Tick what is on site. The calculator returns a recovery band against a liquidator-equivalent quote for the same units, itemised, and states in figures what it does not account for.
Tick at least one unit to estimate.
Estimated recovery
Nothing estimated yet
Pick a business type, tick what is on site, then estimate. The band, the liquidator figure and what the estimate does not account for all appear here.
What turns an estimate into a price
An estimate is arithmetic on a catalogue. A price is evidence. The difference between the two is one pass with a camera and the invoices you already have in a drawer.
Nameplate, front, interior cavity, controls, door seals, rear connections, underside and accessories. The nameplate slot is blocking — no legible nameplate, no listing. It is the one part of a machine that cannot be talked up.
Drop the maintenance dockets in as PDF, JPG or HEIC. Dates, engineer and work done are pulled out into a service timeline attached to the unit. An invoice that cannot be read is recorded as an extraction failure and lowers the confidence figure — it is never silently dropped.
Each dimension is scored against the published rubric, and every finding links back to the photo region it came from. The report returns a grade A to D, a confidence percentage, and a list of what it could not see.
Every grade on this site is derived the same way. Read the grading rubric — including the section on what a report cannot tell you.
Commission
Commission only, on a completed sale, deducted at payout. No listing fee, no photography fee, nothing to pay if the unit does not sell.
| Sale value | Commission |
|---|---|
| Under $2,000 | 8% |
| $2,000 to $14,999 | 7% |
| $15,000 and over | 6% |
Commission is charged to the seller. The buyer pays the price on the listing. A Verified Inspection, if you request one, is billed separately and shown before you book it.
| Sale price | $9,750.00 |
|---|---|
| Commission | -$682.50 at 7% |
| Net to seller | $9,067.50 |
| Paid | 48h after collection |
The same unit at a liquidator buy-rate returns roughly a tenth of this, in cash, on collection day. Full fee detail.
Escrow
Funds are held, not paid, from the moment a buyer commits — and released 48 hours after the unit is collected.
The card is authorised. Nothing is captured and nothing reaches you yet.
Stripe holds the money. It is not paid to anyone. Contact details are revealed to both parties at this point and not before.
A collection window is set. Removal contractors are searchable by postcode with their disconnect, Gas Safe and F-Gas capabilities listed.
Collection is marked on the order and a 48-hour inspection window opens for the buyer.
The buyer confirms, or the 48 hours close with no issue raised. The capture is issued and the payout is scheduled to your Stripe Connect account.
A disputed order never auto-releases. If the buyer raises an issue inside the 48-hour window the funds stay held until it is settled — which is also why the report names its own gaps before the money moves, not after.
Worked cases
Same catalogue and same arithmetic as the calculator above. Recovery is drawn against a liquidator-equivalent quote for the same units, on the same scale.
3 units to clear
Rational SCC WE 61
Combi oven, 2022, serviced twice a year
Foster EcoPro G3
Undercounter fridge, 2021, one compressor service
Winterhalter UC-M
Passthrough dishwasher, 2020, descaled 2024
Three units, one collection, one removal contractor. The liquidator priced the whole kitchen as a single line and would not itemise it.
+$8,544 to +$13,984Recovered
6 units to clear
Life Fitness Integrity Series
6 treadmills, 2020, belts and decks logged in the service contract
Six identical units with the same service record. Hour meters are the value driver here, and they are the one figure a photograph cannot verify.
+$5,670 to +$11,070Recovered
3 units to clear
A-dec 500
3 chairs, 2019, annual service and pressure-vessel certificates on file
Certificated plant carries its paperwork into the sale. Buyers fitting a first surgery will pay for a documented chair and will not pay for an undocumented one.
+$19,800 to +$33,000Recovered
Recovery bands exclude removal and disconnection, and assume the condition a report has not yet established. Every case above is a catalogue estimate for named units, not a record of a completed sale.
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Eight angles, about four minutes a unit. The report, the price band and the live listing all come out of that one pass — and the paperwork you already hold does the rest.