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Where to Sell Used Print Equipment

Requip Market team · Last updated 2026-10-20

It depends on the machine and how fast you need cash. pressXchange is a dedicated used-print marketplace that says it reaches 350,000 potential buyers in 195 countries (its claim)[1]. Machinio is a dealer-subscription search engine[6]. Exapro charges 15% (min. €1,000) at the standard rate, or 10% for dealers with 10+ active products once Exapro validates you as a reseller[4]. Craigslist is $5 by-dealer or free by-owner[5].

Requip has no commission; first listing free — but its live catalog is small and US-centered, and it does not process payment or offer escrow.

Where to list used print and bindery equipment

Option Fee / commission Audience / payment Best for Source
pressXchange Flat listing fee (amount not published); no commission on sales pressXchange’s own claim: exposure to 350,000 potential buyers from 195 countries. Payment is normally due when the ad is placed. Its about page describes listings as coming from vetted dealers. Sellers who want a print-specific board that claims a 195-country audience and will pay an unpublished flat fee up front [1] [2] [3]
Exapro No upfront fee listed; commission only if it sells. Standard rate: 15% (min. €1,000), added on top of your price. 10% (min. €1,000) for a professional reseller or dealer with 10+ active products, once Exapro validates you as a reseller A dedicated agent translates the listing and qualifies buyers (Exapro’s description of its service) Sellers who want someone else to handle buyer qualification and will pay the commission [4]
Craigslist US for-sale by-dealer categories: $5. By-owner for-sale posts: free Local classifieds. No marketplace checkout or escrow is described on the fee page A cheap or bulky machine that a local shop can pick up [5]
Machinio Subscription; no commission A dealer-oriented used-machinery search engine / listing service Sellers with steady inventory, not a one-off cutter [6]
Dealers A buyout is usually a wholesale check, not a published percentage — those numbers are not published The dealer’s own customer list. You are selling to the dealer, not through a public listing Speed and certainty when a shop is closing Qualitative. Dealer buy prices are not published.
Auctions Seller commissions and buyer’s premiums are set per auctioneer and are not published as a single rate Auction bidders. Fast if you need to clear a floor A whole shop, not one well-photographed machine Qualitative. Auction fees vary and are not published as one figure.
eBay Fees vary by category; check eBay’s fee page. No percentages are quoted here. A general marketplace with managed checkout. Requip does not process payment, so eBay is the fit if you need the platform to take the money. Sellers who want on-platform checkout and will accept category-specific fees [10]
Facebook Marketplace Treat local pickup as a classifieds listing. Facebook’s current fee page was not independently verified for this article, so no fee numbers are given. Local buyers. Good for bulky gear someone can load in a van A tabletop or short-haul machine, not a freight press Qualitative. Meta’s own fee page was not verified for this article.
Requip Market No commission; first listing free. Basic is $0 with 1 active listing. Pro is $49/mo and Enterprise is $149/mo for more listings. Requip does not process payment or offer escrow. A small, US/Michigan-centered B2B catalog. The 2026-10-20 market snapshot showed 23 active listings. No payment handling or escrow. A one-off seller who wants a specs-rich listing and a direct deal, and who can live with a small audience [7] [8] [9]

When another option is the better choice

Pick pressXchange when you want a dedicated used-print board. It says it reaches 350,000 potential buyers in 195 countries (its claim)[1]. Requip’s market snapshot on 2026-10-20 showed 23 active listings, and the live print inventory that day was Horizon-heavy and US-based.

Pick Exapro when you want an agent to translate the listing and qualify buyers, and you will pay 15% (min. €1,000) at the standard rate, or 10% as a dealer with 10+ active products once Exapro validates you as a reseller, only if it sells[4].

Pick Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace when the machine is local, cheap enough to load, and you would rather field nearby replies than wait for a shop in another state. Craigslist is $5 by-dealer or free by-owner[5]. Requip’s 2026-10-20 snapshot showed 23 active listings; Facebook Marketplace is a general local-classifieds channel.

Pick a dealer or an auction when you need the iron off the floor this month and will take a wholesale or hammer number to get it gone. Listing yourself keeps more of the price and takes longer.

Pick eBay when you want the platform to take payment. Requip does not process payment or offer escrow — that is a real con, not a footnote. eBay’s fees vary by category; check eBay’s fee page rather than a third-party summary.

Requip’s other honest limits: the Basic plan allows one active listing; more listings need Pro ($49/mo) or Enterprise ($149/mo). Nobody at Requip is promising to write the listing for you.

When Requip is the better choice

Requip has no commission; first listing free. There is no commission or transaction fee on any plan. That is the cost argument against Exapro’s 15% standard / 10% dealer rates (the 10% once Exapro validates you as a reseller)[4] and against any unpublished pressXchange listing invoice[1].

