Gobid

What Gobid does

Gobid International Auction Group SRL is a Milan-headquartered online auction marketplace operating as an authorised Telematic Sales Manager for the Italian Ministry of Justice. The company conducts online auctions of movable and immovable assets originating from judicial proceedings, leasing-company disposals, and private liquidations. Its first ministerial authorisation was granted on 2 December 2016 covering three courts and was substantially expanded on 19 October 2017 to cover 27 Italian Courts of Appeals, forming the regulatory foundation of the business.

Gobid operates three distinct platforms: gobid.it for industrial and movable asset auctions, gobidreal.it for real estate auctions, and gobid.es to serve the Spanish market. The platforms support 30+ languages, span 19 product categories, and are backed by ISO 9001:2015 (quality management) and ISO/IEC 27001:2022/2024 (information security) certifications. The technology stack is described as a telematic auction infrastructure enabling remote participation, bidding, and settlement in compliance with Italian procedural law.

The company monetises through transaction-based fees: commissions on successful sales and buyer deposits. Its customer base includes the Italian judiciary as institutional counterparty, leasing companies disposing of repossessed assets, private liquidators supplying assets, and an international bidder pool accessing the marketplace through the multilingual interface. No external funding rounds, revenue figures, headcount, or named management are disclosed.

Name

Gobid

Legal name

GOBID INTERNATIONAL AUCTION GROUP SRL

Website

https://gobid.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Italian online auction marketplace authorised by the Ministry of Justice to conduct telematic sales of judicial, leasing, and private liquidation assets across 27 Courts of Appeals, with operations in Italy and Spain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Matelica

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Auction Commission Fees: Gobid charges fees for conducting auctions on behalf of sellers including courts, leasing companies, and private companies undergoing liquidation. Revenue generated from successful asset sales through competitive bidding.
2. Buyer Deposit and Participation Fees: Buyers pay a deposit to participate in auctions. The platform facilitates secure transactions and payments between buyers and sellers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gobid operates an online auction marketplace for movable and immovable assets, functioning as an authorized Telematic Sales Manager under the Italian Ministry of Justice. The platform lists and sells industrial machinery, vehicles, equipment, consumer goods, and real estate sourced from Italian court bankruptcy proceedings, leasing company liquidations, and private company wind-downs through competitive electronic auctions to business and consumer buyers.

Product overview

Gobid operates as a multi-platform online auction marketplace for both movable and immovable assets. The core platform is Gobid.it (Italian-language industrial auctions for movable goods such as machinery, vehicles, equipment, consumer goods, art, and collectibles), complemented by Gobidreal.it (real estate auctions) and Gobid.es (Spanish-language auctions). All platforms function as authorized Telematic Sales Managers under Italian Ministry of Justice regulations (P.D.G. 19 October 2017), selling assets sourced from judicial liquidations, leasing companies, and private sellers through a structured online auction process.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gobidreal.it: Dedicated real estate auction portal operated by Gobid International Auction Group
• Gobid.es

Products and services

• Gobid.it Online auction marketplace for movable assets including machinery, vehicles, equipment, consumer goods, art, and collectibles, operating as an authorized Telematic Sales Manager for Italian court-ordered sales from bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings, leasing companies, and private sector sellers. Serves both business buyers (B2B) and individual consumers (B2C) across Italy and internationally via a multilingual self-serve platform.
• Gobidreal.it Dedicated real estate auction platform for residential and commercial property sales operated under the same authorized telematic sales mechanism as Gobid.it, part of the Gobid network serving buyers seeking Italian real estate through judicial and private auctions.
• Gobid.es Spanish-language platform variant for industrial and real estate auctions in Spain, operating under the same authorized telematic sales framework as the Italian platforms and enabling participation in Spanish court auctions.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Bureau VeritasminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 June 2021Bureau Veritas provides certification services for ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 27001 standards. Gobid displays Bureau Veritas certification badges on its platform demonstrating quality and information security compliance.
• Italian Ministry of JusticecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 19 October 2017Gobid received authorization (P.D.G. 19 October 2017) to subscribe to the Register of Telematic Sales Managers for www.gobid.it and www.gobidreal.it websites. Operates as authorized sales manager and advertising site for 27 courts of appeals across Italy.
• Italian Ministry of JusticecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 2 December 2016Gobid received initial authorization (P.D.G. 2 December 2016) to advertise sales for specific courts of appeals (Cagliari, Lecce, Trento) under articles 3 and 4 of D.M. 31 October 2006.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Aste Giudiziarie (Aste Avvisi): Italian judicial auction advertising site and sales manager for courts; directly comparable as a competing telematic platform for court-led asset liquidation in Italy.
• BPI Auctions (Tribunale.net): Italian authorized Telematic Sales Manager running judicial online auctions across Italian courts; directly competes with Gobid for the same Ministry of Justice mandates and same court-bundled asset categories.
• Giustizia-Aste.it (Gruppo Euroansa): Italian authorized telematic sales platform for judicial auctions of movable and immovable assets; competes with Gobid on the same court authorizations and same buyer base.
• Subasta Judicial (BOE judicial auctions platform): Spain's official portal for judicial and bankruptcy auctions run through the BOE; competes with gobid.es in Spanish distressed-asset auctions and serves the same buyer pool Gobid targets in Spain.

Broad incumbents

• Troostwijk Auctions: Large European online industrial auctioneer active across asset categories similar to Gobid (machinery, vehicles, construction, logistics); comparable horizontal distressed-asset model though broader geography and corporate insolvency focus.
• Surplex: Europe-wide online auction house for used industrial machinery, plant equipment, and vehicles; comparable horizontal marketplace model with overlap in metalworking, woodworking, construction, and logistics categories that Gobid covers.
• GoIndustry DoveBid: Global online B2B auction platform for industrial assets, surplus equipment, and insolvency stock; comparable in targeting leasing companies, liquidators, and corporate sellers across machinery categories similar to Gobid's verticals.
• Liquidity Services: US-listed marketplace operator (Liquidation.com, GovDeals, GovPlanet) running online auctions for surplus, returned, and distressed inventory; comparable transaction-fee marketplace model serving both enterprise sellers and individual buyers.
• Hilco Global: Global asset valuation, monetization, and advisory firm running online industrial and intellectual property auctions; comparable enterprise distressed-asset disposition platform serving corporate sellers and insolvency practitioners.

Emerging players

• Catawiki: European online auction marketplace for special objects (art, jewelry, collectibles, classic vehicles); overlapping categories (jewelry, art/collectibles, vehicles) and comparable online auction infrastructure, though focused on premium consumer goods rather than judicial liquidation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/GoBid.it
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gobid-it
• Xx.com/gobid_it

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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