De Kok Veilingen
De Kok Veilingen is a Dutch online auction house from Almere that is explicit about its role: it auctions movable property exclusively on behalf of third parties, never on its own account. Its clients are the professionals who dispose of assets — insolvency trustees (curatoren), banks, leasing companies — alongside ordinary businesses and private sellers. For a buyer that means the house has no stake in the outcome beyond running the sale.
What you can buy
- Insolvency inventories: the contents of Dutch businesses handed over by a trustee.
- Leasing and bank returns: equipment and vehicles recovered under finance agreements.
- Business assets: machinery, workshop equipment and office fit-out from companies closing or moving.
- Hospitality and retail: catering equipment and shop stock from failed venues.
How the bidding works
Sales run entirely online. Create an account and log in to bid; the terms (voorwaarden) are published on the site and are the document that governs the sale. Because the consignors are trustees and finance companies working to their own timetables, auctions appear as assets become available rather than on a fixed weekly cycle.
What to check before you bid
Selling only for third parties has a consequence worth understanding: the auction house passes on what the consignor tells it and warrants nothing itself. Lots are sold as they stand, and where the consignor is a trustee, questions about history will usually go unanswered because the trustee does not know either. Collection is from wherever the assets are — often the closed business's premises rather than Almere — within a fixed window. Confirm location, viewing day and removal deadline before bidding. The site is Dutch.
