I have been advised to take my issue to the Reddit community of helpers! I would greatly appreciate any help, advise or investigation work:)

When you’re young, you tend to make decisions and end up with regrets later in life. This is the case with this bookshelf.

REWARD - We are paying a $500 reward to anyone who can help us find this exact bookshelf and will pay $1,000 to the person who has it if they will sell it back to us.

We were married in 2008 and my father in law made this for us. It went everywhere with us up till 2021 when we downsized to a very small home. We felt like we would not have room for it so we sold it. We have regretted it since!

The shelf is approximately 6.5 feet tall, 11 inches deep and 3 feet wide. It’s made from solid white oak with a classic stain. It’s rather heavy and sturdy. There are 3 exposed shelves and 2 cabinet doors which open to 2 shelves. The most telling thing is the burned in signature on the back that denotes my father in law’s name of Donohue, our name of Santora and wedding date of August 2008.

This bookshelf sold at our moving sale October 24, 2021. It was purchased by our neighbor who makes a living buying things on FB and then relisting them on FB for a profit. She claims to have no information on who purchased in 2021.

If you have this bookshelf in your possession, or you think you may have seen it somewhere, please contact me ASAP. Since it was only sold 3.5 years ago and it was such a sturdy bookshelf, I’m convinced it’s still somewhere around Louisville.

It would be amazing if you could share this post and help us locate our lost treasure. We made a mistake by letting it go and we want it back. With your help and the wonder of Reddit and social media, I’m confident we can find this!

Thank you so much and have a wonderful day. 

Reddit 

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