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Office furniture sales from government buildings produce some of the best per-dollar value in the surplus market. Federal agencies rotate furniture on long cycles (10 to 20 years), so when a lot hits the auction block it's often Herman Miller, Steelcase, or Knoll commercial-grade pieces that retailed for $500 to $3,000 each and are selling at $20 to $100. GSA Auctions handles federal office surplus, while state and municipal building furniture moves through GovDeals and PublicSurplus. Common lots include task chairs, modular desks, filing cabinets (lateral and vertical), conference tables, partition systems, and storage cabinets. Lots are often large (50 to 500 units) and require pickup with a truck or trailer.
Herman Miller (Aeron, Embody, Mirra task chairs), Steelcase (Leap, Think, Series 1 chairs and desk systems), Knoll (Generation chairs, ReGeneration), HON (filing cabinets), and Haworth. Federal buildings specify commercial-grade furniture, so what comes up at auction is the same product retailing at $700 to $2,000 new.
Most government furniture is sold in bulk lots: 20 to 200 chairs, 10 to 50 desks. Single-item sales are rare and usually only happen for high-value executive pieces. Resellers buy the bulk lots and split them. If you only need a few pieces, watch for smaller agency lots or buy a bulk lot with a friend.
Condition varies, but most lots are graded by the seller as good or excellent. Federal buildings are well-maintained and chairs typically have all working mechanisms. Some lots are from building closures, in which case furniture may have minor cosmetic wear. Photos in the listing show typical pieces.
Often yes if you have storage and a market. A 100-chair lot of Aeron chairs at $20 each ($2,000 total) breaks even at $40 a chair resale, and individual Aeron chairs on Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace routinely sell for $200 to $400. The catch is logistics: a 100-chair pickup is a 26-foot box truck job.
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