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."

http://l.yimg.com/dh/ap/default/1403...c7feffabad.jpg

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.

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Originally Posted by steve129

who asks $13 000 for something at a flea market?

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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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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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Me too, love my iPad

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Originally Posted by erewen

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

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Well, except for that time it was for sale in the fleas market ;)