Equipment Facts
Equipment Facts lets buyers watch, hear and bid on live local equipment auctions from anywhere, with each auction company setting its own terms. This page covers what it sells, how buying works, how buyer fees are set and the payment rules, with a link to equipmentfacts.com.
- Owner
- Sandhills Global
- Based in
- Lincoln, Nebraska
- Buyer's fee
- Set by each auctioneer
- Format
- Live audio and video
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About Equipment Facts
Equipment Facts is an online bidding service owned by Sandhills Global, the Lincoln, Nebraska, publisher founded in 1978. It streams audio and video from live auctions held by local auction companies, so remote bidders can take part as if they were in the crowd. Since 2018 it has added more equipment types and sale formats.
Each sale is run by its own auctioneer, who sets the buyer premium, online bidding fee, payment terms and pickup rules. Equipment Facts staff register and approve bidders and pass online bids to the auctioneer. Winning bidders get an email with links to pay for each item.
What's sold on Equipment Facts
How buying works at Equipment Facts
- Make an accountRegister free. Equipment Facts must approve the account before you bid.
- Enter the auctionAccept that auctioneer's terms with the Enter Auction button and wait for approval.
- Bid liveWatch and listen to the sale and bid as each lot comes up.
- Add the costsAdd the auctioneer's online buyer premium, payment fees and sales tax.
- Pay and collectPay through the emailed links and arrange pickup with the auctioneer.
What it costs
Equipment Facts' terms list no platform fee to buyers. Each auctioneer sets an online buyer premium and other fees in its sale terms.
| What | Cost |
|---|---|
| Registration | Free |
| Online buyer premium | Set by each auctioneer and shown in the sale's terms |
| Example online premium (2025 sale) | 7% of the bid, capped at $1,000 per item |
| Example payment fees (2025 sale) | $15 per wire, or 5% on credit cards |
| Example buyer commission (2026 sale) | 10% on the first $4,500, with further tiers in that sale's terms |
| Sales tax | Added by the auctioneer where it applies |
A worked example using the 2025 sale terms above: a $20,000 tractor hits the $1,000 cap, so it costs $21,000, plus $15 for the wire, before tax and hauling.
Paying, pickup and storage
| Approval | Your account must be approved by Equipment Facts before you can bid. |
| When to pay | Set by each auctioneer. One 2025 sale asked for payment within two business days. |
| Payment | Paid to the auctioneer through emailed links. Many sales ask online buyers to wire funds. |
| Pickup | Arranged with the auctioneer under its terms. |
| Help | Call (908) 788-2025, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central. |
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UX Search is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Equipment Facts. Bidding, payment and delivery all happen on the house's own site under its own terms. Information checked October 22, 2026 from equipmentfacts.com (home, FAQ, how-to, terms of use updated September 28, 2026) and auctiontime.com (blog on Equipment Facts) and hibid.com (an auctioneer's 2025 Equipment Facts online bidding terms); fees and rules can change, so confirm them on the sale page.