Hoarder Stories Volume 1: Somebody Else's Family Heirloom
The above images are from what might be the most interesting item I've collected over the years. It definitely has one of the best stories. Back in 2011, the town of Smithville, MS was hit by a bad tornado. The donations to get the town back on track were so plentiful that they ended up with way too much stuff. They received so much they decided to put all of the excess in one huge building and allow people to come in and buy as much of it as they’d like. They’d give you a garbage bag at the front door and you could take all you wanted for $5 a bag. I found a lot of good stuff that day, like Versace ties that I made a decent profit from. But, in a pile of toddler toys I found the most interesting item. It was a photo album from a 1950s/1960s ballet trio. It included a lot of beautiful images from their dancing and travels around the world. There’s a program outlining their performances as well as an autographed picture of the Sultan of Johore. Here’s a collection of images from th...