Looks like the lot has 4 brand new 029s and two used machines, at least
one of which is an 026. Somebody go get these! Or, do what I did in
2001 when a lot came up, and get a group together to buy them and divvy
them up. These don't come along that often.
Looks like there is some interesting old radar display gear in there
too, which some military buffs would probably want. Are those
scope hoods made of Bakelite?
http://cgi.govliquidation.com/auction/view?id=2037010&categoryId=c7149
There's a whole bunch of other stuff in the lot, but you can call the
DRMO staff and see if they can either keep and relist the remainder, or
give it to a surplus dealer. There are usually surplus dealers hanging
around happy to haul off whatever doesn't sell or what gets abandoned.
It's the logistics of shipping and dispersing the stuff that's painful.
Looks like the four new 029s are crated, the 026(s) are sitting on
pallets, and they'll have to be padded and strapped.
In the 2001, I used
freightquote.com and scheduled a pickup & had the
units sent to the people in the group. FYI I just looked at the bills
of lading, we listed the factory-crated 029's as 520 lbs each, and the
029s on pallets as 310 lbs each. At today's rates, you should be able
to ship a palletized unit from Ohio to, say, California, with a
liftgate delivery, for about $250, and a crated unit for about $350.
I'd be interested to know on or off list what happens with these,
punched card stuff is one of my areas of interest.
Brian