The new qvc guy

[Arthur Dent]

I wouldn't buy any autographed item. Too many fakes out there. I have several autograph baseballs and cards, but I watched as they were signed. Get them in person, it's the only way to be sure.

More important than watching is getting some kind of certificate of authenticity. Makes it worth more when you try and sell it. Never collected autographs myself.

I usually get sucked in when they sell 10 knifes include a sword for $200. I've always wanted a sword.

Turned it on one day and it was a six hour marathon of all kinds of knives and swords. One lot was 100 knives and two swords for $150. It was acutally a dozen types of knives, but multiple copies of each one. Could have opened a store with a few of those sets. Swords were only good for hanging on a wall. If you hit them against each other (like in a sword fight) you'd break them in half.

If I ever go to the Philipines I'll get one hand-made by a Philipino swordsmith I saw on a documentary. Beautiful craftsmanship and fully functional with hand-carved wooden sheath.