The Seller's Guide
Straight answers from the buying desk. No fluff, no filler — the same advice we give sellers on the phone every day, written down.
What's My Used Circuit Breaker Worth?
Four things set the price of a used breaker: what it is, who made it, what shape it's in, and who needs one right now. Here's how we actually run the numbers.
How to Read a Transformer Nameplate
One clear nameplate photo is worth more to a buyer than three paragraphs of description. Here's what we read off it — and what each field does to your price.
Scrap vs. Sell: The Math Most People Get Wrong
The scrap yard sees 300 pounds of steel and copper. We see forty working breakers. The difference is routinely five to twenty times the money.
The Photos That Get You a Quote in an Hour
Blurry photo of a closed cabinet: three days of back-and-forth. Clear nameplate shot: a number in an hour. Here's the difference in practice.
Plant Closing? Here's the Equipment Timeline That Works
The plants that get real money for their electrical gear start early. The ones that call during the last week get scrap prices. Here's the schedule that works.
Obsolete Doesn't Mean Worthless — Usually the Opposite
Millions of panels installed decades ago still need parts nobody manufactures. That mismatch is why your 'junk drawer' breakers might be the best-paying thing in the shop.
Who Moves the Gear? (We Do. Here's How.)
The number two question after 'what's it worth' is 'how does it leave my building?' Three ways, all on our dime — here's how each works.
Bus Plugs: The Money Hanging From Your Ceiling
Every older warehouse has them hanging off the busway, and almost every demo crew scraps them. Buyers like us pay real money for the same boxes.
The PCB Question: Checking Your Transformer Before You Sell
One question decides whether an oil-filled transformer is an asset or a liability. Here's how to answer it from the nameplate — and what to do when you can't.
Five Questions That Separate Real Buyers From Brokers
Not everyone with a 'we buy equipment' website actually buys equipment. Five questions expose the difference in about two minutes.
Where to start
Most sellers arrive with one of three questions, so it is worth pointing you at the right article rather than making you read all of them.
- "What is this worth?" Start with the breaker valuation piece, then the nameplate guide if you have transformers. Both explain the specific fields that set a price.
- "Should I just scrap it?" Read the scrap-versus-resale comparison. It is the question with the largest dollar consequence on this whole site, and it includes the cases where scrap genuinely wins.
- "How do I actually sell it?" The photo guide and the pickup walkthrough cover the mechanics end to end, including who handles disconnection and when payment happens.
Why we write these
An informed seller is easier to deal with than an uninformed one. When someone knows that trip units matter, that obsolete frames belong in a separate pile, and that photographs taken before demolition are worth more than photographs taken after, the transaction is faster and the number is better for both sides.
These articles are the phone conversations we have every week, written down once. Nothing here is a sales pitch dressed as advice — where the honest answer is "that belongs at the scrapyard," it says so.
Got equipment to sell?
Call or text us photos. We'll give you a price and take it from there.