SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Burton Thomas B (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O LIQUIDITY SERVICES, INC. 1920 L STREET, N.W., 6TH FLOOR (Street) WASHINGTON DC 20036 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC [ LQDT ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Pres, COO, Gov't Liquid LLC
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/29/2008
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option	$7.48	12/29/2008		A		120,000		(1)	10/01/2018	Common Stock	120,000	$0	120,000	D
Employee Stock Option	$10.93							(2)	10/01/2017	Common Stock	75,000		75,000	D
Employee Stock Option	$12.89							(3)	03/30/2016	Common Stock	75,000		75,000	D
Employee Stock Option	$3							(4)	06/07/2015	Common Stock	47,500		47,500	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Twenty percent of this option grant will vest on October 1, 2009, and thereafter 1/60th of the option grant will vest each month for forty-eight months.

2. Twenty-five percent of this option grant vested on October 1, 2008, with the remaining options vesting at 2.083% per month thereafter on the first day of each month for the next 36 months.

3. Twenty-five percent of this option grant vested on March 30, 2007, with the remaining options vesting at 2.083% per month thereafter on the first day of each month for the next 36 months.

4. Twenty-five percent of this option grant vested on June 8, 2006, with the remaining options vesting at 2.083% per month thereafter on the first day of each month for the next 36 months.

	/s/ James E. Williams, by power of attorney	12/31/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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