Most People Who Made Millions Off Their Old Junk On ‘Antiques Roadshow’

most people who made millions off their old junk on Antiques Roadshow anyone who's ever cleaned out an attic or a dusty garage has probably looked around and wondered could any of this old junk actually be worth something most of the time all that stuff collecting dust is pretty useless but every so often there's a treasure hiding in plain sight that's exactly why lots of people have their items appraised especially on PBS is popular TV series Antiques Roadshow although most of the guests head home with not much more than insight into their items the lucky owners of these 20 objects ended up making Bank number 1 gold-plated Luxus 2 camera $620,000 this pricey camera was once called the rarest camera in the world only four of this gold and snakeskin device were ever made this one pictured here is the last in existence number 2 garden air vase $820,000 believe it or not the woman who owned this vase used to let her children use it as a goalpost when they played soccer she had no idea that it was worth such an impressive sum number three Russian plate $185,000 when the owner of this plate asked to have her items appraised she was counting on her books being the most valuable that was until she found out that this plate was once owned by the King of Prussia himself number four Diego Rivera painting $800,000 this man had this painting by none other than Diego Rivera himself hanging behind his office door for years before he decided to get it appraised thank goodness he did number five original 1950s mobile for hundred thousand to six hundred thousand dollars this might not look like much on the surface but it was actually one of the first Mobile's ever made and by the Tuohy's inventor Alexander Calder no less number six Jade bowls 1.5 million dollars an amateur art collector who really knew his stuff picked up this lot of jade in China for less than 20 bucks now his children and grandchildren are reaping the rewards of that investment number seven Navajo blanket $750,000 blankets just like this one were once made exclusively for Native American Chiefs to date this is one of the most well preserved examples of this type of blanket its value will only ever go up number eight Ozzy the owl $25,000 this base might not look like very much but it's actually a rare piece from the year 1640 the previous owner used it for flowers and had no idea of its actual value it's now safe in a museum number nine clifford still painting five hundred thousand dollars when the owner of this painting moved into a new house a family friend gave it to her as a housewarming gift they had no idea it was painted by one of the american greats number 10 original peanuts comic strips $450,000 the late comic artist Charles Schulz famously used to give away his original comic strips once they went to press this woman's collection cost her just 400 bucks talk about a good return on investment number 11 Anthony Van Dyke painting 673 thousand dollars a local parish priest was able to snag this painting for only 500 bucks because it was believed to be a fake however the joke's on the seller it absolutely is the real deal number 12 Edgar Allan Poe photograph $50,000 sometimes it turns out that good things really do come in very very small and very very old packages this tiny photograph of the late dark and dreary poet was worth way more than anyone expected number 13 rhino horn teacups 1.5 million dollars these were purchased on a whim by a tourist in Africa back in the 1970s when he learned how much they were worth the man had an actual asthma attack number 14 Norman Rockwell's the little model $500,000 believe it or not this famous painting by the legendary American artist Norman Rockwell was simply given as a gift to this lucky owner he couldn't believe how much it was really worth number 15 Winston Churchill's cigar $1,000 this cigar which the former United Kingdom Prime Minister reportedly chomped on during his famous d-day decision earned its owner a pretty penny other cigars owned by Churchill have been valued up to twelve thousand dollars number 16 original Honus Wagner baseball card seven hundred eighty thousand dollars this is one of the earliest baseball cards on record and it's even more special because so few were printed of Honus Wagner thankfully this one's in mint condition number 17 Patek Phillipe pocket watch 1.5 million dollars it isn't just the beauty of this watch that makes it so valuable it's also the fact that it was made for American entrepreneur George Thompson [Music] number 18 Josef Clyde oil painting $500,000 when this woman found a painting for sale at a thrift store she thought it was worth the pricey $100 fee and bought it happily she was even happier when she learned how much it was really worth number 19 Boston Red Sox memorabilia $1,000,000 baseball cards and paraphernalia we'll also catch a pretty penny but this collection predates the collecting craze which is part of what makes it so valuable number 20 see more card table $600,000 the woman who owns this tiny table actually purchased it at a yard sale for no more than 25 dollars why is it worth so much because it was made by a very renowned designer can you believe how much these people had laying around in their attics it definitely makes you want to revisit your own stash of junk and see if you have any secret contenders hiding away in there check out these other videos from let me know if you haven't made the move to subscribe to our channel all you need to do is click on that red subscribe button thank you for watching you

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Length: 7min 21sec (441 seconds)

Published: Wed May 02 2018