European Used Equipment Buyer’s Checklist
Choose the right machine, screen listings, collect evidence from the seller, prepare the inspection, and complete the purchase — one adaptive checklist that goes as deep as you need.
Independent buyer-side checklist. Not a marketplace. Not a dealer. Asking-price intelligence, not valuation.
Set up your checklist in three quick steps. You can change these choices at any time.
What this checklist covers
Seven steps, 51 active checks at Essential. You can move between steps freely once you start.
- Get readySetup and readiness4 checks
- Choose the machineJob, machine and spec fit5 checks
- Screen the listingListing and asking-price screen8 checks
- Seller & documentsSeller and contact checks · History, service and faults · Identity, ownership, documents15 checks
- Prepare & inspectInspection planning · Technical inspection wrapper8 checks
- Decide & closeDecision and landed cost · Purchase, transport, handover, first 30 days11 checks
- Your recordBuyer Decision Dossieryour record
1.What are you checking?
2.How deep do you want to go?
3.How are you buying?
Which machine is this?
OptionalWhat you know about the candidate machine, as stated in the listing or by the seller. MachineryAssistant does not check these details — they are your own record for this checklist.
A short name to help you recognise this machine later.
As stated. Write it however the listing does.
As shown on the meter or stated in the listing.
As stated. Checking that it matches the machine is a step in the checklist.
The price as listed. Not a valuation, and not checked against the market.
Record how the listing states the price. Do not infer VAT treatment.
Country or region. Cross-border purchases change the paperwork.
Kept for your reference. The page is not opened or read.
Optional note about this machine or listing.
Saved in this browser only and never sent anywhere. Leave any field blank — the checklist works exactly the same either way.
Where are you right now?
This only chooses where the checklist opens. Nothing is skipped or marked done, and you can move back to any earlier step at any time.