Auction nets county close to $10,000
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - An auction of old and unwanted property last week netted the Berkeley County Commission around $10,000 in proceeds, Commissioner Ron Collins said Thursday.
Altogether, $12,245 was made, but after paying expenses, including an auctioneer's fee, the county's proceeds should be about $10,000, Collins said.
"I was ecstatic, I really was," Collins said of the amount raised, saying it exceeded his expectations.
The highest-grossing item was a 1994 Chevrolet Camaro that was seized by police. It sold for about $2,000.
Other items sold included furniture, restaurant equipment and old police cruisers.
Winning bidders have 10 days to pick up their merchandise, with several items still not collected. Old computers were an especially poor seller.
Collins said a man paid $5 for a large table full of computer equipment, but only wanted one item and left everything else.