Service / Buying

We Buy Your Boxes — Fairly, Quickly, And With A Truck.

If your warehouse keeps accumulating gaylords faster than you can use them, send us a photo and a count. We'll quote in a business day, schedule pickup in five, and hand you a check the same week.

Quote

Quick Quote — One Form, All Services

01Who's asking
US / Canada format
02What you need
03Anything else

No spam, no resold data — your message goes to a Rockford team inbox and a human replies within one business day.

The four steps.

01
Send photos + count

A few phone snaps and a rough estimate. That's enough to start a quote.

02
We grade the photos

Our team assesses likely grade mix (A/B/C) and replies with a per-box rate or a flat truckload offer.

03
Pickup scheduled

Most pickups within IL/WI/IA/IN/MI happen in 5 business days. Dock or yard.

04
We pay on pickup

Check or ACH on pickup. No 60-day net terms, no broker games.

What we look for

The boxes we buy.

  • Single-, double-, or triple-wall heavy-duty gaylords
  • Rectangular and octagonal builds
  • Standard sizes (40×48×36, 48×48×48, 48Ø) — and odd ones
  • Minimum 1 full pallet — small lots welcome too
  • Stored indoors preferred, but outdoor lots are fine if dry
  • Liners and lids included (we'll grade those too)

What we don't buy.

Contaminated boxes (chemicals, food residue, biohazard), soaked or moldy boxes, and shredded / baled cardboard that's past structural reuse. For those we can still arrange recycling — see our recycling page.

Pricing transparency

Typical buy rates, by category.

CategoryGrade AGrade BGrade CNotes
Used double wall 40×48×36$5.50–$7.00$3.50–$4.75$1.75–$2.50Most common buy
Used triple wall 48×48×48$8.00–$10.00$5.50–$7.00$3.00–$4.00Auto / heavy industrial
Used octagonal 48Ø×48$11.00–$14.00$7.50–$9.50$4.00–$5.50Polymer / powder
Used half-height 48×40×24$3.50–$4.50$2.25–$3.00$1.00–$1.75Auto parts

Per-box pickup rates inside our five-state routed footprint. Outside the footprint, freight is netted against the buy price.

Payment terms

How sellers get paid.

On-pickup check
Same-day

The default. The driver brings a printed check or initiates ACH on pickup. Funds clear in 1–2 business days.

ACH electronic
Next-day

For sellers with banking details on file. Wire-equivalent transfer initiated within 24 hours of pickup confirmation.

Net-15 invoiced
For larger lots

For volume sellers (200+ boxes/month), we offer net-15 invoicing as an alternative to per-pickup payment. Easier for accounting.

Selling FAQ

What sellers ask before scheduling.

What's the smallest lot you'll pick up?
One pallet inside our five-state footprint. Below that we can still buy, but you'd need to drop them at our Rockford yard.
Do I need to sort by grade?
No. Don't pre-sort. We grade on receipt. Sorting before sale usually loses you money.
What if my boxes are outside?
We still buy them — just photograph them so we can assess wet damage in advance. Outdoor stock grades lower than indoor, but it grades.
How fast can you pick up?
5 business days standard inside the routed footprint. We can sometimes accommodate 48-hour pickup for emergency clear-outs.
Will you write a tax-deductible donation receipt?
No — these are commercial purchases, not donations. We can issue a standard purchase receipt for your accounting.
Can I track the pickup?
Yes — we send a confirmation when the truck is dispatched and a second one when it's loaded. Real-time GPS tracking is available on request.
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