Eiffel 101: 5 Tips for Selling Steel Plates
When listing your steel plates for sale, there are certain steps you can take to make your listings more attractive to potential buyers. These include taking quality photos of the plates, showing photos of the plates after they’ve been uninstalled, setting the plates at a fair market price, being upfront about defects, and remembering to include the plates’ certification, when available.
1. Take Quality Photos in Good Light
When you take high quality photos of your steel plates, you’ll enable potential buyers to get a sense of what you’re offering, which can make them more likely to act. Luckily, you don’t need expensive camera equipment to get the best shot; good-quality daylight and a clean phone lens should be enough. Aim to take multiple photos from different angles to ensure you’re showcasing your plates in their entirety.
2. Take Photos of Plates After Uninstalling
Buyers want to know what they’re purchasing, and they might hesitate to complete a sale if they can’t view the entire steel plate. To help make your steel plates more marketable, take photos of the plates after uninstalling.
3. Set Plates at a Fair Market Price
If your steel plates aren’t selling, it might be because you’re failing to gauge steel’s current market price. Do some research on steel prices and the going rate for similar plates to ensure your setting a fair price. Keep in mind that steel is priced differently depending on location, meaning that your region will affect your price. For example, steel tends to sell for less in rural areas and might be further marked down in order to account for buyer accessibility.
4. Be Upfront About Defects
Never attempt to trick buyers into overlooking a plate’s defects. Instead, be upfront about rust or abnormalities in your steel plates, and price your plates accordingly.
5. Remember to List Certifications
Steel plates that include a certification are more desirable than plates without certification. If your steel plates are certified, be sure to include that information in the listing.
Buy and Sell at Eiffel Trading
Eiffel Trading exists as an online marketplace to allow heavy civil contractors to purchase and sell used and surplus material and equipment. Our material inventory includes both new steel plates and used steel plates, used steel sheet pile, brand new h-pile beams, and much more. Furthermore, our equipment inventory ranges from used sectional barges, to used concrete formwork, and everything in between.
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