Practical advice on excess stock, overstocks, surplus and liquidation stock — plus case studies of stock parcels we have bought and sold.
Clearance vs liquidation explained, with plain definitions of liquidation stock, excess, surplus, overstock, dead, obsolete and short-dated stock.
Read more : Clearance vs liquidation: what's the difference, and what does liquidating stock mean?
What decides the liquidation value of inventory, why % of RRP rules of thumb mislead, and how a stock buyer actually prices a parcel. Read before you…
Read more : How much is my excess stock worth? How stock buyers really price a parcel
How to clear excess stock without it turning up cheap on eBay or next to your full-price range: channel conditions, export, debranding, contracts and…
Read more : How to sell excess stock without damaging your brand
Every type of excess stock buyer in Australia compared: stock buyers, discount retailers, auctions, eBay, donation platforms and more. Pick the right…
Read more : Who buys excess stock in Australia? Every option, compared honestly
How the ATO values trading stock (cost, market selling value, replacement value), the obsolete stock election, and why selling can beat a write-off.
Read more : Writing off obsolete stock in Australia: the ATO rules, and when selling is betterFacing company liquidation or administration? The main types explained in plain English, what happens to your stock, and when selling surplus early…
Read more : Company liquidation: your options, and what happens to your stock
Surplus stock meaning, six ways to sell surplus stock compared, how to prepare a parcel so buyers act fast, and why the first fair offer is usually…
Read more : Surplus stock: what it means and how to turn it into cashLiquidation stock explained: why selling early often returns more, how liquidators sell stock, and how we buy liquidation stock across Australia and…
Read more : Liquidation stock: how to sell it, and who buys it in Australia
Overstock meaning in plain English, the categories that get overstocked most, how to tell if you are, and the fastest ways to sell overstock in…
Read more : Overstocks: what overstock inventory is and how to clear it
Best before vs use by in Australia: what each date means, what can legally be sold after it, the bread exception, and what to do with short-dated…
Read more : Out of date food: what that label really means in Australia
Should you use a food broker to sell excess food stock? How brokers work, how they compare with a buyer who buys outright, and which suits your…
Read more : Should you hire a food broker to sell your excess stock of food?
Thinking of selling excess stock on eBay, Marketplace or at auction? The honest pros and cons, when online works fine, and when a stock buyer is…
Read more : Selling excess stock on eBay and auction sites: when it works, and when it doesn'tSelling bankrupt stock? How it differs for sole traders (bankruptcy trustees) and companies (liquidators), who buys it, and how to get a fair price…
Read more : Bankrupt stock: how to sell it, and who buys it
Excess inventory meaning in plain English, what happens to it if you wait, how much is too much, and 9 ways to clear it compared side by side.
Read more : Excess inventory: what it is, why it happens and how to clear itGot an offer for your excess stock or overstocks? How to judge it: speed vs price, holding costs, whole parcel vs cherry-picking, payment and brand…
Read more : Should you take the offer for your excess stock?
Out of date food for sale: what's legal and safe to buy in Australia, where short-dated food is sold, and how businesses with short-dated stock sell…
Read more : Out of date food bargains: what's safe to buy, and where it comes from
A hardware excess inventory parcel: 3,333 padlocks from brands like Yale and Lockwood, plus shade sails, BBQ covers and springs. Who buys hardware…
Read more : Excess inventory: 4,378 padlocks, shade sails, BBQ covers and springs
Premium gift box overstocks from an online gift company: MOR, Crabtree & Evelyn, coffee table books, baby items. How excess stock like this gets…
Read more : Overstocks and excess stock of premium gift sets
Surplus stock and excess inventory of 6,980 leather iPhone cases in six styles, RRP $39.95. Why phone accessories need a fast sale and who buys them.
Read more : Surplus stock and excess inventory of 6,980 leather iPhone covers
85,798 pairs of shoes from a cancelled Brazilian school order, sitting in Singapore in four 40HQ containers. How job lots of overstocks like this get…
Read more : Job lots: 85,798 pairs of shoe overstocks
106,154 units of wholesale children's clothing overstocks, discontinued after a cancelled order: gift sets, bibs, robes, polos and shoes, held in…
Read more : Wholesale children's clothing: 106,154 overstocks and discontinued lines
31 pallets of tea overstocks in Brisbane: tea cubes, sachets, loose leaf and tins in 12 flavours, plus a best-before extension letter. How tea sells.
Read more : Wholesale stock: 31 pallets of tea overstocks, tea bags and loose leaf tea
A company liquidation parcel of 62,000 licensed children's tumblers, plates, cutlery sets and bowls, incl. Toy Story 3. Why licensed stock sells…
Read more : Company liquidation stock: 62,000 licensed children's products
A mixed overstocks parcel: 10,000+ Adent toothpaste, 5,400 boxer briefs, 1,176 bed sheets, 1,400 nappy packs, 30,000 feeding bottles. Who buys mixed…
Read more : Overstocks of toothpaste, singlets, shirts, bed sheets, boxer briefs, nappies and feeding bottles
A real overstocks parcel: 2,880 pop-up paper vases (RRP $5.95) in eight designs. Why excess inventory like this sells, who buys it and what to send…
Read more : Overstocks of pop-up paper vases: 2,880 units of excess inventory
Wholesale stock of over 31,000 men's, women's and children's underwear and socks held in Sydney. Why everyday basics clear well and who buys them.
