The Department of Defense is auctioning off two 80-ton diesel electric locomotives to the public via online auction site www.GovLiquidation.com. The locomotives, currently aboard MCLB-Albany, were built in 1955 by General Electric Co. and were used exclusively by the Marine Corps for switching trains around the country, a history provided... read more →
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The surplus sales business is good for Liquidity Services. So much so that it has dozens of new jobs to fill. District-based company, whose earnings surged 550 percent in its latest quarter, says it has more than 40 openings for full time jobs in marketing, sales, operations, IT, public relations... read more →
Apr
03
If the Transportation Security Administration seized your favorite pocketknife at a Pittsburgh International Airport checkpoint, you could look for it -- and try to get it back -- in an online auction. Pennsylvania's Department of Generals Services is using the auction site www.govdeals.com to sell items seized or left behind... read more →
Apr
01
Liquidity Services says it has developed and fine-tuned an online marketplace that allows Government Liquidation to act as a conduit between various DoD locations and recycling companies. The service has allowed the DoD, which generates a tremendous amount of surplus and scrap material, to earn money selling this material. Read... read more →
Mar
28
With the upcoming premiere of Baggage Battles, we were inspired to find out how we could score some serious treasures for discounted prices by bidding in auctions -- just like the auctioneers. We discovered that not only can you attend government, airport and freight auctions in person, but also, many... read more →
Mar
27
Government Liquidation LLC, Scottsdale, Ariz., will be holding an online auction of decommissioned military aircraft that will result in the sale of considerable amounts of scrap metal. The sale of assets at the U.S Air Force base in Tucson, Ariz., marks the second time in the company's 10-year history that... read more →
Mar
19
If you're looking for a gift for the person who has everything, the federal government might be providing a unique solution next week. After all, who couldn't use 39 million pounds of used asphalt? That peculiar item will go up for bid starting Monday, as Eielson Air Force Base attempts... read more →
Mar
16
Small businesses are reining in costs and snagging deals by buying military surplus. From tugboats to trucks, these owners are growing their companies with great bargains on items found on Read the Article
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11
Ask not what you can do for your government, but what you can buy off it in surplus. Hall County and local city governments are finding that the website auction is bringing in more cash for older vehicles and equipment than the local auctions that were used before. Read the... read more →