THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
The federal government is a regular discount house of values -- if you know where to
look. From real estate to cameras to animals to books to vehicles, there are "Blue
Light" specials everywhere on Capitol Hill. There's a catch, of course. The
government doesn't advertise their sales. The listings that follow, however, are your
contact points for information. This will help you identify and make your purchases.
This is an ongoing enterprise. Government tentacles reach everywhere and there is
a constant flow of materials coming in from many sources, from drug raids to IRS
seizures. The Post Office has millions of dollars in unclaimed parcels which are sold.
Repossessed homes as a result of government foreclosures can bring you the bargain
house of your lifetime.
CUSTOMS
The U.S. Customs offices seize millions in merchandise each year. E.G.& G. Dynatrend
is under contract to auction forfeited and confiscated merchandise. Their address is:
2300 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 705, Arlington, VA 22201. Their phone numbers are
(703) 351-7880 and (703) 351-7887.
The U.S. Customs Public Auction Line is specifically the 703-351-7887 number.
You can be placed on a mailing list for either $25 for regional information or $50 for
national news. There are five different areas covered.
There are auctions held every nine weeks in the following cities:
_ Los Angeles, California
_ Nogales, Texas
_ Miami, Florida
_ Edinburgh, Texas
_ Houston, Texas
_ Chula Vista, California
_ Jersey City, New Jersey
_ El Paso, Texas
Other cities hold auctions more infrequently.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Periodically, there are portions of a contractor's inventory that remain following
completion of a job. The government paid for it, so they own it. They consider it
surplus and it's sold by a Defense branch -- the Department of Defense Logistics
Agency. You can write to these addresses for more information about these sales:
Boston:
Commander
Defense Contract Admin. Serv.
Boston Region
495 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210-2184
New York:
Commander
Defense Contract Admin Serv.
New York Region
201 Varick Street
New York, NY 10014-4811
Philadelphia:
Defense Contract Admin. Serv.
Philadelphia Region
2800 South 20th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19101-7478
Atlanta:
Defense Contract. Admin. Serv.
Atlanta Region
805 Walker Street
Marietta, GA 30060-2789
Cleveland:
Commander
Defense Contract Admin. Serv.
Cleveland Region
Federal Office Building
1240 E. Ninth Street
Cleveland, OH 44199-2036
Chicago :
Commander
Defense Contract Admin. Serv.
Chicago Region
O'Hare Int'l Airport
P.O. Box 66475
Chicago, IL 60666-0475
St. Louis:
Commander
Defense Contract. Admin. Serv.
St. Louis Region
1136 Washington Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63101-1194
Dallas:
Commander
Defense Contract. Admin. Serv.
Dallas Region
1200 Main Street
Dallas, TX 75202-4399
Los Angeles:
Commander
Defense Contract Admin. Services
Los Angeles Region
11099 South La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90045-6197
POSTAL SERVICE
A number of items often turn up at the post office which are undeliverable and unclaimed.
This merchandise can range from household and leisure items to books. The merchandise
auctions are held in only 5 cities, the largest in New York and San Francisco. If you live
close to one of these auction areas listed, by all means go and check it out. Otherwise, it
may not be worth a lengthy trip.
Atlanta:
U.S. Postal Service, Undeliverable Mails Branch
Dead Parcels Branch
730 Great SW Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30336
(404) 344-1625
New York:
U.S. Postal Service
380 West 33rd Street,
New York, NY 10199
(212) 330-38030
Philadelphia:
U.S. Postal Service
2970 Market Street,
Room 531-A
Philadelphia, PA 19104-9886
(215) 895-5140
San Francisco:
U.S. Postal Service
390 Main Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-9502
(415) 543-1826
St. Paul:
U.S. Postal Service
443 Fillmore Street,
St. Paul, MN 55107
(612) 293-3082
Postal vehicles are also sold by the Post Office. They must be purchased with cash,
bank check or money order.
Alabama
U.S. Postal Service
708 E. South Blvd.
Montgomery, AL 36119
(205) 244-7500
Alaska
Postal Service Supply Off.
