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3PL Storage Fees Eating Your Margins? When to Liquidate vs. When to Relocate
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Third-party logistics (3PL) providers offer enormous value to growing eCommerce businesses—professional warehousing, integrated order fulfillment, and scalability without capital investment. Until you realize you’re paying $800, $2,000, or $5,000 monthly to store inventory that isn’t selling. For eCommerce businesses using 3PL services like Amazon FBA, ShipBob, ShipMonk, or Fulfillment by Amazon, excess inventory creates…
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Best Times of Year to Liquidate Different Product Categories (A Buyer’s Perspective)
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Timing is everything in inventory liquidation. The same product in identical condition can receive offers that vary by 30-50% depending solely on when you choose to liquidate. A winter coat worth 35% of cost in October might fetch only 18% in April. Electronics that command 32% in November may drop to 22% by February.…
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Why “Liquidation = Pennies on the Dollar” Is Wrong (And What You Actually Recover)
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The phrase “pennies on the dollar” has poisoned inventory liquidation discussions for decades. Business owners delay liquidation decisions, hold onto depreciating stock, and pay mounting storage fees—all because they believe the myth that liquidation means recovering 5-10% of their investment. The reality? Bulk inventory liquidation typically recovers 15-40% of wholesale cost depending on category,…