| If you ever want to buy a warship, or kit | | | | police motorcycle or a Quad bike. |
| yourself out head to toe in genuine military | | | | |
| equipment forget eBay. There is a new player | | | | "The DSA recognises that with more and more |
| in town, the British Government or The | | | | transactions being carried out online, we |
| Ministry of Defence (MOD) Disposal Services | | | | must adapt our approach in order to maximise |
| Agency to be precise. | | | | the return to the Ministry of Defence and to |
| | | | the taxpayer," said DSA spokesman Les Taylor. |
| They have now launched a new web site at | | | | |
| which offers a wide range surplus and | | | | He added that the site is likely to appeal to |
| ex-government military equipment at | | | | specialist collectors, scrap metal merchants, |
| knock-down prices. This has got to be a good | | | | adventure training companies and scout |
| source of supply for onward sellers and I | | | | groups. And I would think eBay resellers. |
| suspect many items purchased from this site | | | | |
| will find there way onto eBay. However, if | | | | Although you could kit out your own military |
| you are interested you now have the option of | | | | force you will not be able to arm it because |
| purchasing from the source from source, the | | | | the site does not offer any arms or |
| MOD. | | | | ammunition and certain of the more sensitive |
| | | | items on offer can only be sold to registered |
| Among the items currently on offer you will | | | | buyers. |
| find aircraft, ships, and strangely enough an | | | | |
| 8 man Cambridge rowing boat. You can also buy | | | | Traditionally the MOD has sold its Government |
| IT, medical and dental equipment as well as | | | | surplus at specialist auctions in various |
| items of memorabilia. If it is clothing you | | | | parts of the UK. I suspect that if this new |
| are after and camouflage green is your colour | | | | web site proves successful then we can expect |
| there is a huge range including "his and | | | | to see the scope and range of this site to |
| hers" combat clothing. If you are concerned | | | | increase in size and range. No doubt other |
| about your personal security how about an | | | | Government departments will be looking at |
| armour plated Land Rover Discovery or an ex | | | | this option with interest. |