In Denmark people use a bike as the
main means of transport. I planned to buy one as well. To buy a cheap
bike I visited auction of "lost and found" bikes in
Odense.
In the Auction house there were around
50 bicycles and 100 auctioneers. Auctioneers were of all ages and
nationalities. But bikes didn´t look very reliably. They were
standing side by side and one had no chance to try them.
The announced price for each bike was
50 Kr. The price of first bikes increased fast and the final bid was
higher than 1200 Kr. (Exchange rate is approximately 7,4 Kr for 1
Euro). By the time successful auctioneers left and the final bid
dropped to half of the fist bid. At the end of auction everything
was auctioned off, including a bike without a seat.
I left on foot. Instead of a pig in a
poke I decided to buy a bike directly from the owner. I was
successful at the end and now I have good bike and cheaper than from
the auction.
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| The first auctioned bike. |
