A vase that cost less than a venti cup at Starbucks has raked in a crisp six-figure sum at a Chicago auction house, sources say. The Italian glass piece, originally snagged for a meager $3.99 at a Goodwill store, cashed in at a whopping $107,000—a financial windfall anyone could envy.

The once-in-a-lifetime find by Virginia native Jessica Vincent—who described herself to WGN-TV as an “avid thrifter” and who's made it a pastime to scour various thrift stores during her travels—found this particular piece of art glass in Hanover County. Despite confusing its sticker price with that of a commonplace Goodwill trinket, she knew she'd hit the jackpot the moment she laid eyes on it.

Following her gut, Vincent got in touch with Richard Wright of Wright Auctions in Chicago's West Loop, which became the stage for the vase's high price tag—the luminary good Samaritan that facilitated a sell; he said in an interview with ABC7 Chicago that a small flaw could have plummeted its value under $10,000 but lucky for the seller, the Italian trinket was in mint condition.

"As soon as I saw this rare piece of glass, I immediately called her on her cell phone and she told me the back story and I just couldn’t believe it," Wright disclosed to WGN-TV, professing his years of expertise with mid-century Italian glass, notably from Murano where this vibrant iridized vase by famous glass blower Carlo Scarpa circa 1947 was created. Through these lenses, one can understand the gravity of the rarity and value of the piece in question—a piece that he dubbed one of the rarest offered by his auction house in a decade.

"I’ve always read the stories and heard the stories, I’m an avid antique roadshow [goer]," Vincent narrated to WGN-TV, conveying the shock that ripples through the secondhand market enthusiasts when items of such unsuspecting origins turn into modern-day treasure finds.