A "scrap metal dealer in the Midwest" made a nice buy.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow...135621517.html


Just don't drop it. Man finds egg worth $33.3 million
By Mike Krumboltz, Yahoo News



"A scrap metal dealer in the Midwest stumbled upon an incredibly rare Faberge egg at a sale, the Daily Telegraph reports. The unidentified man, sensing the golden egg was worth considerably more than the $13,000 being asked, plucked down the cash.

It isn't often wise to pay $13,000 for an egg, but in this case, the man's risk was well rewarded. Turns out the piece of art is worth a whopping $33.3 million, according to the Daily Telegraph. Why? The egg was once owned by Russia's Tsar Alexander III and was seized during the Russian Revolution. It is one of only a few original Faberge eggs still known to exist....

The last time the egg had been seen in public was in March 1902, according to Press Association's report."

Heh, yea I just commented on this on our twitter. Wish we had a dozen of those!

He apparently bought it 10 years ago for $13,000 or $14,000 (different news sources give different numbers) at an antique fair. I guess the seller didn't look it up on eBay when he set his price!

guess he is retired by now lol i wouldnt have had the 13k to put down. who asks $13 000 for something at a flea market? who would put up that much money on gut instinct?

Malcomb Forbes must be drooling all over himself up there in Heaven.

Originally Posted by brandon

Depends on the flea market, and as far as having the money to put down, when I sell at flea markets, I take credit cards.

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