Machineseeker.com, the Leading B2B Marketplace for Used Machines

The online trade in used machines is flourishing, all around the world. Together with its international offshoot Machineseeker.com, German online marketplace Maschinensucher.de is the leading platform for used stationary machines. Worldwide, over 5,100 dealers are paying to advertise more than 150,000 machines.

"The rather traditionally-oriented machine trade has gone online. The dealers have finally realised the global potential of the internet," explains Founder and CEO Thorsten Muschler. In 2017 alone, the platforms of the Essen-based company have handled inquiries for used machines valued at a total of over eight billion euros – a growth of 60 percent compared to the previous year.

Muschler's online marketplace is the market leader, particularly in the areas of toolmaking and metalworking machinery, wood processing and printing. "We introduce our dealers to buyers all over the world," says Muschler, who has been operating the online platform since 1999 and explains his recipe for success like this: "We leave the dealers to do what they're best at – selling machines. We don't charge commission and we don't interfere in our customers' business."

The international platform machineseeker.com and the mobile app reach buyers from over 150 countries, which is why more than 2,000 international dealers are already active in the online marketplace. "These days, people sometimes fly halfway around the world to buy a large used printing machine or a concrete mixing plant. The secondary market is stronger than ever before," says Muschler.

Muschler believes that the market will expand continuously over the next few years: "The international machine trade will expand in particular. Used machines are extremely cost-effective and especially interesting for companies in emerging markets." This benefits not only dealers but also manufacturers – a thriving secondary market also increases the value of new machines.