廁紙用完了，想不想買些比本地超市常見品牌Charmin更“特別”的廁紙？

不用太費心找，美國駐倫敦大使館的拍賣就能滿足你。

又或者需要割草機、爬梯機，或是家中飯廳或客廳的全套家私？

美國使館也可以幫助你滿足這些需求。

從今年7月30日到8月8日，美國駐倫敦使館將舉辦數月來的第二次拍賣，出售多種剩余的用品。

各項用品包括1200卷廁紙和756卷廚房用紙，起拍價均為100英鎊（約合131美元）；被列為廢棄物的一部照相機外加相機包，開價1英鎊（約合1.3美元）；一輛二手沃爾沃汽車，起拍價1800英鎊（約合2366美元）。

不過，美國使館不只在倫敦出售各種物品。十多個城市的美國使館都準備進行拍賣，駐阿爾巴尼亞和馬其頓的使館正在拍賣過程中。

8月末，美國駐瑞典斯德哥爾摩大使館將舉行最大規模的拍賣，拍賣品達67件，包括床架、臥室家具、枝形吊燈和揚聲器等等。

但最古怪的拍賣可能來自美國駐阿爾巴尼亞首都地拉那的使館，他們列出的拍賣物品包括11部發電機、三輛汽車、輪胎若干和一臺叉車。

雖然拍賣的物品可能是富余的，但美國政府顯然不希望拍出后在使館內放置太久。一個使館線上拍賣的網頁稱，買家必須在“指點時間”取走拍下的物品，否則將會用買家“不可追回”的方式處置。（財富中文網）

譯者：Pessy

審校：夏林

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Out of toilet paper but looking for something a little more, ‘special’ than Charmin from your local supermarket?

Look no further than the U.S. Embassy’s auction in London.

Or maybe you need a lawnmower, a Stairmaster, or a full dining room or living room set?

There is a U.S. Embassy somewhere that can help you cover those needs too.

In its second auction in as many months, the U.S. Embassy in London will be selling a range of surplus items via auction, starting on Monday, July 30, and running until Wednesday, August 8.

The items range from 1,200 rolls of toilet paper, starting at ￡100 ($131) and 756 rolls of paper towel for ￡100 ($131), to a camera and bag listed as scrap for ￡1 ($1.30) and a used Volvo, with the starting price of ￡1,800 ($2,366).

But London isn’t the only city selling off a flurry of odd items. U.S. Embassies in nearly a dozen cities are preparing for upcoming auctions, and there are two currently underway in Albania and Macedonia.

An auction to be held in Stockholm, Sweden at the end of August has the biggest lot, with 67 items being sold, ranging from bed frames and bedroom furniture to a chandelier and speakers.

But the strangest auction of all? Probably the one being held in Tirana, Albania, which has listed 11 generators, three cars, tires, and a forklift for sale.

While the items might be surplus, the government clearly does not want these items on their hands longer than necessary. According to the online auction page, buyers must pick up their items within a “scheduled timeframe” or else they will be disposed of with “no possibility for their retrieval.”