Asset liquidator Great American Group will auction off thousands of items from the recently closed Stardust Casino from Friday through Tuesday.

In addition to massive statues, buyers can bid on four-foot brass lanterns, retro Coca-Cola posters, neon bar signs, gift-shop trinkets, vintage entertainment photos and plastic palm trees, among nearly 50,000 other items.

The sale will open Friday morning at 11 with the auction of the last craps table that saw action at the Stardust. The table comes complete with dealer signatures.

Also on the block Friday: Nearly 60 plasma televisions from the Stardust's sports book, Stardust-branded playing cards and assorted stereo equipment.

And though the beloved, twinkling Stardust sign on the Strip isn't up for grabs -- it's destined for the Neon Museum -- people can bid on a 12-foot replica on Sunday.

Monday and Tuesday will feature hospitality-industry products such as nightclub booths, housekeeping carts and ice machines.

Auction officials said prices for auction items could begin in the single-dollar digits. The sky's the limit on sale prices at the higher end, though. Mark Weitz, president of Great American's wholesale and industrial division, said some of the effects inside a well-known property such as the Stardust could command top dollar.

Only the slot machines, which are headed for other casinos, and the chips, which were shredded after the Stardust closed on Nov. 1, aren't for sale.

Weitz said he expects between 2,000 and 3,000 consumers to chase auction offerings. The sale will be simulcast on the Web, and participants buying via the Internet will be able to bid live against buyers on-site at the Stardust.

He said former guests, antique dealers and private collectors would be key contingents among the bidders.

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