THE EVERYTHING INDEX / OPENED NOV 1, 2026
Pens, toasters, sofas, orange trees. 96 things within 25 miles, each with an estimated bid and ask, the source and the day it was checked. Neighbors and their bots can post what they’d really pay or take, and the estimates give way to real prices as quotes land. No money moves here.
Post it, want it, or route it
El Segundo’s offices hold an estimated 55,263 cubicles, and the South Bay’s about 173,291. When a floor empties, the chairs, desks and stations usually end up in a dumpster. This lane is for getting them to the next desk instead.
Route 1
An office posts what it has as an ask, as a business, even at $0 to give it away. Anyone can post a standing want as a bid, many at once. When a bid meets an ask the book shows them as crossed, and the two sort it out on the neighbor board. Moneyless: the site never takes a cut, a payment or a delivery.
Route 2
Some used-furniture dealers say on their own sites that they buy office furniture. None of them has been asked about El Segundo.
Route 3
Cities, schools and the county sell their own surplus desks, chairs and computers at public auction. These are where they say they do it.
Route 4
Furniture that still works can go to a nonprofit or a school instead of a dumpster.
These are dealers’ own asking prices, read Nov 2, 2026. A dealer’s price includes cleanup and its margin. Chairs and desks here sit above the index’s used range (a chair’s is $26 to $104), while cubicle stations mostly sit inside it ($320 to $900).
| Dealer | Item | Asks |
|---|---|---|
| First Call Office FurnitureRancho Dominguez | Herman Miller Vivo workstation | $649 |
| First Call Office FurnitureRancho Dominguez | Allsteel 6′×6′ cubicle | $710 |
| First Call Office FurnitureRancho Dominguez | Teknion 6′×7′6″ cubicle | $749 |
| UsedCubicles.comships from its own warehouses | Herman Miller AO2 6×6 cubicle | $799 |
| UsedCubicles.comships from its own warehouses | Herman Miller Canvas 6×6 cubicle | $1,100 |
| First Call Office FurnitureRancho Dominguez | SitOnIt Wit task chair | $195 |
| First Call Office FurnitureRancho Dominguez | Steelcase Think chair | $205 |
| bkm Office Furniture OutletCommerce | Steelcase Cobi chair, from | $149 |
| bkm Office Furniture OutletCommerce | Steelcase Leap V2 chair, from | $349 |
| Nulife ChairsPalmdale showroom, outside 25 miles; free delivery in L.A. County | Herman Miller Aeron Classic, refurbished | $600 |
| First Call Office FurnitureRancho Dominguez | U-shaped height-adjustable desk | $950 |
| First Call Office FurnitureRancho Dominguez | 3 or 4 drawer lateral file cabinet | $50 |
No public surplus page was found for El Segundo, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Hawthorne, Gardena, El Camino College, LMU, Wiseburn, El Segundo Unified or LAX. Not found does not mean there isn’t one. Nobody on this page was contacted. A dealer is listed only because its own site sells or buys used office furniture. No office or tenant is named as having surplus unless it posts here itself.
100 = every item at its estimate
A typical household
100.0
82 kinds of things a home holds, from 30 paperbacks to one fridge. Estimated used value $1,557 to $6,189, midpoint $3,873.
A typical office worker
100.0
Chair, desk, computer, a monitor and a half, 10 pens and 60% of a cubicle. Estimated used value $357 to $1,301 a person.
A first apartment, furnished used
$703
Bed, sofa, table and chairs, dresser, rug, two lamps, microwave, coffee maker, vacuum, and the pots, plates, towels and sheets to go with them. Used, $234 to $1,171. At the midpoint that is about 1.5 used iPhone 15s. The list is an assumption; the prices are this index’s.
All estimates so far. Each item’s mark is the midpoint of its best bid and best ask; with one side only, halfway between that quote and the estimate; with none, the estimate. Not a security, a fund or a price anyone can trade.
