My contribution to the coverage of the Great Sahara sale is in Vegas Seven this week:
At the Sahara, NCL put 600,000 items for sale, from camel-base lamps ($150; they were the most consistently pilfered item from hotel rooms) to the wooden doors from the House of Lords restaurant ($825). The two-month liquidation sale is open to the public; for its first four days, NCL levied a $10 entrance fee to help keep the crowds manageable, but since then there’s been no charge to browse and enjoy the Rat-Pack-meets-flea market ambiance.
Walking around that sale was one of the most depressing things I’ve done for a story in Vegas–about on par with last year’s WSOP where I was wheeling around like a vulture waiting for the first bust-out so I could interview them.
To me, this was the most poignant reminder that people’s lives have been changed because of the place going under: