Holiday Hours

December 20: Public Sale 7:30am-5:30pm
December 21-22: Regular viewing hours 12:00pm-3:30pm
December 23: MSU CLOSED

December 26: MSU CLOSED
December 27: Public Sale 7:30am-5:30pm
December 28-29: Regular viewing hours 12:00pm-3:30pm
December 30: MSU CLOSED

January 2: MSU CLOSED
January 3: Public Sale 7:30am-5:30pm
January 4-5: Regular viewing hours 12:00pm-3:30pm
January 6: Public Sale 7:30am-3:30pm

We're closed for Thanksgiving!

Michigan State University is shutting down for the weekend, but we'll be back and ready to roll next week! We have two special sales happening after the break:

11/29: Our Green Tuesday sale will feature discounts on furniture, desktop PCs, and more. Details will be announced on Facebook and Twitter on Monday.

11/29 and 12/2: This month's Book Blowout Sale will feature a fresh selection of bulk books. Next week will be your only chance to get these books before they’re recycled, and then we’ll have another fresh batch available next month. Get them while you can! 40 cents per pound, no limit.


Travel safely, and we’ll see you next week!

Introducing msusurplusbooks.com

If you recently visited our site to browse our book selection, you may have noticed that they are missing. They are not gone! We just created a new site dedicated specifically to books, msusurplusbooks.com, featuring all our previously-listed items along with an ever-growing number of new listings. The new site offers a variety of items, including vintage, collectibles, specialty topics, first editions, author-signed, magazines, newspapers, pamphlets, and rare and hard to find items, all in a wide range of prices.

We will continue to offer an abundant selection of inexpensive books at our location, and we have recently begun selling in bulk.

Click here for information about our monthly by-the-pound Book Sales.

New items for 11/8/11

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NEW ITEMS IN-STORE:

• Classics on VHS
  
• Fake plants (for the ungreen thumb)
• Barney (the dinosaur) merchandise
• Kodak slide projectors
• Nikon optical microscope
• Shoes from MSU Basketball
• Refrigerated centrifuge
• Desk with hutch
  

NEW VEHICLES:

• 2000 Dodge Dakota 700 (Green)
  

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New items for 10/28/11

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NEW ITEMS IN-STORE:

• BOOK BLOWOUT SALE: 40 cents per pound, no limit. Tomorrow only!
  
• Whenever we get bar stools, I'm always curious which department approved the original purchase...
• I won't say the "S word," but it's not too early to get excited for winter sports.
  
• Safety first! Always know where to find the nearest fire extinguisher, and remember you can never have enough!
• Sick of hopping out of bed and onto a cold floor in the morning? Carpet your dorm room!
• Want to make some noise this fall? We've got the stereo equipment for you!
  
• Our dresser selection continues to expand.
  

NEW VEHICLES:

• 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan (Blue)
  

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Book Blowout Sale

This Friday, October 28, we are having our first Book Blowout sale!

Tens of thousands of books, sorted into 30 different genres and categories, will be available in an area adjacent to the sales floor. All of those books will be sold for 40 cents per pound, with no limit to how many or few you can purchase.

It's up to you to find the gems and rarities, so get here early!

We are open for public sale from 7:30am to 3:30pm on Fridays. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter for updates, or call (517) 355-1723 for more information.

New items for 10/25/11

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NEW ITEMS IN-STORE:

• We still have a fine selection of game-worn and official athletic apparel.
  
• We always have dressers, but these ones are extra nice.
• An HP Plotter, the last of the items from the old Printing Building.
• It's not every day we get a chaise lounge. Today we have 2!
• An original PlayStation and an N64.
• We always have an interesting selection of lamps.
• Tons of video cameras this week, and there are some smaller ones just outside the frame.
• As always, a fine selection of microscopes.

NEW VEHICLES:

• 2007 Chevy Impala LS (Dark gray)
• 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid (Silver)
• 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan (Dark blue)
• 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan (Silver)
• 2009 Ford Focus SE (Light blue)
• 1974 GMC 6000 Stake (Red)

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New items for 10/21/11

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NEW ITEMS IN-STORE:

• Decorative gourds are great for decorating your desk, dining table, living room, anywhere!
  
• We've been getting a ton of vintage photo and video equipment, check out these old Polaroid cameras!
  
