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Irish Whiskey Auctions

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  • 22-10-2018 12:50pm
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    FlicFlak
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    So, did anyone get anything good? I got outbid on a few bottles but still managed to get some!!
    Also, is anyone having trouble making payment, 2 bottle on my list i can pay for but the rest wont even give me the option!


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    gozunda
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    FlicFlak wrote: »
    So, did anyone get anything good? I got outbid on a few bottles but still managed to get some!!
    Also, is anyone having trouble making payment, 2 bottle on my list i can pay for but the rest wont even give me the option!

    Where was the auction?


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    FlicFlak
    Registered Users Posts: 146 ✭✭FlicFlak


    gozunda wrote: »
    Where was the auction?

    was online, www.irishwhiskeyauctions.ie


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    mikeecho
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    I was outbid on the MVR set


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    Rows Grower
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    Never even knew it existed, fantastic!

    "Very soon we are going to Mars. You wouldn't have been going to Mars if my opponent won, that I can tell you. You wouldn't even be thinking about it."

    Donald Trump, March 13th 2018.



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    sea12
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    mikeecho wrote: »
    I was outbid on the MVR set

    What did it go for in the end


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    Rows Grower
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    sea12 wrote: »
    What did it go for in the end

    Just north of 36k.

    "Very soon we are going to Mars. You wouldn't have been going to Mars if my opponent won, that I can tell you. You wouldn't even be thinking about it."

    Donald Trump, March 13th 2018.



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    CardinalJ
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    Was a 2016 MVR bottle gone for €175, can buy them online for £135ish in UK.

    Plus the buyer is paying 10% commission on the €175, plus postage. Pricey


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    Rows Grower
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    CardinalJ wrote: »
    Was a 2016 MVR bottle gone for €175, can buy them online for £135ish in UK.

    Plus the buyer is paying 10% commission on the €175, plus postage. Pricey

    What price does that end up at by the time its on the table in Ireland?

    I know 135 pounds is about 152 euro but what are the extras?

    "Very soon we are going to Mars. You wouldn't have been going to Mars if my opponent won, that I can tell you. You wouldn't even be thinking about it."

    Donald Trump, March 13th 2018.



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    L1011
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    Rows Grower wrote: »
    What price does that end up at by the time its on the table in Ireland?

    I know 135 pounds is about 152 euro but what are the extras?

    Cost of a set of flights. No legitimate way to take it in by post/courier although people generally get away with it.


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    Rows Grower
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    L1011 wrote: »
    Cost of a set of flights. No legitimate way to take it in by post/courier although people generally get away with it.

    Surely you jest?

    "Very soon we are going to Mars. You wouldn't have been going to Mars if my opponent won, that I can tell you. You wouldn't even be thinking about it."

    Donald Trump, March 13th 2018.



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    L1011
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    Rows Grower wrote: »
    Surely you jest?

    No. You cannot pay the duty on alcohol brought in by post from within then customs union unless you have a Revenue licence.


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    CardinalJ
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    Rows Grower wrote: »
    What price does that end up at by the time its on the table in Ireland?

    I know 135 pounds is about 152 euro but what are the extras?

    I've got free postage to a friend in Belfast and he brings it down when ever he is down

    Think postage to Ireland was €20 so 155 is almost 175 on the nose, but still less than the example of buying it at IWA.


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    The_Pete_Fella
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    CardinalJ wrote: »
    I've got free postage to a friend in Belfast and he brings it down when ever he is down

    Think postage to Ireland was €20 so 155 is almost 175 on the nose, but still less than the example of buying it at IWA.

    Shops in Dublin are looking €350 for the same year!


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    Wailin
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    Rows Grower wrote: »
    Just north of 36k.

    Sweet Jesus. Utter madness for what is surely the most over-hyped whiskey for sale today. A pure marketing scam and the amount of people who believe it's the "pinnacle of Irish whiskey" is mind numbing.


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    Rows Grower
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    Wailin wrote: »
    Sweet Jesus. Utter madness for what is surely the most over-hyped whiskey for sale today. A pure marketing scam and the amount of people who believe it's the "pinnacle of Irish whiskey" is mind numbing.

    There was a 50cl bottle of Japanese "Karuizawa" whiskey went for just over 100k pounds in an auction to raise funds to battle plastic pollution before Christmas.

    Bidding started at a fiver and by the end of the first day it was up over 50 grand.

    One guy bid 100,000 pounds in the last minute and was outbid by 100 pounds.

    "Very soon we are going to Mars. You wouldn't have been going to Mars if my opponent won, that I can tell you. You wouldn't even be thinking about it."

    Donald Trump, March 13th 2018.



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