The Speghetti Saloon in Wauconda comes with the sale of the town. Photo courtesy WaucondaStore.com
Posted on 04/19/2010 2:54:52 PM PDT by JoeProBono
WAUCONDA, Wash.,- A woman who attempted to sell a Washington mountain town on eBay said the top five bidders all backed out but a couple stepped in to pick up the $360,000 tab.
Daphne Fletcher, 42, who made national headlines when she listed the four-acre town of Wauconda for sale on eBay, said the top bidder had to back out and none of the other top five bidders was interested in the property, the Seattle Times reported Monday.
However, she said Maddie Love, 48, and her husband, Neal, 50, contacted her shortly after the failure of the eBay experiment and expressed an interest in buying the town, which is mainly comprised of a four-bedroom house, a gas pump, a restaurant and a small store.
The Loves said they had frequently passed through the town on motorcycle trips and fell in love with the location.
The couple agreed to purchase the town, which has about 100 families living within 10 miles, for $360,000. Fletcher said she agreed to stay for a short time to help the couple learn how to run the restaurant, store and gas pump.
The Speghetti Saloon in Wauconda comes with the sale of the town. Photo courtesy WaucondaStore.com
Spaghetti Saloon. Thats funny.
“help the couple learn how to run the restaurant, store and gas pump”
This has the makings of a British sitcom written all over it.
Why does this not sound like a bad idea? ............................ At the rate we are going, Mugabe may buy the USA.
Bodie, Washington.
Washington, the state.
It's in the Northwest, just south of Canada.
Presumably the buyers know what they're getting into. Here's a picture:
Does this mean that “Maddie Love” isn’t going to be the Dictator anymore?
Just up the road from Old Wauconda.
Did old Wauconda used to be named Wauconda until they built the new Wauconda, or was it Old Wauconda from the beginning?
Inquiring minds . . .
what a dump.
100 families in a four acre town? Sounds a bit congested for me!
something is not right here.
:-)
You could probably sell the entire City of Detroit for half that.
Well considering the way things are going with our lovely government now, privatizing the government may not be too bad of an idea.
Image links to sale website.
Classic movie ! Paints this town red and calls it Hell !
> Sign of Clint Eastwood - High Plains Drifter
Reading the WHOLE sentence helps with comprehension.
the top bidder had to back out and none of the other top five bidders was interested in the property, the Seattle Times reported Monday... Maddie Love, 48, and her husband, Neal, 50, contacted her shortly after the failure of the eBay experiment and expressed an interest in buying the town, which is mainly comprised of a four-bedroom house, a gas pump, a restaurant and a small store... has about 100 families living within 10 miles, for $360,000. Fletcher said she agreed to stay for a short time to help the couple learn how to run the restaurant, store and gas pump.Thanks JoeProBono.
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