Purchasing Information

2010 Store Hours

UW Departments: M-F, 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
State Agencies: M-F, 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Non-Profits: M-F, 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
General Public: Tuesdays, Noon - 6 PM

Note: The Surplus Store is closed to all customers the Friday before and Monday after Auctions. Please click here for a list of 2010 Auction Dates

Location

1137 NE Boat Street Seattle, WA 98105

Click here for directions and a map to the UW Surplus Store.

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UW Departments

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Hours: 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday
(Surplus Store is closed to all buyers the Friday before and the Monday after an Auction.)

Please note that the Surplus Warehouse is closed the Friday before and the Monday after Public Auctions.

Items designated for public auction will be removed from the sales area 10 days prior to the auction.

Purchases will be charged to a budget or grant number. Surplus staff will prepare a sales slip which requires the purchaser’s name, budget name, budget number, box number, phone number, and campus location. Surplus will bill the designated budget or grant number via an Internal Sales Document (ISD).

Department personnel may pick up purchases or request that they be delivered. Deliveries are scheduled through the Property & Transport Services Program Coordinator and are done in the order they are received. Deliveries normally occur on Wednesday afternoons. Standard labor and transportation costs will be assessed for deliveries to all University facilities on the purchasing department’s budget number.

UW Departments are also welcome to shop in our “Departments Only Boutique”. Items in this area have been specially selected and set aside for University of Washington Departments purchasing on a budget number for departmental use. Items in this area are marked with green tags and are not available to the public. Click to view a selection of items available

Departments needing specific items may contact or visit Surplus Property to see if the items are available. The warehouse can be reached at 685-1573 or via email at surplus@uw.edu. Departments may be placed on a waiting list and will be notified if the property becomes available. Departments may also schedule an appointment to visit our overflow location at Sandpoint which contains extra furniture items including tables and desks. This location is open by appointment only. A staff member from Surplus must be present at the Sandpoint location. Please call (206) 685-1573 to set up an appointment. Sandpoint is open to UW Departments, state and local government agencies, and non-profits only.

Government Agencies

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State and Federal Government Agencies can purchase UW surplus property by visiting the warehouse between 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday. UW Surplus Property requires a list of representatives authorized to purchase on behalf of the agency, submitted in writing on the agency’s letterhead, and signed by an authorizing agency official.

UW Surplus Property accepts cash, credit card, Government agency checks from State and Federal Government Agencies or they can be billed . Payment options also included billing the agency directly. Washington State sales tax will be applied to all store invoices. Federal government agencies are sales tax exempt.

Purchases must be removed at the time of the sale. UW Surplus Property does not deliver purchases to Government agencies.

Government Agencies may also schedule an appointment to visit our overflow location at Sandpoint which contains extra furniture items including tables and desks. This location is open by appointment only. A staff member from Surplus must be present at the Sandpoint location. Please call (206) 685-1573 to set up an appointment. Sandpoint is open to UW Departments, state and local government agencies, and non-profits only.

Non-Profits

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Starting in January 2009, the Surplus Store will be open to Non-profit organizations 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday.

To qualify to purchase from UW Surplus Property, Non-Profit organizations must provide the following:

1. A copy of the Internal Revenue Service document that states that the organization qualifies as tax exempt under section 501 (C) 3 and the organization’s employer identification number (if not included on the IRS documentation)
2. A list of representatives authorized to purchase on behalf of the organization.

Authorization must be from the head of the organization and must be submitted in writing on the organization’s letterhead. Non-Profit organizations may pay for purchases by check or credit card imprinted with the name of the non-profit or can be billed. Washington State sales tax will be applied to all store invoices. Click here for more information about non-profit organizations and sales tax. Property purchased by a non-profit organization MUST be for the expressed use of the organization and is designated not for resale. Non-compliance of this policy may jeopardize the non-profit organization’s status as a priority purchaser of UW Surplus Property.

Non-Profit organizations may also schedule an appointment to visit our overflow location at Sandpoint which contains extra furniture items including tables and desks. This location is open by appointment only. A staff member from Surplus must be present at the Sandpoint location. Please call (206) 685-1573 to set up an appointment. Sandpoint is open to UW Departments, state and local government agencies, and non-profits only.

Public Sales

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Starting in January 2009 the Surplus Store will be open to the public every Tuesday, Noon to 6pm.

Members of the general public may purchase surplus items during the UW Surplus Public Stores, which are currently held every Tuesday from 12pm to 6pm. Items are on a first-come, first-serve basis and are sold as-is.

Payment methods accepted for public sales are cash or Visa/Mastercard. A completed resale certificate or tax exemption certificate is required at time of purchase for all buyers who wish to qualify for tax exemption. Items purchased at the Public Store must be removed by the Friday after the store otherwise they will be put out for sale again unless prior arrangements have been made.

Pick-up hours are from 12pm to 6pm during the public store and from 8am to 3:30pm the following Wednesday through Friday.