Inside This Week’s Liquidation Auction Market – 42 Upcoming Sales inc Surf Shop Fit-Out, Korean Kids Streetwear & Hospitality Gear
This week we list 42 liquidation and clearance sales across Australia. These sales include stock clearances, insolvency sales, wind-up auctions, and closing-down disposals.
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Our Auction Picks this Week
Each week we highlight unique and interesting sales that caught our eye. The full list is below.
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UNRESERVED Surf Shop Retail Liquidation
A full surf shop fit-out is being cleared in Stafford, QLD, with 80 lots of retail stock and shop gear going to the highest bidders. Grays is listing FCS and Futures surfboard fins in bulk ten-packs alongside assorted fin sets, so there is plenty for surfers looking to restock or resellers chasing volume.
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Major Korean Fashion Apparel Liquidation
A bulk run of Korean kids’ streetwear is on the block through Lloyds Auctions, with 12-plus lots of hoodies closing 29 September. Sizes span basic logo hoodies in light and black through to biker helmet hoodies in charcoal, sky blue and green, with RRPs from $89 to $229 a unit.
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Late Model Hospitality Equipment Liquidation Auction
Late model hospitality gear is being cleared out of Adelaide, SA, with Pickles running the liquidation. Expect commercial kitchen and catering equipment built for volume, so check the lot list for what fits your setup.
FAQ
What is a liquidation auction?
When a business closes, goes into administration, or is wound up by a receiver, its assets such as stock, equipment, fitout, and vehicles, are sold through auction to pay creditors. Liquidation sales tend to produce strong lots at motivated pricing, since the goal is clearance rather than value maximisation.
Do liquidation lots come with any warranty?
Rarely. Most liquidation sales are strictly as-is, where-is, with no returns. The onus is on the buyer to inspect before bidding. Read the sale conditions carefully as some receivers take a particularly strict line on this.
Are liquidation stock auctions worth it for resellers?
Yes, but due diligence is essential. Verify that stock is clear of security interests via a PPSR check on goods where applicable, and check that the receiver has clear title to sell. Reputable auction houses handle this before consigning, but it’s worth confirming.
Which houses handle the most liquidation work?
Slattery, Lloyds, MGS, and Grays handle significant corporate and commercial liquidation volumes.
Trends & Insights
Liquidation volume is holding at a steady clip this week, with Grays Online carrying the bulk of the retail-side action. The house has multiple unreserved surf shop and warehouse clearances running across Queensland and New South Wales, including a Stafford QLD surf shop fit-out with 80 to 120 lots of boards, fins and retail gear closing around 22 to 28 September, and a 100-lot Mortdale NSW warehouse clearance of tools and equipment on 24 September (Auction Finder, Sep 21). Lloyds is running more than a dozen liquidation sales of its own, spanning gallery design, Korean fashion apparel, spa equipment and cosmetics supplies, with a $250K gallery design liquidation and a major Korean fashion apparel sale both opening 28 to 29 September alongside unreserved house spa, beauty and lost liquor lots (Lloyds Auctioneers and Valuers, Sep 28).
Industrial and hospitality buyers have a tighter but deeper calendar. Pickles has scheduled a Monday 28 September Adelaide hospitality equipment liquidation, followed on Tuesday 29 September by a Wagga Wagga asphalting and roadmaking receivers sale and a major NSW end-of-project unreserved goods auction (Auction Finder, Sep 22). The pipeline behind these sales remains the real story: ASIC published 93 insolvency notices on 24 September, covering voluntary administrations and creditors’ voluntary liquidations across retail, marine and professional services, including Homemaker Furniture Wholesale Pty Ltd (restructuring) and Spring Operation Pty Ltd (CVL) (The Open Register, Sep 24).
Apparel and manufacturing insolvencies are feeding stock directly into the channel. Cue Clothing Co and related entities were placed into voluntary administration or receivership in mid-September, while FTI receivers were appointed to Derwent Industries and AVFI in the latest filings (Insolvency Insider Australia, Sep 27). For buyers, that means fashion inventory and industrial assets will keep surfacing in unreserved tranches rather than one-off lots. Watch the first week of October for receivership stock from the Cue and Derwent matters to hit catalogues, and expect competition to stay sharp on anything with resale depth.
Last updated: 28 Sept 2026
Rod’s Tips
Slattery, MGS (SA) and Lloyds are the specialists for major commercial liquidations. When a significant business closes, these are the houses most likely to be appointed. Their newsletters and upcoming sale announcements are worth tracking.