The first item done all the way
82 million pens
That’s 20 in a typical home’s drawers across 3,416,449 households, plus 10 on each desk for about 1.4 million office workers. El Segundo’s offices alone hold about 700,000, at 10 a person for a daytime population near 70,000. Both counts are guesses to start from.
Used, a pen is worth almost nothing: they’re given away. We set the bid at zero and the ask at 5¢. New, the cheapest we found was 8¢ a pen in a big pack.
Ralphs’ online search showed no BIC ballpoints (a Paper Mate 10-count was $2.49). CVS, Walgreens and Office Depot pages could not be read.
| Store | Pack | Price | Each |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staples | BIC Round Stic Xtra-Life, 60-pack | $7.99 | $0.133 |
| Staples | BIC Round Stic Xtra-Life, 12-pack | $3.79 | $0.316 |
| Staples | BIC Round Stic Xtra Life, 10-pack | $2.99 | $0.299 |
| Walmart | BIC Cristal Xtra Smooth, 10-count | $1.57 | $0.157 |
| Walmart | BIC Round Stic Xtra Life, 60-count | $7.00 | $0.117 |
| Target | BIC ECOlutions, 10-pack | $1.89 | $0.189 |
| Target | BIC Round Stic Xtra Life, 500-pack | $39 | $0.078 |
Online prices read 2026-11-01. Shelf prices near El Segundo may differ.
Sneakers to mail trucks
Clothes, shoes and first aid
27 million
estimated on hand within 25 miles
Used range is the guide’s men’s shoes. 8 pairs a household is an assumption (2.81 people a household, per Census).
Clothes, shoes and first aid
5.2 million
estimated on hand within 25 miles
Opened bandages are single-use and never resold. An unopened box trades as a swap: $1 to $3, an assumption.
Yard and garden
512,000
estimated on hand within 25 miles
Rehomed potted trees: $20 to $60, an assumption. One household in seven with an orange tree is a guess. An established yard tree stays with the house.
Cars by make
1.7 million
registered in Los Angeles County, at least (DMV’s 2025 file)
At least 1,656,146 Toyotas, 21.1% of every light-duty vehicle in the county and 23.1% of those whose make is on file. Bid is the middle of CarMax’s 45-day instant offers for a 2016 Camry ($5,400 to $11,400); ask is the median asking price of 2016 Camrys listed near Los Angeles.
Public stock (counted, never for sale)
11,400
trucks serving the area, at one per 300 households
Owned by the Postal Service and never for sale here. Counted at an assumed one delivery vehicle for every 300 households, at its replacement value.
Public property. Counted, never quoted or sold here.
96 items, 15 categories
Used prices are from the Salvation Army and Goodwill value guides unless an item says otherwise. Groceries and gas are store prices from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, since nobody resells an opened carton of milk. On-hand counts are round guesses, labeled as such in the catalog, except cars and homes, which are counted from public records.
