Arden Hills, MN — Members of the public are invited to bid on a variety of surplus goods at a State of Minnesota auction on August 12, 2017 in Arden Hills, MN. The auction will include about 125 cars and trucks including a tractor, loaders, a John Deere loader/backhoe, street sweeper, Premco & Felling trailer, Sefac vehicle hoists, welders, boat/motor/trailer package, canoes, mower, broom loader, tire machine, backhoe and jack-hammer attachments, floor scrubbers, concrete trash bins, power and hand tools, office furnishings, bikes, and much more.

The auction opens for inspection and registration at 8 am. Bidding begins at about 9:30 am at the Department of Administration Fleet and Surplus Services building at 5420 Old Highway 8 – on the southeast corner of Interstate 35W and County Road I in Arden Hills. All items are sold as-is, where-is; all sales are final and must be settled in full with cash or personal check the day of the auction. A government issued picture ID is required. 

Convenient, quick and easy registration and bidding numbers are available online. The only requirements are a computer with an internet connection and a printer. Simple instructions are on the ‘Auctions’ link of the Surplus Services website, at www.mnsurplus.org. Current customers of the state’s MinnBid internet auction service can get a bidding card online in just seconds.

The state conducts about 12 surplus goods auctions each year and also sells surplus items continuously online at www.minnbid.org. An auction calendar for 2017 is available online at www.mnsurplus.org.

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For additional information:  
Holly Gustner
(651) 201-2514
holly.gustner@state.mn.us