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A used plastic crate has been through regular service: scuffs, label residue, faded colour and small chips on the rims are normal. It still carries its rated load, and its walls, base and stacking corners are intact.
Where like-new crates behave as they did when moulded, used crates vary crate to crate. Some nest cleanly; some have corners worn enough to wobble in a stack or jam a conveyor, and lots often mix models and generations. Pool operators retire crates when cracks appear or walls no longer lock rigid, and those two faults separate a used crate from scrap.
Used crates fit manual handling, internal moves, storage and one-way shipments where the crate may not come back. Sort a lot on arrival and set aside any crate with a crack in the base or corners.
What to Look For When Buying
- No cracks in the base, corners or handle openings
- Stacks level and nests without wobbling
- Collapsible walls still lock rigid
- No residue, odour or staining from previous contents
- Models in the lot identified if they must stack together
Ideal For
- Manual material handling and internal moves
- Storage and organization
- One-way shipments where crates may not return
- Parts bins and work-in-progress totes
Not Recommended For
- Automated conveyors or wash lines without testing
- Food contact when prior contents are unknown
Buying Tips
- Ask whether the lot is one model or mixed
- Plan to sort the lot and pull cracked crates on arrival
- Ask what the crates carried before, especially for food use
- Test nesting on your conveyor before putting used crates on it
What buyers pay
$9.08average per unit, $5.19 to $12.98