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We all live for those jaw-dropping moments on Antiques Roadshow A guest stands with a beloved antique—often inherited from a family member—and listens as an appraiser unravels the story behind the item. The guest may suspect their object has some monetary value, but when the appraiser reveals it's worth $50,000, $100,000, or even—as happens on occasion—$500,000, they are left shocked and stunned, often speechless. But what happens next, once the cameras stop rolling? Do guests head home and immediately sell their ultra-valuable heirlooms? Do these items end up in museums or perhaps find their way into antique stores ? To uncover the answers, I spoke with a Roadshow executive producer for the inside scoop. When Marsha Bemko started working for Antiques Roadshow She assumed, like most people, that once guests learned their heirloom was worth six figures, they would promptly sell it. "Except they don't," Bemko says. "Most of what yo...