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La-Z-Boy objects to motorized chair auction
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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In this Monday, Oct. 20, 2009 file photo, the motorized La-Z-Boy chair driven by Dennis Anderson of Proctor when he hit a parked vehicle in August of 2008 is seen. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Proctor Police Department via Duluth News Trubune, File)

PROCTOR, Minn. (AP) — Police in Minnesota have had to start over again an online auction for a motorized recliner used by a man who pleaded guilty to driving it drunk.

The Proctor police department had to repost the chair after eBay notified them that it was not a La-Z-Boy brand as stated. It has been reposted as the “DWI Chair,” which restarted a three-day auction.

Police Chief Walter Wobig is worried that the city of 3,000 will lose a big chunk of revenue, though. The first time, the department received bids topping $43,000 after the chair’s story circulated. But by midday Tuesday, bids were up to just $2,550.

The recliner, powered by a lawnmower engine, comes equipped with a stereo, cup holders and lights. Its former owner had pleaded guilty to operating it while intoxicated.










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