One route from surplus equipment to a completed business order.

Seller or buyer

List equipment or post what you need

A seller provides specifications, defects, photographs, ownership declarations and collection requirements. A buyer can also tell LotLoop what equipment they need when it is not yet listed.

LotLoop

Review before publication

LotLoop reviews the submitted business and listing information before preparing a public page without private contact, serial-number or storage details.

Buyer

Place an order, make an offer or ask a question

The buyer uses their saved account details to place a fixed-price order, make an offer or ask for a quote. Fixed-price stock is reserved for immediate secure checkout; offers and quotes still require seller acceptance.

Order

Reserve fixed-price stock or agree terms

Fixed-price orders reserve available quantity at checkout. Offers and quotes reserve stock only when their terms are accepted, preventing two buyers being promised the same units.

Both businesses

Pay securely and complete movement

Stripe's hosted checkout records the buyer payment on the LotLoop platform. Seller proceeds are transferred through Stripe once collection or delivery is verified, and which event verifies it depends on the method. A personal collection and a buyer-arranged courier are verified by the private collection code, which you present yourself or give to the courier you authorise to collect. Seller-arranged delivery and LotLoop-arranged transport have no code and are verified by your confirmed receipt, or by evidence LotLoop reviews. This is delayed transfer, not an escrow service.

If equipment arrives damaged, missing or not as described, use "Report a delivery or collection problem" in your order — this pauses payment release so LotLoop can help resolve it. Raise it before you confirm receipt on a delivery, and before the collection code is given out on a collection or a courier pickup: a verified code releases payment at the pickup and confirming receipt on a delivery releases it immediately. Neither can be undone in LotLoop, so always inspect first.