The company Subterráneos de Buenos Aires Sociedad del Estado (SBASE) is auctioning a total of 35 unused cars. Next Friday, May 6, via the website Super offer.

Lot is made up 35 Siemens Schuckert wagons manufactured in 1934, 1937 and 1944, rotating on all lines of the Buenos Aires metro except B.. The formations weigh 31 tons each, measuring 17 meters long, 2.6 meters wide and 2.3 meters high. The base price is $ 600,000.

“Subterráneos de Buenos Aires, Sociedad del Estado is requesting an auction for the sale and subsequent removal of waste material from unused Siemens Schuckert vehicles and from the operating fleet,” the official publication said. And he explains that this is useless material that comes from a general fleet upgrade planned by SBASE.

“Machines” are used, written down due to wear and tear and are not suitable for use on the network. For this reason, the material is contaminated with dirt, grease, dust and debris.“, Warns the company.

Subway cars sold at auction: How do we bid?

Offer can only be made online.. To participate in the electronic auction process, users must register their data on the portal Narvaezbid And accept the terms and conditions. Then, to complete the activation process, Interested parties should offer participation insurance in the amount of $ 40,000 per lot.

This deposit must be made to Banco Santander Rio SBN Subastas SA (CUIT 30-71250636-5) Current Account (084 Branch, Current Account Number: N ° 000727/8, CBU 0720084720000000072786) and must be canceled within 24 hours. Prior to the start of the auction, the penalty specified in the terms of the auction shall be prohibited from disqualification from participating in it.

After the end of the auction, Narvaez Superbid May require the winning bidder to increase participation insurance equivalent to two percent of the value offered for the lots put up for sale. “Without complying with the above, the bid in each lot will be canceled, while the second best bidder will be offered an auction opportunity for the lots in which he did not qualify.“, – explains the portal. Proof of participation / enhancement insurance must be sent to cac@narvaezbid.com.ar.

Expectations for the first virtual auction of subway cars exceeded expectations in February this year. Units issued a Base price from 25,000 to 30,000 pesos And offers from potential buyers increased the price, mostly at the close of the auction, and eventually sold for an average of $ 2,000,000 each.

More than 20 million pesos were collected in this case and there was a tender that lasted for several hours between 37 participants who were fighting to maintain one of the carriages.. Quotes also came from Cordoba, La Pampa and Mendoza. In this way the machines passed into the hands of private individuals and were used for various purposes: for gastronomic enterprises, for the simple sale of houses or scrap.