WWyn AG

WWyn AG works the Swiss liquidation market from four directions at once — auctions, liquidation sales, online shops and direct sales — and carries roughly ten thousand items at any given time. The business is built around taking on a company's inventory: it will buy the stock outright, or realise it on the owner's behalf, and it does the inventory and valuation work first. For a buyer, that means what arrives on the site is a whole business at a time rather than single consignments.

What you can buy

• Business inventories from closures and liquidations, sold complete or in lots.
• Industrial and workshop equipment.
• Catering and hospitality fit-outs.
• Office furniture and equipment from cleared premises.
• Retail stock from wound-up businesses.

How the bidding works

The filter on the catalogue is the thing to learn: lots are tagged as Auktion, Direkt, Liquidation or Shop, and those behave differently. An auction lot closes on a clock; a direct-sale or shop item is a price you can simply accept. Mixing them up is the commonest way to waste time here.

What to check before you bid

Check the tag before you plan a bid — a shop item will not go to auction and waiting for it to get cheaper is pointless. Liquidation goods sell as they stand, and the seller is realising someone else's estate rather than standing behind the equipment. Switzerland sits outside the EU customs union: anything taken into the EU faces import duty, destination VAT and paperwork, which on low-value lots can exceed the hammer price.