StockAuction.be

StockAuction.be is a Belgian sales and valuation office specialising in online disposals — liquidations, business transfers and the valorisation of company assets. It sits in the francophone side of the Belgian market and covers a notably broad category list for a firm of its size, from farm equipment through to commercial property and the goodwill of a business.

What you can buy

• Industry and machine tools: production equipment from closing businesses.
• Agriculture and forestry: farm and woodland machinery.
• Horeca: restaurant, bar and hotel equipment.
• Business transfers (cession de fonds de commerce): going concerns sold as units rather than piecemeal.
• Cosmetics and household goods: stock lots and appliances.
• Property: real estate handled alongside the asset sales.

How the bidding works

Sales run online, organised by category. The firm combines auctioneering with expertise and valuation work, which is the usual Belgian pattern — the same office that values the assets for a liquidator then sells them. Register to take part. The site is in French.

What to check before you bid

The business-transfer category is a different proposition from the rest of the catalogue: buying a fonds de commerce means acquiring a going concern with its contracts, staff position and lease, and it needs advice before a bid rather than after. For ordinary asset lots the standard cautions apply — sold as they stand, located at the seller's premises, with viewing and removal windows set per sale. Belgium's regional structure also means the practical questions about a property lot depend on where in the country it sits.