one thing is that Elon Musk be the richest man in the world and that your coffers are full of money. But another very different thing is Twitter’s finances, which are his responsibility because it is his company, but he has to generate his own money to stay on his feet.
Twitter is losing revenue after losing 72 of its top 101 advertisers in recent months, a leak that coincided with Musk’s purchase of the company. That led the irreverent CEO to fire staff, increase working hours and other decisions that keep the company in captivity.
According to a report published on the website of ClarionMusk’s new maneuver to seek new income was to put up for auction the surplus furniture of the Twitter officeswhich include a neon light with the logo of the social network, coffee makers, tables, chairs and more.
The New York Times confirmed the sale of these products and it is Heritage Global Partners that is in charge of the auction of the furniture of the Twitter headquarters in San Franciscom California.
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On the Heritage Global Partners website you can read the auction information from Twitter: “Online auction sale with surplus assets from Twitter corporate offices. Offer with kitchen equipment, electronics, furniture, souvenirs and more!”.
Also available at auction tables of all kinds, room dividers, chairs, a giant statue with the blue bird logo, rocking chairs, sofas, Marzocco brand coffee makers, all kinds of kitchen appliances, televisions, computer keyboards, and neon light.
In total, there are 631 lots for which users can bid. Among the clients, two products seem to be particularly interested: the light that attracted an offer of more than $17,000 and the statue for which they offered $16,000.
Ross Dove, the executive director of Heritage Global and responsible for the auction, He valued the auction at $1.5 million. and explained that the auction is being a complete success. So far, more than twenty thousand people have registered to bid on one of the lots on offer.
“The assets are really good because they bought the best of the best, but I don’t think we would have had this crowd without the fascination with Twitter. Everything Musk does attracts attention.”.