• It could use a little TLC, but this vintage trunk is totally worth it.
  
• The sign says it all: Apples!
• If you're in need of a mail/deposit box, this one's already the best colors: green and white!
  
• Shakers, and centrifuges, and radioautographs. Oh my!
• This bamboo end table is awesome.
• Another benefit of MSU being the premiere land grand institution: vintage farm tools like this!
  

NEW VEHICLES:

• 2007 Chevy Impala LS (Dark gray)
• 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid (Silver)
• 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan (Dark blue)
• 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan (Silver)
• 2009 Ford Focus SE (Light blue)
• 1974 GMC 6000 Stake (Red)

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New items for 10/14/11

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NEW ITEMS IN-STORE:

• The Plant Sale is still going strong! 30% off this week.
• It just wouldn't be fall without pumpkins!
• It's never too early to get in the (Spartan) spirit!
• We've got quite a few stage light cans (no bulbs).
• There's always plenty of cool stuff on our "small items" racks, like these decorations.
• Another odd find: The cement molds used for the sculptures on the Psychology Building.
• This is quite the fall-themed serving set.
• We've got the goods for some 'reel' video editing!
• Why not get in shape now, so you can pick a better New Year's resolution this winter?
• If sewing is more than just a hobby to you, check out this machine.
• This bad boy has some serious horsepower.
• A hand-made doll house? Why not!

NEW VEHICLES:

No new vehicles this week. Click here for current listings.


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Go green for Homecoming with MSU Community Reuse Days

It’s time to clear out some space in your garage, attic, and basement before winter, because we're giving the entire MSU community a green option for getting rid of unwanted items.

Homecoming week, starting October 17th, will be our next biannual Community Reuse Days event, where all reusable items will be accepted from MSU faculty, staff, students, alumni, and retirees.

Typical goods include sporting equipment and apparel, non-upholstered furniture, electronics, appliances, media, knick knacks, and a wide assortment of other objects. Items received at the event will be recycled, resold, or donated to a non-profit organization. As with everything collected by the MSU Surplus Store & Recycling Center, sending material to the landfill is always a last resort.

This particular Community Reuse Days event will be the first time that e-waste (non-functioning electronic parts) recycling and confidential document shredding will be offered for free. However, it should be noted that the event is for individuals, not businesses.

Proceeds from re-sellable items will support our continuing increase of materials collected from campus and the community. The MSU Recycling Drop-off Center recently started accepting all colors of glass, and we hope to have solutions for recycling polystyrene (Styrofoam) and alkaline batteries in the future.

Donations will be accepted at the north dock of the MSU Surplus Store & Recycling Center from 7:00am to 3:00pm from Monday, October 17th through Friday, October 21st. Call 517-355-1723 for more details.

African Masks

Check out this Africa Past & Present podcast with Michigan State Museum director Dr. Gary Morgan. He talks about African masks and the Great Dance (Gule Wamkulu) in Chewa society, Malawi. Discusses origins and characters of Gule Wamkulu, and gender, political, educational and health aspects of masks and their future in a globalizing world. African masks are some of the unique things you can find at the MSU Surplus Store.

Landscape Plant Sale

Hundreds of plants will be available starting September 23 until they are gone. These plants need a good home, and now is a great time to plant!

There are many different unique species of exterior plants (and small trees) to choose from. Plants range from $19 to $29, depending on size.

These plants will be available starting:

Friday September 23rd, from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm

Here is a sampling of some of the plants we will have:

Fragrant Abelia, Yellow Buckeye, Aronia, Bluebear, New Jersey Tea, Flowering Quince, Alaskan False Cypress, Summerweet, Artic Sun Dogwood, Forsythia, Kentuck Coffe Tree, Kyushu Hydrangea, Inkberry Holly, Afterflow Michigan Holly, Sea Green Juniper, Blue Star Juniper, Leptodermis, Meyer Spruce, Dorothy Wycoff Pieris, Red Mill Pieris, Sycamore, Oriental Arborvitae, Bur Oak, Chuckles Rose, Pink Knock Out Rose, Spirea, Pink Parasols Spirea, Josee Lilac, Meyeri Lilac, Repandens Yew, Dense Yew, Greenwave Yew, Green Giant Arborvitea, Holmstrup Abrobitae, Steeplechase Arborvitae, Autumn Jazz Viburnum, Pink Dawn Viburnum, Dawn Viburnum, Alleghany Viburnum, Polka Weigela, and many more!

