Jul
25
Jul
25
As more people flock to the Internet to shop, governmental entities across the Miami Valley have earned millions of dollars selling surplus property online. Last year, RTA, which participates in GovDeals through Montgomery County, sold several vans, a few dozen old buses, parts and equipment and other goods. Buyers paid... read more →
Jul
25
Jul
19
Outdated police radios, old gas masks and seized motorcycles are just a few of the items that have been auctioned off by Manchester Township. The township and its police department have made $23,053.20 from the sales of surplus and confiscated items on GovDeal.com, an online auction website that allows government... read more →
Jul
08
Charles and Karen Lugo, Miami natives and now Denver residents, have turned what would be a nightmare for many people into a dream come true by operating their own business that now does more than $1 million of sales annually. With a few months of conducting business in this fashion... read more →
Jun
17
Shares of Liquidity Services (LQDT) hit a new 52-week high on Friday. Separately, analysts at Oppenheimer (NYSE: OPY) raised their price target on shares of Liquidity Services from $23.00 to $25.00 in a research note to investors on Friday, June 3rd. They now have an "outperform" rating on the stock.... read more →
May
19
At its Tuesday meeting, the Fulshear City Council approved a seller's agreement with the online auction service www.GovDeals.com to auction off surplus city equipment. The Web-based service, which operates much like E-Bay, allows governmental agencies to legally dispose of unwanted equipment without going to the expense of having to conduct... read more →
May
13
From awesome conversation pieces to utterly outrageous deals on hardware you never thought you'd have the opportunity to buy, govdeals has it all. At the time that this story was written, we noted listings for 24 pallets of used computer hardware, seven ambulances, playground equipment, a selection of barber chairs,... read more →
Apr
24
Chiefs are also looking for creative ways to make revenue for the department. Mahwah has used the auction site govdeals to sell $35,000 worth of unwanted items, including 5-gallon buckets of brass shell casings that brought in $600. "We sold stuff that would normally go in the garbage. Anything we... read more →
Apr
14
Ever wonder what happens to military vehicles too old for field use, but too good to throw away? From planes to trains to automobiles -- and even live mules -- people are converting military surplus into valuable business equipment. "Items that are no longer needed occupy warehouse space Read the... read more →