Police Property Auction Specialist Continues Growth as Popular Law Enforcement Community

MISSION VIEJO, Calif. -- PropertyRoom.com today announced that in October it reached agreements with 22 police departments and law enforcement agencies to put their police property auctions on its popular online auction site. The new agreements bring PropertyRoom.com's total number of enlisted agencies across the U.S. to 818.

PropertyRoom.com auctions found, seized and other personal property recovered by law enforcement agencies nationwide. Auctions cover practically every category, from consumer electronics, power tools, housewares and jewelry to cars, boats and real estate Co all of which can be found at www.PropertyRoom.com.

In October, PropertyRoom.com surpassed 800 agencies and signed its first contract in the state of Delaware with the Wilmington Police Department. The company continues to grow its clientele, adding municipalities, school districts and university police departments every month.

The agencies who signed on with PropertyRoom.com in October include:

Lebanon, OH               City of Hinesville, GA
City of Kennewick, WA     Montgomery, OH
City of Hamilton, OH      Will County, IL
Crestwood, IL             Sacramento County, CA
Polk County, OR           Asbury Park, NJ
Wilmington, DE            Colonial, PA
Bethlehem Township, PA    Utah County, UT
Village of Lyons, IL      Cary, NC
Biddeford, ME             Jackson County, OR
Eatonville, WA            Village of Island Lake, IL
Napa County, CA           West Jordan, UT

"PropertyRoom.com provides a vital service to law enforcement," said Tom Lane, founder and chairman of PropertyRoom.com. "Nearly every department or agency is required by law to get rid of the personal property that it accumulates, but property rooms are overflowing with items that have been unclaimed by or seized from their original owners."

Where departments before used occasional auctions to dispose of property, they can now rely on PropertyRoom.com to provide a complete, full-service solution.

"Today, with new rules about storing certain evidence, police property rooms are getting more crowded, and holding periodic parking lot auctions is inconvenient for everyone," said Lane. "PropertyRoom.com not only takes care of hauling away the excess property, we also sell the goods on the Internet for the benefit of the agency. In the end, our clients can better devote their energies to what they do best: law enforcement."

A Unique Auction Site

PropertyRoom.com is unique among online auction sites such as eBay and Overstock.com because its processing centers actually collect, transport, store, inspect and prepare items for sale on its Web site. And because items are bought directly from PropertyRoom.com, buyers are assured of the quality and security of their transaction.

"Unlike other online auction sites, PropertyRoom stands behind each transaction," said Lane. "Buyers are assured that they are getting their merchandise from a trusted source. Everything comes through our central processing centers or from our trusted third-party merchant sellers, and all of our transactions are fraud-free."

PropertyRoom.com works with some of the largest law enforcement agencies in the country, including the New York Police Department, City of Los Angeles Police Department, Seattle Police Department, King County (WA) Police Department, Pinellas County (FL) Police Department, City of San Diego Police Department, Cincinnati Police Department, Broward County (Fort Lauderdale) Sheriff, Indianapolis Police Department and Boston Police Department. In addition to partnerships with these agencies, PropertyRoom.com also partners with select merchant sellers to expand the selection of items offered to consumers.

About PropertyRoom.com

PropertyRoom.com is the largest and most popular Web site that auctions legally recovered goods online. The company works with more than 800 law enforcement agencies nationwide to collect, package and sell unreturned, found and seized goods in practically every category, from consumer goods to real estate, cars and boats. Based in Mission Viejo, California, PropertyRoom.com is owned and managed by former police and law enforcement officials. More information about the company is available at about.propertyroom.com.