bisauktion

bisauktion GmbH runs online and live industrial auctions in Germany and handles international sales, property disposals, valuations, seizures, storage and inventory work. The breadth is unusual, and so is some of the stock: alongside the ordinary run of industrial equipment the site maintains a page for its locomotives, which is not a category most auction houses carry at all.

What you can buy

• Industrial machinery: the main stream, sold online and in live sales.
• Vehicles: a standing section of current vehicle offers.
• Rail vehicles: locomotives, listed separately.
• Property: real estate disposals handled alongside the asset sales.

How the bidding works

Current auctions and sales are listed together, split into online auctions and vehicle offers. The house publishes both its auction conditions (Versteigerungsbedingungen) and its separate sale conditions (Verkaufsbedingungen) — read whichever applies, since a direct sale is not governed by the auction terms. Written bids (schriftliches Gebot) are accepted, which is worth knowing if you cannot attend or follow a live sale. Industrial valuation reports are offered as a separate service.

What to check before you bid

Because the firm also stores and inventories assets, a lot may sit either at the seller's premises or in storage — confirm which, since it changes both viewing and collection. Specialist items such as rail vehicles carry their own transport and approval problems that dwarf the purchase price, so establish how a locomotive would actually leave the site before bidding on one. Property sales run under separate terms again. Everything is in German.