Mr King said to have nine registered bidders was a sign of market strength. There were 19 bids in the end, we were going up in lots of $500 and it came down to two guys battling it out, he said. The guy who missed it called me straight after saying he should have gone higher. It was certainly a good day. Mr King said the original owners were returning to New Zealand and were keen sellers. He said the new owner was a Brisbane couple who planned to use it as an investment property. This street is largely all units, no houses, so to get a stand-alone duplex on water is quite rare, there s nothing to compare, he said.