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Bids for Abandoned Boat 'Deep Thought' Falling Well Short of County's Expectations

MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WISCONSIN, AUG 1 – The highest bid for the abandoned boat 'Deep Thought' is $1,125, far below the $20,000 needed to cover removal costs, reflecting its poor condition and uncertain usability.

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Milwaukee County's auction for abandoned boat "Deep Thought" hoped to recoup removal costs. The bidding is falling far short of expectations.

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Bids for abandoned boat 'Deep Thought' falling well short of county's expectations

Milwaukee County's auction for abandoned boat "Deep Thought" hoped to recoup removal costs. The bidding is falling far short of expectations.

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Bids for abandoned boat "Deep Thought" appear to have dried up

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – A public auction for the abandoned Milwaukee boat “Deep Thought” is not drawing the amount of bids one Milwaukee County leader had hoped to see. Now, he’s sounding the alarm with just days remaining to make offers. 3rd District Supervisor Sheldon Wasserman acknowledged in a newsletter sent out Friday that bidding for the decaying boat “isn’t going as well as planned.” As of midday, the top bid was $1,125; that bid was placed on…

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