It’s not a Cyber Monday deal but dozens of people turned out to the former Ramada Inn in St. Joseph Monday for a bargain.

Carl Kimble Auction Service and Jim Barnett Auction Service opened up bids Monday morning at 10 on the contents of 160 rooms.

“We’re going to sell all the beds, all the armoires and part of the stuff here.  TVs we’ll sell about 25 or 30 TVs today, some heating and cooling units today.  So every day we’ll be selling TVs, heating units every day,” said Carl Kimble, auctioneer.

He said Monday they plan to sell Furniture and Furnishings then Tuesday it’s off to the Kitchen and Bath items.  Wednesday they plan to sell the contents of Monkey Cove the four-story high water slide and enclosed staircase and Thursday, the final day of the sale will be the contents of the basement and anything that’s left.

“We’re going to be selling by lot so everything has a lot number,” Barnett said. “What we sell today we’d like to be out today, everything we sell tomorrow we’d like to be out tomorrow but everything has to be out within a week.”

Barnett said the process to sell the contents has been underway for about a month.

Roger Frear from Savannah said he came to the auction to look for stuff for his rental business.

“I’m hoping for good deals,” Frear said. “Possibly some air conditions, some refrigerators.”

Greg McCurley said he came to the auction to look for stuff for the Harvest Baptist Church in Savannah.

“I’m looking for a bargain.  Been thinking about getting a refrigerator, maybe an air conditioner,” McCurley said. “We’ve got certain items that we’ve picked out and all ready to bid to see what happens today.”

Barnett said it’s a commercial auction so there will be people in from other states looking at items but anyone can show up to bid.

“They just need to show up and bring money and get them a buyer’s number,” Kimble said. “We’re going to start at 10 o’clock and we’re going to shut down at 5.”

Barnett said he expects to have a select group of people interested in the water-slide.

“Not everyone can handle a four-story water-slide unless you have a lot of acreage and you want something special for your kids,” Barnett said. “It’s going to be pretty much businesses that will be interested in that.”

The Ramada Inn shut down in August.  Demolition on part of the structure has already begun.

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