APPRAISER: Can you tell me where you bought it and what you paid for it?
GUEST: My wife picked it off at a garage sale for $100.
APPRAISER: Whoa, well, that's a good buy. This is an exceptionally large American hook carpet, made in about 1920. Rarely see them this big. Got a little staining issue right here and a little bit of a hole in the corner, but overall, it's in pretty good shape. Probably worth $5,000 to $7,000 in today's auction market?
GUEST: Sweet mama! My darling! Really?
APPRAISER: Yeah. Oh, my God! Well, thank you very much. Boy, that's great.