Those are some of the most fascinating items found in lost luggage in 2023, according to a new report by Unclaimed Baggage, a store that buys lost items from airlines, sight unseen.
The most expensive items found this year, according to the list, are a diamond ring , a Cartier Panthère watch and a Hermès Birkin 25 bag . So he borrowed $300 to buy the unwanted bags, slapped price tags on the contents, and sold the goods from his home in Scottsboro, Alabama — population: 15,700.Today, Unclaimed Baggage's retail store in Scottsboro is larger than a city block, and the company employs more than 250 people, he said. The thrill of the hunt — of the sheer possibility of what may be found — attracts people from near and far.
One customer, presumably a cruise ship employee, was buying "a ton" of Kindles and reselling them at port cities, Owens said. Luxury goods — from brands like Louis Vuitton, Jimmy Choo and Yves Saint Laurent — on sale at Unclaimed Baggage's retail store in Scottsboro, Alabama.The company also finds items with Unclaimed Baggage's price tags on them, meaning they were lost once, bought by the company, sold to a new owner and subsequently lost again.