[blacksmith_tb]

They did[1]. Which makes me wonder if they'll all end up in junkyards, they're packed with batteries, and even RPis[2]...

1: https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/19/bird-acquires-spin-scooter...

2: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-4bs-inside-sp...

[saalweachter]

Usually it's a bankruptcy auction.

Lotta great stuff at bankruptcy auctions. Sure, you can see it as preying upon others' misfortune, but you can also look at it as helping make their creditors whole.