Inside This Week’s Brisbane Auction Market – 24 Upcoming Sales inc Pressure Washers, Trade Paint & Industrial Gear
This week we list 24 auctions happening in Brisbane and across Queensland. Updated weekly, this page collates upcoming public auctions across Brisbane, the Gold Coast, and regional Queensland. Slattery Auctions (131-153 Main Beach Rd, Pinkenba) runs major plant, transport, and business liquidation sales. Pickles operates from Eagle Farm, covering vehicles, mining equipment, and general goods. McDonald Auctions (38 Neon Street, Sumner Park) is a Brisbane local staple for weekly general and specialist sales. Lloyds runs online sales from the Gold Coast with broad national reach. Also see the Brisbane Car Auctions page for dedicated vehicle listings.
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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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Ultimate Surplus Paint Event
A bulk offering of trade-quality paint is coming out of Queensland, with more than a dozen lots listed through Lloyds Auctions. The line-up leans heavily on Dulux, including Wash & Wear matt and low sheen in 15 litre tins, Weathershield exterior in low sheen and superhide, Professional Ceiling white, Acratex roof membrane in gloss and satin, plus Levine trade interior semi gloss acrylic.
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Hydro X Pro Wall Mounted Pressure Washers (Unused In Box)
A dozen Hydro X Pro wall mounted pressure washers are being listed by Grays in Pinkenba, QLD, all unused and still in their boxes. Twelve lots of the same model means competition stays tight right through to the 18 October close.
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QLD – General Goods & CSG Consumables Sale
A nine-lot spread of coal seam gas consumables and general industrial gear is on offer through Pickles, across various QLD locations. The pick is the OCTG tubing: 145 joints of unused 3-1/2" OD, J-55, 9.2 ppf, plus another 187 joints in mixed sizes, alongside Corlac and Arrow hydraulic power units, pallets of sucker rod guides, concrete fence support blocks and assorted industrial items.
FAQ
Which auction houses run regularly in Queensland?
Grays, Pickles, and Manheim run large vehicle and equipment sales. For collectables and antiques, look to Lloyds and smaller Brisbane boutique houses. Slattery covers government and commercial liquidations statewide. McDonald Auctions is a Brisbane local staple for weekly general and specialist sales.
Do QLD auctions offer interstate shipping?
Most major houses can arrange freight. For large plant or vehicles, get a transport quote before bidding. Brisbane to Sydney is typically $300–$600 for a vehicle.
Are there preview days for QLD sales?
Usually there is, but not always. Inspection periods, if offered, are listed on each auctioneer’s site, usually taking place the business day before the auction closes.
What buyer’s premium should I expect?
Most houses charge 15–20% plus GST. Some charge a sliding scale that reduces on higher hammer prices. Please check the item listing for specific details.
Trends & Insights
Vehicle and equipment auctions dominate the Queensland calendar this week, with Manheim Eagle Farm running 143 lots on 20 October including 2025 Toyota Yaris Cross, 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander, and the usual Ford Ranger and Toyota Hilux utes, while Slattery in Pinkenba offers 18 fleet and ex-corporate vehicles the same day (Auction Finder, Oct 17). Logan City Council’s impounded vehicle auction also lands on 20 October at the Beenleigh depot, with a Holden Rodeo, Nissan Pathfinder, Kia Carnival, Toyota Corolla and assorted trailers all sold unregistered and without warranty (Logan City Council, Oct 17). Buyers chasing work vehicles should note Pickles’ aluminium fabrication workshop liquidation in Townsville, 129 lots of fabrication gear and work vehicles from a closing workshop, offered on 16 October (Auction Finder, Oct 11).
Collectables kept their own rhythm. Albion Antique Auction Centre closed an unreserved 500-lot sale of coins, militaria, stamps, art, jewellery and antiques on 15 October, part of its ongoing estate and jewellery series (Invaluable / Auction Finder, Oct 15). The more unusual draw is Brisbane Airport’s annual lost property auction, nearly 700 lots spanning an outboard engine, a Christmas tree, a Starlink kit and Fokker F28 parts including a nose cone and pilot seat, with bidding open until 8 November and proceeds to the Children’s Hospital Foundation (Travel Weekly, Oct 12).
Industrial and estate supply is holding steady rather than surging, with liquidation and deceased estate stock continuing to feed the market at a measured pace. Watch the 20 October vehicle sessions closely for signs of bidder depth heading into November.
Last updated: 18 Oct 2026
Rod’s Tips
Queensland government surplus runs year-round. State fleet vehicles, IT equipment, and workshop tools come through Grays and Slattery on a rolling basis, often ex-maintained and well-priced.
