Overview
- Reports on Tuesday say the copy of Paul McCartney In His Own Words was found in an Oxfam shop in Aberystwyth after sitting on a shelf for months and later sold at Bonhams for £950.
- Shop manager Joan Randle discovered the inscription while sorting 1970s memorabilia for a window display and described finding the autograph as one of her best moments in ten years on the job.
- The book bears a black ballpoint inscription on the inside front cover reading “All the best! to ye!” and Oxfam has been unable to trace who donated it to the shop.
- Oxfam consigned the item to specialist auction house Bonhams to realise its value and said the money will be directed to its recently launched emergency appeal after the Venezuela earthquake.
- The episode highlights how local charity-shop staff and auction houses can turn overlooked donations into meaningful funds for humanitarian relief and how small gifts can aid emergency responses.