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- Path: sparky!uunet!dtix!relay!relay2!afterlife!michael
- From: michael@afterlife.ncsc.mil (Michael of Nebadon)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers
- Subject: Re: Government Auctions
- Message-ID: <1992Nov21.003436.28801@afterlife.ncsc.mil>
- Date: 21 Nov 92 00:34:36 GMT
- References: <Alex.73.722284550@camp.wpic.pitt.edu>
- Organization: The Great Beyond
- Lines: 15
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- In article <Alex.73.722284550@camp.wpic.pitt.edu> Alex@camp.wpic.pitt.edu (Alex Ferguson ) writes:
- > I thought that some of you may know a little about this. I'm
- >curious about the adds that advertise "Government Jeeps for $44, Mercedes $
- >150, etc.) I know that these companies charge a fee ($70-$90) for a listing
- >of items that are about to be auctioned, but I had a few questions.
- [ a number of good questions deleted ]
-
- I'm also curious, but I'd like to add another question to the list. I'd
- always assumed that such companies were just charging you for information
- you could get yourself if you were willing to put in the time and knew
- where to look. Can anyone confirm this? If so, does anyone know where to
- look? I'm sure there are people around who are willing to put in the
- time.
-
- michael@afterlife.ncsc.mil
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