GovDeals sold prices by item

Updated November 2, 2026 · GavelGap · Original data · 9 items

What government pickups, police cars, dump trucks, mowers and laptops actually sold for on GovDeals, from auctions that closed between May 1 and November 1, 2026. One item per row, single items only, every price a real winning bid.

Item	Sold	Median winning bid	Middle half	Median bids
Pickup trucks	7,439	$3,850	$1,825 to $7,101	38
Ford F-150	1,814	$3,606	$1,625 to $6,600	36
Police vehicles	1,553	$3,000	$1,525 to $4,600	36
Chevrolet Tahoe	1,089	$3,850	$2,195 to $6,000	43
Dump trucks	1,444	$6,600	$2,919 to $12,625	33
School buses	1,225	$1,950	$1,200 to $3,750	23
Skid steers	189	$10,200	$7,100 to $16,800	37
Zero-turn mowers	271	$1,826	$902 to $3,106	41
Laptops	1,746	$102	$70 to $164	13

A sold price is the buyer's cost. These are the prices people paid at auction. What the item resells for is a separate number, and the gap between the two, minus the buyer's premium, tax and getting it home, is the profit. Each page says what we know about the resale side and where that number comes from.

How to read these pages

Start with the middle half, not the median. Half of all sales land in that range; the median is one point in it.
Use the year and recent-sales tables for vehicles. A 2008 and a 2020 pickup share a page and almost nothing else.
Add the premium. GovDeals usually charges a 12.5% buyer's premium on top of the winning bid, plus tax. Each page shows the median with the premium included.
Price the resale for the exact item. The extension does this on the listing itself.

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Frequently asked questions

Where does this data come from?

From GovDeals itself. We track every GovDeals auction to its close and record whether it sold, the winning bid and the bid count. These pages cover 9 item types, from May 1, 2026 through November 1, 2026.

Is the GovDeals sold price what an item is worth?

No. The winning bid is what the buyer paid at auction, which makes it the buyer's cost. What the item resells for on the open market is a separate number, usually higher on a good lot. Profit is that resale price minus the winning bid, the buyer's premium, tax and getting it home.

Why are bulk lots left out?

A lot of 50 laptops sells for a lot-sized price. Mixing those in would make a single laptop look far more expensive than it is, so every page counts single items only.

How often is this updated?

We refresh the snapshot periodically; each page shows the date range it covers.