A woman who bought a glass vase for $3.99 at a local Goodwill charity shop has seen the piece auctioned off for more than $100,000 after it turned out to be a rare and valuable piece of Italian glassware.
Jessica Vincent had bought the item at a Goodwill thrift store in Hanover county, Virginia, and had an inkling that it might have been worth a little more than was usual, she told the New York Times.
“I had a sense that it might be a $1,000 or $2,000 piece, but I had no clue how good it actually was until I did a little bit more research,” she told the paper after noticing a small ‘M’ on its bottom which she suspected might stand for Murano, an Italian island near Venice famed for glasswork.
Thrifting W. I haven’t been thrift shopping but I do want to go try it.
Honestly thrifting sucks hard these days.
I went to one of those goodwills that bring out totes of items and you buy things by the pound. There was at least 15 people just waiting like little gremlins waiting for the next tote to come out.
Definitely had a feeling they were all there to resell
That’s pretty ugly for something worth $100,000.
Phht. Amateurs. I’ll buy a vase for 100 grand only to later discover it’s true worth of 3,99.
I… uh… have a vase for sale… If you’re interested.
Hmmm… I sense dishonesty. Are you sure it’s a worthless low quality vase and your price will be exaggerated and obscensely high? 🤔 Like nowadays popular fashion-brands?
This makes me think of the gold shoes that a thrift store recognized and sold for $20k. I’d much rather that money go to the shop than that lady.
Thrift stores in America are usually corporate and not for charity. Or, they pretend to be charities (but aren’t)
Goodwill is fucking evil.
Are you…somehow unaware of how appallingly vile Goodwill is???
