A large list of the auction rooms in Sydney and regional NSW, including car auctions, auctioneers of antiques, building materials, whitegoods, catering equipment, and much more. Sales by these auctioneers are nearly always open to the public and are goods sold on behalf of lease companies, ex-government departments, liquidations, and business closures.
See here for the latest sale notices for upcoming auctions in NSW, upcoming vehicle auctions in Sydney, and sales tagged under NSW.
General Auctioneers
This category includes mostly items from personal ownership and sales that are not big enough to have a sale of their own. You can find lots of lost & stolen department sales, Police seized and proceeds of crime sales, pawnbroker clearances, small business closures, and so on.
Pickles Auctions – Milperra SydneyWebsite: pickles.com.au/ Salvage, Industrial, and General Goods. Read More |
Slattery AuctionsWebsite: slatteryauctions.com.au/ Slattery Auctions provides services to the fields of industry including mining, aviation, agriculture, printing, construction, manufacturing, earthworks, marine, and transport. |
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & ValuersWebsite: theodorebruceauctions.com.au One of Australia’s oldest auction houses, with its origins dating back to 1878. They offer regular art and collectables sales along with clearing Australia Post unclaimed, and in previous years, Sydney Airport unclaimed goods clearances. |
Bargain Hunt AuctionsWebsite: bargainhunt.com.au/ Auctioning antiques, furniture, china, paintings, silver, unusual items, collectibles and general items. |
O’marasWebsite: omaras.com.au General auctions |
Grays SydneyWebsite: graysonline.com The largest online auction site in Australia, with onsite auctions across the country for a diverse range of items. |
HymansWebsite: hymans.com.au Regular sales of business assets and product liquidations. |
Auction World SydneyWebsite: auctionworldsydney.com.au Online sales and auctions every Thursday & Saturday 11am. |
Vintage, Collectables, Art, Antiques and Estates
Lawsons – SydneyWebsite: lawsons.com.au Lawsons Auctions each week include antique and modern furniture, books, maps and prints, wine, jewellery, decorative arts, collectables, paintings, electricals and bric a brac. |
Sydney Rare Book AuctionsWebsite: sydneyrarebookauctions.com.au Founded in 2011, Sydney Rare Book Auctions do exactly what their name suggests. |
Lugosi Auctioneers & ValuersWebsite: lugosiauctions.com.au Specialising in antiques, art & collectibles. |
Barsby AuctionsWebsite: barsbyauctions.com.au Specialising in art, jewellery and antique auctions. |
Pottle AuctionsWebsite: pottleauctions.com.au Specialising in onsite and online home content auctions, downsizing, deceased estates, and liquidation auctions. |
Smalls AuctionsWebsite: smallsauctions.com Specialising in antiques, jewellery, watches and objet d’art. |
Vickers & HoadWebsite: vickhoad.com Specialising in single owner collections, estates and collections. |
Aalders Auctioneers & ValuersWebsite: aaldersauctions.com Featuring regular sales of fine art, collectibles, antiques, and jewellery. |
Davidson AuctionsWebsite: davidsonauctions.com.au Specialising in the sale of Australian & International Art, holding three premium auctions each year. |
First State AuctionsWebsite: firststateauctions.com Specialising in fine jewellery, Swiss watches and designer bags. |
Millennium Philatelic AuctionsWebsite: millenniumauctions.com.au/ Focus on popular stamps and postal history of Australia, its Territories and the former Australian Colonies, also offering a range of world-wide material. |
Status InternationalWebsite: statusint.com Status International holds about 7 stamp auctions and 2 coin auctions per year. |
ABA AssociatesWebsite: abaassociates.com.au Specialist jewellery auction house. Monthly auctions of Jewellery, Watches, Silver, and Art. |
SothebysWebsite: Smith & Singer Formerly Sotheby’s Australia, they conduct auctions including Australian & International Art, Aboriginal Art, Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design and Jewels. |
Raffan Kelaher & ThomasWebsite: rkta.com.au Regular auctions that include jewellery, oriental, 20th-century design, Australiana, Australian cedar, and fine & decorative arts. |
BonhamsWebsite: bonhams.com Regular sales of Australian and Aboriginal art, jewellry and Asian arts. |
Deutscher and HackettWebsite: deutscherandhackett.com Major auctions of Australian and international art, including colonial, modern, and contemporary works and sales of indigenous Australian and oceanic art. |
ShapiroWebsite: shapiro.com.au Shapiro Auctioneers are a boutique auction house providing confidential and obligation-free visits by specialists, valuations for insurance purposes, deceased estate dispersal. |
Davidson AuctionsWebsite: davidsonauctions.com.au/ Davidson Auctions specialises in the sale of Australian & International art; as well as in silver & jewellery, fine arts & antiques. |
Noble NumismaticsWebsite: noble.com.au Noble Numismatics specialises in coins, medals, stamps, banknotes and related material. |
CharlestonsWebsite: charlestons.com.au/ Fine art from Australian, Aboriginal and international artists in a variety of mediums, from original oils and acrylics through to silk-screening, lithographs, decorative prints and more. |
MenziesWebsite: menziesartbrands.com Regular fine art auctions |
Plant and Machinery
Liquid AssetsWebsite: liquidassets.net.au Business asset valuer and auctioneers. |
Regional NSW
Manheim Auctions – NewcastleWebsite: manheim.com.au Vehicle, truck and machinery salvage auctions. Read More |
Pickles Auctions – NewcastleWebsite: pickles.com.au Vehicle auctions, Salvage, Industrial, and General Goods. |
Pickles – TamworthWebsite: pickles.com.au Car and truck auctions, general goods and Industrial. Vehicle, truck and machinery salvage auctions. |
Pickles – Wagga WaggaWebsite: pickles.com.au Car and truck auctions, general goods and Industrial. Vehicle, truck and machinery salvage auctions. |
Pickles Auctions – DubboWebsite: pickles.com.au Vehicle auctions, Salvage, Industrial, and General Goods. |
Burns and CoWebsite: burnsandcoauctions.com.au Specialising in Classic & Collectable Cars, Motorcycles, Memorabilia/Collectables and significant collections. |
South Coast AuctionsWebsite: southcoastauctions.com.au/ Motor Vehicle and General sales |
Car Auctions in Sydney
The most popular auctioneers in this category, are without a doubt, Mannheim and Pickles who held several car auctions daily covering ex-lease, ex-gov, damaged vehicles, salvage, and special sales. Both companies offer online-only sales, in-room and on-site sales, and simultaneous in-room and live online bidding.
Manheim – SydneyWebsite: manheim.com.au Consignment automotive auctioneers for all vehicle types including salvage. Locations in Moorebank and Smithfield. |
Alliance Motor AuctionsWebsite: allianceauctions.com.au Weekly auctions of a full range of vehicle types. |
Pickles Auctions – SydneyWebsite: pickles.com.au Cars, Trucks, Machinery, IT Goods & Much more. |
That’s all the listings I have to date (Updated Dec 2025). If you know of regular auctions taking place in the Sydney area, please drop a line, and I will add it to this list.
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