So You Want to Buy a Used Coke Vending Machine?
Antelope Valley College goes green by holding a surplus auction in its warehouse on Saturday, 9/18 at 9 a.m.
The items range from a 1954 Packard Patrician to lockers to a Coke vending machine. The auction is held annually to help the college clear space for new projects. Bargains can be had for the savvy shopper-but be sure to know the value of what your bidding on.
A complete list of auction inventory can be found at http://www.avc.edu/administration/busserv/warehouse.html, but interesting items include:
Basketball hoops
Lockers
A cardiac monitor
File cabinets
Planter boxes
Fire-fighting equipment
Projection screens
A laser smoke filtration system (I don’t know what it is either, but it sounds cool)
Microwave ovens
Exercise bike
Sound mixer boards
Arc welder systems
Golf equipment
Football goal posts
Copiers
Fork Lift
Bedroom and living room furniture
White erase boards and much more!
The doors open at 7:30 a.m. for the prospective buyers to inspect the goods; bidding will start at 9 a.m.
Location: On 30th Street West, turn west on avenue J-8, then turn in entrance “L”. The AVC Examiner staff will be there, stop by and brag about your bargains!
-By Tricia Tighe