There's a lot to like in the wholesale liquidation market — namely large quantities of quality merchandise, often available at a fraction of the manufacturer's suggested retail price. Whether a retailer is clearing its shelves for new stock, preparing to move locations, or shutting down, there's a ton of value to be realized from overstock, which is often sold by the pallet.
However, buying pallets online has historically bordered on anarchy. Most often, a liquidator (i.e. a seller of overstock inventory) would post details about their wholesale liquidation pallet on a message board or within a forum (e.g. a Facebook group), hope an interested buyer might find them and then figure out payment and transportation from there. The entire process was disorganized, unregulated, and more than a little chaotic — why should a perfectly legitimate industry feel like a black market?
Pallet Pal: A Better Approach to Wholesale Liquidation
The Pallet Pal Marketplace was conceived to change this, uniting all stakeholders in the wholesale liquidation industry on one intuitive platform, with a level of transparency that just didn't previously exist for anyone wanting to buy pallets online (or sell or ship them).
No matter what your interest or role is in this ecosystem, we think you'll find much to like. Here's why.
Adaptability and individualization
There are four ways one can be involved in wholesale liquidation.
- As a buyer in search of great deals on brand new or barely used products.
- As a liquidator hoping to sell overstock items to buyers at a profit.
- As a broker looking to leverage sales and distribution of overstock pallets to liquidators.
- As a freight broker who transports pallets on behalf of brokers or liquidators.
Accordingly, there are four ways to use Pallet Pal, with a monthly plan and user experience customized to you. Only interested in unbelievable bargains on items for your home or office? Try the Consumer plan. Want to supplement your current income or even grow your own personal business? Sign up for the Liquidator plan and start selling pallets online. We'll make it easier to build momentum by connecting you with suppliers (Brokers) and shippers (Freight Brokers) to get that inventory moving.
Consolidation and collaboration
We've said it before and we'll say it again. It's long been a chore to buy pallets online — even in very recent years. It was appalling how far behind the wholesale liquidation industry was vs. the streamlined online shopping and selling experiences offered in other verticals. So we asked ourselves how we can fix this?
First, by bringing everything and everyone together into one place, with one intuitive, easy-to-use interface. Secondly, by facilitating communication and collaboration between each stakeholder, to get more transactions done and done more efficiently.
Trust and transparency
Another big issue with the online overstock market previously was proving credibility and establishing trust, especially as a liquidator. How could buyers depend on your product being delivered as advertised, without taking a leap of blind faith? Was there any insurance or guarantee to secure their purchases? Without oversight, all parties were largely left to govern themselves.
That being the case, transparency was a major goal of ours when building our online marketplace. Anyone you transact business with directly, you have the ability to review and rate. Every pallet listed includes a breakdown of the available product, and buyers can tag themselves to express interest either in a full pallet or a particular product from that pallet. You won't guess who anyone is or what they have to offer — that information is right at your fingertips.
Become a Pallet Pal
As you can see, becoming a Pallet Pal has many perks. But if you're still skeptical, we have great news for you. You can test out any plan, absolutely risk-free, for 10 days. If you're not pleased with the results, you can cancel before the end of the 10-day trial without charge. What's not to like?