Listings are written for the operator — make, model, power, options, condition — and the manuals library is free. The deal stays between you and the buyer.

Use Requip when the buyer is a print shop that needs those specs, not a local lowball on a classifieds app, and when you are selling one or two machines rather than paying Machinio’s dealer subscription[6].

Worked example (live listings, cited rates only)

Take the live Streamfeeder C-1250 six-station feeder line, asking $65,000. Exapro’s own example treats 15% as a share of the advertised price (€17,000 desired → €20,000 advertised, which is €17,000 ÷ 0.85)[4]. Applied the same way to $65,000: $65,000 ÷ 0.85 = $76,470.59 advertised, and $11,470.59 commission. The €1,000 minimum does not change that arithmetic, because 15% of $65,000 is larger than €1,000 in any recent euro–dollar range; we are not converting currencies. Requip’s commission on the same asking price is $0.

pressXchange charges a flat listing fee and no commission, but pressXchange does not publish its listing price (quote or checkout only)[1]. A dollar-for-dollar fee comparison on that $65,000 line is not possible from public pages.

For a local, lower-priced machine, the live Perfecta hydraulic paper lift asks $2,460. A US Craigslist by-owner for-sale post is free; a by-dealer for-sale post is $5[5]. Either is cheaper than a 15% marketplace commission[4]. That $5 is the posting fee, not a prediction of what the lift will sell for.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is the best place to sell used printing and bindery equipment?
It depends on the machine and how fast you need cash. pressXchange is a dedicated used-print marketplace that says it reaches 350,000 potential buyers in 195 countries (its claim). Machinio is a dealer-subscription search engine. Exapro charges 15% (min. €1,000) at the standard rate, or 10% for dealers with 10+ active products once Exapro validates you as a reseller. Craigslist is $5 by-dealer or free by-owner. Requip has no commission; first listing free, with a small US-centered audience and no payment handling.
Does Requip Market charge a commission?
No. Requip has no commission; first listing free. There is no commission or transaction fee on any plan. Plan details: Basic is $0 with 1 active listing; Pro is $49/mo and Enterprise is $149/mo for more listings.
How much does Exapro charge to sell a used machine?
Exapro has no upfront fee listed; commission only if it sells. The standard rate is 15% (min. €1,000). Dealers with 10+ active products pay 10% (min. €1,000) once Exapro validates you as a reseller. Its own example is €17,000 desired → €20,000 advertised.
Does pressXchange charge a commission?
pressXchange says it charges a flat-rate listing fee and no commission on sales. It does not publish the listing price on its advertising page (quote or checkout only).
Is Craigslist free for selling equipment?
In the US, Craigslist by-owner for-sale posts are free. All for-sale by-dealer categories are $5.
Does Requip hold the money or offer escrow?
No. Requip does not process payment or offer escrow. You and the buyer close the deal directly.

Sources

  1. pressXchange — Advertise with us — “Flat rate fee for listing, no commission on sales”; audience claim of 350,000 potential buyers from 195 countries (pressXchange’s claim). (checked 2026-10-20)
  2. pressXchange — About us — Separate about-page claim: over 300,000 registered printing professionals from 190 countries; listings described as coming from vetted dealers. These are pressXchange’s claims, and the two pages do not use the same figures. (checked 2026-10-20)
  3. pressXchange — Terms and conditions — Payment is normally due when the ad is placed. “PXC Digital Ltd is not a party to any contract.” (checked 2026-10-20)
  4. Exapro — Sell your used plant & machinery — 15% (min. €1,000) standard; 10% (min. €1,000) for a professional reseller or dealer with 10+ active products, once Exapro validates the account; €17,000 → €20,000 example. “Pay the commission only if you sell.” 3× / 11% claims are Exapro’s. (checked 2026-10-20)
  5. Craigslist — Posting fees — All for-sale by-dealer categories in the US: $5. By-owner for-sale posts are free. (checked 2026-10-20)
  6. Liquidity Services — Machinio — Machinio operates on a subscription model with no sales commissions. (checked 2026-10-20)
  7. Requip Market — Pricing — Basic $0 with 1 active listing; Pro $49/mo; Enterprise $149/mo. (checked 2026-10-20)
  8. Requip Market — Sell — No commission, no transaction fee. (checked 2026-10-20)
  9. Requip Market — Market snapshot — 23 active listings as of the 2026-10-20 snapshot used for this page. (checked 2026-10-20)
  10. eBay — Selling fees — Fees vary by category. This article quotes no eBay percentages. (checked 2026-10-20)