UNCLAIMED GOODS
"Sufferer" '"complains -"that, having bought twenty-six parcels for a, total sum of £4 12s 6d at a railway sale of unclaimed Roods, he found that the parcels contained nothing but torn rags-of no value, bottle?, and other rubbish. • The Railway Department, to whom the complaint was referred, states, that the contents of each, parcel or package submitted for sale were listed, and particulars announced by the auctioneer before bids were solicited. Most articles were, of course, second hand and in varying states of repair, but no "torn rags" or empty bottles, except for a few jam jars, were included. It is generally recognised that at a eale of this nature a 'buyer makes a purchase for purposes of speculatirfn, or with the hope of obtaining a bargain. The Pepartipen't'states that in many instances buyers "were more than satisfied -with transactions made at the'auction sale attended by the complainant, furthermore, in most cases the prices obtained did not cover the charges that had accrued in respect of freight, handling, and storage—the main reason fpr submitting the unclaimed luggage, parcels, and goods for salt, _ , ...
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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 35, 10 August 1933, Page 10
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UNCLAIMED GOODS
Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 35, 10 August 1933, Page 10
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