Outdoor cost-per-unit trend

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

Outdoor lots cover grills, camping gear, coolers, patio furniture, and fishing equipment: strongly seasonal, with volume peaking in spring clear-outs. Big-box and sporting-goods returns feed most of it. Bulky items (grills, patio sets) are freight-heavy, so landed cost matters more than the bid on those lots.

Outdoor per-unit is freight-sensitive for the bulky items (grills, patio) and season-sensitive across the board. BStalker shows freight-inclusive per-unit where a shipping quote exists; timing against the season is your call.

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 outdoor lots page.