We’ve scratched our heads about NFTs selling for hundreds of thousands of dollars but here’s something that arguably beats it.

Last Saturday a property in Derby, Tasmania affectionately nick-named “the Crack House”, sold for $1.3 million. The house was built in 1900 but its most recent owner transformed it into a makeshift bar and gave it the nickname.

Bidders were expecting a $800,000 sale but it sold for nearly 50% more despite there only being three people in competition.

Those three people, though, were no doubt attracted to Derby’s mountain bike culture. While an undeniably pretty little former tin-mining town, Derby has also been a ghost town… until MTB trails started being cut into the hills around it as the MTB craze started to take off.

Now, 90 minutes out of Launceston, into the northeast of Tasmania, it’s also a desirable investment as well as a world-class biking destination.

In fact, the NSW buyer pulled over while on his bike to bid for the property on his phone.

The ASX hasn’t performed as well today, falling 0.88%. Resources led the laggard sectors, falling nearly 3%.

 

ASX SMALL CAP WINNERS

Here are the best performing ASX small cap stocks for Thursday September 2 as at 12pm:

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Code Name Price % Change Volume
TTA TTA Holdings Ltd 0.082 128 2241086
GBR Greatbould Resources 0.16 90 43298581
RWL Rubicon Water 1.56 56 1144225
CLZ Classic Min Ltd 0.0015 50 17561417
GGE Grand Gulf Energy 0.0175 46 18008940
AYM Australia United Min 0.014 27 5911048
FIN FIN Resources Ltd 0.049 26 6378617
CAG Caperangeltd 0.41 24 44797
A8G Australasian Gold 0.24 23 942057
QXR Qx Resources Limited 0.012 20 1681344
ONX Orminexltd 0.05 19 1963473
DEV Devex Resources Ltd 0.295 18 1540487
PO3 Purifloh Ltd 1.635 17 5907
HNR Hannans Ltd 0.007 17 1188545
TSC Twenty Seven Co. Ltd 0.0035 17 792147
AUA Audeara 0.11 16 207067
DC2 Dctwo 0.22 16 153843
AEI Aeris Environmental 0.15 15 84665
CMD Cassius Mining Ltd 0.015 15 40554
PNX PNX Metals Limited 0.008 14 1087500
BID Bill Identity Ltd 0.405 14 1104437
TRM Truscott Mining Corp 0.033 14 19999
NOR Norwood Systems Ltd. 0.017 13 40000
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Today’s top stock was consumer electronics company TTA Holdings (ASX:TTA), which rose 128% in the first 13 minutes of trade despite having no news. Trading in TTA shares has since been paused.

Rubicon Water (ASX:RWL), an irrigation-tech company, rose over 50% on its ASX debut.

Gold play Great Boulder Resources (ASX:GBR) announced drilling results from its Mulga Bill prospect in WA, which were up 150g/t gold.

 

ASX SMALL CAP LOSERS

Here are the worst performing ASX small cap stocks for Thursday September 2 as at 12pm:

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Code Name Price % Change Volume
ANL Amani Gold Ltd 0.0015 -25 68232274
WOO Wooboard Tech Ltd 0.0015 -25 875000
NTL New Talisman Gold 0.002 -20 5000
CCE Carnegie Cln Energy 0.0025 -17 44215192
FGL Frugl Group Limited 0.044 -12 134940
LNY Laneway Res Ltd 0.004 -11 249083
WWI West Wits Mining Ltd 0.059 -11 14924474
BIR BIR Financial Ltd 0.034 -11 451200
IAP Irongate Group 1.4725 -10 732026
INP Incentiapay Ltd 0.026 -10 23600
CGB Cann Global Limited 0.0045 -10 3909901
SCL Schrole Group Ltd 0.009 -10 248247
CNJ Conico Ltd 0.077 -9 3540184
CTO Citigold Corp Ltd 0.01 -9 212545
ELE Elmore Ltd 0.02 -9 1424026
DLT Delta Drone Intl Ltd 0.032 -9 1899656
FEL Fe Limited 0.065 -8 6557818
AFR African Energy Res 0.034 -8 1912053
WFL Wellfully Limited 0.115 -8 1188680
HVM Happy Valley 0.12 -8 86797
OKJ Oakajee Corp Ltd 0.06 -8 78033
CZN Corazon Ltd 0.037 -8 241767
MNB Minbos Resources Ltd 0.125 -7 3544794
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Aspiring gold developer West Wits Mining (ASX:WWI) fell off the back of the Definitive Feasibility Study for its project in South Africa.