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SOLD - $75,000 for $12 Vase Found at Flea MarketSALISBURY, UK (VIDEO) - Woolley and Wallis report, a vase purchased for £10 ($12) at a car boot sale (similar to an American Flea Market), has sold for £61,000 ($75,000) at auction, after buyer’s premium. A BBC story stated the owner learned it was "thought to have been made at Beijing's Imperial Palace at least 220 years ago" after taking it to the Asian Art department at Woolley & Wallis for a valuation. November 16, 2016
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SOLD - $132,000 for $60 Flea Market PaintingLONDON - Roseburys reports a painting purchased for $60 by a taxi driver at a flea market, has fetched $132,000 at auction... Learn More April 19, 2016
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FOUND - $15 Flea Market Watch Fetches $79,000CHESHIRE, UK - The Daily Mail is reporting a military watch bought at a flea market for $15, has fetched $79,000 (£55,000) at auction. The wristwatch, turned out to be a rare Rolex - Panerai which was issued to divers in the Royal Italian Navy during the second world war. The watch was sold by Wright Marshall Auctioneers. March 21, 2016
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FOUND - $35 Flea Market Statue Fetches $21,000WISBOROUGH GREEN, UK - Bellmans Auctioneers report a 16th century Tibetan statue has fetched $21,000 (£15,500) at auction. According to the Mid Sussex Times, the 6-inch (17cm) tall Green Tara statue was purchased for $35 (£25) at a car boot sale, which is similar to a U.S. flea market... Auction Link March 2, 2016
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FOUND - $10 Flea Market Photo may be 'Billy the Kid' Worth MillionsARDEN, NORTH CAROLINA - WLOS News 13 reports a man paid $10 for a tintype photo at a flea market then found it may contain Billy the Kid with Pat Garrett, the man who eventually killed him. The photo may be worth millions... Story December 2, 2015
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SOLD - $133,685 for Painting Found at Flea MarketSYDNEY, AUSTRAILIA - Art Daily reports 1936 painting entitled; 'Basket of Fruit' by the Australian artist John Wardell Power was found at a flea market and fetched $133,685 at auction. The painting was sold by Bonhams. June 18, 2015
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FOUND - $60 Flea-Market Brooch Fetches $17,500STAFFORDSHIRE, UK - The Daily Mail reports a rare Cartier brooch bought in a box of costume jewellery at a flea market for $60 (£38) has sold at auction for $17,500 (£10,800). September 29, 2014
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FOUND - $33 Million Faberge EggMIDWEST, USA - The Daily Mail reports a gold dealer who purchased a golden egg at a flea market for $13,000 (its scrap value), has discovered he bought a Faberge Ornamental egg valued at $33 million (£20 million). March 19, 2014
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FOUND - $15 Necklace from Flea Market may fetch $300,000PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - The Huffington Post reports a rare Alexander Calder (1898 - 1976) necklace purchased at a flea market for $15, is expected to fetch as much as $300,000. August 16, 2013
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FOUND - Flea Market 'Bond Watch' Fetches $159,000UK - The Daily Mail reports a James Bond's geiger counter wristwatch (prop) from the movie Thunderball, was found at a UK flea market (car boot sale). The watch, purchased for $38 (£25) sold at auction for $159,000 (£103,875). May 21, 2013
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FOUND $6 Catalog Fetches $34,694PARIS, FRANCE - Paul Fraser Collectibles reports a rare Die Brücke catalog bought for $6 at a Paris Flea Market, has fetched $34,694 at auction. The catalog made by a group of German expressionist artists in 1912, is thought to be one of a kind. November 22, 2012
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FOUND - $350,000 17th-Century Rhino CupPITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - Antiques Roadshow reports a rare 17th-century carved Chinese Rhinoceros Cup, worth $350,000, was discovered during valuation. The owner had purchased the cup at a New Jersey flea market for $1. August 13, 2011
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FOUND - $100,000 Demetre Chiparus SculptureDES MOINES, IOWA - Antiques Roadshow reported finding a Demetre Chiparus (1886 - 1947) bronze and marble sculpture, ca. 1930, worth $100,000, during valuation. The owner had purchased the sculpture at a Paris flea market for $50. Read More August 7, 2010
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FOUND - $100,000 17th-Century Rhino CupSAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - Antiques Roadshow reported an Eskimo Hunting Helmet (ca. 1820) worth $100,000 was found during valuation. The owner had purchased the helmet at a California flea market. August 9, 1997
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FOUND - Declaration of Independence Worth $2.4 MillionADAMSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA - The New York Times reported a man had bought a torn painting for $4 at flea market in Adamstown, Pa., because he was interested in its frame. Afterwards he discovered a copy of Declaration of Independence folded and hidden in the backing. The Declaration was auctioned for $2.4 million at Sotheby's... Read More June 14, 1991
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