Government Surplus Auctions in Texas

Government Surplus auctions in Texas: what the numbers say

There are 3,618 government surplus auctions open in Texas right now, listed by Port of Corpus Christi, Department of State and other government sellers across 40 or more cities. Most of them are on GovDeals, Purple Wave, Proxibid, and every one on this page links to the listing on the platform that runs the sale, where the bidding happens.

Houston, Waxahachie, Corsicana and Marion have the most government surplus listed today. The next to close is Club Car Precedent Electric Golf Cart (New Batteries) in Hempstead, TX, at $1,200 as this page was built. Government sellers in Texas list what they are done with on a schedule, so the mix changes week to week: a county fleet turnover one week, a school district clearing a warehouse the next.

Over the past year the UX Search sold archive recorded 3,425 closed government surplus sales in Texas, with a middle hammer price of $1,000 and a range from $1 to $95,000. By city, El Paso ran about $164 (62 sales), Austin ran about $160 (49 sales), Houston ran about $1,500 (28 sales). The buyer's premium, sales tax and pickup are on top of the hammer price, and each sale below links to the listing it came from.

Government Surplus at government auction in Texas come from the same places they do everywhere: agencies replacing them on a schedule, departments closing or consolidating, and property seized or abandoned and sold by the county. The seller's name is on every listing, the photos show the condition, and most sales are pickup only at the location listed, so the distance to Houston is part of the price. Our everything is sold as-is tip applies here as much as anywhere: Government sellers rarely guarantee condition. Read the description closely and inspect when you can.

Questions people ask

Where are government surplus auctions in Texas?

UX Search shows 3,618 government surplus auctions open in Texas right now, in Houston, Waxahachie, Corsicana, on GovDeals, Purple Wave, Proxibid. Each one links to the official listing.

What do government surplus sell for at government auction in Texas?

In the past year, 3,425 closed government surplus sales in Texas had a middle hammer price of $1,000, from $1 to $95,000, before the buyer's premium and tax.

Who sells government surplus at auction in Texas?

Port of Corpus Christi, Department of State, El Paso Water Utilities, Williamson County and other agencies, through GovDeals, Purple Wave, Proxibid. Bidding, payment and pickup happen on the platform that runs each sale.

Can anyone bid on government surplus auctions in Texas?

Yes. Government surplus auctions are open to the public. You register on the platform that runs the sale, usually for free, and some sales ask for a card on file or a deposit before the first bid. Pickup is usually in person at the seller's location.

Government Surplus auctions in other states

Missouri 9,869Pennsylvania 5,235California 3,116Florida 2,000Illinois 1,684Virginia 1,402Kansas 1,395Ohio 1,393Georgia 1,277Tennessee 1,074North Carolina 1,059Oklahoma 925Nevada 816Kentucky 678Washington 635Iowa 633Maryland 620Alabama 592Michigan 568Arkansas 568Louisiana 561Utah 542New York 508Minnesota 504Arizona 476New Jersey 462Indiana 460South Carolina 453Colorado 434Alaska 394Massachusetts 372Oregon 296Wisconsin 270Nebraska 243New Mexico 196North Dakota 165South Dakota 152West Virginia 119Connecticut 111Mississippi 94Idaho 84Hawaii 77Wyoming 70New Hampshire 50Montana 41Rhode Island 33Maine 30Delaware 21Vermont 1

Other auctions in Texas

Cars, trucks and SUVs 1,016Heavy equipment 608Heavy trucks 218Trailers and campers 154Furniture 101Computers and electronics 69Seized property, jewelry and coins 42Real estate 35Police vehicles 21Golf carts, UTVs and ATVs 18Boats 5All Texas government auctions →

Live listings from the UX Search index, updated every 15 minutes; this page was built Oct 27, 11:41 AM ET and refreshes every six hours. Sold prices are real hammer prices from the UX sold archive over the past year. UX Search is independent and never takes a bid.