Essendant - Wholesale Products | B-Stock Liquidation Auctions

Once you are an approved buyer on Essendant Liquidation Auctions, you can go to any auction page and enter the highest amount that you are willing to pay. Enter the amount in the white box to the right of "My Maximum Bid". Below, you will see the minimum allowable bid amount. Once the amount has been entered, click the "Bid Now" button. Please note the message near the top of the page, which indicates if your bid is high enough to become the current high bid. If not, you may wish to increase your bid. For each bid you enter, you will receive an email confirmation that your bid was successfully placed.

Please refer to each auction title and description for detailed information.

Please see our Conditions page for the conditions used on Essendant Liquidation Auctions. Refer to each auction title and description for detailed information.

If a bid is placed in the last 5 minutes of an auction, the auction end time will extend for an additional 3 minutes. This is called "Popcorn Bidding" and gives all bidders an equal chance of winning an auction by extending the end time of the auction if a last minute bid is placed. Popcorn Bidding is used to simulate a live auction and prevents other bidders from "sniping" an auction at the last second.

All bids placed on Essendant Liquidation Auctions act as "proxy" bids. You can bid the highest amount you are willing to bid and allow the system to manage the bidding for you. The Current Bid displayed on each auction is equivalent to the second highest bidder's bid, plus one bid increment ($25 on Essendant Liquidation Auctions). If the high bidder has placed a higher bid, it will not display. This allows bidders to know that if they place a proxy bid, they could still win the auction for any amount below or at their maximum bid. Please note that bid increments will increase at higher bid amounts.

Example: If you find an item that you are interested in that is currently at $1,000 without any bids and choose to bid $5,000, you will be winning the auction at $1,000. If another bidder places a bid for $1,100, you will be winning the auction at $1,125, one increment higher. The system will continue to automatically outbid other bidders on your behalf, but will never exceed your proxy bid of $5,000.

All merchandise sold on Essendant Liquidation Auctions is in auction format only. If you only want to place one bid, you can always place a proxy bid.

Please remember that every bid on B-Stock operated marketplaces is a binding contract. You are agreeing to buy the lot at the price you indicate should you ultimately be the high bidder. Bids may not be cancelled once submitted. If you accidentally enter a wrong bid amount (for example, you entered $1000 instead of $100) you can click on the Cancel link within the bid confirmation pop-up window to change your bid amount prior to submission. Changing your mind does not qualify as accidentally entering a wrong bid amount.

Your bids affect how other users bid within the auction and the auction's final selling price. We provide ample opportunity for you to check and double check your bid before submitting, so requests to cancel bids will most likely result in the suspension of your account.

A record of all bids is kept on file. If a current winning bid is disqualified in an auction for any reason, B-Stock will restore the next highest non-winning bid to winning status. This decision is made at the sole discretion of B-Stock Solutions.

Merchandise may be displayed in its current condition, or with a stock image. If it is unclear in any way, contact us prior to bidding.

Merchandise cannot be inspected prior to bidding. All available information is detailed on the auction page.

In order to win an auction, you need to bid a higher amount than the current high bidder. If both you and another buyer placed maximum bids of $10,000, but the other bidder placed their bid before yours, they will win the auction.

At the close of the auction, the winning bidder is notified by email. This will also show up as an order on the "Orders" page under the "Account" dropdown.

All auctions must be paid by wire transfer, within 2 business days of auction close.

Please contact [email protected] or fill out the "Ask Us" form with any questions regarding payment.

Wire payment is the only form of payment accepted, as it is both instant and secure. This is the standard practice in the sale of liquidation lots. We do not accept credit cards, personal checks or Western Union for payments.

You may always combine multiple payments into one wire for auctions won within 2 days of each other, if you are complying with the payment policy. Please be sure to put all order numbers in the memo section of the wire.

After your payment has been confirmed, your order will be sent to the Carrier handling your shipment.

The Carrier will contact you to schedule a delivery after they pick up your shipment from the Seller’s facility.

You will receive an “Order Shipped“ notification after the shipment has left the Seller’s facility and the Carrier will contact you to schedule delivery, usually within 2 days of the notification.

You may also track the status of your shipment on your Orders page. View the details of your order to see additional shipment tracking information.

For more information about how shipping works, please visit the Shipping page.

You are responsible for paying for shipping when you pay for your order through B-Stock. The shipping amount is included in your Bid Won email notification and displayed as "Shipping Cost" on the Order Details page. The shipping cost is calculated based on the selected shipping address in your account, and does not include fees associated with residential delivery or unloading of the truck.

Prior to payment for your order, you have the option to change your desired shipping address information to update the shipping cost. To change your shipping address for an order, click through your Bid Won email notification to visit the Order Details page and select another shipping address from your account. To add a new shipping address, log-in to your Essendant account, navigate to “My Account”, and enter all necessary shipping address details.

All orders for Essendant Liquidation Auctions are binding shipping. Buyers do not have the option to arrange their own pick up.

All bids placed on Essendant Liquidation Auctions are binding. In the event that you do not pay for your order, you may be given the chance to pay a reinstatement fee, in order to prevent the deactivation of your account. The fee amounts are as follows, within any 12-month period:

1st Offense: $0-$10,000 Purchase Price: $100 Fee

1st Offense: $10,000+ Purchase Price: $500 Fee

2nd Offense: $0-$10,000 Purchase Price: $500 Fee

2nd Offense: $10,000+ Purchase Price: $1,000 Fee

3rd Offense: $1,000 Fee 

1. Find and review the dispute policy for this seller here to determine if your dispute qualifies for resolution and to see what documentation will be required.

2. Gather all required evidence as indicated on the linked page above. For example; the bill of lading and pallet tags for freight loads, photos of the merchandise at delivery and before inspection, photos of the disputed merchandise upon inspection, the line items results of your inspection, and for mobile devices, the IMEI and a photo of each device in dispute.

3. Go to Your Orders page, find the order you wish to dispute, click on “Report an Issue” and follow the instructions.

*Note: all dispute resolution is governed by the terms of purchase agreement between the buyer and the seller and/or the terms of use agreement between the buyer and B-Stock

Yes! All merchandise on Essendant Liquidation Auctions is coming directly from Essendant. All orders are shipped from their location(s).

New auctions can be posted at any time during normal business hours. Buyers that are subscribed to the Essendant Liquidation Auctions newsletter will receive an email when auctions are opening and closing each day.

As an approved buyer, if you are logged into Essendant Liquidation Auctions and select "Account Information" from the "My Account" drop down. You can update all contact information or change the password on your account. You can also click the green "I forgot" text on the login page if you cannot remember your password.

Contact us to report your issue. Please be as specific as possible and be sure to include any information that would help us determine the cause of your problem, including: which web browser you are using (Internet Explorer, Chrome, etc.), the web page you are on, steps to replicate the issue you are having, and other details and screenshots for our review.

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If you receive this notification, then you either have not yet applied on Essendant Liquidation Auctions, or you are entering an incorrect password. You can reset your password by clicking the "I forgot" link below your password entry and entering your email address. If you have not applied, then you can click the Create An Account button to begin your application.

If you receive this notification, then we have either not yet reviewed your application or you have not submitted us the proper reseller's certificate. If it has been more than 1 business day since you applied, then we are still waiting on the proper documentation from you. You can submit your reseller certificate here or fax it to (650) 241-3328.