Fymas Auctions

Fymas runs online machinery auctions out of Glostrup on the edge of Copenhagen, with new sales opening daily rather than in scheduled batches. The catalogue is deep in exactly the categories Scandinavia produces: at the time of checking, 429 lots of contractors' machinery and equipment, 298 agricultural and forestry machines, 116 garden and park machines and 109 trucks and vehicles.

What you can buy

• Contractors' machinery and equipment, the largest category.
• Construction materials and site articles.
• Agricultural and forestry machinery.
• Garden and park machines.
• Forklifts, industrial and workshop equipment.
• Trucks and vehicles.
• Complete business closures (ophørsauktioner), when they arise.

How the bidding works

You register an account, then bid on lots that close on their own clocks. The company sells the logistics around it as services rather than assumptions — transport, shipping and a storage hotel (lagerhotel) for buyers who cannot collect immediately, which for a machine bought from abroad is the difference between a workable purchase and an expensive one.

What to check before you bid

The site runs in more than twenty language versions, but the underlying lot descriptions are Danish and machine-translated elsewhere — read the Danish if you can, or ask. Terms and conditions sit on the same page as the FAQ. Machines are sold as they stand from the seller's location; confirm where a lot actually is before bidding, since "Glostrup" is the office rather than the yard.