Visit the preview as liquidation lots are almost never fully described online. A “workshop equipment” lot that photos suggest is minor might include a $20,000 CNC machine buried in the background. The detail is always in the room.
Arrive early to the preview of in-room sales. Online photos underrepresent quantity and condition. The first hour of previewing before it gets crowded is when you find the genuine opportunities.
Factor in removal time and logistics. Liquidation sales often have strict and short collection windows and sometimes just 24–48 hours. Have your transport arranged before you bid, not after you win.
National / Online
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Buy Now Margaret River Vineyard Liquidation
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This is a broad estate-style clearance rather than a single-asset sale. Lloyds has split the catalogue into five streams: vehicles, jewellery, collectables, plant and equipment, and general goods. That spread suits buyers chasing one specific item, whether it is a machine for the block or a piece of jewellery, without wading through unrelated lots.
Plant and equipment is the headline category for anyone with acreage or a trade. Vehicles sit alongside it as a separate stream, so car and ute buyers can filter straight to what they need. Jewellery and collectables round out the sale for those hunting smaller, higher-value pieces.
The auction runs online and closes 28 September 2026. With this many categories under one banner, it pays to shortlist lots early and check condition reports on anything mechanical before bidding.
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Major Korean Fashion Apparel Liquidation
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The range splits into two clear tiers. The basic logo hoodies carry RRPs of $89 to $159 and come in light and black colourways, the sort of everyday gear that moves fast at the right price. Above them sit the biker helmet hoodies at $229 RRP each, listed in charcoal, sky blue and green.
This is a liquidation sale, so expect the per-unit maths to be the whole story. Buying across multiple lots is where the value sits, particularly if you can shift kids’ sizes in volume.
Lloyds runs this as a multi-lot online auction, and the broader catalogue spans vehicles, jewellery, collectables, plant and equipment, and general goods, so it pays to scan the full listing rather than just the fashion section. Close date is 29 September 2026.
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House Spa Equipment Liquidation
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This is a small, mixed liquidation running online through Lloyds Auctions, with five lots spanning spa gear and industrial equipment. The headline item is a glossy white multi-functional wellness spa, paired with a Yangzhixi luxury hair washing station for anyone setting up a salon or home treatment room.
The Cellvie massage pad in black rounds out the wellness side. On the practical end there’s a Crown PTH 60 pallet jack and a network server rack cabinet with Netgear gear, which is an odd pairing but useful for a workshop or small business.
Five lots, one close date. Worth a look if any of these fit what you’re already chasing.
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Beauty & Cosmetic Supplies – Liquidation
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This is a multi-lot online liquidation, so the beauty and cosmetic stock sits inside a much broader catalogue. Lloyds has pulled together categories covering vehicles, jewellery, collectables, plant and equipment, and general goods, which means one auction can serve several shopping lists at once.
For anyone chasing salon or retail stock, the cosmetic and beauty lines are the drawcard. The rest of the catalogue is worth a scan: plant and equipment suits trade buyers, while jewellery and collectables tend to pull steady bidding.
The sale runs online and closes 30 September 2026. Check individual lot listings for condition, quantities and pickup details before bidding.
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Asian Grocery & Food Liquidation Part 2
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This is part two of a liquidation run, so expect a broad spread rather than a single-theme sale. The headline category is Asian grocery and food stock, which suits anyone restocking a pantry, a small food business or a market stall.
Beyond the groceries, Lloyds has bundled in vehicles, jewellery, collectables, plant and equipment, and general goods. That range means the catalogue is worth a proper read rather than a quick skim, since the standout lots may sit outside the grocery section.
It is a multi-lot online auction closing 30 September 2026, so bids can be placed from anywhere in Australia. Check individual lot conditions and pickup arrangements before bidding, as terms vary across categories in a sale this size.
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Motorbike Parts Retailer Inventory Liquidation (ON12268) – Expressions of Interest
Lloyds Auctions — multi-lot online auction. Categories include vehicles, jewellery, collectables, plant and equipment, and general goods.
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Refrigeration Transportation Business Closure
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This is a full wind-down, not a clearance of odds and ends. The vehicles are the headline: a 2021 Hino 300 Series showing 147,860km, a 2019 Renault Master X62 Pro SWB, a 2017 Iveco Daily Van at 167,119km, and a 2012 Hino 300 SER 2. All are white, ex-fleet, and sold as part of the closure.
