+Wulfster Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Start your own Internet ammo box store: This is a government surplus auction for 3552 5.56 mm ammo cans. The starting bid is $35. That's a heck of alot of caches... Quote Link to comment
+Wulfster Posted January 22, 2004 Author Share Posted January 22, 2004 I guess I should have given a link to the auction (in case someone REALLY wants 3552 ammo cans): Auction for ammo cans Quote Link to comment
+CacheCreatures Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Wow, can you imagine the shipping charge? Quote Link to comment
Keystone Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 It would probably be less than the shipping charge for 3552 "Official Geocache" stickers purchased from the Groundspeak store. (Keystone waits for "cease and desist" letter from Rothstafari.....) Quote Link to comment
Bryan Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Cease and Desist!!! Step 5 of 6: Billing and Order Summary Qty SKU Item Price Total 1184 5 x 10 Cache Sticker 730402 GEO - Green $1.99 $2,356.16 Subtotal: $2,356.16 Shipping & Handling Cost (UPS Ground): $10.06 Sales Tax (WA Tax): $208.23 Total: $2,574.45 I could only purchase 1184 of them but look...1184 x 3 = 3552 and wow, the shipping charges would only be approx $30. I don't know about you but it is the WA state sales tax that kills the deal for me. Quote Link to comment
+Ramness Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 From the auction "DRIVERS LICENSE, VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND PROOF OF INSURANCE" what does that have to do with anything? Quote Link to comment
+canadazuuk Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 I see that it's 37 pallets, whatever the dims are I'm not sure, but that's a truck load and then some more than likely Quote Link to comment
+sea_dragon Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Though, the given condition is stated as "Unserviceable - condemned/ reparable". I wouldn't think that's a good starting condition for a cache in the wild. Plus, who want's to deal with the UPS guy when he/they show up with all these ammo cans. Just imagine what the neighbors would think..... Quote Link to comment
+Brian - Team A.I. Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 It's really a ploy by 'THEM' to snare unsuspecting terrorists by offering these at such a great price. The expectation then would be to find these randomly hidden in the forests/riverbeds/city parks, expecting average citizens and Girl Scout Troops to happen upon them, winding up covered in white powder that smells/taste suspicously like powdered sugar when they spray from the air-tightness of them. Quote Link to comment
metaliklabs Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Some one should but them all and send them out as gifts to random geocachers!(make sure my name randomly comes up in this random list ) Quote Link to comment
+welch Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Wow, can you imagine the shipping charge? rent a truck (or two?) and take a road trip... caching on the way of course Quote Link to comment
+programmer64 Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 This site is cool 345 refrigerators for$35, of course you'd have to drive to new mexico to get them! There are 22 lots of ammo boxes of various sizes,shapes and quantities. They all look pretty beat up though. Quote Link to comment
+IV_Warrior Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 From the auction "DRIVERS LICENSE, VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND PROOF OF INSURANCE" what does that have to do with anything? Item Location: 2391 Gas St. Ft. Leonard Wood, MO 65473-5820 You don't think they let just anybody walk on base without ID, do you? I needed to show ID one time to walk 5 feet inside the gates, in full view of the guardshack, to get the answers to a virtual cache. Quote Link to comment
+OneOfEm Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Typically with these auctions, after the auction closes, you have a certain amout of time (3-30 days) to pick up your items. How you do it is up to you. However, you have to have proper ID before entering the base with a large truck. Think about it... Quote Link to comment
+mornin'glory Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 From the auction Item Location: 2391 Gas St. Ft. Leonard Wood, MO 65473-5820 hey! i'm only a couple hours away! wonder if they'd let me store them there? Quote Link to comment
AJK Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 There's a smaller load of them.... 270 boxes Quote Link to comment
AJK Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 And a $1600 laminating machine $0 so far Quote Link to comment
AJK Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 In fact for this auction event, there's over 19,000 ammo cans for sale.... Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 My wife would freak when the truck pulled up and unloaded all those boxes. You should have seen her face when the truck pulled up with an order of 50 from Cheaperthandirt. Quote Link to comment
+IV_Warrior Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Surely some geocacher is a truck drive who could go pick those babies up. If we all chip in a little, we could have a hundred or so each, if we win. Heck, re-sell some to you local Army Surplus store and make a couple bucks Quote Link to comment
