conditions and how you can bid on these unclaimed lost items

From time to time, the Madrid City Council open an online auction to sell devices that has been stored for some time in the Lost and Found Offices. The normal thing is that the owners claim them, although there are many cases in which some of them end up remaining in these offices for years.

That is why from time to time the City Council decides to do a little cleaning and put a large number of objects up for sale. Among them, there are also electronic devices, more than 500 of all kinds, which are mobile phones, computers, consoles or even a drone. This is an auctionso if you want one you will have to bid.

Auction conditions

This auction is organized into 138 lots, which depend on the type of objects they have. Its price ranges between 21 and 863 euros.although the cheapest are items like a laptop, and the most expensive can be lots of 39 computers, to give an example. The most numerous are the laptops, and you can bid on some individually or in batches.

All these objects belong to the municipal lost and found office. The term for custody is two yearsso after this time, if they are not claimed, then they can be put up for auction.

The auction will remain active until October 23 at 12:00 Spanish peninsular time. When the auction ends, delivery is the responsibility of the buyerand returns are not accepted. The money collected will be deposited in the Municipal Treasury of Madrid, and will form part of the city council’s budgets.

How to participate in auctions

To participate in the auction you have to enter the Escrapalia websitewhich is the auction website where the Madrid city council participates. The web address is escrapalia.comand once inside you will have to register.

On the website you will see a banner with the auction of Madrid City Council devices. If you don’t see it, you can go directly from this link. Once inside, you will see a list with all the lots that are being auctionedits current price and the number of people who have bid.

When you click on one of the lots, you will go to a page where you have all the information. In it, you will be able to see a description, and click on the button Bid to proceed to try to get it by establishing the money you are willing to pay.

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