Loudoun County Offers Public Surplus Items Through Online Auction

LEESBURG, VA — Loudoun County is again offering local residents the opportunity to purchase select items in an online auction that is made possible due to a surplus of items that are purchased specifically for public agencies.

The auction, which began Monday, runs through 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 14 and includes tire cables designed to provide traction on slippery roads, children’s toys, children’s DVDs and Blu-Ray discs, laptop computers and other items, county officials announced on Tuesday. Specific items and photographs of those items available in the action is available here.

The items are made available through Public Surplus, which was created to provide the public agencies with items. Although the auction is available to the general public, anyone interested in bidding on items must be registered at www.publicsurplus.com. Registration for the site is free but buyers must pay a 9.75 percent premium for all items. Loudoun County government and school employees are subject to bidding limitations under the terms and conditions of the auction, which are included on the Public Surplus site.

Loudoun County has specific hours that items may be picked up at 14 Cardinal Dr., Suite 106 in Leesburg. Items must be picked up between 9 a.m.-Noon or 1-3 p.m. The date for the pickup of specific areas is listed on the Loudoun County auction site. Successful bidders must wear a mask when picking up items and practice social distancing guidelines when on the premises. Those practices must also be adhered to when viewing items such as vehicles prior to the closing of the auction.