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Stock pulled from our own yard, graded by our own people, delivered on our own trucks. No brokerage layer, no phantom inventory, no surprise on the invoice.
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In short
Buying pallets from RePallets Ohio means ordering from a yard that owns its inventory. We stock reclaimed Grade A, Grade B and combo pallets in 48×40 GMA and twenty-plus other footprints, plus new builds, ISPM-15 export stock and plastic.
Minimum is one banded stack of fifteen for pickup or a partial load for delivery. A 53-foot van carries roughly 480–560 48×40s. Quotes go out the same working day.
How to buy well, not just cheaply
The lowest quoted price on a pallet is very often the highest cost per shipment. Four questions decide whether you are buying well.
What is the pallet actually doing?
One-way outbound shipping, closed-loop return, racked storage and export all have different right answers. Racking needs Grade A with original stringers. One-way shipping does not, and paying for it is money burnt.
How consistent does it have to be?
If your line has an automated wrapper or a robotic palletiser, tolerance matters more than grade. Tell us that up front and we pull to a tighter dimensional band.
How often do you order?
A standing weekly drop always prices better than sporadic orders, because we can plan the yard around it. Customers who move from ad-hoc to scheduled typically see a meaningful unit-price improvement without negotiating anything.
Do you also generate used pallets?
If yes, you are sitting on a credit. See sell us your pallets and ask for a two-way lane.
What is in the yard right now
48×40 GMA in all grades is a permanent line. Beyond that the stock list moves daily, which is why we do not publish a static inventory page that would be wrong by Wednesday.
- Reclaimed: Grade A, Grade B, combo, unsorted cores
- New: SYP and mixed hardwood, GMA or to print
- Export: ISPM-15 treated and stamped
- Specialty: custom footprints, wing decks, block pallets
- Non-wood: plastic, new and reconditioned
- Accessories: collars, lids, runners, corner boards
Ask for what you need. If it is not in the yard, it is usually in the network within a week.
Ordering, delivery and what we promise
Quotes are firm for fourteen days. We do not quote a price and then discover a fuel surcharge, a pallet-condition adjustment or a stack-count discrepancy after delivery.
Deliveries run on our own equipment across Central Ohio daily and on scheduled lanes to Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton, Toledo and Akron. We arrive in the agreed window or we call before it closes, not after.
If a load does not match the grade you were quoted, tell us and we take it back. That has happened. It will happen again, because we handle used goods. What matters is what happens next.
What a good pallet order looks like
The difference between a fast quote and a week of email is usually four lines of information. Here is what an order that prices itself looks like.
400 × 48×40 GMA, Grade B, delivered to 43123, weekly standing Tuesday, floor stacked one-way outbound, no export.
That single line tells us the footprint, the volume, the grade, the destination, the cadence, the application and the compliance requirement. We can price it the same day and we can plan the yard around it.
Compare with 'we need some used pallets, what do you charge'. That is four rounds of email before anyone can quote, and the eventual price is worse because we have to assume the harder case on every unknown.
How pricing is actually built
There is no list price and any yard that gives you one is either quoting a worst case or about to adjust it later. Five inputs build the number.
- Footprint. 48×40 has the deepest reclaimed pool and prices best. Odd sizes cost more because they have to be found rather than picked.
- Grade. Grade A to Grade B is a 20–30% spread on comparable stock.
- Volume per drop. Freight is largely fixed per trip. A full load spreads it across 480–560 units; a 40-pallet drop does not.
- Cadence. A standing schedule lets us plan collection and staging against it. That has real value and it shows up in the price.
- Distance. Central Ohio daily; scheduled lanes elsewhere. Long hauls carry the freight honestly rather than hidden in the unit price.
Quotes hold for fourteen days. Beyond that we may need to requote, for the reasons in what happens when lumber moves.
Reference
Order size and what it means for you
| Order | Approx. 48×40 units | Delivery | Relative unit price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yard pickup, one stack | 15 | You collect | Highest |
| Small drop | 40–120 | Central Ohio only | High |
| Partial load | 150–300 | Central Ohio, or on a scheduled lane | Moderate |
| Full 53′ load | 480–560 | Anywhere we run | Low |
| Standing weekly | Any of the above | Fixed day and window | Lowest for the volume |
| Standing + two-way lane | Any | Delivery and collection, one visit | Lowest overall cost |
The last row is not a discount — it removes the separate collection trip and the disposal cost. See [the two-way lane](/blog/the-two-way-lane).
Avoid these
Mistakes we see
Ordering without stating the application
Racked, stacked, one-way and export need different grades. Without knowing which, we quote conservatively, and conservative means you pay for strength you are not using.
Buying spot when you could buy standing
Sporadic orders price worse, incur expedite charges when you run short, and consume staff time chasing. A standing drop fixes all three without any negotiation.
Splitting volume across four suppliers
It feels like risk management. In practice you become a small unpredictable account at four yards instead of a planned one at a single yard — which is exactly what gets deprioritised when supply tightens.
Not asking whether we buy your cores
If you generate pallets as well as consume them, you are sitting on a credit and a removed disposal cost. Most customers never think to mention it.
Accepting a delivered price with no freight line
Not a problem in itself — but it should be stated as delivered, so a later 'freight adjustment' reads as a change rather than a clarification.
Checklist
Work through this before you order
Include this and we quote same day
- Footprint and quantity
- Grade, or the application so we can choose it
- Delivery ZIP code
- Reorder frequency, if any
- Domestic or export
- Dock constraints — height, turning, appointment system
- Whether you also generate used pallets
Questions
Before you ask us
What is your minimum order?
One banded stack of fifteen for customer pickup at the Columbus yard, or a partial truckload for delivery in Central Ohio. Long-distance deliveries generally need a full or near-full load to make freight economics work.
Can I inspect stock before buying?
Yes, and we encourage it on a first order. Come to 7240 S Access Rd during yard hours, look at the grades side by side, and decide which one your operation actually needs.
Do you offer credit terms?
Standing customers with regular volume can be set up on terms after a short account process. First orders are prepaid or cash on delivery.
How fast can you deliver?
In-stock reclaimed pallets in Central Ohio frequently go out next business day. New builds run five to eight working days, and custom runs seven to twelve.
Do you have a price list?
No, and any yard that does is quoting a worst case. Price is built from footprint, grade, volume per drop, cadence and distance. Give us those and you get a firm number the same working day, held for fourteen days.
Can we collect from the yard ourselves?
Yes, during yard hours at 7240 S Access Rd. Minimum is one banded stack of fifteen. Bring straps and something that can take several hundred pounds per stack.
What if we need pallets urgently?
In-stock reclaimed stock in Central Ohio frequently goes out next business day. New builds run five to eight working days and custom seven to twelve — rush work is possible and priced at a fair premium rather than a punitive one.
Do prices change through the year?
Yes, though less than new-pallet prices do. Reclaimed availability peaks in the first quarter and tightens in late summer. The pattern is explained in the pallet year in Ohio.
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