Mining and construction equipment cycles through QLD regularly. End-of-project disposals from the resources sector produce strong lots in Mackay, Townsville, and Rockhampton. Watch Lloyds, Pickles, and Slattery for these.
Factor in humidity when buying machinery. Coastal Queensland storage conditions can accelerate corrosion. Inspect carefully, or ask for a condition report, before bidding blind.
Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast estate sales move fast. These are popular and attract competitive bidding. The Gold Coast is also the home base for Lloyds auctions, which is an upcoming powerhouse on the east coastRegister early and have your maximum bid set before the sale opens.
Grays Online
Grays runs continuous online auctions and many auctions that are local pick-up only, offering decent opporutunities for Queenslanders.
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Hydro X Pro Wall Mounted Pressure Washers (Unused In Box)
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This is a single-model auction: 12 identical Hydro X Pro wall mounted pressure washers, each unused and boxed. That uniformity is the drawcard. With no variation between lots, buyers can focus purely on price rather than condition or spec, and there is plenty of stock to go around.
Wall mounted units suit permanent setups, workshops, car wash bays or anywhere floor space matters. Being unused in box, they should arrive complete with factory fittings.
The flipside of 12 identical lots is that bidding tends to stay disciplined, so expect the hammer to land close to market on each. Buyers chasing a single unit should still get a fair crack, and anyone after multiples can spread bids across several lots. Inspection details are worth checking with Grays before the 18 October close.
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Telehandler, Scissor Lifts & Man Lifts
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This is a tidy five-lot collection of lifting gear, the kind of stock that suits a trade buyer looking to add capacity without paying new prices. The 2016 Dieci Apollo 25.6 telehandler is the headline act, a 6-metre reach machine that handles pallets and materials on tight sites. Alongside it sits a 2017 Houlette Compact14 scissor lift, a newer unit with plenty of working life left.
The rest of the line-up covers the smaller end of the market. A 2011 Genie GS-1932 scissor lift is a proven indoor workhorse, and a 2016 Skyjack SJ16 man lift rounds out the group. All four featured lots are from established brands with strong parts and service networks in Australia.
Condition reports and inspection details are worth checking before bidding, as with any used access equipment. Five lots means less competition per item than a larger plant sale, so there may be room to move on price.
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1996 Mitsubishi 7 Seater Canter L 500/600
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This is a single lot from a Grays Online auction, so you’re bidding on the one vehicle rather than a whole fleet. The Canter L 500/600 is a light truck platform, and this one has been configured as a seven seater, which points to a people-mover or camper-style layout rather than a standard cab.
Being a 1996 build, it sits in that era of Canter that’s known for simple mechanicals and parts that are still easy enough to source. For anyone chasing a caravan or motorhome base, the seven seat configuration is worth a closer look at the listing photos to see how the interior has been set up.
Grays is running this as part of its rolling auction format, so check the lot page for the current close time and inspection details before bidding.
Lloyds Auctions
Lloyds Auctions originated on the Gold Coast and runs their largest volume of online sales from Queensland with diverse categories including jewellery, antiques, caravans, vehicles, plant, and overstock.
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Ultimate Surplus Paint Event
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This is a straight-up clearance of professional-grade paint, the kind of stock that normally moves through trade suppliers at full retail. Most lots are full 15 litre tins, which suits anyone repainting a house, a rental, or a run of jobs where buying by the bucket beats buying by the litre.
Dulux does the heavy lifting here. Wash & Wear covers interior walls and ceilings in matt and low sheen, Weathershield handles exterior surfaces in low sheen and superhide, and the Acratex roof membrane range in gloss and satin is built for roof restoration work. There is also a Professional Ceiling white and a Levine trade interior semi gloss acrylic for the primer and undercoat side of the job.
Lloyds is running this as a multi-lot online auction, so you can bid on individual tins rather than taking the whole pallet. Check the tin sizes and colour codes on each listing before you commit, since sheen level and tint vary across the lots.
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Unclaimed Freight
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Lloyds is running this one online, and the mix is typical of unclaimed freight: no theme, just whatever didn’t get collected. That works in your favour if you’re chasing specific gear rather than a matched set. The Pro 42 magnetic base drill (1020 watt) and the Davey sump pump are the pick of the practical lots, with Stanfred car ramps rated to a 2000kg working load limit for anyone doing their own servicing.
