Sell Your Used Electrical Equipment

Free listings for used electrical equipment. Buyers come to you, so there is nothing to crate or ship, and you keep the whole sale price.

How it works

1. 1. Snap photos

   Phone photos are fine. Get the data plate in one of them.
2. 2. Let the scan write it

   The AI scan reads the make, model and specs and drafts the listing. Edit anything, then publish.
3. 3. Meet the buyer

   Buyers message you in the app. Agree on a price, they pick up at your yard.

What to put in the listing

• Make and model, from the data plate
• Voltage Rating
• Amperage (A)
• Type
• Year, condition, and whether it ran or powered on last time you used it

Photos to take

• The whole unit from all four sides, in daylight
• The data plate or serial tag, close enough to read
• Anything worn, leaking or repaired, so buyers ask fewer questions
• Attachments, hoses, manuals or spare parts that go with it

What buyers will ask about

Answer these in the description and you will spend less time on the phone.

• The nameplate: voltage, phase, amperage or kVA, and frequency, matched to your service.
• Whether it is new surplus, pulled from service, or reconditioned and tested, and any test report that comes with it.
• Heat, water or rodent damage, burned contacts, and corrosion on bus bars and lugs.
• On transformers: dry type or oil filled, the oil level, and any PCB label on older units.
• A UL or ETL listing mark, since your inspector may ask for listed equipment.

Pricing it

Used breakers, disconnects and panelboards typically list from the tens of dollars to the low thousands. Dry-type transformers, transfer switches and small switchgear usually run from the low to mid thousands, with large pad-mount transformers and switchgear lineups higher. The Sell form shows price guidance from comparable YardSwaps sales once there are enough of them.

Free to list, free boosts to start

• No listing fee and no selling fee.
• Starter boost: Post 4 listings within 14 days of your first and every listing you have is boosted free for 14 days. Anything you post while it runs is boosted too. Once per account.
• Boost credits: Every 4 listings you post earns a free 7-day boost, up to 5. Credits never expire: spend one from the Boost button on any live listing, or when you publish.
• Invite a seller: Share your invite link: you and the seller you invite both get a free 7-day boost after their first listing has been live for 3 days. It lands in the same credit balance.

Questions sellers ask

Does it cost anything to list electrical equipment?

No. Listings are free and there is no selling fee. Starter boost: Post 4 listings within 14 days of your first and every listing you have is boosted free for 14 days. Anything you post while it runs is boosted too. Once per account. Boost credits: Every 4 listings you post earns a free 7-day boost, up to 5. Credits never expire: spend one from the Boost button on any live listing, or when you publish. Invite a seller: Share your invite link: you and the seller you invite both get a free 7-day boost after their first listing has been live for 3 days. It lands in the same credit balance.

Who handles pickup?

The buyer does. YardSwaps is local pickup only: you set the location, the buyer comes to you, inspects and runs it, and you both confirm the handoff in the app.

I already posted it on Craigslist. Do I have to start over?

No. On the Sell form, paste the link to your own Craigslist post and the photos, price and details come across. Check them and publish.

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