Kvibergs Overskottslager

Kvibergs Överskottslager has been clearing surplus out of Swedish public stores since 1960, working from a yard at Högåsa Västra 2 in Torslanda, west of Gothenburg. It sells on commission for the state, municipalities, agencies, bankruptcy trustees and finance companies, and much of the catalogue is flagged Från Svenska Försvaret — straight from the Swedish Armed Forces, from field cars and tracked carriers down to pallet racking and toolkits. That supply is why Militärt is usually the biggest category. Viewing and collection are normally in Torslanda or Gothenburg, with the odd batch elsewhere, such as ex-depot stock at Arboga.

What you can buy

• Ex-army vehicles and tracked carriers: Volvo TGB 11 4x4 field cars — the C303 Laplander — and the larger TGB 20, Hägglunds Bandvagn 206 carriers, Scania P93 4x4, P113 6x6 hooklift and R142 V8, and Volvo FL7 and FL10 trucks with cranes, tail lifts or tipper bodies.
• Earthmoving and depot machinery: Volvo L70, L90 and BM L120 wheel loaders, older BM 4200 and 4500, Volvo BM 861 dumpers, Komatsu, Atlas and Hydrema excavators, farm tractors and forklifts.
• Winter and municipal equipment: hydraulic folding ploughs and blades, sand and grit spreaders, Överåsen snow blowers, Holder C240 implement carriers and snowmobiles such as the Lynx 6900 FC.
• Fleet cars, vans and pickups: leasing returns and council write-offs — VW Caddy and Caddy Maxi with load or wheelchair ramps, VW Pickup DH 2.5 Syncro — plus collector cars such as a 1985 Citroën 2CV.
• Military surplus goods: M90 clothing and combat rucksacks, march boots, ex-ammunition boxes, patrol, staff and hospital tents with stoves, medical bags and crates of field medical stock, Carl Zeiss ex-forces optics and survival ration packs.
• Insolvency and estate stock: workshop tools, office furniture, boats including ex-forces aluminium craft, and agricultural gear from bankruptcies and deceased estates.

How the bidding works

Register first and choose company or private buyer carefully: the status cannot be changed afterwards and it decides how VAT applies. Besides timed online auctions there are on-site and live auctions, sealed-bid tenders, shop sales and direct sales, and most online lots carry a Köp direkt-pris buy-now figure; bids can also be placed by SMS. Online lots have a stated closing time but keep extending in three-minute steps while new bids arrive, and each shows its own minimum increment. Many carry a reservationspris; if it is not met the seller decides — a negotiation Kvibergs handles for the bidder, or a relisting the top bidder need not be told about. Invoices go out by email, payment falls due three days after the close, and anything uncollected after five working days costs 300 kr a day.

What to check before you bid

An Adm/inropsavgift (buyer's premium) applies to many lots and always carries VAT; it is printed on the lot page as a flat sum, not a percentage — 2 000 kr on a van, 3 000 kr on a large tent. Whether a lot is momsfritt, VAT-inclusive or net of 25% deductible VAT is also stated per lot, and cars and machinery turn up in each column. EU companies with a valid VAT number avoid Swedish VAT on lot and premium, but only if the number was entered at registration; private EU buyers pay it and leave a 5 000 kr deposit on vehicles, returned once the vehicle is registered abroad. Outside the EU the 25% VAT is deposited — never under 5 000 kr on a vehicle — until approved export papers arrive within 15 days. Everything sells i befintligt skick, as-is, with no promise a description is complete, though warranties of 6, 12 or 24 months, financing, insurance and registration are offered separately. Kvibergs does not ship; it will name a haulier, but transport is yours. Lot text is Swedish, with a translate widget and euro prices beside the kronor.