What's on Sale at Crazy Uncle Sam's?

Thanks to several websites sponsored or sanctioned directly by the U.S. government, consumers can help drive down the debt by taking advantage of great prices on government surplus -- including everything from old NASA tape recorders to an aircraft service truck to a 4,000-square-foot office complex in Burma. Here are our favorites. (Government Liquidation)

Four pallets of shirts! Have trouble deciding what to wear? Don't swing by the Gap or J Crew. Instead buy four pallets of stylishly wrinkled shirts, jackets, and pants straight from the government. You'll never worry again about how you look. And starting at just $150, they're pennies on the standard retail dollar.

Getaway -- to the heart of reggae! Want to buy yourself the perfect little getaway somewhere warm -- on the ocean perhaps? The government has just what you want. So get up, stand up, and buy yourself this "executive residence" for sale in Kingston, Jamaica, on four acres of well-manicured lawn. Just don't pry into the former owner's affairs. He may actually have shot the sheriff.

Your very own crane! What to get for the person who has everything? When in doubt, turn to the unusual, such as this ginormous crane. This 1971 gasoline-powered Warehouse Crane Truck, can carry 10,000 pounds and sports a six-cylinder gas engine. The starting bid may buy it for just $150!

Used NASA tape recorders! Straight from the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland comes Lot #6 -- some sort of weird, reel-to-reel tape recorder. You'll waste hours just dreaming of the data that's whisked through its spindles and into history. But hurry! This one won't last!

DIY surgical kits! Been thinking of opening a private practice all your own? Welcome to Uncle Sam's one-stop shop! The government is selling three pallets of medical supplies, including sterescopes, plastic splints, this "face skin" for medical training, and something mysterious called a "surgical stomach."

A Bolivian paradise Don't let the blurry image fool you -- Bolivia is gorgeous this time of year. This 7,000-square-foot estate in downtown La Paz looks wonderful. But before you buy, ask yourself one thing: Does American Airlines fly direct?

A Chevy Tahoe Uncle Sam has cars for sale at deep discounts -- like this 2004 Chevy Tahoe. It has 71,558 miles on it, and appears to be in great condition. Wait a minute, the check engine light is on? Forget it. You know what THAT could mean.

Cleaning supplies for your airplane You've got a private plane, right? Who doesn't! That's why you need a 1998 Landoll MDL TM-1800 aircraft deicing unit. With only 842 miles on the odometer, you can be guaranteed of years of comfortable cleaning and decontamination.

A pallet truck! For those occasions when you want to really make an entrance, drive up in a 1997 Taylor Dun, currently listing for just $800. It must serve some sort of purpose, right?

A fiberglass speedboat! Uncle Sam wants to put you behind the wheel of this 1990 18-foot Bramco semi-recreational boat, which is still waiting for its first $150 bid to kick start the auction. Sure, its missing the lower half of the outboard motor, and the trailer has two flat tires. But so what? It's a boat, and it can be all yours.

An office park in Burma! You may not be able to locate Burma on a map, but you can buy a 45,000 square foot office park there with the click of a button. Just don't ask why the government owns property in Burma in the first place ...

Construction equipment $4,551.00 will buy you a 1990 Caterpillar Rascal Roller just like the one you've been dreaming about. Ignore the oil leak and broken transmission cable -- this baby's a beaut.