Laboratory equipment: auction prices
We have recorded 26 auction sales with a price of 106 models by 84 makes in this category, and 91 lots are at auction now. Pick a make, or a model below.
This category covers the core instruments and furniture found in research, clinical and industrial laboratories, including balances, microscopes, centrifuges, incubators, fume cupboards, spectrometers, chromatography systems and laboratory freezers. Leading makers include Thermo Scientific with incubators such as the HERAcell 150i and Heracell Vios series, Eppendorf for pipettes and centrifuges like the Research plus range, Sartorius for balances, Liebherr for medical and laboratory refrigeration such as the LCV MediLine and SRFvg freezer lines, and Olympus for microscopy with models like the CKX53SF. Buyers are typically laboratories, hospitals, universities and biotech or pharmaceutical companies equipping or upgrading their facilities.
EUR 400 median hammer price
middle half 100 to 1.500 EUR
77% of lots found a buyer
1.478 sales with a price
Prices by make
| Make | Sales with a price | Middle half | Median | Found a buyer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermo Scientific | 102 | EUR 1.000 to 5.000 | EUR 2.000 | 90% |
| Liebherr | 64 | EUR 300 to 1.000 | EUR 600 | 96% |
| Eppendorf | 57 | EUR 600 to 4.000 | EUR 2.000 | 88% |
| Testo | 42 | EUR 30 to 120 | EUR 60 | 89% |
| Sartorius | 41 | EUR 250 to 2.000 | EUR 1.200 | 70% |
| Lighthouse | 38 | EUR 2.000 to 5.000 | EUR 3.000 | 100% |
| Ohaus | 33 | EUR 60 to 200 | EUR 150 | 94% |
| Clean Air by Baker | 33 | EUR 4.000 to 6.000 | EUR 4.000 | 100% |
| Olympus | 30 | EUR 400 to 2.000 | EUR 1.500 | 85% |
| IKA | 27 | EUR 150 to 600 | EUR 300 | 90% |
| Memmert | 25 | EUR 400 to 1.000 | EUR 600 | 81% |
| Vario Tech | 19 | EUR 50 to 100 | EUR 60 | – |
| METTLER TOLEDO | 17 | EUR 100 to 400 | EUR 300 | 81% |
| Agilent | 16 | EUR 500 to 12.000 | EUR 3.000 | 68% |
| Megger | 16 | EUR 50 to 150 | EUR 80 | 76% |
| Leica | 16 | EUR 120 to 3.000 | EUR 600 | 70% |
| VWR | 16 | EUR 150 to 1.500 | EUR 250 | – |
| Kern | 15 | EUR 40 to 200 | EUR 100 | – |
| Mitutoyo | 13 | EUR 250 to 1.200 | EUR 300 | – |
| Consort | 13 | EUR 400 to 800 | EUR 500 | – |
| LAUDA | 12 | EUR 2.500 to 4.000 | EUR 3.000 | – |
| BUCHI | 11 | EUR 250 to 1.000 | EUR 600 | – |
Prices by year of build
| Built | Sales with a price | Middle half | Median | Found a buyer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 and later | 266 | EUR 1.500 to 5.000 | EUR 3.000 | 84% |
| 2015 to 2019 | 47 | EUR 500 to 1.500 | EUR 1.200 | 67% |
| 2010 to 2014 | 43 | EUR 400 to 1.200 | EUR 1.000 | 77% |
| 2005 to 2009 | 13 | EUR 100 to 800 | EUR 500 | 52% |
| 2000 to 2004 | 11 | EUR 120 to 500 | EUR 400 | – |
| before 2000 | 9 | too few sales | 43% |
Prices by country
| Country | Sales with a price | Middle half | Median | Found a buyer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 738 | EUR 200 to 2.500 | EUR 800 | 94% |
| France | 353 | EUR 100 to 800 | EUR 250 | 61% |
| Germany | 184 | EUR 50 to 400 | EUR 150 | 70% |
| Austria | 45 | EUR 50 to 150 | EUR 60 | 68% |
| United Kingdom | 43 | EUR 80 to 300 | EUR 150 | 78% |
| United States | 28 | EUR 200 to 800 | EUR 600 | – |
| Belgium | 24 | EUR 30 to 200 | EUR 100 | 63% |
| Sweden | 15 | EUR 120 to 800 | EUR 250 | – |
| Norway | 12 | EUR 400 to 800 | EUR 500 | – |
The country of the sale, not where the machine was made. Prices count the recorded sales of identified models, parts and accessories left out, on 308 auction sites, a sale listed twice once, in euros at the exchange rates of the day they were computed, rounded, before the buyer's premium and VAT; a row needs ten sales. "Found a buyer" counts the 124 sites that publish the lots that failed to sell, from twenty lots up; withdrawn lots are left out. Updated 2026-11-04.
