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#302762 17-Dec-2022 18:08
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Being a non-drinker, and surrounded by people who don't drink, I've gradually built up a stock of not-so-cheap wine and champagne - better than the usual supermarket-grade stuff, things like unexpected thank-yous for something done for someone - for which the rate of accumulation of new stock is much higher than the rate of disposal of existing stock.

 

 

Problem is you can't sell this stuff on Trademe or similar, which would be the usual outlet. Anyone know what to do with it, preferably some means of converting it into other item(s) that we can do something with?

 

 

Edited to add: A check of the back of the cupboard where it lives indicates we've given away a chunk of it, what's left is three bottles of champagne (two in boxes) and two of Shiraz, which I guess isn't that popular if no-one who was offered their selection chose them.

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  #3011423 17-Dec-2022 18:13
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Couple of immediate thoughts spring to mind...

 

     

  1. If its of a good enough grade... cellar it and then try and sell it in the future (perhaps internationally if there's no market here)
  2. Gift them

 

Also; depending on your location and the price I might be interested in a couple :) DM me some details




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  #3011424 17-Dec-2022 18:21
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nzkc:

Couple of immediate thoughts spring to mind...

 

     

  1. If its of a good enough grade... cellar it and then try and sell it in the future (perhaps internationally if there's no market here)
  2. Gift them

 

Also; depending on your location and the price I might be interested in a couple :) DM me some details

 

 

It's not super-expensive stuff so not worth selling overseas, and the problem with gifting them is that there's really no-one I can think of left to give them to that hasn't already received some. Will make a list to DM in a minute.

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  #3011428 17-Dec-2022 18:48
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add me to the DM list please :)




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  #3011429 17-Dec-2022 18:55
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stocksp:

add me to the DM list please :)

 

 

OK. @freitasm, what's the rules on posting something like this here? Is it best to keep it in private mail?

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  #3011430 17-Dec-2022 19:02
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Sned private messages between interested parties.




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  #3011456 18-Dec-2022 00:38
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Done, and all sorted now.

 
 
 

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  #3011484 18-Dec-2022 11:27

You could consider Webbs Auctions.  They do a fine wine and whisky auction every month.  Plenty of it is not super expensive wines/spirits, some of it looks like deceased estates but not all of it.

 

 

 

Contact Marcus marcus@webbs.co.nz  to have a chat.  I'm sure if its of no interest to them he;d tell you.  I dont know the financials for a seller but buyers pay a premium on the auction price that the auction house keeps.





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  #3011535 18-Dec-2022 12:10
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It also depends on age. Good quality Rd might ag for five to ten years. White might not last the five years. Champagne will be at most five years. Sparkling wine might not be even that.

Exceptional quality wine might last a bit longer but that would be rare.




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  #3011537 18-Dec-2022 12:22

freitasm: It also depends on age. Good quality Rd might ag for five to ten years. White might not last the five years. Champagne will be at most five years. Sparkling wine might not be even that.

Exceptional quality wine might last a bit longer but that would be rare.

 

 

 

Depends how its been stored.  I have some fantastic 2004 whites.  And some champagnes older than that which are superb.  





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  #3011644 18-Dec-2022 18:43
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ockel:

You could consider Webbs Auctions.  They do a fine wine and whisky auction every month.  Plenty of it is not super expensive wines/spirits, some of it looks like deceased estates but not all of it.

 

 

Went that way some years ago with some stupidly expensive wine won in a raffle (by "stupidly expensive" I mean a few hundred dollars, as a non-drinker anything over about $10 seems stupidly expensive). It was a good deal for Webbs, I think I got something like $80 out of it after assorted fees and whatnot had been deducted.

 

 

Just FYI for others, it's better than nothing but possibly not the optimal option.

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