WWII Chest found at goodwill / myLot

United States

September 6, 2018 10:11am CST

I meant to post this as part of the other discussion but forgot. Either way, I think this deserves it's own discussion. I was looking at the sparse furniture section and found this trunk. They were selling it for $150.00. It's a WWII chest. Now I realize that the person who owned this chest might have died, or been sent to a nursing home. Maybe the family didn't want the reminder of what the man went through. Maybe they had no real use for it. Still, I find it sad that this found it's way to goodwill. I wonder how long it's been there? I wonder if anyone will buy it? I imagine someone will find value in it, even if that value is only to buy it, fix it up a little bit and resale it.

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April

@thislittlepennyearns (68159)

• Defuniak Springs, Florida

6 Sep 18

You should of looked up the name on the chest. When i worked in the thrift store we would get stuff like this all the time. It always made me sad when we got picture frames in with pictures still In them.

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AmberLynn

@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)

• United States

6 Sep 18

I didn't think to look the name up at all. I was just upset that it was there to begin with. I always get a little sad and intrigued at goodwill. Sad because you see a lot of things you know were part of an estate sale that didn't sell, and intrigued because you can find some really good stuff there.

April

@thislittlepennyearns (68159)

• Defuniak Springs, Florida

6 Sep 18

@ScribbledAdNauseum Yeah its sad when people arent remembered the way they should be. I'm sure that trunk, much like its owner has quite the story.

AmberLynn

@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)

• United States

6 Sep 18

@thislittlepennyearns I am sure it does. Of course, there may not have been anyone left to give the chest to, we just don't know. I know there is a fine line between hoarding and sentimentality, but this should have been kept in the family if at all possible.

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Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111937)

• United States

6 Sep 18

when you find a chest liked this.Never try to clean it up.Loses it value of the chest Some who collect Military would love to have this?not sure. How did the inside look?

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AmberLynn

@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)

• United States

6 Sep 18

I didn't actually think to open the chest up. I was still upset that it was even there to begin with. I also hadn't thought of how it would lose it's value, but you are right. If it's cleaned up, people are also more likely to think it's a fake.

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ShannyBananny

@shaggin (74988)

• United States

7 Sep 18

Aww I find that a bit sad as well. Seems it could be given to someone who would appreciate it more then selling it like that. $150 for something at a thrift shop is a lot of money!