the TSA liquidation sale (a.k.a. who needs 50 pounds of hand tools?) - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

trickyy · 05-03-2005, 07:39 PM

where do all those nail files end up?
searching eBay for "NTSA" reveals a wealth of small pointy objects...

http://search.ebay.com/ntsa_W0QQfkrZ1QQfromZR8

there's actually some decent stuff in there...leatherman and victorinox knives
win an auction and you can give one to everyone you know

sadistikdreams · 05-03-2005, 07:51 PM

YEAAH! That's awesome, and just today I was wondering what they do with the confiscated items.

So now you know!

maleficent · 05-03-2005, 07:53 PM

Yay I can finally get my tweezers back... and my corkscrew

Pip · 05-04-2005, 01:05 AM

The shipping may cost more than the winning bid for some of these items! 50 pounds of scissors... wow. If I lived in the US and was a bit better at welding I'd be seriously tempted to bid, to make the most un-child-friendly sculpture ever!

IanSturgill · 05-04-2005, 10:34 AM

holy crap, i was just trying to find some scissors the other day

trickyy · 05-04-2005, 12:55 PM

i didn't notice this yesterday
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...971811208&rd=1

high-quality pointy hat was also for sale

i'm glad they aren't throwing all this away, like i thought.
i'm not sure where the sombrero fits in. they should auction the story behind it, too. maybe it's considered flammable? seems far-fetched.

Quote:

Q: Was this taken away because it is ugly as sin? If so... Since when are people not allowed to wear a sombrero on a plane

A: I have no idea how the sombrero ended up in the NTSA property. I would suggest contacting NTSA for their regulations regarding permissable carry on items. Thank you for choosing the Pennsylvania State Surplus Property Program. Mary Beth Enggren, Bureau of Supplies and Surplus Operations

flat5 · 05-05-2005, 07:03 AM

not the first time someone forgot their hat.

Sage · 05-05-2005, 07:13 AM

um.... what's the NTSA?

And why do they have all this crap?

maleficent · 05-05-2005, 07:26 AM

Airport Security - -they confiscate all the sharp pointy crap that idiots like me forget to check with their luggage.

kel · 05-05-2005, 12:30 PM

Anyone interested in going in with me on one of these? How about we start a pool for some multi-tools and split the booty evenly. The person going long gets the remainder if it's not divisible by the number of buyers. Each person submits of what they want in order of preference, We do it in rounds and the first pick goes to the first person in on the deal and then the 2nd and so on. We do as many rounds as we need to get them all allocated. Bingo, cheap multi-tools.

So men (and women) who is with me!

thingstodo · 05-07-2005, 06:18 AM

I'll bet there are some long, pointy fingernails in there someplace, as well as some pointy heads!!

smooth · 05-07-2005, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trickyy

i didn't notice this yesterday
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...971811208&rd=1

high-quality pointy hat was also for sale

i'm glad they aren't throwing all this away, like i thought.
i'm not sure where the sombrero fits in. they should auction the story behind it, too. maybe it's considered flammable? seems far-fetched.

ok, that was funny until I looked at how much the bid ended for...$67 dollars?
Now THAT's fucking funny!

And what is up with this:

Quote:

**Pennsylvania Department of General Services employees

And their immediate family members are prohibited from bidding**

Is this like some kind of sweepstakes?

slant eyes · 05-09-2005, 11:14 PM

kel...i'll go in with you on it....

kel · 05-11-2005, 06:32 PM

Hmm not enough interest to make it worthwhile. oh well

05-03-2005, 07:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
trickyy ►	the TSA liquidation sale (a.k.a. who needs 50 pounds of hand tools?) where do all those nail files end up? searching eBay for "NTSA" reveals a wealth of small pointy objects... http://search.ebay.com/ntsa_W0QQfkrZ1QQfromZR8 there's actually some decent stuff in there...leatherman and victorinox knives win an auction and you can give one to everyone you know

05-03-2005, 07:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
sadistikdreams lonely rolling star Location: Seattle.	YEAAH! That's awesome, and just today I was wondering what they do with the confiscated items. So now you know! __________________ "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." -Lin Yutang hearts, by d.a.

05-03-2005, 07:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
maleficent Junkie Moderator Emeritus Location: Chicago	Yay I can finally get my tweezers back... and my corkscrew __________________ Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less.

05-05-2005, 07:13 AM	#8 (permalink)
Sage hoarding all the big girl panties since 2005 Location: North side	um.... what's the NTSA? And why do they have all this crap? __________________ Sage knows our mythic history, King Arthur's and Sir Caradoc's She answers hard acrostics, has a pretty taste for paradox She quotes in elegiacs all the crimes of Heliogabalus In conics she can floor peculiarities parabolous -C'hi

05-05-2005, 07:26 AM	#9 (permalink)
maleficent Junkie Moderator Emeritus Location: Chicago	Airport Security - -they confiscate all the sharp pointy crap that idiots like me forget to check with their luggage. __________________ Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less.

05-04-2005, 01:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
Pip Likes Hats Location: Stockholm, Sweden	The shipping may cost more than the winning bid for some of these items! 50 pounds of scissors... wow. If I lived in the US and was a bit better at welding I'd be seriously tempted to bid, to make the most un-child-friendly sculpture ever!

05-04-2005, 10:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
IanSturgill Crazy Location: Lex Vegas, KY	holy crap, i was just trying to find some scissors the other day

05-05-2005, 07:03 AM	#7 (permalink)
flat5 Very Insignificant Pawn Location: Amsterdam, NL	not the first time someone forgot their hat.

05-05-2005, 12:30 PM	#10 (permalink)
kel WARNING: FLAMMABLE Location: Ask Acetylene	Anyone interested in going in with me on one of these? How about we start a pool for some multi-tools and split the booty evenly. The person going long gets the remainder if it's not divisible by the number of buyers. Each person submits of what they want in order of preference, We do it in rounds and the first pick goes to the first person in on the deal and then the 2nd and so on. We do as many rounds as we need to get them all allocated. Bingo, cheap multi-tools. So men (and women) who is with me! __________________ "It better be funny"

05-07-2005, 06:18 AM	#11 (permalink)
thingstodo A Storm Is Coming Location: The Great White North	I'll bet there are some long, pointy fingernails in there someplace, as well as some pointy heads!! __________________ If you're wringing your hands you can't roll up your shirt sleeves. Stangers have the best candy.

05-09-2005, 11:14 PM	#13 (permalink)
slant eyes Psycho Location: cali	kel...i'll go in with you on it.... __________________ no man or woman is worth your tears - and the one who is, won't make you cry question authority, don't ask why, just do it!

05-11-2005, 06:32 PM	#14 (permalink)
kel WARNING: FLAMMABLE Location: Ask Acetylene	Hmm not enough interest to make it worthwhile. oh well __________________ "It better be funny"