Pallets/skids Who buys them? How to sell them?

I recently started working as a helper/seller for a recently started company that repairs old pallets and builds new ones. I am good at the woodworking part and researching things ovet the net, but clueless on doing sales. But doing both is the only way I could keep working here (and avoid going back on welfare).

Do you have any tips on how to sell them, what types of businesss buys them, are there any middlemen I could go thru? I am in Toronto, Canada.... that is just north of Buffalo

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ississauga
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One would have thought that would have been a well researched subject starting a business???

Anybody who ships stuff in bulk is a candidate although you'll have to be able to beat someone else on either price or service (or most likely, both unless the customer is actually disatisfied w/ current supplier). Plus, you have to limit yourself to clients for whom your supply is sufficient.

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Duane Bozarth

Talk to distribution managers at medium sized business. I used to allow a couple of guys to pick up all broken pallets and then I would buy them back repaired. Plenty of midsized businesses in Mississauga. Ask them what they would pay for a recycled pallet.

Your main cost is going to be the pick-up and delivery.

Good luck!

Reply to
Robatoy

Depends. There are hundreds of variations of pallets. Some are worthwhile, others are nothing more than a PITA to get rid of. I buy some 48 x 40 four way entry because I have a customer that requires anything shipped to them to be on pallets. I pay about $6 US for used ones. I have about 800 pallets of others sizes that I have to either cut up or pay to et rid of because they are odd sized. No one wants 39 x 36.

Some pallets meet specifications of the grocery industry and can be interchanged. Others are light deck and even though they are the same size, will not be accepted by them.

In order to sell pallets, you have to: A. Have, or be able to make, what the customer needs B. Know the various specifications if targeting a specific industry.

You have to contact the buyers, ask what they want, ask if they buy new or used, and see if you can fill their needs at the right price. Pallets are just another commodity and price is a big factor in where to buy from. They won't care if your delivery trucks are painted real nice, they just want a cheap pallet.

Companies that make corrugated boxes use a lot of them as do many manufacturing companies. Get on the phone.

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Edwin Pawlowski

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