In the USA, buying an abandoned storage unit resulted in an unexpected discovery. A man, who paid just $500 for the unit (around 39 thousand rubles), found a locked safe inside containing a substantial sum of currency.
As reported by the publication Metro, this event occurred at an auction selling storage units for which owners hadn’t paid for over three months. Bidding took place blindly—neither participants nor organizers knew precisely what was held within the spaces.
Following the purchase, the new owner opened the unit and located an old metal safe. Unable to open it alone, he enlisted assistance. Inside was cash totaling approximately $7.5 million (around 586.7 million rubles).
It was not possible to determine who owned the safe or how such an amount ended up in the storage. One theory suggests the former owner might have left town or been incarcerated, leading to the cessation of warehouse rent payments.
The incident generated considerable attention, as such finds are exceedingly uncommon. Typically, according to participants in similar auctions, safes in vacated units turn out to be empty or contain documents lacking monetary worth.
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