Seller guide · Louisiana
Preparing a turnaround surplus manifest
A good manifest turns a warehouse walk into a conversation. It is the single most useful document a plant can produce after a turnaround.
Guide 01
Turnaround surplus is usually documented somewhere already: the return-to-stores report, the contractor's material return, the purchase order file. The work is consolidating those into one list a buyer can read, rather than creating new information.
One line per reel, six columns
| Reel or tag number | Whatever the plant uses. Consistency matters more than format. |
|---|---|
| Construction | Size, conductor count and type, voltage class — for example 1/C 500 kcmil 15 kV EPR. |
| Footage | Remaining length, marked as measured or estimated. |
| Condition | New and sealed, opened, partial, removed from service, damaged. |
| Location | Which store, yard or laydown area, so a visit can be planned. |
| Ownership | Plant or contractor. This is the field most often missed and most often needed. |
What to leave out
Leave out anything still committed to an open work order or held as a critical spare. A manifest that includes material the plant intends to keep wastes the review and creates a false expectation.
Then photograph
- One wide photograph per bay or rack, so the buyer can see the scale.
- One close photograph per high-value reel tag, legible.
- One photograph of any damage, water line or crushed flange.
A manifest plus a dozen photographs is enough to decide whether a site visit is worth arranging. It is not enough to agree a price, and no honest review would claim it is.
Ownership is the field that delays more turnarounds than any other. Settle plant versus contractor material before the manifest is circulated, not after.
Start here 01
Have a lot that matches this guide?
Send the construction, the quantity and the storage. If the tag is gone, say so and send a photograph of the print instead.
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- Buyers, not sellers
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Photographs of reel tags and jacket print can follow by text to 614-715-3047 or email to saleselectricalbuyers@gmail.com.
Send the lot details
Six details are enough to start.
Questions —
Questions this guide raises
Does the manifest need values?
No. It needs facts about the material. Valuation belongs to the review, and a manifest with prices on it usually contains guesses.
Can the return-to-stores report be used directly?
Usually yes, with ownership and location added. It is already a reel-level record in most plant systems.
How soon after a turnaround should this be done?
Within a few weeks, while the people who bought the material are still on site and the paperwork is still current.
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