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Went to an auction yesterday in Shrewsbury following an advert in our local paper advertising 37 and 42 inch plasmas and LCDs with a reserve of £200.
I was disappointed that the only two screens there were a Daewoo 42" non-HD ready plasma and an Akura 720p LCD.
I took the kids for a McD while the Mrs bid on some stuff she wanted. I instructed her to go no higher than £280 for either of the TVs.
The auctioneers bundled in a cheap DVD player and Altec Lansing speaker system (together worth much less than a ton) and managed to slam the hammer down on £900 for the plasma.
So the final price was £900 + £90 (10% + VAT = £1163.25.
Considering that new, the Daewoos are less than £900, and are pretty much redundant technology, I think the buyers made a very unwise puchase.
The LCD went for about the same. Which is too much for a non-name brand, I think.
They should have done 20 minutes of 'net research first.
I was disappointed that the only two screens there were a Daewoo 42" non-HD ready plasma and an Akura 720p LCD.
I took the kids for a McD while the Mrs bid on some stuff she wanted. I instructed her to go no higher than £280 for either of the TVs.
The auctioneers bundled in a cheap DVD player and Altec Lansing speaker system (together worth much less than a ton) and managed to slam the hammer down on £900 for the plasma.
So the final price was £900 + £90 (10% + VAT = £1163.25.
Considering that new, the Daewoos are less than £900, and are pretty much redundant technology, I think the buyers made a very unwise puchase.
The LCD went for about the same. Which is too much for a non-name brand, I think.
They should have done 20 minutes of 'net research first.