15 Outrageously Valuable Treasures Found In Thrift Stores

5. Bond’s watch:

The specialized watch that James Bond used in Thunderball mysteriously disappeared for decades after the film was released. In 2013, it resurfaced at a garage sale, where it was purchased on the cheap. Eventually, the buyer would sell it for $163,000.

6. A real trophy:

Sean and Rikki McEvoy found this sweater in a Knoxville, Tennessee thrift shop, where Sean paid less than a dollar for it. While watching a documentary on Vince Lombardi, however, he realized he recognized the name from the sweater’s name tag. He sold it for $43,020.

7. Another Declaration:

A bargain hunter in Pennsylvania somehow discovered an original copy of the Declaration of Independence—one of only 24—in a thrift shop. He paid $4 for it, because he liked the frame it was in. After he turned the document around and saw what was written on it, he sold it for $2.4 million.

8. What a painting:

An antique dealer discovered this painting in a thrift shop in Anderson, South Carolina. He was drawn to it because of the pricey-looking frame and assumed he could make a few hundred bucks off of it. So he paid $3 and went home. Ultimately, he would discover that it was from 1650 and extremely valuable. How valuable? It was auctioned off for $190,000.