Does anyone love me enough to bail me out of federal prison?

[martelvonc]

This is because I am going to rid our basement of a black office chair in near perfect condition that no one sits in but was purchased from a U.S. guv-ern-mint surplus sale 15 years ago...because it was cheap.

My house is full of "but it was such a great deal I couldn't leave it behind!"

*head*desk*head*desk*

Comments

[bronx-baroness.livejournal.com]

We'll come save you ! Toss the darn thing.

[martelvonc.livejournal.com]

Yep, it's by the front door to be loaded in the minivan. I don't mind owning chairs but this has not been warmed by a live butt in more than a year.

Time for it to go! --->

speaking as a professional...

[dameroksanne.livejournal.com]

I am an auctioneer. I have a bond ect.

SO, the value of the chair does not constitute a felony in your location so it is not a Federal crime so even if you did take it unlawfully all the Fed would make you do is pay them for the chair and pick up trash on the interstate one Saturday. If you are a Fed employee you could be terminated and military personnel get a write up. And like Alice's Restaurant......pay a fine and pick up the trash.

Also you acquired it by lawful means so you may dispose of it as you see fit. The above is a worst case scenario.

Re: speaking as a professional...

[martelvonc.livejournal.com]

Ah, it's good to know those who know! I'd hate to go up the river for a chair the hubby paid 5 bucks for! LOL!!

It's kind of like those tags on mattress and pillows, it has a tag that says do not resell! I was like pfffttt if the goverment can buy 100 dollar hammers I can ditch a 5 dollar chair! ;-)

Re: speaking as a professional...

[dameroksanne.livejournal.com]

Well, the fact that you bought it as surplus negates any illegality.

Yeah, the tag says do not resell. What they do not want you to do is buy 100 for $5 from the Gov't and then resell it to the Gov't for $10. Teapot Dome and all that.

Since you do not have Mob, insider information, or high level contacts much less 100 chairs that tag does not apply to you. The gov't can do anything they damn well please and make law to do it most of the time. This is one of those times.

Also, it is illegal for a business to re/sell the mattress without a tag. It is perfectly legal for you or me to cut it off once we have it home. Yes, I asked the fire marshal. I just had to know.