New ‘eBay for Government’ Helps Counties and States Auction Off Property, Reduce Waste

New ‘eBay for Government’ Helps Counties and States Auction Off Property, Reduce Waste

New ‘eBay for Government’ Helps Counties and States Auction Off Property, Reduce Waste Homepage of Municibid – screengrab Power tools, cars, heavy machinery, office supplies, schools supplies—even land, there’s all kinds of things on the virtual auction block of Municibid. This ‘eBay for government,’ is allowing state, county, and municipal governments to sell off valuable assets and supplies to reduce waste and invest back into the community. All proceeds made on Municibid sales go back into the government’s operating budgets, ensuring tax dollars remain hard at work, and unnecessary waste remains out of the landfills. Currently some 7,000 government entities at various levels use Municibid to sell off surplus—much of it the kinds of things you’d imagine a government to have, like cars, snow plows, desks, and land, but CEO and Founder Greg Berry says he’s seen electric guitars, jewelry, and sailboats. Berry, a former councilman in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, said that the process of closed bi…