GUEST: Well, this piece belonged to my parents. They had it out at their pool, and from what I understand, it came from Mexico in the '50s. We paid about $500 in about 1962.
APPRAISER: Now, I know that you had this thing tested, and they found no evidence of modern tool marks.
GUEST: Yeah, correct.
APPRAISER: Now, the problem is that you needed to have the thing evaluated from a stylistic standpoint, and stylistically, this is not even close to what Olmec should be.
GUEST: I see.
APPRAISER: Olmec has great balance. It's tight, it's elegant, and this piece is not that. Now, that's the bad news. The good news is that even on the decorative market-- not the fine art market, but on the decorative market-- this piece is still worth $1,500 to $2,500. Now, the bad news is, had it been real, a major Olmec piece like this would have been well into six figures.
GUEST: (inhales) Wow.
APPRAISER: Now, didn't I make your day?
GUEST: Yeah, you made my day. (laughing)