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Grex Agora41 Item 110: Ann Arbor City Auction
Entered by bru on Sat Apr 20 03:29:03 UTC 2002:

Announcement

Bicycle Auction, tomorrow, Saturday the 20th  9:00 AM at ann Arbor City hall.
http://www.ci.ann-arbor.mi.us/framed/police/Bicycle%20Auction%20List%20New.
htm

12 responses total.

#1 of 12 by bru on Sat Apr 20 16:16:01 2002:

well, isn't that a pretty picture.  Item didn't show up in the list, no one
responded to it, and I bought three bikes.

#2 of 12 by aruba on Sat Apr 20 19:06:10 2002:

How much were they?

#3 of 12 by russ on Sun Apr 21 00:23:32 2002:

Re #1:  You didn't have to buy bikes for everyone who wasn't there, Bruce.

#4 of 12 by bru on Sun Apr 21 01:18:50 2002:

4.50

#5 of 12 by aruba on Sun Apr 21 04:26:11 2002:

four dollars and 50 cents?  Wow, I should have gone.

#6 of 12 by danr on Sun Apr 21 16:56:43 2002:

Bikes that are better than the one you already have would probably go 
for more than $4.50. You definitely want to go to such an auction with 
someone who knows bikes.

#7 of 12 by bru on Sun Apr 21 18:52:15 2002:

actually, only a few bikes went for more than 4 or 5 dollars.  The ones that
went for more were nearly brand new, or were apparently top of the line
mountain bikes.  One that was in very poor condition brought the most money,
going for about $80 + dollars.  Must have been a custom trail bike in its
heyday.

I have been to police auctions where exactly the opposit has been the case.
Where bikes went for more than they were worth.  I bought several bikes at
an auction one time that the only thing worth saving were the frames and they
cost me $20 apiece.

I didn't have the money to keep the price going on some of the things I would
have liked to buy as I really have to worry about bills now that I am out of
work.  If I had 100 to spare, I could have got some real good deals.

#8 of 12 by aruba on Sun Apr 21 19:55:05 2002:

What are you going to do with the three you bought, Bruce?

#9 of 12 by bru on Mon Apr 22 01:35:12 2002:

police auctions are fun

#10 of 12 by bru on Mon Apr 22 01:37:36 2002:

hopefully ride them.  My daughter needed a new one, I needed one, and
hopefully the third we can at some point convice twila to ride. (she isn't
interested in riding) WE all need the exercise.

#11 of 12 by johnnie on Mon Apr 22 02:23:20 2002:

They have a similar thing here in K'zoo--a police/county govt auction in 
the spring and fall.  They typically have a couple hundred bikes, the 
vast majority of which sell for a buck or two.  In contrast, much of the 
other stuff (especially the tools and electronics) tend to go for more 
than what they'd cost new/retail.

#12 of 12 by goose on Mon Apr 22 04:26:11 2002:

Does anyone knowwhen the annual City or County auctions are?  I'm speaking
of the ones that they hold at the Airport.

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