A Man Buys a Photo for $2 and Finds Out It's Worth Millions

They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. But sometimes words aren’t the only currency to measure its value. Some pictures cost millions of dollars, and a photo of Billy the Kid found in a thrift store is a good example of that.
Billy the Kid was a legend of the Wild West. He only lived for 21 years, but even in that short time, this young man managed to become one of the most famous outlaws of his era. Interestingly, he never robbed banks, trains, or stagecoaches, but was rustling cattle and took part in gunfights. Even when he was captured, he managed to design a daring jailbreak. Pictures of him are so rare, those fans are ready to pay millions for them. Actually, there was just one officially confirmed picture of him by 2011.
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TIMESTAMPS:
Who Billy the Kid is 0:25
A real gem for $2! 1:27
“The rarest photograph in the world” 2:51
One of the most expensive old West memorabilia ever sold 4:19
The third picture of Billy the Kid (and it's the most amazing!) 5:29
Why its owner doesn't want to sell it 7:59
#billythekid #rarethings #wildwest
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SUMMARY:
- Back in 2010, a collector from Fremont, California, bought the picture and two other photographs for $2. The picture showed a group of men playing croquet. At the time he purchased it, the lucky collector had no idea it was a rare image of Billy the Kid himself from 1878.
- Pictures of Billy the Kid are so rare, quite a lot of people who know the value try to make money by making look-alikes.
- The executive director of the National Geographic documentary about the picture called it the holy grail, not only of the Wild West, but photography in general, and “the rarest photograph in the world”.
- Another officially confirmed photo of Billy the Kid sold at Auction for $2.3 million in 2011. Collectors and Wild West fans arrived in Denver, ready to fight for the gem.
- The third picture of Billy the Kid that has become famous worldwide hasn’t been auctioned yet. But if it is, it’ll be worth even more than $5 million!
- It supposedly shows both Billy the Kid and Sheriff Pat Garrett, who ended the famous outlaw’s life at the age of 21.
- The picture was sold at a flea market in Asheville for $10 in 2011.
- A forensics expert who studied the picture using facial recognition software confirmed it must have been Garrett and the Kid.
- Experts are positive if he decides to sell it at auction he could get way more than $5 million for this gem! However, the lucky owner says as of now, he doesn’t want to find out.
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TIMESTAMPS: Who Billy the Kid is 0:25 A real gem for $2! 1:27 “The rarest photograph in the world” 2:51 One of the most expensive old West memorabilia ever sold 4:19 The third picture of Billy the Kid (and it's the most amazing!) 5:29 Why its owner doesn't want to sell it 7:59

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3:23 read the description name: JOHN DOE?

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The second picture that you showed incompletely is reproduced in the book Pictorial History of the Wild West by James D. Horan and Paul Sann © 1954 on page 57.

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Well i want to sold it for 5 million dollars.... RICK:

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Great White they literally explained that it wasn’t

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It was made from a very thin sheet of metal

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It was a tin type. Not paper

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Somebody please slap this guy!

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Doesn't look like he's 21. Either way nice vid

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i never thought words was a currency

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Who else knew of this photo from ages ago & scrolled straight to the comments to see if anyone else knew it was the homie Billy? Lol

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3:22 Look at where it says name it says John Doe, lol

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Isnt that a roblox "hacker" Your probs a roblox player

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Yes, that would be a godsend at this point in time

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I've never wanted to shop for antiques and vintage stuff. Until now O.O

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*_After watching video_* Me and the boys going to the Junk Store

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I so late but aye... I was born in Fresno, CA shoutouts to Fresno!!!!

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Wow. I've been wanting to come across a picture for a long time. Lucky guys man.

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Yes always checkin things out as ya never know what ya go

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Yea that was a snap I took years ago I don't even remember. Never thought I would be this famous

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0-0

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Im sure the person who sold the photo of Billy the Kid is sooooo full of regrets.

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Yeah ! Selling special things for how much money they give is a bad regret! Couse those special things are meant for you to keep! And those millions wont last forever in life!😏🤨😕😌

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When I first saw this image, I became excited because it was Billy Bonney, and so I still think, but more so because he and his friends were playing a game of croquet; there's history in that.

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Yes I got some lovable antics and old books from those shops

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Omg. I read this story in a book years ago. I see ☺

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No one: The guy when he buys the picture: lemme just stick this out the window

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Billy the Kid’s revolver was a 40 caliber. He was 1 of the few old west gunfighters to use a double action revolver

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8:28 What a lovely guy!

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Billy kinda looks like a teenager Makes me think if a lot of those gunfight are just unstable teenagers with guns and are just of to get song street cred

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U better BILleve it.. OK, everyone... Start searching... Ur futures lie s in them dusty boxes

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I love vintage stuff

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After watching the video: Me: I'm going to start collecting antiques 😂

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*After watching this video* Me:Mom im going to the Junk Shop!

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YEAAAHHHH! IM GONNA TAKE THIS PHOTO TO THE OLD TOWN ROAD!

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Me to me: His nickname was Billy. Usually nicknames are shortened versions of your name My brain: his name was billiam 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

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Yes I love thrifting / yard sales ! You never know what your gonna find !

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they know very well how to make their own people more important in others eyes and how to fool people in the name of uniqueness.

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What?

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I would of sold tf outta that picture the second i figuered out what it's worth.

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Who else is imagining Billie trying to steal those pictures and sell them? 😂 No just me......

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3:20 look at the name at the top right corner, it says john doe...

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That means unidentified or unknown

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Roblox gang?

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I think Billy lived to be over 90.