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[Bryan Bishop]

On Sunday 29 June 2008, Jim Sealy Jr. <jimsealyjr at mid-south.net> wrote:
> 2 words: Government Auctions. (Govdeals.com, etc)
> Especially university auctions.
> Projects get finished up and everything has to go somewhere.
>  I've bought all sorts of handy things I wouldn't otherwise have been
> able to afford that way, and seen about everything you can imagine.
> Things I've brought home for pennies on the dollar:
> A 20 year old John Deere Loader/backhoe that had never touched dirt.
> They used it to load culverts onto trailers,. I got it for $3000
> A 400 Amp Miller AC/DC welder that had only been used for giving
> welding tests for $150
> My solar power system; Photo voltaic array, complete with 3 new Exide
> batteries and all of the power conditioners, etc. for $100. The
> funniest thing about that was they replaced the batteries to be sure
> if it worked before the auction. I was the only bidder because they
> said you had to load it all yourself and the batteries were close to
> 300 lb each, but I was prepared and bring my own toter.
> I've seen wire EDM machines, buildings full of recent CNC machines of
> every sort sold for scrap weight price,  giant vacuum chambers
> complete with the pumps, etc, and even a carbon fiber deep sea
> submersible sell cheap enough I was tempted to buy just for a yard
> ornament.
>
> How about this for interesting: $50 and only 2 days until auction
> closes: "Laser holographic camera with the shutter control and power
> supply. This item was donated to the district and was never put to
> use. " or
> An EMCOturn 140 lathe with EMCOtronic T1 controller for $450 current
> bid. The trick is being prepared to hitch up the trailer and drive to
> get it. I'll bid on anything within 400 miles if it's interesting
> enough. Jim

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