7 Trappists for Charity

[wookieden]

Hey All,
I'm donating a bottle from each of the 7 Trappists to a silent auction for a charity dinner my gf is running on Friday.

Does anyone have any thoughts for a starting bid for the collection as a whole? (All bottles are 330mL)
1. Westvletern 12
2. Rochefort 8
3. Chimay White
4. Orval
5. La Trappe Tripel
6. Westmalle Tripel
7. Achel Blonde

Thanks for the input!

[Tapsucker]

Good boy!

I can't help with the valuation, but you might want to print out a Ratebeer quote or something to present with each one to help the uninitiated understand what they are bidding on. Talking points tend to drive up value in these things.

[wookieden]

Thanks Tapsucker. Will do! I was going to put some kind of a write up, but using ratebeer is a great idea.

[iguenard]

I'd say 60$ is a fair starting point?

[nickelass]

That's a great idea!

[xocoatl]

Maybe a copy of one of the newspaper articles showing LCBO lines for the westy too.

[saints_gambit]

Seventy Five bucks. You did all the work and the point is that they're all in the same place and besides it's for charity.

[ErkLR]

Are any of the bottles aged? People who know one or two things would probably appreciate the info.

[esprit]

Since I sell all of them except for La Trappe and since I assume they are all 330ml, you could buy them from me for about $37 so that should be your base. Don't know where the other guys get their numbers but I'd be glad to sell to them at the values they are quoting.

[iguenard]

No thanks Esprit! , I pay less. This is a charity auction hence the suggestion. Besides, weren't you selling westy at 40-50$ a bottle last year?

[wookieden]

Thanks to all for all the help and advice!
The event was last night and they ended up raising $175 for Women's Cancer Research.

Peter - I'll talk to you for a set for next year.

Thanks again everyone, this really is a great beer community.

[El Pinguino]

Thanks to all for all the help and advice!
The event was last night and they ended up raising $175 for Women's Cancer Research.
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Great stuff...every little bit helps!

[JeffPorter]

Congrats on the money raised. I did the same thing and donated a bottle of Amsterdam Goudenvond to a charity auction back in the fall when there was only a hundred bottles of it or so at the time. Ended up going for $60!...the wine collectors were all over it!

[TheBeeraholic]

No thanks Esprit! , I pay less. This is a charity auction hence the suggestion. Besides, weren't you selling westy at 40-50$ a bottle last year?

My work colleagues and I bought four cases off Peter last year. No where near $50 a bottle. Worked out to $16 a bottle. $480 or something a 24.. Not much more than what the LCBO was selling it for.

[iguenard]

No thanks Esprit! , I pay less. This is a charity auction hence the suggestion. Besides, weren't you selling westy at 40-50$ a bottle last year?

My work colleagues and I bought four cases off Peter last year. No where near $50 a bottle. Worked out to $16 a bottle. $480 or something a 24.. Not much more than what the LCBO was selling it for.

I stand corrected then!