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An employee wouldn't tell the customer who it was, but said the anonymous person paid off $20,000 worth of purchases.

"As my eyes filled with tears I vowed to pay it forward as often as I could," the customer said.

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Atlanta art and antiques appraiser and auctioneer Allan Baitcher (right) takes bids during a 2020 auction. Baitcher and his company, Peachtree Antiques, are being sued by a Florida multimillionaire who says he paid them $20 million for fakes. (AJC 2020)

Credit: Phil Skinner / Staff