Dumpster Diving for Royal Doulton

Okay, so I haven't exactly taken up dumpster diving, but at the same time, it's amazing what people throw away. I've found so many things on the curb or in dumpsters by chance, and I don't go out looking specifically. Well, a while back I had to go dump some paper in the dumpster at work. The dumpster had been emptied the night before. When I looked in, I saw a bunch of small furniture in the bottom and stacked on top was a DVD rack and on top of that was a plastic storage bin. Inside that storage bin was an entire set of Royal Doulton china.

The china looks like it was never used. It wasn't scratched, the silver leaf was perfect. I pulled the storage container out and there was 11 place settings which each included a dinner plate, salad plate, bread plate, cup, and a saucer. Too bad there aren't any bowls! Here is a photo below:

Like I said, this china was in a plastic container and the dumpster was empty except for the furniture. It was not sitting in a pile of rubbish or swimming around in stinky banana peels. 

I wouldn't be surprised if someone tried to donate a bunch of stuff (we used to accept donations) and were told "No, we don't do that anymore" so they just dumped it in our dumpster. So now I have a whole set of very expensive English china. Hyacinth Bucket would be proud (er..of the fact that it's Royal Doulton, not at the fact it was found in a bin).

Considering new Royal Doulton goes for $80+ per place setting, and Replacements.com wants a ton for them, I'd say this was a great find. Of course, I will be sterilizing on the hot setting of the dishwasher to be safe, but it's amazing what people throw away. My question to anyone reading is what kinds of things have you found in the garbage?