Next Garda Auction

Seth Brundle

Does anyone know when the next Garda bike auction will be held (presumably it will be in Kevin St.)

Cassiel

about 6 months time, its only on twice a year.

dafridgea

This sounds interesting, does everything go cheap, do they do the same with cars.

Seth Brundle

If the next one is in 6 months, was there one on recently?

blorg

Yes, the last one was 12 October. You _can_ get a bargain but as with cars (although it's not as complicated with a bike) you have to know what you are looking for and make sure that you look over any bike _before_ you bid on it. As with any auction along with the bargains there can be an element of auction fever among people inexperienced with auctions and so some bikes can go for well over what they are worth. (Mind you the last bike I bought there was 1993!)

Trojan

Aint worth the effort

http://amdsoft.com/2006/10/11/garda-bike-auction-pictures/

ralphh

Any updates on this? Has a date been set yet?

Chips Lovell

The next one's on the 29th. See here.

RasTa

It's for chairty so don't expect any bargains. 8 year old bikes going for 200 euros and all bikes starting from 50 euros and up.

triple-M

just to bring an old thread back to life,does anybody know when the next garda auction is whether it be for bikes or anything else?i always seem to just miss them and would be interested in viewing what they have on offer,garda.ie seems to only mention old auctions in the past:(

Gavin

There was one in ashbourne on the 20th. Not sure if they hold them in Kevin St anymore.
http://www.merlincarauctions.ie/contentv3/index.cfm?fuseaction=page&pageID=569

Disappointing, I was hoping to pick up some pieces of crap for parts.

triple-M

:mad:cant believe i missed it again by a couple of days will add merlincarauctions to my favorites,seems like a promising link for info regarding upcoming garda auctions,thanks:D

flickerx

I think the cop bike sale is on once a month now, not twice a year.
I remember someone telling me that when they contracted it out to Merlin.

I'd check back that site again next month.

(If you get an old Garda car in an auction, does it come with the siren and markings? Oh man, the fun you'd have with that...)

triple-M

flickerx wrote: »

(If you get an old Garda car in an auction, does it come with the siren and markings? Oh man, the fun you'd have with that...)

:Dthat would be great but unfortunately they take out all the fun stuff and just leave you with a well used and abused car with no nct and a hell of alot of miles on it my mate has an 05 mondeo ex squad car with 100000 miles( or maybe km's hmmmm not sure) on it got it for 7k i was tempted to buy it too at one stage but i wouldnt trust a diesel with that many miles yet alone a 2 litre petrol ex cop car, you can still make out where the garda stickers and roof siren was on it:) heres an ex cop car on carzone http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/Ford/Mondeo/2.0-LX/736722/

noelo

Just reviving this age old thread "again":D Does anyone know when the next dublin garda auction is?:rolleyes: 2010,or has it went and gone.

Morgan

noelo wrote: »

Just reviving this age old thread "again":D Does anyone know when the next dublin garda auction is?:rolleyes: 2010,or has it went and gone.

The "sale" is now orgainised by Merlin Car Auctions.

I assume it's still the same old rubbish at overinflated prices.

http://www.merlincarauctions.ie/dynamic.php?lang=&id_menu=143

blobbie

http://www.merlincarauctions.ie/bicycle

Up on the 11th

Not sure about quality / price - just an FYI

flickerx

Avoid like the plague.

Seth Brundle

Why do you say that we should avoid?
(genuinely curious)

RobFowl

kbannon wrote: »

Why do you say that we should avoid?
(genuinely curious)

From past experience lots of really sh*te bikes there, and any that are in reasonably good tend to go for well over the odds as bidders get carried away.

noelo

RobFowl wrote: »

From past experience lots of really sh*te bikes there, and any that are in reasonably good tend to go for well over the odds as bidders get carried away.

You are right and i would say the gaurds get the good stuff and auction the rest off the ****, but remember the old saying "one mans rubish is another mans gold:)"

flickerx

RobFowl wrote: »

From past experience lots of really sh*te bikes there, and any that are in reasonably good tend to go for well over the odds as bidders get carried away.

Even the junk gets overbidded. The people who go to them think they're getting a bargain but seem to have no idea of the value of a bike, apart from it "looks nice".

km991148

yeah - I went to this when I first came to Dublin as lots of people told me how great it was (none of them cyclists..) and complete junkers were going for upwards of 200euro (and I mean total rust buckets..); This was a few years back, maybe its changed since. would be interested to know - also whats the legality of this - if I went and seen my own previously stolen bike there, would I get it back What if I seen someone on it after they had bought it from a 'guarda' auction?