A digital content creator who specializes in purchasing abandoned airport luggage has unveiled the diverse—and sometimes disappointing—personal belongings travelers leave behind.

Scott Fensome, 26, operates a business in Hampshire focused on reselling lost property, returns, and liquidation stock, regularly handling bags and suitcases that remain unclaimed at airports.

He is part of a growing community of bargain seekers and adventurers who buy lost luggage at auctions, hoping to uncover and profit from designer goods or other valuable items hidden inside.

When luggage remains unclaimed for three months, some airports opt to send these bags to third parties or sell them at auctions. Buyers often have no idea of the contents until after they’ve made their purchase and opened the bags.

Scott, who has transformed his passion into a full-time business, now shares each ‘unboxing’ experience online. Over the years, he has encountered an array of surprising and dubious items.

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.’