$3 garage sale find sells for $2.2 million

Imagine picking up a bowl at a garage sale for $3 and having it turn out to be a 1,000-year-old treasure worth $2.2 million. That's what happened to one family...

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Todd Smith - 3/21/2013 2:31 AM

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Imagine how the one that sold it for a few bucks feels now.

preexisting - 3/20/2013 6:12 PM

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Does anyone know how the item got from China to The States? Many countries are seeking repatriation of stolen art objects and antiques . . . just how did this item make the trip from China to New York?

Guest - 3/20/2013 2:37 PM

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The San Antonio Museum of Art is free on Tuesday evenings and features these kind of valuable artifacts. It's worth a trip if you haven't been. Great Greek and Egyptian displays too. Seems like an estate seller didn't know what they were dealing with, my guess.

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