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Should I use AllSurplus?

Online marketplace for surplus equipment auctions - allsurplus.com

· 1 week ago

Use it if you're a reseller, IT buyer, or business comfortable bidding as-is and arranging your own pickup. Skip it if you need returns, warranties, or certainty — winning bids can still be canceled subject to seller confirmation.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 50+ public sources; many review snippets were truncated.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Bidder account

Registration required; pay per won lot

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly fees$10.00/day
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Resellers and flippers
  • Homelab and IT bargain hunters
  • Businesses liquidating surplus equipment
  • Deal hunters comfortable with auctions

Not for

  • Anyone expecting retail guarantees or returns
  • Buyers who can't pick up or freight heavy lots
  • People who need certainty their winning bid stands
  • Risk-averse first-time auction bidders

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Winning bids can be canceled after auction ends, 'subject to seller confirmation'.

high

Storage fees ($10/day example) accumulate if removal is delayed.

high

Terms allow forfeiture of deposits or sale proceeds on default or breach.

medium

Computer lots commonly come without hard drives; assume stripped or wiped units.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Backed by public company Liquidity Services (NASDAQ: LQDT)
  • Huge asset range: construction, medical, IT, government surplus
  • Buyers report successful local auction hauls
  • Real-time alerts and favorite-auction tracking built in
  • Direct, self-service marketplace for sellers

Cons

  • As-is surplus condition; no warranty implied
  • Refund confusion common; buyers ask peers whether refunds happen
  • Heavy items require buyer-arranged removal and transport
  • Registration required before bidding

Sources & method

- 12 sources - Operated by company Liquidity Services with a published security page. No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

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Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • Registration required; pay per won lot

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Auction bargains are real; fees cut margins
  • Ease of use: 3/5. Familiar auction flow; registration and pickup add friction
  • Feature depth: 3/5. Alerts, favorites, multi-marketplace network, wide categories
  • Support quality: 2/5. Seller-confirmation complaints show weak buyer recourse
  • Security posture: 4/5. Public-company parent; published security and terms pages
  • Liquidity Services Parent company Public filer with SEC (ticker LQDT)
  • $10.00/day Daily storage fee Example per-asset fee after close
  • 3 Network marketplaces AllSurplus, GovDeals, Liquidation.com

Pricing

Bidder account

Registration required; pay per won lot

  • Per-lot auction pricing
  • Storage and removal fees per listing
  • Deposit forfeiture possible under seller terms

Security

Operated by company Liquidity Services with a published security page.

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Buyers find genuine bargains but report auctions occasionally collapsing and refund rules feeling opaque.

“Govdeals/ AllSurplus 'subject to seller confirmation'”
Reddit, r/GovDeals
“Beware of auction sites like allsurplus and govdeals”
Facebook group post
“Is refund after auction common practice?”
Facebook group post

Companies that use it

  • Bechtel Corporation⁸
Full analysis

Based on 50+ public sources; many review snippets were truncated.

Legit surplus-auction marketplace (Liquidity Services). Real bargains if you accept as-is risk, pickup, and fees.

Methodology

Based on 50+ public sources; many review snippets were truncated.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Govdeals/ AllSurplus 'subject to seller confirmation' — Reddit r/GovDealsreddit.com
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  2. Auction Haul — Reddit r/homelabreddit.com
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  3. Read Customer Service Reviews of allsurplus.com — Trustpilottrustpilot.com
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  4. allsurplus.com Reviews | check if site is scam or legit — Scamadviserscamadviser.com
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  5. allsurplus.com Reviews: Is this site a scam or legit? — Scam Detectorscam-detector.com
    security
  6. Product security page — AllSurplusallsurplus.com
    security
  7. Liquidity Services 10-Q (SEC EDGAR)sec.gov
    official
  8. Bechtel Corporation to conduct ongoing sales of Construction Surplusliquidityservices.com
    news
  9. AllSurplus Deals FAQallsurplus.com
    official
  10. DESK asset listing with $10/day storage feeallsurplus.com
    official
  11. Liquidity Services Privacy Policy (AllSurplus, GovDeals, Liquidation.com)liquidityservices.com
    official
  12. AllSurplus Terms & Conditions (forfeiture clause)allsurplus.com
    official

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