“It was a Picasso.
It eventually sold for $7k.”
we decided to round up some of the best answers
1.
“I found a painting at a garage sale that I thought was beautiful.
I paid $15 and it came in a gorgeous frame.
u/Any-Establishment113
3.
It was then sold for $5k.”
I graduated from NC State, and our library was the D.H. Hill Library.
I took the book there and asked if they were interested in acquiring it.
A few weeks later I got a nice letter thanking me for my contribution of $1,000!"
u/Oldpotter2
5. u/everylastlight
“Cheap AND nostalgic!
u/OutrageousEvent
6.
“I paid $1 for a necklace at a sidewalk sale on my way to work.
I thought it was an amazing steal as it looked like cherry amber Bakelite.
u/ItsEarthDay
8.
“A coat with jewellery sewn in the lining.
Men’s rings with diamonds, three gold chains, and a woman’s diamond tennis bracelet.”
u/Known_Party6529
9.
“Several years ago, I saw anodd painting of an owllike creature.
I looked at it for a moment, considered it, then walked on.
A few weeks later it was on the news…
It was a Picasso.
It eventually sold for $7k.”
“He took it to the university and they authenticated it as a genuine Napoleon sketch.
It was a nautical drawing done from the deck of a ship.”
u/Traditional_Ad_6801
11.
“I paid $1 for a first print copy ofThe Shining.
I had it for a few years before selling it for $500.”
u/photoguy423
12.
They have a combined value of about $220.”
u/Longjumping_Local910
“Good chef knives are worth their weight in gold.
This is my favorite story in this post.
u/Big_Jerm21
14.
“I used to work at a goodwill donation center and someone donated a live hand grenade.”
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