It wasn't entirely the shopkeeper's fault for his bad attitude. The entire street of antique shops operated this way; they judged people by their appearances.
Their ideal customers were either regulars or obviously wealthy individuals. Ordinary people usually just browsed for fun and then left. The shopkeeper had been running this store for over ten years and had a keen eye for spotting non-collectors like Nathan, which naturally made his attitude casual.
Nathan didn't understand the nuances of the collecting circle and was about to turn and leave when he suddenly noticed a Van Gogh self-portrait on the wall, identical to the one in his hand. He stopped and decided to test the waters. "Sir, how much for that oil painting?" he asked.
"It's fake. If you want it, you can take it for eight
