Buy lost property at auction
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Notlagen und Opferhilfen
The auction dates are announced in the daily press and on the homepage for lost property.
Basic information
If neither the owner nor the finder is interested in the lost property, the municipality acquires ownership after 6 months and the lost property is put up for auction.
The official announcement is made in the daily press and on the homepage for lost property.
Objects acquired at the auction belong definitively to the acquirer.
If possible ownership rights to the item are asserted during an auction, the found property will be removed from the auction for clarification of ownership. After proof of ownership has been provided, the item will be released to the person entitled to ownership.
Payment at the auction can be made in cash or by EC card.