Yeah, that’s not very typical. I’d like to make that point.
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Zagorath - 6mon
Thanks for joining us, but we're out of time.
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Senator Collins - 6mon
Can you book me a cab?
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Zagorath - 6mon
Didn't you come in a Commonwealth car?
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Senator Collins - 6mon
It was listed for auction.
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Zagorath - 6mon
I just find this story so bizarre. Why bid on a property that's got such little utility? Heck, why does the property have separate title to begin with?
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tau - 6mon
It does seem odd. The only way I'm seeing to make money off something like part of old mate's driveway would be to get it cheap and sell it to the surrounding owner for a bit of a profit, but when you're bidding against said person and win then you have literally spent more for it then they're willing to pay...
The land being a separate title probably comes down to historical oddities - possibly it was part of an old road reserve that got sold off or something like that.
Zagorath in canberra
Peter thought he owned his driveway until it was listed for auction
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-11/man-forced-to-buy-driveway-for-19k-at-nsw-auction/105398678Yeah, that’s not very typical. I’d like to make that point.
Thanks for joining us, but we're out of time.
Can you book me a cab?
Didn't you come in a Commonwealth car?
It was listed for auction.
I just find this story so bizarre. Why bid on a property that's got such little utility? Heck, why does the property have separate title to begin with?
It does seem odd. The only way I'm seeing to make money off something like part of old mate's driveway would be to get it cheap and sell it to the surrounding owner for a bit of a profit, but when you're bidding against said person and win then you have literally spent more for it then they're willing to pay...
The land being a separate title probably comes down to historical oddities - possibly it was part of an old road reserve that got sold off or something like that.