Contact Surplus:

Phone: (208) 885-2091     Send e-mail to Surplus at surplus@uidaho.edu

Frequently Asked Questions:

  1. Does UI Surplus have a list on the internet to browse or search for items?

  2. If UI Surplus does sell it, would our department get any return on the profit?

  3. How do I find more information on UI Surplus eBay listings?

  4. What happened to the link to eBay on the UI Surplus Home Page?



     

Question: Does UI Surplus have a list on the internet to browse or search for items?

Answer: No, you may call us if you are looking for a particular item and we will check our inventory. Also we keep a list of requests that we check from time to time. If you leave a request with us please call us back every few months to recheck because after a couple of months we may assume that the need has been filled.
 

Question: If you do sell it, would our department get any return on the profit?

Answer: We refund based on the Universities Administrative Procedures Manual which can be read at http://www.webs.uidaho.edu/apm/Chapters/APM_Chapter10.pdf , the following is a quote from .41:
 

B-1. Proceeds of Sale Distributed. If the item(s) is/are sold, regardless to

whom, the department receives a portion of the sale price based upon the

following scale:

SELLING PRICE RETURNED TO DEPARTMENT

SELLING PRICE

% RETURNED TO DEPARTMENT

$25 - $300

0%

$300 - $500

40%

$501 - $2000

50%

$2000 - $10,000

75%

>$10,001

90%

 

Question: How do I find more information on eBay listings?

Answer: Many of the items are listed on e-bay without a full understanding of their function and desirable aspects. Check this link to see if the question that you have has been asked already, if so, it will be posted here along with more images as required and answers.  If it is not found here then send an email to surplus@uidaho.edu and your question will be responded to as soon as possible and also the additional info will be added to the eBay answer Link.

Question: What happened to the link to eBay on the UI Surplus Home Page?

Answer: Many times their are no listings on eBay and we take down the link on the main page.

Phone: (208) 885-2091     Send e-mail to Surplus at surplus@uidaho.edu