What's in your Grandmother's garage?
01-03-2009, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='757767' date='Jan 2 2009, 12:35 PM
It never ceases to amaze me what items are just sitting around unknown for so long!! 
I have an Aunt who had a picture she picked up in Korea 40-50 years ago, it was on the wall for years, abused by kids etc. Then a couple of years ago a friend of hers sees the picture and states he has a friend at Sotheby's that he would like to have see the picture.....long story short the expert flies out from New York, flips over what he sees and offers to have it sold at auction. Would you believe my Aunt sold the picture (that she spent maybe $25.00 for) for over $500,000!!! Simply astounding!! 
You just never know!! 
I have an Aunt who had a picture she picked up in Korea 40-50 years ago, it was on the wall for years, abused by kids etc. Then a couple of years ago a friend of hers sees the picture and states he has a friend at Sotheby's that he would like to have see the picture.....long story short the expert flies out from New York, flips over what he sees and offers to have it sold at auction. Would you believe my Aunt sold the picture (that she spent maybe $25.00 for) for over $500,000!!! Simply astounding!! You just never know!!
01-03-2009, 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by TexaZ3' post='758717' date='Jan 3 2009, 05:22 PM
No way! What was on the picture?
Personally, I never saw the picture. But it was a recently deceased pre-eminent Korean artist who did the picture, and she bought it from him years ago when he was relatively unknown. So it was the perfect scenario for the one in a million (half million) story!
01-05-2009, 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by luigi524td' post='757774' date='Jan 2 2009, 08:46 PM
It's for this very reason I NEVER throw anything away!
01-05-2009, 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by BetterMakeWay' post='759733' date='Jan 5 2009, 07:00 AM
Not even the used toilet paper huh?
01-06-2009, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by mrfva' post='759852' date='Jan 5 2009, 01:41 PM
Wow!
Oh great! After 3 days of cleaning out all 3 garages, I see this thread.
But the question is, Is it a Bugatti wheelchair?
Oh great! After 3 days of cleaning out all 3 garages, I see this thread.
But the question is, Is it a Bugatti wheelchair?
You have 3 garages?
01-06-2009, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by TexaZ3' post='761006' date='Jan 6 2009, 05:22 PM
You have 3 garages?
02-08-2009, 09:46 AM
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this granny's car got sold for about 4mil
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