SAINT PAUL – Members of the public are invited to bid on a variety of surplus goods at a State of Minnesota auction on Saturday, August 21, 2021, in Arden Hills, MN. The auction will include about 100 cars and trucks, Sterling/International/Ford plow trucks, Acterra flatbed truck, Ford trucks: F150, F250, F350, F450, and F550; Caterpillar roller, John Deere and Jacobsen mowers, John Deere Z-Turn mowers, Towmaster/Quipnet/Rice/Minncor/Ver-Mac, PJ, and D & K Interstate trailers, Liftmoore crane, Tenant sweeper, Honda generator, Saylor-Beale & Quincy air compressors, Sefac hoists, auto shop parts and equipment, cement mixers, Stihl concrete saw, wheels/tires, 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 am. 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 surplus goods auctions each year and also sells surplus items continuously online at www.minnbid.org. An auction calendar for 2021 is available online at www.mnsurplus.org.

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