I Sold This Rare Bible for $170… then the Buyer Sent Me a Message I Never Expected To Get.

Sometimes it pays to do the right thing. I found this bible in the basement of a condemend hoarder house and I knew that is was something special... but I had no idea that it was this special.
[00:00]: Introduction to an Unexpected Buyer's Message
[00:41]: Discovery of a Unique Item from a House Cleanout
[02:00]: Sale Details and Pricing of the Rare Find
[02:35]: The Surprising Connection of the Item to the Buyer's Family
[03:27]: Reflections on Reuniting Heirlooms with Families
[04:02]: Seller's Philosophy on Pricing and Honesty in Transactions
This story is more than just a sale; it's about the unexpected links between people and the past. Watch now to uncover the full story behind this intriguing find. #RareBible #History #UniqueFinds"

[@WBKnoblock]

Just an FYI: Finnish has a different linguistic background than German. But, on the page and to a novice, it looks very similar. That was why I said that. I have left one comment that explains what languages are more commonly related to Finnish (if you wish to do your own research) and will be removing the rest. My videos are not places for self-aggrandizing internet experts who cannot read a room to save their life. If you are interested in learning more about Finnish, here is a place to start: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_language If you want to learn more about about resale, then my channel is going to be of interest to you, as that is my core audience’s main reason for watching my content.

[@user-bg2oi4bz3p]

I could hardly make out each letter. That font was difficult.

[@gr8dvd]

"My videos are not places for self-aggrandizing internet experts…." 😂 As someone who buys vintage tools (mostly woodworking-power & hand tools) I regret not recording (very) brief bio of prior owner to maintain provenance for when I part ways. Sometimes adds value but my interest is strictly origin, primary use of tools.

[@WBKnoblock]

@@gr8dvd I would watch the crap out of that

[@TrggrWarning]

@@WBKnoblock 4:46 good man

[@anonymous-sus406]

Such a bizzare language

[@jroar123]

I just found a painting for sale that I paid $100 for on eBay. It turns out that the artist was my Grandfather.

[@johncameron4194]

Cool. Did you buy it?

[@GreenCanvasInteriorscape]

Ask your question again to yourself after reading what they wrote and you won't need to ask your question again

[@jroar123]

@@johncameron4194 It's hanging on my wall. Ross Rohrer was a Chicago area artist who ran an art school for years. His work is hanging in one of the museums there. He sold paintings right up until he passed away.

[@mirandaandrews2872]

So cool

[@ShannonMurphy-gz8df]

NEATO!!!!!

[@bloodatsundown]

I sold private press bluegrass 8 track to a guy once. He messaged after he received it and asked if i knew the band and how i obtained it. Turns out it was his dad and uncles band and he remember his dad playing it in his truck all the time. The guy was extremely thrilled to have found a copy of it. Stuff like that always makes you feel good

[@WBKnoblock]

I love it

[@GodsQ]

Wow that reminds me so much of a Hallmark {I believe} movie that we saw, but it was the girls dad's who passed aways' old bands' record.

[@lauracatesduncan7498]

As the Director of our local Historical Society, my heart beat a little faster when watching this video. Over and over again we hear, "I'm donating these things because my kids don't care anything about them." I realize that may now have been the case in this instance, but it's just fantastic that the family heirloom and genealogical recordings have been returned to a family member who appreciates them! Bravo!!!

[@grantmoulton9204]

The handwriting and information in the Bible has profound worth to the family. Most people have too few links or artifacts from their past. The saddest experience is to see the buckets of old photos without names in antique stores. Thanks for helping this family.

[@WBKnoblock]

I’m with you on that. I just purchased 1000 old photos from an estate auction in upstate Vermont and my hopes are that I can connect them with people who are looking for the same link.

[@Jazzatic2011]

Oof I kniw of a guy whos relative sold or rather thrifted? his fathers ww2 original photo away. He saaid he would pay $400 just to get that back

[@-ChrisD]

​@@WBKnoblockIf I may ask, where at in upstate Vermont and do you have a family name?

[@WBKnoblock]

@@-ChrisD Lunenburg, but non name

[@-ChrisD]

@@WBKnoblock Got it, I'm relatively close by( 1.5 hours away isn't too far in Vermont). Thanks , I was curious as my family goes back to the Mayflower here though I don't know of any Lunenburg connections.

[@ericanderson6395]

I recently found online a cookbook sponsored and sold by my grandparents grocery store about 78 years ago. Bought it for my mom for Christmas.

