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<p>[QUOTE="MrNate, post: 392080, member: 5515"]To add to the discussion of “how did it get there” I think there are lots of potential options. One option that we should consider is the original owner knew exactly what the item was and decided to donate it anyways. </p><p><br /></p><p>There is an online auction site for goodwill, and the amount of gold jewelry and silver that makes it to donation is eye opening. I’ve come to the conclusion that a fair number of these people are intentionally donating valuable items, not necessarily due to incompetence or misplacing the item.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MrNate, post: 392080, member: 5515"]To add to the discussion of “how did it get there” I think there are lots of potential options. One option that we should consider is the original owner knew exactly what the item was and decided to donate it anyways. There is an online auction site for goodwill, and the amount of gold jewelry and silver that makes it to donation is eye opening. I’ve come to the conclusion that a fair number of these people are intentionally donating valuable items, not necessarily due to incompetence or misplacing the item.[/QUOTE]
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