Brick, NJ – Since April 15, 2008, Brick Township has auctioned off 44 items on GovDeals.com.  The Township collected nearly $30,000 for the items.

“Using the web to sell our surplus property is paying off,” said Mayor Stephen C. Acropolis.  “We are selling more items for more money than we used to.  This is another example of our commitment to improving the way we do things.”

Brick Township has selected GovDeals (www.govdeals.com), a state-of- the-art, online auction service for City, County and State governments and agencies, to conduct online sales of their surplus property and equipment.  Brick Township joins over 1,850 governments nationwide, including 80 other New Jersey governments, that have adopted GovDeals’ online auction solution.  GovDeals is specifically designed to enable governmental entities and their agencies the ability to sell surplus and confiscated vehicles, assets and property over the Internet, as well as to support redistribution of excess assets within public institutions.

GovDeals is endorsed by the New Jersey Association of Counties and numerous other city and county associations nationwide as a strategic partner offering online auction services to its members.

Items for sale will be posted continuously on the web and can be accessed through Brick Township’s website at www.twp.brick.nj.us  or through www.govdeals.com. Bidders can register free of charge at the GovDeals website.

GovDeals provides state-of-the art online auction services to governmental entities throughout the United States.  Founded in 1999, GovDeals is a division of Liquidity Services, Inc. GovDeals, ITX. 5907 Carmichael Place, Montgomery, AL 36116.

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