Where do garden lots come from
Garden lots come mainly from German public auctions: Zoll-Auktion for decommissioned equipment from customs, the federal government, the Länder and municipalities, Justiz-Auktion for goods seized by bailiffs and courts, VEBEG for equipment from the administration and the military, as well as liquidation and insolvency platforms and hundreds of private auction houses. You will find office and outdoor furniture, antique and designer furniture, small tools and sports and leisure items. Bidorado does not sell anything: it displays the lots and you bid on the seller's official website.
Checkpoints before bidding
Read the German description carefully: Gebrauchsspuren, Kratzer and unvollständig indicate the actual condition, and Originalverpackung indicates original packaging. Check the dimensions, the material, whether all parts are present and, for fashion and bags, the authenticity stated by the seller. Check the VAT regime and buyer's fees: for private sellers, expect generally 15 to 20% with liquidators and industrial platforms, often 25 to 33% with art auction houses, with German VAT of 19% depending on the regime. An auction generally offers neither warranty nor right of withdrawal.
Collection, delivery and customs
Garden furniture is often sold as Selbstabholung, sometimes with an Abbau durch den Käufer: plan for a vehicle, tools and labour. Small items are sometimes shipped within Germany or the EU, but many sellers do not ship. Between Germany and another EU country, no customs duty is due; only a delivery outside the EU, to Switzerland, the United Kingdom or Norway, incurs import duties and VAT. An EU business with a valid intra-community VAT number can often buy without German VAT by providing a Gelangensbestätigung, depending on the seller.