02-20-2016, 12:51 PM
(02-20-2016, 12:41 PM)wfmyers1207 Wrote:(02-20-2016, 12:30 PM)Belle Wrote:(02-20-2016, 11:53 AM)irukandji Wrote:(02-20-2016, 11:45 AM)wfmyers1207 Wrote:(02-20-2016, 11:36 AM)irukandji Wrote: The only criminal act Juliette committed was arson, not an act against humanity.
Well, on that we'll have to disagree. As I said, IF these things had been real, they would have been priceless historic artifacts, and part of the shared heritage of humanity.
Their destruction would be inexcusable. Might as well have burned a couple of copies of the Guttenberg Bible and take a sledge hammer to the statue of David in Florence while she was at it.
You know about the military, I know about antiques. In order for an artifact to be considered priceless it has to be authenticated, and not by someone like Nick. A reputable firm or person has to authenticate it and certify it as priceless. None of the things in the trailer were authenticated by any well known reputable firm or person that I know of.
You can't compare artifacts that might be priceless with those that are and say Juliette committed a crime against humanity. Juliette's crime was arson.
So if I own a genuine Faberge egg, but I've never had it appraised, it's worthless?
And once something is appraised, don't they generally attach a value to it, thus eliminating the possibility of being "priceless"?
Sorry, but your logic genuinely makes no sense to me.
Nick couldn't get the items appraised on the Antiques Roadshow or at some random shop because of the nature of the items themselves, but that would not alter their intrinsic value.
Appraisal is used to help determine something's existing value, but it is not the thing that actually gives an object value.
(sigh) What I meant by "being priceless" is that those books and some of the artifacts were UNIQUE. Some auction house might assign a value to such things, but in reality, they would be priceless because they are irreplaceable. You people get it now!
Sorry, I was actually trying to agree with you.
I would consider the contents of the trailer (with and without an appraisal) both priceless and irreplaceable.
Though Monroe's uncle did do a pretty good job of illustrating that everything has a price assuming you have a motivated seller...