[@LJAG77]

Love love love it. !! 😮😮❤❤

[@map2k922]

I found an artists personal mini sketch book at a garage sale (only paid $1), and when I reasearched the name I found the family lived very close to me so I just sent them a message asking if it was their family's and if they wanted it. They were so grateful, if was of their father who had passed a few years earlier and they guess since the stepmom had recently passed, it was sold in the estate. Anyway, I had not listed it yet so I just sent it to them for free and they were super appreciative. I do love stories like this for us resellers.Thanks for sharing🙂

[@robphoenix1182]

Best way to do it. Profiting off something like this seems beyond evil to me. Good job!

[@tanyas8596]

On top of being an heirloom, it's literally the living Word of God! Amazing, thank you for sharing!

[@attheshowvids]

Cool story. I was on the other end of something like this… my wife and I had bought a house built in the late 1800’s. One morning, while we were still in the midst of moving, I decided to do an eBay search on the city that our house was in. As I scrolled through all the listings I came across something remarkable… someone had a glass negative from 1903 of a photo taken of the current owner and his family in front of our house. I bought it immediately. I was even able to arrange with the seller to pick it up in person that same day. They told me it was the last of a lot of glass negatives of houses in the area that they had bought to resell. Reselling on the internet is amazing.

[@KateyReads]

I once sold all the copies I had of a vintage children’s book to the same buyer for a pretty low price because they told me their dad was the illustrator. They could’ve been lying but I know I did the right move.

[@ritajames7797]

The glow of kindness shines from you. If they were dishonest the shame is on them. Let us presume they were honest and happy to receive their heirloom.

[@noble604]

ritajames - AMEN🕊

[@Snarkapotamus]

Careful, you'll get accused of being something you're not!

[@Americandream805]

I am Finnish and researching my family history. Not an easy feat going back genrations like that. If this were from my family, it would be priceless. What a treasured gift for that family! 💙🇫🇮

[@marciclark8266]

Me also on my mother's side. From the Watertown SD area.

[@janus1958]

Also Finnish,( from both sides of the family), and have been tracing my family tree as best I can. Dad's side has been the hardest, as since he was just shy of 50 when I was born, and his dad was almost 54 when dad was born, so just this 2 generation difference spans over a century. Something like this would have been so useful.

[@wiggycat3145]

I purchased an 1850s webster's dictionary a couple years ago at an antique store. After bringing it home, I flipped through page by page to see if there was anything of interest hidden between the pages. I found a lot of flattened leaves and flowers, but the most interesting thing I found was a sort of business card. The name on it matched the original book owner's signature inside the front cover. I decided to share my find with my friends in my facebook group chat. That was when I found out the original owner of the book was my friend's great great grandfather. He scheduled a dinner with me and his family so I could reunite the book with them. His grandmother, who was the granddaughter of the original book owner recalled many stories of her grandfather. It was a very special evening.

[@HowTheLabelWorks]

I had a similar experience. I had from an antique shop an old family bible in German with writing and other family papers inside. It took me like 5 days, but I researched the family and found some descendants in another state. I wrote to them and asked if they wanted the Bible. They did, so I just mailed it to them for free. They were really grateful and excited. I know I have been in their position.

[@meepenjaap7999]

You are a rockstar!!

[@robphoenix1182]

That's how it should be handled. Maybe have them pay for shipping. That's all though.

[@tchrisou812]

You're a good man, you should be proud. I don't want to come off as flippant b/c I know money is an issue for a lot of people but this is priceless to the buyer. Believe it or not you come to a time in your life where money isn't worth much to you anymore and you see it for what it is, numbers printed on paper. That book served as a link to their ancestors moral compass. When I was a younger man I sold a 1968 VW van to a man in Fla. on Ebay and I lived in Ohio. The day after the auction closed he called me about it and I was ready with my list of facts, or maybe he wanted more pics? He just asked if it had a middle seat, I said yes and he talked to a guy while on the phone with me about coming to get it, he said is "12 hours from now ok?" I said yes. He thanked me but before I hung up I said "wait a minute man", "what is the importance of the middle seat?" he said he was working on restoring one for his daughter, I said well then I could just sell you that. He paused and said "son, I have way more money than I do time". Then I thought he was crazy but now I look down at the old wrinkled hands that I don't believe could be mine typing this and I know what he meant. I believe there is only one thing an old man can say to young people, it goes really, really fast. If you're not careful you will miss it. I know that no young person can hear that and I just smile to myself. I apologize for the ramble. As a final thought a man named Horace Walpole describes this as "serendipity".

[@brendatomlinson]

Your story, and particularly the gentleman’s response about more money than time, sent chills down my spine.

[@idn16499]

❤well said

[@nadogrl]

Brought tears to my eyes.😢

[@satsumamoon]

money wouldnt be so worthless to him if he was homeless. Some old people are.penny pinching misers.

[@hippiechickandvintagetom]

as someone that has done family research for over 30 years. I would love to someday be able to make a find like this. It went to the right person and will be treasured.

