Cine gear from business auctions · inspected in person

Auction glass, checked by a DoP before you pay for it.

When a rental house or production company in Europe goes into liquidation, its lenses and cameras are sold as untested lots. I go to the viewing, test them, and tell you what I found before you commit. You only buy the lots I actually win, at a price you agreed in advance.

See what's coming up

How it works

  1. 01 · Offer

    I send you the lots that fit your inventory

    Photos, the auction listing, what I know and what I don't, and a fixed presale price.

  2. 02 · Reserve

    You reserve with a 30% deposit

    Under a short written presale agreement, before anyone bids.

  3. 03 · Inspect

    I test it at the viewing

    Mount, iris, focus scale, image on a monitor, hours, accessories in the case. You get a report with photos the next day.

  4. 04 · Confirm

    You confirm or walk away

    If I find a defect the listing didn't mention, you can withdraw and your deposit comes back in full.

  5. 05 · Bid

    I bid up to a fixed maximum

    If the hammer goes above it, I don't win and you get 100% of your deposit back.

  6. 06 · Ship

    Insured freight, straight to you

    Balance due when the lot is won. A forwarder collects from the auction site and ships it to your door.

Two ways to work together

Inside the EU

Presale: I buy, you buy from me

Price
Fixed per lot, agreed before the auction. Usually below the used market price.
Payment
30% on signing, 70% when the lot is won. 100% refunded if I don't win it.
Condition
Untested auction stock. Your commitment depends on my inspection report. After you confirm, it's a B2B sale, as is.
VAT
Intra-EU B2B with a valid VIES number: reverse charge. Spanish buyers: Spanish VAT.

Outside the EU · UK

Buyer's agent: I bid for you

Inspection
€250 per lot or €500 per viewing day, paid in advance.
Commission
8–10% of the hammer price, only if the lot is won.
Deposit
30% of your maximum bid, refunded if the lot isn't won.
Freight
Shipping, insurance and export paperwork arranged by me, paid by you.

Auctions

Lot lists on request

Rental house liquidation, Frankfurt

211 lots · ARRI, RED, Sony, Canon, Zeiss, Cooke, Fujinon, Atlas

Viewing
26 Nov
Reserve by
24 Nov
Closes
30 Nov

I offer the larger lots: anamorphic and spherical lens sets, cine zooms and camera packages. Write to me with what you're looking for and I'll send the lots that match, with prices.

Lucas Prado operating a camera on set

Lucas Prado

I'm a cinematographer based in Barcelona. I shoot music videos and commercials as a DoP and director, so I know what a lens or camera has to do on a set, and I spend my prep days checking gear in rental houses.

Lot & Lens is just me. I'm the one who goes to the viewing, tests the gear and signs the agreement with you.

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Contact

Tell me what you're short of (anamorphics, a second Mini, long zooms) and I'll send you lots when they come up. No newsletter, no list.

hello@lotandlens.eu

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