XBID.no

XBID is a Norwegian online auction service built around a simple proposition to sellers: create a listing and the company handles the rest. That shapes what appears — a mix of private disposals and business stock rather than a single institutional source, covering everything from a set of tools to a tractor.

What you can buy

• Cars.
• Motorcycles.
• Boats.
• Caravans and motorhomes.
• Trucks and trailers.
• Construction plant and agricultural machinery.
• General goods, in the Torget category.

How the bidding works

Auctions run online with an advanced search across the categories, and an account is needed to bid or to list. The company's own emphasis is on handling the handover — buyer references on the site single out the follow-up when a new owner took over a car — which for a private-seller marketplace is where most of the friction usually is. The site runs in Norwegian, English, German, Czech and Polish.

What to check before you bid

Items stay with the seller until collection, so establish where a lot is: Norway is long, and a bargain in Finnmark is not a bargain if you are in Bergen. Norway is outside the EU, so bringing a vehicle or machine into the Union afterwards is an import with duty and VAT at the border. Read the terms (Vilkår & Betingelser) for the buyer's costs before your first bid.