American government surplus seems to be one of those little oddities in life. Buy lots, cheap. For example, at the moment I’m half-seriously considering buying 72 Lbs. of Scissors. Hey, where did you think all the stuff they confiscate at the airport goes? It’s only about $30.00, plus, the place you have to pick the stuff up is only about 15 minutes away from me. Or, perhaps [URL=http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=40176&item=5118699578]6 pallets of CPU’s and monitors for about $400.00? Sure, they don’t have their hard drives anymore, and who knows if they work, but I’m sure they’ll make very handy paperweights! (Think [URL=http://cgi.govliquidation.com/auction/view?id=441038&convertTo=USD]lots and lots of paper). 
A full list of the stuff on eBay from Pennsylvania State Surplus is here.
Some of the categories just seem a little, well, frightening. Go to this page and scroll down to the bottom. What’s the title of the last category with a drop-down list? Ah, yes. “Weapons, Aircraft, Nuclear Ord., Ammunition, Space” When you see what’s in the drop-down list, things get only more interesting. 1 item in the “Nuclear Reactors” category. 3 guns between 150mm and 200mm. 1 in the “Bombs” category. 4 in the “Guided Missile Launcher” category. Most of it’s just parts, but still… :huh:
So, anyone ever bought anything like this? I’m thinking about the 72 pounds of scissors. Just so I can say I did. “Hey, what have you bought recently?” “Funny you should ask, I just got 72 pounds of scissors!” What will I do with 72 pounds of scissors? Think paper snowflakes by the ton. :love: Or even better, 65 lbs. of corkscrews. Wine bottles will fear me!
Cheers, and happy shopping, if you are so inclined! 
