Is there a minimum quantity?
No. A single machine can be consigned into a collective sale alongside lots from other vendors. The practical limit is value rather than quantity. Cataloguing, photographing and administering a lot costs the same whether it sells for hundreds or thousands, so very low value items are usually grouped together or left out.
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