MSC Smokestack Brick Sale

Thank you very much to all that purchased but we have Sold Out.

We do still have bricks from the base of the original Sparty Statue dedicated in 1945. Along with many other MSU collectible items from; MSU Sterling Silver dishes, Game worn Baseball, Football, Softball Jerseys, and much more!

Bricks will be $50 each and include a numbered certificate of authenticity signed by Cynthia A. Ghering, Director of University Archives & Historical Collections at Michigan State University. Proceeds from the sale of bricks go to the State is Great Endowment.

The sale begins Saturday, August 27 from 9:00am to 2:00pm at our store or online at www.msusurplusstore.com. Bricks vary in size and condition. In most cases mortar is still attached and small pieces may come loose in shipping.

As with all of our items, bricks may be purchased online and picked up in store during regular business hours by selecting the local pickup option the shipping section.The original "MSC" smokestack at Michigan State University's Shaw Lane Power Plant was demolished in the summer of 2011. About 400 bricks have been set aside to be made available to Spartans everywhere. This beloved landmark was erected in 1952 and was in use, supplying energy to campus, until 1975 when the power plant could no longer keep up with demand. The letters "MSC" were embedded into the structure, prominently declaring the Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science. As the smokestack was dismantled, a portion of the bricks were carefully preserved and left in their original condition. Some bricks still have fragments of mortar attached, just as they were when the smokestack stood sentry over campus. Each brick is a piece of Spartan History.

It’s Almost Time for School Again!

Welcome Week is quickly approaching, and it’s time for the students who utilized MSU Surplus Store’s Storage Services to reclaim their belongings.

There are two options for retrieving your items and containers, and, regardless of which one you choose, it’s recommended that you call us at (517) 355-0364 at least 2 weeks prior to schedule an appointment.

The first option is to pick up your belongings from the MSU Surplus Store. Storage is off-site, so we can either meet you at our location (just off of Farm Lane, between Mt. Hope Rd. and Service Rd.) or at the old Printing building (on the corner of Harrison Rd. and Service Rd.), as long as you schedule a pick-up time no less than 24 hours in advance.

The second option is to have the MSU Surplus Store deliver your items to you. We will deliver on campus or within 15 miles, and the delivery charge is $50. If you paid for redelivery with your original order, simply call to schedule a drop-off at least 2 weeks in advance. If you have not paid for redelivery yet, place an order for “Student Storage Delivery” in the “Student Storage” category and call at least 2 weeks before you would like your items delivered.

Whichever option you choose, please be mindful that there are hundreds of other orders, and many students are just as anxious to retrieve their items during a very small window of time. We are doing our best to accommodate everyone; the further in advance you contact us, the more freedom you will have in choosing when your items will be available. Please email us at surpluss@msu.edu or call (517) 355-0364 if you have any questions.

Free Student Desks - All Gone

We have given all of the Student Desks away.  If you are still looking for a good desk we have a large selection of other desks that start as low as $10.
When students move out, professors retire, offices are refurnished, or anything on campus becomes unwanted, it ends up at the MSU Surplus Store.
Every summer, while most of the students are gone, residence halls usually get rid of an abundance of dorm room furniture. This is year is no exception, and the MSU Surplus Store has a few too many student desks sitting around—about 1,500 too many, actually.
The varnished-wood desks cannot be made into mulch, and they would be dangerous to burn, so, instead of dumping them to the landfill, the MSU Surplus Store has decided to give them away to the public.
Free desks will be available during normal sale hours, from 7:30am to 5:30pm on Tuesdays and 7:30am to 3:30pm on Fridays, until they are gone. Other dorm room furniture, such as dressers and beds, will be available for sale.
Customers are allowed to take as many desks as they can safely transport. Holds will not be allowed. Contact the MSU Surplus Store & Recycling Center at (517) 355-1723, surpluss@msu.edu or visit www.msusurplusstore.com if you have questions.

Bike Sale - Starting July 8th

After being pushed back once we finally have a date for our next batch of bikes:

Friday, July 8th, from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm.

