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Die-hard fans of Phoenix’s location of Fry’s Electronics can now own a piece of the once-popular and now-defunct tech retailer.
And, yes, that includes remnants of the big-box store’s famed Aztec-themed decor and even some secondhand tech.
Phoenix-based company Sierra Auctions is currently conducting an
The store closed in 2021 after the Fry’s Electronics chain – which once operated dozens of locations nationwide, including two in the Valley – went out of business. The Thunderbird Road store, known for its distinctive Aztec temple-inspired design, was purchased by the city of Phoenix in 2024 and is set to be torn down next year to make way for the new Cactus Park Police Precinct headquarters.
The PC section at the Fry’s Electronics on Thunderbird Road in Phoenix. The location closed in 2021.
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The bulk of the items being auctioned off includes retail and display shelving galore: Endless display racks. A collection of wire book shelves. A wall of employee lockers. Plastic bins and shopping carts filled with product hooks.
Bargain-hunting local geeks also have a shot at leftover tech the store once sold in abundance. One lot includes miscellaneous flat-screen TVs and a Samsung stainless steel refrigerator, while another features “assorted electronics” like monitors and printers.
Also up for grabs: bits and pieces of the store’s kitschy temple-like fixtures. Like many Fry’s locations across the U.S., the Phoenix store boasted a localized theme, specifically one inspired by an Aztec temple.
Fry’s Electronics on Thunderbird Road celebrates the Aztecs, who never lived in Arizona.
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While the store’s life-sized diorama of costumed mannequins “sacrificing” old PCs and other electronics is long gone, some memorable items remain.
More than a dozen 25-foot faux palm trees that once towered inside the store are up for grabs starting at $5 each. A collection of vaguely Aztec-style chandeliers is also available for the same price.
The coolest item in the auction is a 10-foot-tall custom statue of QuetzalcÅÄtl, the serpentine-like Aztec deity. Currently priced at $55, the lucky winner will need to arrange removal themselves, just like everything else in the auction.
May the odds be in your favor.
