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Garda Auctions?

danniemcq · 2011-07-10 11:09:18

K so google results actually led me here but didn't give me the answer i was looking for. Are garda auctions held in every county or is there one central one where everything is sent before being auctioned? I've always heard of them but never heard of when or where they are. Also what type of items are there? is it an…

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danniemcq

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K so google results actually led me here but didn't give me the answer i was looking for.

Are garda auctions held in every county or is there one central one where everything is sent before being auctioned?

I've always heard of them but never heard of when or where they are.

Also what type of items are there? is it an assorted collection of stuff or what!

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#2 10-07-2011 11:12am

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ask the boards police here:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1023

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#3 10-07-2011 12:14pm

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The Garda auctions sell everything & anything, from bicycles to to hoovers. Basically anything that has been handed in as lost, or recovered as stolen & which have been in Garda storage for over a certain period of time.

There is no reserve price, so a lot of the stuff sells at bargain basement prices.

The biggest one seems to happen at Merlin Car auctions on the Naas Road in Kildare & Kevin Street in Dublin often have bicycle auctions.

I'm not sure about other parts of the country - I'd say your best bet is to ask in your local station & they'll let you know.

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#4 10-07-2011 6:36pm

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Was at a Garda auction last week. Bought a ban garda for 50 quid. shes great at the ironing and makes a mean burger and chips!

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#5 10-07-2011 6:38pm

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Devil08 wrote: »

Was at a Garda auction last week. Bought a ban garda for 50 quid. shes great at the ironing and makes a mean burger and chips!

I doubt that. You mean buys a great burger and chips surely.

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#6 10-07-2011 6:42pm

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Seanbeag1 wrote: »

I doubt that. You mean buys a great burger and chips surely.

I always wondered why she served them to me in a brown bag...:mad: I bet them dohnuts wernt homemade either..Ill need to get the whip out

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#7 10-07-2011 6:59pm

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Unless you yourself are a Harcourt Square detective or have no fear for your personal safety, never buy anything at a CAB auction.

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#8 10-07-2011 7:39pm

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johnnyskeleton wrote: »

Unless you yourself are a Harcourt Square detective or have no fear for your personal safety, never buy anything at a CAB auction.

I got a taxi at one

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#9 10-07-2011 7:47pm

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All items at these auction´s are rubbish, the good stuff never get´s to auction,for some strange reason.The word perks jump´s to mind.

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#10 10-07-2011 7:52pm

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Would be interested in going to one of these, wonder how good they are, is it only bikes in the one in dublin?

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#11 10-07-2011 8:05pm

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I'm looking to purchase a shopping trolly, how much will this set me back?

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#12 10-07-2011 8:14pm

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Cill Dara Abu wrote: »

I'm looking to purchase a shopping trolly, how much will this set me back?

i got one for a euro : ) not from the cops though....

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#13 10-07-2011 11:16pm

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johnnyskeleton wrote: »

Unless you yourself are a Harcourt Square detective or have no fear for your personal safety, never buy anything at a CAB auction.

Not true. Looks up at roof over head;)Well, not entirely true. Do death threats and failed visits from hitmen count?Your local friendly detective will also advise you not to do it though.. Actually, maybe it is true. hits strikeout

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#14 10-07-2011 11:24pm

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I'd love to get my hands on one of those squad cars.
No traffic problems.
Wonder how much they'd go for?

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#15 10-07-2011 11:25pm

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If you auctioned all of the useless gardai in the country, they should only fetch about fifty quid

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#16 10-07-2011 11:36pm

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Ally Dick wrote: »

If you auctioned all of the useless gardai in the country, they should only fetch about fifty quid

Ah jaysus the meat on those would be a lot more. Just watch the prices shoot up if you get two rival tribes from Borneo bidding against each other

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#17 10-07-2011 11:42pm

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Cill Dara Abu wrote: »

I'm looking to purchase a shopping trolly, how much will this set me back?

I'll sell you one for €2 but you'll have to give me an advance of €1 and the loan of your hammer before you get it.

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#18 10-07-2011 11:46pm

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Ally Dick wrote: »

If you auctioned all of the useless gardai in the country, they should only fetch about fifty quid

That's because there are so few of them right, or was that your attempt at some garda bashing???

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#19 11-07-2011 12:35am

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKalL5C4ZA0

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#20 11-07-2011 1:04am

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Ally Dick wrote: »

If you auctioned all of the useless gardai in the country, they should only fetch about fifty quid

So that is to say there are very few useless Gardai in the country?

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