Southern California - BIKE AUCTIONS in or near Long Beach

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Boredomfiend
06-09-09, 09:40 PM
Anyone in the general vicinity, whether you're IN Long Beach, or somewhere in LA or OC, I'd really appreciate any information that leads me to the doors of a bike auction! I dont care if it is factory surplus, police impound, or school impound, but any auction would be better than what I'm doin now! I need several specific bikes, but I dont have a wholesale license (good-condition Used is just fine) and I'm tired of driving all over the place to check out a private seller's cheap bike only to find out I'd be getting only my money's worth.

I need some source of good quality, cheap bikes.

Any suggestions??

:crash:
TheDave

wcoastbikr
06-10-09, 02:19 AM
I think CSULB auctions off bikes every 2 years from the bikes they impound from being locked up where they're not supposed to and never get picked up. Try calling the university police department and ask them about it.

Not familiar with anything else in the area to be honest.
alicestrong
06-10-09, 09:04 AM
LAPD is online, (http://www.propertyroom.com/Catalog.aspx?Category=Bicycles&CategoryId=347) but maybe you know that already...

Boredomfiend
06-15-09, 03:42 AM
thats not just LAPD, thats actually most of the PDs in the area, including parts (if not all) of OC. I've been calling the PDs and asking. =)

What sucks about that website is that they do too many bulk-lots. I dont want to buy a half or full dozen bikes that I cant even see... they pile them all together and then take a bunch of pictures from one angle. ********! I'd rather bid on specific bikes rather than take my chances on the nonsense. They call 'em "parts bikes" just because they're not Schwinns or some other big name.
Boredomfiend
06-15-09, 03:43 AM
oh yea. I'll have to check into that.