[@XXxCHRISxXX]

I was cleaning up my home and went to the local dump,and noticed the caretaker had 3 or 4 old leather bound bibles with numerous writings in them. Someone had just threw out. I bought them all for just a few bucks. I just couldn't see them thrown out.

[@iKeto_gal]

I have a bible from 1887 that was handed down to my husband when his grandma died. It has written things like marriage, birth, and death lists of names from back in those days. His family who were ministers back then. It's falling apart in some places (It's huge)... but hopefully it'll last another 100 years

[@achildofthelight4725]

So hopefully the original calender is in it, first day being a Sunday, Sabbath being a Saturday and its original 13 months of the year 😊

[@anthonykelly3175]

Only in America does a 1800s seem old. We have books all over the house from the 1700s and they are valueless in France

[@WBKnoblock]

@@anthonykelly3175 you should sell them to Americans then

[@jackwatts8089]

I have two bibles from the 1800s . It has alot of my genealogy in it. Would like to restore them, but that's pricey.

[@monicapaz641]

Go to south America, they restore for cheaper prices

[@delmarrey9077]

I made the biggest mistake of my life in 1973. I had a Bible dated 1856 from the Windsor Castle that was handed down to me from my father. It has Bible studies in it for John Windsor. Like the idiot I was as a young man I sold it at a garage sale to help support a trip up to Alaska. Today I still wonder where it is and what it was really worth. Or, even if I’m related to the Winsors. 😢

[@blackeneddove]

Dang. That sucks. Have you tried researching your ancestry?

[@delmarrey9077]

@@blackeneddove yeah, I’ve been able to go as far back as my great grandfather (1850s). Then he disappears into nowhere. I ‘thought’ I had found as far bach as the 12th century but it was duplicate names. There are thousands of John Williams…… I did find my grand father buried about 150 miles away and my grand mother buried 15 miles away. Both buried in the 1960s when I was a kid and unaware I even had grandparents. But I do have their pictures, handed down. Been tempted to go to the birth place of my grandparents in IN to search records.

[@a_h_cchannel6035]

I had a bible from the 16th century and I donated it during a declutter of my home. Have regretted giving it away ever since.

[@psynurse]

​@@delmarrey9077what part of Indiana?

[@delmarrey9077]

@@psynurse my dad was born in Rigdon, just N. Of Elwood. My Grandfather somewhere in Marion Co. I don’t have my records with me (Overseas). Not sure about my G-Grandfather but IN.

[@rwpintx]

I connected through the internet with a woman who shared a single great, great grandfather with me. Her branch of the family had handed down his Bible from the early 1800’s, and the front pages of it contained handwritten records of the family’s births, deaths, & marriages. That Bible to me was absolutely priceless, and was the only ‘proof’ of the relationships of my ancestors from that era. (In Genealogy research, the ability to ‘prove’ your data is paramount - anything‘unproven’ is simply speculative fiction!)

[@jackolini]

I sold a copy of a military book that once belonged to the buyer's grandfather. I shipped it fast and was extra careful with it. I was hoping for positive feedback but didn't get any on Ebay. Still, it's good to save family relics that would otherwise end up lost in a landfill or used to start firewood. And the money isn't bad either.

[@hazelanderson1479]

Shame on that buyer for not leaving feedback. Unfortunately, it’s this type of lack of courtesy that we see all too often today.

[@donelmore2540]

A couple of years ago, I bought a set of Bible commentaries from an antique store. There was no copyright date that I could find, but each book is beautifully signed by the original (I guess) owner and dated by hand 1880!

[@thommysides4616]

You lucky dog..... keep them in a cool dry place out of the harsh sunlight.

[@user-iv1yi6cz7o]

Wow Awesome..praise God

[@donelmore2540]

@@thommysides4616 Good point! They currently reside in an antique art deco bookcase behind glass and the window shades are kept closed.

[@dianewilliams1125]

My son has a resale shop in NH. Years ago I was picking thru stuff that was on the curb in my 55 and older community. I found a box of old men's hats,they were very nice. I eventually gave them to my son for his shop. A couple came in and a very excited lady could barely contain herself. One of the hats had belonged to her late father! She was absolutely positive! The brand, size color and other marks were all correct! My son gave her the hat and it continues to be one of the stories he tells often. Oh by the way I found the hat in New Jersey and my son's shop is in New Hampshire ,the lady's dad had never been anywhere but New England. How that hat ended up here will forever be a mystery! 😊😊😊

[@sheilasmith790]

Nice story Blake. Resellers are saving many important things from landfills. I know we often feel like what we do goes unnoticed so that was a great message. I think most of us hunt not only for the money but because we are interested in these items

[@atLind]

Cool story! The finish language is not closely related with german. Unlike the other nordic languages (norwgian, danish, swedish) who are germanic languages, the finish language is part of the finno-ugric language group. This is a small and distant language group consisting of finish, hungarian, estonian, sami (a minority in the nordics) and some minority languages in Russia (such as karelian, veps and mansi). It is an interesting language group as it constis of most of the very few european languages not part of the indo-european language familiy. Finish, hungarian and estoinian are the only national languages in europe not part of the indo-european familiy.

