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Liquidity Services
Online auction marketplaces for surplus and salvage assets for commercial and government sellers
About Liquidity Services
Liquidity Services operates a network of online auction marketplaces for surplus, salvage and returned assets. Founded in 1999 in the Washington, DC area as Liquidation.com, the company serves commercial businesses and government agencies, selling more than 500 product categories including consumer goods, industrial and manufacturing equipment, electronics, vehicles and real estate. Its marketplaces include Liquidation.com, GovDeals, AllSurplus, Bid4Assets and Machinio, and its business model covers consignment sales, where it takes a percentage of the sales price, and purchase programs, where it buys inventory outright. The company held its initial public offering on the Nasdaq in 2006 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. It has grown through acquisitions including GovDeals, GoIndustry DoveBid and Machinio, and supports the circular economy by extending the life of surplus assets.
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- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 1999
- Headquarters
- Bethesda, United States
- Employees
- 903
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 77.6/100
- Industry
- Transportation
- Sector
- Transportation, Recycling, Compliance, Asset Management, Waste Reduction
- Business model
- Marketplace & ecommerce
- Client focus
- b2b
- Investment activity
- 5 companies, latest Feb 2025
- Capital deployed
- —
- Preferred round
- ACQUISITION
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| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPO✓Exit | Feb 2006 | $0 | — | Undisclosed | — |
| LATE VC✓Equity / VC | Jun 2000 | $11M | $45M | Europ@web | — |
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Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Liquidity Services is 220 monthly website visits, down 45% over the last three months. Liquidity Services's team grew 6.2% over the past year.
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Sierra AuctionPhoenix, United States
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Bid4AssetsWashington DC, United StatesLeading real estate online auction website
$16Mvaluation
machinioNew York City, United StatesUsed construction equipment, agricultural equipment and more at Machinio.com
$12Mvaluation
GoIndustry DoveBirdLeeds, United KingdomSimple online auctions of used Industrial & Biotech equipment from blue chip companies around the world
$185Mvaluation
Investors
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Series B and later1 investor entered at this stage
- EUEurop@web
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