Venalis Veilingen

Venalis Veilingen is a Belgian online auction house running a continuous calendar of business asset sales. When we checked it had sixteen auctions live and ten recently closed, which gives a fair picture of the pace: this is a working platform with new sales opening regularly rather than an occasional event auctioneer. It also organises auctions on behalf of third parties, so companies and professionals can run a disposal through it.

What you can buy

• Business inventories: the contents of companies closing or restructuring.
• Machinery and workshop equipment: production and trade assets.
• Hospitality equipment: catering and bar fit-out.
• Office and retail: furniture, fittings and remaining stock.

How the bidding works

Create an account to bid. The site separates active auctions, recently closed sales and upcoming ones, and keeps a favourites list so you can follow specific lots. The interface is available in Dutch, French, English and German — worth noting in a country where the language of the sale usually depends on the region, and helpful if you are bidding from outside Belgium. The conditions (voorwaarden) are published separately and govern each sale.

What to check before you bid

Read the conditions before your first bid: Belgian auction houses typically add a buyer's premium and charge VAT on both the hammer price and the premium, so the figure you pay is meaningfully above the bid. Lots sit at the seller's premises with viewing and collection days fixed per auction — confirm both before bidding, since a missed collection slot usually means storage charges or forfeiture. Where a sale comes from an insolvency, the assets are sold as they stand with no recourse.