Dead stock workflow
What to do with dead stock truck parts
Dead stock is not automatically worthless. The first job is to separate parts with real marketplace evidence from parts that need photos, cost, fitment, or manual review before listing.
Use this guide with lookup
Start with one dead-stock part and check whether pricing evidence exists before you connect eBay.
Sort dead stock by listing readiness
Do not start by uploading every shelf item. Start with the parts that have a part number, condition, cost basis, and photo readiness.
- Group by part family or use case so the operator can review similar items together.
- Pull cost and quantity before judging whether an eBay price is worth pursuing.
- Mark missing photos and missing cost as blockers, not minor cleanup.
Use source-labeled pricing evidence
A dead-stock part becomes a listing candidate when price, confidence, sample count, shipping assumptions, and margin floor are visible together.
- Treat active listings as asking-price signals unless sold-market evidence is available.
- Keep no-comp parts out of publish flow until an external reference or manual review supports the price.
- Use shipping estimates before calling a part profitable.
Move only reviewed parts into listing work
A safe workflow turns strong parts into reviewed listing candidates while keeping uncertain parts in manual review.
- Run a one-part lookup first, then expand to a 10-25 part batch.
- Ask the seller to approve live marketplace action only after reviewing evidence.
- Keep CSV/manual intake available when integrations are not ready.
Next step
Run one read-only proof before onboarding.
Surplix can show pricing evidence, source labels, and shipping assumptions before any live marketplace action.
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