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Notes from the bins

How the pricing works, which day to come, what is actually in a liquidation truckload, and how the auctions run. Written by the people who unload the pallets.

Everything we have written

Start at the top if you have never been to a bin store.

Start hereWhat a bin store actually is, and how ours worksOne price for the whole bin, and it falls every day. Here is the model, where the merchandise comes from, and what to expect walking in.Read it →Plan your tripWhich day should you shop?Best selection or best price, never both. The full schedule for all four stores, and why the bins look picked over midweek.Read it →Our storyThree years, four storesFrom 1,500 square feet in Byron to a 42,000 square foot distribution hub in Warner Robins. What changed, and what did not.Read it →Before you buyWhy every sale is final, and why there is a testing station in every storeNo returns on bin items, and a testing station in every store so you never need one. The reasoning, stated plainly.Read it →AuctionsHow our Facebook auctions actually workThe mechanics start to finish, no reserve and no buyer fee, and an honest answer about why the same names win a lot.Read it →First visitHow to shop a bin store without wasting your tripWhere to start, how to work a bin, what the regulars do differently, and when to walk away empty-handed.Read it →Behind the scenesWhat actually happens on restock dayThe store is closed, the truck is in the back, and the bins are empty. Here is what the crew is doing all day.Read it →Behind the scenesWhy almost nothing here goes to wasteEverything here was already made, shipped and paid for once. What the price ladder is really doing, and why the bins clear every week.Read it →Before you buyHow to tell a good return from a bad oneMost of what is in the bins came back from a customer once. Here is how to work out which ones are worth your four dollars.Read it →House rulesBin store etiquette, written downNobody hands you a rulebook at the door. These are the unwritten ones, and the handful of actual rules behind them.Read it →