Harris County's version of eBay
This looks interesting: Harris County has an online program for bargain-hunters:
The county purchasing office runs a 24-hour Internet auction featuring the county's used and surplus office furniture and computers, jewelry and items confiscated by the Sheriff's Department, and even sunglasses and umbrellas left behind on Metropolitan Transit Authority buses.
The auction, which began in 1999, brought in more than $477,000 last year, money that went into the county's general operating fund.
"It's a little revenue generator for us, not a big one, but something," said Jack McCown, head of the purchasing office.
Before bidding, shoppers can inspect items at the county's purchasing warehouse at 601 Lockwood, near Navigation east of downtown.
Items are sold "as is." That may mean that a piece of electronic equipment doesn't turn on and needs to be fixed, said Bea Agundez, the purchasing office employee who runs the auction.
The article says a computer table can be bought for $5 and a filing cabinet, with a stain, for $1.
I'm not sure I'd want to bid on used sunglasses, though.
Posted by Anne Linehan @ 10/08/04 10:24 AM | Houston Miscellany | Print | Comments (0)
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