A woman almost sold a sterling silver platter for $25 after Google Image Search misidentified it as silver-plated. The presenter recognized it was actually worth over $1,000. It's a reminder that online searches can miss what a professional appraiser catches.
Google Image can be deceiving. I had a client who almost made a big mistake. She had this piece, and she had it in her house. I did a walkthrough. I took a look at it. When she looked this item up on Google Image, it was a meat platter. Now, in Google Image, it said it was a silver-plated by Sheridan meat platter, and it was worth between $25 and $75. When I got to the house, I explained this piece, although it looks like a classic meat platter that I see a hundred 100 times in a month, it actually is marked sterling. This piece is over $1,000. My client almost made a big mistake. So sometimes it's better to call a professional than to rely on Google Image. Please subscribe so you don't miss any future videos.
