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spikelias
December 2, 2019, 12:58pm
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I got one, as with most things, it's what it's worth to the buyer. I'm sure they'll roll them out again at another auction, maybe with a lower reserve.
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December 2, 2019, 1:09pm
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Quoted from Rob_in_Grimsby


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December 2, 2019, 1:57pm

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Quoted from Caveman
I played under the ORIGINAL LIGHTS in the mid-1950's, so at how
much would they have been valued ?.

Mind you, my eyes ain't been right ever since.


It's something different that's caused that, mate.
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December 2, 2019, 2:03pm

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Quoted from moosey_club
Only 7 or 8 out of the scheduled 36 old floodlights sold today in the auction, all went for exactly the same £200 which was the minimum reserve , auctioneer said they didnt set the reserve and couldn't go any lower than that.
Interest ran out by the 8th so the rest were pulled from the sale.

Not so much devaluing the product...more like over pricing the product.



I would have thought the whole situation would have been put in the hands of the auction house and they would have advised on the reserve. In these cases you have to be advised by the experts who deal with these things.


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December 2, 2019, 2:57pm
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It's something different that's caused that, mate.



I wish !
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December 2, 2019, 3:27pm
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So , if I had got one would it be possible to put it on a post in my garden, wire it up, and light up my back garden?
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Maybe somebody switched the light off at the end of the tunnel?
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December 2, 2019, 9:58pm
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Quoted from Kris2


It has nostalgic value to a lot of town fans, they can own a piece of the club's history forever. Who wouldn't want to own part of the floodlights that were there even from their very first match? They just don't want to pay a lot for that experience.  


The other thing that put me off was that the auctioneer stated...the lights date from 90's...and no..he didnt mean the 1890's....so in reality whilst they stood at the top of the original towers they were actually a bit like Trigger's brush.

The other funny was that they said that they have ripped up the original certificates of authenticity supplied from the club as they were signed by Michael Jolley and so they they are having them re-issued.  


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