Sell / Mixed
Selling a mixed load you have not sorted
A mixed load is the commonest pile on any dock: cores, Grade B and a few good 48x40s that have not been sorted yet. It can be sold as it is, or lightly sorted first.
What is inside a mixed pile
Over weeks, a dock collects everything: sound 48x40s from inbound loads, a few broken ones, odd sizes that rode in with a particular product, and pallets that have been repaired once or twice. Nobody sorts as they go, so the pile ends up as a blend of grades.
A mixed load is not a problem. It simply sells as a mixed load. What changes is the question the buyer asks: how many of the pile can be used as they are, how many can be repaired and how many are headed for grinding.
A fifteen-minute sort that helps
- Pull the visibly sound 48x40s to one stack. Do not agonise over grade.
- Set the clearly broken ones, cracked stringers or missing boards, in another.
- Leave the rest. Odd sizes go together in a third stack.
- Count each stack roughly, and photograph all three.
That is enough for a request to say 'about 150 sound 48x40, 80 broken, some odd sizes' instead of 'a big pile of pallets'. The first reads as a sellable load; the second reads as a question.
Where mixed piles build up
Oilfield-supply and equipment yards west on I-40 through Yukon and El Reno keep pallets outdoors and mix sizes. Stores and restaurants in Edmond, Moore and central Oklahoma City accumulate smaller piles at the back door. Fulfillment buildings produce the biggest ones. Piles left on soil through the March-to-June season pick up moisture, so see storm-season storage before they grey.
What the request should say
Give the rough counts, the sizes, the age of the pile if you know it, how it has been stored and what access a truck would have. If you have photos, send them. If it includes both sound and broken stock, say so up front; a buyer trusts a seller who names the bad ones.
Writing the description
A good mixed-load note is three lines: the sizes in order of count, the grade split in rough thirds, and the access. For example, mostly 48x40, a few 42x42, about half sound. Avoid adjectives like nice or decent, which mean different things to different people.
Questions, answered
Where do I sell a mixed pile of pallets?
A mixed pile goes to a buyer or recycler who sorts: they take the usable pallets, repair what can be repaired and send the rest to be dismantled or ground. Describe the pile and use the form.
Sources, last reviewed 2026-11-12
Send the request
One form covers buying, selling and clearing. Start with the basics; more detail is optional afterwards.