[@WBKnoblock]

That makes sense, I recall that Finnish people are much more genetically isolated than other adjacent localities. At what point did they adopt a similar written script to Germanic languages?

[@atLind]

Not quite sure, but I think modern written finish was developed in the 1600s using swedish as a starting point (finland was under swedish rule from the 1150s to 1809)@@WBKnoblock

[@keltaruusutravels4024]

So glad you commented. I got a giggle to hear Finnish was like German. It's a gawd awful hard language to learn. All those inflectional stems added to the ends of words til you do not recognize the original word. Ask me how I know. 😅

[@swingerhead]

I remember watching the Finnish wheel of Fortune show when I was traveling in the 90s. They asked for a vowel and it filled up half the puzzle. So many vowels! 😅

[@marcyking461]

I am impressed by the fact that money isn't the driving force with you in your business. Ethics matter when the circumstances merit a compromise, such as where family heirlooms are involved. Kudos to you, sir, for your willingness to take the high road. Who knows when the shoe might be on the other foot. Something we should all thing about, no doubt.

[@deannacarrigan3344]

I really liked what you said about selling a family heirloom. Some things are sacred. And not just religion wise. I always say that in the end all you really have is your integrity as a person. And you,my friend have it. Have a great day. From a fellow Michigander up in Bay City.

[@lakesidesusan6745]

Here in the south a family Bible is a treasure. Many ancestors did not have birth certificates so the Family Bible could be used to acquire other information as well as getting a passport My Aunt had to use her school records and Family Bible to obtain a passport. So did my father in law.

[@travismitchell9637]

That's a cool story! I've been looking for my own Familys bible that was brought over from Ireland to Ohio in the 1800's. I actually have a newspaper article talking about it in the 40's but I haven't had any luck tracing it down yet.

[@dawsie]

WOW that’s so cool, I love it when a family is reconnected with part of their own family history. I use to watch a show where they would buy the contents of a lockup, that was until I realised when watching his video of his friend who bought a house knowing full well the contents was going to be worth 10-15 more than what he paid without telling the family the truth, they were grieving the loss of their father so they never even thought of going through the stuff he had bought. All of it were full on collectables worth millions and he bought the house and content for $159,000 he even haggled with them to knock the price down. So hearing you say you would have parted with it at basement cost was nice to hear. I watched as a friends home was cleaned out after she passed away and so much of it went into landfill things that these very children gave her over the years. Because of these two things happening it gave me the push to go through my own stuff and started to clean out what I knew to be junk and selling off the rest. I decided I would benefit from my own collections than have a total stranger going through it all.

[@dnaylor20]

I once bought out a Magician’s media collection for pennies on the dollar. Put it all in lots on eBay and one Magician reached out to me to complete his own personal collection. I was happy to give it to him for free. Besides I had already made a ton of money from other sales from this haul… he was extremely grateful and sent me over his google shared drive of instructional videos. We both came away happy with the free transaction! Not sure I will turn into a magician though - not enough free time on my hands haha

[@brendatomlinson]

That’s a very cool thing you did. Kudos

[@nameisprivate5429]

Love this ❤ My nana shops at thrift stores and calls herself a “rescuer”. lol She’s partial to quilts. If there’s ANY info about a quilt when she buys it, she embroiders it on a corner. She says the history of an item is as important as ur desire to own it.

[@simplysandy3288]

That is so awesome! Thanks for saving that Bible and making a family very happy! Thanks so much for sharing 💜

[@suseanneegoulet1033]

I'm happy for both you and the buyer! Awesome find ended up in the right place!

[@NickatLateNite]

You're a good man 'Charlie Brown'... Yes, sometimes we resellers get taken by bad people, I know I have... But, you have the right atitude, " What goes around, comes around".

[@Elke_KB]

Such a great story. When my sister went back to Germany she brought back two of the violins that my grandfather made. My mom was so happy to have them back. Her dad died in WW2 when she wsa 6. She used to watch him build them and said he played so well.

[@cindystuder9090]

What a priceless heirloom. And an amazing story.

