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Electronics & Computer Auctions
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Computers, phones, TVs, cameras and IT equipment sell at government surplus, returns and liquidation auctions. These are the sites that sell them.
Most of the electronics at government auction come from the same place: an agency replaced its computers on schedule and the old ones went to surplus. That means lots of identical business laptops, desktops and monitors, three to six years old, often sold in pallets of ten or twenty rather than one at a time, along with servers, network switches, printers, projectors, phones and tablets. School districts and universities are the biggest sellers, and state surplus sites and GovDeals carry most of it.
Hard drives are usually removed or wiped before sale, so a computer may arrive without a drive or an operating system, and phones and tablets can be locked to the previous owner's account; the listing says which. Televisions, cameras and audio gear turn up from police property rooms and seized-property sales, where they are sold as is. The prices below are what these items actually sold for at government auction, which is the best guide to what a lot is worth.
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- GovDeals govdeals.com · Surplus from cities, counties, states, schools and utilities nationwide.
- Public Surplus publicsurplus.com · School districts, towns, transit agencies and universities.
More auction sites for electronics & computers
See current auctions on Liquidation.com →
Pallets and truckloads of retail returns, overstock and surplus goods, sold mostly to resellers.
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See current auctions on Nellis Auction →
Retail returns and overstock sold for pickup at its own warehouses.
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See current auctions on BidFTA →
Liquidation auctions of retail returns and overstock with local warehouse pickup.
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See current auctions on MAC.BID →
Retail returns and overstock in auctions that start at $1, with local pickup at more than 20 locations.
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See current auctions on ShopGoodwill →
Donated goods auctioned by more than 130 Goodwill organizations nationwide: jewelry, electronics, collectibles, art and more.
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See current auctions on BidRL →
Retail returns and liquidation items in online auctions with local pickup in California and San Antonio, Texas.
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Government bids for it services & software, due soonest
All 83 →Open federal bids from SAM.gov on UX Contract, free to search. 27 due this week.
General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) - Intent to Sole Source1 day leftDue Oct 27, 2026, 11:59 PM ET · set-asideJ042--Fire Alarm System Monitoring and Programming INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE1 day leftDue Oct 28, 2026, 10:00 AM ETAirfield Lighting Computer System1 day leftDue Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 PM ET · set-asideEntrypoint Software License and Maintenance1 day leftDue Oct 28, 2026, 1:00 PM ET
UX Search links to these auction sites and is not affiliated with them. Bidding, payment and pickup happen on each site, under its own rules.
Before you bid
- Check for locks. Phones and laptops can be locked to a past owner; read the listing.
- Read the condition report. Ask for one if it isn’t posted. Photos don’t always show repairs, restoration or damage.
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