G.G. Carbone
Here are two stories that are included in my chapter,"Eureka! I Found It!"  A 17th century pewter tankard purchased for $5 from a clearance rack at an antique show sold for $3050 on eBay. (Photo courtesy of Kim May.)  Paul Bailly violin bought in a thrift store for $50 is appraised for over $10,000. (Photo courtesy of B.D. Colen, ADIOL.) |
Your Story FINDING TREASURES AMIDST THE JUNK! What's Your Story? Did you buy something for a few dollars at a garage or yard sale and sell it for thousands of dollars? Maybe you found something at the local church bazaar or thrift store? Email me your greatest find and you may have a chance to share your story in my next book, "Greatest Garage Sale Stories Ever Told." If you haven't found that treasure yet, here is an inspiring story to get you started: Purple Pearl, On Tour, Gets Rave Reviews by Bryan Rourke "The Purple Pearl went West, and wowed the jewelry world. The rare, enormous and potentially priceless purple quahog pearl acquired for $14 from a costume jewelry basket in 2000 by Alan Golash of Newport, has begun its global publicity tour. When that ends at auction in about two years, experts say, the gem could command more than $1 million." -Providence Sunday Journal, March 19, 2005, page D1 * * * * * |
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