Overview
- Bidding opened on Wednesday and the MTA is offering a limited number of full-sized and smaller express machines for sale through an online auction.
- Reports differ on the deadline for offers with some outlets citing an August 19 close and others reporting the auction will run through August 25.
- The machines will be sold as-is with electronic and payment components removed, winners will be notified by email, and buyers must arrange pickup within 10 days and be prepared to pay when notified.
- Full-sized machines measure about 80 x 42 x 36 inches and weigh roughly 1,050 pounds while express units are about 21 x 14 x 42 inches and weigh about 210 pounds, so buyers are responsible for heavy, in-person removal.
- The MTA’s sale treats the dispensers as transit memorabilia—designed by Antenna Design in 1999—and follows the agency’s wider move to OMNY and cashless retail in station niches.