What Lowe’s return pallets close for (2026)

The blended $220 median sits over two very different lot shapes: pallet-scale lots on Liquidation.com and truckload-scale lots on B-Stock. Liquidation.com coverage of lowes_gm and Lowes_DCD starts July 9, 2026; its archive window is July 9 to October 22, 2026. The Lowe’s Liquidation storefront on B-Stock covers April 24 to October 22, 2026. All figures were measured October 23, 2026.

Final bid is the last observed bid, possibly a no-bid ask, never a confirmed sale price. Figures are bid-only, before buyer premium and freight. Different lot scales and coverage windows limit direct comparisons between the channels.

These category medians cover the same Lowe’s storefront population and April 24 to October 22, 2026 window, measured October 23, 2026. Lot counts are the category populations; per-unit medians use lots with a unit count. The grid covers 2,641 lots in named categories with at least 25 closings; 1,043 unassigned lots and 37 in smaller named categories leave 1,080 outside the grid. Overall, 3,677 lots were priced and 3,676 had a unit count.

Final bid is the last observed bid, possibly a no-bid ask, never a confirmed sale price. Figures are bid-only, before buyer premium and freight. Measured October 23, 2026 over closed Lowe’s storefront lots from April 24 to October 22, 2026. Per-unit denominators are Tools 1,407, Home Goods 550, Appliances 347, Furniture 198 and Outdoor 110 lots with units. The overall per-unit median covers 3,676 lots.

A category's median lot bid and median bid per unit answer different questions. The first describes the lot total; the second describes the bid divided by the published unit count on each lot. Dividing the two medians does not recover a typical unit count. Neither figure tells you the condition or contents of a specific pallet.

This snapshot is limited to the three official Lowe’s storefronts above. It does not price every seller on either platform or every source of Lowe’s returns. The statistics page provides broader archive context, while the closings reports offer dated reads of the wider market with their own populations.

B-Stock charges a flat 10% buyer premium per its own Supply FAQ, as stated in the retailer buying guides. Liquidation.com’s buyer premium runs 5-10% and varies by listing. Freight is buyer-arranged on both channels, so get a quote for the shipping origin and your destination before setting a bid limit. Neither cost is included in the medians above. The Lowe’s return pallet buying guide explains the storefront terms and buying process.

For a specific lot, add the bid, buyer premium and freight, then divide by the published unit count. Keep that calculation separate from the bid-only per-unit figures in this study. A missing freight quote leaves part of the cost unresolved.

• Confirm that the seller is one of the three official Lowe’s storefronts, then read the manifest, condition description, published unit count and shipping origin. The Lowe’s return pallet buying walkthrough covers those checks.
• Use the B-Stock platform page and the Liquidation.com platform page to explore current supply, then verify the storefront and current terms on the original listing. Both platforms include sellers beyond Lowe’s.
• Check the current bid and unit count, add the storefront premium, and obtain your own freight quote. Compare lots with their contents and condition in view, rather than treating an archive median as a bid target.

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