Two men in rural China made what is presumably the biggest mistake of their lives by selling a stash of antiques worth over one hundred thousand pounds for just one.
That's right; they sold a veritable treasure trove of items at one hundredth of their true value. It's a stock broker's worst nightmare. Or an antique collector's dream.
Fen and Zheng, of Guying town in China, were out hunting hares in the fields when they happened upon an as yet untouched ancient tomb. In total, the two oblivious locals discovered over twenty almost priceless antiques, dating all the way back to the Sui Tang dynasty. That's over one thousand years. Having absolutely no idea what they had in their possession, they proceeded to sell on their haul to a collector for just over a thousand pounds.
It was only after the collector had inspected the items that the press were alerted to the true value of the stash - over one hundred thousand pounds. Antiques dating from the Sui Tang dynasty are already extremely rare - so a find like this is like the Chinese history equivalent of hitting the jackpot.
As if this wasn't a large enough hit to take for Fen and Zheng, it was then reported that one of their biggest losses was the sale of a pottery woman for just 28p. She was worth almost a grand. Ouch.
Fen and Zheng can still be found in the small Chinese village of Guying town. And they can at least enjoy a small amount of fame - and of course that not-to-be-sniffed-at thousand pounds. Oh, and we're still waiting to hear back on whether or not they caught any hares that fateful day.