Skip navigation links

Feb. 29, 2024

Pop quiz: Surplus Store

What is the coolest or weirdest thing you’ve purchased at the MSU Surplus Store?

  • A pocket spyglass telescope that my kids use to play pirates

  • My $7.50 campus bike

  • Munn Ice Arena green bench seats

  • A pair of enormous silvery earrings that were sculptures of . . . men climbing the earlobe

  • A glass beaker I use for a flower vase

  • A purple glass apothecary bottle

  • In 2010, my son was graduating from high school. Just so happens that MSU Surplus had football yard line markers. I was able to purchase “20” “10” to display at his open house.

  • A set of books signed by Amy Tan

  • A partially deflated Culver’s soccer ball for my dog’s Christmas present. She LOVES it!!

  • 2000 Men’s Basketball Champions floor. I got a piece of board along with certification!

  • Some herbal tea blends. I love that they offer MSU-made products like that!

Media Contacts