Sold! City Wraps Up Its Online Auction

Going once, going twice… Sold!

The city wrapped up  on Monday, with about a dozen forfeited and obsolete items sold.

The city made about $10,000 in the online auction, hosted by govdeals.com. 

Up for sale were items that included vehicles, desks and parking meters.

The biggest ticket item was a 2003 Chevy Tahoe truck, selling for $3,775. On the low end, an old parking meter went for $10.

“Everything sold and folks are already contacting the city to make payment and pick up their purchases,” said Kim Smith, the city’s purchasing manager.

Jenn Pae, the , said that Lakewood used to host an annual auction.

An auctioneer would come in, and sell and obsolete items — often at the Berea Auto Auction.

“These practices ended around with the advent of Internet auctions,” Pae said, adding the proceeds go back to the fund which the items came from. “It has saved the city considerably in the staff time, need for storage, advertising and auctioneer costs.”

Items are continuously added throughout the year, Pae said, adding that residents can check the city’s website to see what items are for sale.