List of valuable items purchased at discard sales

This is a list of items purchased at junk sales that turned out to be treasures that resold for small fortunes.

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+ Item Type of sale Location Purchase price Purchase year Resale price Resale year Dunlap broadside Flea market Pennsylvania, U.S. 1989 1991Ding bowl (Song dynasty)Tag saleNew York, U.S.20072013 Third Imperial Egg Flea market Ohio, U.S. 2004Undisclosed, reports range from to 2014 Gemstone brooch Garage sale Ohio, U.S. 2012 2017 26.27-carat diamond ring Car boot sale London, UK £10 (thus sometimes called the Tenner Ring) 1980s 2017Yongle Emperor-era lotus bowlYard saleConnecticut, U.S.20202021 Rhinoceros-horn libation cup Op shop Melbourne, Australia 2013 2023Photo of Billy the KidAntique shopFresno, CaliforniaUS$2 (equivalent to $2.64 in 2024)2015Appraised to $5,000,0002015One Thousand and One Nights by Salvador DalíHouse clearance saleLondon £150 ($199.21 in 2025) 2023Appraised to £20,000 to £30,000, auction in 23 October 2025.2025The Adoration of the Kings () by RembrandtOnline auctionAmsterdam$15,0002021Reidentified as a Rembrandt. Sold for £10.9 million ($13.7 million) at Christie's Old Masters Sale on 6 December 2023.2023

See also Antiques Roadshow

List of metal detecting finds

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