[@Caterina...3]

That was such a cool story! My daughter's call me a hoarder because I save family objects. I too have a bible, it's leather cover is broken and it's held together by strings. I debate in fixing it or leaving it as is. But it's filled with the names of my grandmother's children, their marriages and children, my mother's children, mine and my brothers children and now my son's in law and grandsons. Generations live on in a book! It's a true treasure! To my childrens defense, I did the same with my Mom at their ages too. As we get older we learn the value of our families history. Knowledge is a powerful thing and knowing from where you came is awesome! Sadly for some, by the time they're ready to learn, everyone is gone.

[@sharonb537]

I was looking at historical postcards online and saw one from the early 1900s of a street corner where I knew a very old multi generational business still existed in my city. I notified the business and he was able to buy the postcard. His great grandfather was pictured in the postcard and he was very grateful to get it.

[@internetperson9121]

I agree with you about respect from buyers and sellers. I include free items with every order, but if someone uses buy it now without negotiating me down, I go over the top with free items and go to great lengths to include things that will be of interest to them. Have gotten many repeat customers and positive emails.

[@KateyReads]

It’s nice to have a reminder why we do this and love it.

[@sandrakisch3600]

As a descendant of Finland and a genealogist, this story thrilled me. Thank you!

[@ritarevell7195]

Such a lovely thing that the Bible could be brought back into their family again.

[@dledge2689]

I’m glad that worked out! Last year I pulled a bunch of 1950’s Army photos and personal letters out of the trash. I wasn’t able to find the family, but I donated them to the local VFW hall. I hate seeing personal things getting tossed away.

[@evelynfrench804]

I was given my great-grandfather’s Bible when I visited the family in Sweden. I was the first family member to visit the family in Sweden since that part of the family left Sweden in the late 1880s. I treasure the Bible. I would gladly give a Bible to the owners of a Bible. That is where family history is written. Marriages, deaths, births.

[@craftsandbargains]

Another reason to confirm that Not only do you have a Great channel but you're also a KIND Man!TFS😊

[@antiquebookcollective]

Super cool Bible! :D I think I sold a Bible that was from Denmark, or something a couple of years ago. Always enjoy the more valuable ones though! And that's so cool about the Bible going back to the family is awesome! Great video! :)

[@sarahdeshay1394]

I found a nude painting in a dumpster at a storage facility during a day of auctions, brought it back to my resale shop 60 miles away and put it for sale. A few weeks later a woman comes into our shop and with excitement says “that’s me, it was painted in the 80’s”! She buys the painting and comes back in an hour or so with her 1980’s drivers license and shows us her picture and it looked just like the painting. She said there were quite possibly contributing factors as to how she became a model and couldn’t remember who had painted it as the 80’s were still a bit of a fog. It was nice to bring a little clarity to her memories and she was happy to have the painting, I should add that it was very well done and in good taste.

[@joellenbroetzmann9053]

I happened upon my 3rd great uncle's Bible for sale on ebay one night when I plugged in family names to search. I can see just from all the writing in that Bible, it's a treasure troove of genealogy!

[@GodsQ]

How did you know that that was actually YOUR uncle, etc.? I would like to try that maybe.

[@tribalypredisposed]

I found a great painting in bad condition and a horrible frame, lovely little impressionist painting of a boy sitting on the grass with a farmhouse and fields stretching off into the distance. Turned out the boy was 98 when I contacted him about the painting, and a member of the Royal Academy, and the painting was by his mother who had her first showing at the Exhibition that summer, was commissioned to make this painting, finished it and a few months later died in a horse riding accident when the boy was seven. This was her only painting of him. He said he remembered the painting, 91 years later. I just sent it to him, even though I loved it too, there was no way I should keep it or even ask for money for it. Another time I met some of the family at the estate sale, their mom was making them buy what they wanted. I ran in and grabbed some great stuff, but speed being important did not examine everything carefully. Their father was a good artist, and there were some signed pieces for $20 leaning in a row against the wall so I just flipped through grabbing anything with a signature. Half hour later the daughter asked me if I had seen a painting of two dogs looking out a window, she was looking for her daughter who was in Japan because those were her dogs as a child so she very much wanted it. I said I had not seen it. Bought all my stuff and got home and looked through my stack of paintings...and I had the painting she was looking for, just had looked at it upside down and the painting style was a bit abstract. Luckily I knew their name and called her brother up and got the painting back to them for the twenty I paid for it. Would not want to make a few hundred bucks at the expense of a woman not having the painting her grandpa did of the dogs she loved.

[@hollymerchant9550]

What a great way to capture your family's history 😁... Thanks for the video!

[@marcyking461]

Prior to the creation of the State's Departments of Vital Statistics, the family Bible was the principal method people used to keep records of the births and deaths. I have a prayer book that is about 50 years old, that holds the records of my children's births, as well as those showing the passing of my grandmother and parents. My records even included a couple of family pets that were precious to me.