Makes 84
Leica
4 models · 1 sale
Sartorius
3 models · 1 sale
Bio-Rad
2 models · 1 sale
ESCO
2 models · 1 sale
KEYENCE
2 models · 1 sale
2Mag
1 model · 1 sale
BRENCHBUHLER
1 model · 1 sale
CPS
1 model · 1 sale
DINI ARGEO
1 model · 1 sale
Eppendorf
1 model · 1 sale
FEMTO
1 model · 1 sale
HACH
1 model · 1 sale
HETTICH
1 model · 1 sale
JAC
1 model · 1 sale
KNF/ Retsch Vortex / Stnart Platform Rocker
1 model · 1 sale
Liebherr Profiline
1 model · 1 sale
LKB
1 model · 1 sale
Michell Instruments
1 model · 1 sale
ROCHE
1 model · 1 sale
Safetytest
1 model · 1 sale
Standox
1 model · 1 sale
thermo scientic
1 model · 1 sale
WAGNER
1 model · 1 sale
WITT
1 model · 1 sale
Ystral
1 model · 1 sale
ZWICK
1 model · 1 sale
Agilent
7 models · 0 sales
BUCHI
5 models · 0 sales
Beckman Coulter
3 models · 0 sales
METERLAB
2 models · 0 sales
WERTH
2 models · 0 sales
ALCO
1 model · 0 sales
Amersham pharmacia biotech
1 model · 0 sales
ANTEK
1 model · 0 sales
Asecos
1 model · 0 sales
Axon
1 model · 0 sales
BEHROTEST
1 model · 0 sales
Binder
1 model · 0 sales
BRUKER
1 model · 0 sales
BUSHI
1 model · 0 sales
Consort
1 model · 0 sales
Cooper LaserSonics
1 model · 0 sales
Delta light& optics
1 model · 0 sales
DIOEX
1 model · 0 sales
DIONEX
1 model · 0 sales
DMG MORI
1 model · 0 sales
Dr. Schenk
1 model · 0 sales
ecomed
1 model · 0 sales
FISHER SCIENTIFIC
1 model · 0 sales
FRYKA
1 model · 0 sales
GENTEC-EO
1 model · 0 sales
GILSON
1 model · 0 sales
GIRDEL
1 model · 0 sales
HARVARD
1 model · 0 sales
Henri Hauser
1 model · 0 sales
Hewlett-Packard
1 model · 0 sales
HP
1 model · 0 sales
Hycel
1 model · 0 sales
JASCO
1 model · 0 sales
Julabo
1 model · 0 sales
Megger
1 model · 0 sales
METTLER TOLEDO
1 model · 0 sales
Mitutoyo
1 model · 0 sales
MJ RESEARCH
1 model · 0 sales
MLW
1 model · 0 sales
Nabertherm
1 model · 0 sales
Nikon
1 model · 0 sales
NIRS
1 model · 0 sales
PERKIN
1 model · 0 sales
PERKIN ELMER
1 model · 0 sales
PHARMACIA BIOTECH
1 model · 0 sales
Serva Bench
1 model · 0 sales
SHEEN
1 model · 0 sales
Sherwood
1 model · 0 sales
SI Analytics
1 model · 0 sales
SPECTRACHROM
1 model · 0 sales
Tektronix
1 model · 0 sales
Testo
1 model · 0 sales
Thermo
1 model · 0 sales
Thermo Dionex
1 model · 0 sales
THERMO FINNIGAN
1 model · 0 sales
WATER
1 model · 0 sales
Yokogawa
1 model · 0 sales
Zeiss
1 model · 0 sales
Models with the most sales
| Model | Sales with a price | Middle half | At auction now | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2Mag MIXcontrol 40 | 1 | under ten sales | 0 | 2026-11-05 |
| Bio-Rad 165209B | 1 | under ten sales | 0 | 2026-11-05 |
| BRENCHBUHLER H2 Sensor | 1 | under ten sales | 0 | 2026-11-05 |
| CPS CC220 | 1 | under ten sales | 0 | 2026-10-29 |
| DINI ARGEO HLD600 | 1 | under ten sales | 0 | 2026-10-13 |
| Eppendorf New Brunswick Innova 42 | 1 | under ten sales | 0 | 2026-09-28 |
| ESCO AC24E8 | 1 | under ten sales | 0 | 2026-09-28 |
| FEMTO Messtechnik OE-200-S | 1 | under ten sales | 0 | 2026-11-05 |
| HACH DR 3900 | 1 | under ten sales | 0 | 2025-06-27 |
| HETTICH Universal 2S | 1 | under ten sales | 0 | 2026-09-25 |
| JAC DIV-R 20R | 1 | under ten sales | 0 | 2026-10-08 |
| KEYENCE VR5200 | 1 | under ten sales | 0 | none yet |
| KNF/ Retsch Vortex / Stnart Platform Rocker VDE 0530 | 1 | under ten sales | 0 | 2026-11-05 |
| Leica MZ6 | 1 | under ten sales | 0 | 2026-09-24 |
| Liebherr Profiline Koelkast 011 Elbanton SKV3-500 | 1 | under ten sales | 0 | 2026-11-05 |
| LKB Bromma 2138 Uvicord S | 1 | under ten sales | 0 | 2026-11-05 |
| Michell Instruments XTP601-GP1-C3 | 1 | under ten sales | 0 | 2026-11-05 |
| ROCHE LightCycler 2.0 | 1 | under ten sales | 0 | 2026-11-05 |
| Safetytest 1IT+ | 1 | under ten sales | 0 | 2026-10-21 |
| Sartorius AC210S | 1 | under ten sales | 0 | 2026-11-04 |
| Standox Genius 6320 | 1 | under ten sales | 0 | 2026-10-07 |
| thermo scientic Vanquish VCD11-A | 1 | under ten sales | 0 | 2026-09-28 |
| WAGNER RS 500 | 1 | under ten sales | 0 | 2026-10-29 |
