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- Ledgers of up to 12 lines
- Best route per line, totals, cash timeline
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- Printable lot sheet
Seven routesOne ledgerYour own numbers
Know what it will bring before it goes.
Closing a shop, moving out of a space or clearing surplus? List what you have. For every line the ledger works out what an auction, a buyout, consignment, selling it yourself, scrap, donating or hauling it away would really leave you after fees, and adds up the best mix.
No account, no email. Free for up to 12 lines · Ledger Pass $1.95/month or $19.50/year, or a $1.00 Sale Week · Free during preview
Seven ways out
Every route takes a different cut.
Menu boards worth $15 each bring more at auction than sold one at a time once your hours are counted; a cooler that does not cool may only be worth its weight. The ledger runs every line through all seven.
- 01
Auction company
An auction firm sells it to the highest bidder and keeps a commission; some add a per-lot or setup fee.
- 02
Bulk buyout offer
A buyer offers one price for the lot and usually hauls it away. Fast, and usually the lowest share of value.
- 03
Consignment
A dealer displays it and pays you when it sells, minus a commission. What does not sell comes back to you.
- 04
Sell it yourself online
You list it yourself. Platform and payment fees, packing and shipping, and your own hours all come out of the price.
- 05
Scrap or recycler
Paid by weight. Only worth it for metal-heavy items nobody will buy whole.
- 06
Donate
No cash. Any tax value depends on your own tax situation; the ledger only multiplies by the rate you enter.
- 07
Haul away
You pay to have it removed. A cost, shown so you can see when an item is worth less than nothing.
The worked example, line by line
One café, five lots, three different best routes.
| Lot | Item | Estimate | Best route | Leaves you |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commercial espresso machine, 2-group (buyer collects) | $2,800 | Sell online | $2,182 |
| 2 | Bistro chairs, steel ×24 | $1,080 | Sell online | $606 |
| 3 | Stainless prep tables, 6 ft ×3 | $660 | Sell online | $487 |
| 4 | Menu boards and signage ×6 | $90 | Auction | $38 |
| 5 | Broken display cooler (does not cool) | $0 | Scrap | $35 |
| Best mix | $4,630 | $3,348 | ||
Placeholder rates used here: auction brings 60% of estimate less a 30% commission; buyout offer 25%; consignment sells 60% of what is offered at 80% less 40%; selling it yourself brings 90% less 13% fees and half an hour of your time per unit at $20/hour, with packing and shipping at $0 because the example assumes local pickup (buyers collect; a 150 lb espresso machine shipped would cost far more); scrap 10¢/lb; haul-away 5¢/lb. They are not market data: in your own ledger you replace each with the quote or rate you are given.
i.
List it
Description, how many, what you think one would sell for, and roughly what it weighs. Twelve lines free.
ii.
Put in your quotes
The commission the auction firm named, the buyout offer, the consignment split, your platform fees. Each route's numbers are yours to set.
iii.
Read the ledger
Best route per line, the total, cents on the dollar, and when the money lands. Print a lot sheet with no prices on it to hand to buyers.
Prices
Priced like a roll of tags.
Preview. Checkout is not open yet. The prices above are what will be charged once it opens; until then every Ledger Pass feature is free during preview, and nothing asks for a card.
What this site is not
Liquidator.guru does not buy, sell, auction, appraise or list anything, and nobody here will call you with an offer. It is not an auction house, a licensed auctioneer, a liquidation company or an insolvency practitioner. It is a calculator and a set of plain explanations. Anything leased or pledged to a lender is not simply yours to sell: check first. If a business is closing with debts it cannot pay, talk to an attorney or accountant before selling assets.