The Economic Times

New York family bought a $3 garage-sale bowl in 2007; 6 years later, it was identified as rare Chinese Ding ware and sold for $2.225 million

A New York family spent just $3 on a bowl at a tag sale in 2007, never imagining it could be worth millions. Six years later, experts identified it as rare Chinese Ding ware from the Northern Song Dynasty. The bowl eventually sold at auction for $2.225 million.