| WITT LEAK MASTER EASY 982013 | 1 | under ten sales | 0 | 2026-09-28 |
| Ystral D-79282 | 1 | under ten sales | 0 | 2026-11-05 |
| ZWICK 1485 | 1 | under ten sales | 0 | none yet |
| Leica CS20 | 0 | none yet | 6 | none yet |
| Asecos 90 min | 0 | none yet | 5 | none yet |
| METERLAB CMD230 | 0 | none yet | 2 | none yet |
| METERLAB PHM 220 | 0 | none yet | 2 | none yet |
| Agilent 1200 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| Agilent 3100 Offgel fractionator | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| Agilent 6850 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| Agilent 7700 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| Agilent E4425B | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| Agilent G2505 C | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| Agilent MP AES-4100 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| ALCO PHS.60.6 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| Amersham pharmacia biotech 900 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| ANTEK 7090 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| Axon GenePix 4000B | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| Beckman Coulter BIOMEK 4000 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| Beckman Coulter BIOMEK FX SPAN 8 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| Beckman Coulter CEQ 2000XL | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| BEHROTEST 1 voie | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| Binder CB150 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| Bio-Rad BIOPLEX 200 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| BRUKER ESQUIRE 3000 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| BUCHI 461 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| BUCHI R-100 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| BUCHI R-210 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| BUCHI RE121 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| BUCHI W280 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| BUSHI 530 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| Consort EV231 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| Cooper LaserSonics 85 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| Delta light& optics QS30 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| DIOEX ASI100 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| DIONEX ASI-100 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| DMG MORI VIO Basic | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
Middle half: the rounded middle half of the hammer prices of the model, in euros, from ten sales; each model page lists the sales one by one. The 60 models with the most sales are shown. Every other model is on the page of its make.
Questions about used laboratory equipment at auction
What do used laboratory equipment sell for at auction?
Across 1.478 auction sales with a price that we recorded, the middle half fetched EUR 100 to EUR 1.500, with a median of about EUR 400. By make, the median of the makes sold most: Thermo Scientific about EUR 2.000, Liebherr about EUR 600, Eppendorf about EUR 2.000. These are rounded hammer prices in euros, before the buyer's premium and VAT.
How many laboratory equipment find a buyer at auction?
On the auction sites that publish the lots that failed to sell, 77% of 1.837 lots offered found a buyer. By country: Netherlands 94%, France 61%, Germany 70%. Withdrawn lots are not counted.
How does the year of build change what used laboratory equipment fetch?
The median hammer price by year of build: built 2020 and later, about EUR 3.000; built 2015 to 2019, about EUR 1.200; built 2010 to 2014, about EUR 1.000; built 2005 to 2009, about EUR 500; built 2000 to 2004, about EUR 400. Age is one part of it; hours, condition and equipment explain the rest, which each sale on the model pages shows.
Hammer prices are what the auction house recorded when the lot closed. How prices are recorded.