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As the holiday season quickly approaches we, at Atlas Frontiers, find ourselves gearing up for the dental portion of our sales activity. This area of equipment resell always astonishes me because it is amazing how many dentists throw away or store their older equipment. Often times this unused, older equipment is quite valuable and can be put to great use overseas.
I am reminded of a dentists office that we visited last year. After perusing through some of their newer equipment, that the doctor needed help selling, we reached the deeper recesses of the basement. The doctor mentioned that this equipment was undesirable and was most likely headed for the landfill. We immediately stopped the doctor and told him that this equipment was still very valuable and could be used to advance the dental care in many different countries. We left the office with saved “junk” and after six weeks of going through our selling process, the doctor received a check for almost $500. This is money that was destined for our local dump and is now being used in many countries across the globe.
The moral of this story is not to say that our company helps keep the environment green and reduces waste (though these are true). The moral of the story is that practically any piece of dental equipment, no matter how old or used, can be purchased and put into good practice by someone else. It is very interesting to see where our equipment goes and our upcoming dental run has me excited for just this reason.
Hello,
My name is Scott Fuller and I am an account executive here at Atlas Frontiers. This being my first post I thought I would talk about a new avenue for banks to resell their equipment:
Recently I have been researching new avenues to help businesses deal with their surplus or unused equipment needs. After following a number of leads I found that banks have a multitude of processes for dealing with the equipment they receive after the term of a loan expires or a customer defaults on a loan. Many of the larger banks in the county have a department which deals with the equipment that comes back to them and the processes they use vary greatly. Some banks outsources the selling to companies that are located close to where the equipment is being utilized, while other banks try to consolidate, and resell, all of the equipment from a central location.
While speaking with a number of managers at these large banks I have found that their processes can be streamlined, and the return on the equipment can be increased, if they had the ability to sell their equipment to a worldwide market. Atlas Frontiers has the ability to create a listing, market the equipment in appropriate venues, handle potential buyers questions on the equipment and ship the items worldwide.
I have seen a good response from many of the managers at these national banks. My goal is to be able to help these banks improve their equipment resell process while drastically improving their overall return. I will keep my blog updated concerning my efforts in this area. Please feel free to add any comments, suggestions or questions.
Thank you.
