Wednesday, March 28, 2012


Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. For a lucky man, named Andy Fields, he turned five dollars into approximately 2 million. While searching at a garage sale in Las Vegas he came across a sketch done by Andy Warhol. At first he didn’t believe the seller who was saying that his aunt use to baby-sit Warhol as a child but when he took the sketch home and looked on the back he noticed the name. The sketch is of the famous 1930s singer Rudy Vallee.

This story emerged after another lucky person came across another gem in a thrift store. Somebody came across a Picasso print and bought it right away for a hefty $14 dollars. The print was numbered 6/100 and had the phrase “original print, signed proof.” That picture could reach up to $6,000 at auction. He plans on selling the painting contrary to Andy Fields who plans on keeping the picture. So the next time you are in the thrift store or at a garage sale, keep an eye out for “junk” out of the ordinary.
-Steve

2 comments:

  1. Who would ever think you could find something so valuable in a thrift store?

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  2. I think this is part of the appeal of shows like Storage Wars and American Pickers. There are treasures everywhere.

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