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Used forklift buyers

Sell Your Used Forklift for Cash

If you have a forklift you don’t need anymore, you don’t have to list it, answer calls from strangers and wait for someone to turn up with a trailer. Send us the details and we’ll make you an offer. If you take it, we pick it up and you get paid.

Get a cash offer

Tell us what the forklift is and where it’s sitting. We’ll get back to you with a price and a pickup time.

Rather talk? Call 604-670-7288, 8am to 8pm, 7 days.

  • Running, tired or broken forklifts
  • Electric, propane, gas and diesel
  • One unit or a whole warehouse
  • Free pickup across the Lower Mainland

Four ways to sell a forklift, honestly compared

Trade it in at a dealer

Only an option if you’re buying another truck from that dealer. The credit gets folded into the new deal, so it’s hard to see what you actually got for the old one, and older or non-running units often get turned down.

List it privately

A clean, running forklift can fetch a good price this way, but it takes time. Photos, ads, questions, people who never show, and at the end you still have to arrange how it leaves your property.

Send it to auction

Works for late-model equipment. You pay seller fees, you have to get the forklift to the auction yard, and you won’t know the price until it sells.

Sell it to us

One conversation, one offer, and the pickup is included. It’s the only route where it doesn’t matter whether the forklift runs. If you have a late-model truck in great shape and time to spare, a private sale may pay more. For most older units, this is the easy way out.

What we need for a quote

The more of this you can give us, the closer the first offer will be to the final one.

  • Make and model, from the data plate if you can find it
  • Year and the hour meter reading, if it has one
  • Fuel type: electric, propane, gas or diesel
  • Lift capacity and mast type, if you know them
  • What’s wrong with it, or “runs and lifts fine”
  • Where it is, and whether a truck can get close
  • Two or three photos, including the data plate

Not sure about half of that? Send what you have. A photo of the data plate answers most of these questions.

Yellow forklift loaded on a flatbed for removal
A used forklift loaded up after a pickup

What makes a used forklift worth more

It runs and lifts

A forklift that can go straight back to work is worth more than one that needs a repair first.

Lower hours

Hours on the meter tell a buyer how much life is left in the engine, transmission and mast.

A brand people know

Toyota, Hyster, Yale, CAT, Clark, Crown, Komatsu, Nissan, Mitsubishi and Doosan all have steady demand for parts.

A healthy battery

On an electric unit, the battery’s condition can swing the price more than anything else. Selling an electric forklift.

Forks and attachments

Side shift, fork positioners and a full set of forks all add to the value. Keep them with the truck.

Easy access

A forklift we can load from the lot is a quicker job than one at the back of a full warehouse.

If it’s past selling as a working machine, it still has value as metal and parts. Here’s how a scrap forklift gets priced.

Questions people ask

Who buys used forklifts in the Lower Mainland?

Dealers (usually as part of a trade), private buyers, equipment auctions and buyers like us. We buy outright, in any condition, and the pickup is included.

Will you buy a forklift that still works?

Yes. Running forklifts are worth more, and we price them that way. Tell us the hours and anything that needs attention.

Is a trade-in better than selling?

Only if you are buying from that dealer anyway and the credit is fair. Trade-in credit is tied to the new purchase, so it is worth getting a straight cash offer first to compare.

Can you buy several forklifts from a business that is closing?

Yes. Send us a list with the makes, models and condition of each one and we will quote them together and plan the pickup.

How do I get paid?

You are paid when the forklift is picked up. We confirm the amount with you before we load it.

Got a forklift you want gone?

Tell us what it is and where it is. Free pickup, paid when it’s loaded.

Call 604-670-7288