Surplus

Surplus Property & Public Sales

Announcement Regarding Appointment Availability

As the start of Fall term approaches (starting on September 29, 2025) hours of availability for public sales will be impacted by an increased workload for other duties. PSU Surplus Property will be closed for public sales the week of September 22 - 26, 2025 and will have intermittent closures throughout the month of September.

The self-service scheduler will still reflect all available appointment slots so please use the button below to schedule an appointment.

Book an Appointment

PUBLIC SALES

Online/Auction Sales:

  1. Items will be offered for sale through our online auction partners Govdeals & Public Surplus. Links to items offered for sale through these partners are at the bottom of this page.
  2. Auctions will be scheduled to start at 4:31pm (PST) and will continue for at at least one week (7 calendar days) and end at 4:30pm (PST).
  3. Auctions may also have prices listed for instant purchase/Buy it Now options.
  4. Auctions may not be scheduled during some weeks in order for us to catch up.

In-Person Public Sales:

  • Furniture - all currently available furniture is hosted at this database (also linked above at "Furniture Database"). Listings are (as close to) real-time as we can get. Reference the items' Surplus Property Tag Number(s) when contacting us to confirm availability and schedule an appointment.
  • Non-furniture - please visit https://www.pdx.edu/surplus/items-for-sale (also linked above at "Items for Sale") to see what is currently for sale.

At this time we are only accepting credit/debit cards for payment and reserve the right to require in-person payment to reduce fraud. Please review terms and conditions for acquiring property from Portland State University, below.

Public Sale Terms & Conditions about this content

DEPARTMENTAL REQUESTS

Pickup/removal of surplus property to Surplus:

Both of the following are required:

  1. A work order request submitted through the Work Control Center/AiM; https://www.pdx.edu/facilities/work-control-center
  2. A completed pickup manifest; Instructions for completion and form (PDF) are located here.

Requesting furniture or material from Surplus:

Departments that are staffed are eligible to request and receive furniture from Surplus Property. All currently available furniture is hosted at this database (also linked above at "Furniture Database"). Listings are (as close to) real-time as we can get. Reference the items' Surplus Property Tag Number(s) when contacting us to confirm availability and schedule an appointment. Please submit all internal requests for furniture or other items to surplus@pdx.edu.

About Us

PSU Surplus Property's mission is to recycle/dispose or transfer excess or surplus property back to PSU departments, state and local governments and qualified non-profits throughout the State of Oregon.

Surplus property that has not been redistributed or transferred within a reasonable period of time is offered for sale to the public through our Surplus Store, online auction sites and, in some cases, sealed bids.

Online Auction Partners