Frequently asked
Straight answersabout selling a forklift
17 questions we get asked most, answered without the sales gloss.
4 questions
Offers and pricing
- How do you decide what to offer for my forklift?
- Four things carry most of the weight: capacity class, hour meter reading, whether it runs and lifts, and mast and carriage condition. After that come tires, attachments, battery age on electrics, and how liquid the model is in the used market. We work backward from what the truck realistically resells for, subtract reconditioning and freight, and the remainder is your offer.
- Is the offer firm or an estimate?
- Firm, provided the machine matches your description. We are not interested in quoting high to win the conversation and then trimming the number on your dock. If something was described inaccurately — a truck listed as running that will not start — we re-quote on site, and that is the only case where it changes.
- Why is your range so wide on the value guide?
- Because honest ranges are wide. A 5,000 lb forklift can be worth two thousand dollars or twenty thousand depending on hours and condition. Anyone publishing a single tight figure per capacity class is either guessing or planning to renegotiate later.
- Will you beat another buyer's offer?
- We will give you our real number, and if someone else is genuinely paying more you should take their offer. What we would suggest is confirming that the competing figure includes free pickup, has no deductions, and is payable at the time the machine leaves. A high number with freight billed back to you often nets less.
5 questions
Condition and eligibility
- Do you buy forklifts that do not run?
- Yes, routinely. Non-running trucks are a meaningful share of what we purchase. The mast, hydraulics, drive components, counterweight, and steel all retain value. The offer is lower than a running unit, but it is a genuine cash figure and we still cover rigging and haul-off.
- What about a forklift with a cracked mast or bent forks?
- Still buyable. Damage lowers the number rather than disqualifying the machine. Photograph the damage clearly and directly — it costs you nothing to be upfront, and a surprise at pickup is what causes re-quotes.
- My electric forklift's battery is dead. Does that kill the deal?
- No. Battery packs are a known replacement cost and we price accordingly. Tell us the battery's age, voltage, and whether a charger is included. A sound truck with a tired pack is still a good machine to us.
- Do you buy forklifts that have been sitting outside for years?
- Yes. Weather exposure, seized cylinders, flat tires, rodent damage in the wiring — we have bought all of it. Long-dormant machines land in our lower condition grades but they are still worth real money, and clearing the space has value to you as well.
- Is there a minimum or maximum you will buy?
- No minimum in the sense that we will price a single small walkie stacker, though very light single units sometimes make more sense grouped with other machines to justify the freight. At the top end we buy container handlers and 50,000 lb mill-duty trucks and arrange permitted heavy haul. Call (954) 740-1983 if you are unsure where your machine falls.
5 questions
Pickup, payment, and paperwork
- Do you really pay for transport?
- Yes, everywhere in the country, and it is not deducted from your offer. Rigging, loading, freight, and heavy-haul permits are our expense. Asking a seller to rent equipment to load equipment makes no sense to us.
- How quickly can you pick up?
- South Florida is often within days. Elsewhere it depends on transport scheduling for that lane, and multiple machines in one place moves faster than a single unit. We will give you a realistic window rather than an optimistic one.
- When exactly do I get paid?
- At pickup, by wire, company check, or cash. Payment does not wait on our resale and nothing is held back pending inspection at our yard.
- What paperwork is involved?
- A bill of sale, which we prepare, plus confirmation you have authority to sell. Forklifts generally are not titled like road vehicles. If the machine is leased or has a lien against it, say so early so the payoff can be handled properly.
- Can you remove a forklift from inside a building?
- Regularly. Send door dimensions and a photo of the path out. Our rigging crews handle tight interior extractions, but we need to see the constraint in advance rather than discover it.
3 questions
Fleets and scope
- We are retiring an entire fleet. Do you handle that?
- That is our best case. Multiple units in one location reduce our freight cost per machine, which improves your per-unit number. Send a list with make, model, year, and hours for each and we will price the group, including the units that no longer run.
- Do you buy anything besides forklifts?
- No. Forklifts and forklift-adjacent material handling equipment only — pallet jacks, reach trucks, telehandlers, walkie stackers, and attachments. We do not buy skid steers, excavators, generators, cranes, trucks, or trailers, and we will tell you so rather than waste your time.
- Are you a dealer or a broker?
- We buy for our own account. You are speaking with the party making the purchasing decision, not a lead generator reselling your contact details to several dealers who will all call you.
Question not covered here?
Call (954) 740-1983 and ask directly. You will reach a forklift buyer, not a script.