If you were cruising down the Vegas strip on Thursday, you probably caught sight of a throng of tourists and locals alike, perspiring profusely in the sweltering heat in a line that snaked down the street for blocks on end.
Nope!
The folks were not anxious to snap up tickets for an upcoming headlining act.
On the contrary, die-hard souvenir-seekers were waiting patiently - sometimes upwards of three grueling hours - to gain entrance to a liquidation sale held at the Sahara Hotel which I reported on a couple of days ago.
Post: 06/14/2011
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As I noted in my previous report, the Sahara closed its doors to the public in May and is now in the process of clearing out the inventory - in some cases - at rock-bottom prices.
And, nostalgia buffs - a few practical types, too - are out to snap up a few collectibles if only for old time's sake.
After all, the Sahara Hotel was once a former haunt of the infamous "rat pack".
Uh-huh!
Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin - and a gang of swinging wannabees - once flocked to the glittering showcase in the heyday of Vegas when the "mob" ruled.
On Thursday, potential buyers paid $10.00 a pop
Within hours, beaming shoppers were later spied hauling out their spoils, with a smug look of satisfaction on their beaming faces tanned to perfection by the desert sun.
What was up for grabs?
Novel Camel Lamps - which once rested on night-stands in every suite in the once-chic Hotel - sold briskly 150 smackeroos.
Publicity stills of - Dean Martin, Elvis Presley, and the Beatles - were snapped up quickly, too.
"Even if the item is nailed down, it's for sale," one liquidator presiding over the event underscored in the event there were any doubts.
Meanwhile, items that could be dropped in a pocket or slipped into a take-home bag, were flying out of the Hotel left, right, and center.
For instance, lone poker chips were plucked up for two bucks, while single dinner plates were being wrapped up for five dollars a piece.
A King-size mattress - free of bed bugs, I hope - sold for $325.00.
The purchaser must have had a struggle wrestling that find out the front door, eh?
At press time, still dozens of little treasures were available on site, this week.
By the way, the liquidators have noted that there they will no longer be charging a fee into the fifth day of the sale, so budget-minded folks may want to bear that fact in mind.
The gargantuan sale continues for the next sixty days - when it is expected - that all the desirable primo items will have finally been snatched up and carried off to the four corners of the world.
Happy treasure hunting, eh?
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