POLICE are selling razors, Prada clothes and vinyl records in an attempt to flog off stolen and unclaimed items.
When things are seized in an investigation, or handed over at police stations, Thames Valley Police make a decision to bin it, donate it or sell it.
Its eBay page is where the selling pile ends up – and this week the force have listed 30 weird and wonderful things, all at the bargain starting price of 99p.
Here's what police were selling last week.
Police sold a bundle of designer perfume for more than £300.
Here's what's for sale this week (prices accurate at the time of print):
• Specialized Secteur Sport road bike in red and black with a white seat and rack £66 (16 bids)
• Six ‘multi saws’ bundled together with seven packs of hand tools from Homebase and Kincrome £42.79 (12 bids)
• Black Charles Tywhitt leather shoes in a size 9 with red lining £36.50 (13 bids)
• Electric blue Prada bomber jacket in size 58 99p (0 bids)
• Two white Prada polo shirts in size M and L £3.20 (two bids)
• A bundled together set of four fragrances from Autograph, Paco Rabanne and Jean Paul Gaultier £80 (14 bids)
• 11 T-shirts, jumpers, leggings and trousers from Pineapple 99p (1 bid)
• Shiny navy bomber jacket with different material sleeves from Prada £52.50 (11 bids)
• Prada polo top with burgundy detailing around the neck and sleeves £6.50 (eight bids)
• White and black double layered hooded jacket in a size 3 (50) from Moncler Alibert £63.01 (11 bids)
• Nine bits of silver and gold jewellery: six rings, one bangle and three chains all hallmarked £112 (20 bids)
• Four Prada polo tops, three in a size XL in white and black and another in a size XXL £17 (eight bids)
• White wipe clean Ted Baker purse with little bow closure from Ted Baker £31 (15 bids)
• Zip up navy and grey jacket from Moncler Girard in a size 3 (50) £87.01 (19 bids)
• Beige jacket from Prada made from 100 per cent lamb skin, retailing at £800 – £221 (34 bids)
• 21 razors in packs of three from Gillette £17.02 (eight bids)
• A bundle made up of a BaByliss curling wand and Scholl nail care device £10.08 (seven bids)
• Palma brown guitar £9.39 (four bids)
• A professional microphone, thought to be relisted from last week, 99p (0 bids)
• Turquoise and white Twilight mountain bike 99p (one bid)
• Two bike frames from Tempest and Muddy Fox in gold and blue and a set of wheels 99p (0 bids)
• Queen vinyl records 99p (0 bids)
• John Lennon box set of vinyl LPs 99p (0 bids)
• Nirvana Bleach vinyl record 99p (0 bids)
• Queen The Miracle, Hot Space and Innuendo vinyls 99p (0 bids)
• Karrimor green junior running trainers in a size 5.5 99p (0 bids)
• The 1975 – I Like It When You Sleep Deluxe Box Set records 99p (0 bids)
• Mike Oldfield – Return to Ommadawn vinyl 99p (0 bids)
• Three vinyls from The Police – all Ghost in The Machine 99p (0 bids)
• Nine tops and trousers from Ralph Lauren 99p (1 bid)
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