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Thu 11 Nov 2009Bargain-hunters declare auction of An Post's undeliverable items second class
AMID THE smell of musk and newspaper racks, cuckoo clocks and a statue of the Virgin Mary, the punters gathered. Loads of them. They spilled out of the auction room doors, straining on tiptoe to get a glimpse of the lots.
The crowds had amassed to catch a glimpse of someone else’s treasure. Items which had never made it to their destination, improperly addressed and undeliverable. A post-An Post sale. The sale of items which An Post was unable to deliver or to return to their owners took place last night at an auction room in Rathmines, Dublin. Outside the room, rumours filtered through the crowd: a piece of Tiffany jewellery had sold for just €30, a Rolex watch for €2,000.
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