Buy wholesale lots direct from the business that owns them
Buy straight from the people who own the goods. Returns, overstock and closeouts, listed by the resellers, retailers, brands and liquidators who hold them. Read the manifest. Pay the price or make an offer. Add your resale certificate once and never fill out a form per order again.
ZipToSale lists liquidation and wholesale lots (pallets, cases and truckloads of customer returns, shelf pulls and overstock) from approved business sellers across the US. You see what's in the lot, what it costs and what shipping costs before you order. Then you buy directly from the seller.
Your deal. Your money. Your seller. ZipToSale doesn't process payments and adds no buyer's premium. You pay the seller's invoice, and that's it. Pricing
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What you see before you buy
Every listing shows:
- The price per lot and how many identical lots the seller has.
- What's inside: a manifest you can search and download, item by item (UPC, brand, style, description, quantity, color, size and retail price, with a picture of the item where the seller supplied one), summed up as units per brand per size, or, for unmanifested lots, the seller's estimated unit count and retail value. How to read a manifest
- Sales restrictions, when the seller sets any: where the inventory may be resold, such as export only or no Amazon or Walmart.
- Condition: from new with tags to customer returns or mixed.
- Shipping: ground or freight, the fixed shipping cost, where it ships from (city and state) and where it ships to. Some lots also offer local pickup at no shipping cost, and some are pickup only: the seller does not ship them, so you collect the lot or send your own carrier.
- The seller: their store name, location, store page and public reviews from other buyers.
- Whether a resale certificate is required.
No sign-in is needed to browse, search, read manifests or compare lots. Some sellers show certain lots only to signed-in buyers; create a free account or sign in to see those in search and on their listing pages.
Your resale certificate
Lots on ZipToSale are sold for resale, so most sellers sell without sales tax and need your resale certificate on file. ZipToSale lets you add it once:
- Upload the certificate or permit your state issued, or
- fill in your state's form online. ZipToSale produces the official PDF.
We check it, usually within minutes, and you see the status in your account. When you order, ZipToSale shares the certificate for the right state with that seller: the state the lot ships to, or the seller's state if you collect it. You don't email PDFs to anyone.
Some lots don't require a certificate. Filter for "No resale certificate required" on the search page. The seller may add sales tax to your invoice for those lots. Certificates by state · Do you need a resale certificate?
Setting up your account, with screenshots: How to create your account.
Ordering, step by step
- Add lots to your cart, or make an offer. Add to cart buys the lot at the listed price, and you can add lots from several sellers. If the seller accepts offers, you can offer a lower price per lot. The seller can accept, decline or counter, and an offer stays open for 48 hours unless the listing gives an offer deadline.
- Check out. Pick your ship-to address, then for each seller a payment method and shipping or pickup, confirm the order terms, and place the orders. You get one order per seller. A lot is reserved for you once its order is placed, not while it sits in your cart.
- Get the invoice. The seller invoices you on ZipToSale, with any sales tax or fees listed as lines. Some sellers' invoices arrive the moment you order.
- Pay the seller directly by a method on the listing: PayPal invoice, credit card invoice, Zelle, Venmo or bank wire. Payment is due within 3 business days. Mark it paid on the order page.
- Receive it. The seller ships with tracking, or tells you it's ready for pickup.
- Rate the seller once the order is complete.
Your order page shows where things stand, whose move it is, and a message thread with the seller. Here's what each status on it means:
Your order, step by step
Each step is the status you see on your order page, with whose move it is.
You’ve placed the order and the lot is reserved for you. If the lot needs a resale certificate, ZipToSale shares yours with the seller, who checks it and sends your invoice. Some sellers’ invoices arrive the moment you order.
If the seller rejects your certificate
The order waits here and the seller’s reason is on the order page. Upload a corrected certificate; once the seller accepts it, the order goes back to Awaiting invoice. On a lot that doesn’t require a certificate, you can continue without one instead, and the seller may add sales tax to your invoice.
Next: The seller sends your invoice
Pay the seller directly, by one of the methods on the listing, within 3 business days, then mark it paid on the order page. ZipToSale doesn’t process payments. An order that isn’t paid in time is cancelled automatically.
When you mark it paid
The badge changes while the seller checks that the money arrived. The payment deadline no longer applies to you.
Next: The seller confirms your payment
If the seller ships straight away, the order skips Processing.
The seller has your payment and is getting the lot ready to ship, or to be collected if you chose pickup.
Next: The seller ships it with tracking, or tells you it’s ready for pickup
Your lot is on its way, with tracking on the order page, or ready for you to collect. Confirm receipt once you have it. If something’s wrong, message the seller or report an issue. If nobody confirms, the order completes on its own after a set period.
Next: You confirm receipt
The sale is done. Rate the seller. Your review appears once the seller has rated you too, or when the rating window closes.
From any step before it ships
You can cancel directly, with a reason, until the invoice arrives; after that you ask, and the seller approves. The seller can cancel until the lot ships; if you had paid, the refund is tracked on the order until you confirm it arrived. An order with no payment reported within 3 business days is cancelled automatically.
If something goes wrong
An issue isn’t a step. It always shows three lines: what’s wrong, what will fix it, who’s up next. Say what’s wrong and what would fix it; the seller accepts or proposes something else; once agreed, the seller does it and you confirm. You can open one once the invoice is out, and for a while after completion. ZipToSale records every step and reminds whoever is up next, but doesn’t decide the outcome.
Before you place an order
- Read the whole listing. Lots are sold as-is unless the listing says otherwise. The seller describes the lot; ZipToSale doesn't inspect it.
- Check the seller's terms on their store page (returns, minimum order, lead time).
- Budget the landed cost: lot price, plus shipping, plus any tax on the invoice. Checkout shows a per-unit estimate.
- Unpaid orders are limited. You can have up to 5 unpaid orders open at once, and 2 with any one seller.
If something goes wrong
Message the seller on the order first. If you can't resolve it, report an issue on the order: say what's wrong and what would fix it (a refund, replacement items, a return, a shipping update), the seller accepts or proposes something else, and once a fix is agreed the seller does it and you confirm. The order page always shows what's wrong, what will fix it and who's up next, and a refund stays tracked until you confirm it arrived. ZipToSale records every step and reminds whoever is up next, but doesn't decide issues or issue refunds; the seller is the one you bought from. You can also report a listing, store or message that breaks the rules, and reach us through support.
Frequently asked questions
Can I buy without a business?
Accounts are for business use, but a business can be one person: a sole proprietor reselling under their own name signs up the same way a company does. Lots are sold for resale, so if a lot requires a certificate, you need one from your state.
Can I buy from another state?
Yes. Most lots ship nationwide. Your certificate needs to cover the state the lot ships to. Reselling across state lines
Can I inspect a lot before buying?
Ask the seller a question from the listing. For lots with local pickup, arrange the details with the seller.
Can I cancel?
Until the seller sends the invoice you can cancel the order yourself, with a reason. After the invoice, ask the seller to cancel from your order page; the seller decides.
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