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Liquidity Services, Inc. Description

Liquidity Services, Inc. operates various online auction marketplaces for surplus, salvage, and scrap assets in the United States. The company's auction marketplaces include liquidation.com that enables corporations to sell surplus and salvage consumer goods and capital assets; govliquidation.com, which enables selected federal government agencies to sell surplus and scrap assets; and govdeals.com that enables local and state government entities, including city, county, and state agencies, as well as school boards and public utilities to sell surplus and salvage assets. It also operates networkintl.com that enables corporations to sell idle, surplus, and scrap equipment in the oil and gas, petrochemical and power generation industries; go-dove.com for corporations located in the United States, Europe, and Asia to sell manufacturing surplus and salvage capital assets; and secondipity.com, which provides consumers a source of products and a socially conscious online experience through donating a portion of the proceeds of every sale to charity, as well as truckcenter.com. The company's marketplaces provide professional buyers access to supply of surplus and salvage assets presented with customer focused information, including digital images and other relevant product information along with services to complete the transaction; and enable corporate and government sellers to enhance their financial return on excess assets by providing liquid marketplaces and value-added services that integrate sales and marketing, logistics, and transaction settlement. It offers approximately 500 product categories organized into various industries, such as consumer electronics, general merchandise, apparel, scientific equipment, aerospace parts and equipment, technology hardware, energy equipment, industrial capital assets, fleet and transportation equipment, and specialty equipment. Liquidity Services, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Specialty Retail
Keywords: Financial Market Oil And Gas Consumer Electronics Federal Government Public Utilities Energy Equipment Salvage Technology Hardware Online Auction Transportation Equipment Market Liquidity Liquidity Services