The cold chain gear is where the value sits for anyone in the trade. A Thermo King ARCTIC STORE refrigerated unit and a Carrier refrigerated transport container both come up, along with a movable dock ramp or forklift container. Add a Pride 25HC forklift and a Crown pallet jack and you have the bones of a working depot.
The rest is warehouse support: pallet racking bench, a bulk lot of hand trolleys, and a bulk lot of mops and mop buckets on trolleys. Lloyds Auctions is running this online across 12-plus lots, closing 30 September 2026.
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SOLD – Major Liquidators’ Formwork Auction – 4,000m²+ Dayton Superior DeckFast Shoring System
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This is a straight liquidation sale from a major contractor, offering one single lot covering the entire DeckFast system. You are getting the complete modular shoring gear: adjustable steel props, stringers, joists, and all the connecting hardware needed to support elevated concrete slabs. Dayton Superior is a well-known brand in the industry, so you can expect the gear to meet standard engineering specs.
For any builder or formwork specialist, this is a chance to pick up a large volume of system components in one hit. Buying a used system of this scale new would cost a fortune. Check the photos carefully for condition and component counts. The close date is still to be announced, so register with liquidassets now to get the notification.
Victoria
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$250K Gallery Design Liquidation sale
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This is a full gallery clearance, not a scattered handful of odds and ends. The twelve-plus lots run from big-ticket furniture down to decorative pieces, so there’s a mix for anyone fitting out a home or topping up a retail range.
The headline lots are the Kildare magazine rack at $1099 RRP and the Marden side table at $899, with the Corvina table lamp at $689 close behind. The Ebobo two-piece basket set carries a $300 RRP.
Smaller pieces stack up too: Tououra and Nallam vases in blue and bronze, a Naresso blue and natural vase at $330 RRP, Rodenbek Lustre vases in smoke, and a three-pack of dry-look palm leaf stems at $239.95. With twelve-plus lots closing 28 September 2026, there’s room to spread bids across the range rather than chase one item.
South Australia
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Woodworking & Joinery Workshop Liquidation
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mgs has been running commercial, agricultural, mining and machinery sales out of Adelaide since 1980, and this liquidation fits the brief: a working joinery shop cleared in one hit. Kilkenny is a short run north-west of the CBD, so inspection and pickup are easy for local trade buyers.
The drawcard is the gear itself. Joinery setups like this typically include panel saws, spindle moulders, thicknessers, linishers, dust extraction and benches, plus the hand tools and timber that keep a shop running. For a cabinetmaker kitting out a new space or a tradesperson chasing a second machine, buying at auction beats retail pricing.
Liquidation means everything goes, so expect mixed lots and bulk groupings alongside the bigger machines. Check the catalogue for condition notes and inspection times before bidding closes on 13 October.
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Workshop Stock Clearance -Adelaide (Unused)
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This is a clearance of unused workshop stock, and the big-ticket items are the garages and carports. Four are listed: one at 25ft x 33ft, two at 23ft x 22ft, and one at 21ft x 19ft. All are unused, so you’re bidding on new stock rather than secondhand gear.
Sizes like these suit a home workshop, extra vehicle storage, or a shed setup on a rural block. With 16 lots total and the close date still to be confirmed, check the full listing for the remaining stock and inspection details before bidding.
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Workshop Stock Clearance -Adelaide (Unused)
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The bulk of this sale is large-format garage and carport structures, all flagged as unused. The standout is a 25ft x 33ft garage, the biggest of the group, with three smaller units alongside it: a 23ft x 22ft garage, a second 23ft x 22ft garage, and a 21ft x 19ft carport.
The remaining lots round out a workshop stock clearance, so expect general industrial and liquidation gear beyond the shelters. With 16 lots total, it is a compact sale rather than a sprawling one, which keeps the bidding focused on the bigger items.
Worth noting for anyone planning to bid: these are unused structures, so factor in transport and assembly. The close date is still TBC, so check the listing for timing before you commit.
Queensland
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UNRESERVED Surf Shop Retail Liquidation
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The headline act is fins, and lots of them. Four separate ten-packs lead the catalogue: one mixed run of FCS and Futures, plus three assorted fin lots. That is forty sets of fins before you get to anything else, which suits anyone who repairs boards, runs a hire fleet, or moves gear online.
Beyond the fins, this is a full retail liquidation, so expect the usual shop-floor spread of surf hardware and display stock across the 80 lots. Everything is unreserved, meaning each lot sells regardless of price once bidding starts.