We are expecting around 300-500 bikes that will be sold every sale day until they are gone on a first come, first served basis. You can stop by and preview them starting on Thursday 7/7/11 from noon to 3:30. The bikes come in a range of styles, models and condition. Most prices range from $25 to $45, but can be anywhere from $5 to $300.

If you haven't been to our new building you can find the directions online including our hours of operation.

Vehicles Available Tuesday, June 21

Well, you asked for them, and now we have vehicles, more vehicles, and a we'll even throw in a couple of trucks, there are 14 in total!
1991 Dodge Ram 250 with 66,062 Miles for $1,450 SOLD
2001 Dodge Ram 2500 with 132,297 Miles for $2,900 (not running) SOLD
2005 Chevy Malibu with 49,706 Miles for $8,525 SOLD
2007 Honda Civic Hybrid with 49,425 Miles for $13,550 SOLD
2007 Honda Civic Hybrid with 50,295 Miles for $13,875
2006 Dodge Caravan with 50,121 Miles for $9,525 SOLD
2007 Dodge Caravan with 50,525 Miles for $10,100 SOLD
2007 Dodge Caravan with 50,185 Miles for $10,100 SOLD
1996 GMC Sierra with 87,575 Miles for $2,900
5 Chevy Impalas 2006 and 2007 from $10,825 up to $11,850 (3 SOLD)

Vehicles Available 5/31/11

Available, Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 7:45 AM, we will have the following two vehicles available to purchase:
1996 GMC 6000; W6 Cab Forward; 18' box truck with 10,927 miles for $7,900 and yes ONLY 10,927 miles!!!
SOLD 2000 Grumman Olson Workhorse; Delivery Van with 33,738 miles for $7,000

Vehicles Available 5/24/11

On Tuesday, May 24th, 2011 at 7:45 AM, the following two vehicles will be available to purchase:

SOLD 2005 Chevy Malibu with 46,247 Miles for $8,450
SOLD 2006 Dodge Stratus with 37,377 Miles for $8,425

 

Vehicles Available 5/17/11

On Tuesday, May 17th, we will have a 2006 Dodge Dakota SLT with only 44,561 Miles for $9,900; Extended Cab; A/C; Cruise; CD; Power Windows/Locks; 2WD.  This vehicle will be available at 7:45 AM EST.SOLD

Student Storage

We are accepting orders for drop-off on 5/6/11 till 4:00 pm. You can drop off your storage any time we are open for for free.

The following rates are good for any length of time between April 1, 2011 and September 15, 2011.

How to Order:

Step 1

Determine what you will be storing and what containers you might need. We offer the following containers:

Hamper

With inside dimensions of 41"x27"x31" and 500 Lbs capacity these are by far our best value at $100 per hamper for the entire summer. These easily hold the equivalent of 6 boxes listed below. After you load the hamper it is secured shut with a tamper proof lock. Rent 3 get one free. Hamper.

Furniture/Oversized Item

We offer a flat rate of $35 per oversized item for the entire summer. This includes items that will not fit in a hamper such as: dressers, desks, beds, futons, couches, tables, bookcases, TV's, chairs, bikes, lofts, larger refrigerators and more. Oversized Item.

Box

Store a 24"x15"x10" box for $25 for the entire summer. The box is free with your order. Keep in mind that you can fit 6 of these in one hamper listed above. That's a $50 savings if you order the hamper rather than 6 boxes. Box.

Step 2

Go to the Student Storage section of our website and select your storage options. Be sure to adjust the quantities for the number of items you'll need. Pick-up is free from an MSU residence hall if your total order is $100 or more. If your order is less than $100 please be sure to add pick-up to your cart. If you want your items delivered within a 15 mile radius of campus be sure to add the $50 delivery fee to your cart. You may also drop-off and/or pick-up your items at our store during regular business hours.

Step 3

We'll contact you within 24 business hours after your order has been placed to schedule your pick-up.

Step 4

You have your items ready by your appointment time and we pick-up them up.

Step 5

Call us to schedule and appointment at least 2 weeks before you are ready for redelivery.

MSU Community Reuse Days

In celebration of Earth Day the MSU Surplus Store & Recycling Center will be hosting MSU Community Reuse Days for students, faculty, staff and alumni April 18-22.

