Any condition, any size
Condition Grading: A, B, C and Scrap
A working guide for Ohio sellers: what decides the number and how the unit leaves.
What we buy
What we buy here
Most of what matters about Condition Grading: A, B, C and Scrap can be settled before anybody picks up a wrench. The order of work is always the same: look, measure, test, agree, lift, pay. A buyer who turns up with a torch and a tape measure is not there to argue about the paint.
Start with the tag, then the oil, then the tank, then the paperwork, and do not skip ahead. The difference between a good and a bad purchase is usually information rather than luck. A buyer who cannot say where the unit will go is a broker, and brokers add a day and a deduction.
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.
Guide
The grades
Grade A is a unit that could be energized today, with clean oil, sound bushings and a dry tank. Grade B is a unit that needs minor work, such as gaskets, a bushing or an oil processing. Grade C is a unit that needs a rewind or significant repair, and scrap is a unit whose repair exceeds its value.
The question that decides most purchases is not what the unit is but where it has to go next. A transformer is a boring asset until the day it fails, and then it is the only thing anyone discusses.
What drives the grade
Oil condition is the strongest single input, because it reflects both the electrical and the thermal history. Bushing and tank condition come next, because they are the parts that cannot be replaced cheaply. Cosmetics come last, and a faded cabinet should never move a grade on its own.
A unit with elevated gas that has been stable for a decade is a different proposition from one where the figure doubled. A seller with a deadline should say so early, because the schedule is built around the date rather than the unit.
Why it matters
A grade lets a seller compare offers without comparing stories. A grade lets a buyer explain a number without disclosing a margin. A grade recorded at inspection protects both sides if the unit changes between inspection and pickup.
A unit that was replaced during an upgrade is almost always a better buy than one that failed on a Tuesday. A transformer that has been idle for two years may still be perfect, and the test sheet is how you find out.
The honest version
Checklist for condition grading: a, b, c and scrap
Questions about condition grading: a, b, c and scrap
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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
Does condition grading: a, b, c and scrap change what a transformer is worth?
A grade lets a seller compare offers without comparing stories. A grade recorded at inspection protects both sides if the unit changes between inspection and pickup.
Service area
Where does a seller start with condition grading: a, b, c and scrap?
Grade B is a unit that needs minor work, such as gaskets, a bushing or an oil processing. A seller who has the serial number to hand moves through the first call in half the time.
Payment
Is condition grading: a, b, c and scrap part of what a buyer checks on site?
The most useful grading conversation is the one where the buyer says what would move the unit up a grade. The most useful grading conversation is the one where the buyer says what would move the unit up a grade.
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