Liquidation sale starts at Trump’s former Taj Mahal casino

Gerald Winchester, left, chats with Marie Marine, right, as they wait to enter the former Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City N.J. on Thursday July 6, 2017 for a sale of the casino hotel's contents. Included in the items for sale were crystal chandeliers from Austria that now-President Donald Trump bought for the casino when he opened it in 1990. The casino shut down last year under different ownership. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry) Gerald Winchester, left, chats with Marie Marine, right, as they wait to enter the former Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City N.J. on Thursday July 6, 2017 for a sale of the casino hotel's contents. Included in the items for sale were crystal chandeliers from Austria that now-President Donald Trump bought for the casino when he opened it in 1990. The casino shut down last year under different ownership. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

By Associated Press July 6, 2017 1 min read

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Hundreds of people are swarming the lobby of Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal casino, hoping to score big.

But Thursday’s crowds aren’t gamblers; they’re bargain hunters searching for deals at a liquidation sale of the contents of the casino President Donald Trump built in 1990.

Hot sellers included TVs, chairs and room furnishings.

Political junkies were likely to be disappointed: All items with the Trump name on them were removed from the casino before the sale began.

Hard Rock bought the shuttered casino in March for $50 million from billionaire investor Carl Icahn.