Olympus auction prices
Laboratory equipment by Olympus: we have recorded 31 auction sales with a price of 13 models, and 11 lots are at auction now. Every model has its own page with each sale.
EUR 1.500 median hammer price
middle half 400 to 2.000 EUR
86% of lots found a buyer
Olympus is a Japanese maker of optical and imaging equipment, long known for its microscopes, endoscopes and medical instruments. Its laboratory microscopes are common in research, clinical and teaching laboratories. In 2022 its scientific instruments business, including the microscopes, was transferred to a separate company named Evident. Founded 1919. Tokyo, Japan.
Models 13
| Model | Sales with a price | Middle half | Found a buyer | At auction now | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympus CKX53SF | 16 | EUR 1.500 to 2.000 | – | 1 | 2026-10-10 |
| Olympus CK2 | 5 | under ten sales | – | 0 | 2026-10-08 |
| Olympus CKX41 | 3 | under ten sales | – | 0 | 2026-10-08 |
| Olympus SZ61 | 1 | under ten sales | – | 6 | 2026-10-06 |
| Olympus BH-2 | 1 | under ten sales | – | 0 | 2026-06-09 |
| Olympus CX41RF | 1 | under ten sales | – | 0 | 2026-10-13 |
| Olympus CX43 | 1 | under ten sales | – | 0 | 2026-10-10 |
| Olympus FluoView 1200 SIM | 1 | under ten sales | – | 0 | 2026-10-23 |
| Olympus IMT-2 | 1 | under ten sales | – | 0 | 2026-11-06 |
| Olympus IX73P2F | 1 | under ten sales | – | 0 | 2026-10-08 |
| Olympus ILK-3 | 0 | none yet | – | 2 | none yet |
| Olympus BX43 | 0 | none yet | – | 1 | none yet |
| Olympus R080-045-050SW 110-20m | 0 | none yet | – | 1 | none yet |
Middle half: the rounded middle half of the hammer prices of the model, in euros, from ten sales; each model page lists the sales one by one. "Found a buyer" counts the lots offered on sites that publish the lots that failed to sell, from twenty lots up.
Newest Olympus sales
| Sold | Model | Built | Hours or km | Auction house | Place | Photos | Hammer price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-06 OLYMPUS - IMT-2 - Inverted Coin Microscope |
IMT-2 | unknown | unknown | surplex.com | AVELIN, FR | 12 | EUR 450 FREE |
| 2026-10-23 Scanhead Olympus FluoView 1200 SIM |
FluoView 1200 SIM | 2009 | unknown | vebeg.de | 72076 Tübingen, DE | 1 | EUR 750 FREE |
| 2026-10-13 Olympus CX41RF - Laboratory Microscope |
CX41RF | unknown | unknown | troostwijkauctions.com | BALANCOURT-SUR-ESSONNE, FR | 12 | EUR 3.000 FREE |
| 2026-10-10 2024 Olympus CKX53SF Cell Culture Microscope |
CKX53SF | 2024 | unknown | Auction house | NL | 9 | locked |
| 2026-10-10 2022 Olympus CKX53SF Cell Culture Microscope |
CKX53SF | 2022 | unknown | Auction house | NL | 8 | locked |
| 2026-10-10 2024 Olympus CKX53SF Cell Culture Microscope |
CKX53SF | 2024 | unknown | Auction house | NL | 10 | locked |
| 2026-10-10 2024 Olympus CKX53SF Cell Culture Microscope |
CKX53SF | 2024 | unknown | Auction house | NL | 10 | locked |
| 2026-10-10 2024 Olympus CKX53SF Cell Culture Microscope |
CKX53SF | 2024 | unknown | Auction house | NL | 9 | locked |
| 2026-10-10 2022 Olympus CKX53SF Cell Culture Microscope |
CKX53SF | 2022 | unknown | Auction house | NL | 6 | locked |
| 2026-10-10 2025 Olympus CX43 Biological Microscope |
CX43 | 2025 | unknown | surplex.com | leiden, NL | 7 | EUR 4.800 FREE |
| 2026-10-10 2017 Olympus CKX53SF Cell Culture Microscope |
CKX53SF | 2017 | unknown | Auction house | NL | 6 | locked |
| 2026-10-08 2022 Olympus CKX53SF Cell Culture Microscope |
CKX53SF | 2022 | unknown | surplex.com | Leiden, NL | 12 | EUR 1.700 FREE |
| 2026-10-08 2022 Olympus CKX53SF Cell Culture Microscope |
CKX53SF | 2022 | unknown | Auction house | NL | 11 | locked |
| 2026-10-08 2022 Olympus CKX53SF Cell Culture Microscope |
CKX53SF | 2022 | unknown | Auction house | NL | 12 | locked |
| 2026-10-08 2022 Olympus CKX53SF Cell Culture Microscope |
CKX53SF | 2022 | unknown | Auction house | NL | 11 | locked |
| 2026-10-08 Olympus CK2 Biological Microscope |
CK2 | unknown | unknown | surplex.com | Leiden, NL | 10 | EUR 140 FREE |
| 2026-10-08 2020 Olympus CKX53SF Cell Culture Microscope |
CKX53SF | 2020 | unknown | Auction house | NL | 10 | locked |
| 2026-10-08 Olympus IX73P2F Inverted Microscope |
IX73P2F | unknown | unknown | surplex.com | Leiden, NL | 12 | EUR 3.914 FREE |
| 2026-10-08 Olympus CK2 Biological Microscope |
CK2 | unknown | unknown | Auction house | NL | 11 | locked |
| 2026-10-08 2022 Olympus CKX53SF Cell Culture Microscope |
CKX53SF | 2022 | unknown | Auction house | NL | 5 | locked |
| 2026-10-08 Olympus CK2 Biological Microscope |
CK2 | unknown | unknown | Auction house | NL | 6 | locked |
| 2026-10-08 Olympus CK2 Biological Microscope |
CK2 | unknown | unknown | Auction house | NL | 7 | locked |
| 2026-10-08 Olympus CKX53SF Cell Culture Microscope |
CKX53SF | unknown | unknown | Auction house | NL | 10 | locked |
| 2026-10-08 Olympus CK2 Biological Microscope |
CK2 | unknown | unknown | Auction house | NL | 6 | locked |
| 2026-10-08 Olympus CKX41 Cell Culture Microscope |
CKX41 | unknown | unknown | surplex.com | Leiden, NL | 10 | EUR 330 FREE |
The 25 newest recorded sales of Olympus in laboratory equipment, one row per lot; every sale of a model is on the model's page. The oldest sale of each model is free to read; the other hammer prices open with the sale or with a year of the model.
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Questions about Olympus at auction
What do used Olympus laboratory equipment sell for at auction?
Across 31 auction sales with a price that we recorded, the middle half fetched EUR 400 to EUR 2.000, with a median of about EUR 1.500. These are rounded hammer prices in euros, before the buyer's premium and VAT; each model below has its own page with every sale.
How often do Olympus laboratory equipment find a buyer at auction?
On the auction sites that publish the lots that failed to sell, 86% of 35 lots offered found a buyer. Withdrawn lots are not counted.
Hammer prices are what the auction house recorded when the lot closed. How prices are recorded.