A motorized lounge chair in Minnesota has been up for auction three times — two previous sales fell through.
But now it's been sold for $3,700. The winning bidder gets a chair with a lawnmower engine, cup holders and a stereo.
Proceeds go to the Proctor Police Department, which seized the chair after the owner crashed into a parked car.
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