went to a Sheriff auction!

[waggy]

Today was the county sheriff's auction of seized goods. They had like 15 computers (fastest was a 400mhz) for $20 each. All different sizes of monitors for $20 (they were out of 17+ when i got there).

BUT they had laser printers. they had ONE color laser printer sell for $20. But they had a HP laserjet 5si for $15 and a HP laserjet 4 for $10!

Plus radios, DVD players etc. I grabbed the 5si and some tools. man it was a good deal.

Now i just need to see if it works. Hope it does. My wife was not happy that i bought it. heh so we are not sure if we are even going to keep it =( bummer.

Its rather large and heavy. so i don't think we can sale it on ebay. bah!

 

[waggy]

wee! i just played with it. I now have a working laserjet 5Si

Now i have to figure out what to do with it and how to set it up. heh

 

[George P Burdell]

wow that's nice deal

 

[Rallispec]

ha.

were they just selling tech type stuff? what about all the cars and boats?

 

[PanzerIV]

I never, ever have this kind of luck. Nothing cool like that happens around here.

 

[Encryptic]

Originally posted by: waggy
Today was the county sheriff's auction of seized goods. They had like 15 computers (fastest was a 400mhz) for $20 each. All different sizes of monitors for $20 (they were out of 17+ when i got there).

BUT they had laser printers. they had ONE color laser printer sell for $20. But they had a HP laserjet 5si for $15 and a HP laserjet 4 for $10!

Plus radios, DVD players etc. I grabbed the 5si and some tools. man it was a good deal.

Now i just need to see if it works. Hope it does. My wife was not happy that i bought it. heh so we are not sure if we are even going to keep it =( bummer.

Its rather large and heavy. so i don't think we can sale it on ebay. bah!

Your wife's giving you crap over spending $15 on a laser printer?

/whip crack

 

[DougK62]

sale != sell

 

[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by: PanzerIV
I never, ever have this kind of luck. Nothing cool like that happens around here.

Yeah, same here.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Rallispec
ha.

were they just selling tech type stuff? what about all the cars and boats?

well considering where i live there is not much use for a boat. but nope no cars. mainly tech stuff. there was some hand tools (i grabed all the Craftsman stuff they had. it was $1 for each part. but some was 5 for $1 or so). some power tools (didnt get any of those. but some nice milwuakee stuff) desk and a bunch of computers and monitors.

IF i wanted to go back at 4:30 everything that is still there is FREE. heh

 

[waggy]

heh now to decide if i want to use it or my Samsung ML-4500 =)

i just don't think i could get this up on my desk. it is just a little heavy.

 

I like police auctions.
I've picked up some furniture for like $10 bucks.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: SampSon
I like police auctions.
I've picked up some furniture for like $10 bucks.

they only had beds. yeah like i am going to buy a used bed at a POLICE auction! that was just nasty.

Oh one neat thing they had. It looked like a mail box but on the side it said "for child supoort only" and it was huge! heh it was kind of neat.

 

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: SampSon
I like police auctions.
I've picked up some furniture for like $10 bucks.

they only had beds. yeah like i am going to buy a used bed at a POLICE auction! that was just nasty.

Oh one neat thing they had. It looked like a mail box but on the side it said "for child supoort only" and it was huge! heh it was kind of neat.

haha ewh a bed, I'll pass on that.

I got some end tables and this huge 4 inch thick oak dining room table.

 

[aswedc]

Originally posted by: PanzerIV
I never, ever have this kind of luck. Nothing cool like that happens around here.

Are you sure? Most universities have periodic surplus auctions with similar deals...

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: SampSon
I got some end tables and this huge 4 inch thick oak dining room table.

Some mafioso cut up his last victim on your dining room table. Yuck...

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

http://www.stealitback.com

Thank me later.

 

[kranky]

We've had a 5si at work for a long time, and it's run over 1.1 million pages, with not one service call. But the "maintenance kit" you have to put in every so often is over $100.

Great printer if you have high volume.

 

[Rumpltzer]

Originally posted by: Nik
http://www.stealitback.com

Thank me later.

Wow! That's pretty cool. Prices aren't great because there's so much competition, but it's fun to look.

Here's some items I don't understand, though:
Hydrofarm Grow Light Ballast
Hydrofarm Grow Light



What could you possibly use that for?! :Q

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Nik
http://www.stealitback.com

Thank me later.

wow some of the prices are high.

 

[aplefka]

stealitback.com = tightz0r

 

[SafariX]

your wife was upset about 10$?

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: SafariX
your wife was upset about 10$?

naa about me buying something we really didnt need. NOT to mention a computer part heh.

she was wondering where we are going to put it.

 

[MrDingleDangle]

how do u find out about these police auctions?

 

[Triforceofcourage]

Originally posted by: MrDingleDangle
how do u find out about these police auctions?

get arrested and while in prison ask bubba if he knows where you can buy a confiscated desk lamp for a pack of marlboro reds

 

[aplefka]

Originally posted by: MrDingleDangle
how do u find out about these police auctions?

I was wondering the same thing