City of Anderson auctions gas station on eBay
(Anderson-AP) September 19, 2006 - The city of Anderson will get more than $2,000 following the online auction of an old gas station.
Anderson had planned to level the building and replace it with a parking lot for the new municipal center. Antique car enthusiast Tom Gibson suggested selling the 67-year-old building on eBay.
The city will get about $2,500 after Gibson pays the listing fees and banks a 20 percent profit. It saves the city the cost of demolition and disposal of the material.
Gibson says Texaco used the design of the 1939 building as the basis for its stations around the country.
Bidding started at $199. The winning bidder Sunday afternoon was Oscar Roberts of Cleveland, Georgia, who bought it for $3,552. He promised to move the building in 30 days.