Sell Your Used Machinery
Send photos. Tell us what you have. Sterling Machinery can make a direct cash offer, sell it on consignment, auction it, liquidate a full shop, or help trade it toward your next machine.
We make selling machinery simple.
- Cash purchase offers
- Consignment from your floor
- Consignment from our showroom floor
- Auctions and complete liquidations
- Movers, riggers, and trucking coordinated nationwide
Get More for Your Machine Without Babysitting the Sale
Most machinery sellers do not want tire kickers, mystery buyers, payment games, rigging headaches, or a machine sitting in the way for six more months. Sterling Machinery helps turn surplus equipment into money with the right selling path for your timeline.
All you have to do is send clear photos, basic machine information, and your location. From there, we can help evaluate the machine, make an offer, arrange movers and truckers, or create a selling plan that reaches real machinery buyers nationwide.
Choose the Best Way to Sell
Some sellers want speed. Some want the highest possible return. Some need a full facility handled wall to wall. We can match the method to the machine instead of forcing every deal through the same rusty funnel.
Need an Auction or Complete Liquidation?
For full shops, plant closures, surplus departments, and timed sale events, Sterling Machinery Auctions can help create the sales event, market the equipment, collect payments, and coordinate orderly removal.
Ask About Auctions and LiquidationsWe Buy and Sell Machinery Nationwide
Sterling Machinery is based in Southern California, but machinery does not stop at the state line. We work with sellers and buyers across the United States and coordinate the hard parts: movers, riggers, truckers, loading, shipping, and buyer logistics.
Nationwide Machinery Buying, Moving, and Trucking
Whether your machine is in California, Texas, Arizona, Nevada, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, New York, or anywhere in between, send the photos and details. If it is the right machine, we can help arrange a path to get it sold and moved.
Start Nationwide Machinery SaleMachinery We Are Looking For
We are interested in quality fabrication machinery, chipmaking machinery, CNC equipment, toolroom machinery, plant support equipment, and complete industrial facilities.
Favorite Brands We Want to Buy
Good brand names bring better buyers. We are especially interested in clean, late-model, and well-equipped machines from respected fabrication, CNC, toolroom, and plant support brands.
How It Works
Send Details
Fill out the form with manufacturer, model, serial number, age, condition, asking price, location, and photos.
We Review
Our team checks the machine type, market demand, condition, location, removability, and likely resale path.
Pick the Plan
Cash purchase, trade-in, consignment, auction, liquidation, or facility purchase. The right tool for the right cut.
We Coordinate
When needed, we help with movers, riggers, truckers, shipping, payment, buyer questions, and machine removal.
Photos That Help Us Offer Faster
Clear photos help us make a better and faster decision. Bad photos make good machines look like they were photographed during an earthquake in a coal mine.
Send these photos:
- Full front view of the machine
- Side and rear view if accessible
- Manufacturer tag / serial number plate
- Control panel or CNC control
- Tooling, options, manuals, and accessories
- Any known damage or missing parts
Send these details:
- Brand, model, serial number, and year if known
- Machine location: city and state
- Power / voltage
- Condition and whether it can be inspected under power
- Your target price or timeline
- Whether it must be removed by a certain date
The current form below allows photos to be uploaded. If you have more than the form allows, submit the main photos first and we can request additional images.
Why Sellers Choose Sterling Machinery
Machinery People, Not Guessers
We have been buying and selling metalworking, fabrication, chipmaking, and toolroom machinery since 1954.
Get expert reviewReal Buyer Reach
Your machine can be matched with Sterling’s active customer base, website traffic, email marketing, videos, and direct sales team.
Sell through SterlingMovers and Truckers
Machine selling often dies in the logistics. We help coordinate rigging, loading, trucking, shipping, and removal when needed.
Ask about removalMore Than One Exit
Cash buyout, trade-in, consignment, auction, liquidation, and complete facility purchase are all on the table.
Choose a sale pathConsign on Our Floor
For select machines, moving the machine to Sterling can help with inspections, demos, buyer confidence, and sales support.
Discuss floor consignmentPhotos Can Start It
You do not need a perfect appraisal package to start. Send photos and basic information and we can begin reviewing the opportunity.
Send photos nowQuestions Sellers Ask Before Selling Machinery
Do you buy used machinery for cash?
Yes. Sterling Machinery can make direct purchase offers on select used machinery. The offer depends on the machine type, brand, condition, age, options, location, market demand, and removal requirements.
Can I sell machinery on consignment from my own shop?
Yes. If the machine is a good fit and you have time to sell, we may be able to market it while it remains in your facility. This can reduce moving costs and allow the machine to stay in place until sold.
Can I consign machinery on Sterling’s floor?
For select machines, yes. Consigning from Sterling’s showroom or warehouse may help buyers inspect equipment, arrange demos, and gain confidence before purchase.
Do you handle auctions and liquidations?
Yes. Sterling can help with auctions, liquidations, complete shop sales, surplus departments, facility closures, and machinery packages that need a broader selling plan.
Do you arrange movers, riggers, and truckers?
Yes. When needed, Sterling can help coordinate machinery movers, riggers, truckers, loading, shipping, and removal. Every machine and facility is different, so details matter.
What photos should I send?
Send a full machine photo, manufacturer tag, serial number plate, control, tooling, accessories, and any visible problems. Include city, state, voltage, condition, and whether the machine is under power.
Do you buy complete machine shops?
Yes. We can review single machines, multiple machines, departments, and complete facilities. For larger packages, photos, a machine list, and a removal timeline are very helpful.
Do you buy machinery outside California?
Yes. Sterling Machinery works with machinery sellers nationwide across the United States and can help coordinate logistics when the machine is the right fit.
Ready to Sell Your Machine?
Fill out the form below with what you want to sell. Add photos, manufacturer, model, serial number, location, condition, and asking price. We will review it and help decide whether cash purchase, consignment, auction, liquidation, or trade-in makes the most sense.