The auction of 4/88 Northumberland Rd, Pascoe Vale, had a dramatic change on Saturday.
The winner of the Pascoe Vale auction screamed so loudly with joy that worried strangers came to check on him at the weekend.
Stefan Stella of Ray White said the new owner of the unit could not attend the Saturday auction in person due to work commitments.
Instead, he watched on FaceTime while waiting for a flight at Sydney Airport.
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A group of relatives and friends including his mother and grandmother went to the auction to ask for him.
Another buyer started bidding with an offer of $590,000, at the lower end of the $590,000-$645,000 range for the two-bedroom house at 4/88 Northumberland Rd.
Mr. Stella said that he is familiar with this woman who likes to fish as she visits different open places in the area.
As a result, during the auction he jokingly promised to tell her the best places to fish for snapper and gummy sharks if he raised his bids.
The unit was put on the market for $660,000.
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The unit sits within the grounds of Strathmore Secondary College.
A covered deck with retractable cafe curtains sits at the rear of the home.
The kitchen is fitted with Smeg appliances, stone benchtops and gold accents.
There was much excitement as the hammer dropped and the residence was listed for sale for $675,000.
“When the new owner found out he won, he screamed so much that people at the airport came to check if he was okay,” said Mr Stella.
A crowd of about 25 people attended the auction.
Mr Stella declined to comment on the price during a post-auction interview.
2/205 Wattle Valley Rd, Camberwell, also went under the hammer on Saturday but went through. It is now being sold privately.
The unit is close to Hartwell Village restaurants, Burwood and Hartwell train stations, tram to Camberwell Junction, Hartwell Primary School, Lynden Park, Burwood Village and Deakin University.
The renovated bathroom has floor to ceiling tile.
In Melbourne’s inner east, a two-bedroom Camberwell unit has won a vendor bid of $1.085m.
Fletchers’ Brooke Warwick said it is now being listed for private auction with a price tag of $1.1m.
The renovated home at 2/205 Wattle Valley Rd has a kitchen with stainless steel appliances, a yard, a garage and the use of an additional car space on the site, and it does not have a body company.
Mrs. Warwick said that about 60 groups inspected the unit during the auction sale campaign.
They mainly included first-time home buyers and downsizers, he added.
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