Veilinghuis Nederland

Veilinghuis Nederland works both sides of the same trade, and it is worth understanding which one you are dealing with. Most of the site is a opkoper business — it buys stock outright: tools, business inventory, surplus stock, returned goods, ICT hardware, remainder lots, catering inventory, mixed pallets, and the contents of bankruptcies and business closures. Alongside that it runs online auctions of what it has taken on.

What you can buy

• Surplus and remainder stock.
• Returned goods and e-commerce inventory.
• Tools.
• Business and catering inventory.
• ICT hardware.
• Design and collectors' objects, handled separately.

How the bidding works

The auctions run online, with consignment (inbrengen voor veiling) offered as an alternative to selling the goods outright. Because the company often owns what it sells, the relationship is different from a pure agency auction — the seller and the auctioneer can be the same party, which is worth knowing when reading a description.

What to check before you bid

Returned and remainder goods are exactly that: mixed condition, sometimes untested, and the lot description is the whole of your information. Ask what "returns" means for a specific pallet before bidding. Valuation and circular-resale services sit alongside the auctions. The site is in Dutch.