Friday Lost + Found: Lone Star Gift Cards, Wisconsin Auction, Delaware Followup


Texas Announces $12M in Unclaimed Gift Cards Available -- NBC 5 (Dallas/Fort Worth) is reporting that the Texas State Controller's office has about $12 million in abandoned gift cards awaiting reclaim at state offices.  The article even has a document from the Controller's office indicating the businesses that have reported such funds.

Wisconsin Dept. of Revenue Unclaimed Property Auction -- People deposit all kinds of stuff in safe deposit boxes -- jewelry, stamps, coins, collectibles -- and sometimes they abandon them.  That stuff eventually makes its way to state unclaimed property offices.  But what does the state do with those items?  In some cases, the answer is auction the items to the public.  The Wisconsin Department of Revenue is currently running an online auction until January 20.  Items can be viewed and bid upon online.

Delaware Legislation Proposed With Task Force Recommendations -- Our last post talked about the recommendations of the Delaware Abandoned Property Task Force and wondered aloud if any action would be taken in response to the group's recommendations.  Recently, Senate Bill 11 was proposed in the legislature, which would adopt some of the Task Force's recommendations.

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