PHOTO: BAYLEYS GISBORNE The day of the sale, sight unseen, to Andrew Meek (centre). Donald Gordon (right) enjoys a celebratory drink with Meek and Darren Tinetti.
Just 18 months ago Donald Gordon was going through a heartbreaking house sale.
After 10 years, he was nearing completion on the house he was building himself in the Kaiti countryside near Gisborne. But a breakup meant he could no longer afford to finish the project.
Then his life changed for the better. His house sold at auction to a buyer sight unseen – a Raglan man, Andrew Meek, who just happened to be at the auction rooms with his niece who was looking to buy a different property. And Andrew was only there because his trip home had been delayed by a slip in the gorge. It was also fortuitous that he happened to have seen a story on Stuff about the impending sale.
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