No fees, no broker
Selling a Transformer in a Single Unit
Units released by this situation bought across Ohio, with the removal and paperwork handled.
What we buy
What we buy here
single unit often means multiple units, and a mixed lot moves faster than a single unit because the truck is already there. The decision is rarely emotional. Somebody has a unit, somebody has a deadline, and storage against recovery settles it.
| What happens | One transformer, one owner, one deadline, which is the most common call a buying desk takes. |
|---|---|
| Deadline | usually a replacement arriving or a building changing hands |
| Paperwork | a bill of sale and a serial that matches the tag |
| Buying note | Single units are simple, fast and often the best value, because the seller wants a decision rather than a process. |
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.
Situation
What single unit means for a transformer
In single unit, the transformer is usually the last thing standing between the site and its next use. A unit that is documented is easier to move than one that is not, in every sense of the word.
A seller with a deadline should say so early, because the schedule is built around the date rather than the unit. The question that decides most purchases is not what the unit is but where it has to go next.
The paperwork that has to be right
A utility upgrade produces the best-documented units in the state, because the utility has kept a record since installation. A leased unit belongs to the lessor, and the tenant cannot sell what the tenant does not own.
A seller who keeps the removal photographs has a record that answers most later questions. A contact who can open a gate is worth more on pickup day than any amount of paperwork.
How the pickup runs
The same crew that loads the unit writes the condition notes the offer is based on, which keeps the story straight. A schedule that assumes the gate is open will discover otherwise at seven in the morning.
A river terminal changes the arithmetic on a very large unit, because barge transport avoids the bridges. The most common cause of a low offer is a missing nameplate, and the second most common is a missing access route.
What to send us first
Common questions
Other situations we handle
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 in a single unit situation?
We turn down units that cannot be moved safely, and we say so before anybody spends money on a crane. single unit can put a very large unit on the market with very little notice, and that is where a buyer with a truck earns their keep. A number is only as good as the description behind it, which is why the questions are short and specific.
Service area
Who signs the paperwork in a single unit?
We buy in Ohio and only in Ohio, which is why a truck can be at a Ohio gate the same week the number is agreed. A scrap ticket is not a title, and a unit that came out of a scrap yard needs a provenance note before anyone can rely on it. A unit that has been in service is a known quantity, and a unit that has been idle is a question.
Payment
How fast can you move in a single unit?
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. Demolition schedules, lease expirations and closing dates all work the same way here: give us the date and we work to it. A tank that has been repainted recently deserves a closer look than one that has not.