16 photos of stunning finds from landfills and streets

Subreddit Dumpsterdiving is dedicated to unexpected finds from garbage cans and dumps. In it, users share the most successful and valuable purchases that did not cost them anything (or required a minimum investment for recovery).

1. “It only took one $ 35 part to rescue this 55-inch 4K TV that someone left near a dumpster.”

2. “Found this in a discarded jewelry box. 14K gold, large tanzanite in the center and 23 baguette diamonds. The jeweler estimated it at $ 2,350.

3. "Marvelous, what sometimes people throw it away. This is Schwinn from the 60s. My wife just needed a bicycle - she is delighted with it. "

4. “Found it in the middle of the alley. Weighs a ton because the columns are made of real marble. "

5. "Last summer I found two Chinese cups, and this night I found saucers from the same set in a different city."

6. “Last night I went out to play Pokemon Go and look for treasures, found this baby. I took it and posted it on a local Facebook group about lost animals. It turned out that the owners were looking for her for 2 weeks, and she finally returned home. "

7. “I made my husband go into the trash can, although he claimed it was just a case. Well, who was right? "

8. And in this case, the violin was not. But there was something else: a roulette set.

9. “Found this ring in the trash! A jeweler's appraisal found it to be a handmade 60s or 70s gold ring that costs more than $ 200 (stone is just glass). Together with him I found these sugar tongs with tiny hands.

10. "I traveled a little around the area, collecting unnecessary boards, and made a headboard of the bed out of them."

11. “I don’t understand how and why someone could throw it out.”

12. “I was returning from work and saw this handsome man. And my boyfriend was just looking for a gaming chair! "

13. “I have long dreamed of getting this author's autograph. I didn’t think the landfill would help me with this. ”

14. "One of my best finds was a fully functioning 3D printer, all it took was a new filament."

15. “I work as a school photographer, and on the way to one of the schools I saw this beauty near the trash can. I took it to my car before work. "

16. “These chairs were just standing on the street with a sign“ Free! I'm vegan now. " I cleaned the leather, the chrome parts need to be refurbished a little more, and they will be as good as new. "