LUCKY Justin Whiting bought a photo on eBay for £7 — then discovered it was a snap of outlaw Jesse James said to be worth £2million.
The seller described it only as a “young man in dark suit standing by a chair” but Justin thought he recognised James from a picture in a book he had on US gunmen.
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He bought the 3½ by 2½ins Victorian tintype and had it assessed.
US forensics expert Kent Gibson — who authenticated a picture of Billy the Kid that sold for £3.5million — used facial recognition technology to match it to an existing photo of James.
He believes it is of the bandit aged 14 in 1862.
Justin, 45, of Spalding, Lincs, who cannot work due to back problems, said: “I feel like I’ve won the lottery.
“This is going to change my life.”
What idiot would pay £2 million for that?
That word “COULD “ again. Don’t count your chickens Justin. Spot on Jayne Collins.
the tops of the ears are different .. round in 1st and pointed second ... i must be bored pointing out obvious differences .. gonna have a cuppa and ignore this BS LMAO
the hairline is wrong for a start ,, the widows peak ain't gonna grow .. not in 1st pic and very clear in 2nd
here we go again .. if it was worth that much it would not have been sold so cheap .. lets see the value of it on an auction when it is resold LOL!! along with them TY Princess Diana bears worth thousands
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