And if your luggage is never found? After about 90 days the airline will declare your luggage officially lost and compensate you accordingly, if they have not already done so. If you are never reunited with your luggage, there is a reasonable chance it may end up in Scottsdale, Alabama. This is the home of the huge Unclaimed Baggage Center – a sort of vast consignment store whose stock consists entirely of things people left on planes or bags and contents that were lost or never claimed. The store was found in 1970 as a part time business, now it covers an entire city block and is a full time venture. It’s hard to believe that people can leave musical instruments, computers, expensive jewelry and false limbs on the plane – but you can find them all in here.