The most expensive photo in history: I bought it for 2 yuan, why did I sell it for 2.3 million dollars?

Life is always full of opportunities. Sometimes, luck comes simply and rudely. Randy, an American young man, is luckier than winning the lottery. He bought three old photos at the thrift store for $2, one of which was worth $5 million.

If painting is valuable, it is easy to understand. Maybe they were made by famous artists and sold by grocery store owners by mistake. But this is an old photo. Why is it worth 5 million dollars? It turns out that this is a photo taken by 1878 in the western United States. The photo is a scene of a family gathering, but through careful observation, you can see that in front of the work house, a man and his friends are playing games. This man is billy the kid.

Appraised by American authorities, this photo is indeed an original, and it is also the only one of billy the kid's world-renowned photos. So at the 20 10 Denver auction, this photo was sold for $2.3 million. Prior to this, this photo was insured for 5 million.

But who is billy the kid? Next, let's talk about this famous figure.

Billy the kid is just a nickname. This man's real name is William Bonnie. He is 175cm tall and often wears a wide-brimmed cowboy hat. He has blue eyes and a slim figure. He always seems to be friendly to his friends and nearby villagers. He always looks like a gentleman to women and old people.

He is a brave and fearless cowboy and sharpshooter in the west, but he never hurts innocent people and never robs banks or trains. The residents in the border area have a good impression on him, and everyone is willing to talk more about him. His experience has been made into many movies and welcomed by many people.

Billy the kid was born in new york on 1859. There is no reliable information about his childhood. We only know that when 15 years old, billy the kid became an orphan. He can't live in new york City and wander to the western United States alone.

There, he became a punk, stealing cattle and horses and fighting. Billy the kid is a great marksman. It is said that it only takes 0.3 seconds for him to pull out his gun and shoot, and his hit rate is extremely high. When killing, he always hits the target without hesitation. In his life, billy the kid killed 265,438+0 people. Most of these people were killed by him without blinking an eye.

1878, the rancher in billy the kid was assassinated. In order to avenge the rancher, billy the kid and several others formed a gang. They started a bloody and fierce gun battle with another group. Because of this gunfight, billy the kid killed many people and was called a dead shot.

After that, the police offered a reward of $5,000 for the capture of billy the kid. 1878, offering a reward of $5,000 for catching a criminal, which is sky-high. In order to avoid being conspicuous, billy the kid had to hide. In the next four years, billy the kid lived a life of escape. He killed four people in a row.

However, these people all deserve it. One of them threatened everyone in the bar that he would kill someone. Billy the kid quietly moved his revolver. When the man was about to kill billy the kid from behind, the revolver only made a hollow sound, but didn't shoot a bullet. At this moment, billy the kid turned to shoot him.

As for how billy the kid died, the answer is that he died at the hands of an old friend. He has an old friend who became a sheriff in Lincolnshire. Because they were very familiar with each other before, the sheriff naturally knew billy the kid's escape route. The sheriff negotiated with billy the kid to make him surrender, and billy the kid agreed.

But later, billy the kid was sentenced to death. Before the execution, billy the kid escaped and killed two policemen in the process. The local residents liked billy the kid very much, and many people helped him escape. After that, he stayed at a friend's house. Coincidentally, the former police chief also came to this friend's house one day. It was here that billy the kid was shot twice by the sheriff and then killed. That year, billy the kid was only 2 1 year old.

As soon as the news came out, many people did not believe that the sharpshooter would be killed. Just when everyone was skeptical, many criminals appeared. They call themselves billy the kid, some do good, some do bad. Gradually, the whole United States became familiar with the name, and billy the kid became a well-known American hero. Billy the kid's experience was also made into a movie, and his story fascinated many people. Gone are the days when western cowboys were alone with beer in their hands. People can only relive the time when chivalrous men fought bravely in movies.