Look around on Bidspotter, there's industrial auctions all the time.
They're extremely user-hostile. No shipping, no weekend hours, so you gotta take off work time to go to the inspection and pickup days. The photos and descriptions are insultingly sparse, and the terms are egregious.
But sometimes you can score a real gem for pennies, and it's all worth it.
It’s just an auction site, albeit one that specializes.
Search around and you should find similar auction sites for NYC, some will specialize in government sales, some in private liquidation, and some in estates.
They're extremely user-hostile. No shipping, no weekend hours, so you gotta take off work time to go to the inspection and pickup days. The photos and descriptions are insultingly sparse, and the terms are egregious.
But sometimes you can score a real gem for pennies, and it's all worth it.