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Bankrupt Stock Clearance

3 years old Pulse Equipment

Resistance: Seated Leg Press x150 kg £850.00
Leg Extension x 100 kg. £850.00
Seated Curl x 100 kg. £850.00
Abductor/adductor x 100 kg. £850.00
Chest Press x 100 kg £850.00
Abdominal Machine x 100 kg. £850.00
Pec-Dec x 85 kg. £850.00
Lat Pull-down x 100 kg. £500.00

Cardio Vascular Equipment

2 Treadmills (programmable) £2,300 each
2 Elliptical Trainers Dual Action Programmable £1,500 each
2 Concept Rowers £500.00 each
2 Recumbant Bikes £850.00 each
2 Upright Bikes £850.00 each
3 Spinning Bikes 12 months old £200.00 each
2 Cybex Treadmills (Reconditioned) new motors, new runners, etc 8 months ago £500.00 each
Aroma Steam Tube 12 months old £500.00
Sundry weights, other equipment.

TOTAL PACKAGE PRICE £15,000.00 (new would cost approximately £45,000.00)
(all equipment has maintenance contract and been kept in excellent condition. Currently being used in a ladies only environment.)

Viewing Days: Saturday and Sunday 8th, 9th May. (Other viewing by arrangement)

Address: Bridge House, Stourport Road, Kidderminster, Worcestershire.
Contact Janice or Alan on 01299 879099 or e.mail ajhopkins1@btopenworld.com

More information and full contact details for all the following sales are available in the database - just type in the name of the auctioneer of your choice into the search facility. If you are a member of GAUK please note that the following information is available in the news section as soon as we get it.

Husseys, The Auction Centre, Matford Park Road, Marsh Barton, Exeter, Devon. Tel: 01392 425481. Wednesday 28th April from 10am to 4pm; a tender sale of machinery, steel stock and generator. Taking place at Landside House, Westleigh, Tiverton, Devon.

Butters John Bee, Warner Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. Tel: 01782 267752. Thursday 29th April from 10am to 4pm; a tender sale of litho production equipment and printing machines. Taking place at Podmere Street, Burslem, Stoke on Trent. Friday 30th April from 10am; a sale of glassmaking equipment. Taking place at Napier Street, Stoke on Trent.

Sweeney Kincaid, 19 Colquhoun Avenue, Hillington, Glasgow. Tel: 0141 570 4000. Friday 30th April at 10am; a fleet of commercial vehicles including box van, mini bus, transits etc, computers and office furniture, tanning salon equipment. Taking place at 19 Colquhoun Avenue.

Arthur Johnson & Sons, The Nottingham Auction Centre, Meadow Lane, Nottingham. Tel: 0115 986 9128. Saturday 1st May at 11am; a sale of commercial gymnasium equipment. Taking place at The Nottingham Auction Centre.

Team Auctions, 60 Bentinck Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Tel: 0191 226 0670. Sales of commercial catering equipment at 11am. Wednesday 5th May: at Easterbrook Hall, The Crichton, Bank End Road, Dumfries. Thursday 6th May at the Cumbria Ballroom, Workington. Friday 7th May at Kendal Rugby Club, Shap Road, Kendal.

FPD Savills, 4 St. Peter's Gate, Nottingham. Tel: 0115 934 8100. Tuesday 11th May; a sale of contractor's plant, light vans, small tools, surveying equipment, office furniture etc. Taking place at Fir Tree Farmhouse, Old Church Road, Terrington St. John, Wisbech, Cambs.

Wedding Dress Guy Breaks eBay Record with 6 Million Hits
By Ina Steiner
AuctionBytes.com

A guitar player in a band called The Buzzcuts made eBay history this
week when he auctioned his ex-wife's wedding dress. Larry Star, who
said he had no idea his auction would get so much attention, started
the bidding at $1. "I'm selling it hoping to get enough money for
maybe a couple of Mariners tickets and some beer," he wrote in the
auction, along with an offbeat tale that revealed bitter feelings
toward his ex-wife.

People began posting links to the auction on discussion forums and
emailing it to friends. Star, a burly tattooed fellow, posed in the
auction photos wearing the dress with his face whited out, "not to
protect the ex-wife but to protect me from my bar buddies and
co-workers finding out about it." He revised the auction periodically
to answer questions sent to him by potential bidders and reported he
had received three marriage proposals.

The auction gained the attention of the media, with Star appearing on
the Today television show and CNBC. eBay's Dean of Education Jim
" Griff" Griffith, whose radio show airs on Tuesdays, made a special
" breaking news" segment on Wednesday to interview the eBay seller.

According to Griff, the wedding dress auction broke all eBay records
for number of views with close to 6 million hits. "I've never seen
anything come close to a million," Griff said. Star told Griff he
hopes to get an appearance on Leno or Letterman, and is developing a
Web site called WeddingDressGuy.com. (Star had revised his listing to
include an announcement of the site and the URL TheeBayWeddingDressGuy.com.
He later removed it. Sellers are not allowed to include links in their auction descriptions.)

Many media outlets picked up the story, and the counter continues to
climb with over 6 million hits on Wednesday evening. During the course
of the auction, the price reached exorbitant amounts from nuisance
bidding, forcing Star to limit the sale to pre-approved bidders. The
auction closed Wednesday with a final selling price of $3,850.

Have you noticed that a genuine, admiring
compliment can have a very profound effect:
it lifts your spirits, you feel happier, your
face relaxes, your eyes brighten.
More compliments follow. You are on top of
the world. But another day an opposite
merciless verdict:
„Oh my! What have you done to yourself -
you look terrible!‰ This pronouncement hits
like a bullet, knocks you right off that
pedestal you had felt so comfortable on.
You have fallen from grace, no longer
admired. You have become an outcast.
You must scurry away to hide your failings.
Who has not had such a depressing experience?
Who has never heard the apparently consoling
remarks from a colleague:
„You look very haggard - didn't you get
any sleep last night?‰ or „You look very
hollow-eyed this morning,‰ or „your cheeks
are very sunken‰ or maybe even „Why do you
look so tired?‰
The remarks hurt and you know that your
colleagues pity you. It is true that
sometimes you are tired and have a sunken
look for 2 or 3 days, you feel totally drained.
But is it necessary for anybody to comment
on this fact? It will not change the situation.
On the contrary, the concern shown may
make it worse, and it will be even more
difficult for you to shake off this tired
and depressed feeling.
So, for the rest of this year, try to
only have positive responses: do not draw
attention to the tired faces of your colleagues
- find something good to say instead.
Notice perhaps the wonderful colours of
a jacket; compliment those who seem to be
in good form; tell another colleague how
much you had learned from his last report
or how much you admire his work capabilities.
But, if you can't find something good to
say, don't say anything.

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