[@maddisonminnick5104]

Wow, God works in Mysterious ways !!!! Thanks for sharing this , you sound like a very nice guy . Good luck and happy selling for the next year and more !!!!

[@brendatomlinson]

Very cool story, Blake. Thanks for sharing.

[@callicordova4066]

When I come across items that have names on them (e.g., old photos, documents with names, places on them), I attempt to find a descendent. If I can't find a descendent, or get no response, I contact a historical/genealogical society to see if they want the items. I also had someone contact me with items they found at a yard sale that were from a distant cousin of mine and she sent me those items. It's called random acts of genealogical kindness.

[@borivoy]

In 2000, I posted a query on a genealogy forum asking about some ancestors and a few weeks later I was contacted by a thrift store across the country. They told me that someone had anonymously donated a box of old books and tintype photos. One of the books was an old bible published in 1829 and the names in it matched my query and that is why they contacted me. It turned out that it did belong to my ancestors and had dates of births, deaths, and marriages from before the Civil War that there was no other record of. I'm still amazed that it happened.

[@Lacroix999]

I’m shocked that someone with a connection to it even found you to buy this book in the first place.

[@WBKnoblock]

I agree. But, I have sold tens of thousands of books over the years so maybe it’s just a numbers game.

[@donaldshuemake6010]

4:56 4:56 God Bless you for going through the books. That was a wonderful touching story to share! Family History is something to charish and the Bible is that much more 🙏 awesome ! They will pass this story down for generations!!

[@HeartandSoulApothecary]

You just inspired me to locate a family in NH.... I was given an antique quilt my mom bought out in Long Island.... I did a little research to the name - and found a large population of this family lives in NH.... A handwritten in ink, mentions on the quilt itself, that it was pieced in 1879! Thank you!

[@Jen-CelticWarrior]

Just the genealogy information is priceless for those needing the information.

[@truthserum9157]

There are certain books that have been removed from the bible in the last 150 - 200 years like the book of Enoch and many others that make old bibles very interesting.

[@ramonabarca2340]

wow Your a special kind of human. Some of us have a power and we do not know how to use it! You must learn it, You need to be taught what you are. It is very important you find out! A star seed for sure, much love and peace=out!

[@tonywtyt]

Nice share! We can so easily evaluate things at a level that doesn't consider a more deep, human significance. When you opened the bible and I saw all the notes written on it, I thought, "Now, that's really something! This is not 'just a bible'."

[@Robert-Renewing]

You have a good heart my friend... And God notices.

[@AhJodie]

Wow, that is a cool story! My grandparents kept track of all the family births and deaths in a bible too.... I have no idea what ever happened to that book.

[@UnlikelyWeTry]

I found, on eBay , my great grandfathers actual Miniing certificate ( basically his right to be a miner and proof that he’s qualified. Like a license basically but it was on paper similar to a birth certificate) I was just randomly on eBay , the guy selling had maybe 150 of all random people. But one of them matched my great grandfather perfect. Name. Date. Location. It’s his. Pretty wild. I bought it for my mom as s gift. I never met him. I want to say the certificate was roughly 1933. Roughly. This wasn’t a copy. This was the actual document that he put pen to paper and signed. Wild.

[@WBKnoblock]

I love hearing that!

[@NYTruthseeker]

Wow! What a gift you gave that family! Family bibles are so special. I would love to find the ones that were in my family. How on earth did the buyer find it???!

[@cammyfayes]

The information in family bibles is priceless to someone that curates their family’s history. This is a great story! Anyone that is selling a Bible would be smart to add the last names of the families to their item description, because people do search for them!

[@elg4663]

Amazing find! Yes, the Bible is in Finnish. The handwritten dedication says; Wedding memory, Ida and Emil Laurel, During adversity, this book is the best comfort in the storms of the world. J Mattila I have a similar Bible that is from 1895 from my paternal great grand mother but in much worse condition. Interesting that your's was printed in Berlin, Germany, maybe mine was too as I lack front and backpages. From the index page you show I can see that the page numbers of the books in the Bible are the same as in my Bible. Most families had one and there people wrote all important dates regarding family happenings as births, deaths etc. Finnish language is not related to most of the european languages other than hungarian, estonian and a few other language minorities in Russia. Before 1917 Finland was a part of Russia and before 1809 it was Swedish for almost 600 years why there is still a minority of Swedish speakers and that is reflected in the names written in your Bible as swedish names were popular back then.

[@LJAG77]

How on earth were you able to get that much info from the pages shown in this video blows my mind.. incredible.!!