There’s bulk buying to be had on the consumables. Woodtron thermal label rolls come as five singles plus a box of four, Vinidex 88° pipe bends in 110mm diameter are listed by quantity, and Bar’s Bugs windscreen cleaner is a super strength concentrate. Assorted cream is in there too, including B-Flex Lift & Firm Arm.
Smaller lots round it out: a light up deck and wheel scooter, assorted games including a LED tabletop foosball set, and a Minions bag tag with mini plush toy. A Pierre Cardin wallet and belt set covers the gift angle. Twelve-plus lots, closing 23 October.
Pickles
Pickles Auctions Queensland operates from Eagle Farm (Brisbane) and Townsville, running vehicles, mining equipment, salvage, and plant. Large CSG and mining auction programs run out of Rockhampton and regional QLD.
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Bowen Basin Mining Auxiliary & General Goods Online Sale
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This is a Bowen Basin dispersal, the kind of sale where the value sits in the heavy odds and ends rather than anything shiny. Three H eye beams at 9.19m, 10.29m and 10.7m are the headline structural lots, and there’s a 250kW AC electric motor on a pallet that would suit anyone with a workshop or a pump station to feed.
The pneumatic drifter drill components turn up across several pallets, so there’s enough there to build a usable set or keep a rebuild going. A 7500L portable septic tank for a toilet block is a straightforward pick-up if you run remote site amenities.
Mixed in are a TechKing ETDL5 tubeless radial in 17.5R25, a used CAT fuel or liquid tank, and a few pallets listed only as unknown parts. Inspection is at Foster St, Gracemere before the 21 October close. Bid on what you can see and price the unknowns accordingly.
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Combination Phone Locker Auction
Pickles Combination Phone Locker Auction in Brisbane.
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Casing & Pup Joint Sale – Miles QLD
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Nine lots of unused 7.000" casing pup joints are on offer through Pickles at Miles, Queensland. The stock covers two lengths: 1m and 2m, all at 23.00 lb/ft with BTC thread. Volumes are substantial, with individual lots running from 320 up to 600 pieces.
Every lot is unused and comes with MTCs available, so documentation is on hand for anyone who needs it. That matters for oil and gas work where traceability gets checked.
Buyers should note the split between 1m and 2m lengths when working out what suits their string. Inspection is at Lot 2/4 Tilly Crescent, Miles, and the sale closes 15 October 2026.
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Unreserved 40ft Rail-Wagon Container Stock Crate Sale
Pickles Unreserved 40ft Rail-Wagon Container Stock Crate Sale in Townsville.
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Williams Cranes & Rigging Lifting Equipment Retirement Sale 2
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This is the second retirement sale for Williams Cranes & Rigging, and the catalogue leans heavily on the gear that keeps a lifting operation running day to day. Block cages dominate, with units from WCR-101, Barry Evans Lifting and All Lifting & Safety, including a 2000kg WLL cage and aluminium versions for crews watching weight.
Man boxes are well represented too. Maxirig supplies two, including the BMC1025, with a Franna Cranes Sully box, a forklift man cage from All Lifting & Safety and an aluminium dog box basket from KAF rounding out the personnel lifting side.
A set of 16 ground protection mats is worth a look if you’re setting up on soft ground. Inspections are at 86 Brownlee St, Pinkenba, with the sale closing 26 November 2026.
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Williams Cranes & Rigging Lifting Equipment Retirement Sale 3
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This is the third round of the Williams Cranes & Rigging retirement sale, and it is the lifting side of the business on the block rather than the cranes themselves. Think below-the-hook gear: chain slings, wire rope slings, shackles, swivels, spreader beams, lifting beams, plate clamps and the assorted rigging hardware that accumulates over a long career in the trade.
Retirement sales are worth watching because everything has to go. Gear that would normally sit in the shed as spare stock gets listed, and lifting equipment in particular holds value well if it has been looked after and still carries legible tags and certification.
Inspection is the main thing here. Lifting gear is only worth what its condition and paperwork say it is, so check slings for wear, confirm shackles and clamps are rated, and look at whether test certificates come with the lots. Pickles is running the sale out of Brisbane, with the catalogue closing on 26 November 2026.
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Williams Cranes & Rigging Lifting Equipment Retirement Sale 4
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This is the fourth instalment of the Williams Cranes & Rigging retirement sale, and it is the kind of dispersal that does not come around often. A working crane and rigging operation is clearing its yard, which means lifting gear, rigging hardware and crane equipment accumulated over a long career are all being listed.
For anyone in the trade, the appeal is obvious: gear that has been used in the field, not sitting on a showroom floor. Lifting equipment of this type holds value well, and buying at auction means you set your own price rather than paying retail.
