The Pillar Surplus Moment

The Advantages of Surplus Items Buying surplus items can mean different things to different people. Some people are wary of purchasing such items because they believe that the items are no good. Others recognize them as a way to save a fairly significant amount of money. For the latter group of folks, there are great deals to be had. Often times they can find genuine parts without paying the higher costs through a regular retailer or dealer.  Surplus items can come from a variety of sources. These can come from companies closing down, businesses reducing slow selling stock or even from businesses that order excess only to be left with items that cannot be returned to the vendor that they purchased them from. Of course, these are only a few examples. Some companies will sell them to an auction company to relieve themselves of the stock, others send them to the landfill because they cannot find someone to take the items. Either one of these ways means lost profit for th...

Meet the Pillar Surplus Team! Meg Spiece – Department Manager/Team Leader Company Experience: She was originally a Receptionist at Pillar Manufacturing starting in 2012. She then stepped up in May of 2015 as the Pillar Surplus Team Leader. Job Description: She helps us Burros solve most of the problems we encounter daily. Meg works with the Research and Inventory Specialists of Pillar Surplus identifying parts as well as handling customer calls and emails. When working with her, she strives to give the best customer service possible.  Fun Fact: Meg used to rescue reptiles a lot when she was younger. Sy Overmyer -- Research and Inventory Specialist Company Experience: He joined our company in September 2017. Job Description: He is responsible for ensuring that inventory records are accurate. Daily, he is organizing and researching information on the parts we have in stock and sell and prepares item listings for the products on our website. He also doe...

FAQ Frequently Asked Questions are an effective way to help us sell products and service customers without being present. It is a way to advise the customers that are feeling cautious about hitting the checkout button to make a purchase. With that being said, giving you the information you might need and to gain your trust, we present our answers to our frequently asked questions. Frequently Asked Question #1: Can you ship all my purchased items together? Yes, we can combine shipping costs for customers and send them at once.  Most often, the items can be shipped together in the same package. Doing this can also reduce shipping costs for our customers. Frequently Asked Question #2: Can I pick up what I purchased at Pillar Surplus? Surely, arrangements can be made. Just give us a call and come down to our front office.  Our business hours Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Frequently Asked Question #3: Do you ship internationally? Of course! Even if the ...

Pillar Surplus has worked very hard to expand business over the years with positive and productive attitudes. We strive to serve our customers with the utmost level of professionalism. So, it is important for us to provide customers with a great experience and fair pricing if we want them to return. We are continuously looking for new ways to reach out to current and new customers by reviewing prices making sure that they are fair but competitive. Though saving consumers money on hard to find parts, our sales, price cuts and clearance events are pointless if people do not even know that we exist. Word of mouth is an excellent testament for growing a business, but when it comes to international marketing, it is a long slow process. Pillar Surplus now participates on social media platforms like Facebook, Google Circles and Blogger. LinkedIn is also coming into consideration. Therefore, with the continuous marketing efforts of the business, we have been able to ship to forty-seve...

After nearly thirty years of rebuilding, manufacturing, and supplying parts and machines, along with collecting even more parts from auctions and close-outs, stock started to overfill with units unrelated to Pillar Manufacturing ( pillarmfg.com ). As theses parts began to stock pile, it was realized that something had to be done. The question of “what” had became tough and it would just be a waste to send all of these items to a landfill. There had to be another way. So with deep thought, an outlet was born called Pillar Surplus in 2013. Pillar Surplus is a business built off countless dusty new and good used parts. The parts are considered our “hidden gems” for electrical or industrial purposes, vehicles, machinery, construction, and not to forget our additional tools, manuals, and miscellaneous supplies adding on to our growing inventory. Most of our inventory is quality new, old stock. Many of the parts have been untouched for years, packed away in storage and show sign...

We hit record sales in a single day Monday!! This is a huge accomplishment! Thank you to our customers for helping us reach this milestone.

 Once again, hello buying world! Today, we want you to get to know the people running the company behind the scenes.  The founder, Greg Pillar, is the dawn of it all. Greg has forty-five plus years of experience under his belt, including his work at Getman Corporation, which has provided him an excellent knowledge of parts and machines. He gained an interest in finding and rebuilding parts and machines which makes him quite handy for the business he established in 1985. Following in his footsteps is his son, Scott Pillar. Scott was raised around the manufacturing environment since the age of ten. At first, he started off with simple but dreadful chores, such as sweeping and cleaning the shop. With his direct involvement, he eventually worked himself into his current position as vice president of the company and continues to progressively increase his knowledge on unique parts and machines daily. Together these men have traveled to multiple places, in and out of th...

Hello buying world! I wanted to take a moment to introduce to you Pillar Surplus. We are a growing online seller of surplus parts and commodities. Pillar Surplus was born as an outlet for the left-over items and overstock that our parent company acquired through the auctions and and buy-outs that the company participated in. Instead of sending these items to the scrapyard, they took up valuable warehouse space and collected dust. Finally, in 2013, the amount of stuff that had been squirreled away over the years became too much to ignore.  BEHOLD...Pillar Surplus was born. At first, the volume of items was overwhelming. Then, a plan was devised and inventorying these items began. Items were assigned lot numbers for identification and pricing was decided. Items were listed on eBay for the buying world to purchase. It was becoming apparent that the stock pile of items was large enough to warrant a website in hopes to reach the rest of the buying community. Getting the surplus it...