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    Cheap auction score?

    My first time going after something on govdeals just on a shot a threw down a $10 bid on this load 6 Gate boxes (yellow), 1 FAPD SST Ticket Spitter, 2 FAPD ticket spitters. old (15-20 years old). And after tax and fees the total was $11.85. Can't pick it up till next week I'll post more once I get it.
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    I'm going to recycle the world.

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    Nice score for $11.85

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    Congrats on your first win!

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    Now plug them in.

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    Update picked up everything today and after just looking at the stuff I took one of the ticket machines apart took about an hour because I was more interested in how it worked than taking it apart.
    Totals from one ticket unit
    Clean Aluminum 62#
    Dirty Aluminum 2#
    Steel 12#
    4 mid boards 2#
    1 low grade board 1#
    Motor 1#
    About a half pound of wire
    And on tickets dated 8-22-00

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    Did you know they were aluminum when you placed your bid? What a nice surprise.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HipoGear View Post
    Did you know they were aluminum when you placed your bid? What a nice surprise.
    No, I had no idea what the main body was made of. It was I nice surprise.

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    So YOU are the one who beat me out on these! lol, just messing with ya. I'm in the Richmond area.

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    Keep it up. Any body know scrap auction spots in Ontario? Thanks

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    Cool score. The aluminum is a find. Here the competition is fierce for anything electrrical, metal or motorized. Have seen guys at the local university auction go at it over a medium sized dumspter full of shred steel paying over a $150 bucks for it. I looked at what they bought. At 2.5 cents a pound they would be lucky to get $20 for it all. Made no sense but isn't auction fever great epecially if it's your stuff they are fighting over.
    Quote Originally Posted by Tincankeith View Post
    My first time going after something on govdeals just on a shot a threw down a $10 bid on this load 6 Gate boxes (yellow), 1 FAPD SST Ticket Spitter, 2 FAPD ticket spitters. old (15-20 years old). And after tax and fees the total was $11.85. Can't pick it up till next week I'll post more once I get it.


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