Article: YOURS FOR THE AUCTION.(BUSINESS)

Fancy a large gumball machine? It'll cost you at least $50. Perhaps a pallet of bricks? $200 might be enough. A drinking fountain? Pony up $25.

These and other Albany County Airport Authority ``surplus items'' were listed with Internet auction site eBay.com and awaiting bids on Friday.

It's the first time the authority -- using the seller name albanyairportny- surplus -- has used the Web to sell property, said its chairman, the Rev. Michael A. Farano.

But there's a catch: Packing and shipping are not provided. Successful bidders must claim their items at the airport. Ill cachet

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