Paid upfront. No testing required. Freight, rigging and teardown at our cost.
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New York, NY · New York State

We Buy Switchgear in New York, NY

Sale your Electrical Switchgear now !

  • Paid before pickup
  • No testing required
  • Freight and rigging covered
  • Any amperage, any condition
White outdoor-rated switchgear enclosures staged on pallets in the yard with crew in hard hats inspecting the sections before shipment
50States Covered
100A - 5000AAmp Range Purchased
Same DayTypical Offer Turnaround
$0Cost to the Seller

Request a Quote

We buy switchgear in New York, NY and throughout New York. There is no obligation.

Or call 954-740-1983. Photos of the nameplate and the full lineup get you the fastest, firmest number — text or email them anytime.

Why Sellers Choose Us

What a New York switchgear sale involves on your end

01You Are Paid Before It Moves

Funds change hands before a single section leaves your property. There is no consignment and no waiting on a downstream resale.

02No Testing Is Required

You are never asked to test, energize, clean or repair the gear. Our team evaluates it from the nameplate photos and our own inspection.

03We Cover Freight and Rigging

Lowboys, flatbeds, cribbing, section separation and permits are billed to us. That cost is already priced into the offer you receive.

04Our Crews Handle Teardown

Disconnection coordination, dismantling, rigging out of the electrical room and loading are performed by our crews at our expense.

The New York Market

If a New York project left you with switchgear you cannot use, we will quote it as a lot and clear the room in one trip. Our New York State buyers handle New York and everything around it in NY. Payment is upfront. You do not front the freight, you do not pay a rigger, and you do not need to have the gear tested before we commit to a price.

Every class of distribution equipment is in scope. What we see most often in New York is molded case breakers by the pallet, untested and 600A and 800A distribution boards from mechanical rooms. Across New York we also buy 3000A drawout switchgear pulled during a service upgrade, 4000A paralleling switchgear from a standby plant and 1200A 480V switchboards out of a retail service.

Who We Buy From

Our sellers here are typically hospital and campus engineering groups, manufacturers consolidating two plants into one, oil and gas service yards. We also buy from data center operators replacing distribution capacity and property owners who inherited gear with a building.

The situations that put a switchgear lineup on the market look like this:

  • The plant closed and remaining assets are being liquidated.
  • The building changed hands and the electrical equipment transferred with the property.
  • An arc flash study recommended replacing gear that was past its maintainable life.
  • A tenant vacated and the existing service is oversized for the next occupant.

Pickup and Freight in New York

Mileage from Syracuse is absorbed on our side of the transaction rather than deducted from your offer. If a utility disconnect has to happen first, we can coordinate the timing with your electrician.

The gear is valued on its own merits. The cost of getting it out of New York is absorbed on our side. Sellers who already hold a scrap quote often find the difference substantial, because a scrap figure deducts hauling and ignores what the breakers, buckets and bus are worth to somebody who needs them.

Common New York Equipment

Panelboards

Distribution and branch panelboards, loadcenters and column panels in bulk lots.

How we buy panelboards gear →

Switchgear Scrap

Burned, gutted, flooded and unrepairable gear bought for copper and metal content.

How we buy scrap grade gear →

Metal-Clad Switchgear

Compartmentalized drawout medium voltage gear with grounded metal barriers between sections.

How we buy metal-clad gear →

Motor Control Centers

MCC lineups with starter buckets, VFDs and combination starters from plants and utilities.

How we buy mccs gear →

Quote a New York Lineup

Send a nameplate photo and receive a firm number, usually the same day.

Or call 954-740-1983. Photos of the nameplate and the full lineup get you the fastest, firmest number — text or email them anytime.

How the Sale Works

Four steps, none of which cost you anything

  1. Send What You Have

    A photograph of the nameplate and one wide shot down the front of the lineup is enough to begin. If the nameplate is gone, photograph the gear anyway and we will work from the construction, the bus and the breaker frames.

  2. Receive a Firm Offer

    We respond with a committed cash figure, usually the same day. It is an offer rather than an estimate, and it does not move afterward.

  3. Schedule on Your Terms

    Pickup in New York is arranged around your outage window, plant shutdown or building access hours. Where a utility disconnect has to happen first, we coordinate the timing.

  4. We Pay, Then We Haul

    Payment is completed before anything moves. Our crew performs the teardown, the section separation, the rigging and the loading, and our truck removes it.

Used Square D low voltage switchgear lineup with main breaker and molded case branch breakers, staged indoors during an electrical room demolition — bought in New York, NY
A Square D main-breaker lineup we purchased indoors. Breakers left in the cubicles, no testing asked of the seller.

Selling Switchgear in New York: Common Questions

Straight answers

Do you actually come to New York to pick up switchgear?

Yes. Mileage from Syracuse is absorbed on our side of the transaction rather than deducted from your offer. We do not ask you to arrange freight, separate sections or deliver anything to us.

Do I need to have the gear tested first?

No. Testing is never a condition of our offer. We assess a lineup from photos, the nameplate and our own inspection at pickup.

What if the breakers have already been pulled out?

We still buy it. A complete lineup with its breakers installed is worth more, but empty structures have real value in bus and steel, and loose breakers sitting on a shelf are worth quoting on their own. Tell us what is still there and what has already gone.

When do I get paid?

Before anything leaves your property. Payment is not contingent on us reselling the equipment afterward.

Will you buy a single section in New York, or only full lineups?

Both. One switchboard section is worth a call, and if you have a full electrical room or several buildings coming down we will quote the entire lot as one purchase.

What if the lineup is still energized and in service?

That is normal. Tell us and we will coordinate the disconnection timing with your electrician or the utility, then handle the teardown and rigging ourselves.

Have Switchgear in New York to Sell?

Call or text a nameplate photo and we will return a firm offer, usually the same day.

Call or text 954-740-1983

Ready to Sell?

Send a nameplate photo and we will return a firm cash number for your New York switchgear.

Or call 954-740-1983. Photos of the nameplate and the full lineup get you the fastest, firmest number — text or email them anytime.

Call 954-740-1983