Baby cost-per-unit trend

Each point is the monthly median cost-per-unit across priced baby lots: the middle value, not an average, so one outlier truckload can’t drag the line. Cost per unit is the lot’s price divided by its listed unit count, where the source publishes one, and each month’s figure is the median across that month’s priced lots.

Sparse months render as insufficient data and stay off the chart: a median over a handful of lots isn’t trustworthy. That rule gates the chart, the “Months with data” stat, and the month table above alike.

The lots behind the series come from the nine marketplaces in the feed: Liquidation.com, B-Stock, DirectLiquidation, 888 Lots, Via Trading, BlueLots, GovDeals, Musick, and QuickBidz. Sitewide medians, discount-vs-retail, and closing-time patterns are on the statistics page.

Baby lots cover strollers, car seats, cribs, monitors, and feeding gear: a category where safety recalls and expiration (car seats have expiry dates) are real, category-specific checks. Big-box returns feed most volume. Condition and completeness matter because a returned stroller or car seat missing parts is hard to resell.

Baby per-unit reads simply, but recall status and completeness gate resale in this category more than most. BStalker shows the per-unit cost; verify recall and expiry on the specific items yourself.

What goes into a per-unit number, bids, buyer premiums, freight, is covered in liquidation pallet costs explained, and the live lots themselves are on the baby lots page.