A vase sold for one pound (1.2 U.S. dollars) at a charity shop in Hertfordshire, a county in southern England, can now be sold for 80,000 pounds after it was discovered to be a treasure that belonged to an 18th century Chinese emperor – Qianlong. /VCG Photo

An unnamed and lucky buyer bought the vase and listed it for sale on eBay. He realized the vase was worth much more than the price he listed when he was flooded with messages and bids for the tiny yellow vase. /VCG Photo

Instead of selling it on eBay, he took the vase to an auctioneer in Essex and was told that the 20-centimeter high vase was made for the Chinese emperor Qianlong, who reigned from 1735 to 1796. /VCG Photo

The delicate vase is now listed on an auctioneer magazine at a reserve price of 80,000 pounds as it is a relic linked to the Emperor Qianlong. /VCG Photo

Specialists said the vase was not for export but for one of the emperor's palaces as it was marked with the family rose. /VCG Photo