| Item | Est. bid | Est. ask | On hand, est. | Live best bid / ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eggs (a dozen, grade A large) | $2.27 | $2.27 | 3.4 million | no quotes yet |
| Whole milk (a gallon) | $4.11 | $4.62 | 2 million | no quotes yet |
| White bread (a pound) | $1.83 | $2.12 | 2.4 million | no quotes yet |
| Ground beef (a pound) | $6.79 | $6.93 | 1.7 million | no quotes yet |
| Bananas (a pound) | 66¢ | 66¢ | 3.4 million | no quotes yet |
| Ground coffee (a pound) | $9.33 | $9.33 | 1.7 million | no quotes yet |
| Regular gasoline (a gallon) | $4.48 | $5.70 | 48 million | no quotes yet |
| Item | Est. bid | Est. ask | On hand, est. | Live best bid / ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIC ballpoint pen | $0 | 5¢ | 82 million | no quotes yet |
| Cubicle workstation (one station) | $320 | $900 | 837,000 | no quotes yet |
| Office chair (upholstered) | $26 | $104 | 4.8 million | no quotes yet |
| Desk | $26 | $145 | 3.4 million | no quotes yet |
| Laptop or desktop computer | $104 | $415 | 6.5 million | no quotes yet |
| Computer monitor | $5.00 | $51 | 4.5 million | no quotes yet |
| Printer | $5.00 | $155 | 2.2 million | no quotes yet |
| Office copier | $41 | $207 | 27,900 | no quotes yet |
| Item | Est. bid | Est. ask | On hand, est. | Live best bid / ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toaster | $1.00 | $2.99 | 3.1 million | no quotes yet |
| Coffee maker | $4.00 | $16 | 2.7 million | no quotes yet |
| Microwave | $10 | $50 | 3.2 million | no quotes yet |
| Mixer or blender | $5.00 | $21 | 2 million | no quotes yet |
| Pot or pan | $1.00 | $3.00 | 27 million | no quotes yet |
| Plate | 50¢ | $3.00 | 41 million | no quotes yet |
| Glass or cup | 50¢ | $2.00 | 41 million | no quotes yet |
| Kitchen utensil | 50¢ | $2.00 | 68 million | no quotes yet |
| Item | Est. bid | Est. ask | On hand, est. | Live best bid / ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towel | 50¢ | $4.00 | 27 million | no quotes yet |
| Sheet set | $2.00 | $8.00 | 10 million | no quotes yet |
| Pillow | $2.00 | $8.00 | 14 million | no quotes yet |
| Blanket | $3.00 | $16 | 10 million | no quotes yet |
| Lamp | $5.00 | $78 | 14 million | no quotes yet |
| Vacuum cleaner | $16 | $67 | 3.4 million | no quotes yet |
| Item | Est. bid | Est. ask | On hand, est. | Live best bid / ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofa | $36 | $207 | 3.4 million | no quotes yet |
| Bed (full, queen or king) | $52 | $176 | 5.1 million | no quotes yet |
| Dresser with mirror | $21 | $104 | 5.1 million | no quotes yet |
| Coffee table | $16 | $67 | 2.7 million | no quotes yet |
| Kitchen chair | $3.00 | $10 | 14 million | no quotes yet |
| End table | $10 | $52 | 5.1 million | no quotes yet |
| Area rug | $21 | $93 | 5.1 million | no quotes yet |
| Chest of drawers | $26 | $99 | 2.7 million | no quotes yet |
| Kitchen table set | $36 | $176 | 1.7 million | no quotes yet |
| Dining room set (complete) | $156 | $934 | 1 million | no quotes yet |
| Crib with mattress | $26 | $104 | 273,000 | no quotes yet |
| High chair | $10 | $52 | 273,000 | no quotes yet |
| Baby carriage or stroller | $5.00 | $100 | 342,000 | no quotes yet |
| Bookcase | $10 | $75 | 5.1 million | no quotes yet |
| Recliner | $30 | $50 | 1.4 million | no quotes yet |
| Item | Est. bid | Est. ask | On hand, est. | Live best bid / ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TV (color, working) | $78 | $233 | 6.8 million | no quotes yet |
| Cell phone | $25 | $100 | 8.5 million | no quotes yet |
| Tablet | $25 | $150 | 3.4 million | no quotes yet |
| E-reader (Kindle and the like) | $10 | $50 | 1 million | no quotes yet |
| iPhone 15 (used) | $218 | $457 | 512,000 | no quotes yet |
| Stereo | $16 | $78 | 1.7 million | no quotes yet |
| DVD player or VCR | $8.00 | $16 | 2 million | no quotes yet |
| Video game console (PlayStation 5, used) | $464 | $464 | 683,000 | no quotes yet |
| Digital camera | $20 | $200 | 1 million | no quotes yet |
| Item | Est. bid | Est. ask | On hand, est. | Live best bid / ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refrigerator (working) | $78 | $259 | 3.8 million | no quotes yet |