Pickles is running the sale out of Brisbane, with bidding closing 26 November 2026. Inspect before you bid and check the lot descriptions for condition and compliance details.
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QLD Regional Council Auction
Pickles QLD Regional Council Auction in Brisbane.
McDonald Auctions
McDonald Auctions offer regular general auctions consisting of household & office furniture, tools, hardware, timber, steel, collectables, electrical, machinery & marine.
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Online Hardware, Renovators Auction
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McDonald Auctions has been running weekly collectables, hardware and machinery sales out of Sumner Park since 1989, which means the catalogue tends to be broad rather than curated. Renovators and tradies can usually find a mix of hand tools, power tools, building materials and workshop equipment alongside the collectables that turn up each week.
Because this is a weekly clearing house rather than a one-off event, stock rotates constantly. It pays to check the lot list for your particular trade before the close date, which is still to be confirmed.
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Insurance Printers Online Auction
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This is an insurance sale, which usually means the gear has been gathered from a claim rather than a tidy office clear-out. Expect a mixed bag of printers and related imaging equipment, with condition varying across lots, so read each listing carefully instead of assuming a uniform standard.
mcdonaldauctions has been running weekly collectables, hardware and machinery sales out of Brisbane since 1989, so the process is well worn. The stock sits offsite at Stapylton, so factor inspection and pickup logistics into your numbers before you bid.
Close date is still to be confirmed. Watch the listing for the final time and check what’s actually in each lot, since printer consumables and accessories are often sold separately from the machines.
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Online Hardware,Bikes,Scooters,Renovators Auction
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McDonald Auctions has been running weekly collectables, hardware and machinery sales out of Brisbane since 1989, so the catalogue tends to mix practical gear with the odd curio. This round leans hard on the practical side: hardware, bikes, scooters and renovator stock all in the one sale.
If you are mid-renovation or just chasing spare parts, the spread covers plenty of ground without a trip to the big box stores. Close date is still to be confirmed, so check the listing for timing before you plan your bidding.
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Online Hardware Auction
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mcdonaldauctions is putting up a solid lineup of steel and hardware in this weekly online sale. The steel stock covers the essentials: plate, rectangular hollow section, parallel flange channel, and galvanised pipe, all useful for fabrication, fencing, or general site work. It’s the kind of material that suits tradies, hobby welders, and small builders looking to save on retail prices.
Beyond the steel, the auction includes a mix of hand tools and workshop equipment. Without a detailed lot list, expect the usual assortment of spanners, sockets, power tools, and possibly some machinery that turns up in these weekly sales. The auctioneer has been running this format in Brisbane since 1989, so the listings are reliable and the gear is properly described.
Buyers should check the close date, as it’s listed as TBC. Keep an eye on the site for the full catalogue to drop, and be ready to bid online. If you need steel for a project or just want to top up the tool box, this one is worth a look.
Roxburys Auction House – Brisbane
Roxburys of QLD hold auctions for Jewellery, Luxury Goods, Banknotes, Coins, Militaria, Medallions, Estate Jewellery, Stamps, Postcards, Cigarette Cards, Scrip, Ephemera, and Memorabilia.
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Roxburys Upcoming Auction
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This roxburys auction covers a broad sweep of numismatics and militaria. The coin lots include Commonwealth and pre-decimal Australian silver, plus some world coins and proof sets. Banknote collectors will find early Australian paper notes, including some scarce denominations.
On the militaria side, there are service medals, cap badges, and edged weapons. Jewellery ranges from modern sterling silver pieces to vintage gold rings and chains. The collectables section turns up everything from antique pocket watches to stamps and ephemera.
The auction date is yet to be confirmed, so keep an eye on the listing. Bidding will be online. If you are after a specific series or era, check the lot list as it fills out. This is a solid mixed catalogue for the casual collector or the dealer restocking.
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Roxburys Auction No. 163
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This is a broad-based collectables auction from Roxburys, covering four main categories. The coin section includes Australian pre-decimal silver and copper, plus decimal proof sets and world coins. Banknotes range from early Commonwealth issues to modern polymer notes, with a few error notes likely to draw attention.
Militaria collectors will find medals, badges, and edged weapons, including some World War I and II items. The jewellery lots feature gold and silver pieces, gemstone rings, and vintage watches. If you deal in second-hand goods or stack bullion-related items, the scrap value alone on some lots could be worthwhile.
Auction dates are yet to be confirmed, so keep an eye on the Roxburys website for the close time. Given the mix of categories, you’ll want to inspect the full lot list online before bidding. No buyer’s premium details were provided, so factor that into your limits.
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