An antique dealer from Western Canada has gained a huge following online by documenting his search for collectibles.
Alex Archbold, who runs the antiques and collectibles store Curiosity Inc. in Edmonton, recently bought a rural Alberta farmhouse filled with garbage in the hope he could find some treasure among the trash.
鈥淥n first sight, looking at the house, you would鈥檝e seen a layer of newspaper and garbage and clothing and thought there鈥檚 nothing of value in here,鈥� Archbold said.
The farmhouse was previously owned by a pottery artist and hoarder.
鈥淢y theory is that there's always something good in every household. You just have to dig for it.鈥�
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Archbold鈥檚 sorting has led to the discovery of diamond jewelry and pottery valued in the thousands of dollars.
He鈥檚 posted videos of him sorting through the clutter to his .
Some of Archbold鈥檚 140,000 YouTube subscribers have already been in touch about purchasing some of the finds from the property.
One such find, a belt from Las Vegas, is going to a customer in Delaware. A collector in England has also bought a Mr. T cereal box salvaged from the mess.
鈥淚t鈥檚 insane, the amount of people that are watching and following,鈥� he said.
An estimated nine tonnes of house contents will end up at the dump, while two vans will take other items to charity.
Archbold plans to eventually sell the house.
--- With files from CTV Edmonton鈥檚 Alex Antoneshyn and Bill Fortier
