Proctor's police chief fears the city will lose a big chunk of revenue after it was forced to repost the sale of the infamous motorized recliner on eBay. The police department recently confiscated the customized lounge chair after its owner was suspected of driving it while drunk and smashing it into a parked vehicle. / Ap Photo/proctor Police Department Via Duluth News Trubune, File
Motorized recliner in Minn. DUI case for sale again on eBay
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PROCTOR, Minn. — Police in Minnesota have had to start over again an online auction for a motorized recliner used by a man who pleaded guilty to driving it drunk.
The Proctor police department had to repost the chair after eBay notified them that it was not a La-Z-Boy brand as stated. It has been reposted as the “DWI Chair,” which restarted a three-day auction.
Police Chief Walter Wobig is worried that the city of 3,000 will lose a big chunk of revenue, though. The first time, the department received bids topping $43,000 after the chair’s story circulated. But by midday Tuesday, bids were up to just $2,550.
The recliner, powered by a lawnmower engine, comes equipped with a stereo, cup holders and lights. Its former owner had pleaded guilty to operating it while intoxicated.