+Halden Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Expect the listing in the Garage sale forum about 2 hrs after the auction closes. Quote Link to comment
+wildearth2001 Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 why are all the lids off? I wouldn't mind getting 25or so regular size ammo cans and about 5 of those giant grenade launceer ones you know 11x12x24 that would make a great cache, you think? Hey someone should by all 3 thousand someodd ammocans and make a giant multi cache with thousands of legs Quote Link to comment
+carleenp Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 At lunch, David suggested that someone buy these, put them all in a barn somewhere, and then make the location a cache. Imagine the people showing up looking for the cache and finding thousands of ammo cans! Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 At lunch, David suggested that someone buy these, put them all in a barn somewhere, and then make the location a cache. Imagine the people showing up looking for the cache and finding thousands of ammo cans! And the one in the middle is the real cache. Quote Link to comment
ju66l3r Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Actually, I could see setting out a palate in the woods and calling it a seed cache...the prizes are ammo cans...use the good ones to make your own caches. T ammo can L about $2 in change SL.... I don't have the capital to start this cache though. Quote Link to comment
+Right Wing Wacko Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 There's a smaller load of them.... 270 boxes I wonder though: Condition H7: Material which has been determined to be unserviceable and does not meet repair criteria Quote Link to comment
+Jamie Z Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 why are all the lids off? They stack pretty well with the lids stored inside them. I'm sure that was a design consideration. Jamie Quote Link to comment
+Marky Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 This batch of ammo cans looks like it's in pretty good condition. That's a lot of geocaches! Seems like a reasonably manageable number though. Quote Link to comment
+carleenp Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 This batch of ammo cans looks like it's in pretty good condition. That's a lot of geocaches! Seems like a reasonably manageable number though. Those are located in Hawaii. That makes shipping even more interesting! Quote Link to comment
DiverMan Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Those are located in Hawaii. That makes shipping even more interesting! As well as literal Quote Link to comment
+rusty_tlc Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 This batch of ammo cans looks like it's in pretty good condition. That's a lot of geocaches! Seems like a reasonably manageable number though. Those are located in Hawaii. That makes shipping even more interesting! One heck of a road trip. I'll drive. Quote Link to comment
Cholo Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 Wow! Has anyone noticed the rare posting appearance of two "hooters" in this one thread? I wonder what is so special about this topic? By rare, they have fewer posts since 2000 than some who've been here only a couple months. Quote Link to comment
+welch Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 From the auction Item Location: 2391 Gas St. Ft. Leonard Wood, MO 65473-5820 hey! i'm only a couple hours away! wonder if they'd let me store them there? Probably not , but what about Thunder Monk, or Ozark4? Quote Link to comment
+mornin'glory Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 From the auction Probably not , but what about Thunder Monk, or Ozark4? thundermonk or ozark4 will store them for me, cool... p.s. who cares how many posts someone has? does that make them inferior to everyone else? Quote Link to comment
dampeoples Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 p.s. who cares how many posts someone has? does that make them inferior to everyone else? Word Quote Link to comment
+rover-r-us Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 if rusty-tlc is driving i'm riding shot gun. Quote Link to comment
+Halden Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Still no bids and only two days left. Quote Link to comment
+Mopar Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 (edited) Shhhh! I'm gonna snipe the auction! Edited January 26, 2004 by Mopar Quote Link to comment
+Wulfster Posted January 29, 2004 Author Share Posted January 29, 2004 FYI, the lot sold for $3350. Quote Link to comment
+Fritz_Monroe Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 And a $1600 laminating machine $0 so far Your laminating machine ended up going for $95.01 Not a bad price, huh? Quote Link to comment
+Wulfster Posted January 29, 2004 Author Share Posted January 29, 2004 (edited) The cheap ones at the hobby stores are $65, so I'd say that's a good price. I'm sure the military didn't buy the cheap model. (I just saw that it was originally purchased for $1,500) Edited January 29, 2004 by Wulfster Quote Link to comment
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