Verified professional AV.Sourced, tested and delivered worldwide.
Premium used, near-new and B-stock equipment with documented condition, technical verification and international delivery. Every package is curated by Backstage Market — this is not an open marketplace.
- Typical deal size
- £30k – £500k+
- Listing route
- Curated only
- Source identity
- Confidential
- Delivery terms
- FCA · CIP · DAP
Confidential Verified Source
Sellers appear publicly as a confidential verified source. Identity is held internally and released only on written authorisation.
Asset Passport
One consolidated record per package: masked serials, test findings, service history, firmware state and packing evidence.
Technical inspection
Powered function tests and cosmetic grading by our technical team, plus remote live testing or third-party inspection on request.
International logistics
FCA, CIP and DAP quoted as standard, DDP on selected destinations, with export packing, customs paperwork and insurance.
Current inventory
Featured opportunities
High-value packages currently held or under exclusive mandate. Full manifests, test summaries and masked serials on each dossier.
Wanted · sourcing desk
Most of what moves is never publicly listed
Off-market stock sits with rental fleets, integrators, dealers and manufacturers who will not advertise it. Tell us the specification and we work the network privately, then return costed options with condition evidence.
Currently wanted
Lighting control
Full-size consoles and processing nodes, current generation
Currently wanted
Line array
Mid-format touring systems with amplification and rigging
Currently wanted
Digital audio
Large-format consoles with stage racks and optical loops
Currently wanted
LED video
2.6mm and finer indoor panels, matched batch, with spares
Illustrative demonstration briefs · no stock implied
Open a sourcing request
Brand, model, quantity, destination and date — riders, BOMs and equipment lists welcome. Availability is re-confirmed before every quote.
- · Alternatives and equivalent-class options proposed
- · Delivered pricing under FCA, CIP, DAP or selected DDP
- · Enquiries handled discreetly, never broadcast to your market
Sell confidentially
Move B-stock, demo and slow inventory without exposing who you are or what you normally charge.
Built for manufacturers, distributors, dealers, rental companies and asset owners. Buyers see a documented package and a “Confidential Verified Source” — not your name, not your list price, not your discount structure. No public seller pages, no auction dynamics, no price signalling into your own channel.
Identity control
Strict, partial or open confidentiality set per lot.
Channel protection
No public price history and no visible discounting.
Handled end to end
Inspection, documentation, export and delivery evidence.
What a buyer sees
Moving light package · 24 units
Graded, function-tested, masked serials listed
Confidential Verified Source
Source identity withheld · released only on written authorisation
Your company name, location detail and pricing history never appear on the public listing.
How verification works
Four checkpoints before anything reaches a buyer
Verification is the product. Each package carries evidence a technical director can act on without a site visit.
Ownership and provenance
Source identity, ownership and serial status are checked internally before anything is listed.
Technical inspection
Powered function tests, calibration and cosmetic grading recorded per unit by our technical team.
Live or third-party inspection
Remote live testing on camera for the buyer, or an independent inspector at the holding location.
Asset Passport
Masked serials, test findings, service history and packing evidence bundled into one record.
Why buyers work with us
A procurement process, not a listings board
High-value AV moves on evidence and accountability. Backstage Market holds both sides of the transaction to a documented standard.
Curated only
Every listing is created and published by Backstage Market staff. Sellers cannot self-publish.
Documented condition
Serialised condition reports and test results, not stock photos and adjectives.
Protected process
Reservation subject to inspection, staged documentation, manual bank-prepayment workflow.
Named accountability
One account manager and one technical inspector on record for each deal.
International delivery with export packing, customs documentation and insurance.
FCA, CIP and DAP quoted as standard; DDP on selected destinations. Packing evidence and proof of delivery are stored in your deal room.