"He thought apparently (the DVD case) was a great spot to hide it from me, and it was. I didn't think to look there."

- Belleville resident Tracy Holmes on $1,200 her husband hid in DVD case she sold at garage sale.

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When Tracy Holmes of Belleville sold three DVDs for $10 at her garage sale Aug. 15, she thought she was doing well. She was getting rid of some movies that she and her husband hadn't watched in a long time and making a little money as well.

About a week later, when her husband, Fred Holmes, asked her what had happened to the DVD of "Sin City," she suddenly felt sick.

Her husband had been secretly saving up money, at least $1,200 so far, for a Christmas family trip to Disney World in Florida for the couple and their three children, Nick, 11, Trevor, 7, and Isabella, 2.

Reporter John Mulcahy can be reached at 734-994-6858 or jmulcahy@annarbornews.com.

"He thought apparently (the DVD case) was a great spot to hide it from me, and it was," Holmes said. "I didn't think to look there."

As best she can remember, Holmes thinks the man who bought the DVD was about 6 feet tall and in his 50s or possibly 60s. She's hoping that if she gets the word out, the buyer will return the money.

"My kids are pretty upset about the whole thing, and I feel just heartsick," Tracy Holmes said. "It's always been a dream of mine to go to Disney World at Christmas."

Her husband, who had been saving for a couple of years for the trip, stashed the money behind an advertisement inside the cover of the DVD, she said.

Holmes is asking anyone who knows about the money to e-mail her at nickandtrevsmom@yahoo.com.