The dude who got a DUI on a converted La-Z-Boy was literally sitting on a goldmine and he didn't know it -- now his beloved recliner-mobile is currently fetching more than $43,000 in a police auction ... and he won't see a cent of it.
The bid for Dennis LeRoy's infamous La-Z-Boy-Mobile is currently at $43,100 -- and there's less than 24 hours to go.
Cops in Proctor, MN, made a deal with LeRoy to remove one of the DUI's from his record if they could sell the contraption -- but little did they know LeRoy's franken-chair could be worth as much as a brand new Audi A5.
For the record -- a regular, non-motorized recliner usually goes for around 700 bucks.
Celebrity Justice11/2/2009 3:00 PM PST BY TMZ STAFF
La-Z-Boy-Mobile -- $43,000 Diamond in the Rough
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I doubt anyone will pay. They are all superficial bids. If someone actually pays they have no life and should not have that kind of money to spend.
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10/1 says the auction ends in a default b/c the person who bid $43k isn't actually going to pay anyone $43k for a stupid recliner that has a go cart engine in it.
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This story was on the local news a few nights ago and the winning bid at that time was $200. Wonder why it went up so high so fast (and why anyone would pay a dime for it).
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Who in the hell would buy that. I bet the seat smells like ass.
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HARVEY.EXPLAIN PLEASE HOW COPS WERE ABLE TO HUSTLE AND BARGAIN A CHARGE FROM ANYONE.ESPECIALLY SOMEONE WHO IS SOCIALLY CHALLENGED.PLEASE REPRESENT THIS GUYS ASS...
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That's bs he should get the money you could get so many Dui's off your $hit for 43k
I hope he fights them for it
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THE CHAIR IS NO LONGER ON EBAY!! Don't know where it went, but it still had several hours before auction ended and it is gone. I'm betting the guy decided to say to hell with a DWI falling off his record; he wants his money.
And that thing is pretty bad ass
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Wow, thats an amazing price to pay for such a contraption! Thinking about this I wonder if LeRoy will build another and try to sell it like the police department is doing with this one. If he does he may have an opportunity to make a good chunk of change.
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Probably a sneaky member of staff from ebay to build promotion.
I bet they have staff just to do this :)
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I live about 10 minutes from Proctor and this has been all over the news here lately. The auction was canceled due to the ebay people saying it was listed in the wrong section and also the Lay-Z-Boy company objected to the use of their name. According to the police chief, it will be re-listed soon.
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