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Unique_Bunch t1_j9gnkf5 wrote

Reply to comment by AbazabaYouMyOnlyFren in $200M in City Purchased COVID Gear Auctioned For Just $500,000 by jumbod666

Maybe storing depreciating equipment in the most expensive real estate in the country isn't the brilliant business move you seem to think it is

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AbazabaYouMyOnlyFren t1_j9h39xo wrote

Maybe making wrong assumptions isn't something you should be snarky about.

If only there were other places, like an hour or two away that had plenty of space that doesn't cost a fortune?

Whatever, it's going to come out that all of this shit was resold for 20x what they paid for it.

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Somenakedguy t1_j9hex7k wrote

What are the logistics of getting all of this equipment to a storage facility hours away and then actually getting it back when needed, while being hours away, on top of the storage costs?

It’s a sunk cost and in all likelihood auctioning it off was the most efficient way to get rid of equipment they had no use for and no realistic and cost effective way to store. It’s unfortunate that the money was wasted but if the virus had been deadlier than it was in reality it all would’ve been needed. It made sense with the information we had at the time

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Unique_Bunch t1_j9ib6r4 wrote

hahahaha. yeah, I'm the one making assumptions here.

if you think you can make a profit off this then go ahead and bid on some surplus covid medical equipment. hire some truckers in the middle of a logistical and real estate crisis and sell it for profit in 5 years!

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AbazabaYouMyOnlyFren t1_j9iqs3o wrote

Hurrrrr durrrr, go make da profit.

Yeah I guess you forget the utter chaos that ensued when the city was caught flat footed and couldn't get supplies at the start of the pandemic.

It's fucking hilarious seeing all the penny punching bean counters come out of the woodwork, as if the cost of storing this stuff is an unaffordable burden compared to the mess we just went through because we didn't have it.

People never learn. Lol.

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Unique_Bunch t1_j9ks78q wrote

Did you forget to switch accounts or something? How does this work with your first comment?

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