Default: § 293 BGB, §§ 885a ZPO + 383 BGB, § 373 HGB

Pur­su­ant to Sec­tion 383 (1) sen­tence 1 BGB, the deb­tor may have a mova­ble item that is not sui­ta­ble for depo­sit auc­tion­ed off in the event of the cre­di­tor’s default of accep­tance.

Accor­ding to para. 1 sen­tence 2, he is also entit­led to do so if the­re is a con­cern that the item will spoil or if its sto­rage would invol­ve dis­pro­por­tio­na­te cos­ts (cf. Marx/Arens Der Auk­tio­na­tor, 2004, p. 280).

Accor­ding to § 885a ZPO (4): If the ten­ant-deb­tor does not cla­im his pro­per­ty from the cre­di­tor within a peri­od of one month after the cre­di­tor has been ins­truc­ted to take pos­ses­si­on, the cre­di­tor may rea­li­ze the pro­per­ty. Sec­tions 372 to 380, 382, 383 and 385 of the Ger­man Civil Code shall app­ly accor­din­gly. The­re shall be no thre­at of auc­tion.

Accor­ding to Sec­tion 373 (2) of the Ger­man Com­mer­cial Code (HGB), the sel­ler may have the goods sold at public auc­tion in the event of the buy­er’s default of accep­tance. (Cf. Marx/Arens Der Auk­tio­na­tor, 2004, p. 274)