A woman in New York made an amazing discovery when she was going through her late grandfather’s garage where she discovered just how many things he had collected as an antique enthusiast.
“My grandfather was an avid antique collector and would spend his weekends ‘garage sale-ing’ so his secret antique shop was filled with tons of treasures,” Giovanna Macejka told Newsweek.
In a video posted to Instagram, which has received over 440,000 views since it was first shared on August 9, Macejka shows the massive collection of antiques that belonged to her grandfather, revealing that she had no idea how much was in there before exploring.
“I knew that my late grandfather loved antiquing,” she wrote in the text overlay of the video. “But what I didn’t know was his garage was a secret antique shop.”
The video shows the massive collection that belonged to him, including paintings, ornaments, and light fixtures.
“We would’ve been the best antiquing duo,” she wrote in the caption of the video.
“Some of my favorite finds were his ‘unusual salt and pepper collection’, a Miss Piggy piggy bank and a Marylin Monroe telephone,” Macejka told Newsweek. “But there were tons of antique lighting fixtures, drinking glasses and art pieces. He would have his own garage sales often where people could come check out his things but it was more of a hobby than a side gig to make extra money.”
According to market research by IBIS World, the antiques trade in the United States has been growing year-on-year. This year, it was reported to be worth $4.5 billion.
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Instagram Users React
People were amazed by Macejka’s discovery of her grandfather’s garage full of antique items, with Instagram users taking to the comments section of the clip to share their reactions.
“I’m going to need to see every item,” @jayjayhiskson wrote.
User @mackenziewibarra commented: This is incredible” to which Macejka replied that she was “so lucky to have snagged a few goodies.”
“You’re kidding! This is so dreamy!” commented @katiemwillard. Macejka replied, revealing that her “jaw dropped” and “tears filled my eyes” when she entered the garage.
“They say nobody wants your old things but I keep hoping,” @vicki.stiwell wrote, while @journeylilys shared: “My grandparents’ home was the same!”
Replying to another comment that called the room full of antiques “insane,” Macejka called it “the best surprise” and added: “How did I not know about this?”
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