Overview
- A resident of Trostberg in Bavaria bought a used safe online for €15 and found a hidden 250 g gold bar inside.
- Based on current prices, reports estimate the bar’s value at roughly €33,000 to €34,000.
- The buyer asked police how to proceed, and officers reached the seller who had listed the safe for his 90-year-old grandfather.
- Police said the two sides should try to agree on ownership in private or ask a civil court to decide whether the sale covered the contents.
- One outlet, La Dépêche, reported they agreed to split the proceeds, a claim not corroborated by other reports.