- Oh, Watson!’ Holmes chided me, laughing heartily. ‘The pendant is part of the Scandinavian crown jewels! The man must know it was obtained illegally. All I can say to that is caveat emptor, a very sensible piece of advice to anyone buying an article of dubious origin. (Thomson - Holmes)
- “Well, you see, it’s complicated, because—” I wasn’t worried about the people who believed they’d unearthed genuine Sheraton at bargain prices and hurried away with their copies thinking they’d swizzled me. The old Caveat Emptor rule more than applied there. I’d never claimed those pieces were genuine. What worried me was the people I’d deliberately sold—deliberately lied to. (Tartt - Goldfinch)