| Did you ever wonder what happens to all
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| | handle surplus property.The fun part is
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| that government equipment that is
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| | actually bidding and winning items. You
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| purchased each year by federal, state,
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| | can easily purchase things
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| and local governments? They don't just
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| | at 80%-90% off of retail! I personally
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| throw
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| | purchased a color laser printer at 10% of
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| it away! By law, all unused and
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| | it's
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| out-dated equipment must be sold back to
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| | value! Granted, I needed to drive 3
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| the
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| | hours to pick it up and I needed to clean
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| public at a public auction! That's
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| | it once I
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| right. Everything is available to you and
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| | got it home, but it works flawlessly.The
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| I the
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| | business part of the equation is in
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| American taxpayer. There are primarily
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| | purchasing large lots of equipment. I
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| two ways that the government does this:
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| | personally buy and sell large quantities
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| on-
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| | of computer and office equipment. You can
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| site auctions or online auctions.At an
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| on-site auction, the government agency
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| | purchase computer and monitors by the
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| disposing of the property must
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| | skid load! I resell to friends and
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| usually post a public notice about the
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| | neighbors
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| auction such as the location, date, time,
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| | who get a good deal as well. I can sell
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| and
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| | them equipment 50% off of retail and
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| items to be auctioned off. There is
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| | still
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| usually an inspection period, especially
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| | double my money! The local government
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| if there
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| | auctions usually have the best deals as
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| are high-priced items that are to be
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| | there are typically fewer bidders
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| auctioned off. Bidding is usually open to
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| | competing against you. I purchased
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| | $12,000 worth
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| anyone, but you generally must
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| | of computer equipment for $65! I also
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| pre-register on-site at the auction to
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| | picked up a conference table and
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| bid. On site
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| | beautiful
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| auctions may include items like used
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| | retro conference chairs!Remember though,
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| vehicles, boats, aircraft, computer
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| | to bid with your head and not above it.
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| equipment
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| | Research carefully what
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| and military surplus. Some of the items
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| | you are interested in and what it would
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| are new, most are used, and a small
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| | bring in resale. Set a firm price in your
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| percentage of it is junk.Online Auctions
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| | mind
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| are available to anyone with an internet
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| | and don't go over that price. Don't ever
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| connection and can be
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| | get caught up in the heat of the moment
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| found on various website. The federal
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| | when the bidding starts going crazy!
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| government typically uses the GSA auction
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| | Take a step back and re-evaluate before
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| | you
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| site at gsa.gov/auctions. The military
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| | pay more for something than you wanted
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| uses State and local
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| | to.Dean Novosat regularly attends local
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| governments may have their own websites.
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| | government auctions and participates
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| You may need to call your local
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| | online.Much of what he wins, he resells.
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| government agency to find out how they
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