Saint Paul – Members of the public are invited to bid on a variety of surplus goods at a State of Minnesota auction on Saturday, October 26th, 2019 in Arden Hills, MN. The auction will include about 160 cars and trucks, Sterling/International plow trucks, Freightliner, John Deere tractor/Gator UTV/ lawn tractor, Bobcat skid steers, Ford tractor, Ingersoll forklift, Kubota RTV/mower tractor, Polaris Sportsman, Crafco & Cimline patch trailers, Erskine/MTD/Snogo snow blowers, air compressors, Felling/Towmaster/Spartan/North County/Clark/Chilton/MnDOT trailers, several boat/motor/trailer pkg’s, Exmark & Toro riding mowers, Wausau plows, generators, auto repair shop equipment, concrete saws, tools, automotive and tractor parts, misc. tires, office supplies/equipment, and much more. A complete list of items can be found on the Live Auction page.

The auction opens for inspection and registration at 8 a.m. Bidding begins at about 9:30 a.m. 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 2019 is available online at www.mnsurplus.org.

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For additional information, please contact Brian Daun at (651) 201-2519 or brian.daun@state.mn.us.