Coverage dated December 17, 2023 to December 18, 2023

A vase purchased for $3.99 sold for more than $100,000 at auction

Headline from Delaware Public Media

A person bought a glass vase for $3.99 at a Goodwill in Richmond, Va., and then learned it was crafted by a famous Italian glass designer Carlo Scarpa. At auction, it went for more than $100,000.

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Reports & sources

29 articles, oldest first.

  1. Insider

    Woman made over $80,000 from selling off a $3.99 vase she picked up at Goodwill (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    "This was like a winning lottery ticket," Richard Wright, the auctioneer who helped sell the vase told The New York Times.

  2. Entrepreneur

    Goodwill Vase Sells at Auction for Over $100,000 (opens Entrepreneur)

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    Entrepreneur's feed description

    A vase purchased from Goodwill for just $3.99 has sold at auction for $107,000. It was discovered to have been designed by Italian architect Carlo Scarpa.

  3. CBS News

    She bought a vase at Goodwill for $3.99. It was a rare piece that just sold at auction for more than $100,000. (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A rare vase by Italian architect Carlo Scarpa recently sold at auction for $107,100 — even though it went for just $3.99 at Goodwill.

  4. WSVN Miami

    Bought for $3.99 from a Virginia thrift store, this vase just sold for over $100,000 - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    (CNN) — Jessica Vincent fondly remembers embarking on frequent thrifting trips — at secondhand stores, yard sales, flea markets — with her mother as a child. It’s

  5. Blaze Media

    'A winning lottery ticket': Virginia woman sells vase that cost her $3.99 at Goodwill for over $100,000 at auction (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    A Virginia woman chanced upon a once-in-a-lifetime find at the Goodwill off Route 1 in Hanover County: a vase designed in the 1940s by the famous Italian architect and former Venini glassworks director Carlo Scarpa. Although ready to pay over $10 for the 13.5 inch tall bottle, Jessica Vincent ul...

  6. CBS 8 San Diego

    She bought a colorful vase at Goodwill for $3.99. It turned out to be worth way more than that. (opens CBS 8 San Diego)

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    CBS 8 San Diego's feed description

    When Jessica Vincent bought a vase for $3.99 at a Goodwill in Virginia she didn't buy it thinking she'd sell it. Her thinking changed after some research.

  7. Delaware Public Media

    A vase purchased for $3.99 sold for more than $100,000 at auction (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    A person bought a glass vase for $3.99 at a Goodwill in Richmond, Va., and then learned it was crafted by a famous Italian glass designer Carlo Scarpa. At auction, it went for more than $100,000.

  8. 12News Phoenix

    She bought a colorful vase at Goodwill for $3.99. The rare piece sold at auction for $107,000 (opens 12News Phoenix)

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    12News Phoenix's feed description

    When Jessica Vincent bought a vase for $3.99 at a Goodwill in Virginia she didn't buy it thinking she'd sell it. Her thinking changed after some research.

  9. The Daily Caller

    Woman Buys $4 Vase At Goodwill That Sells For More Than $107,000 At Auction (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    A vase bought from a Goodwill store in Virginia for $3.99 was auction for more than $100,000, The Washington Post reported Sunday.

  10. KTVU San Francisco

    $3.99 vase bought at Goodwill turns out to be worth over $100,000 (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    A woman who bought a vase for $3.99 at a Virginia thrift store recently sold it for $107,000.

  11. NBC New York

    This $4 Goodwill vase just sold at auction for $107,100 (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Jessica Vincent loves PBS’ “Antiques Roadshow” and has daydreamed many times of this kind of lottery ticket-level transaction.

  12. Green Field Reporter

    She bought a colorful vase at Goodwill for $3.99. The rare piece sold at auction for $107,000 - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    Jessica Vincent had just started surveying the shelves of a Virginia thrift store when a vase caught her eye. It was shaped like a bottle and had ribbons of color, aqua green and amethyst purple, that spiraled up its glass surface like stripes of paint.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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