"$5 Grand Piano Highlights Oddities in Government Auctions"

GovDeals is an online auction platform where government agencies sell surplus items, ranging from grand pianos to medical equipment and even homemade portable toilets. The site boasts a vast array of items often at very low starting bids, like a grand piano from the Los Angeles unified school district with a current bid of $5, and a homemade portable toilet in Oroville, California, at $10. However, buyers are responsible for picking up their purchases.