# California airport sparks online frenzy with peculiar hardware auction

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/california-airport-sparks-online-frenzy-with-peculiar-hardware-auction/
- Published: 2026-11-08T14:45:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T15:34:22+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/08/lifestyle/oakland-airport-auctions-off-baggage-tugs-for-as-little-as-750-as-social-media-users-go-wild/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Oakland is auctioning more than a dozen baggage tugs for about $750 each.
- Their low speed has fuelled jokes about neighbourhood rides and road trips.
- Similar equipment is being sold by airports and government agencies.

## Summary

Oakland International Airport has listed more than a dozen small baggage tugs for auction at about $750 each, prompting social media users to joke about buying and repurposing the unusual vehicles. The listings appear to be part of a routine fleet retirement, but the online reaction has turned the sale into a source of amusement and practical ideas.

The tugs are older models, including some from 2008, and typically travel at only 4 to 15 mph, depending on the model and power source. Similar airport equipment is also being auctioned elsewhere, including baggage tractors in Boise for about $500 and a diesel cargo loader in Indiana for $4,500; one owner said a tug had been converted into a snowplough.

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