Salvage is the recovery grade below scratch and dent. Salvage units may be damaged, non-functional, missing components, or otherwise not suitable for direct resale as working appliances, and they price accordingly. Haul-away is a completely different program. When Lowe's or Home Depot delivers a new appliance, the crew often hauls the old unit away, and those units aggregate at retailer facilities. Haul-away product moves through Registix in its own dedicated loads, separate from salvage, and is sourced primarily for parts and metal recovery.

Weekly flow varies by origin facility, retailer program, and OEM production of non-conforming inventory, but the network average lands at 15 to 20 truckloads per week combined across salvage and haul-away. Salvage and haul-away are ongoing recurring flows, not one-off deals. That's what allows Registix buyers to build a weekly parts, repair, or refurb pipeline with predictable inbound supply.

Retailer salvage flows out of Lowe's and Home Depot distribution and outlet nodes. OEM salvage flows out of Electrolux, Frigidaire, and Bosch recovery channels for units that don't qualify for their working-condition liquidation programs. Haul-away flows out of Lowe's and Home Depot delivery hubs and consolidation points where crews return with old units picked up during install. All five sources feed the 15 to 20 truck per week network total.

Lowe's runs a graded salvage program and Registix carries both tiers. Tier 1 salvage sits just below scratch and dent and often includes units that would otherwise be sold at outlet with minor cosmetic hits. Tier 2 salvage moves at a lower price with heavier damage, missing components, or non-functional units. Tier 2 is where parts harvesters, appliance repair shops, and border buyers find the most margin. Both tiers are available in manifested and unmanifested formats depending on the origin flow.

The strongest fit is buyers with in-house parts inventory or a repair technician on staff. Parts resellers strip usable components from salvage units and resell to independent repair shops. Refurb operators tear down damaged units, rebuild, and sell as tested and restored. Scratch and dent retailers with in-house repair use salvage to keep parts cost near zero on returned units. Border and value market buyers sell more damaged product than mainstream US retail will accept, which turns Tier 2 salvage into a serviceable retail SKU in the right market.

A common Registix strategy is bundling salvage into a customer return load. The customer return load carries the resale value. The salvage units in the same delivery become the parts inventory that makes those customer returns viable to repair, refurbish, and resell. Buyers without a parts, service, or labor operation running at scale get access to lower parts cost without setting up a separate parts supply chain, and buyers who already have that infrastructure get a lower blended cost per resalable unit. This is why Registix sells salvage as a companion program to the working-condition liquidation flow, not as a standalone parts channel only.

Manifested salvage loads include a line-level inventory list with model, quantity, and condition notes. Unmanifested salvage loads move at a lower price with no per-unit inventory, and the buyer sorts and grades on their end. Manifested loads are preferred by buyers running a specific parts program or refurb targets. Unmanifested loads are preferred by parts harvesters and border buyers who want the lowest per-unit cost and are set up to sort volume quickly.

Registration is at pro.registix.com. New applicants complete a resale review that verifies business registration, tax status, resale certificate, and target channel. Once approved, the Registix wholesale team assigns salvage or haul-away flow based on the buyer's use case, whether that is parts harvesting, refurb, in-house repair, or border resale. Contact [email protected] or 919-710-8697 to accelerate onboarding.