[@elg4663]

I watch KZbin on my tv screen so it wasn't that difficult to stop the clip and just read and going back and forward a few times it only took a few minutes. So by comparing where the page number could be seen, like on page 277, I could see that the print was exactly the same as in my old Bible. My Bible is in a rough shape and lacks many chapter both in the beginning and the end and has only one textile cardboard front cover, no back and back cover so it was kind of neat to get a little more information. I've seen in old Bibles that sometimes the year of printing is different between old and new testament. In mine i found the year in the front of New testament. My mum taught me to read the both the old hand writing and print in Finnish even though I did not grow up in Finland. @@LJAG77

[@donnamorgan2313]

Even with 7 billion people on the planet, this shows it really is a small world 🌎 And that we're all connected in some way, shape or form. We're all God's children ❤ Thank you for sharing this lovely story

[@regalseagullGA]

That's awesome! Finland is beautiful. Got to visit back in 2017.

[@WBKnoblock]

Nice, I’ve never been

[@andrewskrypnyk1338]

I put a matchbook cover up from a New York motor inn the Hicksville Motor Inn and the person who bought it said she did because she said that her Father used to take her to the exact place for Sunday breakfasts when she was a child and that it is now no longer what it was. That wearmed my heart!!

[@mjgobet5601]

I collect diaries and letter bundles. I scan & transcribe them. If I can find a current family member of these items I always return them FREE. I feel strongly that these items need to go back to the family tree. I experience this often and it makes the Hunt and research all rewarding. I'm glad you got to experience this.

[@Blurb777]

I'm sure they were more than happy to spend the money they did. You did well, sir!

[@Bobalicious]

I share your attitude. I once sold an item on Craigslist to someone who told me, when picking it up, that it was for his classroom. Finding that out changed everything. The item had cost me nothing, and I wasn't asking much for it, so I told him he could have it. That's what you do.

[@tamirenno5845]

Same thing happened to me. I bought a few very old bibles at an estate sale, when I got home and started going through them, I came across one that was from early 1800’s. Inside were all the births, deaths, marriages etc. Because it was so incredibly beautiful, and had all the family history written in it, I felt that the sale of it could have been a mistake. I contacted the estate dealer, who then called the family, who eventually called me, it turned out it was very special to the family as I had suspected, and they didn’t mean to sell it. The owner came by my house and picked it back up, she wanted to pay me, but there was no way I was going to take her money. I’m an antiques dealer, and I paid good money for it, but that meant nothing to me, in comparison to making that woman happy, and keeping the history of their family where it should be…with the family.

[@chainsaw5vent]

Years ago I came across some historical pictures of my aunt on eBay. I didn’t make the purchase. A few weeks later I wished I had. It would have been awesome to present them at a family reunion- I had just started attending after more than a 40 years + of not attending. Grab your family history. Don’t lose it. Take lots of pictures. Write the names. Digital is great. But prints are in a totally different level….

[@johnd1432]

Wow, it's so nice to know there are nice and decent people like you still out there. This is a little off topic, but I love buying used books and seeing little inscriptions or notations of a personal nature and I often wonder who they were written by or to - very intriguing.

[@faithartdesignstudio]

Oh my as a faith based mixed media artist, this was a treasure, I would have loved to have.

[@barrymantelli8011]

Had a similar experience with one of our eBay finds. We found an antique Bible at an estate sale, and it had the whole family tree, and there was a recent entry from like the 1970s talking about the birth of this girl. We looked up her name and we found her in the UK and we talked to her about it and she was totally thrilled! We took the Bible off our eBay page and we just mailed it to her. It turns out she's a famous author and she sent us a couple signed books that she wrote along with some of the original artwork. As a picker I always look for those old old Bibles.

[@sherirottweilersforever7772]

I googled my grandpa’s name while driving with my husband to Oregon because I saw a truck with my grandpa’s first name on it. His name was Marion. I found a picture of him for sale where he is getting an award in one of his restored antique cars. My mom was so happy to buy it and it felt like my grandpa was getting my attention to find that picture.

[@internetperson9121]

I sold a football card of a somewhat obscure player and the buyer shared his (somewhat unusual) last name. I asked if she was related and she is his mother. I dug through all my cards and found several others of him and included those as well along with a note telling her congratulations and I know how proud she must be of him. It was a good feeling!

[@WBKnoblock]

I did the same thing for a guy who played fullback for three years for the packers

[@AslansLucy]

Agree with your ethical thinking! Wouldn't it be a wonderful world if everyone conducted business in the same heart and mind?

[@jackiefazio4544]

Wow Sir 😊 You show a high level of integrity. This is refreshing to see. This means all is not yet lost in this world. I pray that this experience draws you to get a Bible for yourself if you don’t own one and experience a journey of deep knowledge of truth and understanding of who and what Grace is. The master creator of all things. I promise you, it would be the greatest gift to your personal life. Through the pages of His story of redemption, you will find out your own essence of life in Him. It’s worth the time you put in reading this timeless book of life. B ook of I nstructions B efore L eaving E earth

[@DancingWithAbbaFather]

I found a postcard online on eBay my great grandfather sent to my great great grandfather, his dad on August 13, 1907! I thanked the postcard reseller too!

