La Vergne City Auction Includes 2003 Mitsubishi Montero, Assorted Magazines

There's one in every family.

The person whose wish list consists of just two items: "15 boxes of reference books or a two-decades-old Dodge Stratus that may or may not have a working odometer."

Thankfully, the City of La Vergne can help fulfill the wishes of that highly-specific loved one.

For the next two weeks, the city is auctioning off five automobiles, 72 boxes of books, three boxes of "assorted magazines," a box of audio books and a box of CDs.

Bidding for the smorgasbord is available on GovDeals and runs through 3 p.m. Aug. 25.

None of the five vehicles - a 2001 Nissan Frontier, a 2002 Ford Mustang, a 2002 Hyundai Sonata, a 2003 Mitsubishi Montero, and a 1996 Dodge Stratus - are titled. All of the cars require a jump to get started and at best, the tire condition on the cars is "low."

On the other hand, the opening bid for each of the cars is $100 (all have undisclosed reserve prices, however), .

The library items are being sold as eight lots, to wit:

• 25 boxes of assorted adult non-fiction books
• 25 boxes of assorted adult fiction hardback books
• Five boxes of adult fiction paperback books
• 15 boxes of adult reference books
• One box of music compact discs
• One box of juvenile audio books
• Two boxes of juvenile reference books
• Three boxes of assorted magazines

Proceeds from the auction will be returned either to the drug fund if they were drug seizures or back to the city general fund.

Image courtesy City of La Vergne