POLICE are selling vintage wine goblets this week.
The goblets, which are often called chalices, are usually spotted in fine dining establishments.
The pack of six silver cups are being sold by Thames Valley Police on its eBay page.
The unusual lot is currently going for just under £6 – with two bidders willing to drive to Milton Keynes to pick it up.
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The goblets are listed with 19 other weird and wonderful things for sale this week.
When things are seized in a police investigation or handed in at stations and go unclaimed – the force makes a decision to bin it, donate it or sell it.
The money raised from the sales gets puts into the Police Property Act Fund and divvied out to charities which help with crime prevention work in the community.
The online jumble sale is regularly updated and this week's goodies are all being sold at a fraction of their original price.
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Here is the list of things that have ended up in the selling pile at the police HQ this week, with the current price accurate at the time of writing:
• Sandwich maker and circle mirror bundle £10.51 (six bids)
• A swish brown Interface leather work bag with a metal clasp £26 (eight bids)
• A blue and white Jeep bike £6.50 (five bids)
• An eight pack of Nike socks – four packs of white trainer socks, one pair of black trainer socks and three normal length socks 99p (0 bids)
• Six M&S girls dresses, two are red and green tartan and the other four similar styles of red dresses 99p (0 bids)
• Orange mountain bike with a 19" frame – branded B'Twin Rockrider 340 £31 (seven bids)
• An outdoor 38W heater branded Defender IP44 £2.20 (two bids)
• Orange and black Bahco socket tool kit £2.20 (two bids)
• Two black tool boxes – one which is empty, the other has accessories (£14 seven bids)
• A clear box with lots of fishing accessories £10.50 (six bids)
• Six silver wine goblets £5.50 (two bids)
• Hard black box with foam dividers £25 (seven bids)
• Two rings with big stones and two bracelets with pearls and semi-precious amethyst from Marks and Spencer £12.50 (six bids)
• A black and green tripod from Horus Bennu £7.50 (five bids)
• Black Apollo men's hybrid bike £16 (six bikes)
• Boys Avengers clothes sixes 4-6 99p (0 bids)
• Men's River Island clothes, one pair of jeans and two T-shirts 99p (0 bids)
• Two bike frames one with a single wheel, the other with no wheels 99p (one bid)
• A Hawk Crakka BMX pink metallic bike £10.50 (six bids)
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