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The story of a man from Connecticut who bought an abandoned and neglected warehouse for $500 has already become a sensation. At first, attention was drawn to an American Dodge Challenger Hellcat sports car, covered in a thick layer of dust but in working order. The new owner even started the engine on the first try. But the real intrigue was yet to come.
When the new owner began to examine the interior of the car more closely, he found a flash drive under the seat — a cold crypto wallet. At first, it seemed like a coincidence. Later, under a layer of junk, empty beer cans, and fishing gear, he found an old, worn diary in the corner of the warehouse. The pages were crumpled, and the ink from the ballpoint pen had faded in places, but one phrase stood out clearly among the chaotic notes: a set of words that turned out to be the seed phrase for accessing the crypto wallet.
When the man checked the contents of the flash drive, he was astonished: the wallet contained bitcoins. At the current exchange rate, this amounts to hundreds of thousands of dollars — a sum that instantly turned a random purchase into a real treasure.
In a short video filmed on a smartphone, the man shows his finds from inside the abandoned warehouse. The lucky man later posted the video online. In it, he showed a Dodge Challenger Hellcat, an outboard motor for a boat, a set of G.Loomis Trout Series and Shimano BeastMaster CX spinning rods.
It should be noted that such auctions have long been part of the culture in the United States. Similar auctions, where people can buy various abandoned warehouses, are held regularly. The main feature is that their contents are not disclosed until the end of the auction. People buy warehouses without knowing what's inside and hope for luck. Some find old furniture, boxes of clothes, motorcycles, rare paintings, and valuable jewelry, while others find real treasures. This is exactly what happened this time. For only $500, the lucky winner received both a car and a crypto wallet containing about 117 bitcoins.
This story is not just about incredible luck. Sometimes the biggest surprises await where you least expect them. And if legends about treasures used to be associated with pirate maps or gold bars, now, in the 21st century, they can be hidden in the form of a small device with a few password words.
As a reminder, the best finds at auctions in the US include rare classic and sports cars. The most expensive finds include a rare 1963 Ferrari, a 1987 Porsche 959 Komfort, a 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing, a 1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible, and a 1963 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder.