Lost & luxe: $11K necklace in airport lost property auction
To bid head to bne.com.au/auction
- 800 unique lots now open for bidding, our biggest auction ever
- $1 reserves on all lots
- Star item: Bvlgari 18K gold diamond necklace valued at $11,000
- Massive range of items: laptops, tablets, phones, speakers, cameras, gaming consoles, jewellery, handbags, fashion accessories, perfume, scooters, bikes, drones, and sunglasses
- All proceeds support Queensland children’s charities
- Exclusive experience from premiership-winning Queensland sports team
- Rare aviation memorabilia: aircraft seats, a black box, cockpit voice recorder, lifejackets, runway and terminal signage
- 12-months free parking at Brisbane Airport
- Unique access: A behind-the-scenes personal airside tour of Brisbane Airport
Brisbane Airport’s much-anticipated Lost Property Auction has launched for 2025, featuring its largest catalogue ever, and this year, it’s something extra special.
To mark 100 years of Brisbane Airport, the auction also features a collection of heritage aviation items, giving enthusiasts a rare chance to own a piece of history.
The auction features hundreds of items left behind by the 24 million passengers who travelled through the terminals in the past year.
Despite efforts to reunite owners with their belongings, many items remain unclaimed well beyond the standard holding period.
The most dazzling item is a Bvlgari 18k Gold Diamond necklace that retails for $11,000.
Brisbane Airport holds an auction once a year, with proceeds benefiting young Queenslanders through the Courier-Mail Children’s Fund. Last year’s auction raised $90,000. Recent recipients include Little Wings, Baby Give Back, Fair Fight Foundation and Cystic Fibrosis Queensland.
Around 800 lots are going under the hammer allowing people to grab a bargain in the lead-up to Christmas, the biggest number in the history of the auction.
“There’s nothing better than grabbing a bargain, especially when you know the money is going to help young Queenslanders thanks to fantastic charities,” said Brisbane Airport spokesperson Peter Doherty.
“It’s always surprising and even a little bizarre to see what gets left behind by the 70,000 passengers who pass through Brisbane Airport each day.
“With Brisbane Airport turning 100 this year, we’ve also included some special heritage aviation items we think will attract a lot of interest. Where else can you pick up a row of airline seats, a black box, cockpit voice recorder or vintage life jackets with Ansett on them?”
“Our aim in this 100th year of Brisbane Airport is to raise $100,000 to help some of Queensland’s amazing charities that support young people.”
Unclaimed items going under the hammer include:
- Nintendo Switch, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii
- Laptops, iPads and tablets and so many phones
- Headphones, earbuds and boomboxes
- Computer monitor and printers
- Power banks
- Cameras, tripods, GoPros, DJI Osmo Pocket, RODE wireless microphones & drones
- CPAP machines
- Massive collection of jewellery, perfumes and watchers
- Surfboards, longboards, bodyboards, skateboards, RipStick
- Beach cabanas, umbrellas and hammock
- Musical instruments including guitars and ukelele and keyboard
- Scooters, bikes, toys and Star Wars Leggo, skateboard,
- Fitness equipment, yoga mats, massage guns and scales
- Clothing, shoes, sneakers, hats, belts and buckles
- Travel luggage, wallets, bags and swags
- Makeup, hair dryers, curlers, irons, steamers and shaving equipment
- Tools, drill kits, grinder, socket sets, jumper leads, tool batteries, gardening tools
- Collection of gold, silver and bronze bars
- Sewing machines, blenders and kitchen accessories
- Cots and prams
- Fishing rods, golf clubs, cricket bats
- Art works, decorative vase and whiteboard
- Portable gas fridge, esky, crystals and car shock absorbers!
Special aviation Items
To mark 100 years of Brisbane Airport, special aviation items featuring in the auction this year include:
- Runway signs used on the airfield
- Brisbane Airport centenary neon sign
- Departure signage from the International Terminal
- Runway light
- Delta Airlines 777 Model Aircraft
- Private Brisbane Airport Airside Tour
- Exclusive Plane Spotter Package at Pullman Brisbane Airport
- 4 rows of aircraft seating from an F28 jet
- Blackbox (Flight Data Recorder)
- Cockpit Voice Recorder
- Airline lifejackets with Ansett livery
Our thanks to Aviation Australia for their donation of items to assist Queensland children.
The Brisbane Lions and Brisbane Heat have also donated exclusive sporting items and experiences to help boost the fundraising tally.
The sales process is run by Lloyds Auctioneers and Valuers.
“This is a highly anticipated auction every year, bidders never know what they might find, it is literally like digging through a treasure trove and bidders are guaranteed to find a bargain here with all items listing from $1,” according to Anthony McLeod, Auctioneer for Lloyd’s Auctions.
Closing November 2
People can bid on items now.
Lots will be progressively closed off on Sunday November 2 with bidding on premium items featured in special livestream from 10am.