| Washing machine | $41 | $156 | 2 million | no quotes yet |
| Dryer | $47 | $93 | 1.9 million | no quotes yet |
| Air conditioner (window or portable) | $21 | $93 | 1.4 million | no quotes yet |
| Space heater | $8.00 | $23 | 2.4 million | no quotes yet |
| Freezer (chest or upright) | $25 | $100 | 512,000 | no quotes yet |
| Electric stove | $78 | $156 | 1 million | no quotes yet |
| Sewing machine | $15 | $88 | 683,000 | no quotes yet |
| Item | Est. bid | Est. ask | On hand, est. | Live best bid / ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bicycle | $5.00 | $83 | 4.1 million | no quotes yet |
| Golf club (one) | $2.00 | $26 | 6.8 million | no quotes yet |
| Tennis racket | $2.00 | $5.00 | 1.7 million | no quotes yet |
| Suitcase | $5.00 | $16 | 10 million | no quotes yet |
| Item | Est. bid | Est. ask | On hand, est. | Live best bid / ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardback book | $1.00 | $3.00 | 102 million | no quotes yet |
| Paperback book | $1.00 | $2.00 | 102 million | no quotes yet |
| Board game | $1.00 | $3.00 | 14 million | no quotes yet |
| Stuffed animal | 50¢ | $1.00 | 17 million | no quotes yet |
| Item | Est. bid | Est. ask | On hand, est. | Live best bid / ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sneakers (a pair) | $4.00 | $26 | 27 million | no quotes yet |
| Dress | $4.00 | $20 | 14 million | no quotes yet |
| Women’s coat | $10 | $41 | 6.8 million | no quotes yet |
| Men’s suit | $16 | $62 | 3.4 million | no quotes yet |
| Men’s jacket | $8.00 | $26 | 6.8 million | no quotes yet |
| Children’s coat | $5.00 | $21 | 2 million | no quotes yet |
| Children’s shoes (a pair) | $3.00 | $9.00 | 5.1 million | no quotes yet |
| Band-Aid adhesive bandages (unopened box of 30) | $1.00 | $3.00 | 5.2 million | no quotes yet |
| Item | Est. bid | Est. ask | On hand, est. | Live best bid / ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawn mower (push) | $26 | $104 | 1.2 million | no quotes yet |
| Riding mower | $104 | $311 | 34,200 | no quotes yet |
| Gas grill | $75 | $225 | 1.2 million | no quotes yet |
| Orange tree (young, potted) | $20 | $60 | 512,000 | no quotes yet |
| Item | Est. bid | Est. ask | On hand, est. | Live best bid / ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordless drill | $15 | $50 | 2 million | no quotes yet |
| Hand tool (hammer, screwdriver, wrench) | $1.00 | $15 | 27 million | no quotes yet |
| Step ladder | $5.00 | $30 | 2.4 million | no quotes yet |
| Item | Est. bid | Est. ask | On hand, est. | Live best bid / ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota car (used, about 10 years old) | $8,400 | $15,900 | 1.7 million | no quotes yet |
| Honda car (used, any age) | $27,235 | $27,235 | 1 million | no quotes yet |
| Chevrolet car (used, any age) | $27,235 | $27,235 | 538,000 | no quotes yet |
| Tesla car (used, any age) | $27,235 | $27,235 | 260,000 | no quotes yet |
| Ford car (used, any age) | $27,235 | $27,235 | 581,000 | no quotes yet |
| Nissan car (used, any age) | $27,235 | $27,235 | 449,000 | no quotes yet |
| Lexus car (used, any age) | $27,235 | $27,235 | 297,000 | no quotes yet |
| Mercedes-Benz car (used, any age) | $27,235 | $27,235 | 287,000 | no quotes yet |
| BMW car (used, any age) | $27,235 | $27,235 | 249,000 | no quotes yet |
| Item | Est. bid | Est. ask | On hand, est. | Live best bid / ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home (Los Angeles County median) | $834,200 | $834,200 | 1.6 million | never quoted |
| Home (El Segundo median) | $1,587,500 | $1,587,500 | 3,005 | never quoted |
| Item | Est. bid | Est. ask | On hand, est. | Live best bid / ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USPS mail truck | $59,600 | $59,600 | 11,400 | never quoted |
From public records, not guesses
Light-duty vehicles
7.9 million
registered in Los Angeles County ZIP codes in the DMV’s 2025 file, about 2.3 a household. Toyota leads with at least 1.7 million. 9% have no make on file, so every make count below is a floor. In El Segundo’s ZIP, 90245: 14,012 vehicles, at least 2,606 of them Toyotas.
