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Thrift shopper paid $1.50 for purse; Cartier piece later valued at $35,000

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What happened

A thrift-store shopper who paid just $1.50 for a clutch in 2018 or 2019 discovered years later that it was a rare Cartier Art Deco piece.

Key facts

  • A thrift-store shopper who paid just $1.50 for a clutch in 2018 or 2019 discovered years later that it was a rare Cartier Art Deco piece.
  • Reported by Times of India and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:25:00 UTC.

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