Closing 28 September 2026. Inspect the lot list properly before bidding, since bulk fin packs can mix sizes and systems.
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Trucks, Vans, Shipping Containers & General Goods Liquidation Sale
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Pickles is clearing a mixed book of commercial and industrial gear out of Brisbane, and the spread is wider than your average truck auction. Trucks and vans cover the vehicle side, while shipping containers and general goods round out the sale for buyers chasing storage, fit-out or resale stock.
The mix suits a few different buyers: transport operators after another workhorse, tradies needing a van, and anyone who wants a container for yard storage or a conversion project. General goods lots can be where the value hides, so read the manifest closely rather than bidding on the headline items alone.
It all closes 7 October. Inspect what you can, check condition reports on the vehicles, and have your numbers sorted before the timer runs down.
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Central QLD Plumbing Business Liquidation – Auction One
Central QLD Plumbing Business Liquidation – Auction One
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Townsville Engineering & Manufacturing Liquidation
Townsville Engineering & Manufacturing Liquidation
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Major Arborist Liquidation Auction
Includes: 2024 Ford Ranger XL Diesel, 2022 Ford Ranger XL Hi-Rider Diesel, 2022 Ford Ranger XL Hi-Rider Diesel, 2022 Ford Ranger XLT Diesel
New South Wales
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URGENT LIQUIDATION – The Leboeuf Family Collection Elizabeth Bay
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Pottle Auctions runs regular home contents, deceased estate and liquidation sales out of Gladesville, and this one carries the Leboeuf family name. Estate lots like these tend to be honest: everything from the house, sold as it was found, with no reserves padded to protect a dealer’s margin.
The categories point to collectables alongside general household goods, so the value is likely spread across a lot of small items rather than concentrated in one headline piece. That suits buyers happy to sort through boxes for the odd sleeper.
Inspect before you bid. Estate condition varies, and a clearance sale means limited time on site.
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Onsite Commercial Diving Liquidation Auction
Onsite Commercial Diving Liquidation Auction
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Liquidation EOI: Contingency for Tools, Equipment & Consumables Inventory
Liquidation EOI: Contingency for Tools, Equipment & Consumables Inventory
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Newcastle Crane, Heavy Transport and Motor Vehicle Liquidation Auction
Newcastle Crane, Heavy Transport and Motor Vehicle Liquidation Auction
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Onsite Engineering Workshop Liquidation Auction
Onsite Engineering Workshop Liquidation Auction
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Onsite Engineering Workshop Liquidation Auction
Onsite Engineering Workshop Liquidation Auction
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Newcastle Major Transport & Civil Liquidation Auction
Newcastle Major Transport & Civil Liquidation Auction
Western Australia
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Light Vehicles, Trucks, Underground Equipment, Lighting Towers, Submersible Pumps & Auto Repair Liquidation Traditional Kalgoorlie Auction
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Ross’s runs regular online, live and in-house auctions out of Perth, and this Kalgoorlie sale pulls together a broad spread of working gear. The headline categories are light vehicles and trucks, but the underground equipment, lighting towers and submersible pumps give it real range for anyone outfitting a mine site, civil job or yard.
The auto repair liquidation is the wildcard. Business closure sales tend to move fast and cover a lot of ground, so expect workshop tools, parts and equipment sitting alongside the vehicles and machinery.
It’s a traditional format auction, closing 17 October 2026. Buyers in the Goldfields can inspect at the Kalgoorlie showroom on Great Eastern Highway.
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Sale #4103 – Liquidators Complete Dispersal Auction
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This is a liquidator clearing the lot, so the stock is coming from one source and needs to go. That means the auctioneer is less worried about hitting a reserve and more interested in moving volume, which is where the value sits for buyers. Look past the cars and check the support gear, the tooling, and the bits that usually get overlooked in a dispersal.
The vehicle lineup is the headline, but the real money is often in the machinery and industrial equipment tucked between the lots. If you are chasing a workshop upgrade or need a second-hand trailer, this is the kind of sale where you can fill a paddock without blowing the budget. sbauction runs these regularly, so the process is straightforward, but the catalogue is worth studying before the close date to line up what you want.
Buyers should factor in inspection time and have transport sorted, because once the auction closes on 22 September, the gear needs to move. Unreserved means the opening bid can be low, but it also means the room sets the pace. Come prepared with a number in mind and stick to it, because the competition can get sharp on the clean lots.
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Specialist Mechanic Workshop Liquidation Auction
Specialist Mechanic Workshop Liquidation Auction
Australian Capital Territory
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