To ask how much if anything, you'd give to a charity shop where you paid £1 for £5k item?

[evelynj]

This happened to someone I know. A regular charity shopper. They bought something just because they liked it for £1 & later found out it was valuable-£5k worth.

They have kept the item, and are a good person generally. I don't know (yet) how much if anything they've given back to the charity shop.

Wwyd?

Actually it'd probably depend on the charity. Maybe that makes me a bad person ...

Earrings are easily sterilised!

Margot yes, sorry, I meant that the seller priced it as diamanté, the buyer bought it as diamanté, then on looking closely later, the buyer realised the stones were actually diamonds despite the setting not being hallmarked or even a precious metal. I've read about that happening, I'd like it to happen to me.

The mystery is revealed now, that's the second reference I've seen to Chopard on MN today

5k would change our lives

If we were keeping it then the charity shop wouldn't get anything I'm afraid. If it was sold I would give £150 maybe

If I sold it I would give the Charity half the money, and explain why. If I kept it I wouldn't give them anything because I figure something pretty in my house is only valuable to me and has no monetary value. Also I would never have paid 5k for a nick-nak or even 2.5k so I'm not going to pay it just because that's what somebody has decided it's worth that.

They'd get nothing from me

Nothing unless I sold it and then probably 10% of the sale price.

She bought something for herself for the asking price.

interesting dilemma. but I also wonder if someone donates what they believe to be tat and is later found to be something extremely valuable. would the charity feel morally obliged to inform them that their donation had a high value?

I wouldn't give anything if I sold it.

My grandfather paid 10 for a 700 watch in a charity shop, he uses it every day