Small-business owners and managers also are scrounging for deals. On Thanksgiving Day, Liquidation.com handled 200 auctions, up from just 20 a year ago. The activity is a sign of the times, Angrick says. "People are online (looking for) where they can find a deal, save money and create a business... read more →
Nov
28
Nov
28
The holiday shopping season begins Friday with a blitz of early morning specials. For some merchants, though, it's practically over already. At warehouses operated by Liquidity Services Inc., a leading online auction company for surplus goods, there are rows and rows of pallets of offloaded merchandise ranging from jewelry to... read more →
Nov
27
While US shoppers search the stores for post-Thanksgiving bargains, small businesses that buy and sell excess stock are being offered even more extreme deals this winter, as leading retailers struggle to shrink their inventories. Liquidation.com, a web-site that stages auctions of excess products, or those that have been returned, says... read more →
Nov
21
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin isn't the only government official hawking goods online. With the economy continuing to tumble, more state and local governments are using the Web to clear out inventory and bolster deflated budgets. Joseph Hamrick, a 59-year-old construction worker from Goose Creek, S.C., got hooked on one such... read more →
Oct
18
If you're an auction junkie and the Marion County tax sale wasn't enough for you this week, go to this www.govliquidation.com to get access to auctions going on across the country. Auctions can be great opportunities to save money on things that you want and need. The site boasts 500... read more →
Oct
08
Liquidity Services, Inc. is a newcomer to the Forbes Magazine 200 Best Small Companies, ranking #26. Read the Article
Jul
10
While some firms are simply trying to stay afloat during this national economic slump, D.C.-based Liquidity Services is finding a booming market thanks to online bargain seekers. The company has about 900,000 registered buyers, most of whom are small businesses. Liquidity sells overstocked or returned goods from retailers, including some... read more →
Jun
17
Small companies are making a business out of helping local government agencies. Many municipalities are overburdened by time-consuming and complicated tasks like auctioning off unclaimed stolen goods, unloading unwanted supplies and collecting unpaid traffic fines. Last fall, Nancy Reichman, purchasing officer for the Buncombe County Schools based in Asheville, N.C.,... read more →
Jun
16
The online auction marketplace will allow professional buyers to review photos and detailed product information at Liquidation.com. They also can physically see items in one of the five distribution centers Liquidation has throughout the U.S. Read the Article
May
28
The state of Georgia is auctioning off a 60-foot-long ferry used since the late 1970s to carry up to 149 passengers at a time to coastal Sapelo Island. The auction company, a subsidiary of Liquidity Services Inc., sells surplus property for more than 200 local, county and state government entities... read more →