Pa. to auction property seized at airport checkpoints
Pennsylvania has begun selling knives, scissors, corkscrews and other items confiscated at airport checkpoints.
The items, which also include sunglasses, jewelry, belts and hand tools, can be purchased through an online public auction.
Pennsylvania receives the surplus property from the Transportation Security Administration. All revenue from the sales goes to the state's General Fund.
"Online sales of TSA surplus property present a great opportunity for the public to get items they want for a good price, while generating revenue for Pennsylvania," Department of General Services Secretary Sheri Phillips said. "We're excited about getting this program started and being able to offer another service to the public."
People interested in bidding can visit www.govdeals.com and search for listings by typing "PA State Surplus" in the keyword search box.
Bid listings will be posted Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays as new property becomes available.
Months later, still no answers for some of Daddy's Junky Music customers
DURHAM — Fred Bramante, founder of Daddy's Junky Music, begins each month by laying out his goals in a planner. He ranks each goal in order of importance, and assigns himself letter grades as each goal is accomplished.
In October 2011, Bramante didn't have any difficulty figuring out his top priority for the month. He needed to come up with a plan to save his business.
A Durham resident, Bramante spent 39 years building Daddy's, the instrument and audio supply chain, which at one time had retail stores in seven states.
But the stores had been hit hard by the economic recession and an increase in online commerce. Daddy's was suffering a drop in sales, and it was also reeling from a 2008 legal settlement with employees in Massachusetts.
Despite the challenges, by mid-October, Bramante believed he was on the way to developing a new vision to make Daddy's profitable again. He believed if sales turned around during the holidays, the company stood to
