PHOTO GALLERY: MU hosts monthly auction

January 16, 2013 | 5:24 p.m. CST

People gathered Wednesday at the MU Surplus Property Warehouse auction to see what treasures they could find during the sale of surplus goods.

Auctioneer Mike Sherman looks for bids Wednesday during the MU surplus property auction. During the sale, 140 lots of surplus property, including televisions, computers and several thousand square feet of field turf, were offered. | Greg Kendall-Ball

Items on sale sit on display at the front of the MU Surplus Property Warehouse on Wednesday during the auction. The warehouse holds monthly auctions to dispense of the university's surplus goods, including electronics and furniture. | Greg Kendall-Ball

Surplus eMac computers from the Missouri School of Journalism sit on a pallet awaiting the auctioneer's call Wednesday at the MU surplus property auction. | Greg Kendall-Ball

Gabe Meyer inspects a roll of Mondo turf Wednesday at the MU surplus property auction. Meyer, a designer with the True/False Film Fest, said he was considering the turf for an art installation during the festival. "I was thinking about it as some sort of covering for some surface somewhere," he said. | Greg Kendall-Ball

Bogdan Stroescu, an artist and antique dealer, inspects a piece of machinery Wednesday at the MU surplus property auction. Stroescu said he attends the monthly auctions regularly looking for items he can use in his workshop or in his art. | Greg Kendall-Ball