Day 0
You send the request
Size or material description, quantity, destination ZIP, and whether you can re-erect flattened boxes. Five lines is plenty.
Services · buying
Buy boxes that have already proved they work.
Graded against a published standard, banded by size, photographed before the doors close, and priced 45 to 65 per cent under the same specification bought new. One pallet is enough to find out whether we mean it.
- Minimum
- One banded pallet
- Lead time
- 2 – 5 business days
- Grades
- 1A – 5A, published
Request stock
Size, wall, grade, quantity and destination ZIP. If you do not know the spec, describe the material and weight instead.
Answer first
Four things that make a used-box order go right.
- Buy the grade the job needs, not the grade that looks best. Internal material handling is a 3A problem. Paying 1A prices for it is the most common overspend in this market.
- Check the pallet you will stand them on. Overhang destroys bottom edges, and it is the fastest way to turn a 2A into scrap.
- Buy one pallet first. Inspect it, argue with us if it does not match, then scale.
- Set a standing order once you know. It costs less and it guarantees availability of a footprint that might otherwise sell out for a month.
Process
From request to delivery.
- 01
Send the spec
Size, wall, grade, quantity and where it is going. Or just describe the material and what it weighs and let a buyer do the specifying.
- 02
We walk the floor
A buyer checks physical bands in stock, photographs the exact lot you would receive and prices it delivered on your lane.
- 03
You approve in writing
Nothing ships automatically. Terms on approved accounts; card or ACH otherwise. Split shipments are fine.
- 04
Load, check, dispatch
Banded, wrapped and load-checked at the door with a final photograph attached to the paperwork. Our trucks or brokered capacity.
Order sizes
What different volumes look like in practice.
| Volume | Format | Best for | Lead time | Freight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 pallet | 20 – 25 flattened boxes, banded | First order, trials, small operations | 2 – 4 days | LTL or collection |
| 4 – 8 pallets | 100 – 200 boxes | Single-line production, seasonal peaks | 3 – 5 days | LTL, usually one pallet rate |
| Half truckload | ≈ 300 boxes | Multi-line plants, recyclers | 3 – 5 days | Partial truckload, often shared |
| Full truckload | 550 – 700 boxes flattened | Ongoing production, best unit price | 5 – 7 days | Our own equipment on core lanes |
| Multiple truckloads | Scheduled releases | Standing programmes, multi-site | Scheduled | Planned around backhauls |
Questions
Buying, answered.
What is the minimum order?
One banded pallet - typically 20 to 25 flattened boxes. Most new customers buy a single pallet, check it against the grade description, then scale to truckloads. We would rather you tested us cheaply than took a gamble.
How long does delivery take?
Two to five business days for most destinations inside our fourteen-state core, longer for LTL to the coasts. Same-week collection from our dock is usually available if you arrange your own transport.
Do I see the boxes before they ship?
Yes. Every quote comes with photographs of the actual lot, not a stock image. Larger orders can be inspected in person by appointment, and we encourage it.
What if the delivery does not match the grade?
Photograph it and tell us within 48 hours. If we graded it wrong we take it back at our cost or credit the difference, your choice. It happens a few times a year and it is our mistake to fix, not yours to absorb.
Can I set up a standing order?
Yes, and it is the cheapest way to buy. A standing order lets us hold stock against your requirement rather than making you compete for availability, and it smooths our grading schedule - so we price it accordingly.
First order
What a first order looks like, in detail.
Written out because the used market has a reputation, and the antidote to a reputation is a process somebody can check.
Day 0 – 1
A buyer replies with questions or a quote
If something is missing we ask rather than guess. If the footprint is short this week you are told that instead of being offered a substitute.
Day 1
Photographs of the actual lot
Wide shot, corner, bottom edge, and the grade mark. Not stock imagery — the specific bands that would ship to you.
Day 1 – 3
You approve, or you do not
Firm for seven days subject to stock. Card or ACH on a first order; terms once we have traded a few times.
Day 2 – 4
Pulled, banded, staged
Free cancellation up to this point. Banded in the lot sizes you asked for and labelled by grade.
Day 3 – 7
Load-checked and dispatched
Photographed at the door before the trailer is closed. That photograph settles any later question about what left here.
On arrival
You inspect within 48 hours
Hold it against the written grade. If we got it wrong we collect at our cost or credit the difference — your choice, not ours.
Ongoing
Standing order, if it worked
Reserved inventory against your run rate, priced better than spot, with availability guaranteed through the January crunch.
Getting it cheaper
Nine levers, in order of how much they move the number.
All of these are things you control. None of them require negotiating.
- 01
Take flattened boxes
Roughly triples what fits on a trailer and cuts freight per box by a factor of twenty or more. The largest single lever by a wide margin.
- 02
Buy the grade the job needs
3A carries the same load as 1A. If nobody outside your building sees the box, the difference is thirty to forty per cent you did not have to spend.
- 03
Add a liner and drop a grade
A two-dollar liner makes cosmetic condition irrelevant, which saves four to five dollars of grade.
- 04
Combine collection with delivery
Empties out, stock in, one truck. Removes thirty to forty per cent of the freight on both legs.
- 05
Widen the specification
Tell us the load and stack height instead of a box size. Two or three footprints usually work, and one of them is cheaper this week.
- 06
Order in trailer-efficient quantities
480 and 690 flattened boxes cost nearly the same to move. Rounding up to a full load often lowers the per-box price.
- 07
Place a standing order
Reserved stock is priced better than spot because it smooths our grading schedule.
- 08
Be flexible on the delivery date
A two-day window frequently puts your load on a backhaul instead of a headhaul.
- 09
Sell your empties back
Turns a disposal cost into a residual value — two to three dollars a box on five-wall stock.
Payment and paperwork
The administrative detail, so nobody has to ask.
- Minimum order
- One banded pallet — typically 20–25 flattened boxes. No pressure to go larger on a first order.
- Payment, first order
- Card or ACH before dispatch. No account application, no credit check, no forms.
- Payment, established
- Net 30 on approved accounts, usually after three or four clean transactions.
- Quote validity
- Seven days, subject to stock remaining available. Re-quoting is free and takes ten minutes.
- Cancellation
- Free until the material is banded and staged. After that a restocking charge may apply, stated before it is applied.
- Claims window
- 48 hours from delivery, with photographs. We collect at our cost or credit — your choice.
- Vendor forms
- We complete most procurement and vendor onboarding paperwork. Send it over.
- Purchase orders
- Accepted and referenced on every document. Tell us the format your system needs.
- Documentation
- Grade, inspection record, source sector, weights and diversion tonnage available on request, free.
One pallet, one grade, one honest comparison.
Order the smallest sensible quantity, hold it against the published grade description, and scale only if it matches.