lost luggage

If it's a Rolex you're after, you're in luck. There are almost always a few available at Unclaimed Baggage. In fact, the most expensive item ever sold here was a platinum Rolex that was appraised for $64,000 and sold for $32,000 in 2014.

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U.S. airlines lose 2 million suitcases a year. Where do they all go?

4:10pm November 24, 2023

by Melanie Peeples

When luggage and its owner can't be reunited, airlines sell it to a store in Alabama, where its contents are sold to the public. The result is a grab bag of normal and odd things people travel with.

Unclaimed luggage at the William P. Hobby Airport on Thursday in Houston, Texas.

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Unclaimed luggage piles up at airports following Southwest cancellations

5:00am December 29, 2022

by Giulia Heyward

After Southwest Airlines canceled thousands of flights over the week, travelers are scrambling to reunite with their luggage.

Consumer Complaints About Airlines Soar

7:37pm February 18, 2016

by David Schaper

Complaints were up about 30 percent last year over 2014. The most frequent complaints were about flights being delayed or cancelled, and luggage that was lost or damaged.