Bedroom Dealings

Westport couple Wayne Saggers and Kathy Wahrlich sold their bed and threw in six-bedroom historic Stone House in an online auction on TradeMe for $302,600 to an Aucklander named, Mike. The package, which had a reserve of $1, was listed in the beds category and was advertised as a queen-sized bed with a free grand old home and guesthouse attached. The couple had owned the house for three-and-a-half years, running it as a bed and breakfast. “We actually had it on TradeMe in the property category for six months. We only got 800 hits in six months, and 50,000 in 10 days (under the ‘beds’ listing).” Saggers said they are excited about being free of a mortgage, rates and bills. The takeover could be relatively quick, he said: “We will leave everything (but) we’ll take our clothes and toothbrushes.”