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The Museum of
Things Nobody Wants

27 things the US government can't give away. Every one is a real listing, and is or was available at the price on the label.

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The Big Room

Things that wouldn't fit in a regular museum.

7 objects

Historic Miami-Dade Courthouse 73 W. Flagler St. Miami, FL, a US government surplus lot with no bids, in Miami, FL

$35,410,000no bids

Twenty two storeys of Miami courthouse, on the market since June. Not one bid.

Miami-Dade County

Miami, FL · 15d 10h left

Acc. govdeals-8-17256

3.87 acres of Wooded Land in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, a US government surplus lot with no bids, in Jefferson City, MO

$45,000no bids

Three and a half acres of Missouri woodland, creek included.

Missouri Department of Conservation - Real Estate

Jefferson City, MO · 14d 11h left

Acc. govdeals-25-11790

Demolition and Removal of Water Tower, a US government surplus lot with no bids, in Polkton, NC

$10sale closed

Ten dollars for a water tower. You are also buying the job of taking it down.

South Piedmont Community College, NC

Polkton, NC · from the archive

Acc. govdeals-139-19123

Former State Patrol Building in Fond du lac, WI on 4.292 Acres, a US government surplus lot with no bids, in Fond Du Lac, WI

$366,000no bids

The Wisconsin State Patrol moved out. The building and its four acres are still here.

State of Wisconsin DOT - Real Estate, WI

Fond Du Lac, WI · 11d 8h left

Acc. govdeals-10-29335

3 Sets of EV Charging Stations, a US government surplus lot with no bids, in Roseburg, OR

$125,000no bids

A hundred and twenty five thousand dollars of EV chargers. The transit district cannot give them away.

Umpqua Public Transportation District, OR

Roseburg, OR · 88d 10h left

Acc. govdeals-3-30358

2,452,000 BTU//HN NATIONAL GAS BOILER, a US government surplus lot with no bids, in Rockingham, NC

$18,000no bids

Two and a half million BTU of school boiler, still bolted to the floor.

Richmond County Schools, NC

Rockingham, NC · 1d 7h left

Acc. govdeals-1127-3048

Evenheat Kiln, a US government surplus lot with no bids, in Manteca, CA

$800sale closed

A ceramics kiln from a California school district, eight hundred dollars.

Manteca Unified School District, CA

Manteca, CA · from the archive

Acc. govdeals-606-5754

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The Motor Pool

Machines waiting for a job.

9 objects

C-146A Aircraft, SN: 3050, a US government surplus lot with no bids, in Crestview, FL

Price on the listingsale closed

A twin engine Air Force transport aircraft, surplus to the Department of Defense.

Department of Defense (Office of the Secretary of Defense)

Crestview, FL · from the archive

Acc. gsa-4-1-QSC-I-26-460-001

16 foot rescue boat with dive/rescue platform; includes fire pump and double dec, a US government surplus lot with no bids, in Smithville, MO

$25,000no bids

A fire district's rescue boat, dive platform and fire pump included.

Smithville Area Fire Protection District, MO

Smithville, MO · 7d 2h left

Acc. govdeals-14-12986

2011 Harley-Davidson FLHX, a US government surplus lot with no bids, in Ashland, OH

$10,000sale closed

The county's Harley. Ten thousand dollars and nobody wants to ride it.

Ashland County, OH

Ashland, OH · from the archive

Acc. govdeals-2506-497

2005 Rosenbauer Pumper, a US government surplus lot with no bids, in Cincinnati, OH

$5,000sale closed

A Rosenbauer pumper from the Cincinnati fire fleet. Five thousand dollars, no takers.

Cincinnati Fleet Services, OH

Cincinnati, OH · from the archive

Acc. govdeals-3927-3472

2020 GMC Braun Ambulance Type III, a US government surplus lot with no bids, in Springfield, OH

$50,000sale closed

A township ambulance in full livery. Fifty thousand dollars and nobody has moved.

German Township Fire Department, OH

Springfield, OH · from the archive

Acc. govdeals-81-2155

2012 FREIGHTLINER M2 106 SNOW PLOW DUMP/TRUCK, a US government surplus lot with no bids, in Schaumburg, IL

$6,400sale closed

The village plow truck. Six thousand four hundred dollars, no bidders, snow coming.

