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I aggregated 28 US Government auction sites into one search

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Re: I aggregated 28 US Government auction sites into one search

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Post by djmips »

scarsam wrote: post #2

US government auctions are scattered across at least 28 platforms. GSA sells decommissioned federal fleet. DLA Disposition moves military gear. The US Marshals front seized property through bid4assets. PublicSurplus runs school district and state-agency lots. GovDeals fronts thousands of county and municipal agencies. Fannie Mae and HUD auction foreclosed homes. None of these sites index together, and most have searc…

Don't forget the Aircraft Jet Blast Deflector you've always dreamed of!

https://www.govdeals.com/en/asset/2402/13188

Re: I aggregated 28 US Government auction sites into one search

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Post by me_online »

baby_souffle wrote: post #60

Slow, but working well. Really needs a way to refine search results to "within X miles of $someGeoPointOrZipCode". I am seeing a lot of neat stuff in California ... but i'm not going to drive 7 hours to go pick it up :)

Agree, or at least a filter by town, which seems to already be included in listings.

Re: I aggregated 28 US Government auction sites into one search

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Post by scarsam »

djmips wrote: post #62
scarsam wrote: post #2

US government auctions are scattered across at least 28 platforms. GSA sells decommissioned federal fleet. DLA Disposition moves military gear. The US Marshals front seized property through bid4assets. PublicSurplus runs school district and state-agency lots. GovDeals fronts thousands of county and municipal agencies. Fannie Mae and HUD auction foreclosed homes. None of these sites index together, and most have searc…

Don't forget the Aircraft Jet Blast Deflector you've always dreamed of! https://www.govdeals.com/en/asset/2402/13188

That's the kind of listing that earns its CDN cache.

Re: I aggregated 28 US Government auction sites into one search

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Post by jcoby »

ocdtrekkie wrote: post #57
bandrami wrote: post #41

I almost bought a lighthouse 25 years ago off of a GSA auction. I'm glad my bid lost because I didn't read the fine print carefully about how much the upkeep would cost.

You just have to fund it by doing a YouTube channel about running it.

That’s exactly what the project lighthouse guys did.

https://youtube.com/@project.lighthouse

Re: I aggregated 28 US Government auction sites into one search

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Post by tstrimple »

adrianpike wrote: post #32
SilverElfin wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is mil spec a good thing or bad thing? It sounds good but I’m guessing you were using it sarcastically?

Depends on the item and if you and the military are optimizing for the same thing It's a lowest bidder situation, so keep that in mind. Mil-spec transport containers? Excellent. Mil-spec rucksacks? Not so excellent.

I just stumbled across a Reddit post asking military members what military equipment was actually good and not just the cheapest junk the contractor can deliver. One of the most supported answers was actually the sleeping “system” and wet weather gear. I’m mostly familiar with old surplus stuff. Apparently some of the modern gear is really good.
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