I bought a sealed box of seized criminal goods at a police auction – it cost £160, I got loads of stuff & a posh Go-Pro
A BARGAIN hunter has revealed how she saves money on new and barely used gadgets and electricals.
One savvy shopper says she regularly nabs for expensive goods which sometimes arrive brand new at crazy cheap prices.
Michelle Jayne says she uses this method to save money on clothes, furniture and electricals.
She said: “I’m going to teach you how to save so much money on clothes, electrical furniture or a six litre bag of forest terrain if that’s the sort of thing you’re into.”
Michelle says she has been buying from police auctions to bag hidden gems for low prices.
At a police auction you can buy all sorts of items, often for a fraction of the normal price.
The items are usually cheap stolen goods that have been seized by the police and can’t be traced to the original owner.
However, you will need to compete with other buyers who are also looking for a good deal.
The bargain hunter said she had been tracking police auctions to make sure she would find a great deal.
She said: “I subscribed to the mailing list and I’ve been kind of keeping up with everything that’s been going on the mailing list. It means I get an email every single Sunday with the list of the week ahead of which different auction houses from which different police stations are selling that week.”
Michelle says she was desperate to get a Go-Pro before her holiday but didn’t want to pay the prices she had seen on Ebay and Facebook Marketplace.
She said: “I’ve been looking at all these kinds of second-hand um sources and the cheapest I’ve found was maybe like £220.”
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Michelle turned to police auctions to try and find a bargain on the camera she wanted.
The bargain hunter was amazed she was able to bid on a box with a Go-Pro for £110 plus £50 for vat and shipping.
She said: “That is such an amazing price.”
Michelle opened up her box and said she was very impressed with the quality she received.
She said: “This is the Go Pro hero 7 black and I mean it looks pretty pristine to me. Obviously there’s a little bit of box breakage on the bottom but that’s just what I’d expect if it had been in a warehouse or anything.”
The bargain hunter added it looked like she had managed to bag a brand new Go Pro 7.
She said: “It looks literally brand new to me but obviously I’ll never know if it was brand new.”
She later explained the police would need to open up all the goods and check they were okay to sell on before shipping them off.