[@annaalva2320]

Family Bibles were historically so valuable not only because prior to the 1900s it might be the only book the family owned. It contained a record of all births, deaths and marriages usually. And many times children were taught to read using the family Bible. Because access to books in remote places was hard. It would have been passed down for generations, and is probably the only historical record many families had, apart from land deeds and such.

[@Bella-gj6wc]

I think it’s amazing that the bible found its way home! What a great story!! Thanks for saving it.

[@nickmaclachlan5178]

I can see why this would mean so much to somebody. It's a family bible with the records of births, deaths and marriages etc. Probably came over from the "old country" with an immigrant family, so it's a piece of history. Glad it ended up back with the family and not lost or in a landfill.

[@mmccubbis3662]

I sold old photo plates to a family member and told them what I paid and to send me whatever they thought was fair. It worked out and I am happy to have played a part in it.

[@kathleeno5174]

I have been into our family genealogy for many years. Over the years I have run across quite a few items at garage sales that were lost 'treasures' from other families and, with research, I've been able to reunite them with their lost families. I know what it would mean to me to have someone find and return a lost item from my family history so it makes me feel good to do the same when I can. The two things that stand out most are 1) a box full of documents and pictures from a family connected to Pennsylvania history and a handwritten page of the son of a survivor of the French & Indian War (all materials now in the collection of a PA museum); and 2) an album of postcards (many w/photos) sent from Sweden to a relative who immigrated to the Seattle area and now returned to an elderly relative in Sweden. I still keep looking!!!

[@handimanjay6642]

I purchased dozens of old photos at a thrift store in Missouri. There were sets from 6 or 8 different photographers across the country. I contacted the local historical societies closest to the business printed on the photos. All were great full to receive them.

[@spider46531]

I buy the bibles cheaply and research it for family. I then contact the family and send it to them for free. I have had people crying when I call them about their family bible, they thought it was destroyed. If it costs more than $20 I just ask for a reimbursement because I still have to ship it to them. Genealogy is a fun hobby.

[@mamacarrol5799]

Wow, you impressed me thank you. I'm glad to hear you said that about the money. Because family history is so important. Mainly the ones interested are old people and they're broke. Half the time. I worked in a Bible bookstore for 30 ys. Everybody used to ask me about antique bibles and I asked them about having the family section filled out. I said that's what makes it valuable.

[@mikiemojo]

My daughter lost her favorite stuffed rabbit in an airport when she was about 5 years old. She was devastated. My wife and I searched feverishly for many years, even harder once we gained the advantage of internet resources and could never find it or an identical replacement. Miraculously, we finally found an identical toy someone was selling used online. It turned out, when we discovered they were actually in the same area as the airport, that it was the very same rabbit she had lost. We presented it to our daughter about 20 years after she had lost it.

[@boots740]

It's a different item, but one time. My buddy bought a baseball card from a guy at a garage sale for like 5 Bucks. It was a really old card. My buddy found out it was worth 5 grand he sold it and called the guy up he got it from him. And split the money with him. Both people were very happy.

[@DanBeech-ht7sw]

Your friend is an upstanding and moral man. I am glad that people like this exist in the world.

[@boots740]

@@DanBeech-ht7sw What's funny is he is actually a real rocket scientist now.

[@2ndChanceCrafting]

Wow! I do genealogy and this is the stuff I love. I often try to find family of names I find in old books, especially bibles. This is wonderful!

[@chrisw6164]

I think the chances of getting lied to on something like that are pretty slim, and if it happens, it would still be far and few between. I agree with your outlook. Good video

[@paulabarnes3351]

My Uncle wrote a few WWII first person history books. One of the books he inscribed to Bob Hope, I search for my Uncle’s memorabilia online a few times a year and the book popped up on EBay. I do not know if it was ever in Bob Hope’s hands but I am delighted it is now a part of our family history. My uncle officially changed his first name as a young adult. War correspondent Col. Barney Oldfield. He was the PR person to promote the Santa Tracking around the world on Christmas Eve that still goes on today.

[@paulabarnes3351]

And yes the seller gave me a good discount😊 I followed with a good review.

[@wisdomSP]

The fact that they found the book for sale in the first place is amazing.

[@TravelWithTerahTX]

What a cool story! Thank u 4 sharing that!

[@KarlGillcrist]

This bible fell into the right hands for sure...the history contained in that bible might never be found by the family members otherwise ...great find and great result...

[@thehelluvaparty563]

The seller doesn't need to justify any price. That's the buyer's job. An item is worth the price they are willing to pay.