Pieces of Emirates' A380 up for auction: 2,500 for two lamps, €15,000 for business class bar
The second of the three-day auction organized by Airbus and the French auction house [...] was staged today.
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The second of the three-day auction organized by Airbus was staged today and the French auction house Drout. starring an A380, the first to enter service for Emirates, which Was sold by the piece. More than 300 lots for sale: from tableware to armchairs, from fuselage pieces up to the most prized pieces such as engine blades and the world-famous business class bar.
The p(r)eces for sale
The sale was run in a hybrid mode with participants both in the auction house and remotely. The beater, on the other hand, was just inside the bar, lot number 200 and the main piece of the auction.
Virtually all the pieces sold above the initial estimate. Such as the food cart painted by Toulouse artist Xerou adjudicated at just under €800 (after taxes and sales fees, the price rises well above €1,000).
One piece of the fuselage, with porthole, went for €900 when the initial estimate was between €200 and €400. Also for sale were the lamps, trolleys, handles, and emergency lights, all items made from the demolition of the A380.
Among the "hottest" items were the numerous jet engine blades, all of which went on sale between 1,800 and 2,000 euros.
Some pieces, such as this small aileron, were awarded after a real struggle even 7 times the minimum estimated price. Always prices net of all additional expenses.
The fuselage piece with two portholes went for over 1300€, well above the estimated price. Economy seats also burned the credit cards of enthusiasts with prices never less than 1500€.
The bar
As mentioned, the most anticipated piece was the bar, lot 200 was knocked down almost four hours after the auction began. With an expected price range of between 20 and 30 thousand euros, it was awarded at just over half of the initial asking price.
No bids at 20 thousand and zero bids at 15 thousand. The first was at 10 thousand and from there a small upward battle began with the facility being awarded at 15 thousand two hundred euros plus tax and agency fee.
At the moment, the name of the person who acquired the most valuable piece is not known. What is certain is that the remote buyer paid with his or her credit card, perhaps an American Express, and in doing so was able to accumulate not less than 15 thousand Membership Rewards points, useful for booking a prize ticket perhaps right on board an Emirates A380.
First-class pair of lamps sold for €2550
Many pieces sparked real bidding battles, among them the pair of lamps that were installed on the first-class seats: they were sold for twice the estimate after more than 50 raises.
In conclusion
It is very sad to see what was supposed to be the iconic plane of the 2000s come to this end. Unfortunately, the fate of the A380s is sealed, only Emirates which has over 100 in its fleet has managed to make this aircraft profitable with its strategy through the Dubai hub. From today, however, many enthusiasts will be able to put on display their heirlooms purchased for good.
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