he was serious about what he did.
Gathering Information
But how did the young man even find the painting in the first place? David Weiss wanted to hear the boy talk about it some more. We doubt that you know a child who knows this much about art and antiques! He guessed that the boy found the painting at a garage sale and went with his gut.