peterowensbabs said..
I'm guessing from many of the comments on here that not many people move in the circles of commercial auctions. LLoydes will not give a **** if its windsurfing gear or washing machines. These Auction houses work on the fast turnover principle get it in get it out make your fixed margin. Im not at all surprised items have gone walkabout. The staff will kick **** out of the way for the next pallet of stuff. Ive seen whole collections split (stamp albums) and therefore destroyed at Raffen and Kellahers here in Sydney.
As for all the neigh sayers and conspiracy theorists here, some comments are laughable. The shop had three sections SUP Windsurf and Kite. The fire was in the SUP section and gutted, the board rack was on the other side of that wall , masts fins booms etc were at the other end of the shop, windsurfing sails in the middle of that room, the kite gear round a corner. The place was a complete mess after the fire it stank and was very black. Some boards were extracted before it got too bad as far as I know. Some gear would be fried, some may be fine having been far enough from the extreme heat, you would have to inspect it & I'm guessing from the photos & prices some gear was in good order, got inspected and purchased.
Spot on.
Seems many of the naysayers had their own agenda- its pretty clear a board that only saw 60deg for a few hours is postcured (its better now!!!) and that much of it is junk.
Still can;t believe I paid $50 for 3 straps, but the next lot was identical 3 straps and was $100...... and 5 identical straps was $150 all in the space of 90sec. Wow. Straaange
I also can't believe Lloyds used stock photos of things, and distance shots, when the Grip was bubbled like in that pic
Thats fkd. Crooks.
Their "out" is that by law it is "able to be inspected" so therefore its buyer beware. Internet auctions allow people elsewhere to bid, they should have to make reasonable efforts to show faults.
StreetBob is a bloody legend, thanks Chris.
