Overview
- A UK shopper bought a Daniel Wellington watch for £5 at a local charity shop and noted similar models retail for about £160.
- He posted the find to Reddit's 'Charity Shop Finds UK' forum, where users debated whether the watch was genuine.
- Commenters said counterfeit versions were unlikely and one person reported a friend owned an identical genuine model from years ago.
- The buyer said he struggled to find the exact model online, kept the watch, and replaced the battery, which cost more than the purchase price.
- The thread drew stories of other underpriced donations and raised ethics questions about alerting shops or sharing profits from valuable finds.