Bible donated to charity shop sells for whopping $115,000

ArareBiblethatwasdonatedtoacharityshopintheUKhassoldforastaggering£56,000($115,000)atauction. Thebook,pennedbetween1815and1822,wasthefirstwritteninChinese,andwasleftatanOxfamshopinthetownofChelmsford,about70kmnorth-eastofcentralLondon. Volunteersthoughtitwasvaluableandthecharityputitupforauction,believingitcouldfetchabout£800. PartoftheBible,thefirstwritteninChinese,thatdatesto1815.(Bonhams)(Supplied)ButshopmanagerNickReevessaidcharityworkerswere“absolutelyspeechless”whenthetextwentfor£56,280. “Weweresatwatchingthebiddingandjustseeingitgoupandup.Whenitfinallyended,Iwasincompleteshock.Wewereabsolutelyspeechless. “It’samazingtothinkthatadonationfromourshopcouldhelpraisethatmuchmoneyOxfam.It’sjustwonderful.” TheBible,translatedbyJohnLassarandJoshuaMarshman,wasamong23otherbooksdonatedtovariousOxfamshopswhichwereatauctionlastweek.Theirsaleraisedmorethan£105,000,whichwillgotowardstackl