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AuctionWally has been an auctioneer and appraiser for 25 years. He runs an antiques appraisal blog where he writes about the value of antiques and how to sell them. You can find him at www.auctionwally.com.

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Auctionwally's take on the Seattle hi-tech toilet debacle

July 18, 7:08 AM
 
 
Seattle Self Cleaning Toilet
               On eBay, starting bid - $89,000
SEATTLE - Seattle's five problem-plagued public toilets could be yours if you're flush.

The German-made automatic, high-tech toilets were installed in 2004 and have cost the city about $5 million. Each has handsfree washing and drying ability and an emergency button that automatically dials 911.

City officials decided to pull the plug on the multimillion-dollar self-cleaning toilet stalls and instead put them on the auction site eBay.

Starting bids are $89,000 apiece.

Okay, if these sell, I"ll be surprised but not shocked, after all, you really can sell just about anything on eBay. These things look like something out of Star Trek!

Why was the city council foolish enough to pay this kind of money on units  like this?  What, Seattle doesn't have a food kitchen or a kids program that could have used the money wasted on these silly things? 

If they do sell, before shipping them, they ought to stuff the City Council members that voted for these inside of them as a bonus.

This would almost be funny if it weren't for the insane of money that was wasted.

Neighbors and city-commissioned analysts said the unisex facilities attracted drug users and prostitutes, and were less cost-effective than regular public restrooms.

On May 19, the City Council voted to remove the problem toilets. Council President Richard Conlin said although people were using the high-tech, self-cleaning silver stalls, they also fostered illegal behavior, such as prostitution and drug use.

The automated doors on the impact- and graffiti-resistant toilets will close Aug. 1, said Andy Ryan, a spokesman for Seattle Public Utilities. The auction will last for 10 days.

Oh, I see the problem now, they were in the wrong place!  Seeing how they promoted drug use and prostitution, they should have been installed in the Chamber of Congress in Washington D.C. No worry though, someone in Washington will probably buy them for 2 million each with our tax money. 

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