Grand piano for $5 - the weird and wonderful world of government liquidity auctions

By: Mark Frauenfelder

January 02, 2024

I don't remember where I stumbled across this website called GovDeals, but it is an online auction platform for government agencies to sell unwanted inventory. It has over 15,000 sellers and 1 million registered buyers. A quick look around the site reveals you can buy anything from medical equipment to pickup trucks to grand pianos, usually at rock-bottom prices. The catch is, you have to come and get the stuff yourself.