Materials Accepted for Free:

• E-waste and household electronics (see below)
• Good, usable furniture (no mattresses)
• Sporting goods including bicycles and exercise equipment
• Books, magazines, DVD's and CD's
• Scrap Metal
• Appliances
• Holiday decorations
• Knick knacks and trinkets
• Kitchen items
• If it's not on the list please contact us

Free e-waste recycling:
Personal computers, keyboards and mouses, TV's, monitors, telephones, cell phones, laptops, VCR's, printers, scanners, microwaves, copy machines and small items such as coffee makers, vacuums and toasters.

The MSU Surplus Store and Recycling Center will be accepting drop-offs from 7:00am-3:00pm Monday, April 18 through Friday, April 22. Unloading assistance will be provided.

All material collected will be resold, given away or recycled. Any revenue generated from the sale of collected materials will be used to help support and expand recycling services to the MSU community.

Community Reuse Days are for personal use only. Businesses are encouraged to contact one of the many e-waste recycling providers in the mid-Michigan area.

Upcoming Vehicles For Sale

SOLD 2003 Dodge Ram Van 1500; 32,145 Miles for $3,525
SOLD 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan; 50,107 Miles for $9,025
Available on Tuesday, March 15th at 7:45 AM

Bike Sale - Starting March 22nd

For those of you that have been waiting all winter to get outside and ride we have a date for our first big bike sale of the year.

Tuesday, March 22nd, from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm.

We are expecting around 150 bikes that will be sold every sale day until they are gone on a first come, first served basis. You can stop by and preview them starting on Monday 3/21/11 from noon to 3:30. The bikes come in a range of styles, models and condition. Most prices range from $25 to $45, but can be anywhere from $5 to $300.

If you haven't been to our new building you can find the directions online including our hours of operation.

More Vehicles To Come

These vehicles will be available to purchase on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 7:45 AM.

1997 GMC Sierra 2500; 4WD; 101,388 Miles; 7.4 Liter; has issues; SOLD
1992 DODGE RAM 150; 2WD; 107,788 Miles; 3.9 Liter; $900 SOLD
2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN; 50,081 Miles; Stow-N-Go; SOLD

Finally Some Vehicles!

1996 Dodge Ram 2500 with 109,645 Miles for $3,200 SOLD
2001 Ford E250 with 55,416 Miles for $3,200 SOLD
2006 Dodge Grand Caravan with 50,025 Miles for $8,425 SOLD
2006 Chevy Impala with 50,032 Miles for $9,050 SOLD
2007 Chevy Impala with 50,265 Miles for $9,625 SOLD
2007 Chevy Impala with 57,490 Miles for $9,350 SOLD
1997 Ford F250 with 69,815 Miles for $3,300 SOLD


These vehicles will be available to purchase on February 8, 2011 at 7:45 AM.

MSU Surplus Store and Recycling Center Earn Gold!

The “new” facility has received gold LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. LEED is an internationally recognized green building certification system, providing third-party verification that a building or community was designed and built using strategies intended to improve performance in metrics such as energy savings, water efficiency, carbon dioxide emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts.

It’s been a long and tedious process, but worth every minute that has gone into it to help us get where we are today.It will also help us to continue to look at new ways to better serve our community. Some of the many things that they looked at can be used as great examples for all to follow:

Photovoltaic Panels: 192 solar panels that can help provide energy to the building.

Rainwater Harvest System: Collects rain water from the roof of the building which is used for 66% of the domestic water used in the building.

Rain Gardens: Four rain gardens are strategically placed around the complex.
The rain flows into the gardens instead of going into nearby rivers and storm drains.

Porous Asphalt:Our northeast parking lot was the first here at MSU to use this.
It acts as a natural drain, letting storm runoff flow through it, into a stone bed beneath, then into the soil. This acts as a natural filtration process to clean water as it filters through different layers in the ground.

Recycled Green Glass: 15% of the exterior concrete around the facility have green glass in them.One way to keep glass (especially green) out of the landfill is to mix it into concrete.
Thanks to the research that has been done here at MSU, we were able to use some on this project.

Low VOC Furnishings and Material: Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) refer to organic chemical compounds which have significant vapor pressures which can affect the environment and human health. All the paint, adhesives, carpeting and interior furnishings in the building meet the LEED standards by having low or no volatile organic compounds.

These are just some of the many examples used throughout the building, all of which have helped us to reach the gold.