Read more : Wholesale stock of men's, women's and children's underwear and socks
Thinking about company liquidation? Selling your stock before the company is wound up can protect its value. Here's why, and who to ask first.
Read more : Company liquidation: sell your liquidation stock first
35,599 organiser bags and 3,892 Beary pouch bags: overstocks caused by faulty hang-sell hooks. How stock with a packaging fault still finds a buyer.
Read more : Overstocks of trendy organiser bags and Beary pouch bags
An overstocked parcel of 672 Italian cook books by Tobie Puttock, retailing at $35.99. Why overstocked books are a good clear, and who buys them in…
Read more : Overstocked: 672 Italian cook books
Surplus stock and overstocks of 24,000 Christmas decorations: stars, discs and hearts in 12 colours, 2,000 of each. Why post-Christmas stock still…
Read more : Surplus stock of 24,000 Christmas decorations
A company liquidation homewares parcel: 1,440 units in 218 styles, RRP over $30,000. What makes small, mixed parcels sellable, and who buys them.
Read more : Company liquidation stock: homewares parcel of 1,440 units
A parcel of 1,400 leading-brand Full HD camcorders that became discontinued lines. Why discontinued electronics still sell, and how to protect your…
Read more : Discontinued lines: 1,400 Full HD camcorders from a leading brand
We regularly see large parcels of excess inventory Full HD LED TVs from leading brands. How we keep them confidential, who buys them, and what to…
Read more : Excess inventory of leading brand Full HD LED TVs
A Melbourne excess inventory parcel of 17,931 leading-brand workwear units: shorts, pants, overalls, jackets and vests, normally valued at over…
Read more : Excess inventory: leading brand workwear shorts, pants, overalls, jackets and vests
An excess stock parcel of Sinoclear, Predictor ovulation tests, Vitamax fish oil and vitamin D, held in Sydney. Why dated stock needs a quick call.
Read more : Excess stock of Sinoclear, ovulation tests, Vitamax fish oil and vitamin D
An overstocked food parcel of 6,700kg diced cranberries and 2,400kg diced blueberries. Why bulk food ingredients need a quick decision, and who buys…
Read more : Overstocked: 6,700kg diced cranberries and 2,400kg diced blueberries
A fragrance overstocks parcel of 17,000 perfumes plus 7,000 vials across 9 brands and 130 items. Why licensed fragrance sells, and how to clear yours.
Read more : Overstocks: 17,000 perfumes across 9 brands
A real overstocks parcel of food packaging in Sydney: 55 items, 792 cartons of plates, bowls, foil containers and pie dishes. How packaging stock…
Read more : Overstocks of food packaging: 55 items, 792 cartons
Overstocks of 19,500 barcoded greeting cards and 5,955 gift tags, with a $5.95 retail price at a major retailer. What makes card overstocks sell, and…
Read more : Overstocks of greeting cards and gift tags
Surplus stock of painting prints: about 1,600 to 1,800 prints in each of 14 designs by artist Sarina, 22,000 in total. How art surplus stock gets…
Read more : Surplus stock of paintings: 22,000 famous painting prints by Sarina
Surplus stock of confectionery: 17,676 packs of party mix, jelly babies, gummy bears, snakes and more, all one best-before date. How dated lollies…
Read more : Surplus stock of confectionery: party mix, jelly babies and gummy bears
A short-dated wholesale stock parcel of 3,750 aloe vera 500mL drinks (250 cartons x 15) in Sydney. Why drinks near their date need a fast sale.
Read more : Wholesale stock: aloe vera 500mL drink bottles, 3,750 units
Wholesale stock of 47,000 children's fairy products, retail value $595,000: dolls, bed sheets, toys, DVDs and hats. How licensed kids' ranges get…
Read more : Wholesale stock: children's fairies, bed sheets, toys, DVDs and hats
How we handled a business liquidation parcel of 400,000 digital photo prints in 250 designs, and what to do if you're holding liquidation stock like…
Read more : Business liquidation stock: 400,000 digital photo prints
An obsolete inventory parcel of 118,000 stationery units in 138 styles, RRP over $227,000. Why obsolete stationery still sells, and what to do with…
Read more : Obsolete inventory: massive stationery parcel of 118,000 unitsAn overstocks parcel of 43,000 packets of a leading Australian brand of peppermint gum. Why branded confectionery sells fast, and how we stay…
Read more : Overstocks: 43,000 packets of branded gum
Koala Shower Shine is a spray-on shower cleaning product and a registered Coorey and Co brand. How we developed it, and what it shows about cleaning…
Read more : Koala Shower Shine: shower cleaning product
An excess inventory parcel of 54,376 children's stationery units, retail value $268,286. What makes stationery sellable, who buys it, and what to…
Read more : Excess inventory: children's stationery parcel, retail $268,2862,797 pieces of fashion overstocks from a clothing manufacturer: 845 t-shirts, 1,389 tops and hoodies, 227 jean shorts, 336 jeans. How to clear it…
Read more : Overstocks of t-shirts, tops, hoodies and jeansSurplus stock of 2,600 quality stationery box sets with a total retail value of $25,515. What makes surplus stationery sell, and who buys it.
Read more : Surplus stock: 2,600 stationery box sets