Appliance lots split into two different businesses. Small appliances (air fryers, blenders, coffee makers, countertop microwaves, toaster ovens, vacuums, fans and space heaters) arrive boxed, either stacked on a standard pallet or loose in a gaylord, and a pallet can hold dozens of units depending on carton size. Major appliances (refrigerators, ranges, washers, dryers, dishwashers and freezers) take up a whole pallet position each, strapped down and usually still in the carton or on the factory skid. Price the two halves of a mixed load separately, because the buyers, the testing and the trucks are different.
Most loads come out of big-box retail return and overstock programs: customer returns, units refused at the door because of a dent, display models pulled during a floor reset, freight-damaged cartons and discontinued colors or model years. On a manifested lot, the model number on each line is the most useful field you get. It lets you pull the spec sheet, the parts diagram, the fuel type and the current resale price before you place a bid.
Scratch and dent is a grade of its own in this category. It means a unit with cosmetic damage (a dented side panel, a scuffed door, a cracked trim piece) that is described by its appearance, not by a function test. Two Bro Sales has no separate scratch-and-dent condition code, so sellers list these units as New or Like new and name the damage in the title, photos or manifest notes. Read where the damage sits. A dent on a side that will end up against a cabinet or another machine costs your customer little; a crease across a stainless door or a cracked glass cooktop is a different product at a different price. Dents that reach a seam, a hinge or the back panel near the compressor deserve a closer look, because they can hide damage underneath.
Weight is the number that changes your plan. North American Van Lines puts the average refrigerator at 100 to 300 pounds, with some reaching 400, and Allied notes that even a small washer or dryer weighs around 180 pounds while a big one can reach 400. A pallet of laundry pairs or a stack of over-the-range microwaves is a forklift or pallet-jack job, not a hand-carry job, so confirm the seller's dock and loading equipment before you bid.
Installation parts are where appliance returns lose money quietly. GE Appliances notes that electric dryer power cords are sold separately because wiring codes vary from state to state and even city to city, so a dryer with no cord is normal, not a shortage. Allied's moving guide says most washer makers include transit bolts to hold the drum steady on the road; a returned washer without them needs blocking before you haul it again. Check manifests and photos for the pieces that are slow or expensive to replace: range anti-tip brackets, dishwasher installation kits, refrigerator water-line and ice-maker kits, propane conversion kits, shelves, crisper drawers, door bins, oven racks and the manual.
Truckloads in this category usually mean one source and one product family: a trailer of laundry pairs, a load of countertop electrics, or a mixed load of display and returned major appliances. Newly approved buyers start with $2,500 of open bidding exposure, which the Two Bro Sales team raises as paid history builds, so most buyers work up to a truckload after a few smaller appliance lots have been paid for and collected.