April 20 2005 Ira Royster the owner of the Villa South Inn and Restaurant villasouthcom has put his Sandersville Georgia landmark up for sale in an unconventional way - on the online
auction sites eBay and Biduporg
Royster is selling the landmark motel and restaurant and stated he is ready to retire to his small farm and to help promote his family's candle business Wicks and Wonders Candles
georgiacandlecom
Royster's eBay effort even landed him coverage in the Atlanta Constitution and the Chicago Tribune about the site's increasing number of real estate listing
It appears to be generating considerable interest in the in the motel complex Royster said the listing has generated numerous questions and some bids at the auction site Royster further
stated that he believes the site will sell on eBay and that the high bid so far has been $2200000 which was rather close to his minimum asking price and that people have contacted him
from California to India
Kim Royster the owner of Wicks and Wonders and Royster's wife said that her candle business at Wicks and Wonders Candles has been consuming more of her time and she could use her husbands
help She said that her premium highly scented candles and candle accessories just opened up their web store at georgiacandlecom and that business has been increasing at a steady pace
Further information is available at
Villasouthcom
GeorgiaCandlecom