Sell Excess Electronic Components Through SmartExcess Consignment
SmartExcess is NetSource Technology’s consignment program for companies that need to sell excess electronic components without taking a bulk-sale discount. You keep ownership, approve every sale and receive the proceeds, while we store, market and ship the stock. Your excess moves to our warehouse, so the floor space comes back to you right away.
- You keep ownership
- You approve every sale
- You receive the proceeds
ISO 9001:2015 Certified by NSF-ISR
- Since 1997
- Independent distributor
The process
How SmartExcess consignment works
With electronic component consignment, your stock sits with us and sells under your control. Here is the process from list to payment.
- Send your excess list Include MPN, quantity, manufacturer, date code, packaging and your cost if you know it. A spreadsheet or PDF is fine.
- We review every line We check each part against current market demand and send back the lines we recommend consigning.
- You sign and ship You sign the consignment agreement and ship the stock to our San Clemente, California warehouse. We cover inbound shipping, so you don’t pay to send stock to us.
- We inspect and log every lot Our warehouse team performs a documented Level 1 inspection, verifies quantities, reports any discrepancies to you and logs each line under its own NetSource inventory number.
- We market it, you approve each sale Your parts are listed on our website alongside our own stock, without your company’s name, and our sales team offers them to buyers worldwide. A sale closes only with your approval.
- You receive the proceeds Most consignors receive quarterly sales reports and payouts, and every consignor can follow their inventory in our client portal. Payout terms are set in your consignment agreement.
Compare your options
Consignment, outright sale, broker listing or liquidation: which fits your excess?
Each route fits a different situation. The right one depends on how fast the stock has to leave your books, how much value is at stake and how much work your team can take on.
| Route | Consignment (SmartExcess) | Outright sale to an excess buyer | Listing with brokers or marketplaces | Bulk liquidation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner until sale | You | Buyer, from day one | You | Buyer |
| Who approves price | You, per sale | Buyer’s offer | You, per inquiry | Buyer’s lot price |
| Speed to cash | As lines sell | Fastest, one payment | Varies; the best lines get picked off first | Fast |
| Value recovered | Aims for market price per line | Discounted for the buyer’s risk | Market price on what sells | Lowest |
| Your team’s effort | Low | Low | High: quotes, shipping, paperwork | Low |
| Where the stock sits | Our warehouse | Buyer’s warehouse | Your warehouse | Buyer’s warehouse |
Consignment fits parts that still have demand, value worth waiting for, and a team that wants to control price. It avoids the steep discounts of a bulk sale, because no buyer is pricing in the risk of holding your stock. Other routes fit better when the stock has to leave the books this quarter, or is worth only scrap value.
What excess electronic components fit SmartExcess
SmartExcess handles excess and obsolete (E&O) inventory across the main component families:
- Semiconductors: ICs, processors, FPGAs and memory
- Passives and discretes
- Connectors and electromechanical parts
Most excess comes from cancelled orders, product transitions and end-of-life decisions, shortage-era over-buying and line shutdowns. Obsolete parts often keep buyers on the open market long after the manufacturer stops making them.
We primarily accept new, unused stock. Refurbished parts are considered case by case, usually when the part is obsolete. We work with consignors in the U.S. and internationally.
Who SmartExcess is for
OEMs, semiconductor manufacturers and contract manufacturers holding stock they no longer need. The problem usually shows up on three desks:
- Operations Shelves full of parts that won’t go into a build, taking space from parts that will.
- Finance Capital tied up in inventory that isn’t earning anything.
- Inventory control Write-down pressure and an excess inventory management problem that grows each quarter.
Because you keep ownership, the stock stays your asset until each sale closes. Ask your finance team how that fits your E&O reserve.
How your inventory is handled
Every incoming lot undergoes a documented Level 1 inspection performed by our warehouse team. If inspection findings call for it, we can send parts to a third-party test lab.
Your stock is logged under its own NetSource inventory numbers and kept together in our warehouse, so every line and every sale is tracked as yours. Buyers never see your company’s name, and an NDA is available on request.
NetSource Technology has been in business since 1997 and is ISO 9001:2015 certified by NSF-ISR, ITAR compliant and ESD compliant. See how we inspect incoming lots.
Case study
$2Mrecovered
12 moto recover it
An electronics manufacturer used SmartExcess to recover $2M from excess inventory in 12 months.
What we ask of consignors
- Send stock you want sold SmartExcess is a sales program, not short-term storage. We take on the lines we expect to sell, and recall terms for unsold stock are set in your agreement.
- Keep the list with us While your stock is consigned, please don’t send the same list to other brokers. When several sellers quote the same parts, buyers get conflicting offers and the parts get harder to sell.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How do I sell excess electronic components?
Start with a list: MPN, quantity, manufacturer, date code and packaging. Then pick a route. Consignment keeps you in control of price, an outright sale is fastest, a broker listing keeps the stock in your building, and liquidation clears everything at the lowest value. With SmartExcess, you send the list and we send back the lines we recommend consigning.
What is electronic component consignment?
Consignment means you place your stock with a distributor that stores it, markets it and sells it on your behalf. You keep ownership until each sale, and the distributor pays you from the proceeds. It suits parts that still have buyers, because you don’t accept a buyer’s discount up front for taking the whole lot.
Is consignment better than selling excess inventory outright?
It depends on whether speed or value matters more. An outright sale is faster: one offer, one payment, and the stock is gone. Consignment usually recovers more when the parts still have demand, because no buyer discounts the price for the risk of holding stock. If the inventory has to be off the books this quarter, an outright sale may fit better.
Who owns the inventory while it’s on consignment?
You do. Title stays with you while the stock sits in our warehouse, and it passes to a buyer only when you approve a sale. Your stock is logged under its own NetSource inventory numbers, so it’s always tracked as yours.
How and when do I get paid, and what does it cost?
Payout and commission terms are agreed with each consignor before anything is listed. Most consignors receive quarterly sales reports and payouts, and you can follow your inventory and sales in our client portal. We cover the cost of shipping your stock to us.
Can I get unsold stock back?
Yes. Recall terms are set in your consignment agreement, and we work with you on timing. SmartExcess is built to sell stock, not to store it, so we take on the lines we expect to sell rather than holding inventory short term.
What information do I need to send?
The basics are MPN, quantity, manufacturer, date code and packaging, plus your cost if you know it. A spreadsheet or PDF works. We review every line and send back the ones we recommend consigning.
What’s the best way to recover capital from obsolete semiconductor inventory?
Match the route to the part. Obsolete parts that still have open-market demand often recover the most on consignment, because buyers maintaining legacy builds look for exactly those parts. Parts with little or no demand may suit an outright sale or a recycler. Start by listing what you have so demand can be checked line by line.
Have excess components on the shelf?
Send the list and we’ll review it.
