[Some] data seems to be wrong/stale, eg your website says no bids here, but underlying gov auction site lists a bid:
https://www.govauctions.app/auction/gsa-4-1-QSC-I-26-240-001
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#42Government auctions are interesting. Not a lot of information on pricing.
My dad bid on multiple LCVPs, guessing on a reasonable price for them based on what the engines were worth.
Fortunately he only won one of them. If all 4 had shown up at our house, my mom would have killed him.
Interesting aside, the casting date on the transmission housing was 1945 - but the hulls were built in 1967. Those Detroit Diesel 6-71s engines / transmissions last a long time!
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#43I had no idea one could buy a Blackhawk for $1.5M
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#44What is the catch with these real estate auctions? Certainly a $60k house is a deal even if it had a bad roof full of asbestos.
Can't speak for every listing on here, but depending on the state and type of auction there can be lots of issues that you have to be aware of, like physical issues with the property itself, liens on the property, and even potentially people occupying the property who may have defaulted through things like not paying their property tax, but not yet left after the state has technically 'seized' it.
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#45I had no idea one could buy a Blackhawk for $1.5M
It's the fuel cost that gets you...
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#46[Some] data seems to be wrong/stale, eg your website says no bids here, but underlying gov auction site lists a bid: https://www.govauctions.app/auction/gsa-4-1-QSC-I-26-240-001
Will look into this, I have seen some issues where the API data is not reflective of the current bid status.
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#47Thanks for building this!
Feature request: I'd love to be able to share a search results page with a friend. If you update the url to include the location or zip code I am searching for (ex: https://www.govauctions.app/feed/12345) this would be possible.
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#48Thanks for building this! Feature request: I'd love to be able to share a search results page with a friend. If you update the url to include the location or zip code I am searching for (ex: https://www.govauctions.app/feed/12345 ) this would be possible.
I believe this should now be working. Thanks for the suggestion.
Re: Show HN: GovAuctions lets you browse government auctions at once
#49Thanks for building this! Feature request: I'd love to be able to share a search results page with a friend. If you update the url to include the location or zip code I am searching for (ex: https://www.govauctions.app/feed/12345 ) this would be possible.
I believe this should now be working. Thanks for the suggestion.
Thank you! Just realized someone else recommended this a hour ago as well, oops.
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#50What is the catch with these real estate auctions? Certainly a $60k house is a deal even if it had a bad roof full of asbestos.
Where do you live? You can buy reasonably crappy houses all over the USA in rural areas for $5K, $10K all day.