He only got $100 bucks for it?
Doesn't sound odd, doesn't it. Might be a typo? Will check elsewhere.
Apparently is true...
From another source:
“The pot sold for £80 ($100), at the top end of its pre-sale estimate. Sure, it’s not exactly a fortune, but it still amounts to a 2,000 percent profit. Can you say the same of your toothbrush holder?”
That was my thought too - $100? Hard too imagine there that much 4,000 year old pottery just laying around. Can you imagine his disappointment?
“Hey - I got a pot just like this at home. Five bucks at a yard sale!”
“Yeah? Well - bring it in, I can take a look at it.”
“This is unbelievable! This dates back to 1900 BC! Wow! And to think you’ve been using at as a toothbrush holder!”
“So how much do you think it is worth!!!????”
“Oh - maybe a hundred bucks.”
That’s probably why it ended up in the yard sale. I could see somebody buying it in Kabul for $20.