Vehicle Maintenance
8221 Petersburg
Anchorage, AK 99507-3132
(907) 349-8900
Arizona
U.S. Postal Service
Vehicle Maintenance Facility
4949 E. Van Buren
Phoenix, AZ 85026
(602) 225-3367
Arkansas
General Mail Facil. Fleet
4700 E. McCain Blvd.
N. Little Rock, AR 72231
(501) 945-6710
California
Fleet Maintenance Div.
1300 Evans Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 550-5212
Colorado
U.S. Postal Service
915 S. Logan
Denver, CO 80209
(303) 297-6730
Connecticut
U.S. Post Office
Vehicle Maintenance Service
85 Weston St.
Hartford, CT 06101
(203) 524-6240
Delaware
U.S. Post Office
Vehicle Maintenance
147 Quigley Blvd.
Wilmington, DE 19850
(302) 323-2237
Florida
U.S. Post Office
2800 S. Adams
Tallahassee, FL 32301-9998
(904) 878-7268
Georgia
U.S. Post Office
Vehicle Maintenance Facil.
3900 Crown Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30304-9721
Hawaii
U.S. Postmaster
Manager, Fleet Maintenance
89 Sand Island Rd.
Honolulu, HI 96819
(808) 845-1026
Idaho
U.S. Post Office Garage
770 S. 13th
Boise, ID 83707
(208) 383-4225
Illinois
Main Post Office Garage
2105 E. Cook
Springfield, IL 62703
(217) 788-7241
Indiana
U.S. Post Office Garage
615 S. Capitol Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46225
(317) 464-6081
Iowa
U.S. Post Office
1165 Second Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50318-9121
(515) 283-7720
Kansas
U.S. Post Office Garage
424 S. Kansas Avenue
Topeka, KS 66603
(913) 295-9167
Kentucky
U.S. Postal Service
1420 Gardiner Lane
P.O. Box 3111
Louisville, KY 40232-9111
(502) 454-1891
Louisiana
Main Post Office Garage
Vehicle Maintenance Dept.
750 Florida Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70021
(504) 381-0388
Maine
Main Post Office
171 Kennebec Street
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 871-8467
Maryland
U.S. Postal Service
6 Waelchi Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21227
(301) 625-8931
Massachusetts
U.S. Postal Service
135 A Street
Boston, MA 02210
(617) 654-5771
Michigan
U.S. Post Office
4800 Collins Rd.
Lansing, MI 48924
(517) 337-8736
Minnesota
U.S. Postal Service
314 Eva Street
St. Paul, MN 55107
(612) 349-3082
Mississippi
U.S. Post Office
350 E. Silas Brown St.
Jackson, MS 39301-5201
(601) 968-5784
Missouri
U.S. Postal Service
Vehicle Maintenance Facility
3535 Katherine Rd.
Quincy, IL 62301-9998
(217) 224-4950
Montana
No auctions held. See San Francisco and Salt Lake City.
Nebraska
U.S. Postal Service
Maintenance, 700 R St.
