When the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection confiscates an imported necklace, or the Department of Defense no longer needs a power tool, or the U. S. Marshals Service seizes a sports car from a drug dealer, all these items may become available for purchase by the public.
Although some surplus and forfeited items of the Federal Government are transferred to other Federal agencies or given to state and local governments, a staggering variety of items from vehicles to office equipment to real estate finds its way to the public through Federal Government sales.
With informative listings from each Federal sales program, combined with practical consumer tips, this website is designed to help you do business with the Federal agencies that sell items to the public. This guide:
 Gives information about sales methods and sale locations,
Describes items for sale,
Lists addresses, telephone numbers, and websites for further information, and
Has a glossary that explains the sales terminology used by Federal agencies to describe the types of property available and the methods by which it is sold.
Use this guide to contact the appropriate government sales program. Uncle Sam may have something to sell that interests you.
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