Major boom box collection auctions in New Zealand

A major collection of around 400 boom boxes has appeared on New Zealand auction site Trademe.

It's offered as a single lot with a starting bid of around $14,000.

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Craig Denton has been collecting boom boxes since the early 2000s

Consignor Craig Denton told Stuff.com: "When I was a kid I used to stare goggle-eyed into shop windows wanting them, they were a real statement of '80s culture…

"Over 300 of them are working great. I've taught myself to fix them over the years, otherwise it would have been an expensive bill."

Bidding closes on August 1.

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