Lincoln, NE 68501
(402) 473-1630
Nevada
U.S. Post Office
2000 Vassar Street
Reno, NV 89510-9997
(702) 788-0626 Gov't
New Hampshire
U.S. Post Office
Vehicle Maintenance Facility
955 Goffs Falls Rd.
Manchester, NH 03100-7221
(603) 644-4022
New Jersey
Main Post Office
Vehicle Mainten. Facility
680 State Hwy. 130
Trenton, NJ 08650
(609) 581-3089
New Mexico
U.S. Post Office
1135 Broadway, N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87101
(505) 848-3887
New York
U.S. Postal Garage
201 11th Avenue
New York, NY 10199-9721
(212) 330-4904
North Carolina
U.S. Postal Office
310 Newborne Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27611
3(919) 831-3702
North Dakota
U.S. Post Office
220 E. Rosser Ave.
Bismarck, ND 58501
(701) 221-6517
Ohio
U.S. Postal Service
850 Twin River Drive
Columbus, OH 43216
(614) 469-4255
Oklahoma
Main Post Office
Vehicle Services
320 S.W. 5th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
(405) 278-6159
Oregon
U.S. Post Office
Vehicle Maintenance Facility
918 NW Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97208
(503) 294-2444
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Post Office
Garage
30th and Chestnut
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 895-9297
Rhode Island
Service
Vehicle Maintenance
Providence RI 02904
(401) 276-6800
South Carolina
U.S. Post Office
1601 Asembly St.
Columbia, SC 29201-9122
(803) 733-4692
South Dakota
U.S. Postal Service
Vehicle Maintenance Facility
500 E. Boulevard
Rapid City, SD 57701-5709
(605) 394-8648
Tennessee
U.S. Post Office Garage
707 Chestnut Street
Nashville, TN 37229-9721
Texas
U.S. Postal Service
10410 Perrin Beitel
San Antonio, TX 78284
(512) 657-8528
Utah
U.S. Post Office
Vehicle Maintenance Dept.
1760 W. 2100 S.
Salt Lake City, UT 84199
(801) 974-2350
Vermont
U.S. Postal Service
Vehicle Maintenance Facility
1800 Page Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01152-9721
(413) 785-6383
Virginia
U.S. Post Office Garage
1001 School Street
Richmond, VA 23232
(804) 775-6155
Washington, D.C.
U.S. Postal Service
Fleet Operations
980 V. St. NE
Washington, DC 20018-9601
(202) 832-0158
Washington (state)
U.S. Postal Service
3825 S. Warren
Tacoma, WA 98409
West Virginia
U.S. Post Office
Vehicle Maintenance Facility
602 Donnelly St.
Charleston, WV 25301-9721
(304) 357-4158
Wisconsin
U.S Postal Service
Vehicle Maintenance
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 246-1300
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
Naturally, the Internal Revenue Service has been known to seize a few items themselves.
They generally auction these goods off to raise money for back taxes and penalties owed
by the person whose property has been confiscated. You can get on their mailing list by
calling their HOT LINE:
(800) 829-1040
Other hot-line numbers:
_ San Francisco (415) 556-5021
_ Seattle (206) 553-0703
_ Los Angeles (213) 894-5777
_ Sacramento (916) 978-5520
_ New York City (718) 780-4020
The IRS may prove to be your ally yet!
SERVICE SUPPLY BUREAU
The other phone numbers of importance may belong to the Federal Supply Service
Bureau which can give you more information about General Services Administration
Auctions.
Those listings:
National Capitol Region
National Surplus & Sales Center
Federal Service Supply Bureau
6808 Loisdale Rd.
Springfield, VA 22150
Hot-line: (703) 557-7796
Region One:
Federal Service Supply Bureau
10 Causeway St. 4#2FBP-1
Boston, MA 02222
Hotline: (617) 565-7326
Region Two:
Federal Service Supply Bureau
26 Federal Plaza #2FBB-2
New York, NY 10278
Hotline: (800) 488-SALE
Region Three:
Federal Service Supply Bureau
Personal Property Sales Section
841 Chestnut St. #540
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 597-7253
Region Four:
Federal Service Supply Bureau
General Services Admin.
404 West Beach St. #4FBB
Atlanta, GA 30365
(404) 331-5177
Region Five:
General Services Admin.
Federal Service Supply Bureau
Sales Service, Mail Staff 34-5
230 S. Dearborn St.
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 353-0246
Region Six:
Excess Property Sales
GSA Federal Supply Bureau
#6FP-P
440 College Blvd.
Overland Park, KS 66211
(913) 236-2500
Region Seven:
General Services Admin.
819 Taylor Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102
(817) 334-2352
Region Eight:
General Services Admin.
Federal Service Supply Bureau
Building 41, Denver Federal Center
Denver, CO 80226
(303) 236-7705
Region Nine:
525 Market St. 29th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 774-5240
Region Ten:
General Services Admin.
Excess Personal Property
400 15th Street SW
Auburn, WA 98001
(206) 931-7763
RESOLUTION TRUST CORPORATION
In the 1980s, there were a vast number of savings & loans failures and the U.S.
Government contracted with the Resolution Trust Corporation to dispose of personal
property and assets accumulated during the last few years. There is a wide inventory
that is constantly changing.
The key contacts:
The Affordable Housing Disposition Program
1-800-624-HOME
Resolution Trust Corporation
National Assets Specific Inquiry Program:
(800) 431-0600
Regional Assets Sales Hotline
(800) 348-1484
For real estate: (800) 782-3006.
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