Saturday, April 27, 2013

Market $$$ Warriors, Friends' Treasures

       Public Broadcasting Stations are worth a second look especially when favorite shows are threatened. Because of Market Warriors I have learned a few new words when it comes to treasure, and antique hunting. Market Warriors is something like The Antiques road show but a tad more educational in a way we all need to know what will sell and where. Here is why it has become even more interesting to me.
     A friend of mine who has a collection of about five or six different kinds of memorabilia wasn't sure of it's worth. She and I talked about this a few times over the past few years. My interest was solely in her and her now late husband getting insurance, not just for her home furnishings but those collections.
    Now with her as a sole owner, it's more important to have insurance. Here is where John and Tina Bruno come in. They are the owners of Flamingo Events. and or Flamingo Productions  I've visited this site a few times this weekend and learned more and more about the Bruno's, past and present.
       With years of expertise and wisdom I spoke with Tina Bruno who offered such great advice on how to go about getting an appraisal for my friend. I then spoke with my friend in New York who is now more anxious to learn and go about sorting, arranging, indexing and getting a value on her collections.Sometime within a month, hopefully this process can be started.
     Now, back to PBS and Market Warriors. The cast of Market Warriors are as I first mentioned John Bruno, also known as The Professor,Bob Richter, The Designer, Bene Raia, The Auctioneer, Miller Gafney, The Assessor and finally Kevin Bruneau, The Prowler. Mark Walberg is the host.
    This show is to go off the air ! Why? I don't know but can guess it has to do with money. How many shows today offer such a variety of intellectual cast members in culture, age, gender and minority. IS this something PBS is afraid of?
      This show needs to be passed on, and used as an example to our children and grandchildren concerned with generations of values, and where we place our value. Each cast member has their own take on what is valuable and why. It's that individual self-worth, that individual culture and life experiences that makes this show unique. One of a kind Market Warriors is soon to be gone. What does that happen. It's the one of a kind we need, we need to save. Please, anyone and everyone who values their own cultures and history and generations of history, call your Public Broadcasting station and let them know how and why you fell to keep this show as it is and where it is. At the very least, let another station pick it up. If I can't watch it here, I'll travel at least once a month to watch it elsewhere.
    Don't let go of this show. It is not just entertainment, it teaches us all. Market Warriors let those who don't know if an item is worth keeping or not and why. It could be a cultural value history as well as financial. Many times something is worth a lot of money in Georgia for example, but   not much in another state. We hear about Sothebys, and Christies and other auctions houses, but on Market Warriors, it's you who counts and now is your time to be counted again. Save this program. Call PBS-it takes five minutes. Thanks
P.S. Don't Throw it out, check it out!
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