Any condition, any size
Sell a Marcus Transformer in Ohio
Padmount and dry-type units from this builder bought across Ohio, with the tag read and the serial checked first.
What we buy
What we buy here
The common Marcus padmounts are the ones that show up in subdivisions and industrial parks, and they are the easiest to move. If a unit is scrap, we will tell you it is scrap instead of dressing it up as something better.
| Common vintages | the 1980s and 1990s |
|---|---|
| What they built | Marcus built dry-types, isolation units and specialty transformers for industrial and marine service. |
| Where we see them | Ohio plants, utilities and yards |
| Buying note | Marcus marine and isolation units turn up at lake ports, and the salt damage is usually worse than the electrical condition. |
Who we buy from
Six kinds of seller, one desk
- Recyclers
- Electrical contractors
- Equipment dealers
- End users
- Demo contractors
- Distributors
Fast offers
A nameplate photo is usually enough to price a unit the same day.
Dedicated logistics
We arrange the crane, the permits and the flatbed, not you.
No broker fees
You are dealing with the buyer, so nothing is shaved off the offer.
How it works
Six steps from your yard to the money
- 01
Take pictures
The nameplate, the cabinet interior and the tank in daylight. Three photographs are usually enough to place a unit in the right class and the right price band.
- 02
Send them to us
The form on this page, a text or an email all reach the same desk. Include the city, the access and any deadline the site is working to.
- 03
Review the offer
A buyer reads the photographs, asks one or two questions and sends a written offer with the assumptions stated, so nothing changes on the day.
- 04
We schedule freight
Crane, flatbed and permits are booked around your access. You get a date and a window, and we carry the cost of getting it right.
- 05
Testing on arrival
Winding resistance, megger and turns ratio, plus oil analysis where the unit is liquid filled. The results decide the final number, and you see them.
- 06
Get paid
Payment is released on the agreed terms once the unit is received and tested, by check or ACH. No retention, no sixty-day terms.
What we handle for you
The parts sellers dread, done for you
Rigging
Crane and forklift arranged around your access, not the other way round.
Oil containment
Bunds, absorbent and disposal handled before the unit moves.
Bill of sale
A clean title document for your records, signed on collection.
PCB paperwork
Pre-1979 units get the testing and the manifest they need.
Brand
Marcus transformers in Ohio
Marcus equipment from the the 1980s and 1990s is common in plants that were built or expanded in that period. An insurance salvage is bought on the adjuster's valuation rather than the seller's hope, which keeps the process honest.
A buying desk earns its keep by answering quickly, because a seller with a unit in the way is not looking for a relationship. The paperwork at the end is short, and it is the part that keeps everybody out of trouble.
What we look for on a Marcus unit
A seller who knows what the unit is saves everybody an hour, and the hour is often the difference. Details that seem trivial on the phone become decisive on the pad, which is why they are asked about early.
A hot mechanical room quietly derates everything in it, and nobody notices until a unit fails early. A unit that has been looked after is obvious within a minute, and so is one that has not.
Where the value sits
Marcus pole-top units are small, light and usually the simplest thing on a utility surplus list. A spare bought for a plant that has since been reconfigured is the cleanest unit in the used market.
A clean oil test moves a number up faster than a new coat of paint ever will. A test that costs less than a tank of fuel can change a five-figure decision, which is the whole argument for doing it.
Paperwork, insurance and the crew
A bill of sale written after the truck leaves is written from memory, and memory is unreliable. A record kept for seven years is a record that answers the auditor's question before it is asked.
Common questions
Other brands we buy
Get started
Get an offer in minutes
Five fields and a phone number is all we need to start. We reply the same business day, and a firm number follows the nameplate photo.
(614) 715-3047or send the form and we will call you.
Questions
What sellers ask before they call
Equipment types
Do you buy older Marcus transformers?
Once access is confirmed, the offer stops being conditional and starts being a pickup date. A Marcus unit with its original bushings is a better candidate than one that has been re-bushed with mismatched parts. A transformer that has been idle for two years may still be perfect, and the test sheet is how you find out.
Service area
What if the Marcus nameplate is missing?
Payment goes out by bank wire, ACH or certified check on pickup, with no holdback waiting on somebody else's sale. Photograph the tag straight on, because a tag photographed at an angle in bad light is the most common reason a quote comes back with questions. The best outcome is a unit that leaves the site and turns up somewhere useful, and that happens more often than people expect.
Payment
Can you pick up a Marcus unit this week?
The only thing that changes a quote afterwards is something the photographs did not show, which is why we ask early. Most units leave within a week of the number being agreed, and a unit that has to clear a site by Friday can usually be gone by Friday. A seller should keep the photographs after the sale, because the next buyer will ask for the same ones.