The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower
How a con works, through the legend of the man who sold a monument for scrap
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Wren: 26 min · Hollis: 28 min
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A small item in the paper
the mark
Five men looking up
authority, social proof
A very small salary
confidence
What nobody said
sunk cost
Still not for sale
the wind-down