This is a video from Antiques Roadshow on PBS of a St. Louis woman who brings in a Chinese gilt bronze Bodhisattva statue from the early 15th century that she bought at a garage sale for $100. The appraisers conservatively value the small statue (with missing arm and fingers) at $100,000 – $125,000 and reveal it was later sold at auction for over $2-million (including buyer’s premium). Obviously, I anxiously await the day I turn a garage sale find into millions. Like this — what do you think this is worth? “A bag of fertilizer?” Dude said he was going to use it this weekend and that it wasn’t for sale, I assume to drive the price up.
Keep going for the video, appraisal value and reaction at 3:20.
Source: Geekologie – Woman Discovers The 0 Statue She Bought At A Garage Sale Is Conservatively Worth 0K – 5K, Sells For Over -Million