Liquidation buying guides

Manifest, condition, price, freight, pallet count and weight, refund terms, brand restrictions and the final sum: the checklist Andrew runs on every truckload, answered with our own listings.

B-Stock, Liquidation.com, Direct Liquidation, Amazon, 888 Lots, Via Trading, eBay and us, compared on who can buy, manifests, fees, freight and returns, from each company’s own terms.

Pallet flipping means reselling liquidation stock one item at a time. Landed cost per item on seven of our pallets, what mixed condition does to it, and what happens if a pallet disappoints.

You buy liquidation pallets from a liquidator or a marketplace, not the retailer. Where the stock comes from, the three places to buy it, and how an order works, with real prices.

A liquidation manifest is a line-by-line list of what is on a pallet. Only 2 of our 83 lots have one; here is what that changes for counts, price and damage claims.

Shelf pulls sat on a store shelf and came off unsold. How they differ from overstock and customer returns, and what the grade changes on a damage claim.

Shipping one liquidation pallet from Dalton, GA costs a flat $25 to $85 by region, and a truckload $1,000 to $5,500. Rates, add-ons and landed-cost examples from real lots.