How it works...

1. How to register…

Simply click on the "Welcome New Members" icon on the home page or "Register Now" at the top of any page, you will be automatically directed to a simple New Member Registration on line form. Fill in all the lines and tick boxes, our system will check that you've completed it all correctly and if OK, will send you an email to the email address you have provided. (If there are any errors detected, the system will highlight them for you to correct before you can proceed).

Check your emails inbox for an email from us, click on the link contained in the message to verify that it was you that asked to register, the link will take you back to our site and you will then have an account with Machine Tool Sales Online. Note, the only information we can see on the system is, your user name, your actual name, company name, email address and phone numbers...all else is blocked out by our Microsoft SQL Software in line with our very strict Privacy Policy. You can access your own details from your account area at any time using your password to change anything that you would like to in the future however. If you have any problems with the registration process, or logging on in the future, please don't hesitate to contact us.

2. How to find items for sale

You can use 3 different methods to find an item for sale...

i. You can simply scroll through the list of items on the front page...they are listed by time ended soonest. Click on the heading or the photograph to take you to the full item listing

ii You can use the Search Dialog ox at the top of the home page. IN here you search by category, or you search by key word.

iii. You can scroll down through the various categories on the left side of the page. Here we've tried to group various items together under simple headings. The numbers along side each category indicate the number of items that are for sale in that category that month. Once you click on the heading you'll be taken to a list of the items for sale in that group.

3. Viewing before bidding

All of the items for sale on Machine Tool Sales Online are available for you to view. Simply send the seller a note to ask where the item is and when is the best time for a look, send us a note through "Contact Us" or simply call us on 01179 828445 and we'll try to help.

4. How to Bid

i Auction Style Bids

You must be registered and logged in to bid. Once you have found an item you want to bid on, simply put the maximum amount you want to pay for the item in the Bid Now box and click the button. The system will take you to another screen and ask you to confirm your bid amount. If you are happy with that, then press the Confirm Bid button...the system will now automatically bid UP TO the maximum amount you have entered. (Please note, the system will only bid to your maximum if there are others bidding against you. If you are the highest bidder at the end of the sale (and the reserve has been met), the system will only bid up to an amount it needs to, to buy the  item for you...this may be less than the amount the you have said you are prepared to go to! Please remember ALL items have a Buyers Premium of 10%. This amount will ADDED to the final sale price at the end of the sale.

ii Buy it Now

If an item has a "Buy It Now" button and a price next to it, the seller is prepared to sell the item for that amount. If you are happy to buy at that amount, then press the "Buy It Now" button, the system will take you to another screen and ask you to confirm that you want to commit to buy the item. If you are still happy to buy it, then Press the Confirm button and that's it, the item is yours! The seller will send you the invoice within 48 hours.

5. Bidding Time Extensions

On some occasions our sale end times may be extended to try to avoid some automatic bidding software being used on our sales...These systems, known as "Snipping tools".  bid for items in the last few seconds of a sale. If the sale end time extends by a few minutes, our system has detected a last second bid and will extend the sale end time. this ensures that everyone who is bidding on an item has the opportunity to have their last bid and not loose an item.

6. Payment

Once you have bought an item on Machine Tool Sales Online, you will receive a VAT invoice, usually with in 48 hours of the sale end date, directly from the seller, (or in some cases from the owner of the item if the sale is through our Managed Asset Sale Service.) Machine Tool Sales Online will always be mentioned in the invoice for your reference. Please note the terms of payment for these transactions are always cleared funds to be received within 14 days of invoice.

7. Collections or Deliveries

Once cleared funds have been received, you can arrange to collect your item from the seller. Additionally, Machine Tool Sales Online offers a delivery, (for both the UK and for Export from the UK) installation, training and servicing service. Should you need any help or assistance with this, then please us the "Contact Us" tab at the foot of this page, we would happy to help where we can. 

If you can not find your answer here, please send us a message through the "Contact us" tab below, or call us on 01179 828445