Letter Re: Buying Prep Gear at Auctions

There is a website that I just found out about that lists all of the auctions in your area.  I am not affiliated with them at all, but I will be looking into it more.  It is called www.auctionzip.com.  Plug in your zip code and mile radius and it will come up with a monthly calendar of upcoming auctions in your area.  I have attended an auction house in my area a couple of times that receives truck-loads of surplus, camping, hunting, tools and outdoor gear; and that auction house was listed.  The website showed their auction schedule and examples with photos of the items up for bid.  It also had a link to the web site for each auction house.  

You never know what each week trucks will bring, but two years ago there was a bundle (28) Blackhawk holsters, Serpa style, spanking new.  I bid but was outbid because I am a cheapskate, but the other guy got the holsters for $220.  That is less than 10 bucks apiece for $35 dollar holsters.  Seems to be a great place to get some gear that we all need.  But just by looking at this website I found out that there are Food auctions that are only about 20 minutes away and they sell sides of beef for fractions of what you would pay in the store.   However, buyer beware. You need to thoroughly look at the gear and make sure that there is not a defect that you can’t live with.  There aren’t any returns.  – K.A.J.