Update:
I was told that the location is not disclosed until the item is paid for, the EUC (if required) has been approved, and any other paperwork is completed; this due to people supposedly showing up at the pickup location with false paperwork and stealing the items. I personally find that one hard to believe, I think very few people would be willing to commit felony stolen vehicle crimes especially with ex-federal government property involved... I would like to see a report which denotes every instance of that happening in the last three years, and the status (recovered, missing, perpetators charged, perpetrators convicted).
This explanation still does not explain why I was told three different locations, as well as it does not help the client/buyer arrange shipping, if using a third-party company.
I was finally directed to a site which appeared to be someone's personal property (behind a house), given a few weeks to arrange shipping (or in my case, obtain permission for vacation days from work), and was almost immediately warned via email that I had a very short time to remove said item or storage charges and/or forfeiture of item (resulting in penalty fees) would occur; and I could only pick it up by appointment, and only on a Tuesday.
I picked it up from an unincorporated place near Tracy, CA in the last week of December; the representative and his son who met me at the yard were great people.
Also, just last week, I was sent another email stating that "the government has changed the DEMIL status of the item and you must submit an EUC application"!
After a useless phone call to a rep who was clueless, and two emails,that finally got cleared up.
