Offer the fellow a partnership
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From: The Antiquarian Footman
He supplies the antiques, you supply the expertise. Persuade him that he needs your help in valuing his acquisitions and finding a fence.
Challenge information
Broad, 
Persuasive 75
- 52 - very chancy (41%)
- 64 - chancy (51%)
- 77 - modest (61%)
- 89 - very modest (71%)
- 102 - low-risk (81%)
- 114 - straightforward (91%)
- 125 - straightforward (100%)
Success
This is working out nicely.
The footman turns out to be good at palming curiosities […] You are a genius at feigned expertise. You undervalue the trinkets to the footman […] and overvalue them to the fences […] You're making it all up, but you're also making a killing […]
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Persuasive is increasing…
You've gained 37 x Bottle of Greyfields 1882
Failure
The footman lacks the eye for this.
You've talked up your contact, and fences around the city are expecting high-quality goods […] clearly, even to the least educated eye, coated in blue paint and lacquer, rather than the promised glim leaf […] you've lost a great deal of trust […]
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Scandal is increasing… (+1 CP)- Persuasive is increasing…
