PRIVATE, APPROVAL-FIRST INVENTORY RECOVERY

Turn idle inventory into recovered cash.

Send photos, spreadsheets, invoices, or a rough description. We identify what you have, estimate its resale potential, organize a practical recovery plan, and look for the right buyer path—without adding another project for your team.

No upfront cost. You keep the inventory until it sells, and nothing is listed, shared, or sold without your approval.

Upload inventory

Photos, spreadsheets, invoices, or a quick description are enough to start.

Buyer registration

Sourcing inventory? Join the private buyer network.

Make space for what moves next

Upload it. Approve the plan. We handle the rest.

No upfront charge

You keep inventory until the agreed pickup process

Nothing is listed or sold without approval

Buyer pickup or freight is considered first

A practical process

A recovery plan, not another project for your team.

Idle inventory occupies space, ties up working capital, and gets harder to move with time. We help turn what is sitting still into structured, marketable supply—without asking your team to become product researchers or listing managers.

See the full process

Send what you have

Photos, invoices, spreadsheets, PDFs, or a rough list are enough to start.

Review the recovery plan

We organize the opportunity and return a practical range and proposed approach.

Approve before anything goes live

You review the plan, including the proposed fee, before any buyer outreach or listing.

Coordinate the next step

Approved inventory can be prepared for buyer matching, pickup, or freight coordination.

Common inventory

Start with the inventory closest to your situation.

Each guide explains what to send and what happens next. Incomplete records are fine.

Excess HVAC partsControls, service parts, equipment, and distributor overstock.Plumbing & distributor inventoryFixtures, fittings, valves, pipe, and shelf stock.Electrical & MRO inventoryBreakers, controls, lighting, maintenance supplies, and project leftovers.Contractor & warehouse lotsMixed pallets, tools, replacement parts, and surplus materials.

How we get paid

A success fee is visible before you approve.

There is no upfront charge to submit inventory for review. If a recovery plan is proposed, the applicable success fee is disclosed in that plan and shown before seller approval or accepting a sale. We do not state a commission percentage until the specific opportunity is reviewed.

You keep possession of your inventory until the agreed transaction or pickup process. A valuation range is an estimate—not a promised price, buyer, or recovery timeline.

Review the illustrative plan

Know the proposed terms first.

Recovery range and recommended lot strategy
Estimated seller-proceeds range and proposed fee disclosure
Buyer-demand and pickup or freight recommendation
Your approval before marketing or a sale proceeds

Founder-led review

Operating review before a seller is asked to decide.

Andrew Green, Founder & CEO, leads the operating review behind Sell the Surplus. Product uncertainty, restricted categories, incomplete information, and higher-risk inventory are handled with human review rather than assumed away.

About the operating approach

How transactions are handled

Exact seller addresses are not published before appropriate coordination. Seller-confirmed title, ownership, and condition disclosures guide the plan. Buyer verification and added review can apply to higher-risk transactions.

Read shipping, pickup & transaction policy

For buyers

Tell us what commercial surplus you want to see.

Sell the Surplus is building its Northeast buyer network. Register the equipment, parts, materials, and inventory you buy, along with geography, lot sizes, and freight capabilities. We will alert you when a seller-approved opportunity may fit.

There are no public listings to browse yet. Registration does not guarantee inventory availability or demand fit.

Approval comes before exposure.

Inventory is not publicly listed until the seller has approved the relevant plan. That gives sellers a clear point to confirm product details, pricing approach, lot configuration, and pickup or freight terms.

What we assess

Commercial surplus that needs a practical next step.

The initial focus is inventory that is useful, hard to organize, and costly to leave sitting. If you are unsure whether your material fits, send a quick description and we will review it.

Initially serving New York, New Jersey, and Long Island.

Plumbing surplus

Fixtures, fittings, valves, pipe, and contractor stock.

HVAC surplus

Replacement parts, controls, materials, and distributor overstock.

Electrical surplus

Breakers, panels, controls, lighting, and project leftovers.

Lumber & building materials

Lumber, decking, trim, panels, engineered wood, and bundled materials.

Industrial, tools & MRO

Maintenance stock, tools, industrial supplies, and warehouse lots.

Commercial refrigeration

Commercial refrigeration equipment, project surplus, and packaged components.

Food distributor surplus

Equipment, maintenance inventory, warehouse lots, and project overages.

For sellers

Start with a no-cost recovery assessment.

Send messy files, photos, invoices, or a short description. We assess the opportunity before proposing a resale range, plan, or buyer approach.

Upload inventory

For buyers

Tell us what commercial surplus you want to buy.

There are no public listings yet. Register your buying preferences for relevant alerts when a suitable seller-approved opportunity appears.

Find out what your inventory may be worth.

Upload it. Review the plan. Decide what happens next. We begin with a careful assessment, not a promise we cannot support.

Start an inventory review