888 Lots vs B-Stock: which liquidation platform fits how you buy?
888 Lots and B-Stock are two of the nine US liquidation marketplaces BStalker tracks. This is an honest, side-by-side look at how they actually differ — fees, auction format, shipping, manifests, and who each one fits — with live lot counts and median cost-per-unit pulled straight from the current feed.
BStalker is an independent aggregator. It is not affiliated with, operated by, or endorsed by 888 Lots, B-Stock, or any marketplace it covers. Every fee and shipping fact below is drawn from each platform’s own terms, with a source link you can verify.
888 Lots vs B-Stock: live right now
Live count of buyable lots and the median price per item (bid plus freight where the platform quotes it), from the current feed. A count ending in + is a floor: 888 Lots lists more than we scan — we track its 12,000 newest listings.
| 888 Lots | B-Stock | |
|---|---|---|
| Lots live now | 12,554+ | 2,344 |
| Median $ / unit | $20.00 | $23.71 |
Head-to-head: fees, shipping, and manifests
| 888 Lots | B-Stock | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Fixed Price (Negotiable) | Auction (per storefront) |
| Buyer’s premium | None | 10% standard (varies by storefront) |
| Manifest | Manifested (item-level) | Usually included; some storefronts add condition grades |
| Minimum order | 1 unit (no minimum) | Single pallet (varies by storefront) |
| Typical lot value | 1 unit and up (no minimum) | a few hundred dollars to $30,000+ truckloads |
| Shipping | Ships from NJ · local pickup | Freight varies by storefront |
| Resale certificate | Resale certificate typically required | State resale certificate required (US buyers; no-sales-tax states exempt) |
| Location | New Jersey warehouse (local pickup) | Retailer facilities, nationwide (US) |
| Top categories | Electronics, Apparel, Home Goods, Toys | General Merchandise, Electronics, Apparel, Home Goods |
Fee sources: 888 Lots — 888 Lots — official site · B-Stock — B-Stock buyer’s premium (10%) — B-Stock Supply FAQ
Where their inventory overlaps right now
Both platforms currently have live lots in these categories. Browse the cross-platform category feed to compare cost-per-unit side by side:
Who should buy where
888 Lots and B-Stock sit at opposite ends of the risk ladder. 888 Lots sells fixed-price, item-level-manifested lots with no buyer’s premium and no minimum order, so you can buy a single unit to learn the category before committing real money. B-Stock is the auction giant: a flat 10% premium, the deepest supply of brand-name retailer returns — Costco, Walmart, Target — and lots that scale from a single pallet to a full truckload, with freight set by each storefront. The trade is certainty versus selection. 888 Lots gives you a known price and a manifest you can trust; B-Stock gives you volume and recognizable brands, but you bid against experienced buyers and price competition can erase the margin. Buy from 888 Lots if you are new or want predictable per-unit cost; buy from B-Stock once you can move pallet volume and read an auction.
FAQ
Is 888 Lots or B-Stock cheaper to buy from?
It depends on the lot, not just the platform. 888 Lots adds no buyer’s premium — prices are fixed and negotiable; B-Stock adds a flat 10% buyer’s premium on most storefronts. The premium is rarely the biggest cost — shipping and lot size move the true landed price more — which is why BStalker shows the same cost-per-unit (bid plus freight where the platform quotes it) for both, so you compare like for like instead of headline price.
How do lot sizes and shipping compare between 888 Lots and B-Stock?
888 Lots starts at a single unit with no minimum order, and ships from a New Jersey warehouse, with local pickup to skip freight. B-Stock runs brand-name retailer-return auctions from single pallets up to truckloads, and leaves freight to the individual storefront, so shipping varies by lot.
Can I track both 888 Lots and B-Stock in one place?
Yes. BStalker aggregates 888 Lots, B-Stock, and seven other US liquidation marketplaces into one live feed, with comparable cost-per-unit on every lot and saved-search alerts that email you when a matching lot appears in a rescan. You browse and compare in BStalker, then click through to bid on the source platform under your own account — BStalker never places a bid or takes a payment. There is a live sample at bstalker.com/sample with no account needed.
What does it cost to watch 888 Lots and B-Stock in one feed?
On the BStalker side, watching both in one feed starts free — two ways in, both with no card. A permanent free account gives you your own feed, shown as a capped live preview scoped to your saved picks, plus 1 saved search with email alerts; on top of that, every new account can start a 14-day full-access trial of the whole product. Paid plans are founding-priced: Scout ($29/mo) unlocks the uncapped live feed with full search, per-item seller manifests, direct bid links and 3 saved searches with email alerts, and Pro ($59/mo) adds unlimited saved searches plus the watchlist and buying workflow.
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