Alabama state surplus auction launches ahead of holiday season

The quarterly online state surplus auction starts this weekend, providing the perfect time to grab some big gifts for discounted prices ahead of the holiday season.

The Surplus Property Division of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) will hold the online auction from 8 AM on Saturday, Nov. 14 until the last bidding closes on Sunday, Nov. 22.

Items on the list include:

• Boats
• Outboard motors
• Cars
• Tools
• Computers
• Office equipment
• Furniture
• Exercise equipment

In addition to property no longer needed by state and federal agencies, ADECA acquires items abandoned voluntarily at several airports in the Southeast.

How to bid on items

Public viewing and inspections of the auction inventory will be available at the Surplus Property Division’s Distribution Center in Montgomery. Here’s what you need to know:

• Where:4590 Mobile Highway, Montgomery, AL
• When: 8AM-2PM | Wednesday, Nov. 18-Friday, Nov. 20
• Photos

To find out how to become a qualified bidder, visit the ADECA website. Starting on Saturday morning, all auction items will be listed here.

ADECA holds online public auctions periodically each year, but surplus items are available at any time to municipal and county governments, state agencies and qualified nonprofit organizations.

All items are sold as is without guarantees. All sales are final upon pickup and removal of the property.