Pre-owned Microsoft volume licences at B2B wholesale.
Polaris Bytes UG buys surplus volume licences from companies and resells them to IT distributors, system houses and resellers — audit-proof documentation, pan-European network, up to 70% below new pricing.
Who we are.
Polaris Bytes UG is a Hamburg-based B2B wholesaler for Microsoft volume licences, focused on server and CAL licences.
Polaris Bytes UG was founded in 2026 by Justin Patrick Werda and is registered with the Hamburg commercial register. We trade in pre-owned Microsoft volume licences — focused on Windows Server, SQL Server, Exchange and CALs in bulk.
Four steps from lot to reseller.
Structured B2B wholesale with a complete chain of documentation — from first contact to audit-proof handover.
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Enquiry
You write a short message about the product, version and volume you need — specific to Microsoft volume licences.
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Sourcing
We check our stock and our EU sourcing network. Binding quote typically within 24 hours.
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Documentation
Each lot ships with the full five-document set: provenance, deinstallation, transfer protocol, purchase agreement and certificate.
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Handover
Licences are transferred, documentation handed over digitally — ready to pass through to your end-customer audits.
What we offer.
A short overview. See the services page for full detail.
Volume licences in bulk
Windows Server, SQL Server, Office LTSC, Exchange, SharePoint, Project, Visio, CALs and System Center — as EA, Open Value and Select licences, current and prior versions.
B2B wholesale only
Exclusively for distributors, system houses and resellers — no direct end-customer sales, no channel conflict. Framework agreements and tiered pricing on request.
Audit-proof documentation
Each transaction ships with the full five-document set: provenance, deinstallation confirmation, transfer protocol, purchase agreement and licence transfer certificate — EU-compliant per § 69c (3) UrhG.
Confirmed three times at the highest court level — settled law since 2012.
The CJEU, the German Federal Court of Justice and the UK CAT have all firmly legitimised the trade in pre-owned software licences. The November 2025 CAT ruling is the most recent.
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03 · 07 · 2012CJEU Luxembourg — C-128/11
UsedSoft v. Oracle.
The exhaustion doctrine also applies to licences distributed by download. Resale is lawful in case of EU first-sale with consent, adequate consideration and an unlimited-term right.
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2013 + 2014BGH Karlsruhe — I ZR 129/08 + I ZR 8/13
Volume licences can be split.
The German Federal Court of Justice adopts the CJEU's ruling and confirms: splitting volume licences into individual licences for separate resale is legally permissible.
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11 · 2025UK CAT London — [2025] CAT 75
ValueLicensing v. Microsoft.
The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal holds that Microsoft's EA clauses cannot effectively prohibit the resale of perpetual licences (Office, Windows Server, etc.).