Sell your pet supplies excess stock

Pet supplies build up excess stock the same way any consumer category does: a product change, a retailer deranging a line, new packaging making the old stock look dated, a promotion that over-ordered. Pet food adds a clock, because it carries a best-before date. We've been buying excess and short-dated stock for over 30 years. We buy the parcel ourselves and resell it through our own buyers, without broker fees.

What pet supplies do you buy?

We buy across the category, in any quantity:

• Pet food: dry, wet and canned food for dogs, cats, birds and fish
• Treats and chews
• Cat litter, clay, silica, paper and natural types
• Accessories: collars, leads, harnesses, bowls, beds, carriers and toys
• Grooming and care: shampoos, brushes and cleaning products
• Aquarium lines: tanks, filters, pumps, gravel, decor and water treatments
• Bird and small-animal lines: seed, hay, cages, hutches, bedding and chews
• Health and seasonal lines: flea, tick and worming products, and summer and Christmas ranges

We buy from pet brands, importers, wholesalers, distributors, retailers and administrators and liquidators, anywhere in Australia, New Zealand and overseas.

How do I sell pet products stock to you?

1. Send a stock list and photos. The details are below.
2. Hear back the same business day. John replies with his first response and any questions.
3. We survey the market discreetly to find out what the stock is worth now.
4. We make an offer, in most cases for the whole parcel.
5. We agree terms, including where the stock can be sold and how it moves. Collection is flexible: we arrange it or you deliver, agreed per parcel.
6. You get paid promptly, as per our agreed terms.

If buying the whole parcel isn't possible, John will still give you his best advice on how to sell it.

What should I send?

• A stock list spreadsheet: SKU, description, quantity, pack size and carton or pallet configuration
• Best-before dates per line, and per batch if they differ
• Cost or RRP, if you're happy to share it
• Weights for food and litter: bag weight, bags per carton, cartons or bags per pallet
• Photos of the product, the outer cartons and the date coding
• Location, and whether it's palletised
• Your conditions, such as no sales into particular pet chains or regions
• Anything wrong, such as torn bags, crushed cartons or old packaging

Your own system export is fine.

How do you handle dated pet food and treats?

Like any short-dated stock: the earlier you call, the more buyers can take it. Pet food carries a best-before date, which is about quality, not safety in the way a use-by date is for human food. Even so, most buyers want reasonable time left to sell it through, so a parcel with months to run has far more options than one with weeks.

Send the dates line by line. A parcel where some lines are short and others aren't is common and can usually be split sensibly. Our page for short-dated stock goes into more detail. We once sold 37 semi-trailers of short-dated orange juice, so dated stock at scale doesn't frighten us.

What about cat litter and other bulky stock?

Litter and big bags of dry food are heavy for their value, so freight matters more than in most categories. We discuss freight per parcel: where the stock is, who moves it, and whether it's better collected or delivered. Give us the bag weights and pallet configuration up front and we can be realistic quickly. Stock already on pallets near a main freight route is simpler, but that's never the only thing that decides it.

What makes pet supplies easier or harder to sell?

Accessories and toys carry no date, so they hold value longer. Seasonal lines, such as Christmas pet toys, sell best when offered well ahead of the season.

What about flea, tick and other seasonal pet stock?

Flea and tick products sell hardest in the warmer months, so offer surplus before the season, not after it. These products carry expiry dates and specific label information, so send the expiry per batch, the pack size and species or weight band, and photos of the full label. If packaging has changed or a product has been superseded, say so. We're open with buyers about it, and can often still find one.

How do aquarium, bird and small-animal lines sell?

These are smaller, specialist categories, so they move best as a sorted parcel. Group tanks and hardware separately from consumables like food, seed and water treatments, and give dates for anything dated. Glass tanks need careful packing and freight, so tell us sizes and how they're boxed.

How do you protect my pet brand?

Pet retail is concentrated, and a discounted parcel showing up in the wrong store can upset a ranging. We match your stock to buyers whose customers don't overlap with yours, and we follow your rules. Our four guarantees:

1. "We strictly follow your guidelines in relation to pricing and distribution locations."
2. "We send payment promptly, as per our agreed terms."
3. "We place a priority focus on clearing your stock."
4. "We speedily and discreetly convert your stock into cash at the highest possible price, without damaging your market position."

That can mean keeping stock out of named chains, selling only into certain regions, or exporting. Read more in our guide to protecting your brand when clearing stock.

What are the other options?

There's no single right answer. Here's how the options compare.

Many businesses mix them: donate what's very short-dated and sell the rest as one parcel. See who buys excess stock in Australia for the full picture, and our general merchandise page if you also hold non-pet lines.

Ready to sell?

Send your stock list, best-before dates, weights, photos and location to john@coorey.com, or call John on 0411 430 047. You can also use the form below. You'll hear back the same business day.