How to Consign Your Used Construction Equipment in 3 Easy Steps
Looking to get the best price for your used equipment with the least amount of hassle?
Do you have used construction equipment that you are no longer using and want to sell it? If you’re asking yourself, how do I go about selling my used construction equipment? There are a two paths the typical equipment owner would take:
Option 1: You could sell it yourself by sticking a sign on the machine that says “Used Equipment For Sale by Owner” or you could place your listing in your local newspaper and hope that someone in your neighborhood is looking for an $80,000 excavator with less than 5,000 work hours on it.
But why go through the hassle of returning calls and scheduling walkarounds during your personal time when you could be enjoying life!
Option 2: Take the stress out of selling your used construction equipment and let Cleveland Brothers do it for you. We have access to a world wide network of used equipment channels. Read more to find out how to consign your used heavy machinery with Cleveland Brothers.
Consign your machine in 3 easy steps:
1. We’ll Inspect Your Used Equipment
If you are interesting in consigning your used equipment through Cleveland Brothers, we’ll have one of our expert Used Equipment Sales Representatives meet with you to answer any questions you may have about consigning. Then, we will perform a TA-1 Inspections on your used machinery, provide a make-ready review, analyze the current market conditions and conduct an in-depth pricing study.
What is a TA-1 Inspection? A TA-1 Inspections stands for Technical Analysis Inspection, click to learn more and find out which components we inspect.
2. Establish a Consignment Agreement
Every consignment requires an Equipment Consignment Agreement that is exclusively tailored to you. Our expert sales rep meet with you to finalize selling terms, timeline and key responsibilities of the sale as well as a sales commission structure.
3. We’ll Promote & Sell – You Get the Money!
When your equipment is sale ready, it will receive maximum exposure to the world market through our extensive worldwide customer network. Once your machine is sold, we will take care of all the details.
Where do we market your used equipment, you ask? When you consign your equipment with Cleveland Brothers, your machine is marketed through a broad array of traditional and online advertising channels including:
- ClevelandBrothers.com
- Construction Equipment Guide
- Machinery Trader
- Rock and Dirt
- Mascus
- MachineryZone.com
- MyTractor.com
- CatUsed.com
For more information about the Cleveland Brothers Equipment Consignment Program, contact your Cleveland Brothers Sales Representative or contact our Used Equipment Team at 866-856-8733 or click the button below to send them a message:
Ready to Consign now? Cat Auction is hosting a used equipment auction on October 27, 2015 in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Get your used equipment listed or browse over 300 used machines available for sale.