Soon, the video of Mick's staged act was uploaded to the online group, and everyone eagerly watched it as soon as it was done uploading.

Mick certainly set a new bar with his acting as none of them could see that it was an act.

Moreover, everyone could see that the bronze sculpture looked like the real deal, and they might have been swindled if it were them.

As such, they couldn't help being impressed as Mick had easily seen through Billy's con, and he was the definition of a pro in that video.

No matter how Billy had packaged it, there was no tricking real experts like Mick Crane. Just a quick glance and he had seen through that it was a postmodern replica, matched with a base from the Renaissance era to misdirect and beguile.

With that, many fellow antique dealers changed their opinion of Mick.

After all, Vintage Deluxe's business had been declining after Mick took over as manager, and people were presuming that his skills were lacking.

But now, they were all shown that he had