Buyer resource center
Resource center for importers
Guides on manifests, condition grades, offers, landed cost, payment and consolidation for buyers of U.S. liquidation.
Getting started
How lots, grades, asks and offers work.
Guide · 5 min
How to read a liquidation manifest
What each column means, which numbers to trust, and how to turn a manifest into a resale estimate.
Guide · 3 min
Condition grades: new overstock, returns, scratch & dent
What each grade on our lots means, and which ones your country lets you import.
Guide · 3 min
How asks, offers and closing times work
The price on a lot, how to offer below it, and what the countdown means.
Shipping & export
FOB vs CIF, documents and consolidation.
Guide · 4 min
FOB vs. CIF: which quote should an importer ask for?
Two prices, two different risks. Here is what each covers when you buy U.S. liquidation for export.
Guide · 3 min
Blind bills of lading, explained for liquidation buyers
Why the shipper name on your bill of lading matters, and when a blind bill of lading is the right tool.
Guide · 4 min
How to fill a container when you only need a few pallets
Consolidation lets smaller buyers mix pallets from several lots into one export shipment.
Payments
How deposits and wires work.