The seats at Joe Louis Arena that held Detroit Red Wings fans for 38 seasons, four of which ended with Stanley Cup championships, are now for sale.

Starting Tuesday, May 1, current full- and partial-season Little Caesar's Arena Red Wings ticket holders, as well as sponsors and suite holders, will have first dibs on the historic seats that greeted sports fans between the arena's opening in 1979 and closing in 2017.

Unsold seats will become available to the general public on May 12.

The seats are being sold in sets of two for $300 each and may be picked up on site or shipped to purchasers at a later date.

There is an added cost of $100 per set if buyers wish to select specific seats, according to a statement issued by Miedema Asset Management Group Inc., and Robert Levy Associates LLC, the auction companies selling off Joe Louis Arena assets.

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Furniture, lighting, signs, suite wet bars and the official scoreboard, among other items, will be sold on two auction websites, www.orbitbid.com and www.rlevyinc.com/sales, this May.

Infrastructure assets will be available via private sales. More information may be obtained by calling 800-LAST BID (800-527-8243).

Proceeds from the auction will offset utility and security costs incurred by the city.

Joe Louis Arena, a big, gray windowless structure situated along the Detroit River, held nearly 20,000 fans and hosted the Detroit Red Wings during their 25-year playoff run from 1991-2016.

It was also the location of numerous concerts, entertainment wrestling events and the 1980 Republican National Convention that nominated former President Ronald Reagan.