Odd items

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Once upon a time, a guy went to a yard sale and bought 5 paintings, only to find a hidden Andy Warhol sketch. Another time, a different man bought a framed Declaration of Independence for $4. But not everyone is as lucky as these shoppers!

What is it that makes someone start a collection which alters the course of their entire life? For Mel Birnkrant, it was an iron Mickey bank he saw at the Paris flea market in 1958. His hotel room rent was $30 a month and the toy was $10. It was in that moment, at the iconic Marché aux Puces, that M