NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Nov. 8, 2023) — The city’s surplus and forfeiture property auction is online only this year.
Bidding opened at midnight on Wednesday at rickkefferauctions.com and ends next Friday, November 17th at 5pm. Jennifer Horner, a retired school resource officer, organized previous city auctions and is helping out again this year.
“Whenever the boss asked me, I said, ‘Well, why don’t we do it online because it’s a lot of work to do an auction,’ and that way people have more time to leisurely look at the 24 hours a day. to what they want to buy.’
The auction includes used machinery, vehicles and equipment from various city departments, along with unclaimed bicycles and lost and found items.
“I don’t know that there is good jewelry, but even costume jewelry is a little fun. There’s like a good mix of all kinds of different things. There is a small scooter. There is a mini bike that is new. I don’t think they’ve ever determined where it was stolen from, so I think somebody’s going to get a good buy.”
There is an in-person viewing on Mondays from 5 to 7 p.m.
“You can come to the street department that goes down the 416 to see most of the vehicles — the backhoe, the tractors. We have two vehicles and all the bikes and tools and everything, we call it the bike garage, but it’s over there next to the boat ramp behind the ball fields. You must enter on Mill Avenue.”
You will need a credit card to register and bid on items, but you can pay by cash or check upon pickup.
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