Somerville bicycle auction tomorrow (Sat 11/14)

[ron_newman]

from the city website:

City of Somerville Bike Auction - Saturday, November 14

The City of Somerville will hold a Bicycle Auction on Saturday, November 14, 2009 from 11 A.M. to 3 P.M. at the Somerville High School Atrium, located at 81 Highland Avenue. More than 300 bicycles will be available for purchase in the auction. All interested parties may preview the bicycles from 10- 11 A.M., with the auction beginning promptly at 11 A.M. The bikes will be sold to the highest bidder. All sales are final and bikes will be sold in their existing condition. Cash or checks will be accepted (no credit cards); checks can be made payable to "City of Somerville."

View a description of the bikes by clicking here. For more information please contact 311 or Carlene Campbell, Director of Community Relations at 617-625-6600 ext. 2615 or ccampbell@somervillema.gov .

ETA: Boston.com article about the auction

Comments

[emcicle.livejournal.com]

is this an annual thing, or a first time thing? I'm wondering if there are good deals to be had, or if it's mostly junk...

Thanks!

[nvidia99999.livejournal.com]

I assume all bicycles are guaranteed not to be stolen.

[elements.livejournal.com]

Ron, are you planing to go? I've been wanting a bike and this might just be the way I could afford one, but I don't know enough about bikes to know when one is in good enough shape to buy or how much it might be worth..

Wow thats a pretty bad list

[fmmodzelewski.livejournal.com]

I cant see a bike on there worth more than $50. Perhaps a couple of the frames (and I mean a couple) might be a bargain if you can build up with other parts. Do they sell off the good ones in a lot to dealers? I have sen much better clearly abandoned bikes locked up in the area that the City clearly hasn't nabbed yet.

[alphacygni]

I'm almost morbidly curious to go just to find out what the difference is between "poor" and "bad" condition.