Columbus, Ohio
You company is located in Texas and you want to bid on an auction lot of 5,000 lbs of 5.56mm brass at the Columbus, Ohio GL site near Rickenbacker Air Force Base. At the current rate of $4 to $5 per pound (or more), you're looking at an initial investment of $16,000 to $20,000 USD to win the bid. In addition to the 10% service charge that GL charges each winning bid, you are also responsible for Ohio State Sales Tax at 5.5% and if you win the auction, you are looking at $23,100.00 USD before it ever leaves their shipping dock. Since you want to make sure that the product is of sufficient quality that it is worth that kind of investment, and you also want to make sure that the dunnage weights are accurate so that you can place your bids based on the actual weight of the product and not the pallets or containers, would you be willing to spend an extra $585 to inspect the auction lot before placing a bid? Or would you spend $585 to ensure that your shipment was received by a KTS designated Agent that could coordinate all aspects of the loading and shipping process. If you answered 'yes' to these questions, KTS is ready to help your company!
Jacksonville, FL
Your company is eager to bid on a very large auction lot from the Jacksonville GL site at NAS Jax. The problem that you are encountering is that it looks like the 15,000 lbs. of brass casings look like they have salt water corrosion based on the pictures on the GL website. You cannot physically be present either before or after the auction and need someone to verify the contents prior to bidding. KTS has designated personnel throughout the US (including North Florida) that can inspect the ammunition lots to determine structural integrity of the auction lots. With a KTS agent in Orlando, FL, a thorough inspection can be made in just one day at a cost of $420. That's peace of mind for an investment of $50,000.00 USD!