Once art appraiser Brett returned to the pawnshop, he gave his opinion and it was incredibly good news. Though Brett acknowledged that the print was likely neither the original nor from the 1500s — which would have netted the shop a mammoth $350,000 — he said it was probably from the 1600s or early 1700s, which would still earn a pretty penny.
Brett estimated that the painting would probably fetch anywhere from $20,000 to $50,000. That meant that Rick was set to make at least $14,500 from the sale, with a potential profit of $44,500.
Though Rick is no doubt pleased with his savvy bargaining skills, there are some drawbacks to his many money-making successes. According to The Huffington Post, he now often gets "shooed away" from garage sales and the like because sellers are wary of getting a bad deal.
"Last year I stopped by a yard sale and asked a lady about a painting," Rick confessed. "She recognized who I was and took it away and said, 'It's not for sale!'" he concluded while laughing.
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