Village of Schaumburg

Schaumburg, IL · from the archive

Acc. publicsurplus-4061317

(TX) 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300, a US government surplus lot with no bids, in TX

$100sale closed

Seized by the US Marshals. A hundred dollars starts the bidding on the Mercedes.

U.S. Marshals Service

TX · from the archive

Acc. apple-318612912

1969 Cat 120 Road Grader, a US government surplus lot with no bids, in Rock River, WY

$1,826no bids

A 1969 Caterpillar road grader, still owned by a Wyoming town of two hundred people.

Town of Rock River

Rock River, WY · 5d 12h left

Acc. publicsurplus-4022435

2007 Gillig Low Floor 35' Transit Bus | 79 Passenger (ID# 46793) (TCO) (26-1089) 88710, a US government surplus lot with no bids, in Tumwater, WA

$1,000sale closed

A seventy nine passenger transit bus from Washington state, a thousand dollars.

State of Washington Surplus Operations, WA

Tumwater, WA · from the archive

Acc. govdeals-46793-8445

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The Cabinet of Curiosities

11 objects

1989 Zamboni 700, a US government surplus lot with no bids, in New York, NY

$1,000no bids

The Wollman Rink Zamboni, in New York City livery. One thousand dollars.

New York City Fleet, NY (DCAS)

New York, NY · 4d 12h left

Acc. govdeals-2429-28146

Wurlitzer Piano - C2, a US government surplus lot with no bids, in Nashville, TN

$1sale closed

A Wurlitzer piano from Nashville. Somebody has already painted their name on it.

Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, TN

Nashville, TN · from the archive

Acc. govdeals-32867-2

1971 M561 Gamma Goat 6x6 with Fire Package, a US government surplus lot with no bids, in Helena, MT

Price on the listingsale closed

A 1971 Gamma Goat, six wheels, amphibious, fire package fitted.

Federal Supply Service, Personal Property Centers

Helena, MT · from the archive

Acc. gsa-3-1-QSC-I-26-552-002

Mortuary Racks and Slabs, a US government surplus lot with no bids, in LAKE CITY, FL

Price on the listingsale closed

Mortuary racks and slabs, surplus from a veterans hospital in Florida.

Department of Medicine and Surgery

LAKE CITY, FL · from the archive

Acc. gsa-1-1-QSC-I-26-284-015

Morgue Cart, a US government surplus lot with no bids, in DES MOINES, IA

Price on the listingsale closed

The matching morgue cart, a thousand miles away in Des Moines.

Department of Medicine and Surgery

DES MOINES, IA · from the archive

Acc. gsa-3-1-QSC-I-26-537-003

Tadashi Grand Piano, a US government surplus lot with no bids, in Reston, VA

$150no bids

A grand piano on a Fairfax County stage, lid up, six hundred dollars.

Fairfax County, VA

Reston, VA · 5h 59m left

Acc. govdeals-15187-20737

ALOHA PARADISE SERIES TRITOON, a US government surplus lot with no bids, in Little Rock, AR

$16,000no bids

Arkansas is selling a stripped party pontoon. Twenty thousand dollars as it stands.

State of Arkansas

Little Rock, AR · 17d 1h left

Acc. govdeals-19973-4753

Scoreboard, a US government surplus lot with no bids, in West Point, MS

$10sale closed

A Mississippi school scoreboard, home and visitor, ten dollars.

West Point Consolidated School District, MS

West Point, MS · from the archive

Acc. govdeals-244-21961

Arcade console, a US government surplus lot with no bids, in Douglas, AZ

$55sale closed

An arcade cabinet from a community college in Douglas, Arizona. Fifty five dollars.

Cochise College

Douglas, AZ · from the archive

Acc. publicsurplus-4070100

Eickhorn PRT VIII. Tactical Rescue Knife/PRE-OWNED/DS18665/99412/TSA, a US government surplus lot with no bids, in Frankfort, KY

$75sale closed

A tactical rescue knife, surrendered and resold by the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Commonwealth of Kentucky

Frankfort, KY · from the archive

Acc. govdeals-14828-6897

V0029640 1978 EM GENERAL M35A3 6X6 TRUCK ID# 500933 - D12, a US government surplus lot with no bids, in Orlando, FL

$500sale closed

A 1978 six by six army truck, from the Florida Department of Agriculture.

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Orlando, FL · from the archive

Acc. publicsurplus-4065832

How this was assembled

21,095 live US lots have a verified zero bid count. 9,355 of those come from a named public body, and a human put these top picks up on the gallery wall.

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