County's surplus to be sold online

The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has announced that the 2009 Monmouth County surplus auction will be conducted earlier this year, June 6 through June 17. As was the case last year, the entire auction will be online once again.

"We have found that conducting the auction online provides a greater benefit not only for county taxpayers, who are the beneficiaries of the additional revenue an online auction generates, but it also makes it easier for bidders who can monitor the sale though their home computers," Freeholder Director Barbara J. Mc- Morrow said. "This is the second year the entire auction will be online."

Seized and surplus property from the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office, Fleet Services, Bridge Department, Buildings and Grounds, Reclamation Center, Health Department and Park System will be sold, according to a press release.

The auction will be conducted by Auction Liquidation Services.Afull list of the items included in the 2009 auction may be found online at www.govauctionlistservices.com.

Pictures, descriptions, terms of sale and other information are available.

Items for sale will also be available for viewing from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 8 and June 9 at the five county locations listed below.

Online bidding will commence at 9 a.m. June 6. Bidders must pre-register with the auctioneer at www.govauctionlistservices.com. For the items at locations 1, 2 and 3, on-line bidding will begin to close at 6 p.m. June 10. For the items at locations 4 and 5, the on-line bidding will begin to close at 6 p.m. June 17.

• Location 1: Public Works and Engineering, 250 Center St., Freehold Township. Available for viewing are vehicles, parks and miscellaneous equipment, and jewelry. Bidding to be held from 9 a.m. June 6 to 6 p.m. June 10. Contact Paul Grosselfinger at 732-431-7165.

• Location 2: Special Services Complex, 300 Halls Mill Road, Freehold Township. Available for viewing aremiscellaneous equipment from the county Department of Buildings and Grounds. Bidding to be held from 9 a.m. June 6 to 6 p.m. June 10. Contact Steve Kleschinsky at 732-577-6723.

• Location 3: Health Department, 3475 Route 9 north, Freehold Township. Available for viewing are miscellaneous lab and office equipment and cabinets. Bidding to be held from 9 a.m. June 6 to 6 p.m. June 10. Contact Dave Krzyzanowski at 732-303-2172.

• Location 4: Reclamation Center, 6000 Asbury Ave., Tinton Falls. Available for viewing is miscellaneous heavy equipment and gear oil. Bidding to be held from 9 a.m. June 6 to 6 p.m. June 17. Contact Paul Grosselfinger at 732-431-7165 or Frank Lane at 732-918-9147, ext. 590.

• Location 5: Belford Landfill, at the end of Center Avenue in the Belford section of Middletown. Available for viewing are more than 50 creosote-treated lumber pilings measuring 12 inches by 50 feet. Bidding to be held from 9 a.m. June 6 to 6 p.m. June 10. Contact Kevin Ganson at 732-890-5191 or Paul Grosselfinger at 732-431-7165.

Successful bidders at locations 1, 2 and 3 will be required to pay for their purchase at the county's Department of Public Works and Engineering, 250 Center St., Freehold Township, between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. and pick up the item or items at the designated county location.

Successful bidders at locations 4 and 5 will be required to make payment arrangements with the auctioneer and then pick up the item or items at the designated county location.

According to the press release, the county experimented with an online auction in 2007 by selling just two large items on the World Wide Web, and the county nearly doubled its price.

Last year's online auction brought in $284,000. That figure was lower than the total from the year before, due largely to the fact that less valuable merchandise was available for sale, but there were many more bidders and, therefore, was viewed as very successful, according to the press release from the county.