Electronics cost-per-unit trend

Each point is the monthly median cost-per-unit across priced electronics 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.

Electronics lots run from small-parcel accessory pallets (earbuds, chargers, smart-home gear) to high-value TV, laptop, and gaming-console loads. GameStop and Best Buy returns feed a lot of this volume on B-Stock; Liquidation.com carries carrier-return phone and tablet lots. Condition grading matters more here than in any other category. A "customer return" electronics pallet can be anything from untouched overstock to non-working salvage, so read the grade and manifest before bidding.

Electronics per-unit depends almost entirely on the condition grade and the working-rate you assume. The manifest tells you the retail mix; the grade tells you how much of it powers on. BStalker surfaces the cost-per-unit from the listing so you can line lots up side by side. It does not estimate resale value or working rate.

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 electronics lots page.