[highball]

Ahhhhh.....governmental beauracracy at its finest.

Administations may change, but some things remain the same.

Why do we have surplus auctions, anyway? Surely we we don't need the money, and could sell directly to friendly governments if we want them to have parts for equipment that we sold them.

[Calpernia]

Auctions create a 'gray market'. It's easy to make money untraceable when using auction format.