| Unclaimed treasures from abandoned safety deposit | | | | State of California |
| boxes and police property rooms are being auctioned | | | | Ebay Seller Name: ucpauction |
| to the highest bidder online! Find out how to bid on this | | | | State of Colorado |
| unclaimed property and how to make sure none of | | | | Ebay Seller Name: co.unclaimed.property |
| your property ends up in the auction. | | | | State of Indiana |
| Safety deposit box contents | | | | Ebay Seller Name: indiana_unclaimed |
| After a safety deposit box has been abandoned for 3 | | | | State of Maryland |
| years (in most states) the contents are turned over to | | | | Ebay Seller Name: mdcompschaefer |
| the State's unclaimed property department. Safety | | | | State of Texas |
| deposit boxes are considered abandoned when the | | | | Ebay Seller Name: tx.unclaimed.property |
| fees for the box are not paid and the owner cannot | | | | Washington DC |
| be reach through the contact information provided by | | | | Ebay Seller Name: DistrictofColumbia |
| for the box. | | | | Police Department Property Rooms Utilize Online |
| The state auctions the unclaimed property retrieved | | | | Auction Room |
| from the safety deposit boxes, since the owner of the | | | | Law enforcement agencies nationwide have property |
| box cannot be located. The funds received from the | | | | rooms full of stolen or forfeited goods. The rightful |
| auction are available to the owner, if the owner ever | | | | owners are not easily identified, and once property is |
| tries to recover the property. | | | | no longer needed as evidence, it must be disposed of |
| In the past the states held local auctions to sell the | | | | properly. was founded and managed by former police |
| safety deposit box contents but now the states are | | | | officers. The about us page states it, "...harnesses the |
| utilizing the power of the internet to auction this | | | | power of the Internet to quickly move items out of |
| unclaimed property. | | | | police property rooms, reduce personnel costs and |
| The items that are found include diamond necklaces, | | | | generate revenue well beyond traditional police auction |
| wedding and engagement rings, ruby necklaces, rare | | | | methods. And there is no cost to the participating |
| coins and stamps and much more. | | | | police or sheriffs department." |
| Ebay and State Unclaimed Property Auctions | | | | You can view items currently being auctioned at You |
| The States have begun utilizing ebay to auction the | | | | can filter your search to include "police items only" by |
| unclaimed property. Often times the contents are | | | | checking the box indicating "Show me police items |
| valuables including family heirlooms and jewelry. The | | | | only". |
| auctions are held at different intervals for different | | | | How to Make Sure Your Property Doesn't End Up in |
| states, and there may be times there are no items for | | | | the Auction Room |
| sale. | | | | There is over $25 Billion in unclaimed money and a |
| These auctions have received higher bids then the | | | | large amount of unclaimed property in the US. This |
| states could achieve with local auctions. In | | | | property and missing money goes unclaimed year |
| Massachusetts the most recent auction of 200 lots | | | | after year.o Keep record of your safety deposit |
| received $140,000 in sales! | | | | box(es)o List an heir to your safety deposit box(es)o |
| The following states are offering online unclaimed | | | | Maintain up to date contact information on all accounts |
| property auctions through ebay: | | | | and safety deposit boxes you owno Search for |
| At you can go to advanced search and enter the | | | | Unclaimed Money and Property Owed to You |
| seller name into the section titled "From specific sellers | | | | You can search databases to see if any unclaimed |
| (enter sellers' user IDs)": | | | | money or property is owed to you. |