TSA Confiscated Items
Apr 20, 2011 | 4:20 am
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TSA Confiscated Items
This story from Salon about scissors seized in BKK. Not is the US but easily could have been.
Ten years after 9/11, airport security still not getting it
http://www.salon.com/technology/ask_...rport_security
And where these items end up, adding to the TSA coffers.
NTSA | eBay
http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=NTSA
eBay is loaded with TSA confiscated merchandise (search TSA confiscated) but many items appear to be within guidelines and should not have been seized. The legitimate items were effectively stolen from their owners by TSA and are being sold on the open market.
Ten years after 9/11, airport security still not getting it
http://www.salon.com/technology/ask_...rport_security
And where these items end up, adding to the TSA coffers.
NTSA | eBay
http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=NTSA
eBay is loaded with TSA confiscated merchandise (search TSA confiscated) but many items appear to be within guidelines and should not have been seized. The legitimate items were effectively stolen from their owners by TSA and are being sold on the open market.
Apr 20, 2011 | 9:31 am
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The TSA doesn't confiscate items, it accepts the voluntary surrender of items where passengers do not wish to return them to their car/mail them to themselves/check them.
Apr 20, 2011 | 10:52 am
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This story from Salon about scissors seized in BKK. Not is the US but easily could have been.
Ten years after 9/11, airport security still not getting it
http://www.salon.com/technology/ask_...rport_security
And where these items end up, adding to the TSA coffers.
NTSA | eBay
http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=NTSA
eBay is loaded with TSA confiscated merchandise (search TSA confiscated) but many items appear to be within guidelines and should not have been seized. The legitimate items were effectively stolen from their owners by TSA and are being sold on the open market.
Ten years after 9/11, airport security still not getting it
http://www.salon.com/technology/ask_...rport_security
And where these items end up, adding to the TSA coffers.
NTSA | eBay
http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=NTSA
eBay is loaded with TSA confiscated merchandise (search TSA confiscated) but many items appear to be within guidelines and should not have been seized. The legitimate items were effectively stolen from their owners by TSA and are being sold on the open market.
Apr 20, 2011 | 12:25 pm
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Who needs 200 'voluntarily surrended' used nail/cuticle/hair scissors? 
http://cgi.ebay.com/200-NTSA-Cuticle...item19c3ddbee9
http://cgi.ebay.com/200-NTSA-Cuticle...item19c3ddbee9
Apr 20, 2011 | 5:32 pm
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Apr 20, 2011 | 5:46 pm
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The Kentucky stuff is here. Please note that the TSA items are intermingled with regular state surplus. Which brings the question: Were the magic 8 balls confiscated or state surplus (on the second page).
KY also has a monthly surplus auction in which they sell large lots of lower value stuff by the box, usually 10 to 30 pounds of similar items.
And
Flea market dealers are the primary customers.
KY also has a monthly surplus auction in which they sell large lots of lower value stuff by the box, usually 10 to 30 pounds of similar items.
And
Who needs 200 'voluntarily surrended' used nail/cuticle/hair scissors?
Apr 20, 2011 | 5:47 pm
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Of course it's Philippine airport security who gets the all time Darwin award for dealing with confiscated liquids.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquire...d_up_in_flames
I couldn't find the video on YouTube or anywhere but I've seen it somewhere before and it is hilarious.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquire...d_up_in_flames
I couldn't find the video on YouTube or anywhere but I've seen it somewhere before and it is hilarious.