The psychological back-and-forth between a seller in need of quick capital and a buyer looking for a profitable acquisition.
Amateurs picks up the porcelain ballerina from the “Desperate Beauty” case. Her fingers trace the crack in the glaze. You can imagine the hands that once wound her, turned by ceremony and show, now still as a joke. They had loved something in motion. The music box is pretty—too pretty for a working life and perfect for a shelf that holds vows and vows broken. “How much?” she asks. Amateurs - The desperate beauty- Czech Pawn Shop 5