Business Liquidations
A defined auction path for inventory, equipment, fixtures, and other authorized business assets when time, access, and accountability matter.
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Tell Us What Needs to Be Sold
Collections. Estate and downsizing property. Business assets. Inventory and overstock. Start with the broad picture—you do not need a finished list.
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Illustrative collection-review scene. It is not Bidding Is Open staff, an actual seller, accepted property, an appraisal, or a promised result.
Free First ReviewStart with the broad facts.
Photos Are OptionalA rough description is enough.
Written Terms Come FirstNothing is accepted automatically.
Watch the seller process
How Consignment Works From First Message to Settlement
A seller video explaining the free first review, optional in-person consultation, written agreement, cataloging, online bidding, buyer fulfillment, and itemized settlement.
Keep the source clear: Illustrated process overview. Submitting a request is not property acceptance, an appraisal, a consignment agreement, authority to sell, or a guaranteed result.
Read the Video Transcript
Start by sending whatever information you have about a business, inventory, estate, or collection. A few representative photos help, but a finished inventory is not required.
A person reviews the request. The first review is free and creates no commitment. Larger opportunities may move to a free in-person consultation when appropriate.
If auction is a practical fit, the accepted scope, fees, responsibilities, timing, and settlement are put in writing before property moves or catalog work begins.
Accepted property is organized, photographed, cataloged, and offered through the chosen online-auction plan. Buyer payment, pickup or shipping, reconciliation, and seller settlement follow the written agreement.
After You Submit
A Person Reviews the Request
The first review is meant to understand the job and decide on a practical next step—not to pressure you into a sale.
We Review the Broad Facts
Property type, amount, location, timing, authority, access, records, and likely work.
We Ask for What Is Needed Next
That may be more photos, an inventory, a record, or a conversation about the site and deadline.
We Give You a Straight Answer
Not every property is an auction fit. If another channel or specialist appears more appropriate, we will say so plainly.
Nothing Moves Forward Until It Is in Writing
Accepted scope, responsibilities, terms, fees, schedule, fulfillment, and settlement are documented before cataloging or marketing begins.
All Sorts of Businesses and Property
Start With the Situation You Need to Solve
Business liquidation and excess inventory are core seller paths—not side categories. The same first review also works for estates, collections, and mixed property.
Business assets Inventory Overstock and inventory reduction
Compare the responsible paths for excess inventory, then test auction fit against demand, condition, records, restrictions, location, logistics, carrying cost, and deadline.
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A careful, documented auction path for estate property and focused collections when authority, family decisions, records, and timing matter.
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A structured sale plan for a substantial group of related property, from first review through buyer fulfillment and seller settlement.
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From Review to Settlement
The Seller Process in Four Stages
The signed seller agreement controls the accepted scope, responsibilities, terms, schedule, and settlement. For an accepted auction on HiBid, the live HiBid catalog controls bidding and event terms.
Review
We understand the property, authority, timing, access, and likely auction fit.
Written Plan
If the opportunity appears practical, scope, responsibilities, terms, fees, timing, fulfillment, and settlement are documented.
Catalog and Auction
Accepted property is organized, photographed, described, marketed, and offered under the applicable event terms.
Fulfillment and Settlement
Payment, pickup or shipping, records, and seller settlement follow the written agreement and event process.
Plan With Better Information
Seller Guides for the Questions That Come Next
Use these guides when you want more detail. You do not have to read them before sending a request.
Seller FAQ
Questions to Settle Early
Clear answers now make it easier to decide whether an auction path is practical.
What property does Bidding Is Open review?
We consider substantial collections and distinctive personal property; estate and downsizing property; business assets, inventory, equipment, fixtures, and overstock; and other suitable authorized personal property. Fit depends on the full situation. Regulated, titled, hazardous, leased, financed, customer-owned, data-bearing, or otherwise restricted property may require documentation, a specialist, or another channel.
Do I need a finished inventory?
No. A rough count, wide photos, representative examples, location, timing, and a plain description are enough to begin.
Can I attach photos or a spreadsheet?
Yes. Attachments are optional. You can add representative photos, a CSV or Excel inventory, PDFs, Word DOCX files, text files, or short item videos. The current limit is 12 files, 15 MB per file, and 45 MB combined.
Does the form commit me to a sale?
No. It requests an auction fit review. It is not property acceptance, an offer, an agency relationship, a consignment agreement, authority to advertise or sell, or a guaranteed result.
Is the free review a certified appraisal?
No. It is an auction-planning fit review. When enough evidence exists, a later human review may include a preliminary auction-planning opinion. It is not a certified appraisal and is not intended for tax, insurance, lending, court, charitable-gift, or real-estate use. Those needs may require an independent qualified appraiser.
How are seller fees set?
Seller terms and fees are quoted per engagement after the property, location, likely value, workload, logistics, and timing are understood. The written agreement explains fees, approved expenses, responsibilities, and settlement. Buyer’s premium and event terms are disclosed in the specific live HiBid catalog.
What happens after I submit?
A person reviews the property type, amount, location, timing, authority, access, and likely work. We may ask for more photos, an inventory, a record, or a conversation about the site and deadline. Nothing is accepted for sale until the scope and terms are confirmed in writing.