Looking to bag a steal? Then look no further than the Thames Valley Police eBay site where the force are flogging off an electric bike, a job lot of car tyres and an antique cigarettes case at a fraction of the price this week.
Police use the buying and selling website to try and sell off the items which are handed over the counter at police stations, collected through investigations or seized from criminals.
All the goods are booked in and held in the Evidence Management Unit – but when nobody claims them staff at TVP HQ make the decision to bin it, donate it or sell it.
This week police are trying to get rid of 26 wacky things.
The eclectic mix also includes a 3D TV, a vintage set of commemorative coins and some golf clubs.
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All of the listings start at the bargain price of 99p but most are snapped up for just a small price off the retail value.
The money goes to the Police Property Act Fund – a grant divvied out to community groups across Thames Valley (Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire).
But there is a catch – all the goods must be collected in person from Milton Keynes and at very specific hours.
Here is what the force are selling this week (all prices correct at the time of writing):
• An electric bike which is being sold for parts as the condition has not been tested (£57)
• A Samsung smart 3D TV without a power cable or remote control (£76)
• 42 commemorative coins (£21)
• A hallmarked antique cigarette case, dated with '1905' (£16)
• Various medals (£12.50)
• A tech bundle of three BT phones, an Amazon fire stick and two JVC headphones (£56)
• Fishing bag with fishing rods and umbrellas (£30)
• A hand push petrol lawnmower (£35)
• Eight questionable hand tools, which include a crow bar, a hammer and a cutter (£12.50)
• Iphone accessories – two chargers and two airpod headphones (£101.99)
• A tool bag with lots of hand tools (£62)
• Another tool set for (£26.66)
• Timberland jumper (£10)
• Three listings of random New Look and Marks and Spencer women's clothes in sizes 16 (99p), sizes 14 (£3.20), and size 10 (99p)
• A big black and yellow worksite radio (£25)
• Drill and spanner sets (99p)
• Two listings of blue fire-trap branded jeans with a brown belt in W32 regular (£5.50) and long length (£6)
• Golf clubs (£34.60)
• Six pack of costume jewellery (£2.31)
• 10 tyres (£27.09)
• Seven Bosch fuel fillers (£21)
• A pack of 19 various brands of fuel fillers (£10.50)
• Orange suitcase (99p)
• Two wallets (£99p)
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