North Carolina’s own surplus program sells state government’s used and surplus property through an online bid site, plus a store and warehouse in Raleigh. Listings depend entirely on what state agencies happen to be decommissioning.
One program, one place to check. Read the rules first.
Raleigh, Wake County
Government surplusNC State Surplus
Uses GovDeals, check back.
The city's page says surplus goes to GovDeals, and some items to the NC State Surplus site instead. The main link runs the city's own Raleigh search on GovDeals. On GovDeals, agencies show in the seller-name dropdown, and a name missing from it means nothing is offered right now.
Raleigh, Wake County
NC State Surplus
Anyone can browse the public bid site, but bidding needs an approved account: one account per person, with a residential address (per the state's bid guide). A bid in the last two minutes extends the clock by two minutes, and the site's terms say a bid can't be edited or withdrawn while an item is on bid, so treat every bid as binding. The Raleigh store, warehouse and vehicle lot run Monday through Friday, and the warehouse uses a morning lottery for entry (line-up from 8:45 a.m.; see the entry-process link). Not confirmed: whether searching closed auctions needs a login. The surplus.nc.gov address didn't load for me, so use the state's own bid-site link.
Anyone can browse the public bid site, but bidding needs an approved account. Check the state’s bid guide for the current account rules.
Pickup is at the state’s Raleigh location, so factor the drive into your math.
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