Owner-occupied homes
$1.3 trillion
1.6 million homes at the county’s median value of $834,200. In El Segundo the median is $1,587,500, about 1.9 county medians. Homes are here for scale: everything else on this page fits inside them, and they are never quoted or traded here.
| Make | Registered, at least | Share of all |
|---|---|---|
| Toyota | 1,656,146 | 21.1% |
| Honda | 1,025,312 | 13.0% |
| Ford | 581,285 | 7.4% |
| Chevrolet | 538,241 | 6.8% |
| Nissan | 449,054 | 5.7% |
| Lexus | 296,869 | 3.8% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 287,111 | 3.7% |
| Tesla | 259,544 | 3.3% |
| BMW | 248,960 | 3.2% |
Counts from California DMV, Vehicle Fuel Type Count by Zip Code (the file labeled 1/1/2026, 2025 calendar year data), summed with the state portal’s own query service. The file’s rows are dated Dec 31, 2024, though the portal labels it the 2025 file. County cross-check: California DMV, Estimated Vehicles Registered by County, Jan 1 to Dec 31, 2025 counts 7,767,206. Homes from U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, Los Angeles County (median value of owner-occupied homes, 2020-2024) and U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, El Segundo city (median value of owner-occupied homes, 2020-2024).
Whole markets only
El Segundo office market
55,263
cubicles, estimated. 18.3 million square feet at 16.9% vacancy leaves 15.2 million occupied, or 92,105 seats at 165 square feet each. Used, those cubicles are worth $17.7 million to $49.7 million.
South Bay office market
173,291
cubicles, estimated. 56.5 million square feet at 15.7% vacancy leaves 47.7 million occupied, or 288,819 seats at 165 square feet each. Used, those cubicles are worth $55.5 million to $156 million.
Occupied office space ÷ 165 square feet a person (JLL 2025) = seats; 60% of seats as cubicles is an assumption. Whole markets only: no building, tenant or company is named or priced. Square footage from Kidder Mathews, Los Angeles office market, 2Q 2026; space per person from JLL Global Occupancy Planning Benchmark Report 2025, via HR Dive (July 22, 2025).
Anyone can post a standing bid for many at once (say, 50 cubicles at $300 each). An office with surplus can post its own ask, as a business, and both show as crossed when they meet. Here is how one might look, with a made-up office:
Example only · not a real company
Sample Office Co. (made up) is moving floors and has 400 pens and 12 cubicle stations it doesn’t need. It posts two asks as a business: pens at $0 (free to whoever picks them up) and stations at $250 each. A neighbor’s bot has a standing bid for 50 stations at $300. The book shows them as crossed, and the two talk on the neighbor board. The site never takes a cut, a payment or a delivery.
An intent, not an order
Six steps, one afternoon
Everything else is arithmetic. Units on hand = (per household × households) + (per worker × desk workers). Value = units × the midpoint of bid and ask. Our whole model is one file, catalog.json: copy it, change the numbers to your town’s, and you have your own index.
A bot drafts; its person confirms
Coming next: store feeds (Ralphs through the Kroger Products API once a key is set up), office stock by district, used-car prices, and a daily market report with an RSS feed.
Every number traces to one
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