AllSurplus operates an online marketplace and auction platform connecting businesses to buyers for surplus and idle assets-covering heavy equipment, transportation assets and industrial machinery to enable reuse and secondary sales.

Circularity Relevance

Core
AllSurplus explicitly facilitates redistribution and resale of used business assets - a core circular activity (reuse/second‑hand). Source: AllSurplus

Circular Role

DirectEnabler
Operates a marketplace that directly facilitates transactions of surplus assets between sellers and buyers (hosts auctions and listings). Source: AllSurplus

Circular Type

Marketplace
Products
B2B
AllSurplus is an online marketplace/auction platform for physical goods (surplus equipment/assets), primarily facilitating business-to-business transactions. Source: AllSurplus Source: Liquidity Services, 2024

R Strategy

R3 - Reuse
Primary strategy is Reuse (R3) via resale/auction of surplus assets. Evidence from platform and press releases describing surplus asset sales. Source: AllSurplus

Circular Business Model

Resale / Second-hand
AllSurplus' primary function is enabling resale and redistribution of pre-owned business assets through auctions and listings. Source: AllSurplus Source: Liquidity Services, 2024

Organisational Type

ForProfit
AllSurplus is operated by Liquidity Services, a public, for-profit company. Source: Liquidity Services

Sector

Industrial & Manufacturing
Primary focus on surplus industrial equipment, heavy machinery and transportation assets as described on the AllSurplus site and Liquidity Services materials. Source: AllSurplus Source: Liquidity Services, 2024

Geographical Reach

Global
United States
Platform and press materials describe access to surplus assets worldwide and global auction activity. Source: AllSurplus Source: Liquidity Services, 2025

Hardware Component

None
No evidence that AllSurplus supplies or depends on specialised physical hardware to deliver its marketplace service; it is an online auction/listing platform. Source: AllSurplus

Tech Map Relevance

AllSurplus is a marketplace that enables resale of business surplus (core circular activity). Confirmed on AllSurplus pages and Liquidity Services press releases describing AllSurplus marketplace and auctions. Source: AllSurplus Source: Liquidity Services, 2024

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Added: 21 Feb 2025
Updated: 22 Oct 2025
AllSurplus · Circular Tech Map