Re: Purchase from Military Base

Posted by jackinok on June 22, 2011 at 07:37:19 from (162.58.82.136):

In Reply to: Re: Purchase from Military Base posted by Gene Stevens Oh-Tx on June 21, 2011 at 18:58:53:

I would agree with most of that,but dont forget theres more out there than military stuff.Ive excessed more than you would believe of brand new ,never installed or used equipment brand new in original containers.Theres a company here in oklahoma ,that has for years made a large profit off of selling used gov office furniture,cubicle parts and stuff. Lots of money to be made stripping down electronic equipment.And in many cases you can resell to the gov itself believe it or not.Scrap metal companies make HUGE profits.Theres a lot of gov agencies out there besides the military! And they are involved in just about every thing you can think of,from blowing up bunkers,to planting food plots for deer and wildlife,and even cooking meals for a fancy dinner party or catering trucks.When we think of surplus military surplus is what generally comes to mind,but thats a very small part actually of the buisness.You can buy every thing from battleships and aircraft,to silk bedsheets in these auctions.
Now back to the original question.The answer is yes there is a way to get stuff off of military bases legally.First is to find, if you have access, the person whos job it is to excess property,not so easy in it self since you just cant wander around most military bases asking questions.
Next,he or she will have to inspect vehicle in question ,note any serial #s ,nsn #s,etc and fill out the proper form to get it in system
Next he /she submits a removal form and property is picked up by base personell and moved to excess area.
Here they are sorted ,assigned a condition code,a tracking number etc etc.
Next they are offered to other military bases within that branch for reuse.
If not taken they ar offered to other branches,if still not taken,they are offered to other federal agencies,
If still not taken they are offered to state agencies,then schools,mueseums,etc,etc, a
And finally are offerd for sale to the general public as a last resort.
As you can imagine most of the better things have been picked up somewhere during this sometimes several year process.If you can track it through this process,and you actually can with the right connections,you can be there when it comes up for auction and purchase it.
Now theres another way,and its also legal,if you are say part of a schoool ,vo-tech, meuseum ,you can often get a direct transfer of equipment from the military to your enterprise.You would still have to have proper credentials,and lots of gov paperwork to get it done and you would still have to have contact point to start with.Which is often hard to pin down.This would greatly speed up the process,if base commander was willing to allow the transfer ,since he is ultimatly on the hook for every piece of equipment on the base right down to the toilet paper.Most places they simply dont have the time or dont want to be bothered with all the crap to do something like this.
(note) He cannot legally transfer property directly to an individual,unless of course that person is also military of course and the property in that case would remain gov property.
He/she can transfer ownership with the right paperwork legally to your legal meuseum,or whatever.But there are many times depending on the thing in question,requirements placed on it for it to be restored ,rebuilt and displayed in the proper manner.Once its the property of a individual say vo-tech or mueseum ,and they are finished with it for whatever reason they can sell direct to public in most cases... as you can imagine it a long drawn out process most of the time,but it can be done....now you COULD circumvent all this and simply pick it up,as has been eluded to,but if your going to steal one ,I'd recomend walking over to your neighbors house and stealing one in better shape!No difference whatsoever.And you might find one all painted up pretty!

Replies:

• Re: Purchase from Military Base Mike (WA) 08:50:45 06/22/11 (1)
  • Re: Purchase from Military Base jackinok 09:11:02 06/22/11 (0)

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