Where GovAuctions gets its listings
GovAuctions aggregates 1,835 live government auction listings from 5 Canadian sources across Canada - every listing links straight to the original government source where you bid. The catalog is refreshed daily.
GovAuctions doesn't stop at finding the auction - it tells you what each lot is worth. Qualifying listings get a free Flip Score and a deal score anchored to what comparable lots actually sold for, so you can see whether a price is a genuine deal before you bid, not just where to find it.
We don't run these auctions or take a cut of any bid. We index the public listings into one searchable place, free.
Total coverage across all markets
GovAuctions.app aggregates 52,702 live government auction listings from 30 auction platforms across 4 countries (United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada). Every listing links to the original government platform where bidding happens, and the catalog is refreshed daily.
| Market | Live lots | Platforms |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 37,222 | 16 |
| United Kingdom | 8,494 | 6 |
| Australia | 5,151 | 3 |
| Canada | 1,835 | 5 |
| All markets | 52,702 | 30 |
Live counts, updated daily as auctions open and close. Last refreshed July 16, 2026.
GCSurplus
1,016 livefederal government surplus (PSPC) · No buyer's premium; GST/HST applies
GCSurplus is the federal surplus auction service run by Public Services and Procurement Canada. Lots - vehicles, equipment, electronics, and more - are sold as-is, where-is, with GST/HST at the pickup province's rate.
Photo coverage 100% · Feed consistency 100%
Police Auctions Canada
375 livepolice-seized & unclaimed property · Buyer's premium varies
Police Auctions Canada sells seized, found, and unclaimed property from Canadian law-enforcement agencies - jewellery, electronics, bikes, and the occasional vehicle.
Photo coverage 100% · Feed consistency 100%
GovDeals Canada
223 liveCanadian municipal & provincial surplus · Buyer's premium varies by seller
GovDeals Canada lists surplus from Canadian cities, municipalities, and provincial agencies - fleet vehicles, equipment, and public-works assets - on the same platform as its US operation.
Photo coverage 100% · Feed consistency 100%
Alberta Surplus Sales
76 liveAlberta provincial government surplus · No buyer's premium
Alberta Surplus Sales is the Government of Alberta's own surplus outlet - provincial vehicles, equipment, and office assets sold directly to the public.
Photo coverage 100% · Feed consistency 100%
How we count - and why our numbers are clean
A listings count is only useful if every entry is an auction you can actually bid on. Some aggregators inflate their totals - counting the same item once for every site it's cross-posted to, padding with listings that aren't what you searched for, and leaving expired auctions in long after bidding closes. We count differently:
- Live, not padded.Ended auctions drop off automatically, so the number reflects what's open right now.
- De-duplicated. An item cross-posted to several platforms is merged into a single listing, not counted two or three times.
- Primary, not middlemen.Every source above is a government platform where the lot actually lives - not a re-aggregator that re-publishes other sites' auctions. One underlying auction is one listing from one source, never inflated across a chain of re-listings.
- Sourced. Every listing shows the platform it came from and links straight to the original to bid.
- Fresh. The whole catalog is rebuilt once a day, around 06:00 UTC (last refreshed July 16, 2026), so you're not chasing stale results.
- Scored, not hyped. Our deal scores are anchored to what comparable lots actually sold for, not a guess - see how our Deal Score and Flip Score work.
Live counts update daily as auctions open and close. New sources are added regularly.
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