For Business Owners & Estates

The right specialist for what you're selling.

Closing a business. Liquidating equipment. Settling an estate. Divesting real estate. A vetted national network of specialist auctioneers — matched to the category that actually moves your assets at market.

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At a Glance
15+ Yrs
Marketplace leadership in online auctions — from platform strategy to affiliate operations.
Specialist categories 12 & growing
Geographic coverage Nationwide
Consultation fee None
Response time Within 24 hrs
What Actually Drives Outcomes

Four levers determine what you take home. Most sellers only see one of them.

i.

Sale method

Live, online, simulcast, sealed bid — each produces a different outcome depending on the asset. The right specialist picks the method that fits what you're selling. The wrong one defaults to whatever they always do.

ii.

Platform & technology

The technology running the auction matters more than most sellers realize. Buyer experience, mobile bidding, proxy handling, international accessibility — the right platform brings materially more active bidders to the same event.

iii.

Buyer pool for your category

Total registered buyers isn't the number that matters. What matters is how many active specialty buyers exist for your asset type — and whether your auctioneer can actually reach them.

iv.

Category experience

Cataloging, condition reporting, category-specific marketing, buyer vetting, post-sale logistics. The operational depth a specialist brings to your asset type is what separates a smooth auction from a disappointing one.

Chris Schwartz, Founder of Auction Advisors Network
Chris Schwartz Founder, Auction Advisors Network
Why This Exists

I've spent 15 years inside this industry. Fit is everything.

After four years as President of one of the nation's most established online auction marketplaces — and 15 years across platform, marketing, valuation, and affiliate operations — I've seen what actually drives outcomes. Not commission rates. Not marketing spend. Specialty fit. The right auctioneer for the right asset, every time.

I built Auction Advisors Network to solve the access problem. Qualified sellers — with real assets, real timelines, and real money on the line — rarely have the network to find the specialist who truly lives in their category. Every auctioneer in our network is excellent. The value we add is making the right match.

Every specialist partner is vetted for category expertise, buyer reach, and operational integrity. I don't take a penny from the seller. The partners compensate the network only when a match leads to a successful auction — which keeps our incentive aligned with yours: connect you with the specialist who performs best for what you're actually selling.

4 yrs
President of a national online auction platform
500k+
Registered buyers reached through platform career
1000s
Auctions supported across categories & geographies

Watch the briefing for your specialty.

Short video primers — no sales pitch — on how to sell assets in each category. What they're worth, what drives value, what the process looks like, and the mistakes that cost sellers the most.

i. — Hospitality

Restaurants & Food Service

Full build-outs, kitchen equipment, cold storage, bars & taprooms, FF&E packages.

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ii. — Craft Beverage

Breweries & Distilleries

Brewhouses, fermentation, packaging lines, cellar equipment, taproom assets.

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iii. — Industrial

Metalworking & Machining

CNC machines, fabrication, tooling, press brakes, laser cutters, entire shops.

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iv. — Heavy Equipment

Construction & Earthmoving

Excavators, loaders, dozers, trucks, attachments, fleet liquidations.

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v. — Property

Commercial Real Estate

Warehouses, restaurants, retail, industrial parcels, multi-property portfolios.

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vi. — Production

Manufacturing & Packaging

Full facilities, production lines, material handling, QC and packaging equipment.

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vii. — Medical

Medical & Dental Practices

Imaging equipment, dental chairs, lab equipment, full practice liquidations.

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viii. — Technology

IT & Data Center

Servers, network equipment, data center decommissions, enterprise hardware.

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ix. — Specialty

Woodworking & Cabinetry

CNC routers, edgebanders, panel saws, dust collection, full shop liquidations.

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How It Works

A discreet, advisory process — not a form-to-sales-funnel.

Every seller's situation is different. We treat it that way.

i

You share the situation

What you're selling, where it is, and the timeline you're working against. Confidential by default.

ii

We assess the fit

Your assets are reviewed against our specialist roster — category, geography, deal size, buyer reach.

iii

You're introduced to a match

Typically one to three specialists, vetted and personally introduced. You choose who to engage.

iv

The auction is run by the expert

Your specialist runs the engagement. We stay available if you need a sounding board along the way.

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A 10-minute conversation is free. The cost of the wrong match is not.

Tell us a little about what you're selling. You'll hear back within one business day from someone who understands the category — not a call center, not a sales rep.

  • No fee to you. Ever. Specialists compensate the network only on successful outcomes.
  • Fully confidential. Your information isn't sold or distributed to a list of buyers.
  • No obligation to engage the specialist we match you with.
Confidential Consultation

Tell us what you're selling.

We respond within one business day. Your information stays between us and the matched specialist — nowhere else.