Take A Look At The List Of Most Precious Thrift Store Or Yard Sale Findings

Frank Weston Benson Painting: $165,002

At a Goodwill in Portland Oregon, there was a watercolor painting that was donated in 2003. It seemed like any other painting and Goodwill did not think much of it when they auctioned it off. But turns out, it was an original Frank Weston Benson. “Frank Benson is a top-tier impressionist,” Mattew W. Gerber a local gallery owner explains, “When they put this up, they didn’t have a clue what it was.”

1959 Jaeger-Lecoultre Watch: $35,000

Zach Norris found this at a Goodwill in Phoenix that he bought for $5.99. After he found that it was a 1959 Jaeger-Lecoultre original, he sold the watch for a whopping $35,000. He sure must have been happy as the buyer even gifted him with a$4,000 watches to show gratitude. So then, what are you waiting for? Go and find yourself a watch that is worth all these goodies.

Vertical Diamond by Ilya Bolotowsky: $34,375

Beth Feedback wanted to find some good stuff at Goodwill in 2012. Luck was on her side as she bought an oil painting for just $9.99. With her friends help, she soon found out that it was Ilya Bolotowsky’s painting. After confirming that it was indeed the work of the famous painter, the price rose to about $15,000 to $20,000 range which was then sold for a hefty $34,375. She was truly lucky to find such a valuable painting at such an unsuspecting place.

Declaration of Independence : $477,650

An original U.S. Declaration of Independence copy was unearthed by Michael Sparks in the year 2006. He found it at a thrift store in Nashville, TN. He bought it for just $2.48, plus tax. After doing some background checking, he realized that it was indeed an 1823 copy of the Declaration of Independence. An unknown buyer purchased the document for $477,650 in 2007 at Raynors’ Historical Collectible Auctions in Burlington, North Carolina.