[Milsurplus] Goverment Liquidators

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

Yer dern tootin' it's preferred that way.

Mac, K2GKK/5



----Original Message Follows----
From: Sheldon Daitch <sdaitch at ibb.gov>
To: Don Davis <dxguy at earthlink.net>
CC: Ray Fantini <RAFANTINI at salisbury.edu>, milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Goverment Liquidators
Date: Sun, 01 May 2005 15:33:08 -0400

But really, isn't it more efficient for the tax payer for a government
agency to recycle USG owened equipment, rather than to sell it as
surplus and have the second agency buy new equipment?

73
Sheldon
WA4MZZ

Don Davis wrote:
 >
 > Local and other gov't agencies always have first right of refusal on all
 > gov't surplus.  No matter where in the sales chain it is.  If the DEA 
wants
 > a surplus Army helicopter, it's their's.  If they sold you a radio, and a
 > local school district wants it, it's their's.  And your sale goes into 
thin
 > air.
 >
 > Being a big free-market guy myself, I feel all surplus should be at open
 > auction to the highest bidder in order to get the most $$ for the 
taxpayer.
 >
 > Don  AD6PB
 >
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