It wasn't all bad.
I really wanted a spectrum analyzer but all the working ones went for over $750, and the junkers were still in the hundreds of dollars. Scopes are always a hot item, and many of the power supplies went for hundreds of dollars too.
However, the Fluke PM2812 power supplies were totally overlooked. I picked one of those up for $10 (assuming they approve my bid that was below the minimum reserve), and most of the HP/Agilent 6620 series programmable multiple output power supplies were overlooked as well, I grabbed a 6623A for $45.
The handling fees for both of them were a bit steep at $20 per, and the 18% commission adds a bit to the overall price, but all told I got two high quality programmable power supplies for under a hundred bucks + shipping. Not too bad if you ask me.