diff --git a/eos/gamedata.py b/eos/gamedata.py
index d12940a8a..f6ea5183c 100644
--- a/eos/gamedata.py
+++ b/eos/gamedata.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import re
 
 from sqlalchemy.orm import reconstructor
-from sqlalchemy import inspect
 
 import eos.db
 from eqBase import EqBase
@@ -444,9 +443,8 @@ class Item(EqBase):
     @property
     def price(self):
 
-        # This happens when the price record is deleted from the database. We dynamically refresh the price object
-        # attached to the fit if it's determined to have been deleted
-        if self.__price is not None and inspect(self.__price).deleted:
+        # todo: use `from sqlalchemy import inspect` instead (mac-deprecated doesn't have inspect(), was imp[lemented in 0.8)
+        if self.__price is not None and getattr(self.__price, '_sa_instance_state', None) and self.__price._sa_instance_state.deleted:
             pyfalog.debug("Price data for {} was deleted (probably from a cache reset), resetting object".format(self.ID))
             self.__price = None
 
diff --git a/gui/itemStats.py b/gui/itemStats.py
index 6dbec6a9e..788414292 100644
--- a/gui/itemStats.py
+++ b/gui/itemStats.py
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@ class ItemProperties(wx.Panel):
                 else:
                     attrName = name.title()
                     value = getattr(self.item, name)
-            except Exception as e:
+            except:
                 # TODO: Add logging to this.
                 # We couldn't get a property for some reason. Skip it for now.
                 continue