From sauerkraut to seats: Place a bid on a piece of the old Mosaic stadium
Kendall Latimer | CBC News | Posted: July 5, 2017 3:40 PM | Last Updated: July 5, 2017
Regina is working with an auction house to sell Taylor Field turf, goalposts and more
With demolition looming, the parts that made up Regina's old stadium have been put on the market.
McDougall Auctioneers opened up an online sale of nearly everything on Wednesday.
"It's a chance for people to own a bit of history here at Mosaic Stadium," auction house spokesperson Riley McChesney said.
"There's a great opportunity, if you've had seats for many years in the family, if you'd like to purchase them to make a bench at home or you just like the memorabilia."
The number and variety of fixtures up for auction is too long to list, McChesney said. There are jars of sauerkraut, cleaning supplies, air conditioners, televisions, seats, glasses, grills and Christmas decorations, to name a few items.
As for the field, the stadium's goalposts, the turf, and the Riders sign that sits atop the darkened score clock are all on the block.
"If you wanted to set up your own mini-football field in the backyard, now you can," said McChesney.
The bidding will be held online, and bids will close over the span of four days, from July 25-28.
It remains to be seen how much cash this auction will bring in.
"There's lots of personal feelings that might get involved in the auction, so it's hard to say on what will bring the most money," McChesney said.
The revenue generated from the sale of city-owned assets will partially offset the cost of the stadium's demolition, which is set to begin in September.
The city says the price tag of the demo is unknown, but the contract will be awarded in August.
Currently, there isn't a specific designation for the money raised from the auction for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. A spokesperson said it will generally be used for the associated costs of decommissioning the stadium.
They estimated about 25 per cent of the items up for auction are Rider inventory.
More details on the auction can be found here.