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Seller Advice

What a Used Commercial Fridge Is Actually Worth, and How to Sell It

Refrigerant type, condenser condition and transport rules decide what your used commercial fridge is worth. A UK seller's guide from 25 years in kitchens.

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A commercial stainless upright fridge standing in a cleared bay under daylight, set up to be photographed for a listing.
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How CaterBids Works: The Five Questions Sellers Ask Every Week

How does CaterBids work? Five questions UK sellers ask every week, answered with the real numbers. No commission, no final value fee, no success fee.

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Selling a Catering Trailer in the UK: Paperwork, Valuation and What "Ready to Trade" Actually Means

Selling a catering trailer: gas safety, electrical certification, paperwork checklist, and valuation guide for UK sellers. From CaterBids.uk

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Chef listing equipment on a clipboard while clearing a commercial kitchen, prep counter pulled out from the wall.
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Used Commercial Kitchen Equipment: What Yours Is Worth and How to Move It

What used commercial kitchen equipment is worth in 2026, how to sort a kitchen into sell, spares and scrap, and what it costs to move it. UK seller guide.

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Chef owner photographing a shrink wrapped commercial gas range on a pallet, ready to sell rather than scrap.
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What to Do With Old Catering Equipment: Sell It, Scrap It, or Skip It

Skipping old commercial catering equipment is usually illegal and pays almost nothing. What UK law says, what scrap really pays, and the better option.

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Baker loading loaves onto the stone hearth of a three deck commercial bakery oven with steam escaping.
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How to Sell Used Bakery Machines: A UK Seller's Guide

Selling used bakery machines in the UK? What a mixer, deck oven or prover is actually worth, the specs buyers ask for, and how to move it. CaterBids.uk

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Closing or Downsizing a Kitchen: How to Sell the Equipment Properly

Closing or downsizing a restaurant? How to sell commercial kitchen equipment properly, what sells, and the checklist before the lease ends. CaterBids.uk

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Induction hob running alongside a gas range on a hybrid commercial kitchen line
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Gas to Electric Commercial Kitchen: What Your Old Gas Kit Is Actually Worth

Nobody has banned gas in UK commercial kitchens. Here is what is really driving the switch to electric, and what your old gas kit is worth used.

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Used commercial combi oven on a pallet in a UK loading bay, with a blank price ticket taped to the glass door ready to be filled in.
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How to Write a Used Catering Equipment Listing That Sells: A UK Seller's Guide

Six photos, the data plate, dimensions and honest condition: how to write a used catering equipment listing that UK buyers actually reply to.

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Hand resting on a blank invoice pad at a kitchen prep counter, with a used commercial combi oven visible through the hatch behind, working out what selling actually costs.
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What It Actually Costs to Sell Commercial Catering Equipment in the UK

What does it cost to sell commercial catering equipment in the UK? Listing fees, percentage sale fees, and what actually lands in your bank, worked through.

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Used commercial six-burner range still installed in a UK kitchen line, with a fixed price ticket taped to the splashback above it.
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Catering Equipment Auctions vs Fixed Price: What Actually Gets You Paid

How UK catering equipment auctions really pay sellers: buyer's premium, commission and the hidden hammer-price hit, versus fixed price with zero fees.

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Used commercial combi oven still installed in a UK kitchen, with a seller checking listing options on their phone beside it.
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Where to Sell Used Catering Equipment in the UK: A Practical Guide for Operators

Where to sell catering equipment in the UK: dealers, eBay, Facebook and CaterBids compared honestly, and how to get paid with zero final value fees.

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