The man holding the bag hesitated to let go and asked the bearded man, "Sir, how do you know this item is fake? Can you explain it to me?"
The bearded man laughed and said, "Which part of our country produces Buddha statues like this? You're clearly a layman. This single-legged standing Buddha statue, tell me, where have you ever seen one in any temple or mountain?"
The man with the bag thought about it and nodded, "Hey! I really haven't seen a single-legged standing Buddha statue."
"Dolt! Who told you this is native to our region?" The vendor lit a cigarette, looking down on the two men as he spoke.
"So tell me how you got this thing?" the bearded man asked the vendor.