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Brazil CoE Auction

Postby kingseven » Tue Jan 10, 2006 9:36 pm

So - who is for a pound of the top lot?

$49.75 a pound was paid, in what must be a record....

Someone made quite a statement there then...
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Postby phil » Tue Jan 10, 2006 9:40 pm

Someone made quite a statement there then...


I believe Steve made quite a few of those too whilst watching the auction. Well, not statements exactly .... :wink:
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Postby kingseven » Tue Jan 10, 2006 9:43 pm

I felt sorry for the Japanese bidders, stuck there at 5am praying for it to end...

A long auction. Am very curious to see who won...
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Postby Steve » Tue Jan 10, 2006 10:25 pm

Winners out and its a big suprise.

Michels Espresso, Instaurator and Caffe Artigiano (Canada)

Wow didnt see that coming.

All the reults are at

http://www.cupofexcellence.com/CountryPrograms/Brazil/2005Program/AuctionResults/tabid/226/Default.aspx
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Postby Gouezeri » Tue Jan 10, 2006 10:54 pm

phil wrote:
Someone made quite a statement there then...


I believe Steve made quite a few of those too whilst watching the auction. Well, not statements exactly .... :wink:

Yeah, but you know what Steve is like, he thinks he's on the terraces :wink:
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Postby Steve » Tue Jan 10, 2006 11:31 pm

No comment :)
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