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A Fifty Shades of Grey DVD, a giant Buddha garden statue and a batch of 16 pairs of spectacles are all part of a haul of goods that were once destined for the back of a lorry but are now for sale online.A Fifty Shades of Grey DVD, a giant Buddha garden statue and a batch of 16 pairs of spectacles are all part of a haul of goods that were once destined for the back of a lorry but are now for sale online.
Sussex police has launched an above-board take on Trotters Independent Traders by setting up an eBay auction page to shift its hoard of lost and seized property, some of which has been sitting in the force’s lockup for years.Sussex police has launched an above-board take on Trotters Independent Traders by setting up an eBay auction page to shift its hoard of lost and seized property, some of which has been sitting in the force’s lockup for years.
At the top end of the lots is a Giant Revel bike, which after 21 bids had reached £87, while at the lower end was a pack of out-of-date HP Laserjet printer cartridges, yet to attract any interest with its starting price of 99p.At the top end of the lots is a Giant Revel bike, which after 21 bids had reached £87, while at the lower end was a pack of out-of-date HP Laserjet printer cartridges, yet to attract any interest with its starting price of 99p.
All cash raised from the sale of the diverse items through the eBay store – named Sussex Police Property Disposals – will be given to community projects by the Police Property Act Fund.All cash raised from the sale of the diverse items through the eBay store – named Sussex Police Property Disposals – will be given to community projects by the Police Property Act Fund.
The property team leader at Sussex police, Natalie Tipler, said: “We are selling some really unusual items – like paintings, Victorian brass doorknobs and we have a vintage brass coal scuttle – which are due to be listed over the next few days.The property team leader at Sussex police, Natalie Tipler, said: “We are selling some really unusual items – like paintings, Victorian brass doorknobs and we have a vintage brass coal scuttle – which are due to be listed over the next few days.
“We’ve also sold a street sign, boot scraper and garden ornament; it’s amazing what people want to buy, and what is one person’s junk is another person’s treasure.“We’ve also sold a street sign, boot scraper and garden ornament; it’s amazing what people want to buy, and what is one person’s junk is another person’s treasure.
“We have crates of brand new clothes, perfumes, books and toiletries, which we will put on to the site over the coming months.” “We have crates of brand-new clothes, perfumes, books and toiletries, which we will put on to the site over the coming months.”
The force is unable to sell items such as tobacco and alcohol and takes measures to ensure goods they sell are not counterfeit, such as designer clothes, watches and perfume.The force is unable to sell items such as tobacco and alcohol and takes measures to ensure goods they sell are not counterfeit, such as designer clothes, watches and perfume.