California Village Back Up for Sale on EBay
Published April 9th, 2006
Bridgeville, with a population of about 18, was first put up for sale on eBay in 2002, but the winning bidder backed out of the deal after discovering that many of the buildings were falling apart and that garbage was strewn over much of the town’s 83 acres.
“I spent a lot of money and a lot of effort cleaning it up,” said Bruce Krall, the Orange County commercial mortgage banker who owns the parcel now.
Bidding starts at $1.75 million.
The town, which was once a hub for a local stagecoach route and a stop on the Pony Express, includes eight houses, a post office and a cafe, Krall said.
A school serving students from kindergarten to eighth grade as well as a fire station are nearby, but they aren’t part of the property up for sale.
Bridgeville wouldn’t be the first unusual item to go up for bidding on eBay.
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