E420 000 BIDS FOR CITY COUNCIL CARS

MBABANE – A Nissan Skip Loader truck was sold more than double its reserve price yesterday.

This transpired during the Municipal Council of Mbabane public auction at the city’s council depot yesterday. The truck, which is a runner, had a reserve price of E100 000 but it was eventually bought for E235 000 by a bidder after a competitive bid.

At least four vehicles which were headlined by the orange truck went under the hammer. Also up for grabs was a white Nissan X-Trail with mileage of 127 358km and a reserve price of E70 000.  It was sold for E80 000. The other vehicles of Nissan Hardbody 2000! brand  had a reserve price of E20 000 each. The one with a canopy was sold for E55 000. The other attracted a highest bid of E50 000.

In essence, the bidders spent at least E420 000 on the vehicles.

All the vehicles were runners but some of the mileages could not be immediately ascertained.

Also for sale were tools and furniture that included; office table, metal filing cabinet, office chairs, bookshelf, laptops, printers, old mesh wire fence, roofing sheets, old diamond mesh wire fence and spades. The most expensive laptop was sold for E1 300 and it was of HP brand. Office printers had also proved popular among the bidders, with the cheapest sold for E60.

A kettle, on the other hand, attracted a fierce competition from the about 20 bidders present. It had a reserve price of E20 but it was eventually sold for E500.

At the time of compiling this report, more items were still to be sold and they included garden tools.

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