Plaats Je Bod

Plaats Je Bod is a Dutch online auction house built entirely around bankruptcies — its own line is that products from failed businesses get a second life. What sets it apart from the trade-only end of the Dutch market is that it says explicitly it serves both business and private buyers.

What you can buy

• Cars and rolling stock.
• Computers and IT.
• Domain names, licences and data files — an unusual category that turns up in modern insolvencies.
• Workshop fittings and tools.
• Catering equipment.
• Construction machinery and warehouse fittings.
• Medical, laboratory and care equipment.
• Office furniture, art, sports equipment and stock.

How the bidding works

Auctions run online with a category search across the estate, and the site publishes a "how to bid" guide and an FAQ before you register. A separate service handles business closures (bedrijfsbeëindiging) for owners winding down rather than going under.

What to check before you bid

Intangible lots — domain names, licences, data files — carry conditions that a physical lot does not, and the transfer may need the counterparty's cooperation; read those listings carefully. Everything else is sold as it stands and collected from the failed business's premises. The site runs in Dutch and English.