PropertyRoom

16.5% of the winning bid, the highest among the major government auction sources. A $200 win costs $233 plus the listed shipping fee before tax, so set your maximum with both included.

By credit or debit card on file, charged after you win. The premium and the per-item shipping fee are added at that point.

Most do, with no reserve. The start price says nothing about where a lot closes: popular items get bid close to used-market value. Bargains concentrate in blandly titled lots, bulk boxes and niche items closing at quiet times.

From police evidence and lost-property rooms. Items that go unclaimed after a statutory holding period, along with property seized and forfeited through the courts, have to be disposed of publicly. That is bicycles, phones, laptops, tools, jewellery and the occasional vehicle, usually with no charger, no box and no record of how it was treated.

Yes, and it is the main practical difference from GovDeals or GSA. PropertyRoom handles small goods, so most lots ship rather than requiring pickup. That removes the freight problem that dominates vehicle and equipment auctions, and it is why the site suits buyers with no truck and no local agency selling anything.