10 platforms · United Kingdom
Retail stock, returns and general goods reach British auctions in volume, mostly through insolvency and through contracted disposal work for retailers and public bodies. Lots range from single high-value items to pallets sold by description. Several of the houses below also handle seized goods for law enforcement, which is why catalogues can carry things a commercial auctioneer would never see. Unreserved sales are common in this category: the lot sells to the highest bid whatever it is.
Of the 10 platforms here, 4 accept private buyers and for 6 we have not confirmed who may bid. We have confirmed the buyer's premium for 2 of 10.
| Platform | Where you bid | Who can bid | Buyer's premium | Based in | Sells |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Pye Auctions | Not checked | Open to private buyers | 25% | Chesterfield, United Kingdom | Catering and horeca equipment, Industrial machinery |
| MST Auctioneers | Not checked | Open to private buyers | Not checked | United Kingdom | Industrial machinery, Catering and horeca equipment |
| Simon Charles Auctioneers | Not checked | Open to private buyers | Not checked | Manchester, United Kingdom | Clothing and footwear, Consumer electronics |
| Wilsons Auctions | Not checked | Open to private buyers | Not checked | Newtownabbey, United Kingdom | Passenger cars, Vans and light commercials |
| GovAuctions | Aggregator | Not confirmed | Not checked | United Kingdom | Passenger cars, IT and office equipment |
| Bid STOCS | Not checked | Not confirmed | No buyer’s premium and no fees added at checkout — the operator states the winning bid is the price. Delivery is charged separately and we have not confirmed how. | Burton-on-Trent, United Kingdom | Retail stock, overstock and returns, Consumer electronics |
| G. J. Wisdom & Co | Not checked | Not confirmed | Not checked | Bexleyheath, United Kingdom | Catering and horeca equipment, Office and school furniture |
| NCM Auctions | Not checked | Not confirmed | Not checked | United Kingdom | Industrial machinery, Metalworking machinery |
| Sweeney Kincaid | Auction house | Not confirmed | Not checked | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Industrial machinery, Passenger cars |
| W&H Peacock | Not checked | Not confirmed | Not checked | Bedford, United Kingdom | Art and antiques, Office and school furniture |
Not published means the operator does not state the figure publicly.Behind login means it exists but only for registered account holders.Not checked is our own gap — nobody has read that operator's terms yet. None of the three means there is no fee.Build your own comparison →
United Kingdom
Sells Passenger cars, IT and office equipment, Ex-military vehicles and equipment +3 more
British public-sector disposal is spread across police forces, councils, the MoD and central government, each using different…
Burton-on-Trent, United Kingdom
Sells Retail stock, overstock and returns, Consumer electronics, Household appliances and goods +1 more
Bid STOCS is the consumer-facing auction arm of a British retail-returns business, and its pitch is a direct answer to what…
Bexleyheath, United Kingdom
Sells Catering and horeca equipment, Office and school furniture, IT and office equipment +3 more
G.J. Wisdom & Co was set up in 1987 to serve what was then the bailiff industry, and that origin still shapes the business. It…
Manchester, United Kingdom
Sells Clothing and footwear, Consumer electronics, Household appliances and goods +4 more
Simon Charles sits at the retail end of the auction market: thousands of lots every week coming directly from high street…
Bedford, United Kingdom
Sells Art and antiques, Office and school furniture, Clothing and footwear +3 more
W&H Peacock runs four auction centres — Bedford, St Neots, Leamington Spa and Southams — with a calendar dense enough that…
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Sells Industrial machinery, Passenger cars, Vans +2 more
Sweeney Kincaid works the Scottish end of the business-asset market from a seven-acre purpose-built auction centre at Hillington…
United Kingdom
Sells Industrial machinery, Metalworking machinery, Woodworking machinery +7 more
NCM Auctions sells surplus business assets across an unusually wide spread of sectors, working from offices in Doncaster, Leeds…
United Kingdom
Sells Industrial machinery, Catering and horeca equipment, Office and school furniture +4 more
MST Auctioneers is a Devon-based firm whose client list tells you exactly what turns up in its sales: insolvency practitioners…
Newtownabbey, United Kingdom
Sells Passenger cars, Vans and light commercials, Electric vehicles +9 more
Wilsons Auctions was formed in 1936 and is still family-owned and managed, having grown from a single site in Northern Ireland…
Chesterfield, United Kingdom
Sells Catering and horeca equipment, Industrial machinery, IT and office equipment +3 more
John Pye Auctions is the trading name of John Pye & Sons Limited (company number 02564753), a family-run auction house founded in…
Only platforms with a fixed saleroom appear here. Several sell nationwide with the collection address published per lot, so the map shows fewer pins than there are platforms.
