Taking a chance

[SVOkip]

Well, hopefully by this time tomorrow, I'll own my first SSP. I bid on one through our state auction today. I don't know much about it since it is about 3 hours away. This is what I know; it has never been privately owned and went straight from service to the local community college where it was used for drivers training for BLET until about 8 months ago. It is a 90 model. It is white now, but I have no idea what agency or what color it was. Usually the CCs got old state cars, so I assume it was DMV or HP. The vin is listed in the CUN list for SSPs.
I hope to know later this evening if I got it. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

[ChrisL]

Congrats! Can't wait to hear more about this one!

[28HopUp]

Good luck!

[SVOkip]

Thanks, I hope I didn't bid too low. The bad thing about the state surplus auctions is that you bid just once and hope it is the highest bid. I would be willing to bid against people, but I don't want to spend too much for something sight unseen. You just don't see too many anymore that are just coming out of public service.

[SVOkip]

Well, I didn't get it. It went for a little over $1600 bucks. If I had bid just a little higher, I would have gotten it. Maybe they'll default and it will get relisted. Anyway, here is the link so you take a gander. Only his one pic though.

https://www.ncstatesurplus.com/SSP-S...%2fPVlWiL18%3d

[28HopUp]

Sorry to hear that you were not able to get it. Here's a quote of the ad...

Submit Bid By: 09/04/2012 1:00:00 PM
Bid Number: 309042 Item Number: 2
Description: Vehicles and Miscellaneous
Bid Type: State Surplus Property
Item Locator: **ALL BID ITEMS SOLD AS-IS**
Bid Comments: **ITEM #47, NOT INCLUDED ON THIS BID, AUG. 21, 2012** **ITEM #51 & 52, DELETED FROM THIS BID, AUG. 30, 2012, BY THE AGENCY**
Location: Sylva, Southwestern Comm. College, 447 College Dr, Steve Wilson 828-339-4292

Item Description
1990 Ford Mustang 1FACP40E7LF153400, White, MUST BE TOWED, MI Unknown (Please Call to Make an Appointment to View and Pick Up, Contact: Steve Wilson at Tel 828-339-4292 with Southwestern Comm. College, 447 College Dr, Sylva, NC) **NOTE TO ALL BIDDERS - AS OF JANUARY 1, 2012. YOU HAVE 10 DAYS TO PAY FOR AND PICK-UP YOUR AWARDED PROPERTY**

...because we may want to run a Marti Report to confirm that it was in fact a SSP.