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Colorado government surplus auctions

Published November 7, 2026 · GavelGap · Original data

Colorado's state surplus is sold by the Colorado State Surplus Property Agency (CSPA) on GovDeals, with one account for general surplus and one for state fleet vehicles. We tracked 5,513 Colorado auctions with a confirmed result from May 22 to October 31, 2026. Only 1% came from commercial sellers, the lowest share of any state we cover.

Colorado State Surplus Property Agency

The legislature set up CSPA, within Colorado Correctional Industries (C.R.S. 17-24-106.6), to take in and dispose of property state agencies no longer need. It sells on GovDeals through two accounts: general surplus, and state fleet vehicles (cars, trucks, trailers and other motorized equipment), where CSPA handles the title paperwork. In our data the fleet account sold all 184 of its lots, for $885,356.

Some items, mainly chairs, can be bought in person at the CSPA warehouse at 11111 E 53rd Ave in Denver. The City and County of Denver is a separate seller with its own surplus operation, and it was the busiest Colorado seller on GovDeals.

Colorado on GovDeals: the numbers

Every GovDeals auction with a Colorado pickup location that closed from May 22, 2026 to October 31, 2026 with a confirmed result:

MetricColorado on GovDeals
Auctions with a confirmed result5,513
Sold5,351
Median bidders per sold lot16 (all GovDeals: 11)
Median winning bid$87 (all GovDeals: $175)
Total winning bids$6.9 million
Selling accounts133
Auctions from commercial sellers1%
Lots open on November 7317

Denver's small lots and the state's trucks

The City and County of Denver ran 2,475 auctions, 45% of the state, at a median winning bid of $56. Its lots run small (personal electronics, tools, furniture, lost and found), and small lots draw crowds in Colorado: jewelry got a median 27 bidders against 4 nationally, and bicycles 17 against 8. The median sold lot statewide drew 16 bidders, against 11 across GovDeals.

The money is in vehicles. The state fleet account's lots sold for a median $4,301 with 59.5 bidders. Colorado pickups went for $5,364 (national: $3,800), and SUVs for $4,050 with 46 bidders (national: $3,000 and 30). The state's general surplus account sold 784 lots for $479,108, led by laptops, often sold 10 at a time.

What sells

The busiest categories (at least 10 sales each), with the GovDeals-wide figure for comparison:

CategorySoldMedian biddersMedian winning bid
Electronics, Personal41817 (all GovDeals: 12)$76 (all GovDeals: $62)
Laboratory Equipment, Miscellaneous2109 (all GovDeals: 9)$51 (all GovDeals: $82)
Tools, All Types21516 (all GovDeals: 10)$66 (all GovDeals: $53)
Furniture, Miscellaneous1774 (all GovDeals: 3)$12 (all GovDeals: $21)
Pickup Trucks16441.5 (all GovDeals: 38)$5,364 (all GovDeals: $3,800)
Audio/Visual Equipment1555 (all GovDeals: 6)$40 (all GovDeals: $55)
Bicycles15217 (all GovDeals: 8)$41 (all GovDeals: $41)
Jewelry14027 (all GovDeals: 4)$101 (all GovDeals: $100)
Lost & Abandoned Property12517 (all GovDeals: 19)$61 (all GovDeals: $121)
SUV11346 (all GovDeals: 30)$4,050 (all GovDeals: $3,000)
Commercial Food Service and Cafeteria Equipment1046 (all GovDeals: 7)$22 (all GovDeals: $102)
Networking and Wireless Devices10410 (all GovDeals: 8)$41 (all GovDeals: $130)

Computers: Laptops is left out of this table: 87% of its sales are lots of several laptops (up to 92), so the per-lot median isn't a laptop price. Computers: Desktops and All-In-Ones is left out of this table: about three in four of its sales are lots of several desktops (up to 59), so the per-lot median isn't a desktop price. Cell Phones is left out of this table: about four in five of its sales are lots of 2 or more phones, so the per-lot median isn't a phone price.

Who sells

SellerTypeAuctionsSoldWinning bids
Denver City and CountyGovernment2,4752,439$584,107
State of Colorado - General SurplusGovernment788784$479,108
University of Colorado BoulderGovernment322316$254,626
Colorado State UniversityGovernment279248$109,461
State of Colorado - Surplus AutosGovernment184184$885,356
Aims Community CollegeGovernment118117$42,740
University of DenverGovernment116113$34,693
Teller CountyGovernment9089$54,652
USPS – Asset Accountability Service Centers – WestGovernment8479$18,153
BerthoudGovernment7371$93,709

Where

CityAuctionsSoldMedian winning bid
Denver3,5563,507$75
Fort Collins369331$57
Boulder326320$140
Greeley141137$173
Colorado Springs127113$385
Watkins115112$30
Berthoud9390$141
Divide9089$42

By month

MonthSoldMedian winning bid
May 2026*264$89
June 2026679$82
July 2026904$96
August 20261,192$106
September 20261,308$71
October 20261,004$100

* Partial month: our tracking starts May 22, 2026.

What's open right now

276 Colorado lots were open on GovDeals when this page was last updated (Nov 8, 11:23 PM ET). These 8 have the highest current bids among lots closing in the next few days. Bids move fast, so open the listing for the current bid, the pickup address and the removal deadline before you bid.

Listings and photos from GovDeals, refreshed every 6 hours. We don't publish resale estimates for individual lots.

The winning bid is your cost, not the item's value. Everything above is what buyers paid. Your profit is what the item resells for, minus the winning bid, the buyer's premium, tax, removal and shipping. See GovDeals fees explained and sold prices by item.

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Methodology

Our GovDeals figures include every GovDeals auction with a Colorado pickup location that ended from May 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026 and whose outcome GovDeals confirmed by status, bid history or bid count. Lots we couldn't confirm either way are left out, as are real estate and land sales and sellers that sell at a fixed price with no bidding (at least 90% of 20 or more sales with no recorded bid). "All GovDeals" figures use the same rules nationwide over the same dates. "Bidders" is the bid count on the sold lot, which can include several bids from one person, so read it as a measure of how contested a lot was. Category medians are per lot, so a multi-unit lot counts as one sale at its full price. Categories need at least 10 sales. Commercial sellers are businesses and remarketers selling on GovDeals rather than government bodies, using GovDeals' own seller type. We don't show sell-through: before September 2026 our tracking didn't record every unsold auction, so early months would overstate it. We don't publish per-lot resale estimates. Facts about Colorado's own surplus program come from the official sources linked above; programs change, so confirm terms with the agency before you buy.

Frequently asked questions

Where does the State of Colorado sell surplus?

On GovDeals, through the Colorado State Surplus Property Agency, with one account for general surplus and one for state fleet vehicles. Some items, mostly chairs, sell in person at the CSPA warehouse at 11111 E 53rd Ave, Denver.

Is Denver's surplus the same as the state's?

No. The City and County of Denver sells its own surplus on GovDeals, separately from the state. It was Colorado's busiest seller in our data, with 2,475 auctions from May 22 to October 31, 2026.

What do Colorado state fleet vehicles sell for?

From May 22 to October 31, 2026, the State of Colorado fleet account on GovDeals sold all 184 of its lots, for a median $4,301 with 59.5 bidders.

What does the winner pay on top of the bid?

On GovDeals, usually a 12.5% buyer's premium plus sales tax, and you handle pickup and removal within the seller's deadline.

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