EXCESS ELECTRONIC
Insights
Insights from the desk
Practical notes on pricing surplus, reading date codes and moving parts across borders.
Pricing6 min readHow to price dead stock before you call a buyerA list with three details per line gets a real number. A list with just part numbers gets a range. Here is the difference.Read note
Knowledge5 min readReading a date code: what buyers actually checkMarking, packaging and lot continuity are checked in that order. A clean label with broken continuity still fails.Read note
Inventory4 min readSlow-moving BOM lines: when to sell, when to holdHolding makes sense for parts with an active design win. For everything else, storage cost quietly wins.Read note
Cross-border7 min readShipping components across borders without surprisesSeparate goods value from freight and duties. A single blended number is where most disputes start.Read note
Pricing5 min readWhy your quote came back lower than the market priceThe market price you see online is usually for active stock in full reels. Your lot may be neither.Read note