Who can bid on restaurant & retail equipment auctions?

bidding usually takes a free account on the auction site, and some sales ask for a card on file or a deposit. Bidding, payment and pickup happen on the site that runs the sale, under its own terms.

What do restaurant & retail equipment sell for at government auction?

In the past year the UX Search sold archive recorded 226 closed restaurant & retail equipment sales at government auction with a median hammer price of $138, ranging from $1 to $35,500. Each sale on the page links to the listing it came from.

What should I check before bidding on restaurant & retail equipment?

Check power and gas. Commercial equipment may need three-phase power or a gas conversion. Count the fees. Buyer’s premiums and documentation fees vary by auction. Check each site’s terms before you bid.

Restaurant & Retail Equipment Auctions

Q: Where can I find restaurant & retail equipment auctions?

UX Search lists 6 auction sites for restaurant & retail equipment, including GovDeals, RestaurantEquipment.bid (TAGeX), Rabin Worldwide, Tauber-Arons, and searches the government and public-surplus platforms itself, with 456 live restaurant & retail equipment auctions in its index right now.

When restaurants, bakeries and stores close, their kitchen equipment, refrigeration and fixtures go to auction. These are the auctioneers that run those sales.

Live right now: 456
States: 29
Sold this year: 226
Middle sold price: $138

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Live auctions by state29 states with live auctions

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GSA Auctions ReFrigerators DANVILLE, IL See price

GSA Auctions Ice Machine COLUMBIA, SC See price

GSA Auctions Summit FF28L Undercounter Refrigerator Slippery Rock, PA See price

GSA Auctions Thermo Scientific Refrigerator HARLINGEN, TX See price

GSA Auctions HEAT TREAT OVEN NEW ORLEANS, LA $4,525

GSA Auctions (2) Traulsen Refrigerators Big Spring, TX See price

GSA Auctions SO LOW FREEZER CAROLINA See price

GSA Auctions Refrigerator-Freezer TOMAH, WI $25

GSA Auctions Refrigerators BROCKTON, MA See price

GSA Auctions Thermo Forma Model 3772 Value Lab Refrigerator/Freezer WALLA WALLA, WA See price

Utah Surplus Supreme Freezer Model WCV20/S! MO WILLARD, UT $50

Proxibid Large Bus Bin of Assorted Kitchen Utensils - Tongs - Spoons - Laddels & More $1

What restaurant & retail equipment sold for

226 closed sales over the past year, middle price $138, from $1 to $35,500. Here is the middle price in the states with the most sales.

Tennessee$7226 sales
California$14722 sales
Virginia$7517 sales
Georgia$11716 sales
Ohio$7515 sales
Louisiana$6215 sales
Washington$32513 sales
Florida$19412 sales
Texas$3638 sales
Oklahoma$1608 sales
Alabama$747 sales
South Carolina$3206 sales
Arkansas$4386 sales
Nebraska$1105 sales
Colorado$1205 sales

Just sold

$25 1 FREEZER UNIT FOR A WALK IN FREEZER Middletown, OH, Oct 27

$82 Char-Broil Oil-less Infrared Turkey Fryer (NEW IN BOX) and Backpack Shop-Vac Vacuum (LIKE NEW) Andrews Air Force Base, MD, Oct 27

$150 GRVITY CONNVECTION OVEN Little Rock, AR, Oct 27

$875 Lincoln Pizza Oven and Proluxe Pizza Dough Press Andrews Air Force Base, MD, Oct 27

$310 Ice Machine: Manitowoc IY0906W-261(431-62) Seattle, WA, Oct 26

$310 Ice Machine: Manitowoc IY0906W-261(431-61) Seattle, WA, Oct 26

$310 Ice Machine: Manitowoc IY0906W-261(431-60) Seattle, WA, Oct 26

$310 Ice Machine: Manitowoc IY0906W-261(431-59) Seattle, WA, Oct 26

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Restaurant & Retail Equipment auctions: what the numbers say

There are 456 restaurant & retail equipment auctions open right now across 29 states, with the most in Texas (16), California (13), Ohio (9), Virginia (9) and New York (8). Most of them are on Proxibid, GovDeals and GSA Auctions. The biggest sellers at the moment are Department of Medicine and Surgery, San Ramon Valley Unified School District, Syracuse University and Ohio State University Surplus Department. The next to close is LOT (9) Commercial Kitchen Equipment NON-OPERATIONAL/ PARTS/ REPAIR at $50.

Over the past year the UX Search sold archive recorded 226 closed restaurant & retail equipment sales, with a middle hammer price of $138 and a range from $1 to $35,500. By state, Tennessee ran about $72 (26 sales), California ran about $147 (22 sales) and Virginia ran about $75 (17 sales). The buyer's premium, sales tax and pickup are on top of the hammer price, and each sale on this page links to the listing it came from.

Prices at government auction follow the seller, not the item: a state fleet that serviced a truck on schedule sells it for more than a county that ran it into the ground, and a sale that closes at 2 PM on a Tuesday draws fewer bidders than one that closes Sunday night. The listing's photos, the seller's name and the location tell you most of what you need; the sold prices on this page tell you the rest.

Questions people ask

Where can I find restaurant & retail equipment auctions?

UX Search shows 456 open right now in 29 states, most in Texas, California and Ohio, on Proxibid, GovDeals and GSA Auctions. Each listing links to the official sale.

What do restaurant & retail equipment sell for?

In the past year, 226 closed sales with a middle hammer price of $138, from $1 to $35,500, before the buyer's premium and tax.

Who sells restaurant & retail equipment at government auction?

Department of Medicine and Surgery, San Ramon Valley Unified School District, Syracuse University and Ohio State University Surplus Department and other agencies, through Proxibid, GovDeals and GSA Auctions.

Can anyone bid?

Yes. Government surplus auctions are open to the public. You register on the platform that runs the sale, usually for free; some sales ask for a card on file or a deposit. Pickup is usually in person at the seller's location.

Last updated October 27, 2026 at 4:27 PM ET. Live counts come from the UX Search index, which reads the government auction platforms every 15 minutes; sold prices are real hammer prices from the UX sold archive over the past year. UX Search is independent and never takes a bid; bidding, payment and pickup happen on the platform that runs each sale.

Do this work? The government is buying it too

Open federal bids, state and local bids and grants for the trades that use this equipment, on UX Contract. Free to search; counts update twice a day.

Catering and food service 19 federal · 5 local Laundry 3 federal · 1 local All trades →

When restaurants, bakeries and stores close, their kitchen equipment, refrigeration and fixtures go to auction. These are the auctioneers that run those sales.

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GovDeals govdeals.com · Surplus from cities, counties, states, schools and utilities nationwide.

More auction sites for restaurant & retail equipment

UX Search links to these auction sites and is not affiliated with them. Bidding, payment and pickup happen on each site, under its own rules.

Before you bid

Check power and gas. Commercial equipment may need three-phase power or a gas conversion.
Count the fees. Buyer’s premiums and documentation fees vary by auction. Check each site’s terms before you bid.
Plan the haul. Heavy equipment may need a permit load and a lowboy. Get a shipping quote before you bid.

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