I bought a rich person’s abandoned suitcase for £80 – it was a gamble but I knew I’d hit the jackpot when I opened it
A MAN who bought an abandoned suitcase for £80 at auction knew he hit the jackpot as soon as he opened it.
Darick has tried his luck at snapping up abandoned luggage in the past, but said he got "ripped off" before.
But he was hoping for better luck with his latest purchase, which he picked up "because it looked expensive".
It was also a carry on sized suitcase, rather than a big one that gets checked into the hold.
"I noticed with this first pocket, the zipper is broken and it's slightly open already, which is not a good sign," Darick began the TikTok video.
"I hope they didn't already go through this.
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"But let's see."
He began by opening the front pockets, pulling out some hand sanitiser, lip balm, a pen, some Mary Kay make-up and a watch.
"Oh, what?" he exclaimed.
"No freaking way, that is a Gucci watch!
"I have no idea if this is real, but if it is, that would be awesome and would definitely pay for the suitcase.
"I have to get this thing checked out."
He then moved onto the main section of the suitcase, as he admitted: "After finding that Gucci watch, I'm super excited.
"So let's see what we got!"
As soon as he unzipped the case, he saw an iPad resting on the top.
"Wow, no case or nothing. I'm surprised it's not broken!" he said.
"But we'll see if that turns on later."
There was a hair dryer, some heeled boots and a whole load of clothes from Ann Taylor which were all new with tags.
"Got a whole matching outfit right here," he said.
"What's this, like a coat or something? It's like some more pants, some khakis right here.
"Wow. These are also brand new tags. And also. Think that's a dress right here."
But things took a more exciting turn when he found a wallet at the bottom of the case.
"What, are you freaking kidding me? Louis Vuitton?" he said.
"Guys, how do I check if this is real?"
And the success continued as he spotted what appeared to be a Prada handbag.
"Oh, my god. Prada. What the heck?" he laughed.
"This is freaking crazy.
"Guys, how do I check if these are real?
"I need your help.
"I need you to leave me a comment, telling me I could check if this Gucci watch, Louis Vuitton wallet, and Prada purse are real or fake."
Sharing the video on TikTok, Darick wrote: "I bought a rich person’s abandoned suitcase and you won’t believe what I found inside!!!"
People were quick to comment on the clip, with one writing: "Damnnn bro awesome find!!"
"The LV looks real!" another added.
"The Louis Vuitton looks real because the outer leather is worn and has that darker orange color that it gets when worn," a third said.
"It’s an older Gucci watch, but so what…I love Gucci so keep it and enjoy," someone else said.
"Ann Taylor is not super expensive. The quality has gone down hill too," another insisted.
"The Prada emblem is crooked so I'm going fake," someone else wrote.
"The fact that people’s lost luggage is sold.. makes me wonder if the luggage doesn’t get lost on purpose," another mused.
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With Darick responding: "Usually people are reimbursed when their luggage is lost.
"But most airlines put little to no effort into finding owners before selling their stuff unfortunately."
