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Stonepounder

(4,033 posts) Thu Nov 22, 2018, 10:13 PM Nov 2018

Antique dealer tracks down homeless man to split profit after he found a valuable Disney painting

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/11/homeless-man-finds-antique-disney-treasure-in-trashcan-and-gets-rewarded-with-1k/

Antique dealer tracks down homeless man to split profit after he found a valuable Disney painting

A homeless man who stumbled upon a valuable Disney picture in a trash bin was rewarded by the antique dealer who bought the art from him, reported CNN.

Adam Gillian of the Canadian city of Edmonton was originally paid $20 for a picture of Bambi by antique dealer Alexander Archbold. “When I knew it was gonna sell for a lot of money, I knew it wasn’t right to take it all,” Archbold told CNN. Archbold sold the artwork for $3,700.

Archbold went on a search to find Gillian, which was difficult because he had no address. After driving around he was able to get in contact with other homeless people that knew him.

Gillian returned to the store and Archbold gifted him with his half of the profit which was $1,600.35.

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Antique dealer tracks down homeless man to split profit after he found a valuable Disney painting (Original Post) Stonepounder Nov 2018 OP

That's how ya do it, good peeps of the world!! Leghorn21 Nov 2018 #1

did something much smaller. but i gave the seller 1/2 the profit off midcentury grapes, cause i knew pansypoo53219 Nov 2018 #2

Excellent! Kudos to you as well Pansypoo. Stonepounder Nov 2018 #3

Pansypoo, didn't you used to contribute to a blog called "Rising Hegemon"? EarnestPutz Nov 2018 #6

ahh. attaturk. my dessert blog. pansypoo53219 Nov 2018 #7

Love these type of stories about good human deeds - thanks for sharing! iluvtennis Nov 2018 #4

I usually hate garage sale/flea market/found it in the trash stories of huge financial gain.... EarnestPutz Nov 2018 #5

Leghorn21

(14,114 posts)

1. That's how ya do it, good peeps of the world!!

Reply to Stonepounder (Original post)

Thu Nov 22, 2018, 10:17 PM

Nov 2018

Thank you Mr. Gillian and Stonepounder for this most excellent article!!

pansypoo53219

(23,175 posts)

2. did something much smaller. but i gave the seller 1/2 the profit off midcentury grapes, cause i knew

Reply to Stonepounder (Original post)

Thu Nov 22, 2018, 11:06 PM

Nov 2018

worth more than the $1 i paid.

Stonepounder

(4,033 posts)

3. Excellent! Kudos to you as well Pansypoo.

Reply to pansypoo53219 (Reply #2)

Thu Nov 22, 2018, 11:45 PM

Nov 2018

EarnestPutz

(2,843 posts)

6. Pansypoo, didn't you used to contribute to a blog called "Rising Hegemon"?

Reply to Stonepounder (Reply #3)

Fri Nov 23, 2018, 01:42 AM

Nov 2018

Or was it “WTF Is It Now”. Or maybe “Xoverboard”? All are defunct blogs that I used to read. August J. Pollak and Attaturk are names I remember.

pansypoo53219

(23,175 posts)

7. ahh. attaturk. my dessert blog.

Reply to EarnestPutz (Reply #6)

Fri Nov 23, 2018, 06:43 PM

Nov 2018

iluvtennis

(21,528 posts)

4. Love these type of stories about good human deeds - thanks for sharing!

Reply to Stonepounder (Original post)

Thu Nov 22, 2018, 11:45 PM

Nov 2018

EarnestPutz

(2,843 posts)

5. I usually hate garage sale/flea market/found it in the trash stories of huge financial gain....

Reply to Stonepounder (Original post)

Fri Nov 23, 2018, 01:06 AM

Nov 2018

....at someone else’s expense. Can’t stand “Antiques Roadshow” for this reason. But stories like this give me hope in the reassurance that there are good people among us.

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