A content creator who buys abandoned luggage from airports has revealed the variety of surprising – and equally underwhelming – personal items left behind by passengers.
Scott Fensome, 26, runs a business reselling lost property, returns and liquidation stock in Hampshire, which sees him regularly process bags and suitcases that have gone unclaimed at airports.
He’s among the rising number of bargain hunters and risk-takers who purchase lost luggage at auction in the hopes of making a profit from designer or high-value items concealed inside.
If a bag goes unclaimed for three months, some airports choose to send them to third parties or auctions, where they’re sold to buyers who are often unaware of their contents until they’ve purchased and opened them.
Scott, who turned his hobby into a full-time venture and now documents each ‘unboxing’ online, has seen his fair share of shocking, and questionable, items over the years.
In a recent clip, which has amassed 1.7 million views and over 36,000 likes, he shares what he discovered inside a discarded Nike Air backpack, worth £10.
While unzipping the bag, a cigarette butt and filters fall out, as Scott comments: ‘That’s great, isn’t it? That’s a good start.’
As he rummages through the front area, he unearths a pen, a fob, shrapnel, two SIM cards – and a number of mysterious, empty ‘baggies.’
Scott Fensome, 26, from Hampshire, runs a business reselling lost property, returns and liquidation stock – with much of it abandoned suitcases bought at auction
In a video that sees him ‘unbox’ an unclaimed workbag, he unearths a pen, a fob, shrapnel, two empty sim cards – and a number of mysterious, empty ‘baggies’
At the back of the bag, he finds a pair of ‘runaway’ trainers, DeWalt headphones, a pair of reading glasses, some safety gloves and an empty can of Red Bull.
Other items included a jacket, a tool used by bricklayers, a newspaper, a hi-vis vest, deodorant, an invoice from a hotel, and electrical cables.
He said: ‘I was expecting a little bit more – it started off really promising.’
In the comments, viewers shared their observations, with one writing: ‘Seems it is someone who takes their rubbish home which makes me happy.’
A second joked, ‘This is what my 8th grade backpack looked like,’ while a third warned, ‘I would invest in some needle proof gloves.’
However, the backpack isn’t the strangest unveiling he’s had to date.
‘The strangest thing so far has been a glass jar of bone broth. [It was] completely unexpected.’
In another video, he unpacks another suitcase with uninspiring contents, including a pair of broken Beats headphones, a battery pack, clothing items and shoes – and, as an added treat, a pair of stained white pants.
Other items in the haul included a jacket, a tool used by bricklayers, a newspaper, a hi-ves vest, deodorant, an invoice from a hotel, and electrical cables
In one video, Scott unpacks another suitcase and discovers a pair of stained white pans
Scott said: ‘They’ve got a stain in the pee pee patch. It’s disgusting. Vile. And I’m not wearing gloves.’
He added: ‘Some suitcases are full of surprises. [The] most valuable [items] have been designer clothing and accessories, often brand new with tags.’
‘Legally, we cannot return items. All personal information belonging to the original traveller is removed before the luggage is sold. And we never have access to their details.
‘Anything that can’t be legally resold is filtered out by the supplier before it ever reaches us.’
