I paid £130 for lost Heathrow luggage to flog on Vinted – I bagged designer gear, but something made me suspicious

The Irish Sun

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BAG A BARGAIN I paid £130 for lost Heathrow luggage to flog on Vinted – I bagged designer gear, but something made me suspicious
A WOMAN has revealed what turned up after she spent £130 on a mystery suitcase from Heathrow Airport's lost luggage.
TikToker Lucia, who goes by @luciasisland, shared the moment the battered case landed at her front door and admitted that she was suspicious from the start.
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A TikToker purchased a £139 lost Heathrow suitcase
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She plans to flog its contents on Vinted
Credit: tIKTOK/ @lUCIAISLAND
'There was no lock on the suitcase,' she told viewers, adding that the smell was "quite stale" and left her worried about what could be lurking inside.
Hopes of a case 'stuffed to the brim with cash and mini Kellys' were quickly dashed, though she joked it could've belonged to someone brave enough to check in an unlocked bag.
In fact, Lucia said she knew someone who did exactly that including putting her engagement ring inside an unlocked suitcase.
"Wild," she added.
Unwrapping the suitcase, Lucia found it was 'battered' with a broken handle.
The dodgy smell didn't help either and she admitted she feared the case might be packed with a man's 'dirty pants and socks'.
But when she cracked it open, the mystery started to unravel.
Lucia discovered the suitcase likely belonged to a Chinese girl, with the first items falling out being two Chinese books and a stash of period pads.
She searched the bag for ID or return tags but came up empty-handed.
'There was nothing,' she said – no purse, no name, no way to trace it back.
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There was, however, a single £2 Mexican coin inside, worth around 8p.
Lucia said: 'There's really no such thing as a bad investment if you're just as nosy as me."
But things soon turned around when the TikToker stumbled across brand new clothing items.
Lucia found a £37 skirt with its tags still attached.
She even landed a "cute Abercrombie and Fitch jacket".
As the content creator continued to rummage through, she began to find random items such as a pair of men's shoes, little boys' shorts and an XXL women's dress.
Lucia began to grow suspicious and even suggested the possibility of staff pre-opening suitcases and removing valuables before selling them.
She said: "Does the company that I bought the case from open up all the suitcases, take out all valuables, jewellery and cash, and then top up the suitcases with other people's bits?".
Fans were quick to agree, one user said: "of course they take out the valuables!".
The clip racked up thousands of views and comments, with some fans eager to see what else she unearthed.
However, others were curious as to why she'd want "other people's stuff".
One user commented: "Why would you even buy other people's stuff".
Another user said: "Buying someone else's suitcase just don't sit right to me."
A third added: "I would be scared to open in my house."