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Switchgear Seller Guides
Everything we have learned buying switchgear, written for the person who has a lineup to sell and has never done this before. No sales pitch, just the information that changes what you get paid.
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- Freight and rigging covered
- Any amperage, any condition
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How to Sell Used Switchgear
Six steps, in order, with the mistakes that cost sellers money at each one.
How to Read a Switchgear Nameplate
The plate on the front of your switchgear tells a buyer almost everything. Here is how to read it.
What Drives the Price of Used Switchgear
Six variables account for nearly all of the difference between a strong offer and a scrap price.
Switchgear vs Switchboard: What You Have
The three terms get used interchangeably in the field, but they are different equipment with different values.
Low Voltage vs Medium Voltage Gear
The dividing line is 1000V, and the two sides of it behave like two different businesses.
Decommissioning and Rigging Switchgear
The removal is usually the part sellers dread. Here is what it involves and why it should not be your cost.
Copper vs Aluminum Bus and Value
Two lineups with identical nameplate ratings can be worth very different numbers because of what the bus is made of.
Scrap Value vs Resale Value
The gap between these two numbers is often several times over, and most sellers cannot tell which one they have.
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