The Town of Mansfield, Mass. expected to sell 75 surplus items for somewhere around $75,000 ... instead, they earned $160,000 using municibid, an online government auctions platform used by over 50 cities and towns in Massachusetts and 600 government agencies nationwide.
Items sold included heavy equipment, vehicles, snow plows, a screening plant, bicycles, tools, electric vehicles and more.A complete list of items and sale prices can be found here: http://municibid.com/search.asp'searchtxt=mansfield&searchtype=2&show=closed&sortpref=ends_desc
"Needless to say we are thrilled with the results," said Mike Ahern, Special Projects Manager with the Town of Mansfield.Ahern added, "But with the exposure and truly competitive bidding through municibid, I have to say it wasn't that much of surprise that we did so well.""The best part is we get to keep 100% of the proceeds," said Ahern.
The Pottstown, Pennsylvania based municibid.com is different from other government auctions websites because it's a free service for government that proactively lists items all over the social web and industry sites to target bidders of specific items. It integrates into the social media world via facebook, twitter, YouTube, Linkedin and more.
Government merchandise is now a click away from a huge online audience, resulting in more bids and more money. The selling process is fast and the service is easy to use.
About municibid.com
municibid.com is an online government auction platform designed for government agencies at all levels to more effectively sell surplus, forfeitures and other no longer needed items. municibid.com gives the general public a more convenient and much less intimidating platform to bid on government surplus. If you're with a government agency and would like more information on using municibid.com, please contact Greg Berry at greg.berry@municibid.com or 800.531.6074 x703. Bidders can register, for free, at www.municibid.com.
Contacts:
municibid.com
Greg Berry, Founder & CEO
800-531-6074 x703
greg.berry@municibid.com
or
Town
of Mansfield
Mike Ahern, Special Projects Manager
508-922-8387
mahern@mansfieldma.com
MEDIA
CENTER: www.municibid.org