These are tough times for state and local governments. Many are facing big budget gaps, none more than California, which leads the way with $21 billion in red ink. All over America, officials are looking for ways to save. And they've come up with some bright ideas. A pile of... read more →
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Although you won't find the Ark of the Covenant among the treasures, the vast selection of goods at the Government Liquidation warehouse seems like something out of an Indiana Jones movie. Roughly the size of six football fields, the 340,000-square-foot warehouse in Obetz is stocked with tens of thousands of... read more →
May
08
If eBay joined the Army, it would become Government Liquidation, a massive online auction of thousands of government leftovers. Up for bid? Practically anything imaginable, from a boat engine to camouflage backpacks to snowboarding equipment to microscopes Read the Article
Apr
20
Bundles of flat-panel televisions, DVD players and other electronics wrapped in clear, heavy-duty plastic sit on pallets inside a warehouse, awaiting potential buyers via Internet auction. Read the Article
Apr
09
In an 85,000-square-foot warehouse in Bentonville, Cayce Roy walked through aisle after aisle of all sorts of merchandise. "What we do," Roy explained, "is offer every product category from a variety of sources to our buyers. We have 1.1 million registered buyers who participate in our auctions. Some people are... read more →
Apr
08
Some people are taking it upon themselves to stimulate the economy by becoming Internet sales entrepreneurs.They're visiting an 80,000-square-foot warehouse in Bentonville where thousands of returned, damaged or unsold items are being bought in bulk by people hoping to make some money on a sale."You hear stories all the time... read more →
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