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    Public Surplus

    Have any of you used the public surplus website before. I found a gaylord of e-scrap on they that i am going to try to buy.But i was just wondering if anyone has used the website and know how it works.
    Here is what i hopefully will buy. I hope no one else on the form tries to outbid me
    http://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/all...iew?auc=666063
    Any input would help
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    What did you make off that deal?

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    Quote Originally Posted by maxa View Post
    Have any of you used the public surplus website before. I found a gaylord of e-scrap on they that i am going to try to buy.But i was just wondering if anyone has used the website and know how it works.
    Here is what i hopefully will buy. I hope no one else on the form tries to outbid me
    http://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/all...iew?auc=666063
    Any input would help
    Thanks Max
    P.s next paycheck i am upgrading to scrap room!!!
    Might be some goodies in there I am a experienced auction guy and would go up to 50 mabye a little more considering how far pick up is from you

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    I just bought em...Pick up this week....At $26 how could u go wrong

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    Thanks for the help the pick up is not very far 20mins tops. I will wait it a day or two then make a bid and see what happens.

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    Not alot of people think about those cubical pieces....Solid metal down the center and heavy too

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    about 6 years ago I bought 3 gaylords of computer scrap on gov. surplus from eglin afb for $50. Every thing e or metal scrap I have bid on in the last 2 yrs has gone for about 4 or 5 times scrap price thanks to "reality" shows like Pickers and storage wars. figgure I will just wait till those buyers cant get rid of it and buy it from them for the real price

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    I use public surplus all the time. KZbell likes to outbid me alot though

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    I have bought 15 pallets of e scrap and made my money back just on ram.....It;s all about getting a good quanity at a good price

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    sooooo it's you 2 running up the price so I cant buy anything there any more

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    Quote Originally Posted by PartTimeScrapper View Post
    I use public surplus all the time. KZbell likes to outbid me alot though
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    Theres not a whole lot in my area, however a technical college has a bunch of old cassette players, tvs, vcrs, overhead projectors, etc...only in individual auctions. Does anyone know a way to contact them through the listing to possibly make a offer on all the items as a lot?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gnraxlrose88 View Post
    Does anyone know a way to contact them through the listing to possibly make a offer on all the items as a lot?
    The listings around here usually have a contact name, number and email. If something is not moving it wouldn't hurt to ask them to "lot" it up. If something doesn't have a bid in the final hours I have seen them lower the opening price, so watch for that too.

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    Update on the auction I spent 26....After fuel and my initial investment I made over $200

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    Dang man thats a swwet score lets see if i can top it if i win this one my investment is going to be a bit more then yours its at 29 right now with two days to go.

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    what do you do with the tops and seats to the desks? does your yard take them as-is? or they ceramic?

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    i found a yard that takes as is u just have to shop around use smaller yards hungry for metal and take alot of steel with them

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    Today's auction for me is a rental center...everything from tools to Santa suits. I will be like a kid in a candy story.


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